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| Rig 20 | "Just Cruzin'" (Shannon) |
Motorhome | Think the original Italian Job or the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. Fitted for long term off grid living she carries 800lts of drinking water, 80lts LPG, solar with silenced gen. backup, Waeco's bigge ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 19 | "Corona Express " (Corona Express ) |
Motorhome | Our soon to be motor home is just a skeleton at the moment, under work with rust repairs. She is a 1984 49seat Isuzu, picked up for a steal. You are more than welcome to follow our project at www.coro ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 18 | "Big Boss " (Darryl Bavington) |
Bus | My rig is a 1985 Nissan Ud which has a 6 cyl turbo diesel with a standard 6 speed box.I Brought this bus off E-bay in 2009 and over a 2 year period I did my own home built motorhome conversion which n ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 17 | "Our Shack" (Mr Wato) |
Caravan | Our new Spinifex caravan was custom built for us, it is 25" long,it has 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, just kidding, It has a large en suite, lounge and queen size bed, It has fully auto air suspensio ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 16 | "Tumbi Umbi" (Phil and Sue ) |
Motorhome | Tumbi the motorhome is a !981 Denning Denair tag axel Powered by 871 detroit has a six speed spicer gear box we just put a new complete clutch in and happy with it not think we ever had a clutch .We ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 15 | "Wothahellizat" (Rob & Chris Gray) |
Motorhome | International ACCO Mk 5 ex-Army vehicle. The chassis has been extended by 1 metre. Perkins 6354 diesel. 6 cyl, 6 litres (354ci), turbo charged. Hi/lo range transfer case. Six wheel drive. Permanent ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 14 | "We're out there "In the Longyard"" (Gary & Trish) |
Bus | 1982 Denning powered by GM 8V71 Purchased in 2005 as a shell with raised roof, paint job and the interior stripped with new floor and walls.I restripped the interior, removed the original floor (from ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 13 | "Dun N Dusted" (Max and Carol Herbert) |
Motorhome | a 1980 leyland which has had a heart transplant from the leyland engine is now a 671 GM screaming Gm as they are effectionatly known, we purchased the shell back in 2006 and it was completed 2007 and ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 12 | "UltimaRV" (Kim Coffey ) |
5th Wheeler | Our rig is an RK or rear kitchen model. 2010 model just purchased brand new. We are awaiting the arrival of the new Mazda BT-50 2011 model to tow it with. We intend to live in it from April 2012 and w ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 11 | " TRU BLU" (Dave and Shirley Ward) |
Motorhome | 1977 Nissan with a 250 PD6 U.D. engine. Sleeps two in queen size comfort. We have owned it for over four years and have added enough solar panels to be independent as long as the sun shines.We recentl ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 10 | "MAN O MAN" (Peter Cox) |
Motorhome | Based on a MAN 13.280 4WD Cab/Chassis, I've combined ideas from Rob Gray's Wot2, Unicat & ActionMobil expedition vehicles. It has all the 'creature comforts' for extended remote living with a bi ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 8 | "Tiki Tourer" (Jude Morgan & Tui Hohaia) |
Motorhome | Our Motorhome is a 1986 American Foretravel, converted to right hand drive in Victoria. It has a CAT 3208 diesel Motor with Alison Automatic transmission. Grey & Black Holding Tanks, Fresh Water ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 7 | "Paradise Found" (Bob and Mary Hall) |
Bus | 1981 IBC Coach with a rear mounted 10.4 ltr 3208 Cat V8 and 5 speed Allison Transmission. This vehicle was set up for 2 people although we have seats for 4. The spare seats are swivel mounted and seat ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 6 | "Gail & Marks Cruiser (GMC)" (Gail & Mark) |
Motorhome | Gail and Marks Cruiser is a 1977 GMC motorhome. GMC's are purpose built motorhomes produced in the seventies in the USA. There were 12000 built with still around 8000 on the road around the world. The ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 5 | "Still-NoHurry" (John & Glenda Knell) |
Bus | Still-NoHurry is a 10m, 1970 Bedford VAM. She had been converted a number of years prior to our purchase in June 2004. Initial changes where to add an inverter, batteries & solar. Also a change ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 4 | "Still Thinking" (Craig & Priscilla and Jake) |
Motorhome | 1974 Leyland Bus 680(11.0lt)Motor Mid mount 4 speed pre-select Auto. We are still doimg it up it has Queen size bed at the back then 2 bunks on L/H side with tolet & shower on the other still ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 3 | "(Bernie) Eckhoff's Motorhome" (( Bernie & Cheryl ) Eckhoff) |
Motorhome | Our motorhome is a twin deck volvo converted into a home, it has 2 bedrooms a sleeper cabin, lounge, dining, kitchen and bathroom and a seperate toilet and plenty of storage, plus 3 huge storage bins ... [read more] |  |
| Rig 2 | "Steve & Lana's Caravan" (Steve & Lana) |
Caravan | 8.0 metre Leisureline Elite Caravan.Tandem axle electric brakes both axles. 9kg & 4.5kg gas bottles, outside shower,twin waterproof speakers & 12volt & 230volt outside powerpoints. LED tai ... [read more] | |
| Rig 1 | "RetroLiner" (Paul & Wendy Greenfield) |
Caravan | Our caravan in it’s former life was a 1998 Windsor Sunchaser. Purchased the van in November 2009 from the Dodgy Brothers in Lismore NSW. Since that time the van has under gone major changes, mainly ... [read more] |  |
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