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gps for off road travel
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Can anybody suggest the most user friendly and reliable gps for desert travel etc, rgds Gitsho
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Best method for cleaning awnings.
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Have followed some hints from fellow travellers, i.e. use mild detergent and rub with sponge, rinse off. But find that parked for long periods and especially if under trees they do get markedly stained from birds etc. Anyone got useful tips?
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Qld Fuel "Subsidy" Gone
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As of 01.07.09 Qld will no longer subsidise fuel by 8c per litre. Now here's a chance to compare fuel prices between states. I don't mean the ridiculous outback, way out fuel stops. I mean the metro and town prices around the country. If Qld was subsidising fuel to the tune of 8c/litre, how did it compa...
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Evakool fridges
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Greetings, I'm researching a 4WD fridge and I've done a search on here, but there is no reference to Evakool, the funny-looking yellow Esky with a screwed on refrigeration unit. They get very good reviews elsewhere. They are also substantially cheaper than Engel/Trailblaza etc. Has any GN got on...
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Trip Planner
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Still in my trip planning stage and while doing the research for dog friendly parks came upon this site, well worth a read dogs or not . Actually put together by those who have been there done that and if you find it has changed then you can update the info which should keep it current, unlike some book...
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Wombat 280
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Queensland Caravan, Camping & Touring Holiday Show
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RNASHOW GROUNDS - FORTITUDE VALLEY - BRISBANE Wed 3rd June to Tues 9th June. 10am - 6pm daily * except last day 10am - 4pm Free Trains from Roma St - Central & Brunswick St - 9.am to close of show daily. Cost $12 per adult & $8 for Pensioners and school age children. (Seniors Cards not accepted)
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Change of Username - Bergholt to Vic41
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Hi Folks, Advising a change of username from Bergholt to Vic41, Regards Vic
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Are we really that stupid
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Just heard that sales of ore to Asian customers has been discounted up to 44% on LAST YEARS PRICE . China is hanging out for a bigger discount Once you sell off the shares to O/S sources and they get a seat or two on the board then your screwed . The same happened with coal they took every once they could ge...
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"The Notebook"
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Who carries a supply of DVDs with them and how many times do you watch a movie, We watched "The Notebook last night" James Garner and Gina Rowland on the subject of dementia, a 10 tissue movie set in the early 1900s , When it was finished we went to bed and a coupla hours later got up and watched i...
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Parking the Van/Trailer at Home - Handbrake On or Off?
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http://caravanersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1964&p=22558&hilit=Handbrake#p22558
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Hello.
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Hi I'm a traveller with grey hair so I'm a nomad. mainly tent it fairly rough but I like it that way.
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activity ??
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I love to get up early, preferably before the dawn to watch the sunrise and hear the birds awakening, Even when on the road I find I need a lot of things to keep me occupied, physical as well as mental, so I am a bush traveller and stop at all the creeks to see what I can dig up Do you all consider this a holiday wh...
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Solar Energy
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www.sunoven.com Thought that solar was a cheap alternative to electric or gas. Have a look at this sun oven site , at around $690 in Oz I can't see them get off the ground in any hurry. Almost need a second trailer to cart it with you
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superstition
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I am not a superstition person, (pinch and a punch for the first day of the month) And have often wondered about death and whats on the other side since I was a boy, When I buried my wifes ashes in the bush a lifetime ago, and been to a few funerals since, I find that my wonderings are of a different nature Wha...
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Hello from the newbie
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Hey, I don't know if it is appropriate to start with multiple questions from a newbie, but here goes.. My wife and I are seriously considering buying a caravan, renting the house out and doing a 2 year trip around this beautiful land. We'll be working our way around. Hopefully half work, half play....
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topics on the forum
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We get into some incredible stuff on here don't we? If we only discussed travel it would be very ordinary. By nature I have a very enquiring mind and I want to know all the answers in case I ever have to debate a point with Barry Jones. I don't know why I find it important how jelly beans are made or why people s...
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Introducing myself
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Hello to all, a brief introduction, I was very pleased to discover this site this morning and joined immediately. My wife and I are keen caravanners and I am a member of other r/v forums as well. Some might connect my nickname to a 4wd site and others can fairly say they may know of or our history, or more so...
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Political correctness
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In these days of over the top polotical correctness it was refreshing to read the following email.... The following is the winning entry in an annual contest at TexasA&MUniversity calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term: This year's term was Political Correctne...
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New Member
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Hi all Just want to introduce ourselves. My wife Issy and I are keen caravanners. we bought our first van in 1994, went on some fabulous trips over the next seven years, bought a business, sold the van and stayed home for the next six years, bought another van nearly 2 years ago and have been on a few minor...
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Selling up, moving on
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This started as a Basil get a skip and clean out your garage and workshop, Oh yes my sweet but where am I going to find a skip big enough? Now it appears that as I have been giving my parents a lecture on hoarding SWMBO has decided that we would be better off moving to a "smaller" place while we can r...
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