The Grey Nomads - General

Cowboy7307 · Cowboy7307

Has any one heard much about them or any one used them have one, just a friend is looking and cant make up his mind thinks the diesel will be to small to pull a van

Golddetectornomad · Golddetectornomad

Last Monday I survived a roll over on the Lincoln Highway towing a tandem trailer. I had returned to my Port Lincoln property to collect some Furniture and belongings and the hire tandem furniture trailer had a tyre blow out or flat on the sweeping bend 4 kms from Cowell. Combined with high winds the...

grae and deb · grae and deb

a big hello from grae and deb ,we hit the road finally 6 mths ago ,are in tassie at the moment ,may stay here for a long time ,budget dictated we find work so am working eartmoving gear around tass at moment ,happy to settle down and top up for a few mths then hit the road again ,our van is a western made in w.a. ...

Olley46 · Olley46

Just arrived in Kunnanarra today about 2 o'clock temperture 31 degrees shorts and singlet weather here, and loving it Lance C

barrie · barrie

Tonites show showed the two couples recieve there new Age caravan after being ripped off by a con merchant well done New Age and i'm proud to own one myself

mr glassies · mr glassies

i wonder if he turns into a grey nomad or is this a new craze about to start kid nomad or nomad kids lol

eureka · eureka

Bugger! its a bit cold in the mornings, check out the ice on my car. At Binnaway till tomorrow then next stop Coonamble. And Little Ruby's keeping warm

Pejay · Pejay

Some friends of ours said they were interested in maybe getting a Legacy caravan - has anyone heard of them? From their website, they look alright.

herbie · herbie

Continuation from my post re Chilli Beach , Yep Bill12 an awesome place and why it is such a Paradise still is because it has not got the infrastructure to entice the masses here. But in saying that you do see the knob heads attempting some of these tracks /roads with unsuitable gear. In our travels we cam...

freehazzas · freehazzas

Hi. Does anybody know if you can camp at Geelong showgrounds? Thankyou in advance.

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

Because that's where the work has taken me. I've been here on and off for 5 days. When I was off I was heading to Biloela, Kingaroy, Biloela and Gladstone. Sort of a tourist. I'm doing local work tomorrow, and more up here on Wednesday. Who knows. I may get stuck here like I did in WA, and I'll need a pas...

Helena · Helena

Well what a day of running around we had first had to get the van rego change to our name then on to pick up the power steering unit the van goes into the mechanic tomorrow for minor repairs then across to the chap that we know who will do the power steering for us then on Wednesday the 17th arranged for a fridg...

03_troopy · 03_troopy

I am currently looking at buying a secondhand Avan Camper trailer (Aliner, Cruiser, Cruisliner), and am after the good oil on what to look for. The budget we are looking at is $20K to $25K. What I need though is something that can handle some offroad camping and would need to get one that has the upgraded...

Homer and Marge · Homer and Marge

Has anyone out there towed with Nissan X Trail 2.5L petrol? Ours is 2 years old and in good nick. We are heading off in June with our new Coromal Transforma MT45 pop top. Homer is a bit worried that the Nissan may not have the power to tow the van. The tare of the van is 1170 and overall length is 6110mm. We...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Here I am again after another week in the tropics, I just don't know where the time goes really, it sure goes somewhere that's for sure. To start with and to get it out the way I finally caught up with my mate Clark on Tuesday and it was good to see him again, he has finally realised that he should have is re...

Golddetectornomad · Golddetectornomad

As my Land Rover Discovery has just been written off as described in separate post, I have today been offered for purchase a 2009 Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R 2.5 litre Diesel, Manual gears, twin cab . My Jayco is approx. 19' tandem Heritage and the vehicle I have been offered has only 26000 kms on clock ho...

Nelly · Nelly

This really is a great site to be part of. As I am new to this forum and have read a lot of interesting ideas etc., I will really have to mention that some of the comments that Gary makes are quite funny and witty - I do have a chuckle when I read them. One that comes to mind was his comment to his Mum about putt...

