The Grey Nomads - General

Oma · Oma

http://bkmcl.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/halls-gap-to-molesworth/

barmaryee · barmaryee

Hello Everyone The caravan rebuild is coming along slowly, I have the two grey water tanks in and waiting on the freshwater tank. Does anyone know of any suppliers of 18mm plywood covered EPS sheets. Durolite supply it but are quite expensive so I was wondering if anyone has bought any recently (or eve...

JohnR · JohnR

(Also posted in Recommendations) Murray Bridge welcomes and accommodates the growing RV market by providing RV friendly campgrounds, dump point, fresh water and ease to access parking within CBD and local services. Showground offers self contained Caravans & RVs with powered sites $10-p...

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Wednesday we are bock on the west bound track after spending a couple of days in the Isa in the company of Patto44. Really enjoyed your company a friendship ;along with a night out for dinner Thanks again guys, travell safe a hope we can meet up again along one of these tracks. Cheers; JC.

Vic41 · Vic41

For WA GN's, the WA Public Trustees offer a free Will lodgement and storage if lodged in person, a fee is charged only if lodged by a third party. A will can be one you have done yourself or by a solicitor/lawyer etc, does not have to be done by Public Trustees.... https://www.publictrustee.wa.gov.a...

moamajohn · moamajohn

Gday , we are spending a night at the C/Park at the above town.$25 ,drive thru and nice and clean.very busy and the lady in the office said to try the services club next door for a real nice Chinese feed.We went with the folk next to us and it was fresh and huge !All round a real nice ,simpel stopover .John

Collo · Collo

I went to see a financial planner the other day as I hope to retire in about six years and thought some planning may help. The planner is a fee for service, that is, he receives no commissions from any products he recommends. He has charged a once off $3000 for the plan. He says that six monthly reviews are f...

kandagal · kandagal

On Sat. night we visited friends who live 8 kms out of Kuranda for dinner. Had a great time but then we started home. I was driving as Keith had enjoyed a couple glasses of wine. FOG I wasn't prepared for it & it certainly made driving a bit scary. The lights on our poor little Suzuki didn't cope v...

oldboar · oldboar

Great history, beautiful scenery but hellishly expensive place to visit. Not a single caravan park in town that is pet friendly or for that matter, sensibly priced and no public dump point provided. One caravan park has a dump point. Broome's Gateway and the Roebuck Roadhouse parks, both more than 2...

Kendo · Kendo

A question to those of you that have purchased a new caravan or similar in recent times. Whenever I have bought a new vehicle in the past I have always had a "free" first service after a short time or distance traveled. When I bought my new Camper Trailer last year from JAYCO I had a "Free" service after a sh...

OMD · OMD

we had to go an pick the interior colours for our new van yesterday., "won't take long we said " how wrong, lot more then we thought, like a new house really, this goes with that but not that , I don't like that but linda does what about that one no not having that, boy was glade when we left there, ...

Vic41 · Vic41

The below info came from a bank employee and is not a hoax. A friend of mine just tried it also and got $70 off their next bill and $25 off the next 7 bills. I assume it reverts to normal after that, I am waiting for a call back on mine so will see how I go. "If you have gas at home supplied by Alinta Gas,...

valnrob · valnrob

Fletcher Creek has now got a dump point. Been up and running about a week. Its great to have. Thanks Charters Towers Council. There are a lot of campers at the moment. There was some trouble with the two 'permanent residents' near the campsite toilet block. One ordering caravaners away from "his...

wandwill · wandwill

We were told about the Benalla showgrounds as a very good place to stay, guess what, the only Caravan park in Benalla, got into the ears of the Council, showgrounds have now been closed, you only have the Caravan to go to. Sorry for the shops, etc in Benalla, you will not be getting our money, food, fuel,...

Dougwe · Dougwe

2/6/2014 - 29/6/2014 Well here goes again, another month done and dusted here in tropical Queensland (Townsville). It's been a month since the last update, really? Yep. Shortly after the last update, time started to drag a little waiting for the Colorado to be in my hot little hands. Guess wha...

