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| Tea Gardens Member Since: 17 Feb 2013 Location: Sydney Posts: 67   
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4th Apr 2015 5:14 am |
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| Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1702  
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4th Apr 2015 7:33 am |
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that's the first time I've ever seen a nodded caravan | Tea Gardens Member Since: 17 Feb 2013 Location: Sydney Posts: 67
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Chucka, forgive my ignorance but what is a nodded caravan |
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4th Apr 2015 9:07 am |
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| Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1702
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Bloody autocorrect! I meant modded:)) Learned to drive in 2011.
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4th Apr 2015 10:40 am |
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| Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1652 
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I don't think it's nodded or modded, just an Oz bog standard bush caravan. UK vans are OK for town and highway use, which just isn't caravanning in Oz |
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4th Apr 2015 1:09 pm |
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| andyk159 Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Skegby Posts: 368 
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This is what they get up to in Oz.
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4th Apr 2015 2:55 pm |
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| dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739
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That's a serious 'van! Nothing like that available in all Europe! 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)
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4th Apr 2015 9:41 pm |
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| Tea Gardens Member Since: 17 Feb 2013 Location: Sydney Posts: 67
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Dartman, your right bog standard van. Most of the good camping areas away from major towns are located on bush tracks that require a higher van with beefed up suspension to cope with potholes creek crossings and corrugated dirt roads. These vans are to some degree self contained with larger water tanks and solar power, we can go off road for a week with no problems. Most have internal and external kitchen facilities the two hatches at the front of mine hold a roll-out stove and sink and a small fridge (beer fridge) you can also see the roll out awning that covers the area over the external kitchen. Darwin theory of caravanning IE the vans have evolved to suit there environment. And yes there is an internal toilet and shower. As for that video what they don't show is the other 4 support vehicles that were required to keep that van and 4x4 operational, must be something awfully good at the end of that track. |
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4th Apr 2015 11:33 pm |
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| mikehzz Member Since: 04 Sep 2009 Location: Springwood Posts: 749 
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The Gall Boys have been building Kedron off road vans for years. They are really built solid to take whatever comes at them. If you've ever done a 300-400km stint on corrugated roads you will know what I mean. Lots of vans literally get shaken apart. Those videos are over the top demos of just how tough they are for advertising purposes. They really draw a crowd at the 4wd camping & caravan shows when those videos are shown. A nice little side income selling the dvds as well. Nice looking van mate. |
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6th Apr 2015 9:19 am |
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| Tea Gardens Member Since: 17 Feb 2013 Location: Sydney Posts: 67
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Mike, those Kedron vans are the real deal in off-road toughness but I seriously would not like to go there, imagine how many axles they would break on the Toyo if that was there average Sunday drive. The picture of my van is at Polblue camp site in the Barrington Tops National Park 1500 meters up, I was really impressed with how easy the Freelander pulled it up that hill, really showed me the advantage of a 6 speed auto box when towing, seems to have a gear for all occasions. |
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7th Apr 2015 7:38 am |
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| Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4744  
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Great rig!
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8th Apr 2015 2:39 am |
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| Tea Gardens Member Since: 17 Feb 2013 Location: Sydney Posts: 67
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Lightwater, next piece of rig to go on it, will see whats available at the Caravan & camping show at Rosehill next week, just the drive to Barrington Tops added a few battle scars to the front. |
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9th Apr 2015 2:20 am |
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