The Grey Nomads - General

the rocket · the rocket

hello Everyone, Does anyone live in Bundaberg? Was wondering how you are going with the rain. Cheers.

neilnruth · neilnruth

Now that's weird....I have hit the 'Start a new topic' button and found part of one of my old posts staring back at me! Anyone else having problems again? Now back to the question of my post. As the floods keep happening, I was wondering if any of our dear GN friends have been affected by floods, wind or we...

Two Strays · Two Strays

Hello All All of those persons who have IBIS conditioners on top of their caravans, ask yourselves this question. "Is this air conditioner working as good as I expect?" I had mine checked today, believing that it required regassing. because the E4 notation came up on the dial. A check re...

Sheba · Sheba

Does any-one know if The dog lady [Marianna] from the Baffle Creek area is OK ? She hasn't posted since the devastation in that area, and hasn't answered a couple of PM's either. Hope she's all right. Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 23rd of February 2013 10:32:12 PM

keiron · keiron

Any recomendations for a C/V in Dapto, near Wollongong, NSW.

jules47 · jules47

We are at Stanley, Tasmania, camped on Godfreys Beach- beautiful spot - short walk into town.Â Last evening the setting sun put on a show for us - and we were all saying how great the next day would be, given the old sailor's adage of red sky at night, etc. Don't know what happened, but it is raining and has...

the rocket · the rocket

Hi Everyone, Strop and I have decided to go away at Easter - weather permitting. We would like to go camping and go walking to see a waterfall and rainforest. Does anyone know a nice place for us to camp say near Toowoomba? coming from Brisbane. oh. and we have an ordinary sedan. Thanks. Rocket -- Edited...

bill12 · bill12

Just recieved my power bill for the last 3 months, and was a bit shocked!How do they expect me to apay the huge amount of 5 cents! I think I will send them a cheque.I have my own grid connect system, and sell power back to Ergon at 44c a kilowatt hour.The bill also includes my ambulance fee of $27 a quarter, w...

two dogs · two dogs

Hello all, this is our first post on your site and after reading it, I think we will have all our questions answered. My query is about the above road. We will be leaving Lake Munmorah at the end of June for a long trip and we are considering doing Sav Way, but we are a bit wary of our new van, a Sterling 19 foote...

ozi2 · ozi2

Hi everyone, just an update on Braidwood NSW freecamping site, number 693 Camps book Number 5. Located on the Shoalhaven river, it is a beautiful location however due to vandals you should have a portable toilet if planning to stay as the long drop has been totally destroyed with some moran taking t...

herbie · herbie

Hello all, was reading Bill12s post about being asked to move on from a c/ park owner.It got me thinking about the time we were sitting in our van having a cuppa in the big rig park accross the road from IGA in Nothampton in WA , when bang bang on the side of van , opened door and the guy from the c/ park was stand...

briche · briche

We are on board the Spirit of Tas headed for Tassie. We will be ending time with family and friends for a couple of weeks before we return to Melb to get ready for setting out to SA where we will spend most of this year until about Nov before heading back to Melb. If you are headed that way as well then we would l...

Travel Bug · Travel Bug

Hi Everyone, I decided to put this in the General Forum so that more people would see it. Just letting you know that yesterday afternoon, Beth was taken by ambulance and admitted to PA hospital in Brisbane. She thought the shortness of breath that she was experiencing was an asthma attack but it seems t...

chrismack · chrismack

We want to cross the nullabour in a sedan, Melbourne to Perth. Can anyone help with the following...Don't want to go off road, How long will it take stopping whereever there is something interesting to see. Where would we sleep overnight, what stops, (we wont have a van) so needs to be established acc...

carry1 · carry1

Probably been talked about but cannot find an old thread, anyway we had a big storm last night and being new to caravaning made us think about being out there in a big thunder / lightning storm. Sitting in a big metal shell feeling like a target. !!!! Any tips to keep ourselves safe ? , and what NOT to do. ...

petengail · petengail

I have just finished reading this very amusing and informative book by Tim Bowden, former host of ABC's Backchat programme. Thoroughly recommended for anyone contemplating visiting Tasmania, or anyone interested in a really good Caravaning travel story. Tim, a native Taswegian, has some rea...

colsa · colsa

We decided to check out the rego cost for our car here in W.A. other people in this park pay a lot less for W.A rego, we paid $630 for a year with the pension discount for Qld, and it cost us $260 yesterday for a year in W.A. with pension discount. Apparently it has recently changed for people on the max rate fo...

