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Offline Grahame

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Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« on: March 22, 2015, 09:01:33 AM »
I thought it about time that I introduce myself and get involved in the forum rather than lurk in the shadows.

My name's Grahame, just in case my witty and original forum name is confusing to some. I've been camping and four wheel driving for around 35 years, mainly in the High Country. Over the years I've gone from tents to a Chesney Kampa Van, back to a tent, to an O'Brians Butterfly Camper plus tent, to where I'm at now with a Jurgens Stargazer hybrid.

For many years I wanted a hard floor camper and I was all set to buy a Cub. Just before I bought the Stargazer I watched my mate pack up his Cub and it was only a couple of minutes longer than me packing up my Black Wolf Turbo with all its extensions. As usual with our trips we were packing up wet which meant that the whole shebang had to be set up again when I got home. This got me thinking that I should skip a generation in my camping evolution and go for a hybrid, no more wet canvas for Grahame. How wrong was I, the Stargazer has more canvas than any of my other camping combinations! Nevertheless, I love the 'gazer and wouldn't go back to a camper.

I'll start a thread on the Stargazer in the Cross Over/Caravan section to give you all a look at the old girl.

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Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2015, 09:21:35 AM »
Welcome to myswag, you lurker you, and just to be clear, from today, we shall call you Grahame, and only Grahame.

Sounds like you have some history and a sense of humour. You're in.

Come to our Myswag swapmeet in early May and meet some more of us crazies..
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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2015, 09:28:53 AM »
G'day Grahame and welcome to myswag.  Glad you could join us and we look forward to you sharing your adventures with the forum.

Happy camping
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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2015, 10:23:40 AM »
Quote from: scarpsD40 on March 22, 2015, 09:21:35 AM
Welcome to myswag, you lurker you, and just to be clear, from today, we shall call you Grahame, and only Grahame.



Apparently I must have reminded my parents of some kind of unrefrigerated pork product. And they gave me the weird ass spelling of my name which always causes problems ... a pox upon them!
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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2015, 11:12:05 AM »
Grahame  Welcome out of the lurkers in the dark . to an Exlurker from the Dark side  ( Caravan ) . Now that your here great to have you aboard , drag your chair ou to the fire for a good yarn &  :cheers:      :cheers:
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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2015, 04:18:14 PM »
Thanks for the welcome guys. I'm liking the idea of yarn and  :cheers:
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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2015, 06:19:38 PM »
Welcome to the MySwag Grahame, its the best forum going for like minded people of outdoor pursuits that there ever has been or will be. The universal currency is  :cheers: so I am sure you will fit in well

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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2015, 08:23:28 PM »
Quote from: Grahame on March 22, 2015, 04:18:14 PM
Thanks for the welcome guys. I'm liking the idea of yarn and  :cheers:
So are we  :cup: :cup:    :cheers:
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« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2015, 04:36:59 AM »
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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2015, 08:21:10 AM »
Welcome mate  :cheers:

Greta looking camper!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2015, 04:51:25 PM »
Grahame
Found your Thread on your Stargazer, well we have one too but sadly we are not using ours as often as we like so now we have decided to put it up for sale.  We have the same model as yours and yes when we were away in April this year we had a morning with rain, but we had our bed covered at the end but no annex up which was a mistake-Wet Breakfast.  If we don't sell we are considering buying a Fiamma Awning which we have seen on another Jurgens with both the Awning and Canvas awning.  We have been told that the Jurgens is known down South your way but up here in Sunny Qld (Most of the Time) it's not.  We liked it for the same reason like you it gives you the best of both worlds, you can go anywhere with it, tows like a dream, bit limited on storage but we manage.  We have a Fiamma Fan in ours which we got Jurgens to put in before we brought it-works well.  Love to hear from you and your travels
Chris & Colleen Goodwill
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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2015, 01:17:04 PM »
Welcome Grahame
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Re: Finally Getting Around to an Introduction
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2015, 02:01:20 PM »
Welcome to My Swag Grahame.
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