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Hi guys.
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Already posted a few times then realised I hadn't said g'day, we're not new to the caravan / campervan thing but are new to the grey nomad thing. We were gunna clear out and go for a drive in April this year but alas a bit of body rust at the moment ( finish chemo in September ) so wife stayed at work and I'm at h...
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Newbie wants advice on Hiace campervans
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Thanks for adding me to your forum. I'm a single female quickly edging towards 60 and am thinking of buying a campervan. I like the look of the VW but have heard they have too many problems, so am now considering the Toyota Hiace. I would love to hear from Hiace owners (and others) to find out whether I shou...
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Hello
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Hi all, just joined in anticipation of probably needing lots of advice. My husband Geoff and I will be taking possession of a brand new 17ft Atlantic Endeavour off road van in July (week after Geoff retires). We are pretty new to caravaning although we did have a Jayco campervan back when the kids were l...
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Hi everyone , we've just joined the Forum
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We have changed direction and headed out of Adelaide on 29th Dec 15 following coast just arrive in Perth . Ron & Barb
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New kids on the block too.
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Hi everyone. I came across this site the other day, when looking for ideas on travelling to Qld for winter, and was pleasntly surprised at the amount of info.found here. Hubby and I have just retired and are keen caravaners. Now looking forward to travelling for more than just a week or two as was usual w...
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1st timer (Newbie if you will)
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Hello everyone . My wife and I just put a deposit on our first van, we should be picking it up by the end of this month (March). We are new to caravaning but we are looking forward to some great trips. I'm sure we will find all the info we will ever need in amongst these forums. Thank you for the welcome. -- Edit...
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Thanks ALL for a great site
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Although we are new members and have never posted anything before we have been to the Grey Nomads Site many times. We love to read things in the forum and learn from others experiences. Thanks to every one who contributes and makes it what it is.
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Need some advice please
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Hi All, I'm a very new member who'd like to tap into the wealth of experience that exists here. My husband and I are planning a trip for 8-12 weeks beginning in Sept this year and we are thinking of the following: Adelaide, Alice, Uluru, Great Central Hwy to Geraldton and then south around WA coastline an...
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Almost Newbies :)
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Greetings from the Sunshine Coast and thank you for adding us to this forum. Deposit paid yesterday ! so we expect to be taking delivery of our very first caravan in late May/early June. Hoping that the experience and wisdom of those who have done this caravan caper before will help us - as neither of us h...
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Newbie
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Richo here. Pretty new to vanning, owned one before but I just lived in it. Got to get a handle on this 'pooter thingee' too, waited all weekend for a verification email. Typical Aussie. Having a go.
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A BIG WELCOME TO ALL NEW NOMADS
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A big welcome to all new Nomads who have recently subscribed to this very informative Forum.There is a (sticky) post called WHO IS THIS on the top of the page in the I DIGRESS Forum, which is a competition that has been running continuously now for a long period of time, where people post photos of fa...
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RETURNED TO GN
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HI everyone I have been away for some time, but life is on the move again we are picking up our new van (second hand ) 2012 Kingdom full van next week, and we are both very excited to be hitting the road, we are off to iluka for 6 weeks, fishing , drinking and eating lots of seafood .... we are planning to hit t...
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NEWBY
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Hi all,Thanks for your acceptance.Im still working(60)but with my wife,Isuzu Mux,2 Kayaks,Several dozen Fishing rods and a 5 mtr Coromal Caravan,we travel the open road whenever time permits.Just came back from Tassie for 3 wks and now planning a new trip hopefully back to Lightning Ridge to fin...
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Intro to the forum
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Hello all, this is Frank and Karen, we are new folk to this forum and the life on the road, but looking forward to doing lots over the coming years. We have a diesel X-Trail manual TL dci 2012. We did a first trip to Jervis Bay Caravan Park and loved it. Managed to find out lots of stuff to add to the van and car t...
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G'Day I'm Back
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Howdie you all, probly no one noticed I was gone, but back here again, say hello
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caravan bits and pieces
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Hi to all GNs, We have just found the best and cheapest place for any van or trailer parts that we have seen. Our caravan needed new brakes so went to Repco and priced a complete hub. For one it was going to cost us $137 not including seals.Then a very cluey guy sent us to Spinny Bits here is Pakenham and we got...
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Murray River road trip
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We are at present planning a caravanning road trip for February 2017 following the Murray river from South Australia through to NSW, has anyone out there done a similar trip? We are interested in where the best place to start from is and what where the highlights? I guess another question is how long sh...
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Thank you
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Thank you adding me. Hubby and I are both NB to the motorhome concept. All ready am learning heaps of useful tips etc. We are presently looking at purchasing our first motorhome very soon.
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a word of warning to all grey nomads
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Hello to all of you grey nomads doing the never ending laps of this great country. We have been on the road 24/7 for almost 2 1/2 years now and have been out volunteering wherever we can in Queensland when its cooler and down south including Tasmania when its too hot up north. We came back from Tassie at the...
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Thanks for accepting me into your group
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Hi, we are a retired couple travelling in a caravan and cruiser. We previously owned a Winnebago motor home for 11 years and for the last 2 years we have been travelling in a caravan and cruiser. We are looking at travelling to WA mid year and are wondering if anyone knows of a good, secure and safe storag...
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