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Water tanks
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Hi all. New to Grey Nomads. So hello to you all. We are in the process of building a camper to live and travel around Australia for a few years. We want to go off grid for a week or so at a time and was wondering what water capacity you would need for 2 adults. Got a long wheel based VW LT35. Same as a sprinter. But...
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Well prepared grey nomad??!
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/32844092/baffled-police-end-elderly-driver-s-mad-canning-stock-route-bid/#page1
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Tanimi Track
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G,day to All, Has anyone traveled the Tanimi Track recently? can,t find any recent info on it. Thanks in advance
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Magnetic Island Ferry
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Well Saturday afternoon at 4 30 pm boarded the ferry for 25 min cruise from Townsville to Nelly Bay on Magnetic Island ,All going great then we stopped and started drifting westward then this is your Captain speaking we are we are having trouble down below , We kept drifting west after about 15 min this y...
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Great Central Road currently
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Hi All, a few months ago I asked for advice regarding our trip from Adelaide to Alice Springs and then West on the Great Central Road to WA. We drove a Nissan Navara 4WD and pulled a 14ft Windsor Rapid (not an off-roader). You all provided lots of good advice which we heeded. I can report that the trip on t...
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living permanently in a bus - how often will I have to move?
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Hi everyone, I keep bring drawn back to my dream of living permanently on the road in a converted bus, and have decided to really research the idea properly and see if it is a viable option for me. It's partly a financial thing - I am unlikely to be able to afford my own house, and am sick of renting. I think b...
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Thetford toilets
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We have a thetford toilet in our van which seems to be leaking water between the bottom of the toilet and the floor.....other than removing the toilet can anyone give s any clues where it could be coming water......it is clean water . Any help would be appreciated.
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Curtains or not
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My other half has a question - being first time van owners she would like to know if you ladies usually fit curtains in your RVs to reduce light or are the built in blinds that they come with sufficient ?
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Internet coverage
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does anyone know a cheaper company than telstra that works off the telstra network for internet. Thanks
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the rocket
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Apollo Motorhomes prepare to list on ASX
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Gday... Good to see there's still plenty of 'GN money' around  http://www.afr.com/business/tourism/cashedup-grey-nomads-eyeing-160000-motorhomes-fuel-apollo-20161006-grwfvk
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Batlow to Gulgong via Cootamundra
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Hi folks, Back on the road again on Monday. Just finishing a house sitting at Batlow and heading back to Gulgong to collect the van before heading to Gunnedah for another house sitting. Our suggested route will beBatlow- Gundagai -Cootamundra âYoung-Cowra-Canowindra- Molong Wellington - Gulgon...
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CMCA National Rally 8th to 14 th October Exhibition Park Canberra.
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Well the CMCA members have been arriving in their numbers for the past week or so despite the cold and very wet conditions in the "Nations Capital". I think they have 2 National Rallies and they certainly turn up in good numbers to support their organisation. We are currently on duty in the "Nations Cap...
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Towing Weights
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Hi GNers, I would like to travel next year in a Mercedes Sprinter 316 CDI. I would also like to tow a Trailer. Could somebody tell me what weight or size I can look to buy. It has a marking (as in pics) of W-T 8.8 Would somebody be able to explain this to me please. Hoping there is help out there somewhere...
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Funding travelling on the road
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hi it's probably done the rounds but I'm going to ask anyway as I'm about to cease work shortly at 56. My wife and I wanna do part time home and part time on the road I'm trying to work out costing for living on the road with 50% free camps. If anyone has done it can you please help me out. I don't want to work whi...
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WORK
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Can anyone let me know about work in different areas? Hourly rates.
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diesel heater
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g'day all hate to re hash what has already been discussed, have built 3 bus\ coach motor homes. over a 15 year period have done a lot of short trips over that time but now have a 21' heritage caravan, feb going to go around the block plan 6 to 9 months did fit a second hand eberspacher to my second bus work...
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Qld. State equestrian centre
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Hi, just saw an ad on the grey nomads newsletter. Qld. State equestrian centre at caboolture is advertising we can stay there. They do not answer their phone. Anyone been there or know how much per night it is? Thanks
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Washing machine outlet hose.
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It is hard trying to decide where to put up topics, as they tend to slide between general and technical, but I have decided that this topic may have more general than tech. Our Jayco has a top loading washing machine, the outlet hose goes into a 40mm stack pipe, open to the interior of the van. The other end...
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Caravan World's Top 10 Tow Vehicles for 2016
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https://www.caravanworld.com.au/features/1609/top-10-tow-vehicles-of-2016?utm_source=cvw_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=review1_index&utm_campaign=cworld-160929&user_id=fef5569bff84bb3b1b3140fe484ae4bc1b07e5f3
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DMAX TRANSMISSION COOLERS AND DUAL BATTERY CHARGERS
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Hi Nomads, Firstly I'm in the Auto repair industry and I still receive conflicting info, Are there any Dmax (2014) drivers towing around a 2.2 tonne van that can advise on the need for a transmission cooler ,ring a transmission centre and they all need it, ask some tactical questions and you soon re...
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