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We are having a ball
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Hi All, We have been away for now one week, and bedding down the van down. We moved across to Telstra and having trouble working out how to use our iPads as key boards from our I phones. D Boss worked through it and as we get reception I will bring you our travels. We got away last Friday at 12.45pm, our dester...
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Metal detecting
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Is there any crown land to metal detect on at Halls Creek W/A?? am going there in 1 week and would like to legally detect for gold
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NT weather: Conditions right for earlier, wetter 'build-up' over Top End
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Top Enders could see storm activity earlier and more often this season, with a key indicator for such conditions the strongest in 15 years, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has said. The notorious "build-up", during which humidity rises and storm clouds gather but deliver only sporadic rain, is col...
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Speed of Light
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If the speed of light is 186,000 mi/sec. what is the speed of darkness ????????? Have fun Haji-Baba
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Steps- fixed or free moving?
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Hi. We are waiting for our Van to be built and in this idle time have been trying to decide what type of Step we need to get in and out of our Van. The Van is a Brilliant Cobra Off road and has NO step fitted. At recent Caravan shows we have seen the Van on display and the seller has a plastic step for people to use....
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The caravan matress
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when we ordered our new van we wanted a double bed as it would not make things as squeezey getting around the sides,but the manufacture wanted an extra grand for the change in plan, that was ok but the cut out at the back would have to remain queen size which would be a bad look, so we canned the idea and went w...
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Roadside stalls
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Hi all. I have just signed up to a new Facebook group called 'roadsidefruitvegstalls'. I reckon anything to keep me out of C and W is a good thing.
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MASSIVE RESPONSE TO kIWIJIMS POST 26/7
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I know a lot of people don't like using cruise control when towing but Kiwijims post drew many comments about speed and fatigue, something that cruise control can help control. Obviously setting the speed to something you are comfortable with will prevent over speeding thru lack of attention. B...
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Couple missing in Cape York
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http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2016/07/27/missing-couple-cape-york/
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Childers festival
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We have one of Keith's great nephews (doesn't that make you feel old) & girlfriend arriving in Bundaberg early Sunday morning by bus from Arlie Beach. We thought we would take them to the Childers festival which is on from 9am-3pm. Anyone else going? We could meet up. Alice
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Woodford showgrounds. Qld
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hi de ho everyone, we r at woodford showgrounds. If you are here, come c us n i will put the kettle on. Regards rocket n strop
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Perth to Uluru
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hi everyone :) Has anyone recently headed from Perth to Uluru via Kalgoorlie, Laverton and Warburton . They say the roads are really good now . Bitumen to Laverton and then dirt track the rest of they way . Any info or feed back would be really appreciated .. Thanks Cal
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Road Etiquette
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In the forums, as well as the Wanderer, we see a list of towns where grey nomads are not as welcome as they should be. Although this causes some outrage within our nomadingcommunity, it appears we have ourselves to blame in a lot of the cases.It is common knowledge for anyone living in the regional areas...
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Changes to the pension coming soon
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https://startsat60.com/stories/news/over-60s-warned-about-major-changes-to-the-pension-coming-soon?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Starts%20At%20Sixty&utm_content=Daily%20Starts%20At%20Sixty+CID_ec853786a5eba4c26ade16648fed0c84&a...
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Free/low cost camping spot near Torquay Vict next week
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The wife and I will be in Torquay next week and would prefer to free camping. Any ideas?
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GOLD DETECTING
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Has anyone on here done any gold detecting? Is so, where (what region) and also what sort of detector do I need, preferably lightweight. I am going to go looking and hope for a large nugget lol. Maybe Victoria or South Australia. Only need an ounce a week!! I'm dreaming again.
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Kokoda platoon caravans
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Hi, We are looking at buying an off road caravanand are just wondering if anyone has a Kokoda Platoon off roadre and how you would rate it, plus what sort of conditions you have traveled over. thanks Hunter 58
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weight distribution hitch
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I have a 2005 Nissan X trail and I want to tow a 15' full size van max 1400kg. I have been told not to use a weight distribution hitch (wdh). Has anybody towed a small van without a wdh As I have always used a wdh when towing and I feel uneasy not using one. Cheers Sommer
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What type of van?
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Hello everyone, I am very new to this caravanning caper -- haven't yet bought a van -- so I would love some advice from those who have been there, done that. At this stage I have only a few ideas of where I would like to go but I accept that wherever I go there will be roads that, at certain times of the year, wil...
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Moved to Bucca
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We moved to camp area behind Bucca Pub on Sunday. Very large grassy area to park on. $5 -pp/pn. $2.50/hot shower. Hamburgers from pub - large & very tasty. Best thing is just down in front of the pub is a picnic area with swimming hole & clear running water. Scenic spot. Meals available at...
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