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Starting the Journey
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Hi All, I am in the process of getting myself ready to go on a 12 month around Aust trip. I will finalise a purchase of a camper trailer next week. By the time I get fully organised, I hope to set off from Canberra around end Jun early Jul. I have got a reasonable amount of experience driving in all sorts of...
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See this great land
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G'day all I'm new here,but have been reading posts for some time. I hope to start travelling for long periods in the not to distant future, so maybe I'll see ya around somewhere. BaupleNut
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Towiing with the new mitsubishi pajero sport
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hi all. I have just ordered a pajero sport to tow our grant tourer caravan weighing 2.3 tonnes. As they only started selling in australia in december i can find no reviews which give actual towing experiences. Its a long shot but has anyone on this forum taken delivery and experienced towing with this b...
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newbie and heaps of questions
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Hi everyone,recently retired and proud owner of new 16ft off roader,solo traveller but often away with 4wd club.New to caravans so sure I will have heaps to learn and lots to ask so please be gentle.ps love the jokes page
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Just saying Hi
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Hi guys, this is a first for me. We are new to caravanning and had our first 5 day trip in March in our 2010 13 ft Coromal rear door off road pop top. We will be doing our second 5 day trip in May and hopefully a little wiser (took far too much stuff last time). That's all for now but I hope to be posting more very so...
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New Nomad with 'good news' story.
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Hi this is my very first experience as a forum contributor, we are relatively new to the world of caravanning and to date have only travelled (from Geelong) up the east coast on three occasions and a 'park hop' along the Murray. Our longest trip has been to Maroochydore where we enjoyed a good break at C...
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Around the traps,
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Just tuned in, looking forward to the expertise, comrade and a bit of a laugh, been a Nomad since I was 14 I guess,
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Another newbie
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Hi Were from the south coast of nsw , we're a retired couple and have been caravaning now for about ten years, just bought our 3rd caravan an 18 ft Nova we have had a few problems with it but hopefully it's sorted now. Regards Ron..
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Forwarding mail while on he road
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I'm wondering if someone could suggest an acceptable way of having our mail forwarded and what others do. i had thought of having a family member forward on through the post to a post office but have heated that mail isn't held for very long. Can anyone provide any other options Many thanks Evnles
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Newbies from Baldivis WA
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Hey there all. We have just bought our first van. It's a 2005 Coromal compac 401. For us this is a tent upgrade, and we are hooked. Took it away last weekend to Busselton and had a ball. Getting to the caravan park was no problems, but our bay required some reversing. I'm sure most of you will remember you...
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A big welcome to all new Nomads
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A big welcome to all new Nomads who have recently subscribed to this very informative Forum.There is a (sticky) post called WHO IS THIS on the top of the page in the I DIGRESS Forum, which is a competition that has been running continuously now for a long period of time, where people post photos of fa...
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Have officially joined you.
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Having been a "guest" viewer for some time I have officially joined you. Love the Pick this Place. It's nice to think that I've been to some of the places in the photos. Hubby and I own a third hand ex rental motorhome and spent 3 1/2months over in WA last year, our first big trip in the van. Hadn't been to...
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Newbie Here
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hi guys and thanks for the add. Been Kombi peeps for past ten years. But bought a Toyota hi ace a week ago. Let the fun begin. Planning on chucking a bed in it and going off for 2 months. We are senior citizens, don't hold that against us. We from Mount Gambier in SA.
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Hooray - the grandkids are all nearly grown up.
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Hi everyone from a newbie to the Grey Nomads. Will soon be exploring this great country and look forward to our first long trip. After a few short runs our setup is ready for some off-road adventures. Cannot come soon enough. -- Edited by Pathud45 on Thursday 31st of March 2016 09:12:27 AM -- Edited by Pa...
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Another Hello... another newbie
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G'day folks. The name's Gerry and I thought I'd better do the polite thing and say hi. I do recognise a few here from other forums and am looking forward to some friendly banter, handy hints and to contribute where I can. My better half, Bev, and I are about to embark full time on the road for probably a ye...
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Tassie newbie
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Hi folks, Pleased to advise that we have just bought our tow vehicle (BT50 Twin Cab). Hopefully pick up our 19'6" Nova Metrolink later in week. Will have a few short local trips to get familiar with rig and planning big trip later in year. Cheers, Wombat66
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New on this forum
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Just starting to get all my rig sorted. I am buying a 21ft Caravan. Now I need something to tow it Been thinking of a Isuzu D-Max, Nissan Navarra and Ford Ranger XLT. Any advice re: pros and cons about the above vehicles ? I need 3.5T towing Capacity Thanks for your help !
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almost new
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Hi To all joined in jan after a small hitch which was sorted by the webman ,most satisfiying and im finding that everyone is ready to assist with info to my questions.which is great .so l,ooking forward to much info over the next few months/years hopefully mike g.
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New Old guy to this forum
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Hi Everyone, First time here, Greetings, I'm now aged 72 years, recent widower, past health issues caused us not to drive as much as we once did. My ever changing health circumstances are currently freeing up a bit more time for me, in a few more months I am hoping for a mostly health-issues free calen...
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Newbie to Forum
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Hi all finally joined the Grey Nomads Forum, hope to finally hit the road end of June for as long as we can. Hope to meet some of you on our travels. Mick and Rose
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