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All at Sea. Buying a first caravan
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After 15 years of cruising the East Coast of Australia by yacht, it is time to move onto land. The boat is sold. I thought about Motorhome v Caravan and initially thought the motorhome more emulated what I was accustomed to. However more thought and I have settled on a 4WD /Caravan solution to give me the...
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When caravan parks are full
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As time moves forward what happens when rv travelers are turned away from caravan parks due to full house. What happens with duty of care after driving few hours then having no place to camp. Waiting for that tap on door move on . Have the states figured out a plan for all the rvs on the highways. If they don...
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BBC report on USA nomads/Nomadland
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A three minute video about USA nomads: BBC website Does anyone know what the black and white windsock like thing at 1m:36s is?
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Mike Harding
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Smoke alarms - pure marketing
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I was browsing Bunnings website when I came across this: Caravan and motorhome smoke alarm What wonders does this product possess, I mused, that make it suitable for vans/MHs? Apparently it is "Vibration tested - built tough to withstand the rigours of transport", which is all very nice but so is eve...
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Yelgin rest stop near mullumbimby nsw
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Hi everyone, has anyone stayed overnight at yelgin near mullumbimby in the last few months. Wondering if we can stay the night. Want to go to lismore for a holiday but cannot drive that far in one day. We have stayed before but need to know before we set off. Thanks. Rocket
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Portable satellite dish.
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Looking for advice on Portable satellite dishes as the antenna on our van is not giving us very good reception even when not far out of towns.We are currently in south east Qld and hoping there are some good dishes available as we don't have enough space on the roof of our van to install an automatic sat di...
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Big desert Victoria
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Hi out there, looking for info on the road conditions from Nhill to Murraville ??? in Victoria.In the next 2weeks maybe camping in there for a couple of nights
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Babinda Boulders at the moment
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Flooding rain lashes Far North Queensland, prompting dozens of emergency calls - ABC News -- Edited by msg on Wednesday 21st of April 2021 01:58:52 PM -- Edited by msg on Wednesday 21st of April 2021 02:00:55 PM -- Edited by msg on Wednesday 21st of April 2021 02:01:36 PM
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Fibreglass problem Jayco
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In a previous post I talked about an issue that I had with my Jayco Fiberglass van where the jell coat on one side has broken down and the side has a dull crazed appearance, I approached Jayco and sent them photos of the van also had it inspected by a caravan specialist repairer and a report sent to Jayco. th...
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Permanent parkup
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Hi, does anyone know if there are any caravan parks near brisbane that we can park permanently? Just putting it out there. Thanks. Rocket
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WTFHome Insurance up 38%
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We have just received our yearly Home Insurance account and it almost blows our minds. We are with QBE and have been for decades. The next year's insurance will be $1119.00 as compared to last year's $808 which is an increase of $311. This equates to a massive 38% increase. Now I have read that we can expe...
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ProStar-30 controller
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Solar question. I have a ProStar-30 solar charge controller. i have a 120w solar panel and 2x120ah batteries. usually with the solar they sit at 13.2 v when not using the van. last week i connected a 200w blanket to the batteries direct using the blankets controller. when the i did the volts read out wen...
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Towing with mahindra
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Anyone have a mahindra for towing
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back roads
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Just watched a promo on ABC for tonights edition of Back Roads (around the township of Adelaide River) Promo showed Heather Ewart in a bull catcher MUSTERING buffalo. I will take bets now that the buffalo are referred to (by Heather) as "feral"...any takers?? You will note the animals have ear tags!...
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Qld events list.
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List of Qld events in 2021 Wacky and Weird Queensland Events Not to Miss | Queensland
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Vitamin D and COVID-19 - latest research. Serious information
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https://www.healthline.com/health-news/new-study-found-80-percent-of-covid-19-patients-were-vitami...
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Travelling west in WA
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Hi all, Old and Myself have being on the road now for three weeks.
Stopped over night in Yalgoo WA. The caravan park there is first class.
Went to the pub to support the local with a few drinks and meals, only to be told to tie our pup up outside. The local dogs are welcome. But not ours.
Heather Hewitt fro...
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Composting Toilet.
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Have been watching a USA youtube clip of a lady showing her Chev Camper. She had a composting toilet put in instead of the chemical canister type. Interested if anyone here are using them and how good are they?
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Foxtel
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Has anybody got the new Foxtel box in their caravan. Rgds
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All Electric RV at the Sydney Caravan Show
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One of the things that interested me at the Sydney Caravan show yesterday was the "retreat caravans" ERV all electric caravan. It uses no gas so it has no vents and lets in no dust. It uses only solar power stored in a large lithium battery to power all of its devices. It is fully insulated and therefore is...
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