The Grey Nomads - General

sgntbilko · sgntbilko

Well, I am at St Arnaud at the moment, with the Van parked at the rear of an old pub which closed down many moons ago. Called the Woolpack. My daughter and her husband are renting the place and after helping them move in and errect a colour bond fence, they convinced me a should try flying. I went with them t...

Micro52 · Micro52

We are planning to drive to Adelaide next month. We are pretty new at this and have only been the proud owners of a Franklin's Micro for a couple of months. So we are in the stage of planning our trip. The plan is to get to Adelaide within a week. We have only four weeks to do the round trip. So if anyone o...

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

thanks for the input on the window tinting, heres the next hassle, (shes not really) Sorry put this into singles by mistake Who knows anything about Kung-foo, I have heard of a mushroom farm in Bendigo spending thousands to orient the farm so the dragon is at his back, and the drive is circular , that sup...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

So when we get our Grey Nomads stickers, where do you all suggest would be the most identifiable, prominent location on our vehicles and/or vans? When just passing it will be hard to see. If following, then it will be obvious from the rear, if it's stuck on the rear. What do ya all reckon? Chris

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Got a roll of window tinting film from my s/i/l for the bus, anybody know what the glue consists of

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

We had a chance to catch up with Mike and Judy while we were in Sapphire. Mike took us on a guided tour of the gem fields which was very informative and later sorted what shreds of sapphires we found. Also had a bbq at the van one night. L_R gary, Judy, Mike,Kerry

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

I just know it was someone on the forum who did this. I went to my swimming class earlier today and discovered a large cardboard box on the back patio containing about 100 78's...... Peter Dawson, Nellie Melba, Howard Keel, our Glad..... the piece d' resistance at this juncture seems to be a 12 record s...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Picked up the new Pathfinder today. what a rig. Diesels have come a long way since my last one in 95 . Sounds like a car has the pickup of a petrol and comfort is unbelievable.has creature comforts and gadgets for all to play with. Like a kid in a lolly shop . If you are looking for a deal on any of the Niss...

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

I know there are a few people interested in old loco's on the site so took a picture of teses at Maldon. The one on the turn table is used for tourist trips Wednesdays and Sundays.

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

I am not an Engineer, but do know my way around a welder and a variety of metal and woodworking tools, I have been a wanderer for most of my life, (second occupation) in that time I have built campers and trailers and also owned a variety of caravans, ranging in size from 15ft up to 22 ft, and a tonnage of 500...

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

Barcaldine has a GN volenteer project going for 2009.Projects you can get involved in include; Workers heritage centre Cemetery-grave stone restoration 60's & better- DEVELOP GARDEN St Josephs Primary- Fungas Researcg Program Lagoon Creek-Tree planting, Bird Holes Musuem-maintenance...

suenami · suenami

Geez, Dave, I wish i'd known you lived there. I would have dropped in. I stayed overnight at Hawker on the way back from Leigh Creek and Arkaroola...then Port Augusta O/nite before I switched course and headed toward the Central Coast in NSW to pick up my son....(i was headed for the Nullabor)....I kno...

dave06 · dave06

well mr R Ranger sir, I see you have returned from the golden triangle, what I wish to know is how did you fair, have you a bag full of "loot" or simply, like I, a bag full of ringpulls, pray tell of your accomplishments and whilst on the subject has anyone else had any luck anywhere with the "...

dave06 · dave06

does anyone collect stamps, I just bought a flashy hands free thingy from china and I have three stamps from there one is a $20 green stamp with a little blue birdy, another is a $5 tanny colored with an orangey colored bird and the other is a 10c blue one with a white breasted sea eagle on it these stamps ar...

tonyd · tonyd

Further to recent exchanges about what fridge to buy, what's the consensus about fridge sizing? I plan to travel long-term either solo or two adults maximum. I had a look at 40-litre Engels at the Perth C&C show recently and they are not very big inside. But the 60-litres jobbies are about $600 mor...

drongo & wendy · drongo & wendy

I was going through the picture forum and seen a bird posted by JRH. John if your out there could u tell me the type of a bird that was u posted on the 29 sep 08 it is on top row furthest to the right. got me stumped lol loved the photos taken by those who have posted gawd i usualy take pics of the sky or my...

