The Grey Nomads - General

Wendy · Wendy

I have only just bought the van and I have followed the instructions about putting heavy things into the middle over the wheel area but apart from looking at the van how do I tell when it is attached to the car that it is evenly balanced and if it appears by eyesight to be balanced is there anything to be awar...

itching to go · itching to go

Hi All. Only have a week, so just a short trip before the Christmas madness begins in earnest. Has anyone stayed at the following 3 parks????? Any info would be greatly appreciated. All in Northern NSW. CLARKES BEACH. MOONEE BEACH. CORINDI. Many thanks Louise.

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/3386523/Luis_Bunuel_-_Illusion_...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

AT LONG DAMNED LAST!!!! The ACCC is now prosecuting some of the more famous of these purveyors of BS fuel economy devices like the mirical pill that 'rebuilds worn engines' the 'Fitch Fuel Catalyst' the"hyclone" and a few others claiming their "independant test results" are...

RobCol · RobCol

Hi all, I've done a search for awning cleaning as I'm sure I read something on here before but search results were a post re cats!! Besides the commercial product available, any ideas re cleaning - awning is very grubby as we have been parked under a tree for months; and I want it cleaned before we pack to g...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

Re the earlier discussion on this topic here is the answer: Yes, there is an offence for unreasonably obstructing traffic, but nothing to do with specific speeds. The speed travelled must be abnormally slow, not just 20km/h slower than the posted speed limit. The offence is listed under the Road Ru...

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

This time of year in the hills is absolutely stunning especially so this year with the rain we have had of late. Almond and cherry trees blossoms are out , rolling green hills, dams full, best it had looked in a long time. We spent a couple of hours exploring yesterday and even though only 30 minutes from...

McLellans · McLellans

Has anyone out there stuck it out for the wet season in Darwin? We are here at a wonderful caravan park called Tumbling Waters,near Berrry Springs.The heat is not too bad,was worse in Katherine.On the way up here we assed heaps of vans going south,it felt like we were the only ones heading north. Cheers...

Vic41 · Vic41

Just wondering if Christine is ok or has she hit the road?

chezgo · chezgo

Much to my regret i had to come home from South Australia. Neil and Lynne went to Becks either last tues or Wed and jenny was not there. Had planned to go back again but the weather was so perfect we went fishing a lot and got our bag limit of king george whiting everyday which was great. Not long now until you...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

In the news today Woolworths and Coles will no longer be allowed to have restrictive leases that preclude another supermarket opening up shop. They have done this in the past and now it's to be stopped to allow competition, Costco are rumoured to have twisted the arm of the ACCC to allow them to set up sh...

Ma · Ma

Just watch a programme on television. Allan......a GN?.........fell in his caravan, broke his hip, drove 300ks towards Eucla. He was driving as he couldn't move to get out of the drivers seat to let his wife drive. Made it to Mundrabilla where the Ambulance met him and his wife and took him to Eucla M...

milo · milo

Just wondering how many are,if you are add me as a friend,www.facebook.com/jasonwramsay

Wizzy · Wizzy

Just received my caravan insurance renewal notice ... which announces a whopping 40 percent increase over last year! We are now being asked to fork out $1540, instead of the $1116 we paid last year. The company explains the rise by saying it received an avalanche of claims arising from this year's sto...

ibbo · ibbo

Has a bit of a run in with the Rude Ranger.We stayed at Northaven near Laurieton nsw for a few days recently.I took my dog "Wally"down to the off leash section of the beach.Not a soul in site,off we went happy little vegemites,skipping and jumping along the sand.Noticed a couple with a large...

milo · milo

im not good on maths , so need some help , we got a 3litre turbo diesel engine with a 120 l tank just wondering how much it would cost to fill up, which we havent done yet. been told we should get 800-900 ks, auto,with cruise control. any one know? or have something similar, diesel seems to be around the same a...

Kantiki · Kantiki

Ok, so its the first weekend in the new house that we dont have visitors, appointments, tradesman or gardening to do, so lets go off in the van. Just a short trip, about 1 hour to the local dam. Red alert for Blue green algae, no good for the dog or fishing. Well lets travel 2 hours to free camp on the river,...

milo · milo

Ben the dog and i are having a couple of test nights in the motor home while its parked at my dads place. the van is rockn a bit with the wind, ben the dog has seemed to settleled in ok. the van has a connection to connect a hose , theres one section that says non pressured water? i have to find out how big our tank...

Sue & K · Sue & K

Could someone please advise about safety and legal issues of carrying a generator & spare fuel inside a motorhome?

Bradbury · Bradbury

Has anybody out there heard of factory seconds?like a dent in the casing or such.I've heard you can get them. Google but buggered if i can find anything Thanks Syd

