The Grey Nomads - General

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Some thoughts I received from a friend last night to think about as we enter the holiday season. It is important to remember that not everyone is looking forward to Christmas. Some of us are not surrounded by large wonderful families. Some of us have problems during the holidays and are overc...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Travellers not happy with rest area permit system Story and Photo: Dennis Amor CARAVANNERS have been caught by surprise after a Queensland council introduced a new permit system to stay on once-free overnight rest areas serving the state's major highway. Fraser Coast Regional Council ha...

PeteM · PeteM

Has anybody travelled the road from Dalby to Meanderra this year? I understand there is some unsealed sections that can be very rough! Any information will be appreciated, our van doesn't do unsealed roads very well. Merry Christmas to all Peter M

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

Looking at the current crop of popular utilities being used as tugs for towing caravans, why do they all have a ''pretend chrome roll bar''? Roll bars originated in the USA to protect passengers in the event of a roll over. The bars that are fitted these days are not much thicker than a beer can & are p...

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

We have a traditional Christmas lunch with all the family, always at our house. We start with nibblies & a few pre-lunch beers, we then move on to a Prawn entree. Serve yourself & dish up as many as you like. We go through many kilos of fresh AUSTRALIAN Prawns. We usually drink a few Chardonnays o...

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

On tonight's news the ABC said that the ACCC has accused the major retailers of extreme gouging of the motorists, they did not name the companies but we seem to have a bad bunch retailing petrol with at least two gouging and another paying slave level wages to their staff, I very much doubt they were refe...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... POOF ..... all gone Cheers - John -- Edited by rockylizard on Thursday 17th of December 2015 10:03:16 PM

Young Simmo · Young Simmo

I just want to say to all you Grey Nomads, even though I only stumbled onto this Web Site about 3 or 4 months ago, thankyou. It is Interesting, Entertaining, Challenging, Informative, Enlightening, Time Consuming and Testing, which is exactly what I need. In a couple of weeks, I go from 75 to 76,...

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

After thirty nine years as an active member of the Rural Fire Service I have just withdrawn my services and will not be returning the level of crazy egos and politics that are being played in the Blue Mountains has the potential to impact on the ability of the members to do their job especially those who...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

We have to prebook our council cleanup in advance with our details. Your not allowed to put out your house hold goods in our case the Nursery, till the day before. So we didn't want the locals to go through our valued treasures, so we stockpiled the lot till after dark. All out by 10pm great. The council tr...

Long Weekend · Long Weekend

Some Aldi specials coming up on Wednesday 23 December that might be of interest to caravaners. Gazebo $89.99; Double hammock $69.99; Sun lounger $89.99; Pack of 4 silicon placemats $19.99; and lastly - 1 litre of sunscreen $8.99. Murray

mr bean1956 · mr bean1956

looking to catch up with any travelers in Tassie over Xmas . currently around Sheffield area at the moment , thanks Mark .

lawrie · lawrie

We are going to be away traveling in the caravan for a few months next year,we normally get our son to look after out mail,(he then e/mails us the details on bill to be paid etc)but he is away and unable to do this. We want to be able to at least pay our bills while we are away,using the iPad. But has anyone got a...

brickies · brickies

Well who watched Out back roads last night on ABC 2 , Yackandandah we visit there this year in May great place to visit .

kiwijims · kiwijims

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-15/drivers-u-turn-destroys-nsw-caravan/7031836

Just the two of us · Just the two of us

URGENT... Hi just dropping by to put this out there to ask if any one requires a house sitter in Sale area in Victoria, I am here for a short while maybe longer due to medical reasons and looking for some where to stay while my husband is still in Queensland. I have reference please contact me asap. Need so...

cjt55 · cjt55

I am planning to travel along the West Coast during the winter months (June - September) next year and some people tell me it is not necessary to book Caravan Parks in advance. Others tell me it is a must as they are normally booked out. I would appreciate any of your views if you are familiar with the area d...

