The Grey Nomads - General

_wombat_ · _wombat_

OK gubby is having problems with his avator so I will change mine to a pic of him, just so you do not forget what he looks like, ugly bugga really -- Edited by _wombat_ on Friday 1st of July 2011 01:40:16 PM

Popeye · Popeye

This is my new tug. A 2006 VX turbo charged diesel landcruiser.

DellieMay · DellieMay

As quite a few of you lot know, we are mad fossickers. We were heading of to "The Ridge" on Monday, but have been told, the road to the area of Grawin is closed, and will be for about 6months, due to floods. We've been going there for 10 to 12 years... love Lightning Ridge for itself, but don't w...

Two Strays · Two Strays

Today the cook and I ventured to Jim Jim Falls expecting to drive on a fairly decent road following its opening a week or two ago. The road has corrugations deeper that some of the creeks we crossed getting there. It is advertised that the road is for 4x4 vehicles only. Given this, many traveller...

whitehut · whitehut

Hi all, we are looking to purchase a new van have narrowed it down to either the traveller sensation ( lincoln ) from northland caravans in adelaide or a regent brentwood from cameron caravans in adelade, has anyone had any experance with either of these vans or dealers any feed back would great as we do...

rocan · rocan

anyone notice the size of a can af coke is now only 330ml. sign of the times i suppose. less for same price. rocan

shadyandme · shadyandme

Does anyone have a security system on their motorhome if so where did you get it from, Thanks for any help, Norma

pauline · pauline

Hi to all, we are leaving here (Gold Coast) on Monday for 4 weeks heading west sort of, Goondiwind then St George Cunamulla Quilpie Longreach Emerald then make our way home, can't wait as we have owned the van for 12 months almost and have not as yet spent 1 night in her, have had to do some updates with her a...

GrumpyOne · GrumpyOne

Hey Guys n Gals, For those who are looking at buying and those with 40 channel UHF units are you aware that there are changes afoot. The standard for these radios is soon to change from the 25Khz band spacing (40 channel) to a new 12.5Khz band spacing with 80 channels of which 77 channels will be open acces...

jules47 · jules47

Hi - anyone heard from HW lately? Haven't heard from her in a while - pm'd but no answer as yet. Wonder what's happening with Myrtle.

beachball57 · beachball57

heading to tassie for the first 3 weeks in september and have just been told that is school holiday time, now never having been there before we hope to, once landed in devonport to head west down the bottom and then up the east coast with maybe a side trip down the middle of the state to hobart and back to dev...

kandagal · kandagal

Just got back from an enjoyable cruise but by the time it had ended 50% of passengers had a virus (URTI) which has now turned to bronchitis for me. So here I am stuck in Perth (where it is cold & wet today) until I get the all clear from the Dr. Oh for the open road.

MikeMin · MikeMin

We are thinking of going down to the Daly River Barra Resort from Darwin to try our hand at some fishing. I have searched the internet but have not found any information from other caravanners. We would like to know what the road is like into the caravan park and what the park is like generally. We would wa...

Firefly · Firefly

ONE MORE SLEEP. Yes, the final touches and we are out of here in the morning, not verrrrry excited. The Other Half found a wiring problem he is dealing with now and then its all done. A quick floor mop, lock the door and count down the hours.

tonyd · tonyd

From The West Australian newspaper Saturday: WA burns expert Fiona Wood is worried by a spate of horrific hot coal burns in children, some of them toddlers. Dr Wood, who heads Princess Margaret Hospital's burns unit, said there were at least 15 cases this year and a wave since Easter. Many wer...

