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Travelling Indefinitely soon - what to keep?
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Hi all just joined GNA today - my partner & I have sold our house and are renting until we retire later next year and take off indefinitely in our lovely Sunland off road caravan. We have done a bit of travelling for a month at a time both in tent and then moved to our new Caravan this year. Our question...
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Awnings
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I am looking to buy an awning for my camper! Would appreciate any recommendations or experiences anyone may have had in this area please.
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Starting New
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My wife and I are in the final stages of selecting options, colours and layout to our new van Retreat Whitehaven. The question I would like to pose to this group is what would you have done if you were starting over again. Are there any little things that would have made life easier. We are upgrading from a...
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Supercell storm caravan damage
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Hi adventurers Does anyone have any dos and don'ts for claiming insurance on a damaged van. We were hit badly this weekend. Awning completely ripped off with a chuck of side, two windows blown right off van. We were planning heaps of camping trips including road trip over new year and thinking we will...
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Parking Van on slope
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Hi, My van is parked on a slope. (see picture below). The height of the tow ball is 1000mm raised above the ground to keep the van level. This takes a lot of mucking around to unhitch and also to hitch up. Does anyone have any ideas on how to streamline this process? Are there better ways to do it? Are there an...
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New van
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I have put a holding deposit on a new van ,it will not be ready to pick up from Newcastle till april next ,can not wate .It is a retreat brampton ,has anyone got one of these vans ,what do you think of the retreat range in general ,Thanks JOHN..
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air conditioners
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EC3 Portable 12 Volt Air Cooler / Evaporative Air Conditioner Does anyone know anything about the above air con. Or any advice at all on portable air conditioners for a small caravan. Cheers, albro
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pension info ?
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very sorry know its nothing to do with caravaning but can any one tell me any info re getting a part early pension ?? does this exist? or at least point me in the direction i need to go looked at aus gov site and cant find anything there ?
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Brisbane to Sydney between Christmas and new year
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Hi to all We have on the spur of the moment decided to leave on Boxing Day to go to Sydney and back. 8 days. We have a 20 ft van shower and toilet. Our dilemma is where to stay? On the way down we will look for free camp or rest stops off WikiCamps but once near Sydney I have no clue. I'm assuming like Brisbane all...
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Gas Prices
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Had to go into town (Darwin) to swap 2 8kg gas cylinders over. First stop at a United Station to fill up, I go there because of their consistent lower price and to got their gas price $38.00 per cylinder... Off to Bunnings instead $19,85 each about half price. Wondering what the prices are in other st...
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Bit of a worry for free campers.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-01/french-tourist-dead-man-arrested-over-outback-stabbing/8082488
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meeting up with other Travelers..
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Good morning Fellow Nomads... I am traveling by myself through Victoria at the present Moment and was wondering if there is any sites like yours where you can meet up with other people First time traveling by myself and would be lovely to catch up with other people traveling by themselves...all info...
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Fitzroy Crossing loses power after fire as temperatures soar
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The remote West Australian community of Fitzroy Crossing has lost power after a fire at the town's power station on Friday night.Emergency services put out the fire quickly but the control systems were damaged, leaving 750 customers without power.Horizon Power crews worked through the night to r...
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Caravan repairs
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Hi all I havn't posted for a while but have been reading others. Now i am in need of some advice, and will post on the tech side later. As we have a problem (see Tech page). But am asking for any well known repairers on the south eastern suburbs of Melb Dandy/Carrum downs area.
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Who's On The Forum
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Guest12:15 PM Nov 29, 2016 AustraliaGuest12:14 PM Nov 29, 2016 CanadaGuest12:14 PM Nov 29, 2016 AustraliaGuest12:14 PM Nov 29, 2016 AustraliaGuest12:14 PM Nov 29, 2016 United StatesGuest12:14 PM Nov 29, 2016 AustraliaGuest12:14 PM Nov 29, 2016 United StatesGuest12:14 PM Nov 29, 2016 Austral...
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Brisbane storm: Teen struck by lightning, thousands without power in Queensland storms
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A teenager has been struck by lightning during dangerous thunderstorms in Queensland's south-east that caused structural damage and left thousands without power. Ambulance reported that one teenager was struck by lightning at Allora on the Darling Downs while he was holding a metal door in the f...
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CMCA Membership
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hello all, is it worth joining CMCA? is the insurance discount worthwhile having. Also who is the best insurer to go with for motorhome. Thanks to all
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Sun Pictures celebrates 100 years in the Kimberley
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The world's oldest operating open-air cinema, located in outback Western Australia, is about to turn 100 years old.Sun Pictures, in the Kimberley town of Broome, is celebrating a century of open-air cinemaOpened in 1916 to show silent films, the picture gardens became a social hub of the isolated...
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First big Trip
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Hi All Just looking for some advice. We are looking to do our 1st big trip (3 months) in our Nova van We have had it since new 2010 and have in the last six months had the brakes and wheel bearings serviced added extra water and a grey water tank. Is there any thing else I should be looking at before a big tri...
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Good bye to Manual from Faulty Towers
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Today Manual died after a 4 year battle with Alzheimer's at the age of 84. Faulty Towers would not have been the wonderful programme without him - such a clever actor, who I understand was born in NZ Goodbye Manual - may waiters be treated better where you are now !
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