The Grey Nomads - General

meetoo · meetoo

When posting photos of late they have been appearing sideways. Anyone know why that may be happening? Thanks. Cheers, John.

meetoo · meetoo

Cheers, John.

alan7315 · alan7315

Recently commenced a seven week odyssey from Tassie to the Big island. Started off at Koroit and enjoyed the Local Area greatly. Currently at Halls Gap Visited McKenzie Falls right to the bottom & back. Will continue on to Swan Hill in the morning.

Splottboy · Splottboy

Hi, I am planning a trip in my motorhome, and want to drive from Broken Hill to Fowlers Gap on the Silver City Highway then turn off at Fowlers Gap and drive 75km on the Mutawinntji Road to the National Park "Homestead Creek Camping area after the Mutawintji Visitor Centre. Would anyone know if its a good...

JohnLG · JohnLG

Rain run off Runs off your RV & down the street curb drain and usually out to the ocean.Bathroom light grey - shower & hand basinMost Queensland councils specify that it should be treated/filtered and can then be dumped on lawns etc. A DIY filtering system can be easily home made for next to not...

brickies · brickies

I was reading the lastest cmca mag and they had a story about the free camp at Ingham now open and booking can be made via CMCA no cash payment $3 a person a night must be self contained, I wonder does this mean that these camps are CMCA members only.

meetoo · meetoo

On a shop wall in Coonalpyn SA, across from the painted silos.

Possum3 · Possum3

Operation Go Slow, starts at 12.01am tomorrow (Friday 21 April 2017) and continues until 11.59pm on Tuesday (25 April 2017). Double demerits will be enforced throughout the period for speeding, mobile phones, seatbelt, and motorcycle-helmet offences. Officers will be a highly-visible presen...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

A question for those of you living in your vans permanently or for long periods: How do you wash your laundry? When camped in the bush for more than about one week I run out of clothes and need to do some laundry so I hand wash stuff in a bucket but that is not going to work for clothes and bed linen on a regular b...

kiwijims · kiwijims

"Yep" the Hotel at Whim Creek is undergone a facelift and is now up and running, as well as meals they are offering FREE CAMPING ( yet to be confirmed ) Check out their new short Video............. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nisviadFBTg K.J. -- Edited by kiwijims on Wednesday 19th of April...

ken · ken

Hi all. Ok composting toilet seems to be just to hard. So back to cassette type i have contacted dometic and thetford looking for a front access cassette toilet but like hens teeth any one have a suggestion?

Pam · Pam

If towing a caravan which is the best way to drive from South West Rocks to Dubbo.

MOLLUSCAN · MOLLUSCAN

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&...

NormJean · NormJean

Hi everyone, we are new to this site. Can anyone help with this problem please. Towing a Jayco Swan with a Toyota Hilux and have strapped on extension mirrors. Mirrors are fine except every time a truck passes it blows the mirror in to the drivers window. Is there a way to maybe tighten the folding mirror...

NormJean · NormJean

Hi everyone, we are new to this site. Can anyone help with this problem please. Towing a Jayco Swan with a Toyota Hilux and have strapped on extension mirrors. Mirrors are fine except every time a truck passes it blows the mirror in to the drivers window. Is there a way to maybe tighten the folding mirror...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

One thing which frustrates me about this forum is its default practice of showing new topics first to the exclusion of older topics which are still under discussion. This means that for many (most?) users topics which may be receiving a lot of posts will disappear from their screens. It is possible to...

Kiwimagic · Kiwimagic

Hi All First trip in new van starts on the 24th. Small problem. I have purchased a Gasmate Cruiser BBQ. It comes with a 1"-20 UNEF fitting which attaches to the Regulator on the end of the BBQ. That's all OK, but the other end has the POL fitting which screws into the top of a LPG bottle. As my van has a bayonet...

meetoo · meetoo

Saw this big fella at Dadswells Bridge Vic, then a couple hundred k's away, near Tyendarra, I saw the little cousin on the road in front of me. He scampered one metre up a tree where I took the photo and he was happy to just sit there staring back at me. Cheers, John. The photos keep turning on their side eac...

Broncosgb · Broncosgb

To date we have only undertaken some short trips from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast with our 2014 Subaru Outback Premium towing an Avan Robina poptop caravan which has Tare Mass of 1180 kg and ATM of 1480kg. The Subaru has a towing capacity of 1,500kg and for this relatively short trip the car/van com...

Phil C · Phil C

I am keen to see how many of us on GN are ex service. If you served in any of the services (recent or way past) please make an entry, you never know, you may catch up with an old mate. Per Adua ad astra Safe travels

