The Grey Nomads - General

NERF · NERF

Hi Grey Nomads I am a KIWI about to retire and spend the next two years travelling your beautiful country with my wife in a new caravan. I am at the stage I need to sign off on our tow vehicle , I know that GVM, GTM etc have been discussed at length so apologies for bringing it up again. I had pretty much signed o...

Brianvicki · Brianvicki

I have a Celfi go in my car and am looking at being able to unplug it and place in the caravan. Luckily the my replacement tv antenna Winsig 4.0 has 5g antenna attached. In the car I have the adhesive antenna, works great but not much of a range. best case scenario is to be able hook up to the Celfi go in and out o...

msg · msg

ttps://thegreynhomads.activeboard.com/t41992939/new-van-secnd-hand/?page=2&sort=oldestFirst

littledick · littledick

Called into a caravan dealer looking for a spare part. Came across the Gibb River brand caravan, yep same mob as the Snowy River. They put many embargoes on our products but Aust still bringing in their cars and caravans as well as many other products. No way would I ever be tempted regardless of price. T...

Kaiser · Kaiser

Is Beef Road Dingo to Nebo suitable for caravans

oztayls · oztayls

Hi everyone My wife and I have just bought an unregistered 1975 Franklin Arrow caravan and are about to start fixing it up. It has the old Electrolux 240V/gas fridge and Chef Ranger 070A gas oven/twin burner stove. Both appear to be working OK, although we haven't tested them properly. Are they worth k...

Black-Pete · Black-Pete

I'm wondering what the road condition from Armadale to Grafton is like going through Ebor and Nymboida. The maps I have are 25 years old and still show gravel road in some sections. Also are there many rest stops this way as google maps show very small towns along the way. Feedback will be appreciated. B...

Tuppence · Tuppence

Hi, wonder if anyone has used any Brisbane installer and any comments. 2023 Gen 6.

NoelB · NoelB

I've heard that if you carry bikes on the front / back of your van and duck off to the local pub for dinner, they bikes may be gone when you return. I've even heard that thieves in some places use bolt cutters to cut chain. Does anyone have any suggestions re bike security? (I don't have folding bikes so can'...

peter67 · peter67

Fords new F150 Lightning that Ford can't sell in the US has arrived down under with a base model sticker price of 230,000 buckeroos. The 500km long range version will set you back 250,000, and fully optioned 280,000. It will be sold in Australia NOT by Ford dealerships but by a company called AusEV, how...

peter67 · peter67

News this morning that fire ants are now in the Murray darling basin, How long is it going to take for pollies to get serious and commit some massive funding for eradication before we make the same mistake as the US, and dither to the point that eradication is no longer possible? If we wait too long, our n...

Brodie Allen · Brodie Allen

Is there a recommended amount of kero that can be added to diesel in the heater reservoir for cold weather? What can I expect as a result? B

DMaxer · DMaxer

I found fitting and detaching the safety chains to the car one of the biggest PITA ever inflicted on the caravan community. Sitting on the draw bar fiddling around with shackles, not knowing if they were tightening, dropping the pin on the ground, the whole lot almost put me into therapy. Now, I have so...

the rocket · the rocket

Hi everyone, we usually insulate windows in winter with car sunshades now we are going to try coreflute. Anyone else tried it? Sounds feasable. Rocket

The Belmont Bear · The Belmont Bear

We pulled into Wiicannia going from Broken Hill to Cobar earlier this week and I decided to top up the car at the self serve 24hr BP fuel bowser in the back street as it was 15c/ltr cheaper than the servo on the Hwy. its was one of those unmanned pumps where you set the amount and pay with your credit card bef...

mykringo · mykringo

Hi, has anyone towed a heavy caravan up the Bulli pass, I have descended ok but not sure about the long steep climb

Brodie Allen · Brodie Allen

There's a fantastic solution - I have a Sphere 21" that speaks thru silver paper with a sound more like a $2 kids toy. So bad in fact that I rigged it to run thru the in-house radio - trouble was the sound was from behind and above and somewhat disorienting relative to the picture. Anyway I imposed on the br...

peter67 · peter67

In the latest GN News their is an article titled 'now you see it'.....a shield which can be propped up to make your campsite invisible to others. So, say a Landcruiser plus huge caravan wants to park there.... :)

