The Grey Nomads - General

copper1 · copper1

Well folks we are nearly home After spending three months on the road . We have had in the last week a few issues with the van the main one being the springs. Suffering two broken springs we limped into Dubbo and where Lucy enough to get them replaced. $$$$ and not under warranty, bugger. After leaving Dub...

kiwijims · kiwijims

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-05/firefighters-monitor-bushfire-at-bluewater-in-north-qld/6752126

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

That the vehicle in the driveway beside us at the servo in Norseman was a GN member untill a couple of hours later when Mike (Ethanol) and (Frannemac) Fran pulled into the same rest area as us for the night. We knew that Fran was comming accross & hoped that we may see each other. It was great to spend a d...

keiththerat · keiththerat

Hi, I have joined The Grey Nomad Forums to share and get ideas of traveling around Oz. Firstly during a recent trip around N.S.W. Outback we met some people that had a book about pubs and if you visited the pub you could get the page stamped or signed,something like a pub crawl. Would any one know of this bo...

rexboggs5 · rexboggs5

We have been told by a few people that we should avoid a timber-framed caravan because if water gets into the frame, it can do a lot of damage before it is detected. The alternative is a sandwich composite that is often used in marine and aircraft which are said to be waterproof and lightweight. We would l...

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Seeing a call here from a solo reguarding the Norseman to Ceduna crossing I replied, received details but no planned meeting, just watch out for each other. The first night's camp out from Norseman Franniemac arrived with Ethanol following, two solo's. Had a great arvo & stayed the following da...

Sarge9 · Sarge9

Gudday all, I have tried SEARCH but no joy, do we have any reports on the Hot Tap portable instant hot water unit??? Or any any similar units. Thanks Sarge

Chucker · Chucker

When you are out there travelling, what is the one spot that you MUST STOP at to indulge in your favourite food. One of our favourites is Grunske's fish and chips by the river in Bundaberg . The fresh and cooked choices are well worth the stop. I hope you can share some of your "To Die For" place...

wendycarlene · wendycarlene

Having experienced severe wind at Camooweal Billabong, the type which comes real fast and lifts up awnings,we had a tense drive all the way to Townsville as nothing could be done in Mt Isa funnily enough! So, having to miss out on the wonderful Rodeo, as Brian could not relax with the damage done, we got...

Fried Rice · Fried Rice

Help please; What's meant by 369 here? Fried Rice -- Edited by Fried Rice on Friday 4th of September 2015 08:20:06 AM

Possum3 · Possum3

Several months ago I came across this article about a CPAP that uses small hearing aid batteries and has no mask just a nose piece - he was looking for funding then - perhaps he is marketing now. http://www.fundairing.com/

ohpedro · ohpedro

Anyone out there know what an acceptable pay rate is for a "Caretaker-in-Residence" position for a husband & wife team With their own ABN. The terms of the position are ...Required to be "on-site" basically 24/7 Mondays thru Friday, (property owner is there Sat & Sun...

Twodogs · Twodogs

So after trouble with my tow car earlier in the year I sold it and my van. Now I find I'm missing not being able to get away. Just wondering if anyone has towed a teardrop camper with a Toyota Corolla and how it went. Corolla has a towing capacity of 1300kgs. Cheers Helen

madcart · madcart

Hi everyone Can people please tell me who they have found to be the best to Insure their vans with. I have contacted my RAA but they were dearer than CIL and their contents cover wasn't very much. i have heard that if you join some caravan clubs they can get cheaper insurance but which clubs??? Any help wou...

rexboggs5 · rexboggs5

Given that my espresso machine at home requires 240V and hence is not suitable for free camping, I am wondering what coffee-loving grey nomads do to get their caffeine fix every day? Thanks.

ken thomas · ken thomas

Hello all Here at the Hawks Nest c/p till Friday, any nomads nearby for coffee Ken -- Edited by ken thomas on Tuesday 1st of September 2015 01:53:50 PM

jules47 · jules47

HA!!!!!! Told ya! Hope it was a good one Neil!

