The Grey Nomads - General

Eaglemax · Eaglemax

Some few years ago I refused to buy a UHF. We had driven from Victoria to Maryborough Queensland and even had wide loads from Goondiwindi to another town and didnt need one. My decision was solely due to preferring to concentrate of the road and not liking the chatter in towns however, soon we'll buy a 5...

Brodie Allen · Brodie Allen

A timely warning with summer nearly here - your frige temps need to be monitored throughout. a very simple and cheap system is available on e-Bay that has a battery sender unit to pop into the frige compartment and a monitoring and alarm unit for your kitchen. The one that I use comes as a package of 2 sen...

Bazza73 · Bazza73

I have a 2014 Jurgens LunaGazer and very happy Almost from day one we had the issue of when we were connected to mains water pressure seperate to the water tank filler over a week the water tanks fill up and start overflowing Has any one had this issue and how did they fix it? Regards

Trailer Sailer · Trailer Sailer

Finally have our touring package finished and ready to go. Both the trailer sailer and the truck with slide on camper have seen plenty of use individually but we are about to embark on our first major combination extended holiday previously only having done a relocation journey. -- Edited by Traile...

rogs · rogs

Thinking about buying one as they seem to be very good build and quality Does anyone already own one and if so how do you find it

PeterX · PeterX

https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-news-headlines-on-this-day-in-pictures-famous-historical-images-crime-sport-celebrity-world-news-global-events-anniversaries/a4e6a3c2-97d9-46c2-864d-910637d4aa03Prime

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

Council ordered the camp associated with the hotel closed immediately at 16:00 yesterday. Publican had to ask everyone leave asap. Travellers turned away at 17:30 with nowhere to go but Cooktown or back to Rifle Creek. Interesting to note the Cook Council who control the Lakeland area are planning...

Cuppa · Cuppa

After 5 years away it was no surprise to find that our ink jet printer was stuffed. Disassembly, soaking & cleaning of the jets & cartridges as per instructions found online failed, but the scanning to computer via wifi still works. I could have bought new ink cartridges but with a risk of a) t...

blakey72 · blakey72

Hello all, this is a first post so here goes. My wife and I plan to eventually do the lap of Aus but feel we should get some experience first. We are both in our mid 50's and this will be our first van. We live in Western Victoria (Horsham). Our plan is to just start with shorter journeys around the state then m...

Boothy · Boothy

Just doing our Lotus build, theres an option for a carafan which isnt cheap. Wondering if you have one or you stuck with what was in your van already? Ours has a domestic dust reduction.

Brenda and Alan · Brenda and Alan

Is anybody else experiencing issues with wikicamps. Since this latest update it takes quite a long time to load even though I have downloaded the relevant maps to my phone. Also in use scrolling the map or changing its scale the app take so long to respond that it is almost unusable unless you have the p...

Wanderin · Wanderin

Hi all , we are about to buy a large van as my wife and I want to do extensive travel. Its tare is 2.7 and has everything we want. Pulling it with a Jeep with 3.5 capacity. Everything ticks the boxes but I worry that it is a bit to heavy to drag around. I cant get anything lighter as that will compromise space. An...

vince56 · vince56

Hi All, Has anyone had experience with mobile phone signal booster? Im looking at getting one but would like to know others experience and recommendations please.

PeterInSa · PeterInSa

Appreciate Alternatives/Costs on CP. Oval, Showground, 24hr Fuel Stops as well as Lovely Banks Stopover. Thanks Peter

cobberdog · cobberdog

During our trip to cape york a very strange thing happened. I placed the pottie on the ground,(it hadnt been emtied for 3 days and was packed in the back of the ute ),i noticed it was a little wobbly on the ground and the sides seemed a little balooned, so i lifted the lid,and pulled the slide lever out and t...

