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Newbies wanting to do a lap of oz
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Hi everyone, joined this great site a while ago but finally decided to introduce ourselves as we are looking at buying a rig and doing a lap of this amazing country later this year or early next year. I'm Ross and my wife is Sandra and we also have our 2 year old german shepherd Axel who we would love to take...
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A want to be nomad saying HI
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Hello My wife and I are late 40s and are in the planning stages of a Big Lap. We plan to take off in 2020, and take 12-18 months off work for it. At the moment we have a little hard floor camper trailer but plan on upgrading it to some type of off-road caravan. We plan on asking many questions (a lot of them po...
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Bolwell Edge
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Hi, I am new to this forum and my first entry. Have just downgraded from a Jayco westport to a bolwell edge. Although I no longer have the luxury of an ensuite the ease of handling, backing etc far outweighs this. I am wanting to hear from any other Bolwell Edge owners with regard to pros and cons of their Ed...
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RodCahill
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Offlimit Cruising saying Hi!
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Hi and thank you for accepting us Peter and I look forward to retirement hopefully in the not to distant future. We have a Lotus Off Limits Caravan & 2 furboys called Corvey & Ollie who love going away too. Our tug is a 200 VX. Cheers & happy travels
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Offlimit Cruising
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Slide on
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Is there anybody out there with a slide on I'm interested in how comfortable living in it is
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Proey
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Light Rigid Licience
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Could someone please advise what has to happen to upgrade to a Light rigid licence, as we are looking to upgrade our RV to what may require a L R L Thanks in anticipation Graeme
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helnick
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A Yen for Cape Yorke Peninsula
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Hello, I'm a recent retiree and planning to buy a tow vehicle and off-road caravan to travel a few places that my wife and I haven't been to already and re-visit a few places. We are aware that many off-roaders choose a camper trailer because of less weight, easier towing, lower cost, etc., but we like ou...
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Hello :)
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Hello To All Great to read many posts, I've been taking lots of notes.... 2018 Planning Trip Perth to Redcliffs Vic First long trip "new to caravaning the van is a A'van 2004 Pop Top 18ft any advice, tips, info on safe free camps, sight seeing,.... would be greatly appreciated. Leaving June 2018 but b...
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Gone Walkabout
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Just Saying Hello
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Hi To all. We ( Malcolm, Klara ) and our 2 dogs, Nudge 8yo German shorthaired pointer and Barklee, 7yo PointerXKelpie are looking forward to retiring next year sometime and Hitting the road. We Have just updated our Camper. From a 2004 Tvan to a 2015 Tvan Murranji. Our plan is to travel and work, But no...
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another newbie to the forum
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Hi All, him and me love camping and travelling the great wide world and are now concentrating on the big Aussie trip. We are in the process of upgrading which is still a while away, hopefully completing within 18 months. Look into the forum often to get ideas and see what works for some and not for others....
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Country Adventure by Campervan
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Hello to all. Like many we are planning the country travels within Australia. Our intention is to buy a new VW 340 plus Trakka. We like the vehicle and it appears to suit our dreamed of purposes. We still work but that is quite flexible. We would not intend a working holiday just a calm relaxing holi...
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2018 Planning Holiday - Perth WA to Redcliffs Vic
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2018 Planning Trip Perth to Redcliffs Vic First long trip "new to caravaning the van is a A'van 2004 Pop Top 18ft any advice, tips, info on safe free camps, sight seeing,.... would be greatly appreciated. Leaving June 2018 but before then I'll do a few short trips here in WA's South & North..
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Gone Walkabout
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Travelling Australia by Campervan
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Has anyone experience travelling Australia by VW 340 Trakka? Replies much appreciated as we are looking to doing this July 2018.
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Zendo
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Fifth Wheeler Vs Caravan
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Hi all, Planning to sell up and travel our great country for as long as we can in the next year or so. Really like the idea of a fifth wheeler but don't see many around, any advice on fifth wheeler verse caravan. Bye the way this is my very first post so lovely to meet you all. -- Edited by yettogo on Sunday 6th...
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Another Newbie e
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Hi new to the site shall soon be on the road again have done a lot of travelling in my time recently with a 4x4 and camper trailer but have now decided to keep my ute and go more upmarket and get a tandem pop top hope to have centrelink sorted in a few weeks and start a new trip
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Newbie on the loose
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Hey nomads. Just making ready to hit the road fulltime. So much to organise and lots of useless stuff to throw away or donate to charity. Heaps to learn, WDH or not? How much solar is enough? See ya on the adventure. Cheers Fred.
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STRETCH ARMSTRONG
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Hello
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Hi Everyone We are not quite retired yet but are looking at getting in alot of practice over the next few years. We have just purchased a camper trailer to begin with and will reassess our accommodation needs with our annual health assessment. Looking forward to sharing experiences with you all....
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Newby here, long time traveller, camper, australia lover
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Hi, have often looked on here, now joining. For 8 plus years we have travelled australia in a camper, then 4WD motorhome and last years a jayco outback discovery poptop with shower toilet. Travelling is fantastic and we have met many nice travellers and some that we do not like there attitude to o...
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A Big Hello to One & All!...........Yes we are newbies with sooo much to learn aye!
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Ooooops! Thought we would re-post, as suggested - I would start all over again and say - Thank you for your acceptance. We look forward to reading all about your experiences and learning from all you seasoned explorers out there!..........As we have just turned a new page in our lives and look forwa...
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Water pump noise
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how do you reduce water pump noise just had new water pump fitted and a split system fitted water pump noisy thanks dave
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