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2018 Planning Holiday - Perth WA to Redcliffs Vic
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2018 Planning Trip Perth to Redcliffs Vic First long trip "new to caravaning the van is a A'van 2004 Pop Top 18ft any advice, tips, info on safe free camps, sight seeing,.... would be greatly appreciated. Leaving June 2018 but before then I'll do a few short trips here in WA's South & North..
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Gone Walkabout
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Travelling Australia by Campervan
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Has anyone experience travelling Australia by VW 340 Trakka? Replies much appreciated as we are looking to doing this July 2018.
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Fifth Wheeler Vs Caravan
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Hi all, Planning to sell up and travel our great country for as long as we can in the next year or so. Really like the idea of a fifth wheeler but don't see many around, any advice on fifth wheeler verse caravan. Bye the way this is my very first post so lovely to meet you all. -- Edited by yettogo on Sunday 6th...
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Another Newbie e
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Hi new to the site shall soon be on the road again have done a lot of travelling in my time recently with a 4x4 and camper trailer but have now decided to keep my ute and go more upmarket and get a tandem pop top hope to have centrelink sorted in a few weeks and start a new trip
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Newbie on the loose
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Hey nomads. Just making ready to hit the road fulltime. So much to organise and lots of useless stuff to throw away or donate to charity. Heaps to learn, WDH or not? How much solar is enough? See ya on the adventure. Cheers Fred.
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Hello
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Hi Everyone We are not quite retired yet but are looking at getting in alot of practice over the next few years. We have just purchased a camper trailer to begin with and will reassess our accommodation needs with our annual health assessment. Looking forward to sharing experiences with you all....
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Newby here, long time traveller, camper, australia lover
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Hi, have often looked on here, now joining. For 8 plus years we have travelled australia in a camper, then 4WD motorhome and last years a jayco outback discovery poptop with shower toilet. Travelling is fantastic and we have met many nice travellers and some that we do not like there attitude to o...
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A Big Hello to One & All!...........Yes we are newbies with sooo much to learn aye!
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Ooooops! Thought we would re-post, as suggested - I would start all over again and say - Thank you for your acceptance. We look forward to reading all about your experiences and learning from all you seasoned explorers out there!..........As we have just turned a new page in our lives and look forwa...
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Water pump noise
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how do you reduce water pump noise just had new water pump fitted and a split system fitted water pump noisy thanks dave
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Looking to buy a caravan and travel Aust
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We went to the Gold Coast caravan show looking at caravans but walked away a bit confused. Felt pressured to buy on the spot with special one off deals. I would like to research a bit and make a good decision. Budget around $60-$75. And after sales service and reliability. any suggestions on what to b...
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Advise
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Hello to all , Just joined and planning our first trip around west side of Aussie . Starting from Melb , Through Perth to Derby then to darwin. Ive heard so much about the gib river rd . Im towing a caravan with our patrol 4x4. Any advise weather ok or should we stick to bitumen . Cheers all. Chris .
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The Demise of Cell caravan dealer in Melbourne.
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For those few who have a Cell caravan, I would be grateful for any info on what service centers have knowledge with these vans. I had been planning a trip south to incorporate some work to be done on my River. My wife and I will be travelling from Lennox Head around the coast as far as Adelaide in October. Ch...
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Andy B
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House sold Feeling nervous
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Ok our house has just sold, finally we can travel, but my god feeling scared now reality has hit. Anyone else felt the same way? In the process of selling everything that will not fit in the caravan. Due to work commitments we are not able to leave until 1st July so from end April our caravan will become ou...
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RE: Safari Caravans
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Hi all new kid to the forum, my wife and I are planning in 5yrs to see this great country of ours. Still looking for used off road van that we can live in for a very long time to travel and work our way around Australia. I have read through reviews on different vans and so far the Road star Safari tamer seems to b...
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Camping near Inaminka
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We are planning a trip to the Flinders Ranges in early September and will return home (Camden NSW) by travelling north to Inaminka, Camerons Corner and the Sturt National Park. Can anyone suggest suitable camping sites in the Inaminka Nature Reserve. We are self contained with an off road camper. Id...
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Hi Motorcycling Grey Nomad to be
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Hi, I've been a motorcyclist all my life and look forward to hitting the road in the next few years with my motorcycle in tow. I'm wondering whether other people do the same. I started a business making ride-on trailers that use a wind-up lift. With a bit of luck this will finance time on the road and I'm ho...
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What can I do with a full-blown off-road tow that I can't with an SUV?
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I'm a single parent (had kids very late in life) and am just starting the planning for Round Australia when my youngest is settled into uni (so late January 2020 from Melbourne). I keep my vehicles for long periods so the towing vehicle will spend far more time around town than actually towing (much les...
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A BIG WELCOME TO ALL NEW NOMADS
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A big welcome to all new Nomads who have recently subscribed to this very informative Forum. There is a (sticky) post called WHO IS THIS on the top of the page in the I DIGRESS Forum, which is a competition that has been running continuously now for a long period of time, where people post photos of famous...
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Exhaust jacks
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I need some advice re exhaust jacks. Bushranger have two models. One sells for around $200 and can only be inflated from the vehicle exhaust (Model 72x04). The other (called the x-jack - model 72x10) sells for around $340 and can be inflated with the exhaust or a compressor. Both have a 75 cm lift and ar...
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adkel53
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Drop Down Legs
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Wondering if anyone can help. I just bought a brand new Coromal 612s and asked for drop down legs to be fitted. When we took the van home I tried to drop the legs down and they don't drop vertically. They seem to reach about 60 degrees. When I wind them to eventually reach the wooden block they just glide ove...
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