OK, I’m pretty sure the rules say you can’t post in a foreign language. Can someone translate? A couple of these are words I know, but are completely incomprehensible in context:
laminex
daggy
nick
bunged
odour
buggery
anabranch
Well incomprehensible in your context anyway, perfectly fluent strine in context using the local venacular.
laminex = brand name, you may know it as Formica, a hard wearing flat surface made of laminated phenolic and melamine resins commonly used in kitchens and bench tops.
daggy = you know that uncle who doesn’t quite dress up with the times?, he’s daggy
nick amazing nick = good condition as distinct from *nick of time *= just in time
bunged = put
odour = wtf? smell, or do you just spell it without the “U”
buggery (the buggery) = a lot, probably to excess
anabranch = a river that branches off one river, then later rejoins the same river
… and anyway, why am I bloody cleaning up bloody Bazza MacKenzies bloody sheila’s bloody mess?
Struth.
Just to add a bit of nuance
nick = steal, as in grab and run. An equivalent phrase in American would probably be “The van itself was a steal!”
bunged = put, but with more of a “smacked it in tight, without much care as to accuracy”. For example, you don’t bung a key into a keyhole, but you might bung a stopper into your wine bottle.
There’s also a D&D joke in here, but I can’t find it
‘Cos I was off having dinner at me’ daughter’s joint supping on a great bowl of stewp and munching spinach/fetta pasties, but thanks all the same for covering for me pen-thule! 
BTW, it’s STREWTH innit?
Anyway, the old girl didn’t get her Roadworthy/Rego today. We needed a couple of new tyres because the other ones were dinkum original from circa 1973 and although they still had plenty of tread on 'em, the rubber on the walls was somewhat perished you might say. 
Nothing lasts forever!
The local bloke put some newbies on, but we were lacking a spare…a 13" old HJ Holden wheel, so after much enquiry found a source in Wangaratta (yes, it is a real name for a town…I know you know that PT, but some of our international posters might think I’m pulling their leg!) Fifty bucks for a fucken ancient old wheel with a dodgy tyre on it, but hey…whaddya gonna do? Can’t argue price or condition with country dealers, and it’s only the spare afterall. 
My darling also needs a new braking-reservoir system, but our local fella reckons he can source the parts and have it done by Monday arvo, and apart from that, the old girl is PEACHES.
So this weekend’s initiation ceremony has had to take a rain-check, but come next weekend…with a bitta luck, and all of that…
What is scary is that I have watched enough Australian movies that I can actually understand this thread …:eek:
Nobody apart from penultima thule uses ‘struth’ (sic) in real life aruvqan. He is an Australian Jargon Icon unto himself. 
Oh, also nick in the context I’m using it means condition, as in, if something is in ‘good nick’ it is in a very good functional state for it’s age.
And bunged, as pentultima thule mentioned, means placed, as in, if I were to bung a DVD in the player, or bung the kid into the booster seat, or to bung another chop on the BBQ. Sorry about the translation probs. I’ll bung the memo into me’ notebook so’s I don’t make the same mistake next time.
You’re just fucking with us Americans now, aren’t you :)?
you did fine! for someone from the Island…
lay out a big tray of kitty litter. It absorbs odors and moisture.
better as a preventive though.
although ‘to nick’ can and commonly does mean to steal, this is not the meaning that was in the OP. The phrase ‘in good nick’ just means in good condition. According to Wiktionary it’s originally British.
In other news, what the hell do Americans call caravans?
EDIT: Beaten to the punch!
Personally, I would not sleep on a forty-year-old road mattress whose history was unknown to me. Can this just be replaced?
Note: keep your cats out of the caravan if you do this.
But not into your bunghole, one hopes.
As mentioned, a powered(truck/van attached) “caravan” is an RV. What you linked to is a camper.
Actually, any trailer or motor home is called a recreational vehicle. Trailers and motor homes are just types of RV, just like an SUV is a type of automobile. Mobile homes (which are anything but) are a different animal, since they are designed for permanent residence. They should probably more properly be called pre-fab metal homes.
Long time son of camper (caravan) owners.
Open everything. All cabinets, under cushion storage, appliances, vents, hatches, windows, portholes, drains, etc. A few fans blowing around will help lift any smells and get them out the door.
Take out all cushions, and beat mercilessly. Get the dust out. Let them sit in the sun for a bit, flipping once in a while. Wash them with an upholstery cleaner if you can. You may want to cover or replace, if they continue to smell.
Take out the carpeting, if any, and follow cushion instructions.
While all the “soft stuff” is out of the caravan, wash all the surfaces with your favorite surface cleaner.
After that, you should be good. It’ll always have a bit of “Caravan” smell to it. It’s made of Caravan in the first place!
If it smells musty there’s a product here in the States called DampRid which takes the moisture out of the air, and in my experience takes the musty smell with it. It’s sort of pellets, much like cat litter (do you call it cat sand?) and as it contacts moisture in the air it sort of melts. You put it into a slotted container with a catch-basin sort of thing under it and the liquid drains down. It worked very well when we moved into a house which had stood empty for almost a year. I put some in the mustiest places (closets etc) and by the time all the pellets had melted away the smell was gone.
Terms vary depending on whether it comes with its own propulsion or whether it has to be pulled by something, but the terms motor home, recreational vehicle, camper, and trailer are all used.
kambuckta, Hon, I love yer lingo!
Adding to the pull out as much and bake in the sun advice, another technique for clearing out bad smells is to boil up a big pot of water, add lots of cinnamon sticks and cloves, cover, and let simmer down til nice and deep brown colored.
Lift the cover, and place the pot in your caravan. If you don’t like the smell of cinnamon and cloves, it’s not much help, but , can get rid of musty smells.
And, even in the US, Airstream trailers have always subscribed to the Caravan description.
I have nothing, but I’d sure relish a picture (a link to) of that caravan, kambuckta.
Your OP somehow made me think of this very good movie. 
Thanks,
mangeorge
To add to all the other good advice upthread, I’d scatter some charcoal briquets around, especially in drawers and cabinets. They’ll absorb odors very well.
If you can afford it, replace all the carpet, fabrics, and cushions. Ugh, and the mattress FOR SURE!
Washing down all the surfaces is imperative; if you want to go cheap and non-toxic, use white vinegar and water in a 1:1 ratio. No rinsing required.
To answer the OP’s original question, consider this:
After you’ve already gone through and actually cleaned everything, call some local places that clean cars, and ask if they have an “ozone machine.” At least that’s what automotive detailers call them in the U.S.
Typically they’ll close all windows and doors of the car, and leave the ozone generator inside for some length of time, sometimes even overnight.
I don’t see why they couldn’t do the same thing with your trailer. Be prepared to tow it to their place, leave it there, and go back when it’s ready.
Example of an ozone machine:
http://www.goestores.com/storename/detailking/ViewDept-184157.aspx
Professional auto detailers discussing using these machines to remove cigarette smoke:
http://www.autopia.org/forum/professional-detailer-general-discussion/52208-ozone-machine.html
Many people have safety concerns about these devices as well. Here is an example: