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Hi all, first off thanks all for the replies on budget camping I'm learning alot from this site. Regarding free camping I'm not a total idiot and know I shouldnt park my bus where it sticks out like a sore thumb , or obstructs anyone . If I find somewhere where it dosnt specify no camping and dosent bothe...

G'Day All, Generators! I guess that this is a topic that everyone has an opinion on. Our little Jayco Starcraft Poptop van is the last(?) of the 240v systems with 2x12volt lights added to the 240v ones. We do like to bush camp and we use a deep cycle battery to run the lights, and gas for cooking in the van an...

travelling through QLD's outback we came across road works with no one in site !!!!

I decided it was time to air condition the tug

We have done a bit of travel ,but have never stayed at free camp sites ,Only at well apointed camp sites would like to know what you need to make life liveable for free camping ,our van is just a basic van no 12 volt no solar has gas cooker no wash or toilet we still dont own a porta potty do we need a generato...

My new avatar is my form of art, it is done with crushed glass of different colours, 5 minit Araldite glue and lots of time. Does anyone else on GN have any unusual forms of art. ?????? [PS, Besides Wombat and Gubby]

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Well, I finally remembered to get the Phone Number, and have complained to the "Do Not Call Register" mob both by Phone, and on the Net. This time the Guy rang twice within an hour. First time I was so mad I told him where to go, and hung up. Second time around, [same guy] I told him I was in the m...

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ok so i;m home from land sailing over the june long weekend at lake gilles about 2&1/2 hours west of Port Augusta and clocked up about 150'k in the land yacht going up and down the lake top speed only 58.3 which isn't my best but not bad all the same particularly when your arse is only a few cm off the gro...

hey anyone here in adelaide going to the boat show this weekend ??? it's at the Adelaide show grounds,, mite have to go and have a look at what i can't afford

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Hi all! I'm camped here at the weir with my friends, and it's a lovely spot. Tomorrow we'll go into Gayndah and have a look around. Lot's of oranges growing here. In fact, there's an orchard right next to where we're camped. Tempted to jump the fence, but it may be electric!

Yesterday I visited...

my dad and i are thinking of flying to nz next year, can we hire a motor home and drive from one island to the next? this possible?

Three friends married women from different parts of the world. The first man married a British girl. He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning. It took a couple of days, but on the third day, he came home to see a clean house and dishes washed and put away. The second man married a South Af...

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