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

here I am thinking that I was doing the right thing in supporting an Australian business that was giving the big two fuel retailers a bit of a challenge but it appears that they are also massive rip off merchants, the ABC did a story on them and exposed the fact that they were significantly defrauding an...

sunilshashi · sunilshashi

We had blowout on our caravan on the Cloncurry Normanton Development road on the 22nd of June. We had trouble lifting the caravan axle high enough and a kind couple stopped to help out. Sunil took very ill and this couple helped Shashi to pack up after the wheel was changed as Sunil was no good to any one...

Willops · Willops

Hi All, We have a new Motorhome arriving late June an Avida Esperance 26ft with Iveco 50c-17 chassis. we think we will need a vehicle to tow behind, the question is which is better A frame or Dolly trailer with brakes. We are thinking of a Front wheel drive vehicle with Dolly trailer or small 4WD with A fra...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	C1,2&3 make Boorowa (Preview) Well folks we are nearly home After spending three months on the road . We have had in the last week a few issues with the van the main one being the springs. Suffering two broken springs we limped into Dubbo and where Lucy enough to get them replaced. $$$$ and not under warranty, bugger. After leaving Dub...	copper1	5	951	04:13 PM Sep 5, 2015 by copper1
	Firefighters monitor bushfire in north Queensland (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-05/firefighters-monitor-bushfire-at-bluewater-in-north-qld/6752126	kiwijims	0	382	09:43 AM Sep 5, 2015 by kiwijims
	LITTLE DID WE KNOW; (Preview) That the vehicle in the driveway beside us at the servo in Norseman was a GN member untill a couple of hours later when Mike (Ethanol) and (Frannemac) Fran pulled into the same rest area as us for the night. We knew that Fran was comming accross & hoped that we may see each other. It was great to spend a d...	justcruisin01	9	1286	08:12 AM Sep 5, 2015 by dishlicker
	Pub Book (Preview) Hi, I have joined The Grey Nomad Forums to share and get ideas of traveling around Oz. Firstly during a recent trip around N.S.W. Outback we met some people that had a book about pubs and if you visited the pub you could get the page stamped or signed,something like a pub crawl. Would any one know of this bo...	keiththerat	7	1124	07:40 AM Sep 5, 2015 by dishlicker
	Maranti Timber Frame vs Sandwich Composite Construction (Preview) We have been told by a few people that we should avoid a timber-framed caravan because if water gets into the frame, it can do a lot of damage before it is detected. The alternative is a sandwich composite that is often used in marine and aircraft which are said to be waterproof and lightweight. We would l...	rexboggs5	14	5140	11:03 PM Sep 4, 2015 by The Phantom
	GREAT TRAVELLING COMPANY;; (Preview) Seeing a call here from a solo reguarding the Norseman to Ceduna crossing I replied, received details but no planned meeting, just watch out for each other. The first night's camp out from Norseman Franniemac arrived with Ethanol following, two solo's. Had a great arvo & stayed the following da...	justcruisin01	5	1101	09:58 PM Sep 4, 2015 by franniemac
	Hot Tap instant Hot Water service any reports (Preview) Gudday all, I have tried SEARCH but no joy, do we have any reports on the Hot Tap portable instant hot water unit??? Or any any similar units. Thanks Sarge	Sarge9	6	1306	09:18 PM Sep 4, 2015 by Sarge9
	Favourite must stop Eating Places (Preview) When you are out there travelling, what is the one spot that you MUST STOP at to indulge in your favourite food. One of our favourites is Grunske's fish and chips by the river in Bundaberg . The fresh and cooked choices are well worth the stop. I hope you can share some of your "To Die For" place...	Chucker	18	1253	04:01 PM Sep 4, 2015 by gwb
