The Grey Nomads - General

Tamey · Tamey

Just a silly observation In the south of WA they refer to the highway as the Stuart highway, but in the north they pronounce it as the Stewart highway. I was sure it was the Stuart highway as he was the bloke they named it after, so why the Stewart highway?

eaglehawk · eaglehawk

Hi all I have a 96 toyota hiace with 2 deep cycle batteries of available storage plus the van battery. Am currently using 80 watt portable solar panel hooked to the first battery via anderson plug. have a 1100W inverter. I want to install a solar panel on the roof of the van and have an auto electrician av...

kiwijims · kiwijims

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-24/government-showgrounds-undercutting-alice-springs-caravan-parks/6646320

didi · didi

HELP. Any help with what i can claim for if I am travelling on a small super pension across Australia? I am not working just travelling solo Much Appreciated Cheers Di

goldenyears · goldenyears

Planning a trip to Kangaroo island in September first time visit .. would like some advice on the council campgrounds over there apparently there are six being 1/ AMERICAN RIVER 2/ BROWNS BEACH 3/ DUCK LAGOON 4/ EMU BAY 5/ VVONNE BAY 6/ WESTERN RIVER COVE. Has anyone visited these sites and...

OMD · OMD

Hi everyone, we are at mataranka now for couple nights then Katherine to restock. As above 34 today but beautiful. Happy travels to u all. OMD

Wilburys1234 · Wilburys1234

Hi folks we really need to get our power situation right before we leave. We have been given 2 dry cell batteries Ritar 12v 75AH 10 hr we have another big batterie in van can't get in to see brand we just bought a 120 w power wiize solar panel kit from auto barn also purchased power tech 6 in 1 power station. We...

Phil C · Phil C

Thanks to Lundy5 on facebook, couldn't resist this one...

Jenzarl · Jenzarl

A question for more experienced travellers, How do you store pantry Items? eg. flour, rolled oats, sugar. I have thought about plastic containers or snap lock bags or original packaging. But then got to thinking about weight and ease of use. What do others use?

Extaff · Extaff

I've only just caught up with the stories on the home page (been sick, it's a long story). Re the one called "The Naked Truth"- I've been a nudist for about 10 years and until recently part-owned a nudist retreat north of Gympie. From experience, I can tell you that at least 90% of our guests...

The Doo crew · The Doo crew

Stuart Highway has been reopened after another four wheel drive towing a caravan has come to grief. What is it with this 2km stretch of road that has so many caravan rollovers??? All seem to be out of state vehicles & we get 3-5 every dry season in the same location, road is in reasonable condition, d...

Voyager00 · Voyager00

Hi again all and thank you for advice on " shake down " trip . We also have purchased a Weber Q BBQ and I'm wondering where the best place to store it would be . Hubby is thinking of storing it in the tunnel and building a slide out mechanism for it . Any other suggestions would be appreciated . T...

JayDee · JayDee

My Question is this:- Is there anyone on the Grey Nomad forum who is a resident at the RV Homebase Village in Maryborough Qld. This is a unique style of retirement accommodation where they provide a specially built garage to allow one to park an RV or Caravan undercover. This is a first I believe for Quee...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all, Does anyone take a trail bike on your travels, and can you carry it a the back of your caravan. I am thinking of just a small unit to play with 125cc to keep the weight down. Hey Jim

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

Took this photo on our morning walk today, they were still asleep. Taken in Murrayville VIC. just a couple of minutes walk away from the small immaculate community caravan park that we're staying in is. $9.90 per night for a powered site. When are these morons going to stop giving the rest of us a bad nam...

Voyager00 · Voyager00

Hi all . We have just purchased our first van. We have almost completed setting everything up , thanks for the advice out there , and hopefully we will head out of Melbourne for a couple of days to check it's all in working order. As we are first time caravanners , we would like to find a CP first up which has r...

NIFTY281252 · NIFTY281252

Anybody know of cheap or freebies campsite in or around Darwin area for a big rigs.

circlek · circlek

We've just spent 3 days at the Evening Star Tourist Park in Charleville and we can highly recommend staying here. The owners are very friendly and helpful, happy hour every night at 5pm with free damper. Very dog friendly as well. -- Edited by circlek on Friday 24th of July 2015 08:57:07 PM

Juan · Juan

I will not be using my motorhome for about 6 months.My water tanks hold 120 litres of fresh water and I am not sure whether to drain the tanks.I am worried about the water going stale and/or the seals drying out.I do not have any filtration system. Any advice would be appreciated.

kiwijims · kiwijims

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-23/broome-boosts-police-ranks-with-20-new-officers/6642920?section=wa