Recoup · Recoup

Any good caravan parks at Daylesford , I done some searching ,but it is all old information. Cheers Hans

AlCath · AlCath

We have been working and travelling for the last two years, currently in western NSW working on a station. We needed to updated from a pop top to a full van with a little more comfort, we had been shopping around for about 6mths.We finally found the van that had everything we wanted, was a 2008 Excellent c...

Nicholstones · Nicholstones

Dos the hot water anode continue to deteriorate even when the unit is turned off? Or does it only happen while the electricity is running through it?

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	anyone live in Bundaberg (Preview) hello Everyone, Does anyone live in Bundaberg? Was wondering how you are going with the rain. Cheers.	the rocket	7	851	04:20 PM Feb 27, 2013 by beiffe
	Have any of our GNs been affected by the last bout of floods? (Preview) Now that's weird....I have hit the 'Start a new topic' button and found part of one of my old posts staring back at me! Anyone else having problems again? Now back to the question of my post. As the floods keep happening, I was wondering if any of our dear GN friends have been affected by floods, wind or we...	neilnruth	8	952	12:55 PM Feb 27, 2013 by biggles
	Air Command IBIS Air Conditioner (Preview) Hello All All of those persons who have IBIS conditioners on top of their caravans, ask yourselves this question. "Is this air conditioner working as good as I expect?" I had mine checked today, believing that it required regassing. because the E4 notation came up on the dial. A check re...	Two Strays	0	1854	03:30 AM Feb 27, 2013 by Two Strays
	The dog lady. (Preview) Does any-one know if The dog lady [Marianna] from the Baffle Creek area is OK ? She hasn't posted since the devastation in that area, and hasn't answered a couple of PM's either. Hope she's all right. Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 23rd of February 2013 10:32:12 PM	Sheba	3	852	07:58 AM Feb 27, 2013 by Sheba
	somewhere to stay at dapto, nsw (Preview) Any recomendations for a C/V in Dapto, near Wollongong, NSW.	keiron	5	1240	10:20 PM Feb 26, 2013 by Robbiebago
	Beautiful sunset at Stanley (Preview) We are at Stanley, Tasmania, camped on Godfreys Beach- beautiful spot - short walk into town.Â Last evening the setting sun put on a show for us - and we were all saying how great the next day would be, given the old sailor's adage of red sky at night, etc. Don't know what happened, but it is raining and has...	jules47	6	785	05:20 AM Feb 27, 2013 by jules47
	WATERFALL,RAINFOREST NEAR BRISBANE (Preview) Hi Everyone, Strop and I have decided to go away at Easter - weather permitting. We would like to go camping and go walking to see a waterfall and rainforest. Does anyone know a nice place for us to camp say near Toowoomba? coming from Brisbane. oh. and we have an ordinary sedan. Thanks. Rocket -- Edited...	the rocket	4	869	06:10 PM Feb 26, 2013 by colnden
	Huge Power Bill ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Just recieved my power bill for the last 3 months, and was a bit shocked!How do they expect me to apay the huge amount of 5 cents! I think I will send them a cheque.I have my own grid connect system, and sell power back to Ergon at 44c a kilowatt hour.The bill also includes my ambulance fee of $27 a quarter, w...	bill12	30	2011	01:15 AM Feb 27, 2013 by Nicholstones
	Savannah Way (Preview) Hello all, this is our first post on your site and after reading it, I think we will have all our questions answered. My query is about the above road. We will be leaving Lake Munmorah at the end of June for a long trip and we are considering doing Sav Way, but we are a bit wary of our new van, a Sterling 19 foote...	two dogs	13	3304	01:04 AM Feb 27, 2013 by elliemike
