The Grey Nomads - General

DKay · DKay

Hi to you all, Would any of you learned folks have an opinion on "Noels Island Star" (Adelaide)caravans ?? I have been warned off them - but would like to hear of any other experiences - I hear the vans are good but to beware of the service.

He and I and a cat named Sly · He and I and a cat named Sly

We are currently looking to buy our first rig to travel around Aus for 6 to 12 months. We have seen a new Wolf Pup imported in from America. It was at the Brisbane caravan show a few weeks ago. Being lighter than many others, we could tow it with a Kia Sorento (maybe 2007 model, 3.3 or 3.8 ltr). Does anyone hav...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

What is the view of the forum regarding the lenght one should be able to freecamp in one spot in or around the CBD of a town. Lot of Council's don't seem to have clear cut policy on the subject

al · al

hi all ! just a general question . Is any one using the 3 wireless network for their home internet and what do you think of it. I know it is no good once you are away from the main cities but I want it for home use, I use telstra when travelling. 3 at the moment seems to have some pretty good deals compared to a lot...

beachball57 · beachball57

hi all, i just felt the need to get this off my chest,, several years ago my very best mate of all time, you know the one you'd give your life for, well anyway he and i were suppose to head off to far north queensland on a fishing holiday, well to cut a long story short i couldn't end up going for 1 reason or other...

barry · barry

we all want to save money on our expenses so we use visa debit cards as a credit card to save giving fees the bank . now woolworths and big w are not accepting this form of payment forcing you use eftpos thus incuring a bank fee .dont know their reasoning but all other supermarketsare still taking this form...

petengail · petengail

sitting here at beautiful seaforth. catching a few fish drinking a few beers. however did loose a 20lb plus barra yesterday but who cares. i did get to see him jump twice. anyhow thats off topic. we will be leaving here and travelling back to brisbane and thought, that as we know every bend in the...

Ma · Ma

If you burn those citronella buckets like we do PLEASE be very careful when they are getting towards the end of their wax and wick. We thought ours would be good for one more night but unfortunately this wasn't to be. We turned our back only for a minute or two and the whole bucket caught alight and burnt a...

MikeMin · MikeMin

We are currently in Bowen but unfortunately have to move on. I have booked into Alva Beach for the duration of the Qld school holidays and would love to hear from fellow travellers who have stayed there. Specifically would like to know about the fishing, where can we launch our tinnie etc. Also have...

New Member · Edge

Hi all, we are new members and new to caravaning. We want to travel around Oz and wondered if any of you travel in groups from place to place? We are in south east Queensland at the mo and as soon as we sell our property, we are off! Regards.

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Thanks to all for the well wishes& for sharing.We will start our way home to give assistance with recovery as he lives alone & just up the street from us. A bypass operation is planed for next week. Dont put off till tomorrow what we can do today.

robynmacd · robynmacd

Hi I was needing some advice please on the legal side of the necessity for tow mirrors. We have changed our vehicle to a 03 Pajero and we have very good side clearance vsion down the side of our van and 4x4 just using the large electric car mirrors. Previously we have used mirrors for our vs wagon . My husba...

chris taylor · chris taylor

This will be our first long trip, we are after advice on camp spots between port augusta and darwin. We plan on spending some time around uluru & the olgas. Travelling with our pet ****zu. Any advice would be great?

pophog · pophog

well its bye to kids ,grandies,and pets . tomorrow we head off for trip to cooktown via lightning ridge carnavon gorge undurra atherton areas before heading down coast to sydney 9 to 10 weeks or so . hope to meet up with some of you along the way . any info regards these areas will be very welcome pophog a...

valnrob · valnrob

We pulled in to Cunnamulla yesterday and were told by the Information Centre the Qld Government wanted to put a stop to Free camping and didn't want to tell to give any info on free camp areas. Also were told they didn't really want people to park in the Showgrounds either. We took a few brochures and in on...

goinsoon · goinsoon

Ooooh! I wonder how Krudd the Dud feels this morning with all that steel in his back

CallmeStan · CallmeStan

Hi Grey Nomads I'm just about to begin my first grey nomad expedition. Is there anyone out there who may have had experience travelling with a cpap or vpap machine? I'd like to hear any advice offered - in particular in relation to battery power for the machine. Best wishes CallmeStan

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Greetings to all from Sale, Vic. All has been going well untill yesterday when we received news of my wifes brother having had a heart attack. He lives just up the street from us & is currently in a Sydney hospital.It was a very close call as they didnt think he would make it, we will be hanging around...

