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Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« on: June 19, 2018, 01:21:23 PM »
So my wife's been at me for ever to buy acreage. We've found more and more that the closer you are to the city that more people seem to be free camping than they used to be, probably due to the affordability now of getting set up.

I don't like camping with others much, reminds me of caravan parks and those places are just depressing. On the long weekend we had coverage around the fire and she found a place that seemed to be perfect. 74 Acres, 10 mins from the River Murray, Water, power and even comms running past.

A third is open area and 2/3 is eucalypt forest. Got the contract returned signed today, settlement in 2 weeks!

 
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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2018, 01:30:49 PM »
Very nice Punter a few camping trips coming up out there for you, Craig
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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2018, 01:53:51 PM »
Congrats!!

I see a SA MySwag Meet coming up  :cheers:

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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2018, 02:30:49 PM »
Looks good, about 2 hrs away? Took me a couple of minutes to find it but eventually found it, I can see a cabin/donga/onsite van in your future.

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« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2018, 04:01:34 PM »
Congrats!

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« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2018, 04:18:15 PM »
well done!!

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« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2018, 04:56:36 PM »
What they said, and when r ya gunna be there so everyone can drop by?
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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2018, 11:24:20 AM »
Congrats Punter,

Sounds like lots of fun coming up.

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« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2018, 09:24:12 PM »
Seeing the conveyancer Friday, all go!
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« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2018, 09:44:13 PM »
Great Stuff.
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« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2018, 12:12:04 PM »
You might say we've been busy

Details on the long drop here http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=54909.msg964942#msg964942

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The shed is just a roof because the council wont let me have walls unless there's a house on the block.
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« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2018, 02:38:54 PM »
looking awesome.....................when's the myswag "wetting the roof" celebrations  ;D
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« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2018, 08:55:11 PM »
looking awesome.....................when's the myswag "wetting the roof" celebrations  ;D

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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2018, 09:18:26 PM »
Have camper will travel  ;D ;D   .. great stuff  :cup:
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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2018, 06:09:50 PM »
Since I last posted, things have got a bit out of hand

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« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2018, 06:27:11 PM »
Great start, looking good
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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2018, 06:34:28 PM »
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... a bit out of hand
all looks fine to me.. LOL!
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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2018, 07:26:12 PM »
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 You have a roof  < Tank < Dunny < Fire pit  All good , sadly there is no address  .
How in the SamHell are we supposed to Popin with out this     ??? ??? ??? for  :cheers: :cheers:
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« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2018, 07:54:28 PM »
Myswag camp could be a goer
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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2018, 09:45:17 PM »
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 You have a roof  < Tank < Dunny < Fire pit  All good , sadly there is no address  .
How in the SamHell are we supposed to Popin with out this     ??? ??? ??? for  :cheers: :cheers:

I managed to figure out the location previously from a few of the bits pieces of information Punter had left  ;D

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« Reply #20 on: December 26, 2018, 07:10:19 AM »
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 Just tell me quietly  , from the corner of your mouth  , with your hand up to stuff the lip readers & have  :cheers: so they will think we are just yarning    :cup:    :cheers:
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Re: Impulse buy.... our own camp!
« Reply #21 on: March 13, 2019, 03:31:28 PM »
Further progress.... I am sure I will get at least one weekend of relaxing in soon!

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« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2019, 04:07:21 PM »
Great stuff Punter, looks like National Park with that post in the middle of the track. ;D ;D
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« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2019, 05:43:57 PM »
Looks really great.

You've been hard at work!!!
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