Free Camping Code of Conduct
Following are excerpts of two different Free Camping Code of Conduct guidelines.
Following are excerpts of two different Free Camping Code of Conduct guidelines.
Due to numerous mechanical problems with our 1999 diesel Holden Jackaroo we finally had to bite the bullet and trade it in at a significant loss.
We looked around a few yards and finally bought a duel fuel Mitsubishi Pajero. We had the vehicle mechanically checked over and after a clean bill of health drove of [...]
Our Traveller caravan does not have a 12 volt battery set up.
As we would like to stay overnight in National Parks and/or bush camp we decided to fit a 12 volt battery and have access to some 240 volt appliances (TV, Satellite TV Decoder, Laptop, Battery Chargers, etc.) that are in the caravan.
Caravan CB, UHF 18 and CB 18 started in 1999 with the first lot of Caravan Survey forms put out through caravan parks in Dubbo asking for comment and suggestions. It is still growing and has been adopted by many, many individuals and by Caravan Clubs in Queensland, Canberra, Melbourne, Western Australia and elsewhere.
MapConnect is an interactive online mapping service that allows users to preview and download the GEODATA TOPO 250K Series 3 data with a standard browser interface. (About MapConnect) There is no cost for using MapConnect.
Data can be downloaded for free using the interactive map selection process. Users are required to register with the Office of [...]
10 tips for Safe Caravanning rom Rod Hannifey.
For further information please contact :
Rod Hannifey, Road Transport and Road Safety Advocate,
http://www.truckright.myco.com.au/
mobile: 0428120560 or e-mail rod.hannifey@bigpond.com
Techni Ice is a new technology that is a vast improvement on traditional ice packs / gel packs and ice.
I’ve just completed a Towsafe Training course conducted by Tom Olthoff who writes the Caravan World magazine Caravanning Clinic pages.
We have now installed the Uniden UHF radio and Pioneer CD/Tuner into the Jackaroo.
Whilst we know that we could tow our caravan with our Magna, we were concerned with the strain that was being put on the Magna, when towing between 80kph and 90kph. The Magna is being driven in excess of 35,000kms per year for Gary to commute to and from work. We therefore decided to purchase [...]