KountryLite · KountryLite

Hi all In the UK we laugh at the Americans who think they can "do" Britain in 3 days on their 3 week tour of Europe. Now I feel I may be doing the same in NSW. Wife and I are spending 19 days in a campervan this coming October. We will be visiting friends in Berkeley for 2 days so have 17 days to "d...

oldbobsbus · oldbobsbus

A friend recently had a water leak showing up in their Winnibago and put it in to get checked out... Fortunately this one got written off by the insurance company but lots that aren't properly insured get put on the market for unsuspecting buyers. This is what the previous owner posted.. "We put i...

dazren · dazren

Gidday all, any assistance or Info appreciated, ?/ For Many years i have wanted to go to the Country and Western festival, And Now that i am 4 days away from retirement, I can finally Go ?? As January was always out of the question when i was working, So I know it gets Very, Very, busy, and you need to book wel...

barrie · barrie

So here we are still at Home Hill and who drops in here but Yeoeleven and parks right in front of us .He is with Myvan and Chris I think ,we will catch uo tomorrow as I think they are staying a couple off days.

philR · philR

http://www.segra.com.au/segra13ConfProc/presentations/Day3-RVFuturesForum-GrowthAndValue.pdf

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	My latest blog. (Preview) http://bkmcl.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/halls-gap-to-molesworth/	Oma	1	424	03:41 PM Jul 2, 2014 by Glenelg
	Ply Covered EPS (Preview) Hello Everyone The caravan rebuild is coming along slowly, I have the two grey water tanks in and waiting on the freshwater tank. Does anyone know of any suppliers of 18mm plywood covered EPS sheets. Durolite supply it but are quite expensive so I was wondering if anyone has bought any recently (or eve...	barmaryee	0	525	02:33 PM Jul 2, 2014 by barmaryee
	RV Friendly Town Murray Bridge SA (Preview) (Also posted in Recommendations) Murray Bridge welcomes and accommodates the growing RV market by providing RV friendly campgrounds, dump point, fresh water and ease to access parking within CBD and local services. Showground offers self contained Caravans & RVs with powered sites $10-p...	JohnR	3	1107	10:55 AM Jul 2, 2014 by Big Gorilla
	ON THE ROAD AGAIN; (Preview) Wednesday we are bock on the west bound track after spending a couple of days in the Isa in the company of Patto44. Really enjoyed your company a friendship ;along with a night out for dinner Thanks again guys, travell safe a hope we can meet up again along one of these tracks. Cheers; JC.	justcruisin01	2	567	09:18 AM Jul 2, 2014 by Dougwe
	WA Public Trustees Free Will Lodgement (Preview) For WA GN's, the WA Public Trustees offer a free Will lodgement and storage if lodged in person, a fee is charged only if lodged by a third party. A will can be one you have done yourself or by a solicitor/lawyer etc, does not have to be done by Public Trustees.... https://www.publictrustee.wa.gov.a...	Vic41	8	781	09:17 AM Jul 2, 2014 by peterblack
	Downtown Hillston NSW (Preview) Gday , we are spending a night at the C/Park at the above town.$25 ,drive thru and nice and clean.very busy and the lady in the office said to try the services club next door for a real nice Chinese feed.We went with the folk next to us and it was fresh and huge !All round a real nice ,simpel stopover .John	moamajohn	3	728	09:13 AM Jul 2, 2014 by Dougwe
	What do financial planners charge? (Preview) I went to see a financial planner the other day as I hope to retire in about six years and thought some planning may help. The planner is a fee for service, that is, he receives no commissions from any products he recommends. He has charged a once off $3000 for the plan. He says that six monthly reviews are f...	Collo	14	2243	09:04 AM Jul 2, 2014 by _wombat_
	Fog (Preview) On Sat. night we visited friends who live 8 kms out of Kuranda for dinner. Had a great time but then we started home. I was driving as Keith had enjoyed a couple glasses of wine. FOG I wasn't prepared for it & it certainly made driving a bit scary. The lights on our poor little Suzuki didn't cope v...	kandagal	1	568	10:46 PM Jul 1, 2014 by Aus-Kiwi