Brodie Allen · Brodie Allen

https://rvdaily.com.au/volkswagen-moves-to-trial-new-kangaroo-car-deterrent/

JayDee · JayDee

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGxSbrtTwRWKzRzVKqBBRDkWxGX

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Some advice please (Preview) Hi Grey Nomads I am a KIWI about to retire and spend the next two years travelling your beautiful country with my wife in a new caravan. I am at the stage I need to sign off on our tow vehicle , I know that GVM, GTM etc have been discussed at length so apologies for bringing it up again. I had pretty much signed o...	NERF	19	2998	09:57 PM May 6, 2024 by gold dandelion
	Celfi go R41 antenna (Preview) I have a Celfi go in my car and am looking at being able to unplug it and place in the caravan. Luckily the my replacement tv antenna Winsig 4.0 has 5g antenna attached. In the car I have the adhesive antenna, works great but not much of a range. best case scenario is to be able hook up to the Celfi go in and out o...	Brianvicki	13	3317	02:51 PM May 6, 2024 by StewG
	What has happened to Grey Nomads (Preview) ttps://thegreynhomads.activeboard.com/t41992939/new-van-secnd-hand/?page=2&sort=oldestFirst	msg	23	3403	12:37 PM May 6, 2024 by Possum3
	Gibb River caravans. (Preview) Called into a caravan dealer looking for a spare part. Came across the Gibb River brand caravan, yep same mob as the Snowy River. They put many embargoes on our products but Aust still bringing in their cars and caravans as well as many other products. No way would I ever be tempted regardless of price. T...	littledick	5	2670	12:25 PM May 6, 2024 by littledick
	Beef Road Dingo to Nebo (Preview) Is Beef Road Dingo to Nebo suitable for caravans	Kaiser	4	1260	10:03 AM May 6, 2024 by Warren-Pat_01
	Is it worth any of my time to keep an old Chef Ranger stove going? (Preview) Hi everyone My wife and I have just bought an unregistered 1975 Franklin Arrow caravan and are about to start fixing it up. It has the old Electrolux 240V/gas fridge and Chef Ranger 070A gas oven/twin burner stove. Both appear to be working OK, although we haven't tested them properly. Are they worth k...	oztayls	17	2927	02:41 PM May 5, 2024 by ashheron93
	Road condition Armidale to Grafton (Preview) I'm wondering what the road condition from Armadale to Grafton is like going through Ebor and Nymboida. The maps I have are 25 years old and still show gravel road in some sections. Also are there many rest stops this way as google maps show very small towns along the way. Feedback will be appreciated. B...	Black-Pete	5	3796	11:50 AM May 5, 2024 by DMaxer
	HiAce poptop (Preview) Hi, wonder if anyone has used any Brisbane installer and any comments. 2023 Gen 6.	Tuppence	0	654	08:33 AM May 3, 2024 by Tuppence
	Bike security (Preview) I've heard that if you carry bikes on the front / back of your van and duck off to the local pub for dinner, they bikes may be gone when you return. I've even heard that thieves in some places use bolt cutters to cut chain. Does anyone have any suggestions re bike security? (I don't have folding bikes so can'...	NoelB	7	1068	01:31 PM May 2, 2024 by Cuppa
	Ford F150 Lightning arrives in Aus. (Preview) Fords new F150 Lightning that Ford can't sell in the US has arrived down under with a base model sticker price of 230,000 buckeroos. The 500km long range version will set you back 250,000, and fully optioned 280,000. It will be sold in Australia NOT by Ford dealerships but by a company called AusEV, how...	peter67	21	1943	09:19 AM May 2, 2024 by peter67
	The relentless spread of fire ants. (Preview) News this morning that fire ants are now in the Murray darling basin, How long is it going to take for pollies to get serious and commit some massive funding for eradication before we make the same mistake as the US, and dither to the point that eradication is no longer possible? If we wait too long, our n...	peter67	5	1296	09:12 PM May 1, 2024 by Sarco Harris
	Adding Kero to diesel for heater (Preview) Is there a recommended amount of kero that can be added to diesel in the heater reservoir for cold weather? What can I expect as a result? B	Brodie Allen	10	2016	09:40 PM Apr 29, 2024 by kgarnett
	Problem Solved (Preview) I found fitting and detaching the safety chains to the car one of the biggest PITA ever inflicted on the caravan community. Sitting on the draw bar fiddling around with shackles, not knowing if they were tightening, dropping the pin on the ground, the whole lot almost put me into therapy. Now, I have so...	DMaxer	14	3293	01:03 PM Apr 28, 2024 by DMaxer
	Coreflute (Preview) Hi everyone, we usually insulate windows in winter with car sunshades now we are going to try coreflute. Anyone else tried it? Sounds feasable. Rocket	the rocket	7	1691	12:16 PM Apr 28, 2024 by the rocket
	Lost Wallet (Preview) We pulled into Wiicannia going from Broken Hill to Cobar earlier this week and I decided to top up the car at the self serve 24hr BP fuel bowser in the back street as it was 15c/ltr cheaper than the servo on the Hwy. its was one of those unmanned pumps where you set the amount and pay with your credit card bef...	The Belmont Bear	9	1578	04:59 PM Apr 27, 2024 by oxleigh
	Bulli Pass (Preview) Hi, has anyone towed a heavy caravan up the Bulli pass, I have descended ok but not sure about the long steep climb	mykringo	3	1384	02:07 PM Apr 27, 2024 by littledick
	Does the sound from your Van/RV TV speakers drive you crazy? (Preview) There's a fantastic solution - I have a Sphere 21" that speaks thru silver paper with a sound more like a $2 kids toy. So bad in fact that I rigged it to run thru the in-house radio - trouble was the sound was from behind and above and somewhat disorienting relative to the picture. Anyway I imposed on the br...	Brodie Allen	9	2073	02:04 PM Apr 27, 2024 by littledick
	Now you see it.... (Preview) In the latest GN News their is an article titled 'now you see it'.....a shield which can be propped up to make your campsite invisible to others. So, say a Landcruiser plus huge caravan wants to park there.... :)	peter67	0	787	09:53 AM Apr 27, 2024 by peter67
	VW moves to trial a car deterrnt to save kangaroos (Preview) https://rvdaily.com.au/volkswagen-moves-to-trial-new-kangaroo-car-deterrent/	Brodie Allen	9	1289	08:42 AM Apr 27, 2024 by Brodie Allen
	Is there anything in Australia that is not taxed. (Preview) https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGxSbrtTwRWKzRzVKqBBRDkWxGX	JayDee	12	1513	05:32 PM Apr 26, 2024 by Craig1
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