The Grey Nomads - General

mezza56 · mezza56

Has anyone purchased solar panels from the 4WD supercentre , wondering what quality they are. Their 250watt foldout panels with a 10m lead and reg are $199 .

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

Hi everyone, saw this at Aldi today so thought I would expose it here. Aussie Paul. -- Edited by aussie_paul on Thursday 25th of October 2018 10:13:58 PM

Paul · Paul

Hi everyone, I'm posting here as a bit of a last resort, I have been assisting a close friend to care for her mother who has dementia, I'm living in my van at the side of the house, unfortunately her mother has been diagnosed with cancer and probably hasn't got much longer with us, unfortunately her broth...

iana · iana

My opinions so far on the coffee fix while camping. Best is freshly ground beans, worst ground beans stored in a container over a week. Capsules vary so much, and I think the term you get what you pay for here applies. Best are the Nesspresso capsules, and I think the reason why they are expensive, is the m...

Delta18 · Delta18

Seen on Facebook, the finder would like to get some expensive gear back to the owner. "We found some fishing gear (I will leave it at that) in SA that someone left behind. If people could share this so I can try and get it to the correct owners I would appreciate it. Maybe someone knows a fishing page???" ...

Santa · Santa

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/man-dies-in-mobility-scooter-fire-in-geraldton/10401782

brickies · brickies

After 12 years of part time Grey Nomad we have sold our Caravan and settling to home life we are so glad we kept our home , If we had sold it we could not have been able to but back into the todays market .

mezza56 · mezza56

Being that there are lots of folk on here that camp out in the bush away from city lights , anyone seen any noteworthy sitings skyward , I keep looking while travelling but no success , when we were younger back in the 70's , travelling towards cactus beach late one night about an hour out of port augusta ...

berniebob · berniebob

Hi Grey Nomads, We are NEW Grey Nomads in the process of buying our first new caravan and this van (Retreat/Fraser) comes with a compressor fridge/freezer which they insist is much better on 12v all the time. But, we feel a 3 way fridge will give us more options in different situations. Does anyone have...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Read about it here Don't have a MY18 Commodore 2.0l diesel? Then why did you click on the topic? WARNING: then this recall notice may have absolutely no bearing on anything in your life. If the subject heading did not provide a description and information of a product that you own or use (or a fri...

Gailj · Gailj

We are 1st time caravan owners and I dont know how to stop my dinner set and other items from tipping over when we are travelling. Any advice Would be appreciated.

Plain Truth · Plain Truth

Aussie Disposals has Camps 9 for $29.95 in its latest catalogue.

goochy · goochy

G'day, This is my first post so I hope I haven't placed it in the wrong area. We are about to buy a second hand van and the mattress in it is a 'pillow-top'. The gas struts for the bed frame, they drop a little if you lift the frame say 60% of the way but seem to hold when the bed frame is pushed as high as it can go....

kiwijims · kiwijims

Darren Beer thinks he is lucky to be alive.He was driving along a pitch-black Eyre Highway at 110kph with 12 hours of travel to go before reaching Perth, when his high beams lit up the underbelly of an overturned truck.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/driver-survives-high-speed-null...

Joda · Joda

Anyone go to the warbirds airshow at Temora? Gotta love the sound of 5_ V12 merlins doing their stuff overhead. Hudson light bomber only one still flying, Meteor jet zooming around, RAAF put on a good show as well. Camp ground was a bit tight, had to love thy neighbor or else! Was told 25,000 attende...

cjb1 · cjb1

Hi, how good is the Adria Twin 600 ? Is it smooth and quiet to drive ? Much road noise or like a car? cheers

Eaglemax · Eaglemax

I thought I'd share an incident that happened to us a few years ago. We wanted to sell a car. A buyer came along and liked the car enough to place a $200 deposit (+ written receipt) on it on a Saturday and would return on the Wednesday to collect and pay the balance. The car needed two things- a rear differen...

LLD · LLD

Anyone have any experience with fold-up, portable mobility scooters? I bought myself a Velectrix fold-up electric bike (love it). Wife is losing mobility but cannot ride a bike and missed a few good walks last big trip that a mobility scooter would have worked. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/...

Scuba · Scuba

Hi all !! On our next trip, we plan to do 4wd excursions without the van. We will need to leave the caravan somewhere- sometimes just overnight, sometimes for a few nights. Do most caravan parks offer cheaper storage sites? Any ideas or tips would help; maybe you even know how much we need to expect to...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Please indicate your preference in this poll. There is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED for any comment/s to be added as it will be best for all concerned that they can remain anonymous. Cheers - Stay well and happy and travel safely - John

