The Grey Nomads - General

ConsumerMan · ConsumerMan

I am about to take my caravan to a local welding guy to have an additional jockey wheel clamp attached. Should the caravan house battery be disconnected before any welding is done? Thanks.

Possum3 · Possum3

ianivo · ianivo

Whilst travelling Ive looked at many ads for help wanted on this forum. Can someone please explain why it always seems that there is always a lopsided arrangement in favour of the advertiser eg for a van site (power/water) that there seems to be the expectation of a few hours work per day handyman/gard...

Old and Grey · Old and Grey

Yep this is yet another photo from a set I took to tell the authorities if the out come came to the attention of the coroner's court. How not to fit a set of Kings air bags with your kids under the bloody car with you at the same time. Taken in WA earlier this year while away. Grey

Brodie Allen · Brodie Allen

https://www.familyproof.com/rent-an-rv-before-you-buy-one/

geoff wood · geoff wood

What are the thoughts of towing with this vehicle caravan weighs 2.7 tonne

phum · phum

Our insurance premium with CIL has nearly triple this year, no claims, anyone else have the same experience

Itchum · Itchum

Hi All, I am a keen boater, and want to take my dinghy with me on a proposed 12mth plus trip next year. At the waterhole at Camooweal recently I saw a Corker Camper, which was a large caravan with a dinghy and trailer inserted in the rear. Would appreciate any info as I've drawn a blank with my searches T...

KevinJ · KevinJ

We are all told that the tow vehicle should be at least 10% heavier than the van we are towing and I don't doubt that for one moment. What I would like to know is the scientific reason a semi trailer prime mover can be less in weight that its trailer let alone with a B-Double or a Road Train. Just curious.

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

I've put this post here because although it's Technical my feeling is it has a better fit in General. How to set up a shared directory on a caravan wireless network: For the past three years of my nomad existence an on-going irritation has been the "fiddlyness" of sharing files between my computer/tab...

Stewart · Stewart

Just came across caravan rollover and the elderly couple are ok i heard. They were travelling south down hill. Ended up on the edge on the North bound lane. Tragic end to their travells. A reality check for sure. Cheers Stewart ill try and post picture but cant seem to by phone

oldbloke · oldbloke

Camper in SA stabbed at Terowie. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-04/man-stabbed-and-woman-hit-with-hammer-in-camping-fight/100513292 Hope he is ok.

Gcandy · Gcandy

Hi All, Just wondering about Dometics new dust reduction system. Looks great. Has anyone installed one yet and if so what are the results. Have had our fair share of dust in the past and heading for the tip next winter.

Branchie · Branchie

Hi all, me again, can anyone tell me if they know about these batteries, in that I mean, life span, value for money, any issues etc.. I am looking at upgrading my current system and want to install 2 x 150AH Lithiums

oldbloke · oldbloke

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-04/gday-group-buys-up-nt-caravan-parks-despite-pandemic/100504154-- Edited by oldbloke on Tuesday 5th...

iana · iana

Talking to a fellow the other day, a campervan towing a trailer. To get the trailer to clear the rear doors of the van, is using two tow bar extenders. To off set the added tow ball weight because of the extensions, he's going to put water tanks on the rear of the trailer. Will end up being quite a tidy rig.

yobarr · yobarr

Recently there was some discussion about the fragility of the common towball,particularly the pretty chrome examples. A far better,and safer,option is a DO35 or similar,as evidenced by these two photos.There has been some massive force applied to the DO35,but it has not broken.This may be of som...

tea spoon · tea spoon

besides those pvc tubes on an older van with a post type awning has anyone got a good idea how to carry the poles on the van .......i dont have all of them in a tube as they wont fit ...........

Collo · Collo

Got a quote for a few days down along the Great Ocean road here in Vic.....$60 for a grassed power site, tried another park, $55. Not sure if we will go. May try free camping, except our van toilet doesn't work. Planning on going to far north QLD next year for four months, will be a big cost plus diesel. C...