JayDee · JayDee

This is a movie clip from the movie/series called " Newsroom " the actor is Jeff Daniels. I have been unable to access this TV series via STAN - NETFLEX OR PRIME. If you know where I can access this TV series please let me know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2HKbygLjJs Jay&Dee

Brooke Mussett · Brooke Mussett

Has anybody ever had any issues with the Apollo installed fuses and overcurrant switch on a Fiat engine battery

Deno1 · Deno1

Hi, thinking of buying a new 2023 Youtong D7 to convert into a Motorhome, they have a lot of safety features, with Alison gearbox 10 speed and Cummins engine, they are longer 7.7mtrs, wide 2.4 and height 3.1 with aircon on the roof. Thinking of doing a standard fit out with shower, toilet, bed and cupboa...

JayDee · JayDee

We do not watch much free-to-air TV due to the huge amount of advertising on all free-to-air stations. The advertising also includes Station Promos. etc. However, we feel that there are lots of news items that fail to make the 6.0 p.m. news It appears to us that we get 3 minutes of news and 3 minutes of ADv...

JayDee · JayDee

I expect that you all are experiencing the shocking wait time when one rings most major companies. The pre-recording states that your call is important to us and we value your input. I have just rung Origin and you guessed it, they claim that my wait time will be 10 minutes. I have waited up to 15 plus mi...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Stubbornness can be costly (Preview) Some few years ago I refused to buy a UHF. We had driven from Victoria to Maryborough Queensland and even had wide loads from Goondiwindi to another town and didnt need one. My decision was solely due to preferring to concentrate of the road and not liking the chatter in towns however, soon we'll buy a 5...	Eaglemax	26	1528	01:17 PM Sep 30, 2023 by Cuppa
	Food safety and frige temp (Preview) A timely warning with summer nearly here - your frige temps need to be monitored throughout. a very simple and cheap system is available on e-Bay that has a battery sender unit to pop into the frige compartment and a monitoring and alarm unit for your kitchen. The one that I use comes as a package of 2 sen...	Brodie Allen	10	1095	10:36 AM Sep 29, 2023 by Dick0
	Van water pump (Preview) I have a 2014 Jurgens LunaGazer and very happy Almost from day one we had the issue of when we were connected to mains water pressure seperate to the water tank filler over a week the water tanks fill up and start overflowing Has any one had this issue and how did they fix it? Regards	Bazza73	3	689	12:52 PM Sep 28, 2023 by Steel Dog
	All bases covered? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Finally have our touring package finished and ready to go. Both the trailer sailer and the truck with slide on camper have seen plenty of use individually but we are about to embark on our first major combination extended holiday previously only having done a relocation journey. -- Edited by Traile...	Trailer Sailer	41	3786	04:57 AM Sep 28, 2023 by Trailer Sailer
	Wonderland Caravans (Preview) Thinking about buying one as they seem to be very good build and quality Does anyone already own one and if so how do you find it	rogs	7	1621	06:12 PM Sep 27, 2023 by Grumpy98
	40 years ago today, We aussies celebrating winning Americas cup (Preview) https://www.9news.com.au/world/today-in-history-news-headlines-on-this-day-in-pictures-famous-historical-images-crime-sport-celebrity-world-news-global-events-anniversaries/a4e6a3c2-97d9-46c2-864d-910637d4aa03Prime	PeterX	8	687	06:03 PM Sep 27, 2023 by The Belmont Bear
	Lakeland Hotel FNQ (Preview) Council ordered the camp associated with the hotel closed immediately at 16:00 yesterday. Publican had to ask everyone leave asap. Travellers turned away at 17:30 with nowhere to go but Cooktown or back to Rifle Creek. Interesting to note the Cook Council who control the Lakeland area are planning...	Bas + Eve	9	1223	06:42 PM Sep 25, 2023 by PeterX
	A pleasant surprise - a new home printer. (Preview) After 5 years away it was no surprise to find that our ink jet printer was stuffed. Disassembly, soaking & cleaning of the jets & cartridges as per instructions found online failed, but the scanning to computer via wifi still works. I could have bought new ink cartridges but with a risk of a) t...	Cuppa	21	2401	06:37 PM Sep 25, 2023 by PeterX
