The Grey Nomads - General

Webmaster · Webmaster

Hi all, I think the forum problems are nearly at an end. Sparklit has reassured me that the issues should be sorted out on their server within 2 days. In the meantime, they have provided instructions for clearing the cache in different browsers so you can get the most updated version of all threads. ...

buffy61 · buffy61

Bit the bullet and bought a brand new Jayco Starcraft 20.66.3! Pretty excited. Just got to find a tow vehicle!!

buffy61 · buffy61

Been out pricing folding solar panels...probably 120w. Seen them on ebay for $185 and seen them in a well known camping store for $599. So whats the deal with that? How does one compare apples for apples?? Anyone bought the ebay solar panels?? Any advice?? Cheers Vicki

brickies · brickies

A Grey nomad couple close to the start of grey nomad dream end in grief when the couple working there way around Australia . A women working has a stop go person on road works at Marlborough Queensland when hit by a truck and killed instantly her husband working on the same project is reported to have witn...

timjina · timjina

Has any of my Grey Nomad friends used an ARK PAK battery system. We are thinking of doing a fair bit of free camping interspersed with caravan parks. IE 2-3 nights of free camping followed by 2-3 nights in a c/park. The maximum time of usage for a power source would be 2-3 nights. I have been reading about...

petengail · petengail

We had been driving over some very dusty roads out the back of Grafton N.S.W. and the zipper on the vynl back of the ute become stuck. After I had washed all the dust and dirt off I sprayed the zips with WD40 - worked like a charm. No more stuck zips.

jimricho · jimricho

There are still some problems with forum pages being loaded from the computer's cache and not reloading properly. Until the computer geniuses at Sparklit (third party hosts of the forum) sort the problem I suggest hitting Ctrl F5 (that is the Ctrl key and the function key F5 at the same time) when a pag...

Beth54 · Beth54

While travelling with sis & bil in Oct/Nov they were getting Seniors discount at many places where they wouldn't give me a Pensioner discount. I thought this was unfair, as I'm on a DSP, but someone pointed out that my card doesn't say DSP, it says Pension Concession Card, a card which is used b...

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Those space invading oxygen theives are at it again, had a call today from a ?????? claiming to be from the head office of our bank, stating that we had been over charged on fees over recent years & the Dept of fair trading was onto them so fees had to be reimburst. They had our name, address & how lo...

Duh · Duh

Thanks Cindy, All working well in my case, Vic Edit, Edit......now it is kicking me off (log in) when I change from one GN forum section to another ?????? (Spoke too soon) and posting problems seems to have returned, was able to put an avatar back on though! -- Edited by Duh on Friday 18th of January 201...

Retreat · Retreat

Man with caravan shoould not experience winter. Go north Man with caravan should not experience a heat wave. Go....................................!!

bensuz29 · bensuz29

G'day, We have just sold our home purchase a large van and plan to live and travel till who knows when. Having bought a seconed hand van I didn't realise on how much we needed to buy before we could take off, as the only thing the seller left was the sullage hose. After many trips too and from suppliers and...

jimricho · jimricho

There are still some problems with forum pages being loaded from the computer's cache and not reloading properly. Until the computer geniuses at Sparklit (third party hosts of the forum) sort the problem I suggest hitting Ctrl F5 (that is the Ctrl key and the function key F5 at the same time) when a pag...

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

The National Parks have set up a new booking system at the Arakoon state recreational centre, ( Trail bay jail, south west rocks). According to local paper they introduced the new system about last Oct, The story is that people who had bookings for the 2012/13 xmas period arrived to find that they had...

bowlerbear · bowlerbear

Is anybody from the GN's down at the Illawarra Folk Festival? I am, if you want to meet and greet. I am camped in the middle of the field with the tents and have a grey Elite camper next to another identical grey Elite camper and I have a red Corolla. Sometimes there is a big black Hilux with Elite Products on...

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Many of you may have followed the thread in techies on 12 volt fans fitted to fridges, which ended up being closed. If you did then you know that I done the recomended installation as set by Waeco , to which I then posted that I had some very good results, available via PM/email to which I supplied to many me...

dave0591 · dave0591

Hi Fello Nomads, Valerie & I are hoping to take a extended trip up the centre turning right at Threeways and head for Mt Isa, then via Cloncurry to Normington & the Gulf Country and then head across to the Atherton Table lands then north to Cooktown and after return via the east coast (not the Blo...

