The Grey Nomads - General

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

What do you do to stop your caravan being stolen?

kiwijims · kiwijims

The Queensland Premier has issued an urgent plea for residents near Deepwater in central Queensland to leave their homes immediately due to the ongoing threat from a bushfire fanned by an unprecedented heatwave.Here's the situation in Queensland today 28-11- 2018 Authorities are pleading wit...

Webmaster · Webmaster

Hi all, https://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/f637107/safety-information-and-recalls/ I feel this will be a great addition to our forum and will help alert members to potentia...

gandk · gandk

Hi all again. Wondering if anyone out there has a kayak loader that could be used to load a porta bote. I am just wondering if people with a kayak loader could download and look to see if they think the kayak loader could be adapted to load a porta bote. If so could you please let me know what sort it is. As I am 4...

skins · skins

Has anyone got these things on their wheel nuts on the van or vehicle & have you ever noticed them out of position to indicate a nut is a bit loose.

Jaycosy · Jaycosy

We have been travelling in caravan for over 4 years, permanently on the road. We have a property in Qld that is rented, and had RACQ as insurer for car and caravan for 18 years. Recently upgraded our car (in 2016) bought in SA, registered in SA and in October 2018 bought new caravan in SA, also registered i...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... The Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVSA) has navigated its final hurdle through the Senate on 27 November 2018. Parliamentary record of passage of Bill Caravanning Industry comment on passage of the bill What does this mean for industry businesses? All manufacturers and importers (over fo...

Warren-Pat_01 · Warren-Pat_01

If anyone is on the road today, this week in North Qld - please take care as the temperatures are reaching highs that we only see once every 15 years or so. Townsville at 9am was already 36 degrees - expected to reach 39. And this is one of the "cooler" locations! Yesterday our home's main airconditioner p...

dmac · dmac

Has anyone got suggestions or recommendations for the reliable auto sat dish? What is the SatKing Orbit like?

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

The house is sold, the caravan is bought and I'm planning to become a nomad in a couple of weeks so I'm trying to do some planning. I intend to go deep bush for lengthy periods, well away from shops and civilisation - I have considerable experience of doing this in a tent but only for a couple of weeks or so wi...

Mamil · Mamil

Was just reading some of the profiles in the "Grey Nomads Characters" on the main website - really interesting! However I noticed that most of them had what I'd call 'big' rigs, ie. Landcruiser or Pajero and dual axle caravan around 20'. Got me wondering if it's doable with a smaller setup? We have a mid...

kiwijims · kiwijims

A deepening low over central New South Wales moving towards the coast has triggered warnings of possible flash flooding in Sydney from tomorrow morning, as well as flooding for the Nepean, Hawkesbury and Georges rivers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-27/sydney-flood-warning-as-pr...

Mothership · Mothership

Just purchased second hand a 2014 Roadstar Little Rippa 17.6 foot van. Its says its a semi offroad? Looked at the suspension - Leaf spring with independent arms. Can any member advise the sorts of roads this van would be suitable for? or should i just stick to the blacktop? Thanks in advance Mothershi...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... I am aware this subject has been thrashed to death over the past years on this and other forums, but it doesn't hurt to revisit these sorts of articles or, for any newbies, to get some food for thought. Read the article here Cheers - John

Dickodownunder · Dickodownunder

A recent topic prompted me to post some pics of my satellite dish working in situations where I had extreme doubts wether I would get a signal. The third pic down with the power wires produced an unreliable signal but it may have also been the weather with heavy rain and thunderstorms. The other situati...

bobkat · bobkat

Hi All, We have a 3.0l jeep grand cherokee 8 speed diesel towing a 3.3 tonne van, I normally tow in auto normally achieving 16lt to 100 klm travelling 95-98klm p hr. today I was talking another jeep owner who tells me he is achieving 11.8 lt per 100 kl towing a 2.8 van as he was advised to tow in manual! I wou...

kiwijims · kiwijims

Around 11am this morning a collision occurred involving a car, a car towing a caravan and a truck on Great Eastern Highway approximately at Burlong, 5 km west of Northam.The driver of the car, an adult woman, received serious injuries and was taken to hospital by St John Ambulance but died a short time...

normiek · normiek

Has anyone been to lake elphingstone near glenden lately,just wondering what it's like now for a few days camp.

