Dan the Van: 2011

DAN THE VAN is waiting for a new owner and has got a lot to offer (see more pictures of Dan below):

Ready to go! Hop in and start your trip.

- WA rego (June 2012), easy to prolong on the net and no roadworthy checks necessary to get the rego extended! Best for travellers when you want to sell the van yourself–> VERY IMPORTANT: Get informed about Australian (from state to state different) rego rules! Otherwise you might end up with an unsellable or not legally owned car!

- 1988, 423.000 km, well maintained and regularly checked; doesn‘t loose any liquid and doesn‘t drink any oil or coolant! Due to good maintenance, regular checks by mechanics and loving care, this van is reliable and won't let you down on your travels.
Having been on the road for some while, we know a reliable car is the most important thing!

- pop top, store away table

- 5 seater (driver seat plus two passenger seats in the front, sofa plus two seats with belts in the back, converting into a comfy queensize bed)

- lots of cupboards and storage room

- curtains (non see through) all around

- 3 way fridge (runs on gas, 12 V car battery or 240V electricity), no feeble eski! It actually freezes stuff! :) Cold beer where ever you are and your food won't go off

- sink with pump tap and 30 l tank + additional 20 l jerry can

- internal 2 ring cooking stove (gas), have dinner whatever the weather is like or how many flies are outside... VERY IMPORTANT! :)

- 2 lamps inside + oil camping lamp

- 4 internal power sockets with switches when on powered camp sites

- Pioneer radio with mp3player/iPod plug

- 240 V/300 Watt power converter, runs and charges all your electrical appliances - makes you even more self sufficient, no need for powered campsites!

- 15 Amp (orange) power cord for powered camp sites + an adapter to plug it in normal power outlets and just use it as an extention cord + additional 4 socket multi-outlet power strip

- 2 jerry cans (20 l each, 1 for water, 1 for petrol), all cooking and sleeping equipment, tarp, poles, hammock /w 2 ropes, big queensize mozzie net, 4 chairs, (guest-)tent, sleeping bags, mats, boogie board, water filter, washing bowl, camp shower, camp map (leads you to all the free rest areas - saves heaps of money and shows you the really nice places!), national park pass for WA, harvest guide (for finding fruit picking jobs), folding shovel, axe, saw and LOTS MORE...

Dan has been recently fitted with new

- gear box

- cylinder head gasket (20 000 km ago, doesn't drink any oil or water; compression tested, checked by a mechanic two weeks ago being alright)

- tyres (all 5)

- spark plugs, condenser and points, petrol filter etc.

- always regular check ups and oil changes. We kept the car well mantained because we had to rely on it while travelling ourselves.

Dan drinks unleaded petrol and uses 12 l per 100 km when fully loaded, which is pretty good!

If you are interested, send an email to Lisa and Holger:

poptopvan@yahoo.com or call 0432077134

Shower station (equipment includes a camp shower.)

The couch folds out into a comfy, cosy, queensize bed (equipment includes linnen, pillow, blankets).

The fridge works perfectly and will include a cold welcome beer on your arrival!

Visit Australia's icons, the great cities & world famous sights!

Uluru (Ayer's Rock), NT

Opera House, Sydney, NSW

(Kimba, SA)

Experience Australia's "Big Things" like this Galah bird!

Town beach in Brisbane, QLD

Skyline of Melbourne, VIC

The 12 Apostels, Great Ocean Road, VIC

The Grotto, Great Ocean Road, VIC

Perth skyline at fullmoon, WA

Have a picknick at Hanging Rock, VIC

Discover ship wreck along the coast, like this one at Fraser Island (QLD)

Learn about stromatolites at Shark Bay, WA - a living fossile and an important insight into our own history - 350 million years ago!

Go swimming in crystal clear water...

... snorkelling (Lake MacKenzie, Fraser Island, QLD)...

...or hiking in stunning national parks (like the Grampians, VIC)...