The Gnome · The Gnome

Went to the Sydney show on the weekend after procrastinating for months on the type of carriage we wanted to travel in.[Been to at least half dozen shows]Hours on line looking at second handies,reading this forum for months [sorry Basil maybe fora ]Finally ordered a new 18ft Golden Eagle van.Delive...

Akuli · Akuli

Woke up this morning 7am cause Peppa my faithfull companion wanted to go out for pee pee, or to chase a rabbit, who knows. Anyway I crawled out from under the dooner to see a white wonderland outside. Pumpkins now a wilting reminder of summer past, and basil a gooey mess. This is my second year back experi...

Terry · Terry

Hi everyone - new to the forum so here goes. Just been looking at the Waeco v Engel topic - Engel do not appear to make a 3 way fridge which is what we were looking for. Anyone purchased the Waeco Chescold RC1180 Fridge Freezer and if so any comments. Also looking at heading off to South West Qu...

ibbo · ibbo

Can anyone help with the the website where one can volunteer to help with the re building etc after the terrible fires.We are going to head down that way and would like to offer our help.Cheers.Ibbo.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	LEARNING TO FLY (Preview) Well, I am at St Arnaud at the moment, with the Van parked at the rear of an old pub which closed down many moons ago. Called the Woolpack. My daughter and her husband are renting the place and after helping them move in and errect a colour bond fence, they convinced me a should try flying. I went with them t...	sgntbilko	19	1161	02:15 PM May 4, 2009 by Rolly
	Best Highway in NSW? (Preview) We are planning to drive to Adelaide next month. We are pretty new at this and have only been the proud owners of a Franklin's Micro for a couple of months. So we are in the stage of planning our trip. The plan is to get to Adelaide within a week. We have only four weeks to do the round trip. So if anyone o...	Micro52	22	1276	07:24 PM May 3, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	kung foo, mysticism (Preview) thanks for the input on the window tinting, heres the next hassle, (shes not really) Sorry put this into singles by mistake Who knows anything about Kung-foo, I have heard of a mushroom farm in Bendigo spending thousands to orient the farm so the dragon is at his back, and the drive is circular , that sup...	mike and Judy	5	753	07:13 PM May 3, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	Bumper Sticker Identity (Preview) So when we get our Grey Nomads stickers, where do you all suggest would be the most identifiable, prominent location on our vehicles and/or vans? When just passing it will be hard to see. If following, then it will be obvious from the rear, if it's stuck on the rear. What do ya all reckon? Chris	Cruising Granny	3	749	05:57 PM May 3, 2009 by jimbo
	window tinting (Preview) Got a roll of window tinting film from my s/i/l for the bus, anybody know what the glue consists of	mike and Judy	10	1201	11:25 AM May 3, 2009 by Ole Grizzly
	Caught up with Mike and Judy (Preview) We had a chance to catch up with Mike and Judy while we were in Sapphire. Mike took us on a guided tour of the gem fields which was very informative and later sorted what shreds of sapphires we found. Also had a bbq at the van one night. L_R gary, Judy, Mike,Kerry	Gary and Kerry	6	854	07:58 PM May 2, 2009 by Roostertales
	Thanks...... ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I just know it was someone on the forum who did this. I went to my swimming class earlier today and discovered a large cardboard box on the back patio containing about 100 78's...... Peter Dawson, Nellie Melba, Howard Keel, our Glad..... the piece d' resistance at this juncture seems to be a 12 record s...	Basil Faulty	33	3608	11:07 AM May 1, 2009 by dave06
	Finally Have It (Preview) Picked up the new Pathfinder today. what a rig. Diesels have come a long way since my last one in 95 . Sounds like a car has the pickup of a petrol and comfort is unbelievable.has creature comforts and gadgets for all to play with. Like a kid in a lolly shop . If you are looking for a deal on any of the Niss...	Wombat 280	3	764	10:59 AM May 1, 2009 by dave06
