The Grey Nomads - General

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

Have just discovered the world of podcasting, thousands of topics to choose from, download for free. Great for when out of radio coverage. Anybody else using?

pipes · pipes

Awhile ago, went to a bit of a shindig with a lot of motorhome, caravan and campervan people who were mainly, "weekend wanderers". When I mentioned that I had spent many years as an interstate truck, tour and express coach driver, I was verbally "jumped on" as, "One of t...

jimbo · jimbo

I would love to know the price of diesel around the Country...Here in Bacchus Marsh Vic it has just hit $1.42.9 from $ 1.28.9 Yesterday....Why does Diesel go through the roof..Is this another rip off.....I seriously have too look at travelling again....It's too hard on the budget Had visions of g...

DKay · DKay

Hi folks, I would like your comments on the rust on the axles of my van. It was delivered to me (new) in June 2010. (now 9 months old) Purchased from Noels Island Star in Adelaide. Built by Spaceland in Melbourne. Rust started to appear on gas bottles and chassi after 3 months. I approached Noels about th...

Beth54 · Beth54

I drowned my mobile phone with coffee yesterday. Knocked the cup over on the table, upon which was not only the mobile, but the landline handset too. Last night, both stopped working. So I went and bought a new mobile today, only to find, that most of my contacts were on the phone, not on the sim card. S...

pipes · pipes

One of the many types of driving work I have done, was to work with a long time friend, Jol Fleming. Jol and I go back more than 35 years, so when I rolled back into The Alice awhile ago, I assisted him with his 4X4 training programme. Jol never fails to amaze the people he teaches, because he has been wheelch...

beachball57 · beachball57

, ok where is it,, for years i have always wanted to go to the daintree rain forest of far nth queensland, well last year i did that so it's marked as having been there, now i'm looking for a place i have created in my head and just wonder if it exists in real life..... a river or lake or seaside most likely rive...

milo · milo

just wondering.. your post has gone a few pages back..

Antique Pete · Antique Pete

Hi The caravan show starts on the Gold Caost this weekend starting fri and finishing sun at the show grounds

ozi2 · ozi2

G'day everyone, I would like to post some comments on the Injune info centre for GN's travelling North on the A7, Roma...Injune...Carnarvon. This fantastic information centre has been substantially upgraded in recent times and the town deserves a big pat on the back for the effort that has gone int...

pipes · pipes

As previously mentioned, I have been travelling Oz, on and off, since 1960. Everything has changed since I lived in "Alice" when the population was about 3500. It, like so many many other parts of this country, was a place where you could leave the keys in your car, and the house unlocke...

howdrink · howdrink

Ok guys you are the best people to ask about Alice Springs we are thinking about going to Alice then on up to Darwin The boss has been talking to people and she reconds that she has been told it is getting very rough some people ( if you know what i meen) so my dear fellow travellers what do you guys think, as i...

Happywanderer · Happywanderer

Todays booklet which starts tomorrow Thursday 17th. Pages of camping gear. A couple of things that caught my eye were A portable clothesline that folds up and comes in its own bag like a fold up chair. Only 24.99. Stands 145 cm high. Also Fire blanket 1m x 1m Approved to Australian standards 4.99 Fire E...

Ma · Ma

If anyone is in the Moruya are - South Coast NSW - over the next 10 days or so come on out to the North Head Camp Ground. Just follow the signs to the airport and you can't miss it. Blue and I will be there doing a spot of fishing. Can't miss our van, it's the only one with 'BLUE & MA Ulladulla" on the bac...

gillyb · gillyb

I was advised by a friend of mine yesterday that I should have a cb radio incase I have any kind of problems on the road in an area where there may be no mobile signal. I spoke to a salesman at the Caravan supershow here in Melbourne today and because I was on a budget he suggested I purchase a hand held Uni...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Mate called today to tell me his 1500kg van was due for rego and it had gone from $320.00 in 2010 to $416.00 2011 , that's near enough to a 25% increase for what, more pot holed roads and privately operated toll ways , give me a break. They are good aren't they something which for most people would spe...

Firefly · Firefly

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/before-and-after-interactive-photos-from-the-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami/story-fn7zkbgs-1226021185843

Landfall · Landfall

Not being the sharpest knife in the draw when it comes to computers, I can't work out how to include a photo in the "user details column?" Help! Dusty

brucenjude · brucenjude

We were going up the Clyde Mountain NSW south coast on the start of our trip to WA, just got to Pooh Bear Corner which is a very tight and steep pinch near the top when the Nissan Patrol stopped over heated and no traction . A chap stopped to help with the traffic in pouring rain when along came an emty ski...

