The Grey Nomads - General

RosieW · RosieW

After numerous false starts, and one almost total waste of time,

we have a rig!

Hallelujah!!! MAN 10.180 diesel 8.5 metre bus with auto gearbox - still a bus, but we plan to rip out most of the seats, and do a very basic setup so we can get started around Tassie (bed, cupboards and...

petengail · petengail

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-29/perth-storms-thursday-morning/4397902

scotia59 · scotia59

We are still trying to decide exactly what to put in our Viscount and I am hoping your answers to these few questions, might just make it easier. How often do you cook in your van? Do you use any of these: kettle, toaster, microwave, coffee maker? Thanks in advance for helping me with yet another decisio...

RosieW · RosieW

As I said in another post, we have finally acquired a rig - an 11.5 tonne, 8.5m bus. It is dead sexy! However, on the way home, the GPS and local information from Visitor Centres saw us in a few sticky spots - we need dedicated big rig GPS maps - so probably a new GPS. We currently have a Navman MY65T, which i...

Oma · Oma

From QLD Police Facebook site to-day. Traveller van QLD rego 069-QCP. "Travelin'Oz" Stolen from house yard at Scarborough Qld on 15th Nov between 8.30am & 3.30pm.

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

Seasons greetings everyone. I thought I'd better check in after receiving emails or PM's enquiring about my whereabouts. I did more than 14,000 kms over 3 weeks, most of that in WA between Perth and locations in the Pilbara. I was lucky to get out of WA. I thought Id' have to produce my passport at the...

mariner · mariner

I remember reading in the forum some time ago some tips about getting rid of ants in a caravan,of course i cannot remember what they were!I would be grateful for any tips etc to solve the problem.i have tried surface sprays they seem to like it! At present i have them for travelling companions. happy ca...

Sheba · Sheba

This is the reply I got today, re the 12V Microwave oven. Same as last time I'm afraid. Cheers, Sheba.

Gwian · Gwian

The showgrounds is currently allowing free camping until next Monday in an effort to stall the closure of camping at the grounds. The local council is trying to close this great facility down and force everyone to stay at the caravan parks. We have just spent 2 nights there for $20 per night which i...

poliver · poliver

Hi we are VERY NEW to caravaning and have just purchased our first van.. Would like some advice on if its better to have a solar panel or use a generator, when not in caravan parks? Thankyou

She ll Be Apples · She ll Be Apples

Good afternoon Ladies and Gentleman My name is Mick I am 46 my lovely wife of 25yrs Sue is 44, I have been a visitor to this site for the last 3 years jealously watching people making plans and seeking advice for their big trip. Well guess what its our turn the 3 kids have all left home, sold the house and inve...

deadlyprincess · deadlyprincess

Princess Judy is starting to act like a kid 3 day before christmas, comments like Can't wait, getting close, need to pack?, in fact in the spare room is 80% of what we need to take, what do you thionk about? will we need ? just 2 week till we head off to melbourne to pick up new van and take month to return...

deb-gary · deb-gary

can anyone suggest an alternoute route to townsville from sunshine coast rather than the bruce,we plan on 2 day to get there in dec.

gordon_adl · gordon_adl

I may have a need for a house sitter in the beginning of the new year. I'm in what some would call a fairly good suburb of adelaide. I'm moving out and as such there won't be any furniture in the house. Mostly just need someone to look after the gardens and clean the spiderwebs up, generally just keeping the...

hartcrew · hartcrew

Hi everyone, I would like to introduce ourselves, we have been living full time in our van since Dec last year, we have rented our home out to the kiddies and I am still working as we are saving for the Dream LOL we are both under 50 and my husband is retired, I can still say that after all this time I am loving t...

Pejay · Pejay

Our last rego label, which was stuck onto the glass section of the door into the van, had all the colour section disintergrate on us due to the sun (could have been a bad batch maybe!) and before we attach the new label we would be interested where others 'stick' their rego labels.

woodylad · woodylad

Hello Grey Nomads! I am writing here to ask for some advise. We live in NZ and have 2 grown up kids who live in Perth and Sydney. We plan to retire from work in February 2014 and then come across to Australia to do the Big Lap. We plan to buy a new caravan and tow vehicle in the NSW area, then set off for the Lap. Is...

mr glassies · mr glassies

well my friday night has started whats you usuial fri night stress relief we sit out the back deck and just listen to music and drink a few beams ,( well ok a lot) some nights . we have entertained the kewes and jim and leonie after they gave della that supprise visite but its what we do and some times thro...

briche · briche

Arrived at the showgrounds on Friday. Caught up with Kids and grandies today and we will be here for about 9 days before heading to Rye where we set up until about late March when we will be headed for SA for the rest of 2013. If you are in the Melb area at any stage PM us and we try to meet up. We will be headed for...

gordon_adl · gordon_adl

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-26/crash-heartbreak-for-caravaners/4392094?section=saA

