The Grey Nomads - General

kesue · kesue

I have for disposal the Caravan World and Caravan and Motorhome magazines for the years 2006 and 2007. They are in mint condition but must be collected from north Brisbane. Sorry no posting. Please leave a message if you are interested Keith

Freddos future · Freddos future

Hello fellow Nomads, The Freddos are finally on the road. In Mildura at the moment and heading north. Our Grey Nomad sticker is proudly placed above our number plate on the van. Been looking out for other vans with our sticker , but have not yet seen any...where are u all? Drop in for a chat anytime. Cheer...

Bradbury · Bradbury

Hi all Thanks for the advice regarding the Jayco caravans. Must admit we are still umming and ahhing about them and have decided to have a look at a new Supreme caravan at the weekend. We wondered if anyone had any comments on the Supreme's....did try doing a search (thank you for the instructions) but...

MM · MM

Hi all, looking into this greynomad lifestyle.NZ/ Australia not decided where just yet but was wondering what size caravan could I tow behind a falcon.Is a 20ft cravan big enough to live in long term for a couple.Do not know much about campers of any description.Thanks for any replies. Peter

milo · milo

G'day, just wondering, with our grey water ,what do we do with it when were at a caravan park? do they have drains at each site for caravans and rv's ?

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

It's not as gruesome as it sounds, but it is a shock to the administrators. Hackers have in fact hacked into ozcaravantagalong.com and blocked it with a nasty looking red screen with black writing announcing who they were and where they are from. The most disappointing part was they hacked through th...

Dragonfly · Dragonfly

Just wanted to say hi to everyone, and raise my glass.... see pic. Celebrated my 50th on the weekend... and yes, we went camping. Was fantastic. Can't wait till we are doing it full time

tonyd · tonyd

Went to Centrelink yesterday to drop off some paperwork they had requested. Waited in queue for about 10 minutes, got to counter, told woman what I wanted to do and was told I had to wait for an interview. I said, no, thanks, just want to drop off these papers. Ah, in that case, she said, producing a pre-pa...

tonyd · tonyd

A long haired Bogan walked into the Centrelink office to pick up his dole cheque. He marched straight up to the counter and said, 'Hi. You know, I just HATE drawing the dole. I'd really rather have a job.' The Centrelink girl behind the counter said, ' Your timing is excellent, Sir..' 'We hav...

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Wow, what a dog, all house trained, got her own bed, puts herself to bed around 6 each evening ,and wakes us every morning from her own cave,(pic) Walks me every mornig and tries to catch any thing that runs, and can she go, standing 1/4 at the moment is about 3 seconds, , to see her stretch out and run like th...

jimricho · jimricho

I have read some comment about impatient drivers and their lack of common courtesy on the road and I agree our roads have more than their fair share of impatient and aggressive drivers. However my patience is sorely tested when I'm forced to travel for tens of kilometers in a queue up to half a klm long be...

Dawn · Dawn

Hi All, I'm new to the forum, thank you Cindy for my email allowing me to participate here. On looking through this site I naturally was inquisitive with how many used it? To my amazement there are approx. 1180 Members- All GNs? Wow we are many a happy bunch aren't we. I did notice though that there are app...

The Gnome · The Gnome

Great excitement in the Gnome cave today.Notification that the B&B Unit will be delivered on Thursday. Should begin the adventure in about two weeks,after collecting the van from Hexam (near Newcastle) then back home to sort out the rego.& installation of the monitor in the truck,fo...

Norkat · Norkat

Hi,i'm a newbie and just recently retired in May.I have enjoyed reading all the post and have learnt heaps that i did not know about caravaning from the other GN'S on this site.Hope to meet some of you on the road one day,cheers Norm.

whoppa · whoppa

Just thought I would say We have Just completed the first stage of our journey and have really enjoyed triping around Northern Queensland and meeting lots of friendly people. We made it safetly up as far as Cape Tribulation and In around the Athertons ,Ravenshoe, Mount Garnet,The Lynd etc. Those big...

kenmarg · kenmarg

hi all. i was just having a look at some of the press release's of the minister of main roads in n.s.w. this one is a beauty. i wonder what is going to happen to anyone who has done up there rear suspension,or has put air bags on there rear axles,or a anti sway bar and a better set of shocker...

Wombat · Wombat

Gidday, When we hit the road in Jan 2010 we will have a passenger........"The Cat". I've had him (8 Years now) ever since he was a ferral kitten. I refuse to put him down just so we can travel. Found a nifty play area for him on http://www.catsonvacation.com.au/a/Home I thought it may be of i...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

At the razors edge of technology this one.... I am about to "trial" a local company "K9 Dog Poo Co." who for a small fee($9) will visit our house weekly and remove any doggy doos, dead bones etc.... Lets see how this works before a long term contract is signed.... will save me havin...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

In another world I was reading a thread on Pay TV and the feasibility of taking it on the road when roaming . This in turn has raise a question in my mind re broadband services . Most of are with a broadband ISP with our desktop computers hence as with Pay TV while away on the road we are still payi...

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

We arrived home yesterday afternoon after an absolutely fantastic trip awy. Now the planning starts for the next one. Trip summary below, might help others planning a trip SUMMARY OF TRIP DATA Travel & Fuel statistics for the trip so far Summary of Costs for the TripTotal Days Away 167 Accommoda...

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	Caravan Magazines (Preview) I have for disposal the Caravan World and Caravan and Motorhome magazines for the years 2006 and 2007. They are in mint condition but must be collected from north Brisbane. Sorry no posting. Please leave a message if you are interested Keith	kesue	0	626	04:49 PM Aug 2, 2009 by kesue
	Finally on the road (Preview) Hello fellow Nomads, The Freddos are finally on the road. In Mildura at the moment and heading north. Our Grey Nomad sticker is proudly placed above our number plate on the van. Been looking out for other vans with our sticker , but have not yet seen any...where are u all? Drop in for a chat anytime. Cheer...	Freddos future	5	868	04:17 PM Aug 1, 2009 by Edco
	Supreme Caravans (Preview) Hi all Thanks for the advice regarding the Jayco caravans. Must admit we are still umming and ahhing about them and have decided to have a look at a new Supreme caravan at the weekend. We wondered if anyone had any comments on the Supreme's....did try doing a search (thank you for the instructions) but...	Bradbury	6	3779	11:43 AM Aug 1, 2009 by Smokeydk
	Caravan length (Preview) Hi all, looking into this greynomad lifestyle.NZ/ Australia not decided where just yet but was wondering what size caravan could I tow behind a falcon.Is a 20ft cravan big enough to live in long term for a couple.Do not know much about campers of any description.Thanks for any replies. Peter	MM	7	939	05:23 PM Jul 31, 2009 by dave06
	grey water at caravan parks? (Preview) G'day, just wondering, with our grey water ,what do we do with it when were at a caravan park? do they have drains at each site for caravans and rv's ?	milo	10	5232	11:44 AM Jul 31, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Hackers Block Tagalong (Preview) It's not as gruesome as it sounds, but it is a shock to the administrators. Hackers have in fact hacked into ozcaravantagalong.com and blocked it with a nasty looking red screen with black writing announcing who they were and where they are from. The most disappointing part was they hacked through th...	Cruising Granny	8	1199	10:42 AM Jul 31, 2009 by dave06
	Hi Guys (Preview) Just wanted to say hi to everyone, and raise my glass.... see pic. Celebrated my 50th on the weekend... and yes, we went camping. Was fantastic. Can't wait till we are doing it full time	Dragonfly	9	1093	10:06 PM Jul 30, 2009 by Hylda&Jon
	Centrelink lunacy (Preview) Went to Centrelink yesterday to drop off some paperwork they had requested. Waited in queue for about 10 minutes, got to counter, told woman what I wanted to do and was told I had to wait for an interview. I said, no, thanks, just want to drop off these papers. Ah, in that case, she said, producing a pre-pa...	tonyd	14	1726	09:10 PM Jul 30, 2009 by Ma
