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Free Camp at Home Hill
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Called at the Home Hill Free Camp on Saturday it is a great set up , but local tell me they are getting fed up with the dunking back packers who stay for long time and make a nuisance of them self
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Insurance problems.....
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G'day fine folks (long time since I posted), We just sold our house,don't have a permanent address and need to Insure our newly aquired pop-top camper van(82 Nissan urvan).We arn't "Nomading" to coin a phrase,just on a journey to look for another home to buy and are envisoning about 2mths...
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Air intake vents for air-con in pop-tops
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Marvelous what you find when you crawl under a brand new caravan! The air intake vents for the air-con are under the floor, and consist of 6 circular holes 3" wide protected only by nylon insect screen. (Its a Jayco Discovery "Outback" pop-top) The dealer, when we complained, sai...
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subaru
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well weve just purchased a realy nice 2003 subaru forester, selling our beloved WRX i swear my hubby will have a tear in his eye when it does go out the gate, but we saw a realy good buy from a guy in palmwoods car has 10grand worth of stuff done on it alone without just the car being in such good nic. pick it up n...
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Barellan Working Clydesdale Show
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Sat 25 & Sun 26th September saw the Barellan Working Clydesdale Show go off with a bang. 17 clydesdales yoked up to a wool wagon for 4500 croud to see most likely for most the very first time. Barellan is holding the event again next year so keep an eye open for the dates.
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Crystal Brook SA to work the Grain Harvest
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Hello All We are new to the web site, we are going to Crystal Brook SA to work the Grain Harvest, for the first time, have any of you worked there before, do u have any words of wisdom We will be travelling from Darwin can you recommend any free parking along the way? Look forward to you comments Kind Regards...
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AFL
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Hello to all Forum Folk Had a great day today at Monsoon's in Darwin,meeting new people,debating with many and having a drink with too many probably but the object of the exercise was the AFL Grand Final,or one of them.It seems we can still have more than one in any given year. ( did think it had been cha...
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Just a warning!!
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Roger and I have just listed our van for sale on a very reputable site. Lo and behold, we get a text message from someone called Jasonogrant, offering $2,000 more than we are asking. Now, I would have to be pretty thick in the head if that did'nt ring alarm bells!!!!! Who offers more than a person is askin...
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Good bye my friend
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Today, my best friend passed away, my gardian angel, my soul mate, my house caretaker, my conpanion... my everything... at 1pm this afternoon Ben Ramsay passed away, on his favorite lounge, with me at his side, his vet , was awsome, couldnt have been any better, was so kind and gentle and respectfle , ...
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Shopping
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Yesterday, we bought an Engel from anaconda, marked down from$987 to $899, and they threw in a car cooler/warmer, and some of the Engel branded plastic storage container. plus a cap and stubby holder. We went back today, and bought our Coleman chairs, that we have been chasing for 40% off (even thoug...
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tents
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Hi been helped with advice from the forum before and have another query! Went to buy an oz tent as advertised easy to put up and down in super quick time but found them heavy and also quite long to pack into landcruiser[would have to buy roof racks] the very helpful young man showed us another tent that wa...
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pub stay in sydney
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hi guys and gal im off to sydney in nov for few days any one know of good clean pub to stay in or something like that ...i like to stay right in city have few thing i like to do.... room are so expenceive there ...might have to camp under bridge lol
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HOME AGAIN
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Hi All, Home again after 5 months and 20,000ks. After unloading the van etc., doesn't even feel like we hae been away. When I have everything organised and ship shape on this end I'll give you a brief run down of the most amazing trip I have ever been on. Just give me a day or so please.
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HOW MANY EX SERVICE MEN & WOMEN
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Just curious, How many of us out there are ex-servicemen and women, I myself am one. Hoo Roo Happy Days Grumps
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Question about 100 series Landcruiser
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Can anyone out there give me some advice on the pros and cons of buying the 4.2 diesel or the 4.5 petrol 100 series Landcruiser. We tow a Jayco Outback Penguin, currently with a 3L non-turbo 2004 Hilux 4x4 which is a bit under-powered. We have thought about adding a turbo but have been told to go to a bigg...
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Booth Type Dinette
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Our van has a booth type dinette - which is fine most of the time - however, it can be hard to slide out at times. We are contemplating getting it altered to a three-fold table that seem to be 'the go' in all the new vans. Would like some feedback please as to how others have faired with the three fold tables. T...
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computer security issues & what we should know.
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G'day everyone, I have just been reading previous comments on computer security ( last post was August 2009) as I am considering taking a laptop on trip and I have some reservations about wireless security and how to conduct secure transactions using wireless. I have used VET, which became CA ( comp...
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Thankyou,thankyou,thankyou
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To those of you that replied to my last post...what else can I say. ITS BACK. I picked up my little van toady, went for a very small drive around the area and now "excitment is reining supreme" I have just started to put all the Bits I have bought along the way waiting for today and now...I'm off i...
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Backpacker calls cops to find croc-free camp site
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Marichhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/23/3019607.htm?section=justin6 hours 49 minutes agoSal****er crocodiles are common in the Northern Territory. (ABC: Iskhandar Razak) Pol...
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Champagne
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Celebrating tonight... brought home our new caravan today, so excited!! Its a Jayco Discovery Outback, ie 15.5 ft pop-top with dirt road options. (not OFF road, but hey! we go on those dirt tracks in National Parks, not the Telegraph track!) Lotsa things to learn about how to "drive" all...
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