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Here’s your chance to share pictures and details of your ‘pride and joy’ with fellow grey nomads. Whether you’ve been around the block a dozen times in your tried-and-trusted veteran van or you’ve just been out and bought an all mod-cons luxury motorhome, this is the place to share your excitement a...
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Our Hybrid
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After much research, we decided on a hybrid, off road van - an Emu Explorer, and we love it. We are travelling around the country and only two months into the trip. At the start, we were towing with a Nissan Patrol but it died on the Gibb River Road - the caravan handled it fine. As we were stuck in Derby, we ha...
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Inside my Nissan Patrol
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Just thought I would show everyone the dashboard of my Nissan Patrol, do you think it is too cluttered? Big Sat Nav, Caravan reversing camera monitor, Mobile phone mount, Quad band Amateur Radio, UHF C.B. Radio, Am FM radio with bluetooth and H.D. Dash cam.
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caravan and weights
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we have a tucson elite diesel awd my20, looking for a small van. toeing capacity is 1600 Towball upgrade will be 140kg. hyundai do not list a gross vehicle mass, combined car and van. how do we work out what we can buy when loaded Towball is unknown by the sellers. if the caravan ATM is 1400 the towball will...
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Titan sway controler
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Greetings all We are planning to head out for a couple of months up to Caines and through NSW in our Roma 18ft tandem axle. I've never really experienced sway problems but I'm thinking a bit of extra insurance would be handy. So, I'm thinking of installing a Titan sway controler, has anybody else inst...
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Finally on the road, our new home
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Our new home finished after a long time building it (with other activities in-between). Finally registered with compliance plate from Canberra and all the features I planned are actually present and working. It's a looong list :) regards Gmd
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This is our retirement.
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After roughing it in tents all our life, we finally set up for retirement to travel. We bought a Grant Essential Cruiser semi off road 21ft caravan. Towing it with a 2015 Diesel Jeep Grande Cherokee Laredo. The 8 speed auto jeep tows it like a dream, yes we cop a lot of flack from narrow minded people wh...
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Our Jayco All Terrain
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first van we've had, loving it.
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Bear’s New Van
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Have not been here for awhile but life goes on. Moved from Queensland to Adelaide three years ago and settled in well. Close to our daughter who has given us two lovely grandkids to spoil and give back. As the east coast is closed to us we decided to upgrade to a bigger van for more comfort and explore SA. Fo...
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New caravan ordered
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Hi everyone, After a bit of research I ordered a new van. Last Thursday I attended the 65th anniversary dinner for the 1957 intake of PMG trainee technicians. And as the Melbourne dealer for Snowy River caravans was on my route I called in on may way home and ordered the Snowy Mountain 20 foot caravan. It...
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My camper trailer
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It's been a long time coming but I had the chance to go on my first test trip to see what changes, extras and what works and doesn't work, I went a massive 50km from home to a little camp site just south of Winchelsea Vic. I spent 4 days 3 nights in the bush with minimal sunshine, which is really what I wanted so...
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My set up
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And slow getting it ready
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My setup
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2017 Toyota Prado and a 2019 Jayco Swan -- Edited by Jonny Dolan on Tuesday 4th of January 2022 06:21:54 PM
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WANTED (ADVICE)
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Geday all , my better half and I are going to become grey nomads next year when we retire. I have my tug ( 06 100 series TD L/C) and Im not selling her. Still looking for the van. To all out there do we really require an off road van if we are going off the beaten track? Maybe a silly question but I have had a few nom...
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My new Coromal.
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I picked up my new Coromal Appeal 554 on Friday. Here are a few pix inside (mainly) and outside. Cheers, Roy.
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Replacing a fan/shower hatch
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Hi all had to do this because we broke ours (forgot to close it) Getting ready: So here goesIN FINE WEATHER with 12v power OFF. Get a safe appropriate sized ladder and a mate to stabilize the ladder from below Inside the van: Unscrew the bottom molding from the roof top molding by removing all the screws...
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Hybrid campers caravans
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Hi everyone Just wondering if anyone has any feedback to share about their new hybrid van/ camper. We love our Jayco journey outback but we are just seeing lots of the new hybrid vans on the road and are starting to think about a new van. Hope you are all having a ball on the road. cheers jen
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a gic trailer, an avan cruiseliner and a coronet caravan
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hello everyone i have all three after tents its only an evolution thing, 1. gic camper trailer is 18' x 23' size 7' x5' metal trailer the rest is ensuite, lounge and large kitchen eating area under cover. really good for a bunch of drunks at Bathurst camping. 2. my Beautiful AVAN good for 1 or 2 people to t...
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Our rig
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Our tiny camper
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Its small, cosy and slow, but can go places and get out of places almost impossible for most. No air conditioning cooling or generator yet, but maybe next year.
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