phum · phum

Looking for recommedations for a uhf with controls on the mike

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Welding (Preview) I am about to take my caravan to a local welding guy to have an additional jockey wheel clamp attached. Should the caravan house battery be disconnected before any welding is done? Thanks.	ConsumerMan	14	2442	11:10 AM Oct 10, 2021 by Aus-Kiwi
	$46 Billion $US - cost of outage. (Preview)	Possum3	12	987	10:29 AM Oct 10, 2021 by Whenarewethere
	Handyman jobs whilst travelling (Preview) Whilst travelling Ive looked at many ads for help wanted on this forum. Can someone please explain why it always seems that there is always a lopsided arrangement in favour of the advertiser eg for a van site (power/water) that there seems to be the expectation of a few hours work per day handyman/gard...	ianivo	23	2562	06:34 PM Oct 9, 2021 by Cuppa
	I Begged him to put the TYRE under the diff (Preview) Yep this is yet another photo from a set I took to tell the authorities if the out come came to the attention of the coroner's court. How not to fit a set of Kings air bags with your kids under the bloody car with you at the same time. Taken in WA earlier this year while away. Grey	Old and Grey	12	1559	12:51 PM Oct 9, 2021 by Aus-Kiwi
	10 Reasons You Should Rent An RV Before You Buy One (Preview) https://www.familyproof.com/rent-an-rv-before-you-buy-one/	Brodie Allen	2	1347	12:38 PM Oct 9, 2021 by Aus-Kiwi
	Toyota predominantly 3.0l (Preview) What are the thoughts of towing with this vehicle caravan weighs 2.7 tonne	geoff wood	6	1370	05:13 PM Oct 8, 2021 by geoff wood
	Insurance (Preview) Our insurance premium with CIL has nearly triple this year, no claims, anyone else have the same experience	phum	12	1203	11:22 AM Oct 8, 2021 by Craig1
	caravan and boat? (Preview) Hi All, I am a keen boater, and want to take my dinghy with me on a proposed 12mth plus trip next year. At the waterhole at Camooweal recently I saw a Corker Camper, which was a large caravan with a dinghy and trailer inserted in the rear. Would appreciate any info as I've drawn a blank with my searches T...	Itchum	22	2960	11:38 AM Oct 7, 2021 by HunnyBunny
	Tow vehicle heavier than van (Preview) We are all told that the tow vehicle should be at least 10% heavier than the van we are towing and I don't doubt that for one moment. What I would like to know is the scientific reason a semi trailer prime mover can be less in weight that its trailer let alone with a B-Double or a Road Train. Just curious.	KevinJ	25	3704	10:03 PM Oct 6, 2021 by yobarr
	Caravan computer networking and file transfers (Preview) I've put this post here because although it's Technical my feeling is it has a better fit in General. How to set up a shared directory on a caravan wireless network: For the past three years of my nomad existence an on-going irritation has been the "fiddlyness" of sharing files between my computer/tab...	Mike Harding	9	1492	11:24 AM Oct 6, 2021 by JeffRae
	Caravan rollover Hinchinbrook range (Preview) Just came across caravan rollover and the elderly couple are ok i heard. They were travelling south down hill. Ended up on the edge on the North bound lane. Tragic end to their travells. A reality check for sure. Cheers Stewart ill try and post picture but cant seem to by phone	Stewart	18	1766	10:47 AM Oct 6, 2021 by TheHeaths
	Camper in SA stabbed (Preview) Camper in SA stabbed at Terowie. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-04/man-stabbed-and-woman-hit-with-hammer-in-camping-fight/100513292 Hope he is ok.	oldbloke	4	1630	04:46 PM Oct 5, 2021 by Mike Harding
	Dust Reduction Systems. (Preview) Hi All, Just wondering about Dometics new dust reduction system. Looks great. Has anyone installed one yet and if so what are the results. Have had our fair share of dust in the past and heading for the tip next winter.	Gcandy	8	3491	04:26 PM Oct 5, 2021 by Wanda
	Duramax Lithium batteries (Preview) Hi all, me again, can anyone tell me if they know about these batteries, in that I mean, life span, value for money, any issues etc.. I am looking at upgrading my current system and want to install 2 x 150AH Lithiums	Branchie	3	1289	07:23 AM Oct 5, 2021 by Branchie
	Yanks sell NT CVPs (Preview) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-04/gday-group-buys-up-nt-caravan-parks-despite-pandemic/100504154-- Edited by oldbloke on Tuesday 5th...	oldbloke	3	5901	07:04 AM Oct 5, 2021 by oldbloke
	Rig must be correctly balanced. (Preview) Talking to a fellow the other day, a campervan towing a trailer. To get the trailer to clear the rear doors of the van, is using two tow bar extenders. To off set the added tow ball weight because of the extensions, he's going to put water tanks on the rear of the trailer. Will end up being quite a tidy rig.	iana	5	1338	07:10 PM Oct 4, 2021 by Whenarewethere
	Broken Towball (Preview) Recently there was some discussion about the fragility of the common towball,particularly the pretty chrome examples. A far better,and safer,option is a DO35 or similar,as evidenced by these two photos.There has been some massive force applied to the DO35,but it has not broken.This may be of som...	yobarr	13	2394	03:03 PM Oct 4, 2021 by StewG
	how to carry the poles besides a pvc tube idea (Preview) besides those pvc tubes on an older van with a post type awning has anyone got a good idea how to carry the poles on the van .......i dont have all of them in a tube as they wont fit ...........	tea spoon	15	1436	08:48 AM Oct 4, 2021 by Dougwe
	Caravan park fees (Preview) Got a quote for a few days down along the Great Ocean road here in Vic.....$60 for a grassed power site, tried another park, $55. Not sure if we will go. May try free camping, except our van toilet doesn't work. Planning on going to far north QLD next year for four months, will be a big cost plus diesel. C...	Collo	10	2458	11:15 PM Oct 3, 2021 by PeterD
	UHF radio (Preview) Looking for recommedations for a uhf with controls on the mike	phum	12	1243	10:42 PM Oct 3, 2021 by PeterD
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