The Grey Nomads - General

kiwijims · kiwijims

With water everywhere, Andrew Burge and his wife Louise were in the thick of it at the time, drawing on the help of their neighbour Russell Tait and his airboat to get around their farm.The family, now into their fourth generation on the farm, estimated they had lost three quarters of their crops, incl...

the rocket · the rocket

hello everyone, we need more solar panels but do not want to put any more holes in the caravan roof. Does anyone have portable solar and a battery in van. Also, what does everything think of the cheapest 120 watt one that folds up.

rockylizard · rockylizard

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-15/victoria-weather-more-strong-winds-forecast-to-hit-the-state/7935776?WT.mc_id=newsmail

Furball · Furball

Hi. Can any of you let me know if there is a caravan one of you may have that has 2 armchairs in them apart from a 5th wheeler. All of the caravans I have seen online on their virtual tours, have a tv in the kitchen area and/or the bedroom. I don't like the fact that if I wanted to watch the tv or dvd that I...

the rocket · the rocket

can someone tell me which town it is near please. This is on our must stay list n we r planning. Thanks everyone

briche · briche

putting this up as a discussion point after a conversation with a friend who is thinking about doing it. the caravan is about 9 years old and in fairly good condition. He is a little concerned that the underside of the floor may be showing signs of wear. He is considering painting the under of the floor...

Nevontheroad · Nevontheroad

Hi. I was wondering if anyone has an KING Jack Antenna with Mount & Built-in Signal Meter on there caravan or motor home & if they are any good or a better fixed type of antenna?

dishlicker · dishlicker

I have just seen a campervan in our local shopping centre and it was covered in stickers of where it had been pubs parks ect but no G/Nsticker so who has put stickers on van or m/h we have only a couple g/n and two others i think thats plenty. What do others think ???

Diggings · Diggings

Gooday all. I have recently noticed a slow leak from the external air inlet for the gas burner of our hot water system, this has just started and was wondering if anyone could suggest what the problem could be, the hot water system is in a extremely difficult spot to get at, but still works ok. Thanks. ...

Woody n Sue · Woody n Sue

This is the Patchewollock silo work is still in progress About an hour north of the Brim silo woody

bilbyg · bilbyg

Good evening fellow nomads, I need to travel to Nagambie in 2 weeks towing our Van. Can anyone advise if the Calder Highway is clear of flooding between Mildura and Bendigo?

Wiffo · Wiffo

Hi all, My wife and I have just signed up to the forum. Looks like some great discussions! We are going to Darwin next year for 3 months with 2 kids in our 17.55 expands and would like to do some free camps. We want some heating just incase we cop a few cold nights along the way. Does anyone know if there is so...

brickies · brickies

Still lots of people in the free camps spots but there is still lots of room , It's a great time to be in the north nice warm days with lovely breeze and cool over night , And great to not have so many RV to share the place with .

Eaglemax · Eaglemax

Hi, as some of you know I built my 3.3 metre long van myself and registered it last January. In April we drove around Oz towing it with our Hyundai i30. All went well on the quick 14 week trip. The van was built lightweight at 450 kg tare, has shower and toilet, kitchenette, awning, storage under beds, to...

BasilBruhaha · BasilBruhaha

No mention by anyone of the new Jayco Journey or Silverline. I have inspected these and they seem very impressive units. Am looking seriously at the Journey 17.55-9 Outback Poptop with independent suspension. Have plenty of time on my hands as we've no plans until the end of the year. Anyone want...

JayDee · JayDee

We have been on the road for 10 weeks now. Not good coverage re internet. I just logged on to check out the Green Lake thread and it appears to have been deleted. We hope to be at Greens this time next week for a few days. So any one .... what are the conditions like for camping around the lake. Heard so much abo...

Ron-D · Ron-D

were heading off in a few days for a couple of months on the road from the south coast of nsw,and were thinking about making bulahdela our first stop, we will be pretty tired by the time we reach there. I know there's a couple of good spots there to get our heads down for the night from what I have read .is ther...

LLD · LLD

Purchased some blue drinking water hose last year. Brand name (forgot brand) and not cheap. However it kinks something terrible. Kinks blow out when full of water but impossible to roll up on either a reel or in a bag without kinking again. Recently I purchased a flat hose on a windup reel. Worst van acc...

Felicia · Felicia

I live in a small town of 4,000 people in the Riverina and we are being warned that due to flooding around us there are more Brown snakes coming to town. Just thought I'd put it out there. Lynda