Spydermann · Spydermann

There is no doubt we are in a global warming period. I recently watched a documentary interviewing lots of scientists. Not an irrational Greenie made an appearance. No one could say that 100% of our warming is caused by humans. There are many factors some of which are out of our control. Many are in our c...

Young Simmo · Young Simmo

This is a fabulous little radio for anybody on the move. I have had one for about 18 months, which mostly sits on top of my computer and I get the latest ABC news and Tony Delroy etc each night while playing Solitaire etc. I keep it charged with a USB plug, about once every 2 weeks, but you can charge it with t...

Nobby Simpson · Nobby Simpson

I am looking for a hard body slide-on camper to suit a 2.5 turbo diesel cab/chassis crew cab. My budget is a maximum of $18,000 for the slide-on unit. Is this budget a realistic spend for something up to 15 years old and can any of the Nomads comment on recommendations. Any advice would be appreciated.

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	Christmas is different thing to different people... (Preview) Gday... Some thoughts I received from a friend last night to think about as we enter the holiday season. It is important to remember that not everyone is looking forward to Christmas. Some of us are not surrounded by large wonderful families. Some of us have problems during the holidays and are overc...	rockylizard	4	833	12:38 PM Dec 18, 2015 by aussie_paul
	Free Camps in SE QLD now attract fees... ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Gday... Travellers not happy with rest area permit system Story and Photo: Dennis Amor CARAVANNERS have been caught by surprise after a Queensland council introduced a new permit system to stay on once-free overnight rest areas serving the state's major highway. Fraser Coast Regional Council ha...	rockylizard	67	3384	12:09 PM Dec 18, 2015 by Bill B
	Road condition Dalby to Meanderra (Preview) Has anybody travelled the road from Dalby to Meanderra this year? I understand there is some unsealed sections that can be very rough! Any information will be appreciated, our van doesn't do unsealed roads very well. Merry Christmas to all Peter M	PeteM	3	770	12:07 PM Dec 18, 2015 by PeteM
	4x4 Ute Roll bars. (Preview) Looking at the current crop of popular utilities being used as tugs for towing caravans, why do they all have a ''pretend chrome roll bar''? Roll bars originated in the USA to protect passengers in the event of a roll over. The bars that are fitted these days are not much thicker than a beer can & are p...	Desert Dweller	4	1463	11:02 PM Dec 17, 2015 by Bushpie
	Christmas Day - What's on the Menu? (Preview) We have a traditional Christmas lunch with all the family, always at our house. We start with nibblies & a few pre-lunch beers, we then move on to a Prawn entree. Serve yourself & dish up as many as you like. We go through many kilos of fresh AUSTRALIAN Prawns. We usually drink a few Chardonnays o...	Desert Dweller	25	1377	09:07 PM Dec 17, 2015 by Radar
	Petrol gouging (Preview) On tonight's news the ABC said that the ACCC has accused the major retailers of extreme gouging of the motorists, they did not name the companies but we seem to have a bad bunch retailing petrol with at least two gouging and another paying slave level wages to their staff, I very much doubt they were refe...	aussietraveller	13	1369	07:38 PM Dec 17, 2015 by Tomcat
	HMMMM... (Preview) Gday... POOF ..... all gone Cheers - John -- Edited by rockylizard on Thursday 17th of December 2015 10:03:16 PM	rockylizard	3	824	06:21 PM Dec 17, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Thanks a Million (Preview) I just want to say to all you Grey Nomads, even though I only stumbled onto this Web Site about 3 or 4 months ago, thankyou. It is Interesting, Entertaining, Challenging, Informative, Enlightening, Time Consuming and Testing, which is exactly what I need. In a couple of weeks, I go from 75 to 76,...	Young Simmo	5	770	04:58 PM Dec 17, 2015 by Swoffer