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Stuart highway or "Stewart" highway? (Preview) Just a silly observation In the south of WA they refer to the highway as the Stuart highway, but in the north they pronounce it as the Stewart highway. I was sure it was the Stuart highway as he was the bloke they named it after, so why the Stewart highway?	Tamey	9	1573	08:23 PM Jul 26, 2015 by Bruce and Bev
	Buying solar system for toyota hi-top highace Advice needed solar rv solar advice (Preview) Hi all I have a 96 toyota hiace with 2 deep cycle batteries of available storage plus the van battery. Am currently using 80 watt portable solar panel hooked to the first battery via anderson plug. have a 1100W inverter. I want to install a solar panel on the roof of the van and have an auto electrician av...	eaglehawk	5	4251	07:43 PM Jul 26, 2015 by in transit
	Government-owned showgrounds undercutting caravan parks in Alice Springs, owners say (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-24/government-showgrounds-undercutting-alice-springs-caravan-parks/6646320	kiwijims	15	1789	07:40 PM Jul 26, 2015 by madaboutled
	TAX (Preview) HELP. Any help with what i can claim for if I am travelling on a small super pension across Australia? I am not working just travelling solo Much Appreciated Cheers Di	didi	10	1348	03:59 PM Jul 26, 2015 by PeterD
	kangaroo island south australia (Preview) Planning a trip to Kangaroo island in September first time visit .. would like some advice on the council campgrounds over there apparently there are six being 1/ AMERICAN RIVER 2/ BROWNS BEACH 3/ DUCK LAGOON 4/ EMU BAY 5/ VVONNE BAY 6/ WESTERN RIVER COVE. Has anyone visited these sites and...	goldenyears	2	726	02:39 PM Jul 26, 2015 by goldenyears
	Mataranka, 34 today (Preview) Hi everyone, we are at mataranka now for couple nights then Katherine to restock. As above 34 today but beautiful. Happy travels to u all. OMD	OMD	1	599	11:54 AM Jul 26, 2015 by JackieP
	Advise sort on solar panels (Preview) Hi folks we really need to get our power situation right before we leave. We have been given 2 dry cell batteries Ritar 12v 75AH 10 hr we have another big batterie in van can't get in to see brand we just bought a 120 w power wiize solar panel kit from auto barn also purchased power tech 6 in 1 power station. We...	Wilburys1234	3	796	10:08 AM Jul 26, 2015 by Wilburys1234
	This says it all (Preview) Thanks to Lundy5 on facebook, couldn't resist this one...	Phil C	3	1328	09:26 AM Jul 26, 2015 by Kendo
	Storing Pantry Items (Preview) A question for more experienced travellers, How do you store pantry Items? eg. flour, rolled oats, sugar. I have thought about plastic containers or snap lock bags or original packaging. But then got to thinking about weight and ease of use. What do others use?	Jenzarl	26	1917	10:58 PM Jul 25, 2015 by Cupie
	The Naked Truth (Preview) I've only just caught up with the stories on the home page (been sick, it's a long story). Re the one called "The Naked Truth"- I've been a nudist for about 10 years and until recently part-owned a nudist retreat north of Gympie. From experience, I can tell you that at least 90% of our guests...	Extaff	21	6769	08:53 PM Jul 25, 2015 by harleyjs
	Another roll over on the Stuart Highway Virginia (Preview) Stuart Highway has been reopened after another four wheel drive towing a caravan has come to grief. What is it with this 2km stretch of road that has so many caravan rollovers??? All seem to be out of state vehicles & we get 3-5 every dry season in the same location, road is in reasonable condition, d...	The Doo crew	3	821	08:30 PM Jul 25, 2015 by The Doo crew
	Where to store a Weber Q (Preview) Hi again all and thank you for advice on " shake down " trip . We also have purchased a Weber Q BBQ and I'm wondering where the best place to store it would be . Hubby is thinking of storing it in the tunnel and building a slide out mechanism for it . Any other suggestions would be appreciated . T...	Voyager00	14	4217	05:16 PM Jul 25, 2015 by Koala
	Lifestyle village with caravan undercover Maryborough Qld. (Preview) My Question is this:- Is there anyone on the Grey Nomad forum who is a resident at the RV Homebase Village in Maryborough Qld. This is a unique style of retirement accommodation where they provide a specially built garage to allow one to park an RV or Caravan undercover. This is a first I believe for Quee...	JayDee	7	1628	12:37 PM Jul 25, 2015 by Cruising Cruze
	Do you take a motor / trail bike on your travels (Preview) Hi all, Does anyone take a trail bike on your travels, and can you carry it a the back of your caravan. I am thinking of just a small unit to play with 125cc to keep the weight down. Hey Jim	Hey Jim	11	983	11:58 AM Jul 25, 2015 by Spydermann
	Who's hiding behind the bushes? ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Took this photo on our morning walk today, they were still asleep. Taken in Murrayville VIC. just a couple of minutes walk away from the small immaculate community caravan park that we're staying in is. $9.90 per night for a powered site. When are these morons going to stop giving the rest of us a bad nam...	Desert Dweller	67	2905	10:14 AM Jul 25, 2015 by 03_Troopy
	Where to take van for shake down trip .? (Preview) Hi all . We have just purchased our first van. We have almost completed setting everything up , thanks for the advice out there , and hopefully we will head out of Melbourne for a couple of days to check it's all in working order. As we are first time caravanners , we would like to find a CP first up which has r...	Voyager00	8	1133	10:46 PM Jul 24, 2015 by Steve11
	Camp sites in Darwin (Preview) Anybody know of cheap or freebies campsite in or around Darwin area for a big rigs.	NIFTY281252	5	792	10:12 PM Jul 24, 2015 by The Doo crew
	Super friendly park at Charleville (Preview) We've just spent 3 days at the Evening Star Tourist Park in Charleville and we can highly recommend staying here. The owners are very friendly and helpful, happy hour every night at 5pm with free damper. Very dog friendly as well. -- Edited by circlek on Friday 24th of July 2015 08:57:07 PM	circlek	1	697	09:12 PM Jul 24, 2015 by Gaz n Shell
	WATER TANKS (Preview) I will not be using my motorhome for about 6 months.My water tanks hold 120 litres of fresh water and I am not sure whether to drain the tanks.I am worried about the water going stale and/or the seals drying out.I do not have any filtration system. Any advice would be appreciated.	Juan	6	1123	07:15 PM Jul 24, 2015 by Santa
	Things must be bad in BROOME.............. (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-23/broome-boosts-police-ranks-with-20-new-officers/6642920?section=wa	kiwijims	7	1538	06:51 PM Jul 24, 2015 by Bruce and Bev
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