... surfing, of course....

... or fishing of one of Australia's many jetties.

And - of course, because this is just THE way of seeing this beautiful, vast vast country:
Have a road trip, camp outdoors, see the country and feel the complete freedom of living in a completely self sufficient campervan:

Come and visit the most beautiful pristine beaches and stunning coastlines:

(Mission Beach, QLD)

(Tidal River, Wilsons Prom, VIC)

(Port Lincoln NP, SA)

(Turquoise Bay, Ningaloo Reef NP/Cape Range NP, WA)

(Byron Bay, NSW)

(Cape Leveque near Broome, WA)

(Town of 1770, QLD)

Amazing scenery and gorgeous sunsets:

Impressive deserts, gorges, rock formations and jungles:

(King's Canyon, NT)

(Hancock's Gorge, Karijini NP, WA)

(Devil's Marbles, NT)

(Pildappa Rock, SA)

(The Pinnacles, WA)

(Wall of China, Flinders Ranges, SA)

(Otway tree top walk near the Great Ocean Road, VIC)

(Eungella NP, QLD)

Refreshing waterfalls and other wonderful possibilities for a bath:

(Lake beach at Kununurra, WA)

(Florence Falls, Litchfield NP, NT)

(Tolmer Falls, Litchfield NP, NT)

(Thermal Springs in Mataranka, NT)

Discover Australia's famous native flora and fauna:

Koalas!

Possums!

Kangaroos!

Lizards and

skinks.

Sea lions

and echidnas!

Wildflowers...

Emus in wildflowers...

Emus in campgrounds...

Pelican on a jetty pole...

Pelicans on a beach of Eyre Peninsula, SA.

A little Blue Wren attacks blue "rival" Dan.

"Salties" (estuarine crocodiles) in Kakadu NP, NT.

You'll see all sorts of spiders - but the bigger, the more probably harmless to humans.

Boab trees - you have crossed the border into WA!

Kangaroos can get pretty cheeky on their search for fresh water - don't leave your dishes outside!

Visit the dolphis at Monkey Mia resort in Shark Bay, WA - about 8 dolphins come to visit every morning and you can watch them from up close.

Go whale watching just off Perth.

Humpback whales are pretty curious!

Treat your taste buds to something special -

Go wine tasting in some of the wonderful vineries in Southern Australia!

Find out what it means to "slap the goon"!

Or try some ome the many fine Australian beers - like this tasting tray in Mildura, VIC!

Try oysters directly from the shacks, like here in Coffin Bay, SA!

Or indulge in your favourite style of oysters in one of the great restaurants nationwide.

But more important: Try new cooking techniques, BBQ styles and campfire possibilities outdoors!

You can even bake your own bread!

Or bury a roast in the ground a make a fire on top!

Equipment includes all cooking tools that you will need - and more.

Enjoy brunch (with the place to yourself as all the crowds have left shortly after sunrise) with a view on Uluru (Ayer's Rock)!

Or breakfast with an ocean view and hop into the waves just afterwards!

Lots of room for your favourite recipies and delicious meals on the two ring cooking stove and the turnable table!

Dan has got 5 seats with seatbelts - take your friends on a ride or take other backpackers along and share the fuel costs!

(Wilsons Prom, VIC)

Wombat inspecting!

(Mataranka, NT)

Peacock checking out Dan!

(Grampians, VIC)

And roos come close, too!

Be free to have a coffee break just about ANYWHERE you want.

(Walhalla, VIC)

(somewhere in VIC)

Invite friends for a breakfast in the woods!

Drying laundry on a windy day... who needs a dryer?!
Equipment includes a washing bowl, pegs and cloth lines.

(rest area at the border between SA and NT)

Equipment includes a big tarp, poles, tent pegs and a mozzie net - those bushflies do get to you! (The mosquito net is a queensize big one, on this picture I'm wearing a 'fly net' - get one yourself!) ;]