The Grey Nomads - General

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Glad I found this site it has very interesting and diverse people with a great deal of knowledge and differing points of view . Just great I am concerned at the number of van/ camping parks on the Mid North Coast of NSW that have closed or in the process of closing to make way for highrise development of for...

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

I grew up having a roast every sunday and continue to do so today. Our van doesn't have an oven and I was a little concerned how I was going to keep the tradition going. Found this little beauty at Cash convertors for only $20, its a small 600W rotisorie, so far have cooked a small chook-35minutes and a smal...

chezgo · chezgo

I was just getting my daily fix of the nomads website and thought about back when i was a city dweller (many years ago) when going from one side of the city to get something on the other side was such a long way to go. How things change when you have spent time on the open road. Only 4 more weeks and we are off to t...

Ole Grizzly · Ole Grizzly

Any Nomads in here going to the National Meet @ Peak Hill NSW ? Organised by the Aust Camper Trailers Group http://www.campertrailers.org A Bush camp in the showgrounds: official dates Monday 29th Sept--Fri 3rd October. Arrivals can begin noon 26th Sept & last depature 10am Sun 5th. I'm tryin...

Technomad · Technomad

It is a shame that you two guys have to prop up this site, and your efforts must be commended, and the info put forward. It maybe time to back off a little and see if it deserves to survive as unfortunately the Davo annd Basil show is a little boring. Not to be offensive, but a wake up call.

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

I live in Canberra. We have 4 seasons here. I've lived here since 1979.....Do I like it here?? sorry no, I'd prefer to live on the coast, near a beach (free) unfortunatley the cost has me snookered. Seriously Canberra was a great place to bring up kids, all amenities were available, plenty of "gre...

cybermike · cybermike

we should try to get to get some stickers for our vehicles,does anyone have any ideas.

dave06 · dave06

I recieved an email from a lady whom shall remain anon, anin, amonr, well she didnt want me to say her name on the forum, she had been acosted on the street and was asked for money and various items, she was one of a party of three and yet she was singled out as the one to "attack" she wished to know w...

2adults3kids · 2adults3kids

Hi we are newbies to this site, we are not quite grey nomads yet but have found your site to be very useful thus far. My problem is where to find short term temporary work. I have googled everything I can think of but no luck. I am a registered nurse with 15yrs exp and have done a little bit of everything.....

dave06 · dave06

No 1 that is a misnomour and an outright lie, nobody is conserving the bush, there are very few who give a damn about the bush, a lot of people dont even know or care where or what the "bush" is, the government couldnt give a rats about our most fantastic spots, I have just finished writing up a re...

RobCol · RobCol

Good morning; based in Perth for couple of months, do sightseeing etc on w/ends. Thinking of doing a weekend away north of Perth (not taking van) so looking for somewhere to stay onite on a Sat. Have looked at the Pinnacles area.Anyone got any tips?

RobCol · RobCol

Hi just became a member so bear with me! We have a new Jayco Sterling; has a gas oven but temperature not good; read somewhere that you can buy a thermometer to test it. Any hints from fellow Jayco owners or others? We crossed the Nullabor from Mt. Gambier 1st week in July-great trip, saw dozen whales at he...

dave06 · dave06

G'day misfits, well we made it, buggered if I know how, the road up to blinman from wilpena pound should be signposted as "bulldozers only" and basically shut down but it was only 200km's of bone shaking, vehicle destroying dust absorbing nightmare stuff, a lot of the time we were bottom g...

dave06 · dave06

just a quick warning to the owners of aforementioned jayco vans, before entering extensive gravel or stone road country be sure and have protective metal plates put in place to protect the plastic piping that protrudes from the underside of the van, we had two vans that pulled in to Arkarroola both lo...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

Just had to repair a tyre puncture on the Jack and noted that I need a new set.... Coopers??? NOT BL... this time I'll buy elcheapos, A mate bought tyres for his Kluger from K mart for $99 a tyre, brand "Diamond Back" manufactured in "Tyre factoly 21" in China. Has done about 40,00...

