Advice wanted for American couple

Hallo Earl
Why a PM? Forums are for sharing. There might be others planning a similar sort of thing and could benefit from all the replies.

Cheers, Case, New Zealand.

Hello Earl,

What part of the states are you from? I can't actually send you a PM because I'm not a paid subscriber to this sight but more than willing to help out where I can.

Start with introducing yourselves and asking just a few questions eg based on where you are thinking of starting from or the rig you need and see how you go! Usually people's answers generate more ideas from others. Lots of helpful people here. PMs are not likely to generate much interest. If you are a member of this site you will get access to a lot of information via blogs etc and an excellent book/map store. Good luck! Lynne

Hi Earl,

You would probably be better off posting your questions directly on this forum. Its a friendly and helpful site, I'm sure no one would mind a heap of questions. Im not sure what a PM is but in any case, on this site the messaging system is only available to members.

You will be very welcome when you visit Oz, and you will enjoy yourselves I'm sure. I note your comment about bush camping - dont think of it just as a way to keep costs down. Many of the best parts of Australia can only be experienced if you are prepared to bush camp, and quite a few of those places are not readily accessible with a conventional caravan.

Cheers,

Val

As several others have said, post your questions.

There are many well informed people on here that could answer them, but may not be members so can not PM you.

On a slight side note, you mention visiting for possibly more than 1 year. Be 100% certain that you have an Australian visa allowing you to stay that long, as far as I was aware you could only get a 12 month tourist visa.

Regards,
Kelvin

only thing ill say is make sure your fully aware of the cost of living here in Australia

visitors from countries we used to traditionally think of as expensive like the UK etc are shocked when they see the prices of everything over here

All your questions could have been answered already with all the replies so far lol. Better putting them on here for all to see. Also someone might give a reply and some else sees it and has a better solution.

Josh

not sure whether we are allowed to mention caravan online sales websites but there is a big one that many use if you google caravan sales it probably pops up tops. When we were looking at buying a secondhand off-road caravan we spent ages perusing this particular site and often would see Toyota and Kedron or Toyota and Trackmaster, people wanting to sell their complete set-up. Quite often they looked like pretty good value for money if you were in the market for that sort of thing, worth a look.

Hi Earl and welcome

My first comment would be look around the 19' (internal) mark but not much bigger. Go for a sturdily built van preferably equipped with solar power and own small bathroom. The larger you get, the larger tow vehicles you need, and size does limit you in some, but not most, places.

I would be pleased to add more by PM, but as a non paid up member, you do not have that option.

Motherhen

Hello and welcome Earl. I'd reccomend the first sensible investment would be to spend a few $ on an Exploroz membership. It will allow for much better communications with the very wide and valuable experience base this forum and site contain.

You could also utilise a blog to list your questions. This ensures that they are always updateable and non-members can respond in the comments section as well. These posts will archive and lock after a month or so where as the blogs always remain active.

Good luck.

Mick