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Road Safety Iniatives
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Another helpful post from Truck Friendly 3 - 2 - 1 GREEN REFLECTORS - A PLACE TO PULL OVER. These green reflectors will help you find a safe place to pull over for a short time to take a short break, check your load or left other vehicles pass. Please read in full before commenting. With the large numb...
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The Travelling Dillberries
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Stopover to sleep
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Good morning everyone. Im heading off soon. Is there anywhere in the area of Raymond Terrace (NSW) that we can stop just stop for a sleepover and back on the road further north. Recommendations please
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Recommendation for caravan park in/around Brisbane
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Struggling to find a decent caravan park in Brisbane Any suddestion would be appreciated Thanks
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Falling branches - a reminder
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As I spend most of my time in forests then by necessity I usually camp under trees and just take the risk. However very close to my current campsite I came across the following (see pic). As you can see the gate is made from steel tube but a falling branch has landed directly on it and significantly deforme...
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Mike Harding
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Texas Qld
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Hi guys, we no longer have our big Jayco.
Instead have a 30 second tent just to get away occasionally. We used to love Texas by the river and thought we might spend a few days there.
Unfortunately there is a rule that tents are not permitted. We are self contained with porta loo
etc. Just wondering if an...
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Fat-tailed dunnart + gene splicing = Tasmanian tiger
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-17/thylacine-babies-in-10-years-genetic-engineering-team-says/101333144
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dorian
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MUX 2022 towing 2.5t (Tare) caravan
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Looking to tow a 2.5t tare caravan, 3t ATM with a new MUX lst. Just the 2 of us. We would appreciate hearing your experiences - good & bad.
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Wanttogo
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Can you strap a jerry can on top of your maxtrx
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I was planning on filling a 10lt jerry can and keeping it on the passenger floor (just for the Oodnadatta track, just in case as I'm doing a few little detours) then using it up as soon as I get to Marree. I know it's not recommended but thought I could get way with it, but now I'm not so sure. The other option...
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Tyre pressures
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How do we find the tyre pressures on a VW crafter LWB fully fitted campervan?
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Campervan Shade
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any ideas on gazebo etc to use as shade. Dont want to use awning as need somewhere to leave geny freezer stove etc while we drive around
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maids
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bathroom scales
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hi all how accurate are bathroom scales for weighing tow ball weight cheers snap
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snap1946
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tavelling as a group
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hi all reading between the lines it sounds like most people on this forum travel a lone ( i mean with partner).we have been travelling for a number of years usually out for 2-3months at a time and just wondering what your thoughts are about travelling with a group or may be another couple. i know when you t...
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Helping hubby reverse? Maybe practice it first....
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I usually camp in the forests so don't see other caravaners often but for the past five days I've camped in the bowling club area in Wentworth, NSW. This is a rectangular sealed area about 150m x 30m so it's fairly easy to manoeuvre a caravan here. What has provided a simple pleasure is watching wives "he...
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Mike Harding
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weather in nsw central west area
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Hello to all in Central West. I have been trying to leave Sydney, for the last 5-10 days, for a leisurely saunter around the Central West of NSW; Carcoar, Young, Peak hill, Darlington Point and surrounds, but have been delaying my departure because of weather forcasts / conditions in those general ar...
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Towing speed limits for caravans
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These are now the speed limits for towing. Has now been corrected and now correctly states:-"In the case of towing a single trailer, the driver driving a vehicle, with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) over 4.5 tonnes or a vehicle and trailer combination with a gross combination mass (GCM) over 4.5 tonnes,...
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TRAVEL FROM NSW NORTH COAST INLAND
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What is the best of the 2 highways to travel; 1. From Casino to Tenterfield 2. From Grafton to Glenn Innes Ford sedan towing light caravan (Legal)
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What A Difference (Mk 11)
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When I bought the Isuzu new in 2014 it came with Bridgestone Dueler A/T tyres on and so when I replaced them at 65K I replaced them with the same. Except for the feel of new tyres the ride was much the same, pretty firm. this is partly due to having an extra leaf fitted in the rear for towing etc, I have now repl...
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Vans getting weighed in QLD
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Truck Friendly - caravan road safety program · 30 July 2022 POLICE AND TMR CONTINUE THE RANDOM CARAVAN WEIGHT COMPLIANCE CHECKS.Friday and Saturday this week they were at Woodford Qld. GVM and ATM infringement notices were issued to several drivers.Some vans found to have non-legally v...
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What A Difference
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In my van I have what is I think called an L shaped seat and table with foam cushions and back. I usually don't use the inside seating unless I am using the computer or eating inside because of the weather. Anyway, after months of thinking that the seating was uncomfortable I toddled along to a local uphol...
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replies to my forum posts
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can i recieve replies to my posts direct to my email adres looked in setting but couldn,t see if there was a setting for that
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