Wombat · Wombat

We have a 150ltr Dometic Tropicalised 3 way fridge. In up to 33 degree ambient temperatures, on gas or 240 volts, the fridge goes as low as -4 degrees. This occours on settings of 4 and above. We are currently in Karrartha WA. Anyone else had this problem? The fridge is defrosted regularly. Regards

Helena · Helena

Hi everyone, We have been to a little town called Boomi they have the hot pool there it only cost $13 a night without power and entry to the pool we thought it was a really good deal. At the moment we are at Meandarra where you have power and hot showers and toilets also a dump point cost $5 the first nig...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Noels Island Star Van (Preview) Hi to you all, Would any of you learned folks have an opinion on "Noels Island Star" (Adelaide)caravans ?? I have been warned off them - but would like to hear of any other experiences - I hear the vans are good but to beware of the service.	DKay	3	5394	07:44 PM Jul 1, 2010 by Smokeydk
	Cherokee Wolf Pup & Kia Sorento - any thoughts on either please (Preview) We are currently looking to buy our first rig to travel around Aus for 6 to 12 months. We have seen a new Wolf Pup imported in from America. It was at the Brisbane caravan show a few weeks ago. Being lighter than many others, we could tow it with a Kia Sorento (maybe 2007 model, 3.3 or 3.8 ltr). Does anyone hav...	He and I and a cat named Sly	3	1888	06:44 PM Jul 1, 2010 by He and I and a cat named Sly
	Free Camping (Preview) What is the view of the forum regarding the lenght one should be able to freecamp in one spot in or around the CBD of a town. Lot of Council's don't seem to have clear cut policy on the subject	Wombat 280	5	1155	06:20 PM Jul 1, 2010 by goinsoon
	3 wireless internet (Preview) hi all ! just a general question . Is any one using the 3 wireless network for their home internet and what do you think of it. I know it is no good once you are away from the main cities but I want it for home use, I use telstra when travelling. 3 at the moment seems to have some pretty good deals compared to a lot...	al	6	1045	07:25 AM Jul 1, 2010 by whoppa
	tribute (Preview) hi all, i just felt the need to get this off my chest,, several years ago my very best mate of all time, you know the one you'd give your life for, well anyway he and i were suppose to head off to far north queensland on a fishing holiday, well to cut a long story short i couldn't end up going for 1 reason or other...	beachball57	8	1293	03:42 PM Jun 30, 2010 by beachball57
	new ways of ripping more money off our savings (Preview) we all want to save money on our expenses so we use visa debit cards as a credit card to save giving fees the bank . now woolworths and big w are not accepting this form of payment forcing you use eftpos thus incuring a bank fee .dont know their reasoning but all other supermarketsare still taking this form...	barry	6	1313	01:38 PM Jun 30, 2010 by jimbo
	inland route mackay to brisbane (Preview) sitting here at beautiful seaforth. catching a few fish drinking a few beers. however did loose a 20lb plus barra yesterday but who cares. i did get to see him jump twice. anyhow thats off topic. we will be leaving here and travelling back to brisbane and thought, that as we know every bend in the...	petengail	6	2676	07:48 AM Jun 30, 2010 by petengail
	A WORD OF WARNING (Preview) If you burn those citronella buckets like we do PLEASE be very careful when they are getting towards the end of their wax and wick. We thought ours would be good for one more night but unfortunately this wasn't to be. We turned our back only for a minute or two and the whole bucket caught alight and burnt a...	Ma	9	1398	09:56 PM Jun 29, 2010 by gold dandelion
	Alva Beach Qld (Preview) We are currently in Bowen but unfortunately have to move on. I have booked into Alva Beach for the duration of the Qld school holidays and would love to hear from fellow travellers who have stayed there. Specifically would like to know about the fishing, where can we launch our tinnie etc. Also have...	MikeMin	6	1247	09:19 PM Jun 29, 2010 by Dunmowin