	Braidwood freecamp vandalised. (Preview) Hi everyone, just an update on Braidwood NSW freecamping site, number 693 Camps book Number 5. Located on the Shoalhaven river, it is a beautiful location however due to vandals you should have a portable toilet if planning to stay as the long drop has been totally destroyed with some moran taking t...	ozi2	17	1590	11:56 PM Feb 26, 2013 by cannylass
	Has any one ever been asked to move on ? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hello all, was reading Bill12s post about being asked to move on from a c/ park owner.It got me thinking about the time we were sitting in our van having a cuppa in the big rig park accross the road from IGA in Nothampton in WA , when bang bang on the side of van , opened door and the guy from the c/ park was stand...	herbie	30	2466	10:21 PM Feb 26, 2013 by herbie
	Off to Tassie (Preview) We are on board the Spirit of Tas headed for Tassie. We will be ending time with family and friends for a couple of weeks before we return to Melb to get ready for setting out to SA where we will spend most of this year until about Nov before heading back to Melb. If you are headed that way as well then we would l...	briche	14	1022	06:40 AM Feb 26, 2013 by jules47
	Beth54 IS IN THE HOSPITAL ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi Everyone, I decided to put this in the General Forum so that more people would see it. Just letting you know that yesterday afternoon, Beth was taken by ambulance and admitted to PA hospital in Brisbane. She thought the shortness of breath that she was experiencing was an asthma attack but it seems t...	Travel Bug	43	2368	05:49 AM Feb 26, 2013 by neilnruth
	Crossing the Nullabour Melbourne to Perth (Preview) We want to cross the nullabour in a sedan, Melbourne to Perth. Can anyone help with the following...Don't want to go off road, How long will it take stopping whereever there is something interesting to see. Where would we sleep overnight, what stops, (we wont have a van) so needs to be established acc...	chrismack	17	1583	08:08 PM Feb 25, 2013 by Duh
	What to do in electrical storm (Preview) Probably been talked about but cannot find an old thread, anyway we had a big storm last night and being new to caravaning made us think about being out there in a big thunder / lightning storm. Sitting in a big metal shell feeling like a target. !!!! Any tips to keep ourselves safe ? , and what NOT to do. ...	carry1	15	1224	02:35 AM Feb 26, 2013 by Plodnalong
	Travel Book - The Devil in Tim (Travels in Tasmania) by Tim Bowden (Preview) I have just finished reading this very amusing and informative book by Tim Bowden, former host of ABC's Backchat programme. Thoroughly recommended for anyone contemplating visiting Tasmania, or anyone interested in a really good Caravaning travel story. Tim, a native Taswegian, has some rea...	petengail	1	422	01:34 AM Feb 26, 2013 by Loki
	Car Rego (Preview) We decided to check out the rego cost for our car here in W.A. other people in this park pay a lot less for W.A rego, we paid $630 for a year with the pension discount for Qld, and it cost us $260 yesterday for a year in W.A. with pension discount. Apparently it has recently changed for people on the max rate fo...	colsa	11	1016	08:29 PM Feb 25, 2013 by herbie
	Daylesford Vic. (Preview) Any good caravan parks at Daylesford , I done some searching ,but it is all old information. Cheers Hans	Recoup	5	683	05:45 PM Feb 25, 2013 by 2foot6
	BEWARE Internet Rip Off Please Help (Preview) We have been working and travelling for the last two years, currently in western NSW working on a station. We needed to updated from a pop top to a full van with a little more comfort, we had been shopping around for about 6mths.We finally found the van that had everything we wanted, was a 2008 Excellent c...	AlCath	19	1207	05:35 PM Feb 25, 2013 by AlCath
	Hot Water Anode (Preview) Dos the hot water anode continue to deteriorate even when the unit is turned off? Or does it only happen while the electricity is running through it?	Nicholstones	10	991	07:51 AM Feb 25, 2013 by NandK
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