All very new to this as this is our first caravan after many years in a tent/camper trailer. The dealer we bought this 2004 Regal Desert Series christened us van virgins....my wife was beside herself, and I was next to her!!
On the roof is five 80w solar panels keeping three 105amp batteries in check. It hasn't moved from the front yard as yet and is keeping the gnomes company, plan to get out for a weekend getaway in a couple of weeks and next year in March 6 weeks up north way.
Tow tug is an old 92 Maverick diesel, I like old school -- simple and easy to fix.
Good on you Vince, I know you and the wife will have many hours of enjoyment out on the road. Travel safe and welcome to the site.
Tess
Footprints said
08:51 AM Sep 7, 2015
A lot of fun to be had there, Enjoy! I agree, i also like "Old School"
Cheers Allen.
Kaid said
09:27 AM Sep 7, 2015
Hope you and your wife enjoy losing your virginity together Vince : wink:
-- Edited by Kaid on Monday 7th of September 2015 09:50:00 AM
Woody n Sue said
08:42 PM Sep 7, 2015
Nice job I also like old school tugs No electronics to mess up my day
Vince said
12:33 AM Sep 8, 2015
Thank you for your comments.
I am still working (swear word to most here) but as time permits we will be heading off as much as we can. Never had a desire to travel overseas but we both have a burning desire to travel Australia.
That's what I like about the Maverick, NO computers. Last year we were heading to Cape York on a 6 week holiday in July but a heart attack at Emerald halted that, we heard from the group we were to go with that creek crossings up there claimed 364 vehicles and yep all were drowned computers.
Dougwe said
05:41 AM Sep 8, 2015
Welcome to the gang Vince, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Nice rig mate. Yes, please don't swear near my fragile ears
grahos said
02:02 PM Sep 8, 2015
Cannot beat on computerised vehicles Vince.
Just getting harder to find a good one.
My wife is also non computerised that's why I have stuck with her for 46 years.
She has been a reliable model tho.hehehe
Cruising Cruze said
11:50 PM Sep 8, 2015
Hi Graeme
that's why you still can change things and not replace
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Tuesday 8th of September 2015 11:50:38 PM
aussietraveller said
12:40 AM Sep 10, 2015
Welcome to the forum Vince it certainly looks a nice rig we hope you and the wife have a great time using it in the near future
sandgrooper1 said
10:16 PM Sep 20, 2015
Hi Vince,
Had a 92 Maverick diesel myself...out of all my cars n 4bys (Lots n Lots) over my life its probably the one I wish I had never sold.
Cannot beat their off road ability and simplicity. In my opinion very hard to replicate in todays market. I like my Dmax but really off road its not a patch on how my well set up Maverick performed.
Keep hold of yours, good ones are hard to find now.
Enjoy your new caravan as well.
Cheers AL
Vince said
11:44 PM Sep 20, 2015
sandgrooper1 wrote:
Hi Vince,
Had a 92 Maverick diesel myself...out of all my cars n 4bys (Lots n Lots) over my life its probably the one I wish I had never sold.
Cannot beat their off road ability and simplicity. In my opinion very hard to replicate in todays market. I like my Dmax but really off road its not a patch on how my well set up Maverick performed.
Keep hold of yours, good ones are hard to find now.
Enjoy your new caravan as well.
Cheers AL
Hi Al
Oddly enough we were considering getting a DMax but decided to hang onto the Maverick and I cant see us parting with it, simple mechanics
The caravan is the next exciting adventure and we are going to use it every opportunity that comes
We don't travel real fast but enjoy smelling the roses along the way.
Cheers
Vince
grahos said
08:19 PM Sep 28, 2015
Only way to travel Vincent,too many miss the best spots by being in a hurry,pickle me grandma ,it is meant to be a holiday.
Vince said
08:37 PM Sep 28, 2015
grahos wrote:
Only way to travel Vincent,too many miss the best spots by being in a hurry,pickle me grandma ,it is meant to be a holiday.
Yep. When we did a trip to the rock a few years back I thought it was funny being overtaken all the time only to find at the end of the days journey that most of them were camping at the same place as us.
I bet we got to see more on the way than the blurr most others did.
One car overtook us three times in a 250k day travel, once was after they filled up at a servo. We do between 80km/h to 95km/h, I find it comfortable cruising
grahos said
01:02 PM Sep 30, 2015
The faster you travel the faster the notes fly out of the wallet.
Fuzzball said
06:11 PM Sep 30, 2015
Welcome Vince and wife
We, too, have just started the caravanning life, and we're not in a hurry to get anywhere. We usually sit on between 80-95 kms per hour, depending on the wind.
Hope you enjoy your caravanning lifestyle!
All very new to this as this is our first caravan after many years in a tent/camper trailer. The dealer we bought this 2004 Regal Desert Series christened us van virgins....my wife was beside herself, and I was next to her!!
On the roof is five 80w solar panels keeping three 105amp batteries in check. It hasn't moved from the front yard as yet and is keeping the gnomes company, plan to get out for a weekend getaway in a couple of weeks and next year in March 6 weeks up north way.
Tow tug is an old 92 Maverick diesel, I like old school -- simple and easy to fix.
On the lot
Solar Galore
Picking It Up From Auswide Nowra
Loving the idea of caravanning
Tess
A lot of fun to be had there, Enjoy! I agree, i also like "Old School"
Cheers Allen.
Hope you and your wife enjoy losing your virginity together Vince
: wink:
-- Edited by Kaid on Monday 7th of September 2015 09:50:00 AM
I am still working (swear word to most here) but as time permits we will be heading off as much as we can. Never had a desire to travel overseas but we both have a burning desire to travel Australia.
That's what I like about the Maverick, NO computers. Last year we were heading to Cape York on a 6 week holiday in July but a heart attack at Emerald halted that, we heard from the group we were to go with that creek crossings up there claimed 364 vehicles and yep all were drowned computers.
Welcome to the gang Vince, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Nice rig mate. Yes, please don't swear near my fragile ears
Just getting harder to find a good one.
My wife is also non computerised that's why I have stuck with her for 46 years.
She has been a reliable model tho.hehehe
Hi Graeme
that's why you still can change things
and not replace
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Tuesday 8th of September 2015 11:50:38 PM
Hi Vince,
Had a 92 Maverick diesel myself...out of all my cars n 4bys (Lots n Lots) over my life its probably the one I wish I had never sold.
Cannot beat their off road ability and simplicity. In my opinion very hard to replicate in todays market. I like my Dmax but really off road its not a patch on how my well set up Maverick performed.
Keep hold of yours, good ones are hard to find now.
Enjoy your new caravan as well.
Cheers AL
Hi Al
Oddly enough we were considering getting a DMax but decided to hang onto the Maverick and I cant see us parting with it, simple mechanics
The caravan is the next exciting adventure and we are going to use it every opportunity that comes
We don't travel real fast but enjoy smelling the roses along the way.
Cheers
Vince
Yep. When we did a trip to the rock a few years back I thought it was funny being overtaken all the time only to find at the end of the days journey that most of them were camping at the same place as us.
I bet we got to see more on the way than the blurr most others did.
One car overtook us three times in a 250k day travel, once was after they filled up at a servo. We do between 80km/h to 95km/h, I find it comfortable cruising