LLD · LLD

Radar · Radar

Hi All, I am now in my 70's and was warned that travel insurance cost will rise substantially. We are presently away from home base without good reliable internet, so I thought I would inquire and collect information on the forum. Will check in a day or two.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Caravan security (Preview) What do you do to stop your caravan being stolen?	Mike Harding	20	2074	10:01 PM Nov 30, 2018 by Warren-Pat_01
	Deepwater residents urged to leave home immediately to avoid bushfire threat...UPDATED 28-11-18 (Preview) The Queensland Premier has issued an urgent plea for residents near Deepwater in central Queensland to leave their homes immediately due to the ongoing threat from a bushfire fanned by an unprecedented heatwave.Here's the situation in Queensland today 28-11- 2018 Authorities are pleading wit...	kiwijims	2	972	09:41 PM Nov 30, 2018 by Warren-Pat_01
	New subforum in Techies' Corner (Preview) Hi all, https://thegreynomads.activeboard.com/f637107/safety-information-and-recalls/ I feel this will be a great addition to our forum and will help alert members to potentia...	Webmaster	0	910	04:52 PM Nov 30, 2018 by Webmaster
	KAYAK LOADER FOR USE WITH PORTA BOTE???? (Preview) Hi all again. Wondering if anyone out there has a kayak loader that could be used to load a porta bote. I am just wondering if people with a kayak loader could download and look to see if they think the kayak loader could be adapted to load a porta bote. If so could you please let me know what sort it is. As I am 4...	gandk	4	1396	12:07 PM Nov 30, 2018 by PeterInSa
	Wheel nut indicators (Preview) Has anyone got these things on their wheel nuts on the van or vehicle & have you ever noticed them out of position to indicate a nut is a bit loose.	skins	7	1663	09:42 AM Nov 30, 2018 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Insurance for grey nomads with no fixed address? (Preview) We have been travelling in caravan for over 4 years, permanently on the road. We have a property in Qld that is rented, and had RACQ as insurer for car and caravan for 18 years. Recently upgraded our car (in 2016) bought in SA, registered in SA and in October 2018 bought new caravan in SA, also registered i...	Jaycosy	7	1544	05:56 PM Nov 29, 2018 by darjak
	Major change to regulation in RV industry (Preview) Gday... The Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVSA) has navigated its final hurdle through the Senate on 27 November 2018. Parliamentary record of passage of Bill Caravanning Industry comment on passage of the bill What does this mean for industry businesses? All manufacturers and importers (over fo...	rockylizard	7	1559	02:12 PM Nov 29, 2018 by Tony Bev
	Weather in North Qd - Landline (Preview) If anyone is on the road today, this week in North Qld - please take care as the temperatures are reaching highs that we only see once every 15 years or so. Townsville at 9am was already 36 degrees - expected to reach 39. And this is one of the "cooler" locations! Yesterday our home's main airconditioner p...	Warren-Pat_01	3	620	03:30 PM Nov 28, 2018 by bill12
	Automatic roof top satellite antennas for a caravan (Preview) Has anyone got suggestions or recommendations for the reliable auto sat dish? What is the SatKing Orbit like?	dmac	9	1399	11:44 PM Nov 27, 2018 by RodnEls
	What do you run out of? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) The house is sold, the caravan is bought and I'm planning to become a nomad in a couple of weeks so I'm trying to do some planning. I intend to go deep bush for lengthy periods, well away from shops and civilisation - I have considerable experience of doing this in a tent but only for a couple of weeks or so wi...	Mike Harding	43	1831	05:17 PM Nov 27, 2018 by Radar
	Anyone using an SUV? (Preview) Was just reading some of the profiles in the "Grey Nomads Characters" on the main website - really interesting! However I noticed that most of them had what I'd call 'big' rigs, ie. Landcruiser or Pajero and dual axle caravan around 20'. Got me wondering if it's doable with a smaller setup? We have a mid...	Mamil	12	1170	04:13 PM Nov 27, 2018 by Warren-Pat_01
	Sydney at risk of flash flooding as BOM forecasts thunderstorms to hammer coast tomorrow..... (Preview) A deepening low over central New South Wales moving towards the coast has triggered warnings of possible flash flooding in Sydney from tomorrow morning, as well as flooding for the Nepean, Hawkesbury and Georges rivers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-27/sydney-flood-warning-as-pr...	kiwijims	3	714	02:18 PM Nov 27, 2018 by Whenarewethere
	2014 Roadstar Little Rippa (Preview) Just purchased second hand a 2014 Roadstar Little Rippa 17.6 foot van. Its says its a semi offroad? Looked at the suspension - Leaf spring with independent arms. Can any member advise the sorts of roads this van would be suitable for? or should i just stick to the blacktop? Thanks in advance Mothershi...	Mothership	3	1588	09:41 AM Nov 27, 2018 by PeterD
	Towing weights - again (Preview) Gday... I am aware this subject has been thrashed to death over the past years on this and other forums, but it doesn't hurt to revisit these sorts of articles or, for any newbies, to get some food for thought. Read the article here Cheers - John	rockylizard	24	2721	08:48 PM Nov 26, 2018 by Dickodownunder
	Satellite signal Interference (Preview) A recent topic prompted me to post some pics of my satellite dish working in situations where I had extreme doubts wether I would get a signal. The third pic down with the power wires produced an unreliable signal but it may have also been the weather with heavy rain and thunderstorms. The other situati...	Dickodownunder	4	594	06:19 PM Nov 26, 2018 by Dickodownunder
	Jeep towing (Preview) Hi All, We have a 3.0l jeep grand cherokee 8 speed diesel towing a 3.3 tonne van, I normally tow in auto normally achieving 16lt to 100 klm travelling 95-98klm p hr. today I was talking another jeep owner who tells me he is achieving 11.8 lt per 100 kl towing a 2.8 van as he was advised to tow in manual! I wou...	bobkat	18	1786	11:30 AM Nov 26, 2018 by Nevd
	Woman dies in three-vehicle collision near Northam W.A.... (Preview) Around 11am this morning a collision occurred involving a car, a car towing a caravan and a truck on Great Eastern Highway approximately at Burlong, 5 km west of Northam.The driver of the car, an adult woman, received serious injuries and was taken to hospital by St John Ambulance but died a short time...	kiwijims	0	523	10:15 AM Nov 26, 2018 by kiwijims
	Lake elphingstone (Preview) Has anyone been to lake elphingstone near glenden lately,just wondering what it's like now for a few days camp.	normiek	2	567	09:24 PM Nov 24, 2018 by normiek
	New Slant on Buying Fuel (Preview)	LLD	5	788	08:45 PM Nov 24, 2018 by rockylizard
	Overseas travel insurance (Preview) Hi All, I am now in my 70's and was warned that travel insurance cost will rise substantially. We are presently away from home base without good reliable internet, so I thought I would inquire and collect information on the forum. Will check in a day or two.	Radar	14	861	04:57 PM Nov 24, 2018 by Radar
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