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So next Saturday 20th we leave on the Spirit, we are hiring a campervan in Melbourne for the trip and leave on the night trip going over, have booked a cabin for the night so will hopefully get a good sleep for when we arrive with the full day ahead of us. The one question I have is when is the best time to board...

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Thought some of you may like this bit of Information.......In Alice Springs N T there are heaps of places in and around Alice one can stop and rest/sleep I did not notice one NO CAMPING SIGN.....Having flown here for a couple of days am staying at Lasserters casino Shirls and I have been driving ar...

Meanwhile in England... http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30375609

Is there a legal size for these stickers to back of Caravan and either side of van okay to be placed ??..

Howdy all you Greeeeeenies, Umm, any one got some pics to share of the vans lined up there, and or of the different sections to park at. I would love to see them. would get a better idea too of the place. As you say billeeeeeee, I'm excited. Cheers all, John

Hi guys, thought I wasn't going to be interested in campervans again but my mate (Gordy from my band ) is kind of thinking of getting a van himself. So we were thinking, we both have our own vans, and next summer (2015) we'll go and hit the music festivals... so I'm still looking into the idea, possibly...

Hi ,I have had this stalker following me for the last 72hrs. Fair dinkum I was in the shower, then the toilet no less ! this menace on 3 legs and 3 wheels just persisted in being in my face ! It constantly required fluids and when it ran out it beeped endlessly until rehydrated. I have to return to its owne...

The new van has arrived, now to fill it up and head to Warrnambool Ken

Some of us may have seen this before but it always gives me a good chuckle!HOW TO START A FIGHT One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift... The next year, I didn't buy her a gift. When she asked me why, I replied, "Well, you still haven't use...

Fellow grey nomads! My wife Judy and I have been following a story that is just aweful to say the least. Its about hardworking honest farmers being driven off their land, sometimes with force. Why? BECAUSE OF GREEDY BANKS!! Please have a look at: Dr David Pascoe on his facebook page. He is a Vet up at Oake...

Hi guys I have decided on a portable solar system as opposed to a rooftop one, as I need to park in shade where I can, and hope to be in one spot for a week at a time (free camping). I have a small Camec bar fridge, LED lighting, and need to use my laptop daily for couple of hours and recharge my phone. I also have a...

Has anybody been to Birdsville lately and if so which is the best road in and it's condition plus would you take a caravan on the Birdsville track

Where are these little devils? Need one for my sprinter but I live down at Rye on the mornington peninsula and cant find one anywhere! Any advice gratefully received. And yes I have tried Mercedes wreckers I know and sprinter spares. Thanks everyone

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A couple of pics of our shack. Sarge

The audacity of some grey nomads hoarding their savings that they have worked for all their lives, and doing so not trying to keep up with the Jones or maxing out credit cards for all the latest etc.....the hide of some of us....according to this article that is, or word to that effect; http://www.abc....

reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If Ford had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon." In response to Bill's comments,Ford issued a press release stating: If...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVDayI-gwI#t=148 I just checked my rechargeable batteries to make sure that they were stored properly , cheers -- Edited by Recoup on Thursday 11th of December 2014 12:42:33 PM