bobkat · bobkat

Hi All, We are booked to sail Melbourne to Devonport on TT 19/11/16! Taking our van & car this is a day sail so we have to be at Departure Port Melbourne 6.00am to 8.15 am so we wish to stay at a close park overnight the evening of 18/11. Today I contacted TT and the consultant said to me to ask some of my...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	NSW flooding leaves rural town of Deniliquin devastated, (Preview) With water everywhere, Andrew Burge and his wife Louise were in the thick of it at the time, drawing on the help of their neighbour Russell Tait and his airboat to get around their farm.The family, now into their fourth generation on the farm, estimated they had lost three quarters of their crops, incl...	kiwijims	1	883	08:42 PM Oct 17, 2016 by dishlicker
	Solar panels (Preview) hello everyone, we need more solar panels but do not want to put any more holes in the caravan roof. Does anyone have portable solar and a battery in van. Also, what does everything think of the cheapest 120 watt one that folds up.	the rocket	5	1798	08:32 PM Oct 17, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	WARNING: If you are in Victoria at the moment... (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-15/victoria-weather-more-strong-winds-forecast-to-hit-the-state/7935776?WT.mc_id=newsmail	rockylizard	10	1237	04:12 PM Oct 17, 2016 by brickies
	I need some advice (Preview) Hi. Can any of you let me know if there is a caravan one of you may have that has 2 armchairs in them apart from a 5th wheeler. All of the caravans I have seen online on their virtual tours, have a tv in the kitchen area and/or the bedroom. I don't like the fact that if I wanted to watch the tv or dvd that I...	Furball	12	1565	01:50 PM Oct 17, 2016 by Furball
	Green lake (Preview) can someone tell me which town it is near please. This is on our must stay list n we r planning. Thanks everyone	the rocket	7	1012	09:32 AM Oct 17, 2016 by PeterD
	Water proofing the underside of caravan floor (Preview) putting this up as a discussion point after a conversation with a friend who is thinking about doing it. the caravan is about 9 years old and in fairly good condition. He is a little concerned that the underside of the floor may be showing signs of wear. He is considering painting the under of the floor...	briche	12	2873	09:10 AM Oct 17, 2016 by briche
	KING Jack Antenna (Preview) Hi. I was wondering if anyone has an KING Jack Antenna with Mount & Built-in Signal Meter on there caravan or motor home & if they are any good or a better fixed type of antenna?	Nevontheroad	0	377	05:26 PM Oct 16, 2016 by Nevontheroad
	do you have stickers????? (Preview) I have just seen a campervan in our local shopping centre and it was covered in stickers of where it had been pubs parks ect but no G/Nsticker so who has put stickers on van or m/h we have only a couple g/n and two others i think thats plenty. What do others think ???	dishlicker	9	1119	04:26 PM Oct 16, 2016 by LLD
	Truma hot water leaking (Preview) Gooday all. I have recently noticed a slow leak from the external air inlet for the gas burner of our hot water system, this has just started and was wondering if anyone could suggest what the problem could be, the hot water system is in a extremely difficult spot to get at, but still works ok. Thanks. ...	Diggings	16	6944	02:26 PM Oct 16, 2016 by Santa
	Here's another one (Preview) This is the Patchewollock silo work is still in progress About an hour north of the Brim silo woody	Woody n Sue	7	1519	11:41 AM Oct 16, 2016 by Bruce and Bev
	Victorian Floods (Preview) Good evening fellow nomads, I need to travel to Nagambie in 2 weeks towing our Van. Can anyone advise if the Calder Highway is clear of flooding between Mildura and Bendigo?	bilbyg	4	792	05:03 PM Oct 15, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Planar Diesel Installation (Preview) Hi all, My wife and I have just signed up to the forum. Looks like some great discussions! We are going to Darwin next year for 3 months with 2 kids in our 17.55 expands and would like to do some free camps. We want some heating just incase we cop a few cold nights along the way. Does anyone know if there is so...	Wiffo	15	1159	02:38 PM Oct 15, 2016 by Wiffo
	Free camps in North Queensland (Preview) Still lots of people in the free camps spots but there is still lots of room , It's a great time to be in the north nice warm days with lovely breeze and cool over night , And great to not have so many RV to share the place with .	brickies	2	762	01:01 PM Oct 15, 2016 by brickies
	Small van market-dead? (Preview) Hi, as some of you know I built my 3.3 metre long van myself and registered it last January. In April we drove around Oz towing it with our Hyundai i30. All went well on the quick 14 week trip. The van was built lightweight at 450 kg tare, has shower and toilet, kitchenette, awning, storage under beds, to...	Eaglemax	13	1540	12:27 PM Oct 15, 2016 by Eaglemax
	JAYCO JOURNEY (Preview) No mention by anyone of the new Jayco Journey or Silverline. I have inspected these and they seem very impressive units. Am looking seriously at the Journey 17.55-9 Outback Poptop with independent suspension. Have plenty of time on my hands as we've no plans until the end of the year. Anyone want...	BasilBruhaha	10	10482	12:18 PM Oct 15, 2016 by garyblucher
	Green Lake Thread. (Preview) We have been on the road for 10 weeks now. Not good coverage re internet. I just logged on to check out the Green Lake thread and it appears to have been deleted. We hope to be at Greens this time next week for a few days. So any one .... what are the conditions like for camping around the lake. Heard so much abo...	JayDee	2	826	09:45 AM Oct 15, 2016 by the rocket
	Bulahdelah (Preview) were heading off in a few days for a couple of months on the road from the south coast of nsw,and were thinking about making bulahdela our first stop, we will be pretty tired by the time we reach there. I know there's a couple of good spots there to get our heads down for the night from what I have read .is ther...	Ron-D	8	1246	09:06 AM Oct 15, 2016 by Ron-D
	Drinking Hose (Preview) Purchased some blue drinking water hose last year. Brand name (forgot brand) and not cheap. However it kinks something terrible. Kinks blow out when full of water but impossible to roll up on either a reel or in a bag without kinking again. Recently I purchased a flat hose on a windup reel. Worst van acc...	LLD	20	15665	07:26 AM Oct 15, 2016 by dishlicker
	Snakes (Preview) I live in a small town of 4,000 people in the Riverina and we are being warned that due to flooding around us there are more Brown snakes coming to town. Just thought I'd put it out there. Lynda	Felicia	27	1396	12:20 AM Oct 15, 2016 by macka17
	Van parks Melbourne ready to board Spirit of Tasmania? (Preview) Hi All, We are booked to sail Melbourne to Devonport on TT 19/11/16! Taking our van & car this is a day sail so we have to be at Departure Port Melbourne 6.00am to 8.15 am so we wish to stay at a close park overnight the evening of 18/11. Today I contacted TT and the consultant said to me to ask some of my...	bobkat	6	1220	06:45 PM Oct 14, 2016 by Dunmowin
«First < 1 … 360 361 362 363 364 … 1261 > Last» \| Page of 1261 sorted by