The Grey Nomads - General

tezza · tezza

We have started our new career as park managers and are happy to offer members of this forum 10% of the daily rate for a powered site which would make it $18/night Unpowered are very cheap @ $7.50 per night and weekly rates are $100/powered and $37.50 unpowered. Looking forward to meeting you.

pipes · pipes

I guess that I'm not the first one to throw my PC into a river. Anyway, pulled it out, put it in the spin dryer, and finally read the instructions a couple of you folks gave me. Richo and Gayle, your discs are on the way. No charge, and thanks for the info. The stories are about life in the roadtrains in the six...

denninelli · denninelli

I'll finally be able to travel longer and more often in my little poptop - Driftaway Little Robin Mini . Looking at it with fresh eyes, as its over 10 years old now, it's starting to look a little scruffy. I'm going to hopefully get a decent rear door fitted with security screen as well. Could I please h...

jules47 · jules47

Well, on 22 Feb my plan is to leave Boonah Qld to go to Porepunkah Vic, for about a week, I have allowed myself 3 days to get there, it is my first solo trip towing my 14ft Coromal Cygnet pop top. Bit apprehensive, but as I have plenty of time, I reckon I will be ok. If you see me - Black Nissan Terrano towing 14f...

pipes · pipes

Richo, seems there is a private message somewhere in this bloody machine, (which I am rapidly starting to hate). Being solo, and having no nine year olds to show this old fart what to do next, I can't find the damned thing. Best you simply text your address. or mob. No. and I will contact you. 0408099478...

Cee · Cee

Hiya, Just wanted to say a great big thank you to the GN's at Port Vincent Foreshore Caravan Park for their help and support. I finally took my first short trip towing the van from Adelaide to Port Vincent and was feeling really really nervous about reverse parking the van onto the site and lining it up...

pipes · pipes

Kununurra is a beautiful town. Then there's the Bungles. However, when travelling between these two, take the time to go to Wyndam. It has a wonderful history. A great little museum, but best of all, the Five Rivers Lookout. If you are dragging a van, leave it in town. It is an easy drive for ordinary ca...

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

For those of you with a tent, and those who can remember... We have found that when sleeping on the blow-up mattress all our body heat seems to go into the ground underneath it, and we are cold even on a warm night. Have tried putting a rug under it which improved it a little. We used to have one of those self-...

pipes · pipes

Many years as a tour driver, so here are a couple of clues. The horizontal waterfall in the Kimberley. When booking, ensure that the "falls" are "falling" Don't take, Maybe, Should be, No worries. Ask, that if there is no falls, do you get a refund. The people making the booking s...

pipes · pipes

Sorry about that. By being a Grumpalian, it meant that many of us can look back, and in my case, remember collecting, and taking soft drink bottles to the green grocer. Collecting beer bottles for the "bottle-o". Newspapers for the butcher, and horse s**t for the local gardners. Thinkin...

frogandtoad · frogandtoad

Heading off in June for three months yah taking our two small dogs 5kgs each and want to take our bikes any ideas how to transport dogs on bikes? Cheers Cheryl

Us · Us

We are leaving on a 9 month trip to WA next month and wonder if it is worth taking the kayack on the top of the car, will we use it enough to warrent the added load.

pipes · pipes

I wasn' born in the NT, but did a lot of growing up there. I got my "C" class license to drive road trains at age 17, by just driving around the block in the family ute. That was a long time ago. Now I have written two books about my, and other young blokes life style, in those trucks, in the si...

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

Am I right in assuming that in areas where you dont have a mobile phone signal on Next G, you wont have any internet signal either?

Happywanderer · Happywanderer

This was in todays paper. I will type out the whole story, surprised me!! Residents are being encouraged to say Triple Zero instead of Triple O to avoid confusing young people. Nat Triple Zero group chair Mark Whybro said mis-dialling could occur in emergency situations when numbers were confused....