	Why is it so (Preview) After thirty nine years as an active member of the Rural Fire Service I have just withdrawn my services and will not be returning the level of crazy egos and politics that are being played in the Blue Mountains has the potential to impact on the ability of the members to do their job especially those who...	aussietraveller	7	1313	03:26 PM Dec 17, 2015 by kiwijims
	Our Council (Preview) We have to prebook our council cleanup in advance with our details. Your not allowed to put out your house hold goods in our case the Nursery, till the day before. So we didn't want the locals to go through our valued treasures, so we stockpiled the lot till after dark. All out by 10pm great. The council tr...	Hey Jim	20	2193	12:32 PM Dec 17, 2015 by Hey Jim
	Aldi specials 23 December (Preview) Some Aldi specials coming up on Wednesday 23 December that might be of interest to caravaners. Gazebo $89.99; Double hammock $69.99; Sun lounger $89.99; Pack of 4 silicon placemats $19.99; and lastly - 1 litre of sunscreen $8.99. Murray	Long Weekend	5	1221	10:55 AM Dec 17, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	xmas in Tassie (Preview) looking to catch up with any travelers in Tassie over Xmas . currently around Sheffield area at the moment , thanks Mark .	mr bean1956	2	532	07:07 AM Dec 17, 2015 by mr bean1956
	Mail pickup (Preview) We are going to be away traveling in the caravan for a few months next year,we normally get our son to look after out mail,(he then e/mails us the details on bill to be paid etc)but he is away and unable to do this. We want to be able to at least pay our bills while we are away,using the iPad. But has anyone got a...	lawrie	11	1244	06:11 PM Dec 16, 2015 by lawrie
	Yackandandah (Preview) Well who watched Out back roads last night on ABC 2 , Yackandandah we visit there this year in May great place to visit .	brickies	8	1203	05:28 PM Dec 16, 2015 by Red Nomad OZ
	U-turn driver's near-fatal error destroys caravan of New South Wales tourists (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-15/drivers-u-turn-destroys-nsw-caravan/7031836	kiwijims	10	1342	04:03 PM Dec 16, 2015 by TommyG
	House sitter available in the sale area in victoria (Preview) URGENT... Hi just dropping by to put this out there to ask if any one requires a house sitter in Sale area in Victoria, I am here for a short while maybe longer due to medical reasons and looking for some where to stay while my husband is still in Queensland. I have reference please contact me asap. Need so...	Just the two of us	2	742	12:47 PM Dec 16, 2015 by Bruce and Bev
	Is it necessary to book Caravan Parks in advance along the West Coast (Preview) I am planning to travel along the West Coast during the winter months (June - September) next year and some people tell me it is not necessary to book Caravan Parks in advance. Others tell me it is a must as they are normally booked out. I would appreciate any of your views if you are familiar with the area d...	cjt55	6	895	12:45 PM Dec 16, 2015 by delapan
	Global Warming (Preview) There is no doubt we are in a global warming period. I recently watched a documentary interviewing lots of scientists. Not an irrational Greenie made an appearance. No one could say that 100% of our warming is caused by humans. There are many factors some of which are out of our control. Many are in our c...	Spydermann	26	1257	09:34 AM Dec 16, 2015 by rockylizard
	Helpful tip, I think. (Preview) This is a fabulous little radio for anybody on the move. I have had one for about 18 months, which mostly sits on top of my computer and I get the latest ABC news and Tony Delroy etc each night while playing Solitaire etc. I keep it charged with a USB plug, about once every 2 weeks, but you can charge it with t...	Young Simmo	11	1286	08:58 AM Dec 16, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Slide-on hard body camper (Preview) I am looking for a hard body slide-on camper to suit a 2.5 turbo diesel cab/chassis crew cab. My budget is a maximum of $18,000 for the slide-on unit. Is this budget a realistic spend for something up to 15 years old and can any of the Nomads comment on recommendations. Any advice would be appreciated.	Nobby Simpson	6	1032	06:50 AM Dec 16, 2015 by Nobby Simpson
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