	Old Locomotives (Preview) I know there are a few people interested in old loco's on the site so took a picture of teses at Maldon. The one on the turn table is used for tourist trips Wednesdays and Sundays.	Gary and Kerry	6	906	09:36 AM May 1, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	WARNING for the inexperienced (Preview) I am not an Engineer, but do know my way around a welder and a variety of metal and woodworking tools, I have been a wanderer for most of my life, (second occupation) in that time I have built campers and trailers and also owned a variety of caravans, ranging in size from 15ft up to 22 ft, and a tonnage of 500...	mike and Judy	1	786	08:09 AM May 1, 2009 by Wombat 280
	grey Nomad Volunteerss project. (Preview) Barcaldine has a GN volenteer project going for 2009.Projects you can get involved in include; Workers heritage centre Cemetery-grave stone restoration 60's & better- DEVELOP GARDEN St Josephs Primary- Fungas Researcg Program Lagoon Creek-Tree planting, Bird Holes Musuem-maintenance...	Gary and Kerry	1	635	02:54 PM Apr 30, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Quorn SA (Preview) Geez, Dave, I wish i'd known you lived there. I would have dropped in. I stayed overnight at Hawker on the way back from Leigh Creek and Arkaroola...then Port Augusta O/nite before I switched course and headed toward the Central Coast in NSW to pick up my son....(i was headed for the Nullabor)....I kno...	suenami	1	572	08:53 PM Apr 29, 2009 by dave06
	how did you go in the "golden triangle" (Preview) well mr R Ranger sir, I see you have returned from the golden triangle, what I wish to know is how did you fair, have you a bag full of "loot" or simply, like I, a bag full of ringpulls, pray tell of your accomplishments and whilst on the subject has anyone else had any luck anywhere with the "...	dave06	2	566	07:32 PM Apr 29, 2009 by dave06
	stamp collectors (Preview) does anyone collect stamps, I just bought a flashy hands free thingy from china and I have three stamps from there one is a $20 green stamp with a little blue birdy, another is a $5 tanny colored with an orangey colored bird and the other is a 10c blue one with a white breasted sea eagle on it these stamps ar...	dave06	0	398	01:00 PM Apr 29, 2009 by dave06
	Fridge sizes (Preview) Further to recent exchanges about what fridge to buy, what's the consensus about fridge sizing? I plan to travel long-term either solo or two adults maximum. I had a look at 40-litre Engels at the Perth C&C show recently and they are not very big inside. But the 60-litres jobbies are about $600 mor...	tonyd	5	936	04:12 PM Apr 28, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Question of a bird pic posted (Preview) I was going through the picture forum and seen a bird posted by JRH. John if your out there could u tell me the type of a bird that was u posted on the 29 sep 08 it is on top row furthest to the right. got me stumped lol loved the photos taken by those who have posted gawd i usualy take pics of the sky or my...	drongo & wendy	3	488	03:37 PM Apr 28, 2009 by JRH
	Finally bit the bullit.[e] (Preview) Went to the Sydney show on the weekend after procrastinating for months on the type of carriage we wanted to travel in.[Been to at least half dozen shows]Hours on line looking at second handies,reading this forum for months [sorry Basil maybe fora ]Finally ordered a new 18ft Golden Eagle van.Delive...	The Gnome	4	723	03:36 PM Apr 28, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	First Frost this morning (Preview) Woke up this morning 7am cause Peppa my faithfull companion wanted to go out for pee pee, or to chase a rabbit, who knows. Anyway I crawled out from under the dooner to see a white wonderland outside. Pumpkins now a wilting reminder of summer past, and basil a gooey mess. This is my second year back experi...	Akuli	7	663	09:40 AM Apr 28, 2009 by Ma
	Fridges (Preview) Hi everyone - new to the forum so here goes. Just been looking at the Waeco v Engel topic - Engel do not appear to make a 3 way fridge which is what we were looking for. Anyone purchased the Waeco Chescold RC1180 Fridge Freezer and if so any comments. Also looking at heading off to South West Qu...	Terry	11	4153	07:55 AM Apr 28, 2009 by DubDub
	Web site for volunteers.Bush Fires in Victoria. (Preview) Can anyone help with the the website where one can volunteer to help with the re building etc after the terrible fires.We are going to head down that way and would like to offer our help.Cheers.Ibbo.	ibbo	7	782	06:11 AM Apr 28, 2009 by ibbo
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