dave06 · dave06

time to check your tie downs for the awning, on a recent trip up north we had a small drama (well to me it was small, to the owner it was a catastrophe) the owner of a rather large van, at a guess about a 28 footer, who at the time and still is to my knowledge travelling and working their way around australia wa...

rocan · rocan

has anyone seen stainless steel camp ovens for sale on their travels. have been told they are available but have been unable to locate any.any information would be appreciated thank you rocan

dave06 · dave06

talking to a fellow in adelaide, he has a garmin navigator, said it was possibly due for an upgrade, didnt know how to do it, took it back to the salepeople from whom he purchased and was told that an update would set him back $300 dollars does anybody know whether this is correct, had a trip up with mine at t...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

All the discussion re KI I thought I'd air my knowledge on FI. Cheaper to get there, fuel extortionatley priced, lots to see, 4X4 essential.... In fact if I ever went again I'd leave mine behind and either take a tour or hire one. I'm still getting sand out of my Jackeroo years later, despite regulations...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!36 long hard years???? The recriminations should...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Loss of Sites (Preview) Glad I found this site it has very interesting and diverse people with a great deal of knowledge and differing points of view . Just great I am concerned at the number of van/ camping parks on the Mid North Coast of NSW that have closed or in the process of closing to make way for highrise development of for...	Wombat 280	10	1059	07:31 PM Sep 7, 2008 by dave06
	Sunday roast on the road (Preview) I grew up having a roast every sunday and continue to do so today. Our van doesn't have an oven and I was a little concerned how I was going to keep the tradition going. Found this little beauty at Cash convertors for only $20, its a small 600W rotisorie, so far have cooked a small chook-35minutes and a smal...	Gary and Kerry	9	1124	05:58 PM Sep 7, 2008 by Gary and Kerry
	Counting the miles or not! (Preview) I was just getting my daily fix of the nomads website and thought about back when i was a city dweller (many years ago) when going from one side of the city to get something on the other side was such a long way to go. How things change when you have spent time on the open road. Only 4 more weeks and we are off to t...	chezgo	18	1133	05:11 PM Sep 7, 2008 by JRH
	National Meet 2008 (Preview) Any Nomads in here going to the National Meet @ Peak Hill NSW ? Organised by the Aust Camper Trailers Group http://www.campertrailers.org A Bush camp in the showgrounds: official dates Monday 29th Sept--Fri 3rd October. Arrivals can begin noon 26th Sept & last depature 10am Sun 5th. I'm tryin...	Ole Grizzly	2	691	12:08 PM Sep 7, 2008 by dave06
	Basil & Davo too much. (Preview) It is a shame that you two guys have to prop up this site, and your efforts must be commended, and the info put forward. It maybe time to back off a little and see if it deserves to survive as unfortunately the Davo annd Basil show is a little boring. Not to be offensive, but a wake up call.	Technomad	18	1252	10:47 AM Sep 7, 2008 by dave06
	Lets get personal, tell us all a little about where you live. (Preview) I live in Canberra. We have 4 seasons here. I've lived here since 1979.....Do I like it here?? sorry no, I'd prefer to live on the coast, near a beach (free) unfortunatley the cost has me snookered. Seriously Canberra was a great place to bring up kids, all amenities were available, plenty of "gre...	Basil Faulty	13	1133	09:44 PM Sep 6, 2008 by twobob
	stickers (Preview) we should try to get to get some stickers for our vehicles,does anyone have any ideas.	cybermike	2	1411	05:38 PM Sep 5, 2008 by Gary and Kerry
	the non victim stance (Preview) I recieved an email from a lady whom shall remain anon, anin, amonr, well she didnt want me to say her name on the forum, she had been acosted on the street and was asked for money and various items, she was one of a party of three and yet she was singled out as the one to "attack" she wished to know w...	dave06	3	1368	09:11 AM Sep 5, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	work wanted (Preview) Hi we are newbies to this site, we are not quite grey nomads yet but have found your site to be very useful thus far. My problem is where to find short term temporary work. I have googled everything I can think of but no luck. I am a registered nurse with 15yrs exp and have done a little bit of everything.....	2adults3kids	2	1114	06:55 AM Sep 5, 2008 by 2adults3kids
