Satisfied BT Owner

Hi all, We are Ray and Merna and also new members to the group although we have been BT owners for nearly 2 years. Yes, we did the Big One and had the greatest time in our lives. Although our van is one of the smaller models it made a great impression everywhere we stayed. In fact we had 3 offers to buy it. (Were not interested at the time.) Our trip was flawless and the only problem we had was of our own making...lost the awning release handle in the bulldust and didn't realise it was missing until we were several hundred klms down the track. Our 4.2 diesel Patrol did a great job although we added an after market turbo half way through the trip. (Its embarrassing when triple road trains flash past like we are standing still.) The difference the turbo made on uphill climbs is astounding. We find the single beds enable us to move around far more in a 16' van and we have ample storage space. Ray attached tool clips lined with foam to the underneath of the overhead cabinets above the beds for safe storage of our fishing rods. Between the beds he screwed 10ml aluminium channeling vertically down the side of the base in which we slid plywood partitions. This sectionalises the floor space so we can store the TV and spare water containers while travelling, maintaining a lower centre of gravity. Our travels are over for a while as the drought took its toll on the foundations of the house and there is work to be done. We look forward to hearing other folks stories in the future.