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Buying van/ camper? - Touring Aus? 19-Sep-2008 At 6:36:34 PM slackjaw

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OK, so I'm looking at visiting your fair land around early March next year for 4-5 months of touring/sightseeing/climbing so I'm looking at buying a cheapo van that I can use as a camper. I'll be on my own so all I need is something to throw a matress and cooker into although if I can get something set up at a good price I'd seriously look at it. I'm thinking of flying into Melborne and using public transport for about a 2 week visit to Tassie then poss back to Melbourne to buy the van, spend around 3-4 weeks at the Grampians/Arapiles, poss a week+ at Mt Buffalo and working my way north as far as Darwin through the winter. I'm fully equipped with gear inc. rack & ropes, if i can find the odd climbing partner thats fine otherwise I'm confident with rope solo leading up to 20 on trad and a shade harder on sports routes
My question is, does this sound like a plan?( timings re weather etc.) and if so where is a good place to go van shopping ie am I likely to find something thru the various backpackers (Other tourists selling up ) or is there some hot spot to target?