The Grey Nomads - General

Eaglemax · Eaglemax

After a few years of using our triangular folding clothes line and tolerating it blowing over in the wind on occasions I made this mount. Fully detachable it erects higher than 6ft 1" outside to avoid head butters. Have you got anything innovative on your caravan? Also see this link for hitching up sol...

Yuglamron · Yuglamron

Saw the towing mirrors on this site for the Ford Ranger from 2012 onwards. Looks like a good price to me. I thought some may be interested. Here's a link. https://www.vicoffroad.com.au/

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

Back in civilisation for a week. Had a great time in east Gippsland although it's been damned hot - that will start to cool soon. Please share with me your secrets for hitching car and caravan when travelling alone. My current process is to reverse the car in the general direction of the caravan then get...

Col Rennie · Col Rennie

Help please I am having no end of trouble with the smooth movement of teh Dometic Screens in my van. They jam and now I have managed to break the little plastic pin that Dimengages the screen so you can move it Couple of questions 1 Can I replace just the fly screen and Privacy screen with something bette...

the rocket · the rocket

maggie dropped in to say hello. Bought the misses n kids too.

hako · hako

https://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/details/is-this-the-future-of-towing-116556/?fbclid=IwAR3bt2OTvKUaNpm2I5MFGsMQln5O9Qg4lTR5mNuQGA6CTQVUWPs5KB_gC9I

AndersonJ · AndersonJ

Currently looking to buy a Second hand Hiace and notice that a budget below $10,000 gets something for around 300,000kms upwards. I am aware that the hiace has a good reputation as a work horse and that these kms are common, however is there anything I should look out for with these types of vans ? What w...

mickandchris · mickandchris

Not sure which way we should go. Either north to Rockhampton then across to Northern Territory or south. Through Victoria and south Australia. Couple in early 60s one female driver. 2wd ute with slide on camper solar powered ready for free camping. What are the roads like either way

fwdoz · fwdoz

This time it is a recorded message: "The NBN is now active & unless you press 1 now to speak to an agent immediately your internet service will be cut off within 24 hours"

fwdoz · fwdoz

Yet another one to ring today through an 02 number with a delay before the Indian accent kicked in. Claimed to be with a company called Powersavers & that my electricity was going up 30%. They said I was sent a notification then started asking all these questions ending with "is that correct" tryin...

SouthernComfort · SouthernComfort

I'm flabbergasted. Yep, my flabber is well and truly gasted!! Just received the annual renewal notice from RACV insurance to discover the premium is exactly the same as last year's - not a cent different. I'm pretty positive this is the first time I've ever had a renewal on ANY insurance policy that ha...

AlPal · AlPal

Australia receives one of the poorest or worst quality diesel fuel in the world - according to research. Many unsuspecting diesel vehicle drivers, in particular caravanners, can be caught out in the middle of no where with contaminated fuel. On many occasions it is too late as the contamination h...

mezza56 · mezza56

i've been looking at all the fb pages from lemon to non lemon shonky this and shonky that , you cant say this and you cant say that , unbelievable people squabling over trivial bs . Yeah theres good and bad , no matter what you buy . But ranting on about whos van is good and whos isnt . People saying they'll nev...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... It seems sale of new vehicles on finance are costing the consumer considerable sums - although they are 'cheaper' than two decades ago. Read article here "..........in the current year Australians will pay more than $500 million in interest on these car loans. The average amount is more tha...

Juss · Juss

Hi all. We are picking up our brand new caravan in Melbourne soon, will have a permit to tow it home to NSW. We are wondering if we need to take it over a weigh bridge, and where do we go for a blue slip - ie a normal mechanic or an rv place. We are hoping to do this while on the way home so we can have a few days in the n...

