The Grey Nomads - General

valnrob · valnrob

Rob and I are making our way to TownsvIlle slowly. Atm we are at DuarInga. There aren't many vans here neither has there been at other places we stopped. Theodore had plenty of vacant spaces, Baralaba the same. Where is everyone or are we early? When we left Burren JunctIon there were many vans heading t...

Beth54 · Beth54

I wasn't sure where to post this, because it's not my photo, I just wanted to share it because it's so stunning. It's the work of Nicole Bond, and it was shared on Facebook by ABC Western Qld. Put's my photo of the Thomson River to shame!

tonyd · tonyd

Any advice appreciated on an up-to-date source for caravan park reports. I have been using Badgers, but it seems the reports are all at least 2 to 3 years out of date. Cheers, Tony

Cloak · Cloak

You heard about it first here. Cheers

Romas · Romas

Hi there campers. Just wondering if anyone was in or near or intending to go to the area of Gosford and would be prepared to take a look over a Mazda Motorhome for us? Weve had quite a bit of contact with the company selling the bus but are a bit reluctant to go ahead with the sale, sight unseen. Not that we wo...

Peakhillfm · Peakhillfm

Afternoon all, My wife Sandra our two pooches and myself have just signed up with the forum and it looks like a great set up. We originate from Peak Hill,Central West NSW and we are doing the whole trip aounf Aussie. We have covered Qld and visited some interesting and not so interesting places,seen car...

my van · my van

Jep... ! thinking about getting one of these mobility scoother vehicles , some days I really need to be able to get about more than I am able to at the moment. Does anyone have any helpfull thoughts about these things in regards to type , size and on road issues. etc. Load it into my car by my...

Kiwi-as · Kiwi-as

Water pump together with gaskets arrived this morning, and all in place now. So its on the road in the morning bound for Katherine. Was originally heading for Borroloola, but now one more week behind, and we have some church work waiting for us in Katherine. Will have to try my hand at catching a Barr...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

I have been doing some research on Portable fridge freezes and have come up with the Evakool Fridgemate 95l ( Danfoss Compressor, 5 yr Warranty,Cheaper than other popular models and Queensland, Australian made or put together ). What do you think of the Fridgemate and what do you have ? As the Brisb...

FrednCaz · FrednCaz

I wonder If any one on here has had any thing to do with above mentioned battery? I purchased a 115 amp hour battery three months ago, the cost was $285.00, it is going back to Battery World in Newcastle for the second time in the morning, it will not hold a charge and trips the circuit braker out on my charge...

Wild1 · Wild1

Hi all, after all this talk about dutch ovens and bread makers, an idea popped into my head! I would like to propose a cooking competition/event/get together in July for Grey Nomads somewhere in Qld (to be nominated by popular choice). We could do:- Best Casserole, best camp oven meal, Best meal in a...

dorian · dorian

This seems like a good site for weather forecasts and half-hourly (?) updates: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/search/

briche · briche

We have moved onto the Yorke Peninsula today and what a reception we have. Has not stopped raining since we got here and they are talking about 80 mm . We are pulled up at a rest area near Pork Arthur (#412) for the rest of the day hoping the weather improves a bit tomorrow but if is does not, so be it. Travel sa...

Grams · Grams

Hi, after reading the Other Side of Life thread, got me thinking... Do any of you carry spare parts for your tug or van? We plan on taking spares of hoses, water and fuel pump, fan belts, spark plugs, etc, just things that Les can replace himself if we are in the middle of nowhere. I know it means more weight...

magraret · magraret

i went into search and noted that the posts are a bit older and i would like to now what you guys have to say about kangaroo island as we are at christies beach SA we are wondering if it is worth the cost for this time of year now being winter to go or not with a 20ft van and a nissan navara

Santa · Santa

Just logged in and found there are commercial links embedded within post's, seems key words or phrases trigger them. For instance as I type this post the word start, as in (start a new topic) links to a site advertising a $77 per hr job at home, the word (topic) links to a phone site, as does the word (logge...

chrisnjo · chrisnjo

Does anyone know where I can get a NSW PINK ticket for rego in Townsville

Romas · Romas

Greeting folks from a rather chilly New Zealand. We have joined your site because although were not quite Grey Nomads, we are soon to embark on a year long, motor home journey right around Australia. We are very keen to secure a good camper as soon as we arrive and although we are looking on many sites are...

swainy1 · swainy1

Hi all, We have just travelled from Victoria through SA across the Nullabor to Esperance towing our JB Caravans Scorpion and have been checking Litres/100km travelled. We have been averaging 20 l/100km in the LandCruiser 200 series until we filled up twice on the Nullabor, suddenly we were gettin...