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	How do I know if the Van is Balanced correctly (Preview) I have only just bought the van and I have followed the instructions about putting heavy things into the middle over the wheel area but apart from looking at the van how do I tell when it is attached to the car that it is evenly balanced and if it appears by eyesight to be balanced is there anything to be awar...	Wendy	5	784	10:15 AM Sep 24, 2009 by dave06
	Are these caravan parks worth a visit?????????? (Preview) Hi All. Only have a week, so just a short trip before the Christmas madness begins in earnest. Has anyone stayed at the following 3 parks????? Any info would be greatly appreciated. All in Northern NSW. CLARKES BEACH. MOONEE BEACH. CORINDI. Many thanks Louise.	itching to go	8	1161	10:21 PM Sep 23, 2009 by Johncog
	Anyone speak Spanish or maybe Catalan? (Preview) http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/3386523/Luis_Bunuel_-_Illusion_...	Basil Faulty	1	560	09:06 PM Sep 23, 2009 by Disco Duck
	Fuel economy enhancing devices!!!! (Preview) AT LONG DAMNED LAST!!!! The ACCC is now prosecuting some of the more famous of these purveyors of BS fuel economy devices like the mirical pill that 'rebuilds worn engines' the 'Fitch Fuel Catalyst' the"hyclone" and a few others claiming their "independant test results" are...	Basil Faulty	5	962	08:09 PM Sep 23, 2009 by Disco Duck
	Cleaning van awnings (Preview) Hi all, I've done a search for awning cleaning as I'm sure I read something on here before but search results were a post re cats!! Besides the commercial product available, any ideas re cleaning - awning is very grubby as we have been parked under a tree for months; and I want it cleaned before we pack to g...	RobCol	9	1968	07:54 PM Sep 23, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	The law concerning driving slowly ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Re the earlier discussion on this topic here is the answer: Yes, there is an offence for unreasonably obstructing traffic, but nothing to do with specific speeds. The speed travelled must be abnormally slow, not just 20km/h slower than the posted speed limit. The offence is listed under the Road Ru...	Basil Faulty	32	2149	04:45 PM Sep 23, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Beautiful Adelaide Hills (Preview) This time of year in the hills is absolutely stunning especially so this year with the rain we have had of late. Almond and cherry trees blossoms are out , rolling green hills, dams full, best it had looked in a long time. We spent a couple of hours exploring yesterday and even though only 30 minutes from...	Gary and Kerry	6	692	09:10 AM Sep 23, 2009 by Smokeydk
	The wet season (Preview) Has anyone out there stuck it out for the wet season in Darwin? We are here at a wonderful caravan park called Tumbling Waters,near Berrry Springs.The heat is not too bad,was worse in Katherine.On the way up here we assed heaps of vans going south,it felt like we were the only ones heading north. Cheers...	McLellans	6	799	08:39 AM Sep 23, 2009 by Mick themungrel
	Is Granny OK ? (Preview) Just wondering if Christine is ok or has she hit the road?	Vic41	22	1318	11:38 PM Sep 22, 2009 by suenami
	back from streaky bay (Preview) Much to my regret i had to come home from South Australia. Neil and Lynne went to Becks either last tues or Wed and jenny was not there. Had planned to go back again but the weather was so perfect we went fishing a lot and got our bag limit of king george whiting everyday which was great. Not long now until you...	chezgo	9	1546	04:31 PM Sep 22, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Coles and Woolworths to loose their duoopoly??? (Preview) In the news today Woolworths and Coles will no longer be allowed to have restrictive leases that preclude another supermarket opening up shop. They have done this in the past and now it's to be stopped to allow competition, Costco are rumoured to have twisted the arm of the ACCC to allow them to set up sh...	Basil Faulty	13	1361	12:09 PM Sep 22, 2009 by justcruisin01
	RFDS ON THE NULLABOR (Preview) Just watch a programme on television. Allan......a GN?.........fell in his caravan, broke his hip, drove 300ks towards Eucla. He was driving as he couldn't move to get out of the drivers seat to let his wife drive. Made it to Mundrabilla where the Ambulance met him and his wife and took him to Eucla M...	Ma	6	943	11:34 PM Sep 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	any one here on facebook? (Preview) Just wondering how many are,if you are add me as a friend,www.facebook.com/jasonwramsay	milo	24	1291	11:21 PM Sep 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Caravan insurance hike (Preview) Just received my caravan insurance renewal notice ... which announces a whopping 40 percent increase over last year! We are now being asked to fork out $1540, instead of the $1116 we paid last year. The company explains the rise by saying it received an avalanche of claims arising from this year's sto...	Wizzy	11	1986	11:12 PM Sep 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	The Ranger. (Preview) Has a bit of a run in with the Rude Ranger.We stayed at Northaven near Laurieton nsw for a few days recently.I took my dog "Wally"down to the off leash section of the beach.Not a soul in site,off we went happy little vegemites,skipping and jumping along the sand.Noticed a couple with a large...	ibbo	17	1206	11:05 PM Sep 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	filling up with deisel (Preview) im not good on maths , so need some help , we got a 3litre turbo diesel engine with a 120 l tank just wondering how much it would cost to fill up, which we havent done yet. been told we should get 800-900 ks, auto,with cruise control. any one know? or have something similar, diesel seems to be around the same a...	milo	8	1161	10:42 PM Sep 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	How far would you go? (Preview) Ok, so its the first weekend in the new house that we dont have visitors, appointments, tradesman or gardening to do, so lets go off in the van. Just a short trip, about 1 hour to the local dam. Red alert for Blue green algae, no good for the dog or fishing. Well lets travel 2 hours to free camp on the river,...	Kantiki	10	1328	10:20 PM Sep 21, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	in the tardis (Preview) Ben the dog and i are having a couple of test nights in the motor home while its parked at my dads place. the van is rockn a bit with the wind, ben the dog has seemed to settleled in ok. the van has a connection to connect a hose , theres one section that says non pressured water? i have to find out how big our tank...	milo	7	861	07:43 PM Sep 20, 2009 by Ma
	Generator question (Preview) Could someone please advise about safety and legal issues of carrying a generator & spare fuel inside a motorhome?	Sue & K	12	2180	04:11 PM Sep 20, 2009 by dave06
	Engel Fridges (Preview) Has anybody out there heard of factory seconds?like a dent in the casing or such.I've heard you can get them. Google but buggered if i can find anything Thanks Syd	Bradbury	9	2315	02:51 PM Sep 18, 2009 by dave06
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