Joda · Joda

Recent trip away last year We were cruising up the hume & I said to the boss we're near the free weigh bridge, lets stop & see what the outfit weighs. Have a diesel territory & van is a 2005 jayco freedom anniversary model poptop. Van is 16.5ft. Cabin, single axle, 2 60lt. Water tanks, comb...

scoota · scoota

Hi wondering if anyone who has travelled south along the New England highway towards Port Melbourne, has any good suggestions of places we could visit with the dog ie forests, places of interest etc Cheers scoota We are presently in Armidale

oldbloke · oldbloke

These are on sale for $89 next week. Has anyone used one of these and are that any good? They look smaller and lighter than the BabyQ.

scoota · scoota

Hi New to the use of a brake controller fitted to my van. I recently just returned from a short trip and having come over the range from Nsw into Qld I noticed some smoke and that bad smell from my dualcab brakes. My question is should I adjust the brake controller to be actively on when descending a stee...

jeepnudger · jeepnudger

About to travel on g.o.rd. any comments about free camp sites

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	innovative ideas clothes lines, hitching up and your ideas (Preview) After a few years of using our triangular folding clothes line and tolerating it blowing over in the wind on occasions I made this mount. Fully detachable it erects higher than 6ft 1" outside to avoid head butters. Have you got anything innovative on your caravan? Also see this link for hitching up sol...	Eaglemax	6	1194	02:46 PM Feb 9, 2019 by Eaglemax
	Ford Ranger 2012 on. (Preview) Saw the towing mirrors on this site for the Ford Ranger from 2012 onwards. Looks like a good price to me. I thought some may be interested. Here's a link. https://www.vicoffroad.com.au/	Yuglamron	2	671	10:29 AM Feb 9, 2019 by Yuglamron
	Hitching up the caravan when solo ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Back in civilisation for a week. Had a great time in east Gippsland although it's been damned hot - that will start to cool soon. Please share with me your secrets for hitching car and caravan when travelling alone. My current process is to reverse the car in the general direction of the caravan then get...	Mike Harding	41	3000	08:14 AM Feb 9, 2019 by SouthernComfort
	Domestic Windows (including roll up iprivacy screen and fly screen) (Preview) Help please I am having no end of trouble with the smooth movement of teh Dometic Screens in my van. They jam and now I have managed to break the little plastic pin that Dimengages the screen so you can move it Couple of questions 1 Can I replace just the fly screen and Privacy screen with something bette...	Col Rennie	7	1980	08:12 AM Feb 9, 2019 by Col Rennie
	Maggie (Preview) maggie dropped in to say hello. Bought the misses n kids too.	the rocket	9	1268	10:09 PM Feb 8, 2019 by Craig1
	Alternate design for tow hitch. (Preview) https://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/details/is-this-the-future-of-towing-116556/?fbclid=IwAR3bt2OTvKUaNpm2I5MFGsMQln5O9Qg4lTR5mNuQGA6CTQVUWPs5KB_gC9I	hako	10	1162	09:32 PM Feb 8, 2019 by landy
	Toyota Hiace Price and KMS Toyota Hiace Kms (Preview) Currently looking to buy a Second hand Hiace and notice that a budget below $10,000 gets something for around 300,000kms upwards. I am aware that the hiace has a good reputation as a work horse and that these kms are common, however is there anything I should look out for with these types of vans ? What w...	AndersonJ	5	5028	02:50 PM Feb 8, 2019 by hako
	Newby we are wanting to travel from Coffs Harbour to Western Australia end of May. (Preview) Not sure which way we should go. Either north to Rockhampton then across to Northern Territory or south. Through Victoria and south Australia. Couple in early 60s one female driver. 2wd ute with slide on camper solar powered ready for free camping. What are the roads like either way	mickandchris	6	791	08:55 AM Feb 8, 2019 by mickandchris
