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Jenzarl


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Found this on a Free camping site on Facebook. What do you guys think

 

 

" Best time of the year is early, January and February, try get on a freight boat instead of the ferry, it saved us $1200"

 

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Freight carriers able to transport goods from VIC (Victoria) to TAS (Tasmania) -...
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Freight carriers able to transport goods from VIC (Victoria) to TAS (Tasmania)
 
 
 


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that would be interesting...

I was trying to get a caravan car port out of QLD recently but the freight was over $800

so I rang a local freight company and asked them if they needed a backload...

it turned out that they go to QLD at least once a month taking a full load up and then look for a load back as not to waste the trip..

it cost me $440 for the backload... Half Price.. smile

 

I would imagine freight ships would be the same... take a load one way and looking for a load the other way.. so give cheap rates.. very interesting..



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Thankyou for that. I have now noted that I"in my little black book". regards. rocket.



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Never thought of that, but will be looking into it for our next trip to Tassie

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Bello wrote:

Never thought of that, but will be looking into it for our next trip to Tassie

 I'll be doing the same. I live in Tassie and always complaining to myself about the high cost on the Spirit. I know some of the cargo ships will take caravans and MHS, and I heard of one that takes about 7 passengers in cabins. Yeah, gotta check it out before my next trip to the big island, probably around March 2015.



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That is a good deal. Last time I checked (mid 2012), for a 4wd with 23' caravan, $2000 each way.
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