The Grey Nomads - General

Glentaylor · Glentaylor

We are living in our van full time and have no fixed address and wanted to get insurance to cover personal items like jewellery, bikes etc. we have just found out that most caravan insurance companies only cover you for contents inside your van. Our bikes were stolen whilst locked to our van and they are...

phil b · phil b

Hi everyone just wanted to know if any body has one off these vans and what they think of it pros and cons thinking of buying one Regards Phil b

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Saw this on side of a Wizzbang "Wizzbanging and doing it proudly.' Got a chuckle

mwez · mwez

Hi everyone, I am a new member and this is my first post and I would appreciate some advice on the following. We are hitting the road in May to commence our big lap and I am struggling as to whether or not to take a generator with us. We need to be mindful of our weights. I have 2 genies a 2 kva and a 2.6. My conundr...

Mrs Ford Ranger · Mrs Ford Ranger

Best way to tow van from dubbo to sussex inlet please

Cowboy7307 · Cowboy7307

We are flying up to Melbourne over the Easter break , and i have to take my CPAP with me , traveling Jetstar with only hand luggage, Q is my CPAP considered as free weight, or is it counted in my take on Weight with hand luggage Thought it would be easier to ask here than spend hours trying to contact Jetstar b...

LLD · LLD

I think that the pension that retiring parliamentarians get is their superannuation and not to confused with a Centrelink pension.

chat · chat

Territory awd diesal towing 21ft van crusader xl any problems i should know before leaving

goldenyears · goldenyears

Hi all planning a trip to York peninsula and plan to stay a few nights at hillocks drive near butlers beach .. Has anyone stayed here ? plan to mix it up with a few stops in innes n/ park and couple of free camps .....

Cherrypie · Cherrypie

Which is the best caravan park to stay at in Elliston SA.

rodrocket · rodrocket

Greetings All Heading to Adelaide on the weekend with some friends, anybody got any good ideas as to what to stop and look at along the way, no hurry to get there or get back but would like the trip a little interesting

Garmin GPS users. · iana

I use a program which is supplied free of charge by Garmin called "Base Camp", it runs on our lap top, and is a trip planner type program. Initially I found it hard work, but now have figured out how most of it works. And am finding it very good. It uses the same map that's on your GPS, and allows you to plan day...

Loz59 · Loz59

Our camera is not working for some reason, only 2 years old, does anyone have any idea's what could be wrong before we have to take it to a repairer?

iana · iana

Sorry, but removing the link, it was posted on the understanding it would not be broadcast. One wonders how organisations can get the figures that make up the graphs. Does Jo Blow and family inform the data collection agency before going on a camping trip. One wonders if the same group has done a study o...

Gregl · Gregl

We need to be in Canberra for 3 weeks in July. As we are from Qld any advice regarding cavaning in a Canberra winter would be appreciated.

Greg 1 · Greg 1

I am in favour of people who have not towed a van before doing a driver training course to get some training but the recent experience of a friend of ours makes some of these so called trainers an absolute joke. She went to a course to have some training on their new van. The training consisted of a bit of tr...

Tigerchips2 · Tigerchips2

Hello, I am looking for a low wattage clothes iron. On Ebay there are some for sale, supposedly "Phillips" but made in India. They are without steam, which makes them low-wattage, 750 watts. Has anybody had experience with such an iron? Or is there a camping store in Australia that sells them, too? My p...

Bukhouse · Bukhouse

Hi, just food for thought with the upcoming federal election on todays News feeds the six retiring federal MP's due to a loophole are going to receive $220,000 a year pension plus all there other entitlements Bill Shorten if elected is going to change the minimum wage to a "Living Wage" as he said the m...

Dougwe · Dougwe

As you all probably know by now I had a fall out of the aluminium tee pee and badly injured, unable to pack up and leave when I wanted. Well, I got an email from Tony and Bev saying they were coming over from Greens Lake, nth central VIC. That is about 2 hours away. They arrived the night before pack up so I had...

Cruising Cruze · Cruising Cruze

https://www.sunwater.com.au/free-camping-continues-at-wuruma-dam/?fbclid=IwAR3mDSI93Fzs3NShUeQbbv1XbW6xK_ce7Cb0DP0O9yseUWic9swpxmRuCGo-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Friday 1st of March 2019 06:25:29 PM -- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Friday 1st of March 2019 06:27:04 PM

