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Henty Machinery Field Day 2014
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Well C1,2 and 3 have snuck away to Wagga and are currently free camping at Wilks park visited the field day yesterday whereupon we had about 45mins to 1hr of rain then a beautiful day. On getting back at camp and starting happy hour the rain started and continued til this morning. For those in the know o...
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copper1
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Dodo insurance
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Has anyone had any experience with Dodo as insurance or electricity suppliers?
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tezza
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Buying a Second Hand Van.
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I am new to the Grey Nomadic scene and was totally confused about how to find a decent van within my budget which was up to $15K. Living in Central West NSW there is a dearth of suitable vans and the dealers want $1000's over market value. All the well priced stock is on the coast, in Victoria or Qld all too fa...
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Pioneer100
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Another Free Camp Free No More
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I have just learnt that Middle Creek camping reserve in Mt Buangor State Forest now has a fee of $34 to camp, think this is per night, groups over 6 persons must pay more.
This has been one of our favourite places to camp and we are so disappointed that this beautiful part of Australia is now no longer obta...
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LetsRetreat
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Brooms Head NSW
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Simrod
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Visitor Vehicle Registration and Insurance
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My wife and I are Grey Nomads from the U.S. and will be visiting Australia in Sept 2015. We want to buy a pop top camper and tow 4WD but do not know how we will have to go about licensing and insuring them. We will be spending 6 to 9 months seeing Australia and want to get an early start. Any information we ca...
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Vagabond Jim
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Now is the time to allow import of 2nd hand/near new cars/vehicles....so called 'Grey Imports'.....?
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I was reading an article where its now being considered <again> to allow the import of 2nd hand vehicles albeit near new, to allow Joe and Joy Average have access to decent vehicles at a reasonable price...and I thoroughly agree...but the vested interests/big end of Town are showing their in...
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Golddetectornomad
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"in Seattle"
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what a "motorhomers" paradise. The 45 minute drive from Seattle/Tacoma airport down to Tacoma . 10 times More RV yards than car-yards with literally acres & acres of motorhomes. Got used to driving on th wrong side of th road . Heading to Oregon tomorrow . Oh well Somebody Has to "...
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Zoomtopz
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Bad weather in the Philippines
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Hope the big storm has not caused Big gorilla any grief. We will all be worrying about him
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kandagal
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Some bull bars are illegal.
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http://www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/general/news/bullbar-tolerances/2712568.aspx
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Lozza1956
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camp spot at BP just outside Townsville
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Hi guys.... ...does anyone know if the BP servo on the highway just outside Townsvile still make their site available to campers.... I'll be heading up that way shortly and was just wondering. Took possession of my "new" Sprinter yesterday....just doing a few little mods...we might ch...
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marinepics
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Grey Water;
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Interesting topic going around at the moment & on other forums. Grey water, when does it become grey water? According to some research group our so called grey water does not become grey water untill it is stored in a holding tank for 24hrs min before it becomes toxic. If the said water is dropped di...
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justcruisin01
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WA Coral Coast
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We are currently in Perth for a month doing a house sit in Perth Hills in close proximity to the area damaged by the January bush fires. We have the van in storage at Advent Park for $3 a day. They also take cars $2- a day. I note with interest that there are several vehicles with rigs still attached/safety c...
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JohnR
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Old Crofter at Greens Lake Vic
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We are set up at Greens Lake for the next three days, happy for a chat and or coffee if you are here or in the area. Not many here and lake is full. look for the Cottage on lake front. -- Edited by Old Crofter on Tuesday 23rd of September 2014 04:17:33 PM
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Old Crofter
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The travelling upholsterer
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Hi everyone just joined up my wife and I will be travelling around oz next year I've got a large enclosed trailer fully set up as mobile upholstery work shop ,I do all types of upholstery ,from antiques to custom cars ,canvass ect, let me know what you think
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Stoppa
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Need a settee
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Not sure where to post, but I would like to take out the rocking Chairs and replace with a settee that pulls out into a bed? Any suggestions ? I'm in Melbourne.
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frangipani
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Kambalda WA
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We are in the relatively newly opened RV 24hr stop in Kambalda WA. An area in walking distance to supermarket, and shops. Not a huge area, but possibly at least a dozen, parked sensibly could fit in here. There is a dump point, and you can get a hot shower at the Recreation Centre, just next door for $2!...
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jules47
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How long do batteries last?
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Hi All, we are still on the search for our van for retirement. There are lots of vans with solar panels, larger batteries or dual batteries etc. Some people buy generators. But in reality how long does a normal battery last? How long does a heavy duty battery last? Obviously I know the more the battery i...
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Steve11
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Frazer Island Tip
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Just spent 10 days at Rainbow Beach. Took the short ferry trip to Frazer Island with a local tour operator and that was a wise move on our part. Unless you drive one of those indestructible company vehicles don't take your own pride and joy. Been a sand island everything is on sand and more sand and t...
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Wombat 280
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TV programming....
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I would love to be able to find out when encore (repeats!!) of a program are being telecast. The ABC & SBS show them again during the next day or few. I would like to know when.. Tonight I am recording 7 & 9, and watching SBS. The ABC has a new show called The Code. I can't record it and would like to kno...
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