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Freedom camping areas - Liverpool Plains Shire Council (nsw.gov.au)The Liverpool Plains is traditionally a drive-through area, the gateway between the Hunter Valley and the New England Northwest. Abundant in beautiful scenery, fascinating history and man-made attractions, has led to an in...

Just setting up and planning for first trip. Tech details as follows, van tare 2200, atm 2600, axle group 2600, tow ball (on plate) 210 (not sure how they come up with that ! ). My GCM with BT50 is 5950 , so Im well within limits there. I have 2 X 127 litre water tanks in van, so I filled both, also filled 15 litr...

We set off on a 12 months trip around Australia in May 2021, leaving from Dongara in WA. Not much has gone to plan so far and we have had to be flexible. We are travelling with a new hybrid van - an Emu Expedition which suits us very well. If you are interested in following our travels, our blog is Flanneryfoo...

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Hiya Folks, I am new to this forum, a retired mechanic and an avid outback traveller with my wife. We have always tented it on our outback journeys, but old age has made us decide to opt for a caravan to get us to the "start of the outback" and tent from there. We're looking at a 2010 Royal Flair van Royce Elit...

Hi We are on the road at present doing what I refer to as our Spangled Drongo run, as it is the only bird that flys south in the winter. We are finding that in places our Camec instantaneous hot water system cant quite deliver a hot shower. As they are designed to heat up to 37 degrees above the temp of the in...

Had my second AstraZenica covid inoculation three days past and I'm still alive :) The government has also sent me a nice PDF certificate to prove I am fully inoculated against covid. If you're concerned about side effects from the AZ jab then may I suggest you do not stand outside for any length of time...

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I have a general question about E bikes. Has anyone bought one, and do you use it often? I have had bikes sionce i was a kid, but like a lot of us, as i get older the need for a bike as changed. I no longer use mine to grind out the km in order to burn a few calories and keep fit. I am looking for one to keep in the van.....

Hey everyone, I have just hit up South Australia from Perth and was planning on going back to Sydney via Broken Hill (the way i came) however thinking of taking a little bit more time (a couple of weeks) given Sydney's conundrum. Does anyone have advice on taking the great ocean road, ie free camps, road...

This is a very long article, so be in the right mood to read it. There is a lot of information about lithium batteries. Drop in battery issues. Vibration. Internal wiring. BMS. Life cycle claims. Chargers. Charging. Discharging. Voltage. Alternator. Storage. https://marinehowto.com/lifepo...