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fuel consumption
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a couple of weeks ago i pulled into a woolies/caltex servo filled the patrol with diesel grabbed the wifes rewards card and the the servo attendant said you got a good deal 20% discount per ltr couldnt believe it didnt argue and drove off anyone else had this discount Neil
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What places do you have on your bucket list to visit.
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Just wondering if everyone is the same as wife and myself and have a list of destinations and places to see in this big beautiful country .My list gets bigger every day. after speaking to people who have been to places i had never heard of before speaking to them. I think communicating between fellow tra...
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Fuel Consumption - a general question
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Hey board members I have a Toyota Aurion 3500cc and am thinking of buying a Viscount Little Nipper - weight unloaded is apparently 640kgs. If I tow this behind my Aurion at highway speed how much extra in fuel consumption should I be reckonning on? 100% - 80% or less? Never towed before - I want a SMALL van...
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new van
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have just purchased a La Vista Taipan off road van , have heard good things happy to hear comments
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Kakadu 3rd May
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Kakadont if you want to camp between Cooinda and Jabiru - all 'closed due to seasonal conditions'. Cooinda Lodge CP - $46 powered, $36 unpowered. $90 2hour sunset cruise. So thought I would be smart and camp.....ended up at Jabiru Lodge CP. Too much smoke around for me to be tempted to stop further sou...
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Visit to Broome in mid july 2013
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Hi guys its Turtle again Any recommendations for both caravan parks and free camps in and around Broome also must sees that don't include zoos and rain forests we are about full on them before we start. cheers Turts
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Getting started & needing some advice
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Hi all, we are just getting started with what is to be our new lifesytle, we have ordered a new 5th wheeler & we need some advice on the vehicle we are thinking of useing. We are thinking of the Iveco Daily single cab LWB tray top as we need to be able to have a dog transporter box built behind the cab &...
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Map of Australia----Interactive.
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This is a handy map, courtesy of the NRMA. Shows most of the main roads in Autralia and is fast.
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The Big Desicion!
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I am thinking serously of selling the house I have on Magnetic island, Qld, and my small charter fishing business, and taking early retirement on the road. The full time Grey nomad life is calling me. As I have saleable skills and reasonable heath, I don,t think it will be hard to get work , if I want it,B...
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What do you do in the evenings...before bedtime :)
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While we are home, and still have one teenager here, we watch TV or DVDs, or play board games. Usually me or my daughter play computer games or surf the net. But when we get to go on our travels, and it's just the two of us, it will be TV if there is reception, DVDs, board games, etc. I have hobbies like knittin...
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Just how rich are the Baby Boomer/Grey Nomad generation?
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From this morning's ABC on line http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4667870.html
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Wouldn't it be great if.....
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I have been thinking, which at this late stage in my life, does frighten me. However, just image rolling into a town and for every $10 dollars spent in a local shop you received a $1 voucher towards your stay at a local (ish) Caravan Park. Obviously National Supermarkets and Fuel Stations would not be...
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Up dated my blog a bit
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Hi all, it's been a long time between me popping my head in here but we've been having a wonderful time in the bus!!! I adore the outback and some of the places we've been in don't have very good signals and those that do I've been catching up with my children... well, I finally put some more photos up on my bl...
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Solar panels... How many watts to free camp...
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.... And run my hair straightener!! and the usual bits and pieces e.g. TV, lights, fan. so was talking to a car repair guy that has off road vehicle and has put a solar panel on his car. He reckons 100w as he only has 100ah battery. Think he may be a tad confused about amps and watts! He tried telling us as we ha...
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Driving Song-what's your favorite?
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Here's two I like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4pbythddq8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VxoXn-0Ezs Cheers
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Insurance Question !!
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Was wondering if anyone has had an issue regarding their tow vihicle and van being insured under the or on the one policy. By that i mean one policy one policy number. If you had a accident and both tug and van were damaged logically would it be covered by the one excess. Regards Herbie.
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Camping problem NOT CAUSED BY BABY BOOMERS
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http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2013/05/04/241900_local-news.html
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4x4 on steep hills
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G'day Talking to a fellow traveler and not being mechcanical minded, I would like to get some other opinions. He advised me to put my 4x4 into 4 wheel (H) drive when travelling up steep mountains (regardless of weather). His claim is that this will give better fuel consumtion and also spread the loa...
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what a weekend
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what a weekend,, just finished and argument with one of my contractors as to wwhy they haven't paid my invoices yet,, now 60 days over due,,and I'm the bad guy !!!I did the work now i wat to be paid, I don't think that is to unreasonable,, to top this weekend off have to take my best mate to the vets for the bi...
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Independant? Free? Freedom? Bush? NO NO
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I was 'corrected' the other day - 'we do NOT free camp - we are Independant Campers'. I want to start a new trend! Independant - to clunky Free - now a dirty word it seems Freedom - a bit 'proper' and only heard it once Bush - mmmm what is that - maybe all the places not in the 'bible' that I dont know about. So - f...
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