	Suggestions for a first caravan?? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hello all, this is a first post so here goes. My wife and I plan to eventually do the lap of Aus but feel we should get some experience first. We are both in our mid 50's and this will be our first van. We live in Western Victoria (Horsham). Our plan is to just start with shorter journeys around the state then m...	blakey72	32	6209	05:11 PM Sep 25, 2023 by PeterX
	Carafan (Preview) Just doing our Lotus build, theres an option for a carafan which isnt cheap. Wondering if you have one or you stuck with what was in your van already? Ours has a domestic dust reduction.	Boothy	2	720	07:08 AM Sep 25, 2023 by Boothy
	wikicamps again ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Is anybody else experiencing issues with wikicamps. Since this latest update it takes quite a long time to load even though I have downloaded the relevant maps to my phone. Also in use scrolling the map or changing its scale the app take so long to respond that it is almost unusable unless you have the p...	Brenda and Alan	30	4730	04:45 AM Sep 25, 2023 by Cuppa
	23 ft van ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi all , we are about to buy a large van as my wife and I want to do extensive travel. Its tare is 2.7 and has everything we want. Pulling it with a Jeep with 3.5 capacity. Everything ticks the boxes but I worry that it is a bit to heavy to drag around. I cant get anything lighter as that will compromise space. An...	Wanderin	33	1608	07:48 PM Sep 24, 2023 by yobarr
	Mobile reception booster (Preview) Hi All, Has anyone had experience with mobile phone signal booster? Im looking at getting one but would like to know others experience and recommendations please.	vince56	6	1663	02:10 PM Sep 24, 2023 by Pradokakadudavid
	Overnight Stop Over for Spirit of Tass, at Geelong (Preview) Appreciate Alternatives/Costs on CP. Oval, Showground, 24hr Fuel Stops as well as Lovely Banks Stopover. Thanks Peter	PeterInSa	5	905	11:27 AM Sep 23, 2023 by PeterInSa
	PORTA POTTIE poo explosion (Preview) During our trip to cape york a very strange thing happened. I placed the pottie on the ground,(it hadnt been emtied for 3 days and was packed in the back of the ute ),i noticed it was a little wobbly on the ground and the sides seemed a little balooned, so i lifted the lid,and pulled the slide lever out and t...	cobberdog	9	1172	10:00 AM Sep 23, 2023 by yobarr
	Great TV clip from Newsroom. (Preview) This is a movie clip from the movie/series called " Newsroom " the actor is Jeff Daniels. I have been unable to access this TV series via STAN - NETFLEX OR PRIME. If you know where I can access this TV series please let me know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2HKbygLjJs Jay&Dee	JayDee	7	1148	08:44 PM Sep 22, 2023 by Pradokakadudavid
	Fuses and overcurrant of Fiat battery (Preview) Has anybody ever had any issues with the Apollo installed fuses and overcurrant switch on a Fiat engine battery	Brooke Mussett	0	381	07:45 PM Sep 22, 2023 by Brooke Mussett
	Motorhome conversion (Preview) Hi, thinking of buying a new 2023 Youtong D7 to convert into a Motorhome, they have a lot of safety features, with Alison gearbox 10 speed and Cummins engine, they are longer 7.7mtrs, wide 2.4 and height 3.1 with aircon on the roof. Thinking of doing a standard fit out with shower, toilet, bed and cupboa...	Deno1	3	743	08:04 AM Sep 21, 2023 by Oka374
	TV something different, but still relative to Caravaning/camping (Preview) We do not watch much free-to-air TV due to the huge amount of advertising on all free-to-air stations. The advertising also includes Station Promos. etc. However, we feel that there are lots of news items that fail to make the 6.0 p.m. news It appears to us that we get 3 minutes of news and 3 minutes of ADv...	JayDee	5	869	08:10 PM Sep 20, 2023 by Derek Barnes
	Major Companies CUSTOMER Phone service or (LACK OF) ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I expect that you all are experiencing the shocking wait time when one rings most major companies. The pre-recording states that your call is important to us and we value your input. I have just rung Origin and you guessed it, they claim that my wait time will be 10 minutes. I have waited up to 15 plus mi...	JayDee	53	2714	07:32 PM Sep 19, 2023 by msg
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