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WA bushfire: Lives and homes under threat in Gwindinup, south-east of Bunbury
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SEE FIRE UPDATES;http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-26/a-plume-of-smoke-rises-in-the-gwindinup-fire-in-wa/8215560
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CYCLONE WATCH FOR W.A. ( UPDATED )
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Cyclone Advice for Pardoo Roadhouse to Exmouth including Port Hedland Karratha Onslow and Exmouth in the PilbaraIssued 9:54:00 AM AWST on Thursday 26 January 2017 As at 8.45am on Thursday 26 January 2017 the Bureau of Meteorology advises a tropical low is approaching the northwest Kimberle...
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Beyond Caravans - Slide on Camper
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Re: Beyond Caravans. Two years ago asked on forum if anyone had heard of them. I arranged a custom built camper to fit my truck and requirements in December 2015, due to be collected in March 2016, now have hearing at VCAT February 2017. Beyond inconvenienced. Have not received my camper or a refund of d...
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Dash-cam video captures passenger train smashing into FedEx semi-trailer in Utah
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-26/passenger-train-slams-through-truck-at-utah-level-crossing/8214710
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Old VS New Diesels
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Gday... Posted this info at this link to Techies Cornerhttp://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/t63145344/old-vs-new-diesels/
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Hi everybody we are new to the grey nomad forum and new to the road my wife and i would like to know if any one can give some advice on generators we would like to purchase one for our travel but not sure which one would be good we have extensively looked on line and have come with a possible choice but wanting t...
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FuelEconomy
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Just a little curious to know what sort of mileage you all get from your 4x4s when you are towing your van? The heaviest I tow is my boat but with my camper on board ( it's quite large) I get 17klms per 100klms! I would have thought that was reasonable for a Ftruck.
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after two days last week in the lower Blue Mountains on 40+days without power, it made me think of fellow nomads who free camp and are out in the big playground all the time what do you do to escape the heat. I am a recent arrival in the land of asthma and found it very hard to breath so hopped into car with airc...
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Tropical Cyclone Watch for Bidyadanga to Mardie
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Issued 2:49:00 PM AWST on Wednesday 25 January 2017Australian Government Bureau of MeteorologyWestern AustraliaTropical Cyclone Warning CentreTROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 1Tropical low moving across Kimberley may develop into a tropical cyclone lateFriday or Saturday north of Pilbar...
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Hot Water Appliances ? External shower for small caravans.
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Am somewhat confused, flustered and now not up to speed with what is available on market as retro-fit water heaters. Suburban, gas or gas/elec, gas fitter certification, fitment and mega $$$$$ Companion Aqua Cube, portable, bit fiddly and require gravity or pressured water, gas (canister or bott...
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Farm Stays?
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Any one had any great experiences with Fram stays? How did you find the farm willing to let you stay? What did it cost ? What did you like ? Looks like an way to ease your way into Free camping. Any views ?
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I'm back and not happy. hey look at me I'm a "newbie"
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what the hell is going on in here, I leave the place for 5 bloody minutes and it's gone to the pack christ people get your acts together and talk and behave as adults, this bickering will stop or else the forum is doomed we have the enviable reputation as being the best and freindliest forum on the net, we ar...
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Meals Seating Area - front or centre?
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Hi :) I'm looking to purchase my first poptop caravan (max 16')... Guru, on another thread said "Go for END lounge. NOT a dinette." I do prefer the idea of a front 'lounge'/cafe style dinette but I'm wondering if there are any advantages/disadvantages of having the seating/meals area at the front,...
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Spiders - Identification
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There's been a topic in the news lately about spiders and how they might be seen in plague proportions this year. So thought I'd post this chart to identify the deadly one's. Stay Safe!.
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A simple job...turned ugly.
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I had to move my caravan to allow access for machinery into our back yard, and I had it all under control until: The move was 2 metres and in doing so totally disregarded a few safety factors (thinking) I had the van in place and chocked, undid the chains, removed the hitch pin, started to lift the weight of...
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Victoria, we r here
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hello everyone, we r in victoria until winter. We r near warnambool at present. Heading towards melbourne. Here for the comedy festival. We would like to meet as many of u on here that we can. So give us a shout out, let us know where u r, n we will try n meet up for a coffee, go to a club for lunch or I can even put...
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Crocodile attack: Man killed by 3.5-metre saltie at Cahill's Crossing in Kakadu
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A man has been killed by a 3.5-metre crocodile at the notorious Cahill's Crossing in the Northern Territory after trying to walk across the East Alligator River in actions police have described as "foolish".The 47-year-old man, thought to be from the remote community of Gunbalanya, was at the cros...
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Toilet Paper for use with a cassette toilets?
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Guys another Newbe question . Do you need to use the special toilet paper the caravan distributors and shops want to sell you or will any bio degradable toilet paper work? Thank you Still so much to learn
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Allo 'Allo! actor Gorden Kaye dies aged 75
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Gorden Kaye, the star of the British sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!, has died in a British care home aged 75. Kaye played the put-upon cafe owner Rene Artois on the hit show, which ran for 10 years from 1982. Kaye had minor roles in other British sitcoms including Are You Being Served?, but it was 'Allo 'Allo! which...
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School's Back in Queensland.
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Good morning all. School is back in Qld today. Don't run over any lollypop ladies (and men) - School Crossing Supervisors (me and them). Watch out for children crossing the roads, your speed through school zones and the Boys and Girls in Blue will be out in force. I usually spend part of my working m...
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