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clearview compact towing mirrors
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How do Grey Nomads find their Clearview compact towing mirrors with the mirror being convex only?
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Nullabor trip
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Our experience this week crossing the treeless plains: fuel is plentiful starting at Ceduna Shell at $1.54.9 Penong at $1.57 Nullabor Roadhouse $1.99. Power site with no water was $28 plus $1 for a shower. Eucla fuel at $1.89.9 Mundarabbila at $1.89.9 ****abiddy $1.98.9 Belladonia $1.94.3 Nors...
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Thetford toilet where to buy Please
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We need a new toilet for our 2004 5th wheeler it now has a Thetford & a 200ltr holding tank we are near Narrabri Thank You
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llochris
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Tannymorel mural Qld.
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Saw this large mural the other day. It is in the small town of Tannymorel Qld. Tannymorel is not far from Killarney or Warwick. Only 172k from Brisbane. Killarney also has some lovely murals. The ones by the Heritage Centre and another across the road and up a bit. The blue cherry picker thingy is i...
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Portable Grey Water Tank
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In preparation for my extended trip coming up in the near future, I have been looking at purchasing a portable grey water tank for use in those areas that designates the van must be self contained. I have an internal shower and toilet but no grey water tank as such. I have looked at a few and thought about a...
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Voting at the election for "Itinerants"
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A year or two back I registered with the Australian Electoral Commission as an "Itinerant" voter which mainly means I am not required by law to vote - although I retain the right to vote. I wish to vote at the forthcoming election and after fruitlessly combing the AEC website phoned them, this is the res...
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Caravan clearance lights
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I've had to replace two clearance lights (the small orange ones) within three months of each other, one on each side of the van. The van is only three years old. I had a previous van for ten years and never changed one. What have others experienced?
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Currently out Camping in a 6 person tent
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at the local park some 8km's round trip away. Got the bike and dog trailer, and am using the wifi of a tourist whom will be here for a month. Have set this camp up for a long stay, hoping I can have it here for at least 3 months maybe more. Have been wanting to do long term camping in our Wild Country tent, and a 5...
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Check These Out
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I found some really good videos on various road trips on You Tube. I find that most of the ones I have watched before all seem to revolve around some clown thinking he is a media star accompanied by the wife that talks through her nose and the kids named Therryn and Constance. These ones I have been watchin...
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Tub Covers
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I presently have a vinyl tonneau cover on my D Max that is starting to come to the end of its days. I have thought about getting a canopy but with the extra weight added to the other junk that I cart around in the tub together with some of the reports I have read here about the inaccessibility of things that ar...
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RE: Changing 3 way absorption fridge to compressor unit
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Hello all, Has anyone with a Windsor Seka Pop Top changed their 3 way Dometic fridge to a VitriFrigo 150i compressor unit? We are having a cooling system blockage in the Dometic for the second time and seeing as we will not be using the caravan for free camping we feel a compressor unit is the way to go. Ple...
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re registration
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Hi everyone, I have put a deposit on a MH here at a dealership[in Perth. The MH is originally from Victoria. They have showed me the road worthiness cert from Vic but not one from WA where it now has WA plates on it. They said it had to go over the pits to be re registered here and everything passed but why wont...
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Goulburn to Mudgee
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Advice please on the best way to travel Goulburn to Mudgee towing a 20ft caravan
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Caravan Campar
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Im not sure which category this post should go in and I feel a bit silly even asking the question, but has anyone ever heard of the caravan Campar website? We are starting to look around for a caravan and I came across the website, quite by accident. I dont understand how they can be selling caravans for $2...
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best motorhome for solo traveller
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Hi Everyone :) I am a female solo traveler (61) from WA after my husband recently passed away and don't really feel confident driving our 2008 200 series land cruiser and 2006 Windsor Genesis so thinking about getting an automatic motor home that you can drive on a C class license. PS i don't want a ca...
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Fantasy amd Star Vision hybrid vans
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Best friend is looking to buy a hybrid camper/van. One of those that is like a little caravan, but with external pull out kitchen. Given her budget, is looking at a 13foot model from Fantasy - tare weight 1800, ATM 2750, ball weight 210. This one seems to have reasonable storage and comes with an impress...
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BlazeAid in Corrigin WA
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Anyone travelling in the wheatbelt who would like to give us a hand - even for a few days - would be very welcome here at Corrigin. Easy, clean flat country, star pickets and ring-lock. Great facilities, power if needed and water available but not to hook up to. Showers & toilets in the new sports cen...
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SOLAR EXPERTS NEAR PERTH PLEASE
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Hi all Am travelling the loop from Mackay but have realised that I am under powered with my solar panels and would like to get them tested and maybe replaced in or near Perth. I am currently in Albany and travelling up around the coast so will be flexible with where. Even above Perth would be ok if anyone ca...
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Solar blankets - a rip off?
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I'm looking at buying 200W to 300W of solar blanket but it appears to be a minefield. E-bay feedback on many vendors strongly suggest they are simply lying about the blanket's output often suggesting twice, or more!, what the blanket is capable of. Kings (4WDSupacentre) who I though were OK receive *...
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How are towing capacities determined?
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I am genuinely puzzled as to how vehicle manufacturers determine the (braked) towing capacity of their models. Here are some examples which, to my mind, are inconsistent and/or contradictory:- 2008 Mitsubishi 380 - kerb weight 1,665 kgs - engine power 175 kw / 343 nm - towing capacity 1,600 kgs 2...
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