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Listed my Mum’s caravan for sale and received this email a few hours later.

Listed my Mum’s caravan for sale and received this email a few hours later.

An important point is that the caravan is located in Melbourne. Is it normal for someone to immediately offer to pay for a caravan on the other side of the country and have it couriered to them? Seems very strange. Not to mention immediately asking for my bank details without seeing anything other than a few photos?

Would love to hear if anyone has any experience with potential scammers, or if you think old mate is just keen as mustard. TIA

u/ttrraavvyy — 14 hours ago
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Delete this if it's not allowed but I figured I'd share to help some people out who need some extra cash. I did a few of these sign up promos I found scattered around Reddit over the past week to get some extra cash sorted before a couple birthdays and they all paid out without issues. Thought I’d write them up properly and share, because I know a lot of people are trying to stretch their budget at the moment.

ING - $100

ING are currently offering $100 if you sign up before May 31. This one's the best offer to do if you have the money to take advantage of it. Here are the steps:

  1. Sign up using this link
  2. Deposit $1000 (you can transfer it back later)
  3. Make 5 card purchases (Split one grocery shop into 5 payments if you want)
  4. Open a Savings Maximiser and deposit $1

ING then sends $100 straight into your account. This one took me less than 10 minutes to set up. The longest part is waiting for the card and the transactions to settle.

MyPayNow - $47.33

This company offers pay advances without credit checks so it doesn't effect your credit rating. If the name sounds familiar you might have seen them on the Gold Coast Titans jerseys this season as they're one of their main sponsors. This month they're offering $50 to anyone who signs up and takes out a wage advance. Here's how you can take advantage of this offer:

  1. Download the MyPayNow app from the appstore and sign up. When signing up enter this code in the "Refer a friend code" section - RZXL-A9C5-EJ8Y
  2. Once you've signed up simply click "Get pay now" and choose the lowest amount which is $50. Click continue and accept all of the terms.
  3. Once your $50 wage advance has been processed you'll see that $50 show up in your bank account. Shortly after you'll receive an additional $50 bonus paid into the same bank.

Then you're done, easy as that! You've made $47.33 since there's a $2.67 fee when repaying the advance. You can then immediately repay the advance with your card and close the account if you want.

Wagepay - $45

Wagepay is another company that offers pay advances without credit checks so it doesn't effect your credit rating. This month they're also offering $50 to anyone who signs up and takes out a wage advance. Here's how you can take advantage of this offer:

  1. Download the Wagepay app from the appstore
  2. Sign up and enter this Invitation Code - VD4CPR
  3. Once you've signed up simply take out a wage advance and choose the lowest amount which is $100.
  4. Once your $100 wage advance has been processed you'll see that $100 show up in your bank account. Shortly after you'll receive an additional $50 bonus paid into the same bank.

Then you're done, easy as that! You've made $45 since there's a $5 fee when repaying the advance. You can then immediately repay the advance with your card and close the account if you want.

Ubank - $30

Ubank are currently offering $30 to anyone who signs up before the end of the month. This promotion requires less capital to do as well. To be eligible for this promotion simply do the following:

  1. Download the ubank app and sign up
  2. Use the invite code - 1VV4A6X
  3. Deposit $10 or whatever amount you need to make 5 purchases
  4. Use the digital card to make 5 purchases (you can even split a purchase into 5 transactions at the self checkout if you want)

And you're done! You'll get the $30 deposited into your account which you can use there or transfer away.

u/Chancey00 — 21 hours ago
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Saw this floating around and figured I’d share because petrol prices are crazy right now and free money is free money 😂

ING are currently offering anyone who signs up before May 31st a $100 bonus. No catches other than doing a few easy things once your account’s open. Here’s the breakdown:

  1. Use the following link to sign up - Link here
  2. Deposit $1000 (you can transfer out once you receive your $100 bonus)
  3. Make 5 purchases - Just use the card you get sent on your weekly shopping (split the transaction into 5 payments at checkout)
  4. Open a savings maximiser account and deposit $1 into it (you can do this straight away once you sign up they walk you through everything)

Then you just sit back and wait for ING to drop that $100 straight into your account. You can transfer it to your main bank, or spend it with the ING card, up to you.

Took me less than 10 minutes to do everything and it’s one of the easiest bonuses I’ve seen. Longest part is waiting for the card to arrive but once you have it you can just use it with your regular shopping for 1 week.

u/Wasa-wish — 22 hours ago

We built a towing compatibility checker after our van arrived 300kg heavier than what we paid for.

We built a towing compatibility checker after our van arrived 300kg heavier than what we paid for.

When we bought our van for our big lap, the one we'd sold the house for and packed up our whole life for, it arrived 300kg heavier than specified. Three hundred kilograms. We were less than impressed. We were just lucky our setup could absorb it.

Not long after we met a couple on the road whose brand new custom build arrived on delivery day and neither of their vehicles could legally tow it. The van they'd dreamed about, saved for, had built to their exact specifications. Delivery day. Ten thousand dollars in suspension upgrades before they could go anywhere.

We've heard versions of this story all through our travels. People towing illegally and not knowing it. Families operating right at the edge of every limit, one extra passenger or one full water tank away from a situation that could turn serious. All because nobody sat down with them before they signed and said, hang on, let's actually check this.

So we built Towit.

It checks towing capacity, payload, GCM and tow ball weight simultaneously and gives you a plain English result in about 2 minutes. Knowing before you buy can save you thousands. And knowing your family and your investment are genuinely safe on the road is worth a whole lot more than that.