	Centrelink revisited (Preview) A long haired Bogan walked into the Centrelink office to pick up his dole cheque. He marched straight up to the counter and said, 'Hi. You know, I just HATE drawing the dole. I'd really rather have a job.' The Centrelink girl behind the counter said, ' Your timing is excellent, Sir..' 'We hav...	tonyd	1	890	08:05 PM Jul 30, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Tisha (Preview) Wow, what a dog, all house trained, got her own bed, puts herself to bed around 6 each evening ,and wakes us every morning from her own cave,(pic) Walks me every mornig and tries to catch any thing that runs, and can she go, standing 1/4 at the moment is about 3 seconds, , to see her stretch out and run like th...	mike and Judy	5	936	08:02 PM Jul 30, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Patience on the Road (Preview) I have read some comment about impatient drivers and their lack of common courtesy on the road and I agree our roads have more than their fair share of impatient and aggressive drivers. However my patience is sorely tested when I'm forced to travel for tens of kilometers in a queue up to half a klm long be...	jimricho	20	1347	07:46 PM Jul 30, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Interesting Statistics about Members My Version (Preview) Hi All, I'm new to the forum, thank you Cindy for my email allowing me to participate here. On looking through this site I naturally was inquisitive with how many used it? To my amazement there are approx. 1180 Members- All GNs? Wow we are many a happy bunch aren't we. I did notice though that there are app...	Dawn	18	1162	05:55 PM Jul 30, 2009 by hotrodbus
	The adventure is about to begin (Preview) Great excitement in the Gnome cave today.Notification that the B&B Unit will be delivered on Thursday. Should begin the adventure in about two weeks,after collecting the van from Hexam (near Newcastle) then back home to sort out the rego.& installation of the monitor in the truck,fo...	The Gnome	12	1198	01:04 PM Jul 29, 2009 by dave06
	Newbie (Preview) Hi,i'm a newbie and just recently retired in May.I have enjoyed reading all the post and have learnt heaps that i did not know about caravaning from the other GN'S on this site.Hope to meet some of you on the road one day,cheers Norm.	Norkat	19	1296	11:20 AM Jul 29, 2009 by jon7360
	Hi All (Preview) Just thought I would say We have Just completed the first stage of our journey and have really enjoyed triping around Northern Queensland and meeting lots of friendly people. We made it safetly up as far as Cape Tribulation and In around the Athertons ,Ravenshoe, Mount Garnet,The Lynd etc. Those big...	whoppa	11	1229	10:05 AM Jul 29, 2009 by dave06
	vehicle heights. (Preview) hi all. i was just having a look at some of the press release's of the minister of main roads in n.s.w. this one is a beauty. i wonder what is going to happen to anyone who has done up there rear suspension,or has put air bags on there rear axles,or a anti sway bar and a better set of shocker...	kenmarg	15	1207	07:27 PM Jul 27, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	Who, Out There Is Traveling With A Cat (Preview) Gidday, When we hit the road in Jan 2010 we will have a passenger........"The Cat". I've had him (8 Years now) ever since he was a ferral kitten. I refuse to put him down just so we can travel. Found a nifty play area for him on http://www.catsonvacation.com.au/a/Home I thought it may be of i...	Wombat	13	2376	05:26 PM Jul 27, 2009 by dave06
	Dog Poo Removal (Preview) At the razors edge of technology this one.... I am about to "trial" a local company "K9 Dog Poo Co." who for a small fee($9) will visit our house weekly and remove any doggy doos, dead bones etc.... Lets see how this works before a long term contract is signed.... will save me havin...	Basil Faulty	5	1063	05:01 PM Jul 27, 2009 by Disco Duck
	Taking Your ISP With You (Preview) In another world I was reading a thread on Pay TV and the feasibility of taking it on the road when roaming . This in turn has raise a question in my mind re broadband services . Most of are with a broadband ISP with our desktop computers hence as with Pay TV while away on the road we are still payi...	Wombat 280	5	870	04:02 PM Jul 27, 2009 by Goanna
	We are Home (Bugga) (Preview) We arrived home yesterday afternoon after an absolutely fantastic trip awy. Now the planning starts for the next one. Trip summary below, might help others planning a trip SUMMARY OF TRIP DATA Travel & Fuel statistics for the trip so far Summary of Costs for the TripTotal Days Away 167 Accommoda...	Gary and Kerry	10	3385	07:58 AM Jul 27, 2009 by Gary and Kerry
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