Getting the ball rolling.

GaryKelly · Guru

Getting the ball rolling.

GaryKelly · Guru

Scissors won't work. Vic already tried that. Hehe. No, you need an image viewer - the one that comes standard with Windows will do.

Look for "resize" image somewhere in the tools. I use 640 x 480 but you can try different sizes to see what works.

If you want to keep the original image in its current size, rename the smaller version and use that one to post on the forum.

I usually just tack on "sm" at the end of the existing name.

Oops, I forgot to shorten my sentences again.

-- Edited by GaryKelly on Wednesday 26th of June 2013 05:40:51 PM

chopit · Senior Member

G'Day All, We are new to the forum,caravaning etc. but not to the " We are having fun because we are older". Having been in the Ulysses Club for several years. Their motto is " Grow old disgracefully". Very valid.

I'm George & my wife of 35+ years,Linda have a plan. We will retire & go "Nomad" within 2 years. Sell up everything that's not essential. Store our precious things and hit the road.

We picked up a tug from Gumtree that was great buying & has more bells and whistles than we are likely to need. Next bit of luck was a camper trailer off Ebay at a very fair price.

For the time being the set up will get us out & about and give us the feel & flavor of what we plan to do.

A year or so we will upgrade to a caravan. By then we hope to have a clear idea of what we will need as opposed to what we think we want.

The 4x4 has been getting out a lot since we got it a few weeks ago & has proven to be spot on.

We plan to take the camper trailer out for a long weekend very soon.

We have a lot to learn but you should never stop learning.

Catchya down the road.

Duh · Guru

Welcome Chopit, sounds good to me, keep a bit of weight in the back of the ute when towing for stability, won't be hard to do.

I was reading somewhere that a chapter of the Ulysses Club had a combined rally with a Postie Bike club in Oz and all had a great time.

I wasn't aware that there was a club for postie bikes, but apparently they are quite a popular group.

Happy travels

chopit · Senior Member

Yes. There are some out there who enjoy riding insane distances on postie bikes.

Gary, I see what you mean. How do it downsize my pics ? That's what happened when I uploaded them.
Cheers

chopit · Senior Member

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OK.

Found what you said.

As I said, always learning.

Cheers

( Shot at Lake Dyer, near Laidley,SE Qld.)

neilnruth · Guru

Welcome from us too chopit. With your sense of adventure and willingness to learn we're sure you'll enjoy out in the playground and this forum too.

GaryKelly · Guru

Well done, chopit. That's a serious looking tug and those big wheels look like they could handle just about anything.

mongrel · Guru

Welcome from us as well Chopit. I'm sure you will enjoy this place ..Good people snd good ideas..

chopit · Senior Member

Thanks All for the greetings. This seems like the place to be.
Yes, the Hilux is a bit special. Someone has thrown a lot of $$s
at it over the years. Aside from the obvious there is a 3.8 ltr
V6 and 4 speed auto driving it along. Picks up her skirts
and boogies.

GaryKelly · Guru

BTW, chopit, if you ever wanna post a large pic for whatever reason, just upload the pic and don't click on "insert".

That way the thumbnail will appear and people can click it to see the bigger version.

-- Edited by GaryKelly on Friday 28th of June 2013 10:27:49 AM

chopit · Senior Member

OK. Thanks Gary.