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Cut & Paste from General forum by Cupie .. Thanks to Magnarc Magnarc Senior Member Status: OfflinePosts: 327Date: 03:51 PM Oct 21, 2016Burrumbuttock, NSW free camp ground.Permalink Reply Quote We stopped at this pretty place on our way home recently. Room for four or five vans. Beau...

Hi, As only new here since last week, there was a man somewhere on one of the posts who is very techo....At the side of one of his posts there was a list of apps than you can download for your phone etc. I was amazed at some of them. Unfortunately I didn't do a screenshot of it etc, so now I can't find it. ...

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Gday, me again This question keeps popping up in this and many other forums. Heres a few thought from us. I guess the greatest needs are food and water (for baseline survival). If you get into a situation where that becomes and issue its my opinion you are way too adventurous. But, alas, to each their own...