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Saying HI
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Just joined the grey nomads. May even stop dyeing the hair. Looking forward to meeting some of you in cyberspace or even on the road. I'm a solo traveller heading off From Victoria to the Flinders Ranges in October. Would welcome any suggestions of places to see and stay.
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a new use for the camera
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the dragon and I were sitting at a coffee shop at our local shopping centre when we observed a middle aged lady walking up the carpark row, turned and took a picture, she walked to the entrance and turned and took another picture, turned 90deg. and took another one, another 45deg and yep another, I said t...
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Fitting New Tail Lights
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G'day all, A short while ago I had a professional caravan repairer fit two new Tail Lights to my 1986 Jayco Songbird, had a pro do the job as the old ones were well and truly corroded and I wanted to make sure all was done right. I noticed he used about 3/4 inch self drilling screws to secure the backing plate...
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Why are you a member here???
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Ok good question.... I am here simply because I like free stuff. I don't enjoy the fora where things are run by vested interests and the moderator jumps down your throat because he/she does not want you telling the truth about a product that may be deleterious on the advertisng $$ that they chase. I find...
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Loss of Sites
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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...
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Sunday roast on the road
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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...
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Counting the miles or not!
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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...
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National Meet 2008
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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...
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Basil & Davo too much.
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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.
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Lets get personal, tell us all a little about where you live.
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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...
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stickers
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we should try to get to get some stickers for our vehicles,does anyone have any ideas.
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the non victim stance
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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...
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work wanted
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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.....
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a Quick comment on the front page article "conserving the bush"
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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...
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The Pinnacles -north of Perth
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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?
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Gas Oven
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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...
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just back from Arkaroola
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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...
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important info on Jayco dove, hawk, eagle and other jayco poptop vans
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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...
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Tyres??? hey why should we not have a tyre thread???
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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...
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just a little gentle reminder
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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...
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