Wild1 · Wild1

Hi all, just spend a very pleasant 3 days at the Calliope River Crossing campsite - bit of a shock to the system to see how the floods have rearranged the landscape, only the northern upper side is still viable. Drove up to Rockie today to do some shopping etc., and then, as it was getting late and I needed...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Came down from Warialda along the Fossickers Way and yesterday I travelled from Manilla NSW, through Gunnedah, to Coonabarabran and onto Mendooran. It has been quite a while since I went this way and I have to remind all travellers just how great that journey is. The roads are in very good nick...

wazzawiseone · wazzawiseone

Hello Friends I have an out of the ordinary request for help and if it contravenes Forum Rules, Moderator please delete. Am looking to purchase a particular type of inflatable boat directly from Singapore. Why Singapore? , because there is a particular type call a Sampan that I am interested in and t...

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	Greatwall cars (Preview) Has any one heard much about them or any one used them have one, just a friend is looking and cant make up his mind thinks the diesel will be to small to pull a van	Cowboy7307	23	1421	05:34 AM Jul 10, 2013 by herbie
	48 Years Accident Free Driving and I have just survived a bad Roll Over on Southern Eyre Peninsula S.A. (Preview) Last Monday I survived a roll over on the Lincoln Highway towing a tandem trailer. I had returned to my Port Lincoln property to collect some Furniture and belongings and the hire tandem furniture trailer had a tyre blow out or flat on the sweeping bend 4 kms from Cowell. Combined with high winds the...	Golddetectornomad	25	2426	04:42 AM Jul 10, 2013 by Cruising Granny
	we just want to say hi (Preview) a big hello from grae and deb ,we hit the road finally 6 mths ago ,are in tassie at the moment ,may stay here for a long time ,budget dictated we find work so am working eartmoving gear around tass at moment ,happy to settle down and top up for a few mths then hit the road again ,our van is a western made in w.a. ...	grae and deb	15	894	04:31 AM Jul 10, 2013 by Cruising Granny
	Lovely weather here (Preview) Just arrived in Kunnanarra today about 2 o'clock temperture 31 degrees shorts and singlet weather here, and loving it Lance C	Olley46	5	535	04:19 AM Jul 10, 2013 by the rocket
	New Age Caravan's on ACA (Preview) Tonites show showed the two couples recieve there new Age caravan after being ripped off by a con merchant well done New Age and i'm proud to own one myself	barrie	9	1450	04:18 AM Jul 10, 2013 by the rocket
	some kids have everything (Preview) i wonder if he turns into a grey nomad or is this a new craze about to start kid nomad or nomad kids lol	mr glassies	6	746	04:00 AM Jul 10, 2013 by mr glassies
	To Lightning Ridge (Preview) Bugger! its a bit cold in the mornings, check out the ice on my car. At Binnaway till tomorrow then next stop Coonamble. And Little Ruby's keeping warm	eureka	6	766	12:10 AM Jul 10, 2013 by Douglas
	Legacy Vans (Preview) Some friends of ours said they were interested in maybe getting a Legacy caravan - has anyone heard of them? From their website, they look alright.	Pejay	2	1481	10:20 PM Jul 9, 2013 by Pejay
	Portland Roads QLD (Preview) Continuation from my post re Chilli Beach , Yep Bill12 an awesome place and why it is such a Paradise still is because it has not got the infrastructure to entice the masses here. But in saying that you do see the knob heads attempting some of these tracks /roads with unsuitable gear. In our travels we cam...	herbie	0	314	01:49 PM Jul 9, 2013 by herbie
	Geelong showgrounds (Preview) Hi. Does anybody know if you can camp at Geelong showgrounds? Thankyou in advance.	freehazzas	4	606	03:37 PM Jul 9, 2013 by freehazzas