We're in beta and offering the first 20 full reports completely free. All we ask in return is honest answers to 3 short questions once you've read your report.

Drop your email in the comments or DM me and I'll send you the code.

towit.au — Know Before You Tow 🚐

u/Best-Bug9638 — 3 days ago

Parking on a slope

Hi everyone, I'm keen to purchase a camper trailer (Jayco Lark) but our concrete driveway has a gradient of 10%. Ok to simply chock and use the handbrake? Anybody else here store theirs on a slope? Thanks.

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u/dontcaretoohard — 1 day ago
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Got sick of using WikiCamps, FuelMap, BOM, and a battered Excel sheet at the same time. Built one app to rule them all. We are looking for 200 brutally honest beta testers. Join the FB group to roast our app, and jump on the waitlist to lock in the $14.99 Founding Member price.

Let me paint a picture. You’re doing 100km/h down the highway. Your co-pilot is furiously cross-referencing WikiCamps for a site, Google Maps for directions, GasBuddy to make sure you aren't getting robbed on diesel, and Googling "is it safe?" to see if a bushfire is going to wipe out your weekend.

It’s 2026. Why are we still planning the Big Lap like it’s 2012?

I got so frustrated with the "app sprawl" that my team and I decided to build The Lap Club. We took the 10 apps you currently use and crammed them into one beautifully crafted, offline-first command centre.

Here is some of the crazy out-of-the-box stuff we built into it:

  • "Dusty" the AI Concierge: We hooked up Gemini 2.5 to be your Outback assistant. Dusty knows your rig's dimensions, your tow setup, and your budget. Ask it: "Dusty, route me to a free camp with a toilet, but avoid any tracks that will bottom out my 22ft caravan."
  • GPS "Critter Alerts": 7 hazard zones covering all of Australia that will physically ping you if you are entering croc territory, box jellyfish waters, or snake zones.
  • The "God Map": 5 data layers on ONE map. Campsites, real-time fuel prices from 5 government sources, water, and dump points. Green pins for cheap fuel, red for expensive.
  • Panic SOS & Safety Timer: Travelling solo or off-grid? Set a check-in timer. If you don't check in, it auto-fires an SMS with your exact GPS coordinates to your emergency contacts via a 3-second panic button.

THE CRAZY VIRAL HOOK: We aren't just an app; we are a club. To launch this, we are hosting the Biggest Giveaway in Australian Vanlife History. We are talking a life-changing $100K+ rig and setup for Draw #001.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED (AND GET REWARDED): We want this app to be built by the community, for the community. We need people to break it, roast it, and tell us what we missed.

  1. The Waitlist Bounty: We are launching at $19.99/mo, but anyone who joins the waitlist right now gets locked into the "Founding Member" price of $14.99/mo forever.
  2. The Closed Beta Hunger Games: We are letting exactly 200 people into our Closed Beta. To get one of these spots, you need to join our Facebook Group. Challenge: Post a screenshot of your absolute worst, most chaotic Excel trip-planning spreadsheet in the group. The most disastrous ones get a guaranteed Beta key.

Stop letting 10 different apps drain your phone battery and your sanity.

🔗 Join the Waitlist (Lock in $14.99/mo): lapclub.com.au 🔗 Join the FB Group (Roast our app & get Beta Access): https://www.facebook.com/groups/biglapclub

See you on the road. Let’s make the Big Lap actually fun to plan.

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u/Queasy_Intention_880 — 13 days ago

Hey everyone,

Looking at getting my first van and chasing a bit of advice

Thinking something around 16ft with a rear ensuite (2 adults + a dog), mainly for weekends. Will be a mix of parks and free camping,

Currently tossing up between a:

* Journey Touring
* Starcraft Bushpack
* Journey Outback

Big question — if I grab a Touring and do an axle flip + maybe add shocks, will it get me into similar spots as a Bushpack or Outback? Or am I dreaming a bit there?

Also keen to hear:

* What you’d go for as a first van
* Any must-have upgrades
* Anything you wish you knew before buying

Appreciate any input

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u/masonmickle17 — 9 days ago

We’re looking to buy a caravan for around $80k to use as temporary accommodation for about 3 months (we won’t be travelling with it, just living in it on a property).
What brands/models would you recommend that:
• Are comfortable enough to live in for a few months
• Hold their value reasonably well
• Should be fairly easy to resell afterwards without losing too much money
Any tips on what to look for (or avoid) in this price range would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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u/YowieDingo — 11 days ago
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Hey to every van, trailer and motorhome lifers! It would be perfect if I had at least 30-50 feedbacks!!!

I'm Agathe, a product design student, and for school I chose to do a project on the place that coffee holds in mobile living, with the objective to design a special coffee machine. As I said in the title, I need your feedbacks for my project (not commercial, purely academical) and for that I made a google survey! feel free to take a look, and it would be SUPER HELPFUL if you were to do it Anyway, here's the link of the google form: 

https://forms.gle/QXo4fBULG84r9WVw9

And thank you to anyone that answers it (I need it really quickly T-T)

u/DesignerNews1661 — 8 days ago

Recently ordered a 1800x1400 mattress for my caravan and looking for fitted sheets that fit before it arrives has been a pain. Anyone know where to find or order sheets that aren't standard sizes?

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u/WebbyDownUnder — 10 days ago