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Van insurance
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Just received my renewal for 18.6ft van insurance and after reducing the cover value by 5% for "depreciation" they have still manage to put the premium up by a whopping 20%. I wont mention the company yet, but would appreciate other nomads recommendation's. Cheers GB
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Gordon and Vicki
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Severe cold front hits WA, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds.....
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The full force of mother nature is being felt in Western Australia as emergency services deal with damaging wind gusts from a severe cold front that is also dumping heavy rain in Perth and the state's south-west.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-25/wa-stormy-weather-severe-cold-front-...
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kiwijims
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GCM, GTM, GVM etc. defined
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Not sure if this has been posted before.
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LLD
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Rising road rage between truck drivers and grey nomads as caravans flock north for winter.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-20/rising-tension-between-truck-drivers-and-grey-nomads/9776266
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Santa
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Jumping crocodiles cruise
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on our journey up to Darwin many people have recommended the jumping crocodile trip and a number of people have said one in particular is best, the one with the big white crocodile standing outside lol. can anyone point me in the right direction by giving me the actual name of the entity so I can go ahead...
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Nomads in Darwin
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Hi all, I've just had an email from the Sunday Territorian newspaper in Darwin. They are hoping to do a piece about grey nomads heading north and would love to interview nomads who are in the Darwin area now about their experiences. The deadline is pretty tight ... they would like to talk to someone and t...
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Webmaster
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link to Centurion 2000 manual.
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Anyone have a link? Damned if I can find one.
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toglhot
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GVM/GCM comparison expanded
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Gday... A bit more comparison of the figures provided by the manufacturers. I have added some other common vehicles and have shown the comparison of 80% and 90% of maximum towing rating. The figures continue to be a little eye opening. It still assumes that each vehicle would only have 10% of that 80%...
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Moree
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hi, can anyone tell me if the Moree show grounds are open for camping 7 days a week?
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Riles96us
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Choice between 2 tow vehicles
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If my only choice of a tow vehicle was between the Colorado 7 and the Isuzu MU-X which should I pick and why? Would love to hear from owners of both re the good and bad points. The weight of my van is no more than 2 tonne fully loaded. Thanks in advance to all who respond.
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Moose2
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RECALL: Ford Kuga and Escape
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Gday... Read about it here Cheers - John
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rockylizard
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Sunliner Switch Issue
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Hi all, have put this in techies topic but now have put it out in this aswell. Wanting to know if anyone in the Newcastle Central Coast areas have bought a 2017 Sunliner Switch 504 on a 45c 17 Iveco Chassis, have you had any issues with this model? Can you please PM us and discuss them us please. -- Edited by D...
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Drought Breaker 2
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RECALL: Ford Focus and Kuga
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Gday... Read about it here Cheers - John
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rockylizard
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Free Range Camping feedback?
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Hi again everyone Surfing the net frantically today and came across a website for Free Range Camping. They are very sales orientated and seem to be offering a lot of the features of the CMCA. I know that some members here rate CMCA very highly (and probably rightly so), but has anyone got any feedback f...
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Road trip
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Hi guys, we are embarking on a trip from Brisbane to Perth and wondered if any one knows what the road conditions are from Moree to Nyngan. We are required to stay on sealed roads and this route is showing as the quickest on my GPS but can't tell if it's sealed or not. On the road map it is a yellow road. We are o...
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Riles96us
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Winton to Longreach via Stonehenge, towing large c'van
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Expect to be going thru June. Is this suitable for 24ft van, semi off road? Subject to weather of course!
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Snippy
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RECALL: Ford Courier, Econovan and Ranger
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Gday... Read about it here Cheers - John
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rockylizard
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I really am masochistic :(
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Gday... Guess who had too much time on their hands this morning I really do realise that this exercise will draw derision from some ... but it really is just the figures provided by the manufacturers. I have attempted to make the comparison a little more representative of what one would expect people...
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rockylizard
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I must be a masochist :(
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Gday... Yeah ... I know I know ... only a fool would put this up. Feel free to shoot the messenger - I can take it Patrol Y62 Discovery 4 I guess I could go on ... I doubt any of the "popular" Strayan tow vehicles would fare any better from this exercise. When .... not...
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rockylizard
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Budget - On Road costs for fulltime
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While I wait to hit the road permanently I've been working on my travel budget. Yes I know that money is a personal issue and everyone's situation is different etc etc BUT, without people giving their situation regarding onroad costs, us that are still currently planning our travels don't have a re...
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