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hello from Melbourne, tips about big caravans please!
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HI everyone. this is my first topic for the forum. Thank you for letting me join and hello to everyone out there My hubby and I are planning to leave in March for a trip around Australia for about a year. We found a second hand 25ft caravan with single beds (we are lightish sleepers and tall people) but we f...
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Back again.
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Way back when?; We decided that as our family members had all moved interstate & overseas there wasn't much use maintaining a 4 bedroom home on 5 acres in the Whitsundays.. This decision made the house/home was sold and we purchased our first Jayco heritage in 2000. After a bit of travelling and a c...
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Setting out
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Hi my name is David (Dave) and I am fast completing plans to set of in my camper trailer look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the wallaby. I am travelling with a fair outfit of tools so if you need a fix let me know Cheers Dave
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New to the fold
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Hi, we are Clarrie and Angela from Miller in NSW and we love when time allows to get the van out and do short hopes. Last year we went to the Cameron's Corner the around to the Flinders with friends what a great trip. And to met and talk with fellow travellers
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More newbies.
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Hi all we are Gary and Sue (kiwis) although having not lived there for 14 years having spent the last 10 years in England. we have just purchased a new motor home at this time I will not mention the make but quite frankly we are at a point we could give it away. We have been so looking forward to our starting...
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Hello everyone ... 2 more newbies here ... where can we go for Christmas ????
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Hi everyone I'm Sue and my husband is Paul ... We've unexpectedly ended up in a position where we can go away for Christmas, well if the truth be known we're escaping Christmas if we can find somewhere to go !!! We live about an hour south of Perth in WA. I've called a few parks in the MR/Dunsborough/Bussel...
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Newbie !!
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Okay get out the hankerchiefs. Mick is my name I am a young minded 64 year old currently living in the Sutherland Shire. Due to the breakdown of my 7 year relationship with a lady the house goes on sale next week and when sold i will be an aimless traveller. I dont know how I will tackle the lonelyness as I lik...
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Just starting out
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Hi all, Thought we should introduce ourselves, Lynne and John from Melton, Vic and we have just finished doing our first free camp trip in our new caravan. We would have gone earlier but I stupidly left the caravan hand brake on and cooked the front brakes. Bellarine Caravans were terrific and replace...
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Newbies from the Yarra Valley - Hello
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Hi there to all 'Grey Nomads", we are new to the forum and just wanted to introduce ourselves. We love travelling in our Mazda E2000 'Pop-top' camper; it's an 'oldie' but a 'goodie'. Cheers, Steve & Julie
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Igo
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Have been caravanning etc for some time but will take my time before posting too much here and will when I am ready to join the fray. In the meantime will just enjoy the forum.
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tv reception
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We have a standard winegard tv antenna and invariably do no have great reception.We are considering either the updated add on to existing roof fixture or a small dish type 360 degree antenna.Would welcome input as we are on an all round oz trip.
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Hello
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Hello Everyone, My name is Doris and I am new to travelling in my campervan,or will be when I can really start doing some trips.I bought a Mercedes Sprinter in October 2013 and spent the next few months using it only to visit family.I was waiting until I got it air conditioned and a antenna put on it,then w...
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G/day from the Top End
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New to this forum. We live just South of Darwin and have recently acquired a new Tvan Murranji. Enjoyed the trip back from Melbourne via the East coast, stopping at many places we'd never heard of before as well as re-visiting places we went to years (20+) ago. We have camped previously, so as to have no...
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Hello from Canberra
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hubby and I live and work full time here in Canberra, we have been caravanning for 10 years but can only get away on long weekends and annual holidays. Looking forward to retirement so we can travel around our wonderful country.
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Help needed
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Can someone please tell me what to buy when purchasing a caravan what is needed for traveling around Australia will be purchasing caravan next year not sure on what we need eg: more batteries
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Travelling Australia
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Just started travelling again after 6months at Gracetown,left there on the 20th October now we are at Coober Pedy ready to leave there tomorrow to Alice Springs then Heading to Townsville.
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My Bucket List
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The older you get everything becomes harder to do. Hence I decided to build a more suitable "small" camper easily set up on my own... I have a JAYCO Dove Outback parked at home that has become too hard to use for me.. I decided to build my own Beach Shak and once again travel the East Coast. Con...
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Newbie Introduction
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By way of introduction, I'm Ken and wifey is Di. We celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary this year and rewarded ourselves with early retirment. Myself, Ken, retired from the railways as a 43 years veteran signalling artisan. I was apprenticed to the then Victorian Railways as an electrical fitt...
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Daunting But Determined
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Hello My name is Raima (pronounced Rhyma) and my dearly beloved's name is John. Our surname can cause you to get your tongue twisted but no worries, it is Menhinnitt. So, we sold the house, downsized the business, bought our Universal 'Crystal River' 24 foot Caravan and are currently settled into Sca...
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Back Again
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Well after a break away I'm back again. Been checking the forum out from time to time, but not much fun if you aren't a member. Cheers Troopy
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