	Another scam call: NBN (Preview) This time it is a recorded message: "The NBN is now active & unless you press 1 now to speak to an agent immediately your internet service will be cut off within 24 hours"	fwdoz	1	826	09:44 PM Feb 7, 2019 by KFT
	Powersavers scam (Preview) Yet another one to ring today through an 02 number with a delay before the Indian accent kicked in. Claimed to be with a company called Powersavers & that my electricity was going up 30%. They said I was sent a notification then started asking all these questions ending with "is that correct" tryin...	fwdoz	2	1075	07:08 PM Feb 7, 2019 by moamajohn
	Caravan insurance renewal - what a surprise! (Preview) I'm flabbergasted. Yep, my flabber is well and truly gasted!! Just received the annual renewal notice from RACV insurance to discover the premium is exactly the same as last year's - not a cent different. I'm pretty positive this is the first time I've ever had a renewal on ANY insurance policy that ha...	SouthernComfort	2	1115	04:56 PM Feb 7, 2019 by SouthernComfort
	Contaminated Diesel Fuel. (Preview) Australia receives one of the poorest or worst quality diesel fuel in the world - according to research. Many unsuspecting diesel vehicle drivers, in particular caravanners, can be caught out in the middle of no where with contaminated fuel. On many occasions it is too late as the contamination h...	AlPal	28	4660	04:56 PM Feb 7, 2019 by Jaahn
	Total bs ( 1 2 ) (closed) (Preview) i've been looking at all the fb pages from lemon to non lemon shonky this and shonky that , you cant say this and you cant say that , unbelievable people squabling over trivial bs . Yeah theres good and bad , no matter what you buy . But ranting on about whos van is good and whos isnt . People saying they'll nev...	mezza56	39	3020	01:54 PM Feb 7, 2019 by Santa
	Bought a new vehicle recently? (Preview) Gday... It seems sale of new vehicles on finance are costing the consumer considerable sums - although they are 'cheaper' than two decades ago. Read article here "..........in the current year Australians will pay more than $500 million in interest on these car loans. The average amount is more tha...	rockylizard	11	1988	01:13 PM Feb 7, 2019 by sandgrooper1
	New caravan rego in NSW (Preview) Hi all. We are picking up our brand new caravan in Melbourne soon, will have a permit to tow it home to NSW. We are wondering if we need to take it over a weigh bridge, and where do we go for a blue slip - ie a normal mechanic or an rv place. We are hoping to do this while on the way home so we can have a few days in the n...	Juss	6	2276	07:33 PM Feb 6, 2019 by Juss
	Finally weighed the outfit. (Preview) Recent trip away last year We were cruising up the hume & I said to the boss we're near the free weigh bridge, lets stop & see what the outfit weighs. Have a diesel territory & van is a 2005 jayco freedom anniversary model poptop. Van is 16.5ft. Cabin, single axle, 2 60lt. Water tanks, comb...	Joda	3	1350	09:58 AM Feb 6, 2019 by Joda
	Travelling with dog (Preview) Hi wondering if anyone who has travelled south along the New England highway towards Port Melbourne, has any good suggestions of places we could visit with the dog ie forests, places of interest etc Cheers scoota We are presently in Armidale	scoota	2	800	08:01 AM Feb 6, 2019 by scoota
	ALD bbqs on sale (Preview) These are on sale for $89 next week. Has anyone used one of these and are that any good? They look smaller and lighter than the BabyQ.	oldbloke	5	1587	05:46 AM Feb 6, 2019 by oldbloke
	Brake controller (Preview) Hi New to the use of a brake controller fitted to my van. I recently just returned from a short trip and having come over the range from Nsw into Qld I noticed some smoke and that bad smell from my dualcab brakes. My question is should I adjust the brake controller to be actively on when descending a stee...	scoota	12	2172	10:29 PM Feb 5, 2019 by jeepnudger
	Great ocean rd, free camp sites (Preview) About to travel on g.o.rd. any comments about free camp sites	jeepnudger	6	1511	08:14 PM Feb 5, 2019 by Ozzie_Traveller
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