The Grey Nomads - General

Roostertales · Roostertales

Hi everyone Something that has puzzled me for a while is how did the above type rigs earn their name ? Is there logic behind it ? if so could someone explain to a novice please. Mike

kiwi2 · kiwi2

Well we have made it to Adelaide and we are caught up in the trips from one caravan sales to another. Then the car sales yards, then back to the vans....... Still we do not know what to buy, everyone gives us different reasons for each buy. Please help. We are on a tight budget but want to live on the road and...

suenami · suenami

Hi everyone, The Avan Ovation I pick up in two weeks has an 83-Amp Deep Cycle house battery with PROVISION for two house batteries. Is it better to have them put a second one in at the factory rather than have one fitted later should I need it? Would this increase my ability to be independent of power fo...

chappy · chappy

We are wanting to do the great ocean road in January and would like feedback on the availability of powered sites, if we can't book too far in advance and more importantly on the parks to stay and to avoid. 2 grey nomads no kids no pets. We are leaving Cairns mid December.

Trevor · Trevor

Looking at starting our trip around this country with a stay in either of these towns for approx2-3 months does anyone know of long term accomodation for a van in either town

tonyd · tonyd

Hi, Have just started using the Telstra prepaid mobile internet thingy, which works a treat (in my Perth suburban home, at least). It's certainly an option for grey nomads. Yes, I know Telstra's not cheap, but it does work better than the others and this way you can top up like you do with a prepaid mobi...

suenami · suenami

Hi everyone, I settle the sale of my home on 17 December and to my great surprise have decided against towing a 5th wheeler at all. What a wimp After a visit to the Expo at Batemans Bay last Friday to have a look at the only motorhome that was of interest to me, I had a test drive of the Avan 23ft Ovation M3 Lowli...

mikeody · mikeody

Hello all. Whilst we are not TV addicts, my wife and I like to catch up with TV news etc regularly. Has anyone any experience of satellite TV ? What do we need to buy ? Does anyone have any experience with satellite TV ? Your thoughts on what's best, what's worst, what's value for money etc. would be really g...

madpuppy · madpuppy

Hi we are contemplating jumping off the roundabout and would love some feedback from folks out there and doing it as to the current status for work opportunities. Also whats the feeling with the 'recession', should we do it? I'm nervous about the whole thing.

garden nomads · garden nomads

We have just arrived in Australia and are travelling without our own vehicle. We intend to get around using buses, plains, trains and lift sharing. Can anyone suggest useful web sites that we can explore for lift sharing apart from caravan tag along site which we have registered on.

Trevor · Trevor

Hi my partner and i are taking 12 to 18 months to travel around australia we are interested if people know of long term camping areas in queensland because for th first 3 months we wil either be in the kingaroy area or rockhampton area then what about free camping areas in queensland where do you find them...

dave06 · dave06

well it's finally happened the global destroyers (developers) are moving into the very heart of a much beloved and infrequently visited peice of heaven, it is rumoured that the bay of fires is about to receive "the treatment" find a paradise and put up a shopping centre, a mall and 150 m...

BernieG · BernieG

Hi there I am looking at purchasing a 30ft Rockwood Ultra Lite and am looking for tow vehicle suggestions. Tare weight is 2600kg and the GVM is 3693kg. Would prefer something like a Toyota Landcruiser, Nissan Patrol or Holden Rodeo rather than Iveco or Isuzu truck. After alot of research, there are...

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

Would any SA Forum participents (wont call us members as we aren't a club) be interested in getting together for a BBQ/Picnic sometime before Xmas? It goes without saying anybody passing thru would also be welcome. I could find a park somewhere central to gather or we could could have it at my place. We...

waltzing matilda · waltzing matilda

Today, I renewed my acquaintance with that dog that s... on the tuckerbox. Good old Gundagai. Have been through there many times. Always brings a lump to my throat. Also visited a garden dedicated to Banjo Paterson this morning in Yass. It was good to read the extracts from his great poems, set in bronz...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

The good old LG TU500 was acting up, phoning people at random, shutting itself off etc so being a few years old I ventured into Telstra to get it fixed............... Young guys serve me, says your phone is out of Contract I shall replace it for you. What type of phone would you like sir? (not your Grace, s...