	Broome, overpriced & grey nomad unfriendly place for a must see destination ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Great history, beautiful scenery but hellishly expensive place to visit. Not a single caravan park in town that is pet friendly or for that matter, sensibly priced and no public dump point provided. One caravan park has a dump point. Broome's Gateway and the Roebuck Roadhouse parks, both more than 2...	oldboar	41	3665	09:04 PM Jul 1, 2014 by Vic41
	RV Dealers - Has the service gone from "After Sales Service"? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) A question to those of you that have purchased a new caravan or similar in recent times. Whenever I have bought a new vehicle in the past I have always had a "free" first service after a short time or distance traveled. When I bought my new Camper Trailer last year from JAYCO I had a "Free" service after a sh...	Kendo	31	2465	08:04 PM Jul 1, 2014 by Kendo
	Choosing interior colours (Preview) we had to go an pick the interior colours for our new van yesterday., "won't take long we said " how wrong, lot more then we thought, like a new house really, this goes with that but not that , I don't like that but linda does what about that one no not having that, boy was glade when we left there, ...	OMD	2	552	07:37 PM Jul 1, 2014 by OMD
	Alinta Gas Customers - "Fair Go Advantage Discount" (Preview) The below info came from a bank employee and is not a hoax. A friend of mine just tried it also and got $70 off their next bill and $25 off the next 7 bills. I assume it reverts to normal after that, I am waiting for a call back on mine so will see how I go. "If you have gas at home supplied by Alinta Gas,...	Vic41	6	4403	06:15 PM Jul 1, 2014 by Vic41
	Fletcher Creek Qld (Preview) Fletcher Creek has now got a dump point. Been up and running about a week. Its great to have. Thanks Charters Towers Council. There are a lot of campers at the moment. There was some trouble with the two 'permanent residents' near the campsite toilet block. One ordering caravaners away from "his...	valnrob	6	791	05:59 PM Jul 1, 2014 by valnrob
	BENALLA SHOWGROUNDS (Preview) We were told about the Benalla showgrounds as a very good place to stay, guess what, the only Caravan park in Benalla, got into the ears of the Council, showgrounds have now been closed, you only have the Caravan to go to. Sorry for the shops, etc in Benalla, you will not be getting our money, food, fuel,...	wandwill	13	4008	05:12 PM Jul 1, 2014 by tcp99
	UPDATE #5 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) 2/6/2014 - 29/6/2014 Well here goes again, another month done and dusted here in tropical Queensland (Townsville). It's been a month since the last update, really? Yep. Shortly after the last update, time started to drag a little waiting for the Colorado to be in my hot little hands. Guess wha...	Dougwe	30	1402	04:17 PM Jul 1, 2014 by neilnruth
	It's Monday, it must be Sydney (Preview) Hi all In the UK we laugh at the Americans who think they can "do" Britain in 3 days on their 3 week tour of Europe. Now I feel I may be doing the same in NSW. Wife and I are spending 19 days in a campervan this coming October. We will be visiting friends in Berkeley for 2 days so have 17 days to "d...	KountryLite	5	638	03:34 PM Jul 1, 2014 by neilnruth
	Buyer beware.... this sort of things are out there.. (Preview) A friend recently had a water leak showing up in their Winnibago and put it in to get checked out... Fortunately this one got written off by the insurance company but lots that aren't properly insured get put on the market for unsuspecting buyers. This is what the previous owner posted.. "We put i...	oldbobsbus	3	1041	12:27 PM Jul 1, 2014 by Memem
	TAMWORTH FESTIVAL who has been, ??? (Preview) Gidday all, any assistance or Info appreciated, ?/ For Many years i have wanted to go to the Country and Western festival, And Now that i am 4 days away from retirement, I can finally Go ?? As January was always out of the question when i was working, So I know it gets Very, Very, busy, and you need to book wel...	dazren	13	1113	09:42 AM Jul 1, 2014 by dazren
	Meeting another nomad (Preview) So here we are still at Home Hill and who drops in here but Yeoeleven and parks right in front of us .He is with Myvan and Chris I think ,we will catch uo tomorrow as I think they are staying a couple off days.	barrie	3	501	07:11 PM Jun 30, 2014 by Dougwe
	Growth and value of RV market (Preview) http://www.segra.com.au/segra13ConfProc/presentations/Day3-RVFuturesForum-GrowthAndValue.pdf	philR	10	1232	06:20 PM Jun 30, 2014 by KeenTravellers
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