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Basil Faulty


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Here are some pics of our new van. Total luxury... heated towel rail, filtered water....and about 1000kg lighter than our old one....

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Basil, it looks great. Enjoy

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maaaate!!!!! she's the goods, but will it actually go anywhere, throw the missus in the back and go, I can see you now, cruisin the highways and the biways, dark glasses, mini moustache, scarfe blowing in the wind, you'll be as flash as a rat with a gold tooth


-- Edited by dave06 at 11:21, 2008-09-10

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Basil, Looks Fantastic but whats the food like round your place ?

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Basil ..
Looks like a very good one.  Is there a shower at one end of the ensuite in the pics?  I recon that an ensuite arrangement is great, allowing privacy when 'toileting' and dressing.  I have not seen this layout in a pop top B4.

Our big old 1999 21'6" Jayco has that sort of layout, not common for its time & we are still as much in love with it as when we got it.  She who must be obeyed is pressuring me to install a washing machine .. but I resist.  May not be able  to show her your pic or your washer is the first thing that she will spot.  (In case I relent, what sort is is & does it perform well?)

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Are you kidding me Basil..that's your " humpy" isn't it.
What a ripper !   I do believe there is even room for me to curl up on the lounge...mmmm....even the bed looks inviting for a grizzly.

But where is the Home Theatre and switch to activate the vibrating bed...guess corrugations will do that.

I'm envious...drooling on my keyboard.

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Cupie wrote:

Basil ..
Looks like a very good one.  Is there a shower at one end of the ensuite in the pics?  I recon that an ensuite arrangement is great, allowing privacy when 'toileting' and dressing.  I have not seen this layout in a pop top B4.

Our big old 1999 21'6" Jayco has that sort of layout, not common for its time & we are still as much in love with it as when we got it.  She who must be obeyed is pressuring me to install a washing machine .. but I resist.  May not be able  to show her your pic or your washer is the first thing that she will spot.  (In case I relent, what sort is is & does it perform well?)

regards .. G


Yeah the washing machine is now "essential"..... Ever since SWMBO opened the lid of one in Bathurst and discovered the reason no one else was using it was that a brown snake had somehow made itself home in there.....
It's a "Lamair XQMB 20C".... does a very good job, holds a double bed sheet or 2 KG of "smalls" at a go, cold wash only. A normal was takes around 25 mins and the spin gets out most of the water. If you do try and allow yourself to be convinced that this may be a good idea DO NOT buy one from a caravan place, they will charge you heaps. You should be able to get on for around $280 from Hardly Normal or the Good Guys, they are on sale in Caravan places fro around $400....

 



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Valderi wrote:

Basil, Looks Fantastic but whats the food like round your place ?

Regards Valderi.



 No Oven in this Van so there will be no hot scones (bugger)....

How about Grilled bangers & Mash??



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dave06 wrote:

maaaate!!!!! she's the goods, but will it actually go anywhere, throw the missus in the back and go, I can see you now, cruisin the highways and the biways, dark glasses, mini moustache, scarfe blowing in the wind, you'll be as flash as a rat with a gold tooth


-- Edited by dave06 at 11:21, 2008-09-10


Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave.... gimme a chance... Ok this time next week we will be on the road to Mandalay, where the flying fishes play, & the dawn comes up like thunder out of NZ, cross t' way....
Errrrrrrr make that Bermagui...Psssssssssssssst Dave you will love this I only just discovered that Haywards beach just near B is a NUDE beach, I hope Gracie is not offended....To play it safe I'll wear a balaclava backwards, that way I won't have to contend with any disturbing images....
Great Pattisserie there now, I can feel the Kg piling on already....

 



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Ole Grizzly wrote:

Are you kidding me Basil..that's your " humpy" isn't it.
What a ripper !   I do believe there is even room for me to curl up on the lounge...mmmm....even the bed looks inviting for a grizzly.

But where is the Home Theatre and switch to activate the vibrating bed...guess corrugations will do that.

I'm envious...drooling on my keyboard.



 We actually leave the Wurlitzer Organ at home and just take the Gramophone, it's clockwork so totally environmentally friendly.



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good on ya Baz, go get em, give the missus a break as well, hope that balaclava covers more than your head, just put haywards beach on my list of places to avoid, poor bloody gracie, you know that there is a law against cruelty to dumb animals, give her a pair of REALLY dark glasses, oh and a pat from me

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Top Unit to say the least

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Basil

I do have (own - in my procession) Gramaphone records - of vintage?? You may borrow only one or two. for that special occassion on your trip - will get a list of whats available (got it at an auction) -if you like - me I prefer "Talking Books" on CD

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I do have (own - in my procession) Gramaphone records - of vintage?? You may borrow only one or two. for that special occassion on your trip - will get a list of whats available (got it at an auction) -if you like - me I prefer "Talking Books" on CD

-- Edited by twobob at 23:16, 2008-09-11


Hmmmmmmmm I just discovered that I don't even need my gramophone if I have the internet, have a quick squiz at this, some person calling himself "78Man" is posting 78's on Youtube, Oh well it's better than some of the stuff on there I guess.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jEQaaGIjew



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maaaaaate!!!! couldnt get the tune out of my head, tumm, tumm, tiddlyy, tiddly, tumm, boommm boomm, bound to be a hit, why would you need radio, reminds me of why I used my mothers collection for frisbies, anyway it's monday, how come you are not halfway up to bermagui??? come on, hook up the rig, throw mum in the back, buckle gracie up in shotgun, and let's go!!! or have the wheels seized on that old thing, or maybe the drawbar wont take the strain anymore, come on, come on, up and at 'em, times wasting

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dave06 wrote:

maaaaaate!!!! couldnt get the tune out of my head, tumm, tumm, tiddlyy, tiddly, tumm, boommm boomm, bound to be a hit, why would you need radio, reminds me of why I used my mothers collection for frisbies, anyway it's monday, how come you are not halfway up to bermagui??? come on, hook up the rig, throw mum in the back, buckle gracie up in shotgun, and let's go!!! or have the wheels seized on that old thing, or maybe the drawbar wont take the strain anymore, come on, come on, up and at 'em, times wasting


We can't leave yet.... SWMBO has a few "engagements" to attend to. I plan to sail on Wednesday Mornings tide....



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aaargggg!!!! may the winds be favourable

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