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	Contents insurance (Preview) We are living in our van full time and have no fixed address and wanted to get insurance to cover personal items like jewellery, bikes etc. we have just found out that most caravan insurance companies only cover you for contents inside your van. Our bikes were stolen whilst locked to our van and they are...	Glentaylor	1	1040	10:40 PM Mar 17, 2019 by Warren-Pat_01
	Viscount caravan v2 (Preview) Hi everyone just wanted to know if any body has one off these vans and what they think of it pros and cons thinking of buying one Regards Phil b	phil b	3	1270	10:22 PM Mar 17, 2019 by Radar
	Wizzbangs (Preview) Saw this on side of a Wizzbang "Wizzbanging and doing it proudly.' Got a chuckle	Dunmowin	9	2471	09:33 PM Mar 17, 2019 by Sarco Harris
	To take a generator or not ??? (Preview) Hi everyone, I am a new member and this is my first post and I would appreciate some advice on the following. We are hitting the road in May to commence our big lap and I am struggling as to whether or not to take a generator with us. We need to be mindful of our weights. I have 2 genies a 2 kva and a 2.6. My conundr...	mwez	21	2167	08:17 AM Mar 17, 2019 by JayDee
	Best way (Preview) Best way to tow van from dubbo to sussex inlet please	Mrs Ford Ranger	11	2292	08:39 PM Mar 16, 2019 by Long Weekend
	CPAP on a plane (Preview) We are flying up to Melbourne over the Easter break , and i have to take my CPAP with me , traveling Jetstar with only hand luggage, Q is my CPAP considered as free weight, or is it counted in my take on Weight with hand luggage Thought it would be easier to ask here than spend hours trying to contact Jetstar b...	Cowboy7307	3	1367	01:21 PM Mar 16, 2019 by brickies
	Govt Pension vs Centrelink Pension (Preview) I think that the pension that retiring parliamentarians get is their superannuation and not to confused with a Centrelink pension.	LLD	9	1520	11:53 PM Mar 15, 2019 by PeterD
	Melb to perth return (Preview) Territory awd diesal towing 21ft van crusader xl any problems i should know before leaving	chat	15	2022	10:39 PM Mar 15, 2019 by fwdoz
	Hillocks drive (Preview) Hi all planning a trip to York peninsula and plan to stay a few nights at hillocks drive near butlers beach .. Has anyone stayed here ? plan to mix it up with a few stops in innes n/ park and couple of free camps .....	goldenyears	8	1542	04:22 PM Mar 15, 2019 by goldenyears
	Best caravan park in Elliston SA (Preview) Which is the best caravan park to stay at in Elliston SA.	Cherrypie	2	1215	03:05 PM Mar 15, 2019 by LLD
	Melbourne - Adelaide......What to see along the way (Preview) Greetings All Heading to Adelaide on the weekend with some friends, anybody got any good ideas as to what to stop and look at along the way, no hurry to get there or get back but would like the trip a little interesting	rodrocket	8	979	12:05 AM Mar 14, 2019 by rodrocket
	Garmin GPS users. (Preview) I use a program which is supplied free of charge by Garmin called "Base Camp", it runs on our lap top, and is a trip planner type program. Initially I found it hard work, but now have figured out how most of it works. And am finding it very good. It uses the same map that's on your GPS, and allows you to plan day...	iana	3	1325	09:07 PM Mar 13, 2019 by LLD
	Safety dave reverse camera - not working, any ideas? (Preview) Our camera is not working for some reason, only 2 years old, does anyone have any idea's what could be wrong before we have to take it to a repairer?	Loz59	7	3550	07:54 AM Mar 13, 2019 by Bagmaker
	Non-Compliant Camping Toolkit ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Sorry, but removing the link, it was posted on the understanding it would not be broadcast. One wonders how organisations can get the figures that make up the graphs. Does Jo Blow and family inform the data collection agency before going on a camping trip. One wonders if the same group has done a study o...	iana	39	2696	01:29 AM Mar 13, 2019 by madaboutled
	Cavaning in Canberra winter (Preview) We need to be in Canberra for 3 weeks in July. As we are from Qld any advice regarding cavaning in a Canberra winter would be appreciated.	Gregl	11	1202	10:15 PM Mar 12, 2019 by Dunmowin
	Caravan driving courses (Preview) I am in favour of people who have not towed a van before doing a driver training course to get some training but the recent experience of a friend of ours makes some of these so called trainers an absolute joke. She went to a course to have some training on their new van. The training consisted of a bit of tr...	Greg 1	20	2228	04:52 PM Mar 12, 2019 by denmonkey
	low wattage appliances (Preview) Hello, I am looking for a low wattage clothes iron. On Ebay there are some for sale, supposedly "Phillips" but made in India. They are without steam, which makes them low-wattage, 750 watts. Has anybody had experience with such an iron? Or is there a camping store in Australia that sells them, too? My p...	Tigerchips2	15	2105	01:55 PM Mar 12, 2019 by blaze
	Federal election (closed) (Preview) Hi, just food for thought with the upcoming federal election on todays News feeds the six retiring federal MP's due to a loophole are going to receive $220,000 a year pension plus all there other entitlements Bill Shorten if elected is going to change the minimum wage to a "Living Wage" as he said the m...	Bukhouse	1	995	03:08 PM Mar 11, 2019 by Webmaster
	THANKYOU TONY AND BEV (Preview) As you all probably know by now I had a fall out of the aluminium tee pee and badly injured, unable to pack up and leave when I wanted. Well, I got an email from Tony and Bev saying they were coming over from Greens Lake, nth central VIC. That is about 2 hours away. They arrived the night before pack up so I had...	Dougwe	7	1360	02:37 PM Mar 11, 2019 by moamajohn
	Free camping continues at Wuruma Dam (Preview) https://www.sunwater.com.au/free-camping-continues-at-wuruma-dam/?fbclid=IwAR3mDSI93Fzs3NShUeQbbv1XbW6xK_ce7Cb0DP0O9yseUWic9swpxmRuCGo-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Friday 1st of March 2019 06:25:29 PM -- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Friday 1st of March 2019 06:27:04 PM	Cruising Cruze	4	1649	11:20 AM Mar 11, 2019 by sandyr
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