	New Member (Preview) Hi all, we are new members and new to caravaning. We want to travel around Oz and wondered if any of you travel in groups from place to place? We are in south east Queensland at the mo and as soon as we sell our property, we are off! Regards.	Edge	9	2629	09:09 PM Jun 29, 2010 by Dunmowin
	THANKS; (Preview) Thanks to all for the well wishes& for sharing.We will start our way home to give assistance with recovery as he lives alone & just up the street from us. A bypass operation is planed for next week. Dont put off till tomorrow what we can do today.	justcruisin01	0	703	08:15 PM Jun 29, 2010 by justcruisin01
	HELP NEEDED PLEASE RE- TOWING MIRRORS (Preview) Hi I was needing some advice please on the legal side of the necessity for tow mirrors. We have changed our vehicle to a 03 Pajero and we have very good side clearance vsion down the side of our van and 4x4 just using the large electric car mirrors. Previously we have used mirrors for our vs wagon . My husba...	robynmacd	16	1781	05:14 PM Jun 29, 2010 by jimricho
	4 month trip to the west from the snowies in NSW (Preview) This will be our first long trip, we are after advice on camp spots between port augusta and darwin. We plan on spending some time around uluru & the olgas. Travelling with our pet ****zu. Any advice would be great?	chris taylor	4	1032	10:22 PM Jun 28, 2010 by chris taylor
	going tomorrow (Preview) well its bye to kids ,grandies,and pets . tomorrow we head off for trip to cooktown via lightning ridge carnavon gorge undurra atherton areas before heading down coast to sydney 9 to 10 weeks or so . hope to meet up with some of you along the way . any info regards these areas will be very welcome pophog a...	pophog	2	893	07:04 PM Jun 28, 2010 by jimricho
	Free Camps Qld (Preview) We pulled in to Cunnamulla yesterday and were told by the Information Centre the Qld Government wanted to put a stop to Free camping and didn't want to tell to give any info on free camp areas. Also were told they didn't really want people to park in the Showgrounds either. We took a few brochures and in on...	valnrob	6	4893	05:18 PM Jun 28, 2010 by valnrob
	KRUDDY (Preview) Ooooh! I wonder how Krudd the Dud feels this morning with all that steel in his back	goinsoon	15	1272	10:39 AM Jun 28, 2010 by Rolly
	Travelling with a cpap machine (Preview) Hi Grey Nomads I'm just about to begin my first grey nomad expedition. Is there anyone out there who may have had experience travelling with a cpap or vpap machine? I'd like to hear any advice offered - in particular in relation to battery power for the machine. Best wishes CallmeStan	CallmeStan	13	1622	06:06 AM Jun 28, 2010 by jimricho
	CHECKING IN ; (Preview) Greetings to all from Sale, Vic. All has been going well untill yesterday when we received news of my wifes brother having had a heart attack. He lives just up the street from us & is currently in a Sydney hospital.It was a very close call as they didnt think he would make it, we will be hanging around...	justcruisin01	5	975	08:23 PM Jun 27, 2010 by valnrob
	Fridge Is Freezing Up (Preview) We have a 150ltr Dometic Tropicalised 3 way fridge. In up to 33 degree ambient temperatures, on gas or 240 volts, the fridge goes as low as -4 degrees. This occours on settings of 4 and above. We are currently in Karrartha WA. Anyone else had this problem? The fridge is defrosted regularly. Regards	Wombat	11	1573	08:09 PM Jun 27, 2010 by Cupie
	Queensland (Preview) Hi everyone, We have been to a little town called Boomi they have the hot pool there it only cost $13 a night without power and entry to the pool we thought it was a really good deal. At the moment we are at Meandarra where you have power and hot showers and toilets also a dump point cost $5 the first nig...	Helena	8	1239	08:00 PM Jun 27, 2010 by Cupie
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