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Another Newbie
« on: August 04, 2015, 04:36:41 PM »
Hi every one, another Victorian,i have been a 4wder and camper for some years mainly tents and swags but i finally ordered a new gic camper trailer a couple of weeks ago so i can start camping with a bit of comfort(my backs not what it used to be) ,the camper will be towed with my trusty Colorado,so i am looking forward to some helpful tips and great camping spots from you guys ;D   

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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2015, 04:47:00 PM »
Welcome Topbox,

Well done with you new GIC,
Enjoy your camping,

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Another Newbie
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2015, 05:32:02 PM »
Welcome topbox and co. As another Victorian, rest assured you're in great company.  Keep your eye out for any myswag get togethers, you'll be more than welcome to join and it will be great to meet you.  Victorian myswaggers are a pretty friendly crew.
Except for the crazy ones, some who are pictured here;D
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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2015, 06:09:50 PM »
Welcome to myswag Topbox.  Cpngrats on the new CT  :cup:

Happy camping
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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2015, 07:22:52 PM »
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone,i will definitely keep an eye out for any get together's with the Victorian swaggers it sounds like it
would be a lot of loughs.   

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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2015, 07:33:12 PM »
G'day and welcome.
Congrats on the new Camper. :cup:

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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2015, 10:02:53 PM »
Welcome aboard mate look foward to having beer at a Vic catchup one day :cheers:
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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2015, 07:37:12 AM »
Welcome to the forum.
Congrats and looking forward to seeing the photos!


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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2015, 11:35:41 AM »
Welcome to Myswag topbox. You should be keeping an eye out for the Queensland meets as we have warmer weather up here mate.   
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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2015, 11:46:56 AM »
Welcome mate enjoy the forum lots of good advice and tips.
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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2015, 03:47:08 PM »
Thanks for joining the forum topbox....   You will find lots of useful and otherwise hard to get information from the members on here...   so jump in and enjoy  ...

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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2015, 04:24:08 PM »
Welcome :) We have a preloved GIC that we have modified slightly. really love it so far :) heading out this weekend to give it a good test run :)

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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2015, 06:04:59 PM »
Hi Ash1 i am really interested in how your test run went in your camper,i ended up buying a pre loved gic extreme off road 2013 model,i came across it on gumtree and got it for a good price it has only been used once it is practically new,i hope to take it out on a test run in a couple of weeks ;D 

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« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2015, 08:26:38 AM »
Oh that sounds awesome ours is a 2012 off road model. Our test run went great, we are doing a second test run this weekend as well as we have bought a few new things and it may possibly rain so it will be good to see how it holds up, and we would also like to test out the annex as we didn't put it up.  We would eventually like to add on a more off roading hitch and a stone guard as it has neither at the moment but we haven't had any trouble with it at all, it's great to tow, set up and pack away. There's so much room and we love it, time will tell though as it will be our home on our trip. Something we are struggling with the most is space... the trailer itself has ALOT of space but we don't have much/any space in the car so everything has to be in the trailer and as a large family and needing 5 beds, 5 chairs, toys, clothes etc. the first time we packed up we had to take it all out and redo it. On the way back there was a lot more room. This time we will pack as if we are actually going as last time we left behind a few things so I want to see how we will go with space. We upgraded our roof racks so that we can have a bit more storage on top if needed. I think we would have  the space problem regardless if we were in a camper trailer, bus or caravan.

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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2015, 01:48:05 PM »
That sounds good i cant wait to try ours out soon i hope,i think every body with a family has space problems,but i am sure you will work it out,good luck :laugh:

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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2015, 03:27:34 PM »
Hi every one, another Victorian,i have been a 4wder and camper for some years mainly tents and swags but i finally ordered a new gic camper trailer a couple of weeks ago so i can start camping with a bit of comfort(my backs not what it used to be) ,the camper will be towed with my trusty Colorado,so i am looking forward to some helpful tips and great camping spots from you guys ;D

   Well.....Any state in Aus. is a great place to be.......QLD is slightly better .....but welcome to this great site..

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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2015, 06:25:42 AM »
Welcome to MySwag, enjoy your stay and keep us updated on your trips

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Re: Another Newbie
« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2015, 06:27:19 AM »
Welcome TopBox. Lots of great info and friendly advice here.
Cheers,
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