Okay, so how do YOU manage...

... I see you've spoken to Andrew & Jen....

Basically, I'm a silly bugger. But I got through, and I went straight to the office and handed them back the key, and bought a Sky Trek Badge, Fridge Magnet, and 2 Stickers...... 'cause I earned 'em the hard way!!! LOL!!!

Ya know, the funniest thing.......

When you eventually get to the top of Mount Canarvon, there is this new CDMA phone tower up there, and you see everyone with there hands to their ears, walking around, speaking to themselves!!

Tracy called Mark at home, and when she had finished, she says.." Wow!! The reception is clear......." Duh!!!

the stirrer is sitting along side me at the moment setting up my moving maps system and still causing trouble

Your right T, but leave it sit on the verandah for a while before finally sticking it back in the bag, just to let last little bit of moisture evap.

After our last trip gave the OzTent a hose down, left it up to dry, then turned it on it's side to see how the bottom was. I knew we had a couple of spikes from those "cats eye bindies", you know those big mothers that sit there with one point poking up in the air, dangerous enough to go through the bottom of y' thongs.

Well, when I got inside the tent to look through the bottom against the daylight it was like a stary night in the Simpson. Couldn't believe it. Guess it was the badges of honour from so many camps.

BTW we always throw down a big mat of Sarlon (shade cloth stuff) under and in front of the OT. Fixed the major holes with the Gaffa, well you don't see it do ya, it's on the bottom.

Shade cloth is something I looked at at the caravan show the other day, $35mtr :(

But then the Scross dude is doign deals on it, so wanna get enough to cover under tent AND outside into the annexe..

$35 a metre for shadecloth . . .

Gold Plated Truckster . . .

I bought a HEAP of shadecloth at $7 a metre from Clints Crazy Bargins. Its the 70% stuff , not the better , but more expensive 90% shadeclooth.

Your only putting the stuff on the ground.

I use 90% shadecloth for the Walls of my CT.

Thats exactly what I though! $35 Mars Rock not gold...

As ya say, it doesnt need to be Gold, its to walk on and keep crap out of tent!

SCross were doing $100 for enough to completely do under the tent and awning.. will check the clints stuff, what suburb did ya get yours?

I got mine in Canberra , but most of those Cheapo type places, Clints, The Warehouse , Reject Shop etc , sell the cheap Shadecloth.

I bought about 5 Metres of 3.6m wide stuff at about $9 a metre (enough to do the CT and Awning (14ft wide) , and I bought about 5 or 6 metres of 1.8m wide for about $7 a metre (use that for kids tents and stuff).

I dont even think I paid $35 a metre for my Coloured 90% shadecloth for the Walls ?

I think it was around $20 a metre or so.

I DO have some of that Caravan Floor , non slip matting , THATS expensive . . . but that was given to me.

Check Bunnings. Different qualities - colours - widths & prices. Gives you the choice.

Truckster,

When you're heading up the Hume on your way to Wagga Wagga there is a second hand & seconds building supply place on the LHS about 2km from the Western Revenue Road and I'm pretty sure they have shade cloth at $5 per metre. I'll check the price on the way home tonight if you like.

Damn, didnt see ya reply wombat till tonight... :-s