First Timers · First Timers

Hi All. We are travelling around oz for a year or two in about 3 weeks time I'm looking for advice on how other long term travellers keep their personal items secure eg: Passports. You can PM on the topic if you want. First Timers

FnOzi · FnOzi

Hi Everyone, Iam currently converting a 1979 Volvo B58 bus and require a second window from the drivers side to place on the passenger side. I have removed both of the original folding entry doors and have located a new entry door just in front of the rear axle,to give it the motorhome look,and to accom...

Pejay · Pejay

'Evening Everyone, Well, if I thought we would have a quiet start to our retirement, guess who got it R-E-A-L-L-Y wrong!!! First off, Pete retired 16 Dec - great!!! Daughter's (Katie) f-i-l (Brian) was diagnosed with throat cancer week before Christmas - not good. Christmas was great shared with...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Hi all, just thought I would post this government website, which lists all road closures current in Queensland http://highload.131940.qld.gov.au/ regards Dunmowin

blaze · blaze

We are currently parked up in Cystal Brook caravan park @ $148 for a week, nice park of mainly permanents but a few for the likes of us cheers blaze

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	mukinbudin caravan park (Preview) We have started our new career as park managers and are happy to offer members of this forum 10% of the daily rate for a powered site which would make it $18/night Unpowered are very cheap @ $7.50 per night and weekly rates are $100/powered and $37.50 unpowered. Looking forward to meeting you.	tezza	12	1307	09:51 AM Feb 16, 2011 by Gerty Dancer
	Me and my PC (Preview) I guess that I'm not the first one to throw my PC into a river. Anyway, pulled it out, put it in the spin dryer, and finally read the instructions a couple of you folks gave me. Richo and Gayle, your discs are on the way. No charge, and thanks for the info. The stories are about life in the roadtrains in the six...	pipes	2	626	07:06 PM Feb 14, 2011 by Popeye
	Maintenance on outside of van (Preview) I'll finally be able to travel longer and more often in my little poptop - Driftaway Little Robin Mini . Looking at it with fresh eyes, as its over 10 years old now, it's starting to look a little scruffy. I'm going to hopefully get a decent rear door fitted with security screen as well. Could I please h...	denninelli	16	2536	08:36 AM Feb 19, 2011 by patrolst
	To Victoria (Preview) Well, on 22 Feb my plan is to leave Boonah Qld to go to Porepunkah Vic, for about a week, I have allowed myself 3 days to get there, it is my first solo trip towing my 14ft Coromal Cygnet pop top. Bit apprehensive, but as I have plenty of time, I reckon I will be ok. If you see me - Black Nissan Terrano towing 14f...	jules47	15	1259	07:59 AM Feb 18, 2011 by Jacko
	This computer is extremely f%$#)(*&$% confusing. (Preview) Richo, seems there is a private message somewhere in this bloody machine, (which I am rapidly starting to hate). Being solo, and having no nine year olds to show this old fart what to do next, I can't find the damned thing. Best you simply text your address. or mob. No. and I will contact you. 0408099478...	pipes	8	863	07:56 PM May 28, 2011 by Happywanderer
	Gotta say thanks to GN's at Port Vincent Foreshore Caravan Park (Preview) Hiya, Just wanted to say a great big thank you to the GN's at Port Vincent Foreshore Caravan Park for their help and support. I finally took my first short trip towing the van from Adelaide to Port Vincent and was feeling really really nervous about reverse parking the van onto the site and lining it up...	Cee	11	1375	09:59 PM Feb 15, 2011 by jimricho
	Another great spot to visit in the top of WA (Preview) Kununurra is a beautiful town. Then there's the Bungles. However, when travelling between these two, take the time to go to Wyndam. It has a wonderful history. A great little museum, but best of all, the Five Rivers Lookout. If you are dragging a van, leave it in town. It is an easy drive for ordinary ca...	pipes	6	931	07:46 PM Feb 15, 2011 by BushbabyandGumnut