Vic · Vic

http://www.caravanandcampingshow.com.au/site/exhibitors.html

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Podcasts (Preview) Have just discovered the world of podcasting, thousands of topics to choose from, download for free. Great for when out of radio coverage. Anybody else using?	Gary and Kerry	7	1144	01:10 PM Mar 20, 2011 by ENTERPRIZE
	About two way radio communication (Preview) Awhile ago, went to a bit of a shindig with a lot of motorhome, caravan and campervan people who were mainly, "weekend wanderers". When I mentioned that I had spent many years as an interstate truck, tour and express coach driver, I was verbally "jumped on" as, "One of t...	pipes	28	1773	09:45 AM Mar 20, 2011 by howdrink
	Fuel Prices ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I would love to know the price of diesel around the Country...Here in Bacchus Marsh Vic it has just hit $1.42.9 from $ 1.28.9 Yesterday....Why does Diesel go through the roof..Is this another rip off.....I seriously have too look at travelling again....It's too hard on the budget Had visions of g...	jimbo	48	3123	12:06 AM Mar 20, 2011 by GrumpyOne
	Rust on van axles (Preview) Hi folks, I would like your comments on the rust on the axles of my van. It was delivered to me (new) in June 2010. (now 9 months old) Purchased from Noels Island Star in Adelaide. Built by Spaceland in Melbourne. Rust started to appear on gas bottles and chassi after 3 months. I approached Noels about th...	DKay	12	2332	03:38 PM Mar 19, 2011 by Cruising Granny
	NEW PHONE (Preview) I drowned my mobile phone with coffee yesterday. Knocked the cup over on the table, upon which was not only the mobile, but the landline handset too. Last night, both stopped working. So I went and bought a new mobile today, only to find, that most of my contacts were on the phone, not on the sim card. S...	Beth54	15	1703	10:43 AM Mar 19, 2011 by Beth54
	Snatch straps, and the dangers. (Preview) One of the many types of driving work I have done, was to work with a long time friend, Jol Fleming. Jol and I go back more than 35 years, so when I rolled back into The Alice awhile ago, I assisted him with his 4X4 training programme. Jol never fails to amaze the people he teaches, because he has been wheelch...	pipes	6	2116	08:52 AM Mar 19, 2011 by Gerty Dancer
	where is it (Preview) , ok where is it,, for years i have always wanted to go to the daintree rain forest of far nth queensland, well last year i did that so it's marked as having been there, now i'm looking for a place i have created in my head and just wonder if it exists in real life..... a river or lake or seaside most likely rive...	beachball57	11	1011	08:35 AM Mar 19, 2011 by beachball57
	is she home yet Happy wanderrer.. (Preview) just wondering.. your post has gone a few pages back..	milo	18	1658	02:15 AM Mar 18, 2011 by shadyandme
	Gold Coast Camping Fishing and Caravan show (Preview) Hi The caravan show starts on the Gold Caost this weekend starting fri and finishing sun at the show grounds	Antique Pete	2	1185	12:27 AM Mar 18, 2011 by yeoeleven
	Injune tourist information centre (Preview) G'day everyone, I would like to post some comments on the Injune info centre for GN's travelling North on the A7, Roma...Injune...Carnarvon. This fantastic information centre has been substantially upgraded in recent times and the town deserves a big pat on the back for the effort that has gone int...	ozi2	4	1072	10:49 PM Mar 17, 2011 by Cruising Granny
	Alice Springs. My opinion (Preview) As previously mentioned, I have been travelling Oz, on and off, since 1960. Everything has changed since I lived in "Alice" when the population was about 3500. It, like so many many other parts of this country, was a place where you could leave the keys in your car, and the house unlocke...	pipes	23	2371	08:29 PM Mar 17, 2011 by Beth54
	Alice Springs (Preview) Ok guys you are the best people to ask about Alice Springs we are thinking about going to Alice then on up to Darwin The boss has been talking to people and she reconds that she has been told it is getting very rough some people ( if you know what i meen) so my dear fellow travellers what do you guys think, as i...	howdrink	19	2316	08:03 PM Mar 17, 2011 by wendyv
	Aldi, Specials that might be handy for us Nomads. (Preview) Todays booklet which starts tomorrow Thursday 17th. Pages of camping gear. A couple of things that caught my eye were A portable clothesline that folds up and comes in its own bag like a fold up chair. Only 24.99. Stands 145 cm high. Also Fire blanket 1m x 1m Approved to Australian standards 4.99 Fire E...	Happywanderer	12	2870	04:59 PM Mar 17, 2011 by Beth54
	ANYONE ON THE SOUTH COAST NSW (Preview) If anyone is in the Moruya are - South Coast NSW - over the next 10 days or so come on out to the North Head Camp Ground. Just follow the signs to the airport and you can't miss it. Blue and I will be there doing a spot of fishing. Can't miss our van, it's the only one with 'BLUE & MA Ulladulla" on the bac...	Ma	2	715	10:36 AM Mar 17, 2011 by Ma
	Advice on CB radio please (Preview) I was advised by a friend of mine yesterday that I should have a cb radio incase I have any kind of problems on the road in an area where there may be no mobile signal. I spoke to a salesman at the Caravan supershow here in Melbourne today and because I was on a budget he suggested I purchase a hand held Uni...	gillyb	20	2616	09:39 AM Mar 17, 2011 by gillyb
	Is there No end to the rip off's (Preview) Mate called today to tell me his 1500kg van was due for rego and it had gone from $320.00 in 2010 to $416.00 2011 , that's near enough to a 25% increase for what, more pot holed roads and privately operated toll ways , give me a break. They are good aren't they something which for most people would spe...	Wombat 280	19	1963	11:46 PM Mar 16, 2011 by Beth54
	Interactive Link for Japan (Preview) http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/before-and-after-interactive-photos-from-the-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami/story-fn7zkbgs-1226021185843	Firefly	9	917	09:22 PM Mar 16, 2011 by Firefly
	Photos (Preview) Not being the sharpest knife in the draw when it comes to computers, I can't work out how to include a photo in the "user details column?" Help! Dusty	Landfall	18	1670	08:31 PM Mar 16, 2011 by Landfall
	A Must for all Nomads on and off the Black Top A good Snatch Rope (Preview) We were going up the Clyde Mountain NSW south coast on the start of our trip to WA, just got to Pooh Bear Corner which is a very tight and steep pinch near the top when the Nissan Patrol stopped over heated and no traction . A chap stopped to help with the traffic in pouring rain when along came an emty ski...	brucenjude	3	876	06:47 PM Mar 16, 2011 by Gerty Dancer
	Perth Caravan and Camping Show - 17-21st March 2011 inclusive (Preview) http://www.caravanandcampingshow.com.au/site/exhibitors.html	Vic	0	430	12:36 PM Mar 16, 2011 by Vic
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