lynnenbarry · lynnenbarry

Hi there everyone. Have just discovered this lovely, lovely site and so much great information for us to read. A little insight for you - My hubby and I are on the verge of retiring and hitting the grey nomad trail - with at least a 5 year plan - if not longer! never to return and quite content with the fact t...

chris23 · chris23

My partner and I have recently arrived from New Zealand. We were offering free 2 hour memory workshops on our travels and found it a great way to meet people and to give something to the local community. We ran workshops for U3A, Probus and Mental Health Foundation. We are keen to do the same in Austr...

jayne · jayne

Hi, this is my first post, so I hope I'm doing this correctly. My husband and I will be travelling and working for a long period of time and are thinking of installing satellite tv in our van. We will be staying (probably for months at a time) at very remote locations, where no usual tv is available. We d...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Read an interesting article today re those stickers that come with new vehicles informing us how many Lt/100 you can expect to consume , it's all part of the ADR (Australian Design Rules ) which is really a theory based calculation used by a vehicle design engineers to get a compliance plate fit...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	How did "fifth wheelers" derive their name ? (Preview) Hi everyone Something that has puzzled me for a while is how did the above type rigs earn their name ? Is there logic behind it ? if so could someone explain to a novice please. Mike	Roostertales	5	1094	02:28 PM Dec 5, 2008 by ibbo
	Help!!!!! (Preview) Well we have made it to Adelaide and we are caught up in the trips from one caravan sales to another. Then the car sales yards, then back to the vans....... Still we do not know what to buy, everyone gives us different reasons for each buy. Please help. We are on a tight budget but want to live on the road and...	kiwi2	5	948	12:18 AM Dec 5, 2008 by Cruising Granny
	Urgent Advice needed - deep cycle house battery (Preview) Hi everyone, The Avan Ovation I pick up in two weeks has an 83-Amp Deep Cycle house battery with PROVISION for two house batteries. Is it better to have them put a second one in at the factory rather than have one fitted later should I need it? Would this increase my ability to be independent of power fo...	suenami	6	893	08:00 PM Dec 3, 2008 by Smokeydk
	great ocean road (Preview) We are wanting to do the great ocean road in January and would like feedback on the availability of powered sites, if we can't book too far in advance and more importantly on the parks to stay and to avoid. 2 grey nomads no kids no pets. We are leaving Cairns mid December.	chappy	5	1104	07:39 PM Dec 3, 2008 by chappy
	Rockhampton or Kingaroy Accomodation (Preview) Looking at starting our trip around this country with a stay in either of these towns for approx2-3 months does anyone know of long term accomodation for a van in either town	Trevor	0	830	10:45 AM Dec 3, 2008 by Trevor
	Internet on the road (Preview) Hi, Have just started using the Telstra prepaid mobile internet thingy, which works a treat (in my Perth suburban home, at least). It's certainly an option for grey nomads. Yes, I know Telstra's not cheap, but it does work better than the others and this way you can top up like you do with a prepaid mobi...	tonyd	10	1306	11:18 AM Dec 2, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	My New Home (Preview) Hi everyone, I settle the sale of my home on 17 December and to my great surprise have decided against towing a 5th wheeler at all. What a wimp After a visit to the Expo at Batemans Bay last Friday to have a look at the only motorhome that was of interest to me, I had a test drive of the Avan 23ft Ovation M3 Lowli...	suenami	11	1121	10:23 PM Dec 1, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	Satellite TV help please (Preview) Hello all. Whilst we are not TV addicts, my wife and I like to catch up with TV news etc regularly. Has anyone any experience of satellite TV ? What do we need to buy ? Does anyone have any experience with satellite TV ? Your thoughts on what's best, what's worst, what's value for money etc. would be really g...	mikeody	13	2181	08:35 PM Nov 29, 2008 by mikeody