Hylda&Jon · Hylda&Jon

I've noticed many posters will add a link to their message for the rest of us to peruse which is great but, because it isn't done properly we have to cut and paste the link to a new browser window to view the link. To make it easier for us readers would people please try to add the link using the supplied icon a...

deebee · deebee

G'day fellow travellers, we are thinking of buying a caravan or motorhome in Europe & giving it a 6 month run through parts of Europe. Would appreciate any feed back from anyone who has done this, we not sure if a caravan or motorhome is the 'go'. All advice will be greatly appreciated. Cheers 'D...

EilsnAlby · EilsnAlby

Well folks, after lurking on this forum for the past 12 months or so and gaining a great deal of info, thanks everyone, we are almost ready to hit the road! House and furniture sold and have got rid of 40 years worth of stuff!! very stressful last 6 months but it has been worth it. Hubby and I have finally re...

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	Forum problems (Preview) Hi all, I think the forum problems are nearly at an end. Sparklit has reassured me that the issues should be sorted out on their server within 2 days. In the meantime, they have provided instructions for clearing the cache in different browsers so you can get the most updated version of all threads. ...	Webmaster	4	764	03:59 PM Jan 20, 2013 by sandsmere
	Bought the van...yay! (Preview) Bit the bullet and bought a brand new Jayco Starcraft 20.66.3! Pretty excited. Just got to find a tow vehicle!!	buffy61	8	728	08:21 AM Jan 20, 2013 by NandK
	Are the solar panels sold on ebay any good? (Preview) Been out pricing folding solar panels...probably 120w. Seen them on ebay for $185 and seen them in a well known camping store for $599. So whats the deal with that? How does one compare apples for apples?? Anyone bought the ebay solar panels?? Any advice?? Cheers Vicki	buffy61	8	4935	05:18 AM Jan 20, 2013 by EllenajoeL
	Sad end (Preview) A Grey nomad couple close to the start of grey nomad dream end in grief when the couple working there way around Australia . A women working has a stop go person on road works at Marlborough Queensland when hit by a truck and killed instantly her husband working on the same project is reported to have witn...	brickies	9	897	05:08 AM Jan 20, 2013 by Happywanderer
	portable power source (Preview) Has any of my Grey Nomad friends used an ARK PAK battery system. We are thinking of doing a fair bit of free camping interspersed with caravan parks. IE 2-3 nights of free camping followed by 2-3 nights in a c/park. The maximum time of usage for a power source would be 2-3 nights. I have been reading about...	timjina	6	877	02:36 AM Jan 20, 2013 by turbopete
	Another use for WD40 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) We had been driving over some very dusty roads out the back of Grafton N.S.W. and the zipper on the vynl back of the ute become stuck. After I had washed all the dust and dirt off I sprayed the zips with WD40 - worked like a charm. No more stuck zips.	petengail	31	2062	02:32 AM Jan 20, 2013 by turbopete
	Duplicate posting (Preview) There are still some problems with forum pages being loaded from the computer's cache and not reloading properly. Until the computer geniuses at Sparklit (third party hosts of the forum) sort the problem I suggest hitting Ctrl F5 (that is the Ctrl key and the function key F5 at the same time) when a pag...	jimricho	2	469	01:39 AM Jan 20, 2013 by jimricho
	National Seniors (Preview) While travelling with sis & bil in Oct/Nov they were getting Seniors discount at many places where they wouldn't give me a Pensioner discount. I thought this was unfair, as I'm on a DSP, but someone pointed out that my card doesn't say DSP, it says Pension Concession Card, a card which is used b...	Beth54	22	3585	10:08 PM Jan 19, 2013 by cannylass
	BEWARE; BANK SCAMMERS ARE AT IT AGAIN; (Preview) Those space invading oxygen theives are at it again, had a call today from a ?????? claiming to be from the head office of our bank, stating that we had been over charged on fees over recent years & the Dept of fair trading was onto them so fees had to be reimburst. They had our name, address & how lo...	justcruisin01	9	810	09:16 PM Jan 19, 2013 by Santa