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Sideways Photos (Preview) When posting photos of late they have been appearing sideways. Anyone know why that may be happening? Thanks. Cheers, John.	meetoo	15	1209	08:13 PM Apr 22, 2017 by aussietraveller
	Thong Trees, Hang your heads in Shame... (Preview) Cheers, John.	meetoo	15	1756	06:52 PM Apr 22, 2017 by madcart
	The trip is on! (Preview) Recently commenced a seven week odyssey from Tassie to the Big island. Started off at Koroit and enjoyed the Local Area greatly. Currently at Halls Gap Visited McKenzie Falls right to the bottom & back. Will continue on to Swan Hill in the morning.	alan7315	3	759	06:06 PM Apr 22, 2017 by meetoo
	Mutawintji National Park (Preview) Hi, I am planning a trip in my motorhome, and want to drive from Broken Hill to Fowlers Gap on the Silver City Highway then turn off at Fowlers Gap and drive 75km on the Mutawinntji Road to the National Park "Homestead Creek Camping area after the Mutawintji Visitor Centre. Would anyone know if its a good...	Splottboy	10	1664	04:56 PM Apr 22, 2017 by Splottboy
	The 4 types of waste water in – Caravan, 5th Wheeler, Motor Home: ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Rain run off Runs off your RV & down the street curb drain and usually out to the ocean.Bathroom light grey - shower & hand basinMost Queensland councils specify that it should be treated/filtered and can then be dumped on lawns etc. A DIY filtering system can be easily home made for next to not...	JohnLG	35	1899	11:00 AM Apr 22, 2017 by Bryan
	Ingham free camp (Preview) I was reading the lastest cmca mag and they had a story about the free camp at Ingham now open and booking can be made via CMCA no cash payment $3 a person a night must be self contained, I wonder does this mean that these camps are CMCA members only.	brickies	13	1920	08:54 AM Apr 22, 2017 by Lorries
	On a shop wall. (Preview) On a shop wall in Coonalpyn SA, across from the painted silos.	meetoo	3	1164	12:52 PM Apr 21, 2017 by BruDi
	Double Demerits from tonight. ANZAC Weekend. (Preview) Operation Go Slow, starts at 12.01am tomorrow (Friday 21 April 2017) and continues until 11.59pm on Tuesday (25 April 2017). Double demerits will be enforced throughout the period for speeding, mobile phones, seatbelt, and motorcycle-helmet offences. Officers will be a highly-visible presen...	Possum3	16	1066	12:14 PM Apr 21, 2017 by The Belmont Bear
	Laundry - what do you do with it? (Preview) A question for those of you living in your vans permanently or for long periods: How do you wash your laundry? When camped in the bush for more than about one week I run out of clothes and need to do some laundry so I hand wash stuff in a bucket but that is not going to work for clothes and bed linen on a regular b...	Mike Harding	17	2094	11:20 PM Apr 20, 2017 by Tony Bev
	FREE CAMPING AT WHIM CREEK IN THE PILBARA........... (Preview) "Yep" the Hotel at Whim Creek is undergone a facelift and is now up and running, as well as meals they are offering FREE CAMPING ( yet to be confirmed ) Check out their new short Video............. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nisviadFBTg K.J. -- Edited by kiwijims on Wednesday 19th of April...	kiwijims	3	1430	03:47 PM Apr 20, 2017 by sirbasil
	Cassette toilets (Preview) Hi all. Ok composting toilet seems to be just to hard. So back to cassette type i have contacted dometic and thetford looking for a front access cassette toilet but like hens teeth any one have a suggestion?	ken	16	1719	10:41 AM Apr 20, 2017 by ken
	South West Rocks to Dubbo NSW (Preview) If towing a caravan which is the best way to drive from South West Rocks to Dubbo.	Pam	8	2201	10:26 AM Apr 20, 2017 by The Belmont Bear
	Dad race-calls his family's camping trip (Preview) http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&...	MOLLUSCAN	1	855	10:09 AM Apr 20, 2017 by Cupie
	Caravan mirrors (Preview) Hi everyone, we are new to this site. Can anyone help with this problem please. Towing a Jayco Swan with a Toyota Hilux and have strapped on extension mirrors. Mirrors are fine except every time a truck passes it blows the mirror in to the drivers window. Is there a way to maybe tighten the folding mirror...	NormJean	14	1834	06:53 PM Apr 19, 2017 by Lakers
	Caravan mirrors (Preview) Hi everyone, we are new to this site. Can anyone help with this problem please. Towing a Jayco Swan with a Toyota Hilux and have strapped on extension mirrors. Mirrors are fine except every time a truck passes it blows the mirror in to the drivers window. Is there a way to maybe tighten the folding mirror...	NormJean	3	638	05:27 PM Apr 19, 2017 by JeffRae
	This forum and its navigation - we loose knowledge (Preview) One thing which frustrates me about this forum is its default practice of showing new topics first to the exclusion of older topics which are still under discussion. This means that for many (most?) users topics which may be receiving a lot of posts will disappear from their screens. It is possible to...	Mike Harding	28	1307	04:11 PM Apr 19, 2017 by jules47
	Gasmate BBQ to bayonet connection (Preview) Hi All First trip in new van starts on the 24th. Small problem. I have purchased a Gasmate Cruiser BBQ. It comes with a 1"-20 UNEF fitting which attaches to the Regulator on the end of the BBQ. That's all OK, but the other end has the POL fitting which screws into the top of a LPG bottle. As my van has a bayonet...	Kiwimagic	4	2944	09:26 AM Apr 19, 2017 by littledick
	Koalas (Preview) Saw this big fella at Dadswells Bridge Vic, then a couple hundred k's away, near Tyendarra, I saw the little cousin on the road in front of me. He scampered one metre up a tree where I took the photo and he was happy to just sit there staring back at me. Cheers, John. The photos keep turning on their side eac...	meetoo	4	855	05:21 AM Apr 19, 2017 by Desert Dweller
	Towing Experiences with Subaru Outback MY 14 2.5i petrol engine (Preview) To date we have only undertaken some short trips from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast with our 2014 Subaru Outback Premium towing an Avan Robina poptop caravan which has Tare Mass of 1180 kg and ATM of 1480kg. The Subaru has a towing capacity of 1,500kg and for this relatively short trip the car/van com...	Broncosgb	9	4346	08:17 PM Apr 18, 2017 by Broncosgb
	Calling ALL ex service people, Navy, Army and RAAF. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I am keen to see how many of us on GN are ex service. If you served in any of the services (recent or way past) please make an entry, you never know, you may catch up with an old mate. Per Adua ad astra Safe travels	Phil C	53	6205	09:58 PM Apr 17, 2017 by Eaglemax
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