dorian · dorian

[url]http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/item...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Where is everyone? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Rob and I are making our way to TownsvIlle slowly. Atm we are at DuarInga. There aren't many vans here neither has there been at other places we stopped. Theodore had plenty of vacant spaces, Baralaba the same. Where is everyone or are we early? When we left Burren JunctIon there were many vans heading t...	valnrob	41	2615	07:00 PM Jun 4, 2013 by Baz421
	Sunset on the Thomson River Qld (Preview) I wasn't sure where to post this, because it's not my photo, I just wanted to share it because it's so stunning. It's the work of Nicole Bond, and it was shared on Facebook by ABC Western Qld. Put's my photo of the Thomson River to shame!	Beth54	9	802	05:28 AM Jun 4, 2013 by neilnruth
	Caravan park reports (Preview) Any advice appreciated on an up-to-date source for caravan park reports. I have been using Badgers, but it seems the reports are all at least 2 to 3 years out of date. Cheers, Tony	tonyd	16	4746	03:51 AM Jun 4, 2013 by Douglas
	Jayco 5th wheeler http://www.caravancampingsales.c om.au/news/caravans/jayco/jayco- produces-first-fifth-wheeler-352 19 (Preview) You heard about it first here. Cheers	Cloak	13	959	07:53 PM Jun 3, 2013 by Sheba
	Mazda T3500 in Gosford, North of Sydney (Preview) Hi there campers. Just wondering if anyone was in or near or intending to go to the area of Gosford and would be prepared to take a look over a Mazda Motorhome for us? Weve had quite a bit of contact with the company selling the bus but are a bit reluctant to go ahead with the sale, sight unseen. Not that we wo...	Romas	5	1446	11:03 PM Jun 3, 2013 by Patto44
	Just joined up..... (Preview) Afternoon all, My wife Sandra our two pooches and myself have just signed up with the forum and it looks like a great set up. We originate from Peak Hill,Central West NSW and we are doing the whole trip aounf Aussie. We have covered Qld and visited some interesting and not so interesting places,seen car...	Peakhillfm	19	960	06:13 PM Jun 3, 2013 by Peakhillfm
	Mobility scooter (Preview) Jep... ! thinking about getting one of these mobility scoother vehicles , some days I really need to be able to get about more than I am able to at the moment. Does anyone have any helpfull thoughts about these things in regards to type , size and on road issues. etc. Load it into my car by my...	my van	13	1476	04:14 PM Jun 3, 2013 by shadyandme
	Kiwi's on the move again. (Preview) Water pump together with gaskets arrived this morning, and all in place now. So its on the road in the morning bound for Katherine. Was originally heading for Borroloola, but now one more week behind, and we have some church work waiting for us in Katherine. Will have to try my hand at catching a Barr...	Kiwi-as	15	1119	04:10 PM Jun 3, 2013 by spida
	Portable fridge freezer (Preview) I have been doing some research on Portable fridge freezes and have come up with the Evakool Fridgemate 95l ( Danfoss Compressor, 5 yr Warranty,Cheaper than other popular models and Queensland, Australian made or put together ). What do you think of the Fridgemate and what do you have ? As the Brisb...	goldcoaster	14	1276	04:20 AM Jun 3, 2013 by Sheba
	Leoch AGM Batterys. (Preview) I wonder If any one on here has had any thing to do with above mentioned battery? I purchased a 115 amp hour battery three months ago, the cost was $285.00, it is going back to Battery World in Newcastle for the second time in the morning, it will not hold a charge and trips the circuit braker out on my charge...	FrednCaz	10	1756	01:08 AM Jun 3, 2013 by FrednCaz
	GREY NOMADS INAUGRAL GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF! (Preview) Hi all, after all this talk about dutch ovens and bread makers, an idea popped into my head! I would like to propose a cooking competition/event/get together in July for Grey Nomads somewhere in Qld (to be nominated by popular choice). We could do:- Best Casserole, best camp oven meal, Best meal in a...	Wild1	16	1338	04:39 PM Jun 2, 2013 by Kingsthorpedavid
	Weather forecasting (Preview) This seems like a good site for weather forecasts and half-hourly (?) updates: http://www.weatherzone.com.au/search/	dorian	16	1781	05:27 PM Jun 2, 2013 by dorian
	Moved onto Yorke Peninsula (Preview) We have moved onto the Yorke Peninsula today and what a reception we have. Has not stopped raining since we got here and they are talking about 80 mm . We are pulled up at a rest area near Pork Arthur (#412) for the rest of the day hoping the weather improves a bit tomorrow but if is does not, so be it. Travel sa...	briche	11	1012	04:18 AM Jun 2, 2013 by neilnruth
	Do you carry spares? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi, after reading the Other Side of Life thread, got me thinking... Do any of you carry spare parts for your tug or van? We plan on taking spares of hoses, water and fuel pump, fan belts, spark plugs, etc, just things that Les can replace himself if we are in the middle of nowhere. I know it means more weight...	Grams	31	2224	04:18 AM Jun 2, 2013 by chaslib
	kangaroo island in winter is it worth it (Preview) i went into search and noted that the posts are a bit older and i would like to now what you guys have to say about kangaroo island as we are at christies beach SA we are wondering if it is worth the cost for this time of year now being winter to go or not with a 20ft van and a nissan navara	magraret	20	3279	04:14 AM Jun 2, 2013 by neilnruth
	Links within posts????? (Preview) Just logged in and found there are commercial links embedded within post's, seems key words or phrases trigger them. For instance as I type this post the word start, as in (start a new topic) links to a site advertising a $77 per hr job at home, the word (topic) links to a phone site, as does the word (logge...	Santa	5	585	04:42 PM Jun 1, 2013 by Grams
	Rego (Preview) Does anyone know where I can get a NSW PINK ticket for rego in Townsville	chrisnjo	5	774	09:22 AM Jun 1, 2013 by Yuglamron
	Not Quite Grey Nomads but... (Preview) Greeting folks from a rather chilly New Zealand. We have joined your site because although were not quite Grey Nomads, we are soon to embark on a year long, motor home journey right around Australia. We are very keen to secure a good camper as soon as we arrive and although we are looking on many sites are...	Romas	13	1292	05:49 AM Jun 1, 2013 by Cruising Granny
	Fuel (Preview) Hi all, We have just travelled from Victoria through SA across the Nullabor to Esperance towing our JB Caravans Scorpion and have been checking Litres/100km travelled. We have been averaging 20 l/100km in the LandCruiser 200 series until we filled up twice on the Nullabor, suddenly we were gettin...	swainy1	29	2876	01:33 AM Jun 1, 2013 by Sheba
	Jayco recalls (Preview) [url]http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/item...	dorian	1	908	01:18 AM Jun 1, 2013 by jules47
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