	Hooray....Forum Problems Resolved (Preview) Thanks Cindy, All working well in my case, Vic Edit, Edit......now it is kicking me off (log in) when I change from one GN forum section to another ?????? (Spoke too soon) and posting problems seems to have returned, was able to put an avatar back on though! -- Edited by Duh on Friday 18th of January 201...	Duh	13	683	07:57 PM Jan 19, 2013 by Duh
	Where to!!!!! (Preview) Man with caravan shoould not experience winter. Go north Man with caravan should not experience a heat wave. Go....................................!!	Retreat	17	952	04:45 PM Jan 19, 2013 by Retreat
	First timers that can use some advise. (Preview) G'day, We have just sold our home purchase a large van and plan to live and travel till who knows when. Having bought a seconed hand van I didn't realise on how much we needed to buy before we could take off, as the only thing the seller left was the sullage hose. After many trips too and from suppliers and...	bensuz29	15	1049	08:16 AM Jan 19, 2013 by RodLainie
	Duplicate posting (Preview) There are still some problems with forum pages being loaded from the computer's cache and not reloading properly. Until the computer geniuses at Sparklit (third party hosts of the forum) sort the problem I suggest hitting Ctrl F5 (that is the Ctrl key and the function key F5 at the same time) when a pag...	jimricho	1	387	01:42 PM Jan 19, 2013 by jimricho
	ANOTHER GOVERNMENT DEPT STUFF UP! (Preview) The National Parks have set up a new booking system at the Arakoon state recreational centre, ( Trail bay jail, south west rocks). According to local paper they introduced the new system about last Oct, The story is that people who had bookings for the 2012/13 xmas period arrived to find that they had...	justcruisin01	5	783	08:15 AM Jan 19, 2013 by The dog lady
	Illawarra Folk Festival (Preview) Is anybody from the GN's down at the Illawarra Folk Festival? I am, if you want to meet and greet. I am camped in the middle of the field with the tents and have a grey Elite camper next to another identical grey Elite camper and I have a red Corolla. Sometimes there is a big black Hilux with Elite Products on...	bowlerbear	2	461	06:42 AM Jan 19, 2013 by bowlerbear
	A GREAT RESULT; RE, TECHIES CORNER; FRIDGE INSULATION. (Preview) Many of you may have followed the thread in techies on 12 volt fans fitted to fridges, which ended up being closed. If you did then you know that I done the recomended installation as set by Waeco , to which I then posted that I had some very good results, available via PM/email to which I supplied to many me...	justcruisin01	6	721	05:31 AM Jan 19, 2013 by justcruisin01
	2013 Trip (Preview) Hi Fello Nomads, Valerie & I are hoping to take a extended trip up the centre turning right at Threeways and head for Mt Isa, then via Cloncurry to Normington & the Gulf Country and then head across to the Atherton Table lands then north to Cooktown and after return via the east coast (not the Blo...	dave0591	14	1034	07:08 PM Jan 18, 2013 by jules47
	The correct way to add a link to a post (Preview) I've noticed many posters will add a link to their message for the rest of us to peruse which is great but, because it isn't done properly we have to cut and paste the link to a new browser window to view the link. To make it easier for us readers would people please try to add the link using the supplied icon a...	Hylda&Jon	7	741	07:01 PM Jan 18, 2013 by Duh
	RV Travel through Europe (Preview) G'day fellow travellers, we are thinking of buying a caravan or motorhome in Europe & giving it a 6 month run through parts of Europe. Would appreciate any feed back from anyone who has done this, we not sure if a caravan or motorhome is the 'go'. All advice will be greatly appreciated. Cheers 'D...	deebee	2	853	06:56 PM Jan 18, 2013 by deebee
	Almost there! (Preview) Well folks, after lurking on this forum for the past 12 months or so and gaining a great deal of info, thanks everyone, we are almost ready to hit the road! House and furniture sold and have got rid of 40 years worth of stuff!! very stressful last 6 months but it has been worth it. Hubby and I have finally re...	EilsnAlby	10	658	05:27 PM Jan 18, 2013 by EilsnAlby
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