	Why Mackay? Because... (Preview) Because that's where the work has taken me. I've been here on and off for 5 days. When I was off I was heading to Biloela, Kingaroy, Biloela and Gladstone. Sort of a tourist. I'm doing local work tomorrow, and more up here on Wednesday. Who knows. I may get stuck here like I did in WA, and I'll need a pas...	Cruising Granny	11	903	03:33 PM Jul 9, 2013 by Tim thetruckie
	update on van (Preview) Well what a day of running around we had first had to get the van rego change to our name then on to pick up the power steering unit the van goes into the mechanic tomorrow for minor repairs then across to the chap that we know who will do the power steering for us then on Wednesday the 17th arranged for a fridg...	Helena	0	532	04:50 AM Jul 9, 2013 by Helena
	Pros and Cons of Avan Camper Trailers (Preview) I am currently looking at buying a secondhand Avan Camper trailer (Aliner, Cruiser, Cruisliner), and am after the good oil on what to look for. The budget we are looking at is $20K to $25K. What I need though is something that can handle some offroad camping and would need to get one that has the upgraded...	03_troopy	6	13643	09:06 PM Jul 8, 2013 by 03_troopy
	Towing with Nissan XTrail 2.5L Petrol (Preview) Has anyone out there towed with Nissan X Trail 2.5L petrol? Ours is 2 years old and in good nick. We are heading off in June with our new Coromal Transforma MT45 pop top. Homer is a bit worried that the Nissan may not have the power to tow the van. The tare of the van is 1170 and overall length is 6110mm. We...	Homer and Marge	23	19908	04:02 AM Jul 9, 2013 by Homer and Marge
	UPDATE July 8, 2013 (Preview) Here I am again after another week in the tropics, I just don't know where the time goes really, it sure goes somewhere that's for sure. To start with and to get it out the way I finally caught up with my mate Clark on Tuesday and it was good to see him again, he has finally realised that he should have is re...	Dougwe	17	979	04:00 AM Jul 9, 2013 by nomadic1
	Has anyone had experience with towing a 20' Jayco Caravan with a Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R 2009 model diesel? (Preview) As my Land Rover Discovery has just been written off as described in separate post, I have today been offered for purchase a 2009 Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R 2.5 litre Diesel, Manual gears, twin cab . My Jayco is approx. 19' tandem Heritage and the vehicle I have been offered has only 26000 kms on clock ho...	Golddetectornomad	7	2685	03:51 AM Jul 9, 2013 by Golddetectornomad
	Gary Kelly - Guru (Preview) This really is a great site to be part of. As I am new to this forum and have read a lot of interesting ideas etc., I will really have to mention that some of the comments that Gary makes are quite funny and witty - I do have a chuckle when I read them. One that comes to mind was his comment to his Mum about putt...	Nelly	6	833	03:32 AM Jul 9, 2013 by Golddetectornomad
	Getting Ready for the Marlborough Straight (Preview) Hi all, just spend a very pleasant 3 days at the Calliope River Crossing campsite - bit of a shock to the system to see how the floods have rearranged the landscape, only the northern upper side is still viable. Drove up to Rockie today to do some shopping etc., and then, as it was getting late and I needed...	Wild1	5	788	03:24 AM Jul 9, 2013 by herbie
	Mullaley, New South Wales (Preview) Gday... Came down from Warialda along the Fossickers Way and yesterday I travelled from Manilla NSW, through Gunnedah, to Coonabarabran and onto Mendooran. It has been quite a while since I went this way and I have to remind all travellers just how great that journey is. The roads are in very good nick...	rockylizard	6	721	02:11 AM Jul 9, 2013 by eureka
	An Unusual Request for Help (Preview) Hello Friends I have an out of the ordinary request for help and if it contravenes Forum Rules, Moderator please delete. Am looking to purchase a particular type of inflatable boat directly from Singapore. Why Singapore? , because there is a particular type call a Sampan that I am interested in and t...	wazzawiseone	5	961	02:05 AM Jul 9, 2013 by jimbo
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