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Lesson learned (telstra crash)
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when telsra site crashed last week lucky old me had not renewed my anti virus protection as i am in the process of upgrading my laptop cost me a lot of dollars to get my laptop cleaned up i had not backed up any files (it wont happen to me) and i needed all the info i had gathered for our trip next year so i have l...
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Right advice?
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Hi, happened to be talking to a salesman in a camping shop about solar panels and he told me I shouldn't use our 3 way fridge on 240v for more than a few days or a week, not good for it, use the gas. Never heard of this before. He said it was something to do about the small heating element (??) that could be des...
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Furniture/Insurance
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Hi All we are in the early stages of planning the big trip, but wondering what people do about house insurance as ours says we can't leave the house empty after 60 days, also do you store your furniture or rent it out as furnished. I expect there will be more questions as we get further towards the big one....
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Tasmania
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As part of our Down Under trip this winter in a rented motorhome we want to visit Tasmania, and are booked on the ship from Melbourne on 9 February, returning on 17 February. If any Grey Nomad can suggest an itinerary we'd be grateful. Terry
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Am looking for a new van
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Have decided after much deliberation I need to look for a larger van. Now that I'm going to be on the road full time I need something bigger. So I'm going to do a yeoeleven. Will get my son in Geelong to help me find one. Either one of those coasters, the Mazda blue and white ones or something else of a similia...
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SLR Adventurer 4x4
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Hello Does anyone out there have an SLR Adventurer? http://www.slrcaravans.com.au/INDEX.html We have one on order and plan to be out doing wonderful things by about march next year. I would be really interested to know if other folks have any experience of this fab. vehicle. Sally
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diso or defender
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hi alll does any one here tow with a landy ether in disco or defender attire fors and against are alll welcome im not trying to start an argument just want peoples opinions sorry yes im thinking on the keyboard dibs
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battery advice wanted
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hi every one, our 105ah batteries are 3 years old and getting wornout, our son has 150ah batteries he wants to unload, will these be a problem to my charging etc. we have 2 x 80watt fixed panels and charge with our ivecco 50c18. any help would be appreciated. clarence
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Stage 2 of the transformation complete
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House was auctioned last Saturday. Got less than we would have liked but more than we expected 9 months ago so I guess that breaks pretty easy. Settlement date on 11/12, tug already purchased (still trying to sell the Falcon) van due 15/12 and got a work contract until 20/12 so I hope everything starts w...
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I MUST BE 'POSITIVELY ANCIENT"......
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I MUST BE 'POSITIVELY ANCIENT"...... Someone asked the other day, 'What was your favourite 'fast food' when you were growing up?' 'We didn't have fast food when I was growing up,' I informed him. 'All the food was slow.' 'C'mon, seriously.. Where did you eat?' 'It was a place called 'home,'...
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Busy Cyclone Season expected
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-14/australian-tropical-cyclone-season-outlook/5021154-- Edited by petengail on Monday 14th of October 2013 05:37:03 PM
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ANOTHER VISIT;
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Just had BriVee visit for a couple of days & nights, gave them a quick look around the area. Must add another very tasty home made fruit cake; Sorry Dougwe. Thanks guys for sharing your time here. JC.
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dad had a fall
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hi guys, rough night again , was about to go to bed around 2 am after watching clint eastwood on tv and got a call from my sister in sydney who got a call from vital call , which dad has he apparently had a fall in between his bed and his toilette in his en-suite any way i dashed over there and ambulance was th...
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putty road
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we are going soon from penrith to stanthorpe and we are thinking to go throught the putty road we be leaving early in the morning(4 o -clock)could someone know if there is kangaroos on that road at night? regards GG
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A CLAYTON'S UPDATE
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I have been asked why I haven't done one of my updates yet, well I wasn't going too but here is the update you do when not doing an update, sort of like a Clayton's update I spose. Bugga he's back I hear someone say. I have now been here house sitting in Batemans Bay, NSW south coast for 2 weeks but just to go b...
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at long last
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Got the campervan sorted out at long last had a week at Pt Elliott Showgrounds S.A. to see if all the electrics worked then had a night at Deep Creek National Park S.A. to try the solar out all worked out O.K. will be heading over to the Yorke Peninsula next month and hopefully coming over to Green Lakes nex...
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Geist XK 535 - 2 questions
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Hi We have just bought a 2006 Geist XK 535 caravan which we will take over early November. It has a 12 pin flat plug connector to the car. Can anyone tell me if the Geist uses the 5 heavy duty pins for things like charging the van's battery and running the fridge on 12 volts? Also, do I need a motorised mover...
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Green's Lake again!!
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We had a couple of days away, visiting friends in Beaufort, just overnight, through Maryborough, Lexton - gorgeous countryside. Only two of us left here now, Ken Thomas and us. George57 left yesterday, and Highwayman (Roy) headed off this morning - Roy will be back in about two weeks he says - and Geo...
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I'm back on dry land in Oz
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Hi all, I've missed you all while we have been away (90 day cruise to the Mediteranean & back - someone has to do it). So now I will have to read back a bit here to see what you'll all been up to in my absence. At present we are in Maroochydore (Qld) but will be heading gradually south soon. Cheers every...
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China or melamine?
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As we get into the nitty gritty of packing up the remnants ready for a full-time life on the road, we are debating whether we should keep our china plates, bowls etc, or shift to melamine? I like the idea of melamine because it packs down small, but was wondering what experienced travellers have found t...
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