	a Quick comment on the front page article "conserving the bush" (Preview) No 1 that is a misnomour and an outright lie, nobody is conserving the bush, there are very few who give a damn about the bush, a lot of people dont even know or care where or what the "bush" is, the government couldnt give a rats about our most fantastic spots, I have just finished writing up a re...	dave06	5	1072	08:02 PM Sep 4, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	The Pinnacles -north of Perth (Preview) Good morning; based in Perth for couple of months, do sightseeing etc on w/ends. Thinking of doing a weekend away north of Perth (not taking van) so looking for somewhere to stay onite on a Sat. Have looked at the Pinnacles area.Anyone got any tips?	RobCol	3	811	04:43 PM Sep 4, 2008 by dave06
	Gas Oven (Preview) Hi just became a member so bear with me! We have a new Jayco Sterling; has a gas oven but temperature not good; read somewhere that you can buy a thermometer to test it. Any hints from fellow Jayco owners or others? We crossed the Nullabor from Mt. Gambier 1st week in July-great trip, saw dozen whales at he...	RobCol	5	739	10:52 AM Sep 4, 2008 by RobCol
	just back from Arkaroola (Preview) G'day misfits, well we made it, buggered if I know how, the road up to blinman from wilpena pound should be signposted as "bulldozers only" and basically shut down but it was only 200km's of bone shaking, vehicle destroying dust absorbing nightmare stuff, a lot of the time we were bottom g...	dave06	5	974	09:46 PM Sep 3, 2008 by speedy sue
	important info on Jayco dove, hawk, eagle and other jayco poptop vans (Preview) just a quick warning to the owners of aforementioned jayco vans, before entering extensive gravel or stone road country be sure and have protective metal plates put in place to protect the plastic piping that protrudes from the underside of the van, we had two vans that pulled in to Arkarroola both lo...	dave06	10	3935	02:09 PM Sep 3, 2008 by dave06
	Tyres??? hey why should we not have a tyre thread??? (Preview) Just had to repair a tyre puncture on the Jack and noted that I need a new set.... Coopers??? NOT BL... this time I'll buy elcheapos, A mate bought tyres for his Kluger from K mart for $99 a tyre, brand "Diamond Back" manufactured in "Tyre factoly 21" in China. Has done about 40,00...	Basil Faulty	11	1055	10:43 PM Sep 2, 2008 by dave06
	just a little gentle reminder (Preview) time to check your tie downs for the awning, on a recent trip up north we had a small drama (well to me it was small, to the owner it was a catastrophe) the owner of a rather large van, at a guess about a 28 footer, who at the time and still is to my knowledge travelling and working their way around australia wa...	dave06	2	793	07:03 PM Sep 2, 2008 by Wombat 280
	stainless steel camp oven (Preview) has anyone seen stainless steel camp ovens for sale on their travels. have been told they are available but have been unable to locate any.any information would be appreciated thank you rocan	rocan	8	3744	05:33 PM Sep 2, 2008 by dave06
	garmin gps navigator (Preview) talking to a fellow in adelaide, he has a garmin navigator, said it was possibly due for an upgrade, didnt know how to do it, took it back to the salepeople from whom he purchased and was told that an update would set him back $300 dollars does anybody know whether this is correct, had a trip up with mine at t...	dave06	13	1075	10:09 AM Sep 2, 2008 by dave06
	Fraser Island (Preview) All the discussion re KI I thought I'd air my knowledge on FI. Cheaper to get there, fuel extortionatley priced, lots to see, 4X4 essential.... In fact if I ever went again I'd leave mine behind and either take a tour or hire one. I'm still getting sand out of my Jackeroo years later, despite regulations...	Basil Faulty	2	959	11:27 PM Sep 1, 2008 by Wombat 280
	I have the last laugh..... (Preview) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!36 long hard years???? The recriminations should...	Basil Faulty	5	810	07:42 PM Sep 1, 2008 by Gary and Kerry
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