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Caravan fire
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A timely reminder today or yesterday a caravan caught fire when free camping I'm not sure where I think along the Murray when refueling a generator near the caravan where the fridge is installed the fuel ignited due to the vapour from the pilot light, the gentleman was badly burned but could have been w...
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hino motorhome
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Remembering peoples names.
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When on the road we meet so many people. The big issue for me is remembering peoples names. I tend to place the initials in my memory bank For example, let's say the couple names are Fred and Wilma. I immediately register F&W. Now if that does not work I wait until they drop either name, then bingo ...
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Fire truck destroyed, Victorian Bush Fire..............
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NSW crews assisting with 500-hectare grass fire near Swan Hill SEE;" FIRE UPDATES " Top of General Section. K.J.
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Hydraulic jockey wheel jack
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Hi all, I'm after a bottle jack stand for lifting the van off our tow ball. I hitched and then unhitched the van on Friday. My back is cactus from winding it up. Which would be the best way / unit to go with, as they refuse to part without a lot of strain on my behalf. Jim
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Hey Jim
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Installed some comfy Chairs
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Hi, Reading a article in Grey Nomads about office chairs in caravans, instead of box seating witch can become very uncomfortable after awhile. So after a lot of convincing the wife, got busy Bang bang and a lot of Rotten Staples a bit of nice timber a little paint and a lot of luck. Best thing I've do...
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petshirl
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So - just why are we on here ??
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Gday... I just thought I would provide some definitions that seem to sometimes not be fully understood (accepted?) - opinion 1. a belief or judgement based on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty. 2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal. 3. a judgement or estimate of a person or th...
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rockylizard
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Screw in tent pegs take 2
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I just bought these tent pegs at Aldi,s to day ,tried them in compacted crush rock and gess what I pulled it straight out,tried the old coach screw in the same hole slightly bigger diameter not a hope in hell of pulling the coach screw out,these pegs may be alwright for matting or small tent ,no good for ca...
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Olley46
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Have Retired
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Hey All, Was going to retire in a few weeks and was at work a week or so ago and it was hot and I felt it and while taking a break, said to self WHY. So I decided today was a good day to retire and I did and to date have been able to keep out of wife's world or from under her feet.. So we have started getting stuff out of...
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Daveo85
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Tallebudcgerra Creek Tourist park
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Anyone onboard experienced this Park in Peak School Hol season , January for instance???..Presume would get a tad busy ey??...Too busy to enjoy??..
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Papou
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Getting to know the grey nomads
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https://evafrederick.com/2016/06/12/getting-to-know-the-grey-nomads/
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Yaketty
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Bloody Caravan Parks
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We are avid bush campers but we use C.Parks if and when. Elected to stay in the Showgrounds at Geelong for 3 days at $25 a night ( good spot and excellent value compared to tonight we are in a Bloody Lorne Foreshore C.Park at Lorne on the Great Ocean Road.The standard of this park is a great example of Why we d...
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Ready to do our bit.
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Hi all, We are ready to do our bit. We want to clean up as we go. We are sick of looking at other campers rubbish, left behind in the spots we like to stay in over night. ( free camps) and place in 60lt bin bags so can be collected by main roads in each state. If we x 2, both of us do a 10 minute walk around at...
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Hey Jim
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True Story: I was Reminded ..
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Never forget the past that has brought you to the present ! .. due to the normal daily activities of life, we can easily become occupied with those simple duties & tasks that enable us to get through each day with some semblence of satisfaction and achievement .. I was busily occupied with getting t...
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jonathan
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Butane Oven
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http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Product/Campmaster-Butane-Oven-30L/397969
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Technically these people are vagrants.
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We recently camped for a week at Nug Nug campground 10kms south of Myrtleford in NE Victoria, a lovely place run by volunteers. Charges are $5/person per night, $5/night extra for power. We were talking to Jim the nice old guy who comes around once a day to collect fees. He was saying to us that many peopl...
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Nth from Wollongong.
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Have a quick question. What is the best road out of Wollongong heading North. We are in Shellharbour heading for central coast
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NeilandRaine
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Collapsible water containers
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Collapsible plastic 20 litre water containers with tap and carry handle are on sale for $10.00 atm at BCF in SA at least. Not sure if it is a national sale.
Cheers, John.
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meetoo
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The Kiwis are safe.
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Lorraine and I are quite safe after the earthquakes over here. At our house in Hamilton we were woken in our bed just after midnight. Lorraine said, "earthquake". Brandt thought she was rocking the bed and didn't take much notice. Then she put the light on. The vertical blinds were swaying back and for...
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Looking at 2 x agm batteries
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It appears that our 100 amp AGM battery is about to die. This time we are looking at installing 2 batteries. Preferably thinking 120amp agm deep cell. What would be the best batteries to buy???. We bush camp a lot and like to charge all our phones and computers as well as watch foxtel. I would not have a clu...
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JayDee
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Logistics of creating a free caravan park
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Wouldnt it be great if there was such a park that provided: - Free accommodation - Free food - free power - unlimited caravan stays Land wouldnt be a problem its cheap in many places, local wildlife could provide the food and wind turbine for power.
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