Esmeralda · Esmeralda

Happy birthday Robell - found the way to check on birthdays. So have a great day - it is my grandson's 18th birthday today too, I've just come back from family lunch. Cheers Es

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Arrived home last night,safe & well, all went well with no major problems. Thanks to all for the welcome back,makes you feel like its all one big family here. So its on with the clean up, do a few jobs & plan the next set of wheel tracks in a few weeks time. Cheers; J & L.

mandy and jason · mandy and jason

we are looking at towing a caravan with a gvm around 2500kgs, we need a 4wd ute for towing as i need to transport a motorcycle in the tray, have been looking at a Landcruiser ute at the moment as want to keep the cost down and spend more on the van, anybody have any advice on this sort of vehicle or any other sui...

victon2 · victon2

We are just embarking on our round Australia trip, we have been caravaners for many years but always with smaller vans,(pop tops 16' vans) we have purchased a Jayco Heritage 25' 2005 and pulling it with a petrol Jeep Grand Cherokee 2003, we have heard so many scary tales of the larger caravans being un...

Ma · Ma

All nicely settled at the Foreshore Van Park in Mallacoota. Just a hop step and a jump from home really. Beautiful weather today just jeans and a t-shirt until late afternoon. Sure beats the wind a cold we have had for the past few weeks. Didn't take Blue long to drop a line in the water. From local talk t...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	gubby's Trouble with Av (Preview) OK gubby is having problems with his avator so I will change mine to a pic of him, just so you do not forget what he looks like, ugly bugga really -- Edited by _wombat_ on Friday 1st of July 2011 01:40:16 PM	_wombat_	11	676	08:20 PM Jul 1, 2011 by Cruising Granny
	MY NEW TUG (Preview) This is my new tug. A 2006 VX turbo charged diesel landcruiser.	Popeye	11	1157	07:16 PM Jul 1, 2011 by pricey43
	Lightning Ridge or Sapphire? (Preview) As quite a few of you lot know, we are mad fossickers. We were heading of to "The Ridge" on Monday, but have been told, the road to the area of Grawin is closed, and will be for about 6months, due to floods. We've been going there for 10 to 12 years... love Lightning Ridge for itself, but don't w...	DellieMay	4	764	03:17 PM Jul 1, 2011 by DellieMay
	Jim Jim Falls Road (Preview) Today the cook and I ventured to Jim Jim Falls expecting to drive on a fairly decent road following its opening a week or two ago. The road has corrugations deeper that some of the creeks we crossed getting there. It is advertised that the road is for 4x4 vehicles only. Given this, many traveller...	Two Strays	15	1176	02:44 PM Jul 1, 2011 by _wombat_
	new van (Preview) Hi all, we are looking to purchase a new van have narrowed it down to either the traveller sensation ( lincoln ) from northland caravans in adelaide or a regent brentwood from cameron caravans in adelade, has anyone had any experance with either of these vans or dealers any feed back would great as we do...	whitehut	7	1046	07:23 AM Jul 1, 2011 by whitehut
	getting smaller (Preview) anyone notice the size of a can af coke is now only 330ml. sign of the times i suppose. less for same price. rocan	rocan	5	747	12:26 AM Jul 1, 2011 by milo
	SECURITY (Preview) Does anyone have a security system on their motorhome if so where did you get it from, Thanks for any help, Norma	shadyandme	17	6874	11:31 PM Jun 30, 2011 by Sheba
	36 HOURS AND DEFINATELY COUNTING (Preview) Hi to all, we are leaving here (Gold Coast) on Monday for 4 weeks heading west sort of, Goondiwind then St George Cunamulla Quilpie Longreach Emerald then make our way home, can't wait as we have owned the van for 12 months almost and have not as yet spent 1 night in her, have had to do some updates with her a...	pauline	10	698	07:55 PM Jun 30, 2011 by pauline
	UHF Radio Changes (Preview) Hey Guys n Gals, For those who are looking at buying and those with 40 channel UHF units are you aware that there are changes afoot. The standard for these radios is soon to change from the 25Khz band spacing (40 channel) to a new 12.5Khz band spacing with 80 channels of which 77 channels will be open acces...	GrumpyOne	7	1237	05:21 PM Jun 30, 2011 by jimricho
