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Did you take an extra spare tyre for 4x4
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Hi Everyone I Trust that you are all enjoying your travels. Quick question - did you take an additional spare tyre for your 4x4 when travelling. We do have one and as we have not used it in several short trips (1 month each time) we are wondering do we need it as it is just extra weight to cart around, or sho...
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4x4 Water bladders for additional water?
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Anyone out there used one of these 4x4 Water bladders for extra water. We were thinking instead of taking a hard plastic 60L water tank for roof rack that perhaps one of these water bladders would be better and when not required we can collapse it, but if need water when out driving for the day then we alw...
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Caravan Security - Wheel clamps?
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Been reading on these wheel clamps, just curious if anyone else has tried them and got any feedback? http://www.purpleline.com.au/products-nemesis.php
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feeding gold fish whilst away ?
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I need a bit of help with regard to feeding fish in a small pond at our place whilst we are away for a few months ......... something that will release food slowly over a few months ... I don't have anyone that can pop in and do this for me ? any ideas ?
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Invitation to participate in "pick this place"
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Just inviting anyone who doesn't know about the sub topic "Pick this place" to drop in and participate if you would like to. I am one of the regulars who enjoy remembering where we've travelled or find new places through others photos. I know it's not everyones cup of tea just wanted to spread the wo...
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Telstra Hotspot internet
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Up until now we have been using a mobile dongal to get internet , which in some areas is very slow. Over recent days we have been using telstra hot spot which is a lot faster. Interested in hearing the best way to permanently set up hotspot and from those using it their experiences
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how heavy is it?
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Being of a more interesting age I have been having difficulty lifting my spare wheel. The carrier seems to be much further from the ground,and the wheel has increased in weight or so it seems. How heavy is it? To my surprise my spare weighs 46 Kg, or two and a bit jerry cans full. I can, but prefer not to, lif...
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Camping Site or Caravan Site
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Hi,
I'm going on my first trip from NSW to WA. I'm driving a 4WD that has a bed frame built in the back. I was just wondering when booking a site at a caravan park, would I book a camping site, or a caravan site?
I was thinking it would most likely be a camping site as I won't need to be hooked up to anything, but...
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Ravensthorpe cut off after WA floods wash away bridge into town............
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Bridges and roads were damaged by flood waters a week ago isolating Ravensthorpe from Albany and Esperance. Main Roads regional manager Andrew Duffield surveys some of the damage caused by the flooding. West of Ravensthorpe on South Coast Highway, the Philips River bridge was ripped from its foun...
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The donation sites
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i don't know if this has ever been discused....but I wonder what other people think about this..... i just spent a few days here and there at places that ask for donations. Well.....I don't need anything, I have everything on board I need, but I witnessed day trippers coming and going using the toilets...
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Another Caravan Park bites the dust !!
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'Vulnerable' Melbourne caravan park residents face eviction after developer buys site, About 200 residents of a caravan park in Melbourne's east are facing eviction after a developer bought the site to build townhouses. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-18/wantirna-caravan-park-res...
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cb call signs
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Hi everyone I see myself as a fairly sociable person and just wanted to ask whilst on the road do fellow nomads use their forum nicknames whilst on the road ? or do they have it on display back of van or caravan ? be nice to say hi to the wonderful people on here that have made comments on different forums ? A...
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bike rake
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New to this website and new to owing a Toyota coaster bus. We are looking at what is best bike rake we can use for bus without restricting opening of the boot and we have a towbar. Been looking and alot of talk about a hitch for a swing bike rake but seems expensive. Any suggestions?
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Kangaroo Island
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Could anyone please recommend the best caravan park on Kangaroo Island?
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CYCLONE ALFRED UPDATE.......
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King Ash Bay fishing village flooded as Tropical Cyclone Alfred forms in Gulf of Carpentaria, The bridge over the McArthur River at Borroloola has been inundated by floodwater. Retired fisherman Greg Quail lives near King Ash Bay on the banks of the McArthur River.As he spoke to ABC Rural on Monday...
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Cyclone Alfred forms in Gulf of Carpentaria,
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The slow-moving low had been threatening to turn into a cyclone for days, and finally intensified into Cyclone Alfred about 7:00am.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-20/cyclone-alfred-forms-in-gulf-of-carpentaria/8285162
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hand coffee grinders
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looking at buying a quality hand coffee grinder many around preferably stainless steel .. can anyone recommend any ? don't want to take an electric one away with us . something small compact etc .
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Tropical Cyclone Warning continues for Cape Shield to NT/QLD border,
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Details of Tropical Low at 9:30 am ACST [10:00 am AEST]: Intensity: Tropical Low, sustained winds near the centre of 45 kilometres perhour with wind gusts to 85 kilometres per hour. The tropical low is located just off the coast to the north of Centre Island.It is expected to move slowly north or north...
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wanted showgrounds bairnsdale to genoa
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hello everyone, does anyone know if there r any showgrounds or sports or rec. grounds between bairnsdale and genoa victoria? thanks everyone.
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NSW weather: Brace for a third day of storm activity, BOM warns........
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The Bureau of Meteorology has warned residents in Sydney, the Hunter region and the Central Coast of New South Wales to prepare for more storms, after two days of severe weather caused widespread blackouts and property damage. https://twitter.com/TonkinRichard/status/832833790552788993 ...
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