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	portable solar panels (Preview) Has anyone purchased solar panels from the 4WD supercentre , wondering what quality they are. Their 250watt foldout panels with a 10m lead and reg are $199 .	mezza56	7	1150	10:12 AM Oct 28, 2018 by Warren-Pat_01
	Aldi fridge.. (Preview) Hi everyone, saw this at Aldi today so thought I would expose it here. Aussie Paul. -- Edited by aussie_paul on Thursday 25th of October 2018 10:13:58 PM	aussie_paul	2	1272	10:15 PM Oct 27, 2018 by JayDee
	A place in Redcliffe, Qld. (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm posting here as a bit of a last resort, I have been assisting a close friend to care for her mother who has dementia, I'm living in my van at the side of the house, unfortunately her mother has been diagnosed with cancer and probably hasn't got much longer with us, unfortunately her broth...	Paul	5	1148	08:26 PM Oct 27, 2018 by Paul
	Expresso Coffe anyone ? (Preview) My opinions so far on the coffee fix while camping. Best is freshly ground beans, worst ground beans stored in a container over a week. Capsules vary so much, and I think the term you get what you pay for here applies. Best are the Nesspresso capsules, and I think the reason why they are expensive, is the m...	iana	6	1333	01:00 PM Oct 27, 2018 by blissonwheels
	Lost any fishing gear? (Preview) Seen on Facebook, the finder would like to get some expensive gear back to the owner. "We found some fishing gear (I will leave it at that) in SA that someone left behind. If people could share this so I can try and get it to the correct owners I would appreciate it. Maybe someone knows a fishing page???" ...	Delta18	6	1026	07:55 AM Oct 27, 2018 by oldbloke
	Man killed mobility scooter blaze Geraldton (Preview) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/man-dies-in-mobility-scooter-fire-in-geraldton/10401782	Santa	2	690	10:56 AM Oct 26, 2018 by denmonkey
	Glad we kept a home base ( 1 2 ) (Preview) After 12 years of part time Grey Nomad we have sold our Caravan and settling to home life we are so glad we kept our home , If we had sold it we could not have been able to but back into the todays market .	brickies	43	2064	07:16 PM Oct 25, 2018 by Wizardofoz
	ufo's (Preview) Being that there are lots of folk on here that camp out in the bush away from city lights , anyone seen any noteworthy sitings skyward , I keep looking while travelling but no success , when we were younger back in the 70's , travelling towards cactus beach late one night about an hour out of port augusta ...	mezza56	7	1093	04:49 PM Oct 25, 2018 by yobarr
	Fridges - Compressor or 3 Way? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi Grey Nomads, We are NEW Grey Nomads in the process of buying our first new caravan and this van (Retreat/Fraser) comes with a compressor fridge/freezer which they insist is much better on 12v all the time. But, we feel a 3 way fridge will give us more options in different situations. Does anyone have...	berniebob	30	5672	12:01 PM Oct 25, 2018 by iana
	YEP - ANOTHER bloody RECALL notice: MY18 Holden Commodore 2.0L Diesel (closed) (Preview) Gday... Read about it here Don't have a MY18 Commodore 2.0l diesel? Then why did you click on the topic? WARNING: then this recall notice may have absolutely no bearing on anything in your life. If the subject heading did not provide a description and information of a product that you own or use (or a fri...	rockylizard	20	1393	09:52 AM Oct 25, 2018 by yobarr
	Items sliding around inside cupboards (Preview) We are 1st time caravan owners and I dont know how to stop my dinner set and other items from tipping over when we are travelling. Any advice Would be appreciated.	Gailj	17	1186	08:21 PM Oct 24, 2018 by Possum3
	Camps 9 Australia Wide (Preview) Aussie Disposals has Camps 9 for $29.95 in its latest catalogue.	Plain Truth	2	707	04:24 PM Oct 24, 2018 by Ron-D
	Jayco 2011 Sterling 19.61-4 - From factory fitout - esp mattress (Preview) G'day, This is my first post so I hope I haven't placed it in the wrong area. We are about to buy a second hand van and the mattress in it is a 'pillow-top'. The gas struts for the bed frame, they drop a little if you lift the frame say 60% of the way but seem to hold when the bed frame is pushed as high as it can go....	goochy	7	778	02:11 PM Oct 24, 2018 by iana
	Driver survives slamming into overturned truck on dark Nullarbor highway.... ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Darren Beer thinks he is lucky to be alive.He was driving along a pitch-black Eyre Highway at 110kph with 12 hours of travel to go before reaching Perth, when his high beams lit up the underbelly of an overturned truck.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/driver-survives-high-speed-null...	kiwijims	39	2344	11:47 AM Oct 24, 2018 by Aus-Kiwi
	Warbirds (Preview) Anyone go to the warbirds airshow at Temora? Gotta love the sound of 5_ V12 merlins doing their stuff overhead. Hudson light bomber only one still flying, Meteor jet zooming around, RAAF put on a good show as well. Camp ground was a bit tight, had to love thy neighbor or else! Was told 25,000 attende...	Joda	7	1047	08:46 PM Oct 23, 2018 by Gaylehere
	Adria Twin 600 Review (Preview) Hi, how good is the Adria Twin 600 ? Is it smooth and quiet to drive ? Much road noise or like a car? cheers	cjb1	1	784	08:33 PM Oct 23, 2018 by Dickodownunder
	A contract is a contract- be aware ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I thought I'd share an incident that happened to us a few years ago. We wanted to sell a car. A buyer came along and liked the car enough to place a $200 deposit (+ written receipt) on it on a Saturday and would return on the Wednesday to collect and pay the balance. The car needed two things- a rear differen...	Eaglemax	33	1767	07:43 PM Oct 23, 2018 by yobarr
	Mobility Scooters (Preview) Anyone have any experience with fold-up, portable mobility scooters? I bought myself a Velectrix fold-up electric bike (love it). Wife is losing mobility but cannot ride a bike and missed a few good walks last big trip that a mobility scooter would have worked. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/...	LLD	11	2397	05:51 PM Oct 23, 2018 by madaboutled
	short term storage for the van while on the road (Preview) Hi all !! On our next trip, we plan to do 4wd excursions without the van. We will need to leave the caravan somewhere- sometimes just overnight, sometimes for a few nights. Do most caravan parks offer cheaper storage sites? Any ideas or tips would help; maybe you even know how much we need to expect to...	Scuba	4	575	11:12 AM Oct 23, 2018 by gazza48
	POLL: Recall notices on this forum are unwanted information. (Preview) Gday... Please indicate your preference in this poll. There is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED for any comment/s to be added as it will be best for all concerned that they can remain anonymous. Cheers - Stay well and happy and travel safely - John	rockylizard	29	1898	08:43 AM Oct 23, 2018 by rockylizard
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