	Happy Wanderer (Preview) Hi - anyone heard from HW lately? Haven't heard from her in a while - pm'd but no answer as yet. Wonder what's happening with Myrtle.	jules47	10	920	05:16 PM Jun 30, 2011 by pricey43
	tassie in september (Preview) heading to tassie for the first 3 weeks in september and have just been told that is school holiday time, now never having been there before we hope to, once landed in devonport to head west down the bottom and then up the east coast with maybe a side trip down the middle of the state to hobart and back to dev...	beachball57	4	863	10:37 PM Jun 29, 2011 by jules47
	My mona/groan for today (Preview) Just got back from an enjoyable cruise but by the time it had ended 50% of passengers had a virus (URTI) which has now turned to bronchitis for me. So here I am stuck in Perth (where it is cold & wet today) until I get the all clear from the Dr. Oh for the open road.	kandagal	11	1057	09:38 PM Jun 29, 2011 by Old Crofter
	Daly River Barra Resort - any feedback? (Preview) We are thinking of going down to the Daly River Barra Resort from Darwin to try our hand at some fishing. I have searched the internet but have not found any information from other caravanners. We would like to know what the road is like into the caravan park and what the park is like generally. We would wa...	MikeMin	8	1613	07:55 PM Jun 29, 2011 by glassies
	The Time Has Come.....Finally ( 1 2 ) (Preview) ONE MORE SLEEP. Yes, the final touches and we are out of here in the morning, not verrrrry excited. The Other Half found a wiring problem he is dealing with now and then its all done. A quick floor mop, lock the door and count down the hours.	Firefly	36	2223	04:57 PM Jun 29, 2011 by Landfall
	Timely reminder on campfires (Preview) From The West Australian newspaper Saturday: WA burns expert Fiona Wood is worried by a spate of horrific hot coal burns in children, some of them toddlers. Dr Wood, who heads Princess Margaret Hospital's burns unit, said there were at least 15 cases this year and a wave since Easter. Many wer...	tonyd	9	1031	06:01 AM Jun 29, 2011 by jimricho
	Happy birthday - Robell (Preview) Happy birthday Robell - found the way to check on birthdays. So have a great day - it is my grandson's 18th birthday today too, I've just come back from family lunch. Cheers Es	Esmeralda	23	864	07:08 PM Jun 28, 2011 by glassies
	BACK TO BASE; (Preview) Arrived home last night,safe & well, all went well with no major problems. Thanks to all for the welcome back,makes you feel like its all one big family here. So its on with the clean up, do a few jobs & plan the next set of wheel tracks in a few weeks time. Cheers; J & L.	justcruisin01	4	689	07:07 PM Jun 28, 2011 by glassies
	tow vehicles for the Newbies (Preview) we are looking at towing a caravan with a gvm around 2500kgs, we need a 4wd ute for towing as i need to transport a motorcycle in the tray, have been looking at a Landcruiser ute at the moment as want to keep the cost down and spend more on the van, anybody have any advice on this sort of vehicle or any other sui...	mandy and jason	11	1030	06:34 PM Jun 28, 2011 by jules47
	Jayco 25' Heritage caravan (Preview) We are just embarking on our round Australia trip, we have been caravaners for many years but always with smaller vans,(pop tops 16' vans) we have purchased a Jayco Heritage 25' 2005 and pulling it with a petrol Jeep Grand Cherokee 2003, we have heard so many scary tales of the larger caravans being un...	victon2	6	8681	05:40 PM Jun 28, 2011 by signwilson
	MALLACOOTA (Preview) All nicely settled at the Foreshore Van Park in Mallacoota. Just a hop step and a jump from home really. Beautiful weather today just jeans and a t-shirt until late afternoon. Sure beats the wind a cold we have had for the past few weeks. Didn't take Blue long to drop a line in the water. From local talk t...	Ma	18	969	03:50 PM Jun 28, 2011 by Ma
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