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Finally, we have a rig! (Preview) After numerous false starts, and one almost total waste of time, we have a rig! Hallelujah!!! MAN 10.180 diesel 8.5 metre bus with auto gearbox - still a bus, but we plan to rip out most of the seats, and do a very basic setup so we can get started around Tassie (bed, cupboards and...	RosieW	4	768	03:06 PM Dec 1, 2012 by beiffe
	Caravan disaster in Perth (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-29/perth-storms-thursday-morning/4397902	petengail	4	855	08:43 AM Dec 1, 2012 by Duh
	How often do you cook in your van? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) We are still trying to decide exactly what to put in our Viscount and I am hoping your answers to these few questions, might just make it easier. How often do you cook in your van? Do you use any of these: kettle, toaster, microwave, coffee maker? Thanks in advance for helping me with yet another decisio...	scotia59	41	3300	05:18 AM Dec 1, 2012 by jimricho
	GPS for a big rig? (Preview) As I said in another post, we have finally acquired a rig - an 11.5 tonne, 8.5m bus. It is dead sexy! However, on the way home, the GPS and local information from Visitor Centres saw us in a few sticky spots - we need dedicated big rig GPS maps - so probably a new GPS. We currently have a Navman MY65T, which i...	RosieW	3	838	03:55 AM Dec 1, 2012 by Loki
	Stolen van (Preview) From QLD Police Facebook site to-day. Traveller van QLD rego 069-QCP. "Travelin'Oz" Stolen from house yard at Scarborough Qld on 15th Nov between 8.30am & 3.30pm.	Oma	0	570	06:01 PM Nov 30, 2012 by Oma
	Granny Checking In (Preview) Seasons greetings everyone. I thought I'd better check in after receiving emails or PM's enquiring about my whereabouts. I did more than 14,000 kms over 3 weeks, most of that in WA between Perth and locations in the Pilbara. I was lucky to get out of WA. I thought Id' have to produce my passport at the...	Cruising Granny	18	1025	12:24 AM Dec 1, 2012 by beachball57
	hints for getting rid of ants in caravans (Preview) I remember reading in the forum some time ago some tips about getting rid of ants in a caravan,of course i cannot remember what they were!I would be grateful for any tips etc to solve the problem.i have tried surface sprays they seem to like it! At present i have them for travelling companions. happy ca...	mariner	13	11973	05:38 PM Nov 30, 2012 by patrolst
	12V Microwave. (Preview) This is the reply I got today, re the 12V Microwave oven. Same as last time I'm afraid. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	15	11601	04:51 PM Nov 30, 2012 by briche
	FREE Camping Armidale Showgounds (Preview) The showgrounds is currently allowing free camping until next Monday in an effort to stall the closure of camping at the grounds. The local council is trying to close this great facility down and force everyone to stay at the caravan parks. We have just spent 2 nights there for $20 per night which i...	Gwian	6	800	06:09 AM Nov 30, 2012 by jules47
	Solar or Generators? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi we are VERY NEW to caravaning and have just purchased our first van.. Would like some advice on if its better to have a solar panel or use a generator, when not in caravan parks? Thankyou	poliver	32	2504	04:22 AM Nov 30, 2012 by neilnruth
	Greetings and salutations (Preview) Good afternoon Ladies and Gentleman My name is Mick I am 46 my lovely wife of 25yrs Sue is 44, I have been a visitor to this site for the last 3 years jealously watching people making plans and seeking advice for their big trip. Well guess what its our turn the 3 kids have all left home, sold the house and inve...	She ll Be Apples	14	882	04:05 AM Nov 30, 2012 by neilnruth
	Excitement Rising!! (Preview) Princess Judy is starting to act like a kid 3 day before christmas, comments like Can't wait, getting close, need to pack?, in fact in the spare room is 80% of what we need to take, what do you thionk about? will we need ? just 2 week till we head off to melbourne to pick up new van and take month to return...	deadlyprincess	9	752	03:19 AM Nov 30, 2012 by neilnruth
	townsville (Preview) can anyone suggest an alternoute route to townsville from sunshine coast rather than the bruce,we plan on 2 day to get there in dec.	deb-gary	15	963	02:17 PM Nov 29, 2012 by jimricho
	An odd question about house sitting (Preview) I may have a need for a house sitter in the beginning of the new year. I'm in what some would call a fairly good suburb of adelaide. I'm moving out and as such there won't be any furniture in the house. Mostly just need someone to look after the gardens and clean the spiderwebs up, generally just keeping the...	gordon_adl	5	691	01:43 AM Nov 29, 2012 by gordon_adl
	Newbies (Preview) Hi everyone, I would like to introduce ourselves, we have been living full time in our van since Dec last year, we have rented our home out to the kiddies and I am still working as we are saving for the Dream LOL we are both under 50 and my husband is retired, I can still say that after all this time I am loving t...	hartcrew	5	759	01:37 AM Nov 29, 2012 by Chez
	Positioning of Rego Labels on Vans (Preview) Our last rego label, which was stuck onto the glass section of the door into the van, had all the colour section disintergrate on us due to the sun (could have been a bad batch maybe!) and before we attach the new label we would be interested where others 'stick' their rego labels.	Pejay	23	3250	01:14 AM Nov 29, 2012 by brickies
	New to Grey Nomads. Advise please!!! (Preview) Hello Grey Nomads! I am writing here to ask for some advise. We live in NZ and have 2 grown up kids who live in Perth and Sydney. We plan to retire from work in February 2014 and then come across to Australia to do the Big Lap. We plan to buy a new caravan and tow vehicle in the NSW area, then set off for the Lap. Is...	woodylad	7	802	07:55 PM Nov 28, 2012 by EllenajoeL
	friday night (Preview) well my friday night has started whats you usuial fri night stress relief we sit out the back deck and just listen to music and drink a few beams ,( well ok a lot) some nights . we have entertained the kewes and jim and leonie after they gave della that supprise visite but its what we do and some times thro...	mr glassies	14	925	05:51 AM Nov 28, 2012 by deb-gary
	Settled in at Berwick Showgrounds and thanks for the year. (Preview) Arrived at the showgrounds on Friday. Caught up with Kids and grandies today and we will be here for about 9 days before heading to Rye where we set up until about late March when we will be headed for SA for the rest of 2013. If you are in the Melb area at any stage PM us and we try to meet up. We will be headed for...	briche	11	850	05:35 AM Nov 28, 2012 by retiree
	Crash heartbreak for caravaners (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-26/crash-heartbreak-for-caravaners/4392094?section=saA	gordon_adl	13	1426	05:02 AM Nov 28, 2012 by Duh
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