	Caravan repairs (Preview) Having experienced severe wind at Camooweal Billabong, the type which comes real fast and lifts up awnings,we had a tense drive all the way to Townsville as nothing could be done in Mt Isa funnily enough! So, having to miss out on the wonderful Rodeo, as Brian could not relax with the damage done, we got...	wendycarlene	8	1437	02:51 PM Sep 4, 2015 by wendycarlene
	Query (Preview) Help please; What's meant by 369 here? Fried Rice -- Edited by Fried Rice on Friday 4th of September 2015 08:20:06 AM	Fried Rice	3	837	12:57 PM Sep 4, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	CPAP machine (Preview) Several months ago I came across this article about a CPAP that uses small hearing aid batteries and has no mask just a nose piece - he was looking for funding then - perhaps he is marketing now. http://www.fundairing.com/	Possum3	4	830	12:34 PM Sep 4, 2015 by WobblyNut
	Farm Caretaker's position ... What's it worth ? (Preview) Anyone out there know what an acceptable pay rate is for a "Caretaker-in-Residence" position for a husband & wife team With their own ABN. The terms of the position are ...Required to be "on-site" basically 24/7 Mondays thru Friday, (property owner is there Sat & Sun...	ohpedro	11	2494	09:56 AM Sep 4, 2015 by Delta18
	Towing a teardrop with a corolla (Preview) So after trouble with my tow car earlier in the year I sold it and my van. Now I find I'm missing not being able to get away. Just wondering if anyone has towed a teardrop camper with a Toyota Corolla and how it went. Corolla has a towing capacity of 1300kgs. Cheers Helen	Twodogs	11	3156	09:39 AM Sep 4, 2015 by Twodogs
	Insurance Who to go with? (Preview) Hi everyone Can people please tell me who they have found to be the best to Insure their vans with. I have contacted my RAA but they were dearer than CIL and their contents cover wasn't very much. i have heard that if you join some caravan clubs they can get cheaper insurance but which clubs??? Any help wou...	madcart	20	1478	08:36 AM Sep 4, 2015 by chaslib
	Really really really important - COFFEE! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Given that my espresso machine at home requires 240V and hence is not suitable for free camping, I am wondering what coffee-loving grey nomads do to get their caffeine fix every day? Thanks.	rexboggs5	33	3425	06:46 AM Sep 4, 2015 by rexboggs5
	Hawks nest NSW (Preview) Hello all Here at the Hawks Nest c/p till Friday, any nomads nearby for coffee Ken -- Edited by ken thomas on Tuesday 1st of September 2015 01:53:50 PM	ken thomas	2	645	02:41 PM Sep 3, 2015 by ken thomas
	Belated Happy Birthday Delta18 (Preview) HA!!!!!! Told ya! Hope it was a good one Neil!	jules47	3	505	10:40 PM Sep 2, 2015 by Delta18
	Wrong again (Preview) here I am thinking that I was doing the right thing in supporting an Australian business that was giving the big two fuel retailers a bit of a challenge but it appears that they are also massive rip off merchants, the ABC did a story on them and exposed the fact that they were significantly defrauding an...	aussietraveller	12	1538	09:07 PM Sep 2, 2015 by Bruce and Bev
	trying to trace good Samaritans (Preview) We had blowout on our caravan on the Cloncurry Normanton Development road on the 22nd of June. We had trouble lifting the caravan axle high enough and a kind couple stopped to help out. Sunil took very ill and this couple helped Shashi to pack up after the wheel was changed as Sunil was no good to any one...	sunilshashi	4	1160	08:43 PM Sep 2, 2015 by sunilshashi
	Towing vehicle behind Motor Home A frame v Dolly trailer (Preview) Hi All, We have a new Motorhome arriving late June an Avida Esperance 26ft with Iveco 50c-17 chassis. we think we will need a vehicle to tow behind, the question is which is better A frame or Dolly trailer with brakes. We are thinking of a Front wheel drive vehicle with Dolly trailer or small 4WD with A fra...	Willops	13	6758	08:00 PM Sep 2, 2015 by wendyv
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