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    Oh so green.

    As the title says we are more than newbies. Have never owned a 4wd but in the coming monhs we will be getting a GU to do an extended trip around Australia. Thereis going to be a lot to learn and we look forward to getting help here.

    Cheers

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    Welcome to the forum mate.
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    Hello and welcome may I suggest you join a club and get some basics before venturing off.
    In the meantime jump in anytime and enjoy
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    Welcome to the forum mate, feel free to ask any questions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Allen View Post
    As the title says we are more than newbies. Have never owned a 4wd but in the coming monhs we will be getting a GU to do an extended trip around Australia. Thereis going to be a lot to learn and we look forward to getting help here.

    Cheers

    Hiya, welcome to the forum. You might be interested to have a look at my ‘Big Trip’ blog. Wife & I spent 18 months doing a figure 8 around Australia in an old bus I converted.

    http://www.cuppa500.com/_Big_Trip/Archive.html

    Be warned such travel gets into the blood. Since we returned home at the end of 2009 we’ve been working toward a full time travelling lifestyle & hope to be back on the road with our GU Patrol & Tvan sometime in 2016.

    2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3” Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2” lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare)
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    G'day and welcome to the forum mate.
    2005 GU IV ST 3.0. Snorkel. Roof rack. Awning. Spots. Welded I/C. Dual batteries & VSR. UHF. Barn door hinge extension. Roof top spot lights. Rear drawers. 2" lift. NADS. EGT and boost gauges. Trans temp and water temp gauges. Provent 200 catch can. Rear ladder


    And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time. And lost in space... and meaning.

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    It would be great to join a club and get some experience but time may be a bit of an issue. Our 3 year old son has Cystic Fibrosis on the bad end of the scale so we want to show him as much as possible just in case something happens. We know he be around for a long time but we dont want to regret it.
    Our first serious bit of 4wding will be hitting the telegraph track 6 months into the trip. We will be joining a group and larning as we go. We leave in 121 days

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    Hey Marc - what state are you from.
    2005 GU IV ST 3.0. Snorkel. Roof rack. Awning. Spots. Welded I/C. Dual batteries & VSR. UHF. Barn door hinge extension. Roof top spot lights. Rear drawers. 2" lift. NADS. EGT and boost gauges. Trans temp and water temp gauges. Provent 200 catch can. Rear ladder


    And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time. And lost in space... and meaning.

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    South australia

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    Sorry mate - thought if you were WA we are doing a meet and greet run next weekend which might have been an opertunity for you. All the best anyway mate.
    2005 GU IV ST 3.0. Snorkel. Roof rack. Awning. Spots. Welded I/C. Dual batteries & VSR. UHF. Barn door hinge extension. Roof top spot lights. Rear drawers. 2" lift. NADS. EGT and boost gauges. Trans temp and water temp gauges. Provent 200 catch can. Rear ladder


    And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time. And lost in space... and meaning.

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