	Just starting out (Preview) Hi we are contemplating jumping off the roundabout and would love some feedback from folks out there and doing it as to the current status for work opportunities. Also whats the feeling with the 'recession', should we do it? I'm nervous about the whole thing.	madpuppy	15	2165	10:42 AM Nov 29, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	Travelling without a rig (Preview) We have just arrived in Australia and are travelling without our own vehicle. We intend to get around using buses, plains, trains and lift sharing. Can anyone suggest useful web sites that we can explore for lift sharing apart from caravan tag along site which we have registered on.	garden nomads	2	900	10:42 AM Nov 29, 2008 by Peter_n_Margaret
	long term camping (Preview) Hi my partner and i are taking 12 to 18 months to travel around australia we are interested if people know of long term camping areas in queensland because for th first 3 months we wil either be in the kingaroy area or rockhampton area then what about free camping areas in queensland where do you find them...	Trevor	5	2523	10:18 PM Nov 28, 2008 by Woodie3
	cant leave it alone (Preview) well it's finally happened the global destroyers (developers) are moving into the very heart of a much beloved and infrequently visited peice of heaven, it is rumoured that the bay of fires is about to receive "the treatment" find a paradise and put up a shopping centre, a mall and 150 m...	dave06	4	1004	08:20 PM Nov 28, 2008 by Wombat 280
	Tow Vehicle for 5th Wheelers under 4500kg (Preview) Hi there I am looking at purchasing a 30ft Rockwood Ultra Lite and am looking for tow vehicle suggestions. Tare weight is 2600kg and the GVM is 3693kg. Would prefer something like a Toyota Landcruiser, Nissan Patrol or Holden Rodeo rather than Iveco or Isuzu truck. After alot of research, there are...	BernieG	4	800	10:19 AM Nov 28, 2008 by dave06
	SA GN's (Preview) Would any SA Forum participents (wont call us members as we aren't a club) be interested in getting together for a BBQ/Picnic sometime before Xmas? It goes without saying anybody passing thru would also be welcome. I could find a park somewhere central to gather or we could could have it at my place. We...	Gary and Kerry	8	1030	08:59 AM Nov 28, 2008 by Smokeydk
	Bush Poetry (Preview) Today, I renewed my acquaintance with that dog that s... on the tuckerbox. Good old Gundagai. Have been through there many times. Always brings a lump to my throat. Also visited a garden dedicated to Banjo Paterson this morning in Yass. It was good to read the extracts from his great poems, set in bronz...	waltzing matilda	7	6498	09:45 PM Nov 27, 2008 by waltzing matilda
	Mobile Phones - why don't they make them so that you can just make calls??? (Preview) The good old LG TU500 was acting up, phoning people at random, shutting itself off etc so being a few years old I ventured into Telstra to get it fixed............... Young guys serve me, says your phone is out of Contract I shall replace it for you. What type of phone would you like sir? (not your Grace, s...	Basil Faulty	20	1384	12:00 PM Nov 27, 2008 by Trekker
	Introducing ourselves - Lynne & Barry Walters (Preview) Hi there everyone. Have just discovered this lovely, lovely site and so much great information for us to read. A little insight for you - My hubby and I are on the verge of retiring and hitting the grey nomad trail - with at least a 5 year plan - if not longer! never to return and quite content with the fact t...	lynnenbarry	9	1429	08:22 AM Nov 27, 2008 by Bubs
	Maximise Your Memory (Preview) My partner and I have recently arrived from New Zealand. We were offering free 2 hour memory workshops on our travels and found it a great way to meet people and to give something to the local community. We ran workshops for U3A, Probus and Mental Health Foundation. We are keen to do the same in Austr...	chris23	1	727	06:03 PM Nov 26, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	satellite tv (Preview) Hi, this is my first post, so I hope I'm doing this correctly. My husband and I will be travelling and working for a long period of time and are thinking of installing satellite tv in our van. We will be staying (probably for months at a time) at very remote locations, where no usual tv is available. We d...	jayne	1	1047	01:40 PM Nov 26, 2008 by dave06
	Fuel ecommony (Preview) Read an interesting article today re those stickers that come with new vehicles informing us how many Lt/100 you can expect to consume , it's all part of the ADR (Australian Design Rules ) which is really a theory based calculation used by a vehicle design engineers to get a compliance plate fit...	Wombat 280	15	1802	09:48 AM Nov 26, 2008 by Basil Faulty
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