	Air beds (Preview) For those of you with a tent, and those who can remember... We have found that when sleeping on the blow-up mattress all our body heat seems to go into the ground underneath it, and we are cold even on a warm night. Have tried putting a rug under it which improved it a little. We used to have one of those self-...	Gerty Dancer	15	2102	07:25 PM Feb 17, 2011 by Allara
	tourist attractions WA (Preview) Many years as a tour driver, so here are a couple of clues. The horizontal waterfall in the Kimberley. When booking, ensure that the "falls" are "falling" Don't take, Maybe, Should be, No worries. Ask, that if there is no falls, do you get a refund. The people making the booking s...	pipes	10	949	12:11 PM Feb 15, 2011 by Firefly
	Grumpalians. It was only meant as a joke (Preview) Sorry about that. By being a Grumpalian, it meant that many of us can look back, and in my case, remember collecting, and taking soft drink bottles to the green grocer. Collecting beer bottles for the "bottle-o". Newspapers for the butcher, and horse s**t for the local gardners. Thinkin...	pipes	15	1002	06:28 PM Feb 16, 2011 by Ma
	dogs and bikes (Preview) Heading off in June for three months yah taking our two small dogs 5kgs each and want to take our bikes any ideas how to transport dogs on bikes? Cheers Cheryl	frogandtoad	11	1521	07:32 PM Feb 17, 2011 by Allara
	kyack (Preview) We are leaving on a 9 month trip to WA next month and wonder if it is worth taking the kayack on the top of the car, will we use it enough to warrent the added load.	Us	12	1566	07:19 PM Feb 15, 2011 by BushbabyandGumnut
	selling on GN forum (Preview) I wasn' born in the NT, but did a lot of growing up there. I got my "C" class license to drive road trains at age 17, by just driving around the block in the family ute. That was a long time ago. Now I have written two books about my, and other young blokes life style, in those trucks, in the si...	pipes	11	1610	11:22 AM Feb 13, 2011 by pipes
	Mobile phone signal/ internet signal? (Preview) Am I right in assuming that in areas where you dont have a mobile phone signal on Next G, you wont have any internet signal either?	Gerty Dancer	10	1814	09:22 AM Feb 13, 2011 by GrumpyOne
	112 is NOT the emergency call number from mobiles. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) This was in todays paper. I will type out the whole story, surprised me!! Residents are being encouraged to say Triple Zero instead of Triple O to avoid confusing young people. Nat Triple Zero group chair Mark Whybro said mis-dialling could occur in emergency situations when numbers were confused....	Happywanderer	32	2902	05:32 AM Feb 14, 2011 by NeilandRaine
	Security of Personal Itemssimilar (Preview) Hi All. We are travelling around oz for a year or two in about 3 weeks time I'm looking for advice on how other long term travellers keep their personal items secure eg: Passports. You can PM on the topic if you want. First Timers	First Timers	8	1000	10:03 PM Feb 12, 2011 by Happywanderer
	WANTED - B58 drivers side sliding window. (Preview) Hi Everyone, Iam currently converting a 1979 Volvo B58 bus and require a second window from the drivers side to place on the passenger side. I have removed both of the original folding entry doors and have located a new entry door just in front of the rear axle,to give it the motorhome look,and to accom...	FnOzi	0	705	12:37 AM Feb 11, 2011 by FnOzi
	Back on Line (Preview) 'Evening Everyone, Well, if I thought we would have a quiet start to our retirement, guess who got it R-E-A-L-L-Y wrong!!! First off, Pete retired 16 Dec - great!!! Daughter's (Katie) f-i-l (Brian) was diagnosed with throat cancer week before Christmas - not good. Christmas was great shared with...	Pejay	8	1178	08:31 PM Feb 13, 2011 by Pejay
	Road closures - Queensland website (Preview) Hi all, just thought I would post this government website, which lists all road closures current in Queensland http://highload.131940.qld.gov.au/ regards Dunmowin	Dunmowin	0	526	08:11 PM Feb 10, 2011 by Dunmowin
	Current place of obode (Preview) We are currently parked up in Cystal Brook caravan park @ $148 for a week, nice park of mainly permanents but a few for the likes of us cheers blaze	blaze	6	1343	10:09 AM Feb 13, 2011 by blaze
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