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Belfastgirl · Belfastgirl

We have planned to travel at the end of July from Adelaide to Toowoon Bay, Nambucca Heads, Coolum and Rainbow Beach. This is our usual winter trip which we have postponed since the outbreak of Covid. We would welcome any advice on the risks related to Covid when travelling. Many thanks.

Chaftad · Chaftad

Trying to stay out of trouble but some days someone will push the wrong button. Wave on your way through Coolgardie WA and if you need to fix something ask and we may be able to assist you in your travels.

Hi. New member, just saying g’day · CrashHD

Hi to everyone. This is Andy and Marti. We are new to the forum. We have just bought our second caravan after about 10 years between the 1st and this one. We have finally been able to pick-up our new Crusader. We ordered in Feb 21, paid the building deposit in Mar 21 and collected in May 22. Delays due...

Geoff Chambers · Geoff Chambers

Hi all, Geoff and Annie Chambers here. New to the forum but have been camping and caravanning for years. On LSL at the moment then retired! Cant wait to be free. Waiting on our new (3rd) caravan but like many others have been caught by the supply issues causing slow downs in construction. Itll be 13 month...

Snort Waaka · Snort Waaka

Hi All, New member & new to the RV game Looking for advise & recommendations as I have just purchased a 1989 Mitsubishi Canter With A Winibago "Off Grid" fitted to the back Turbo Deisel with 3 speed auto box 22 feet long Tare 4000kg GVM 4500kg with tow bar rated @ 2600kg I understand that its not ju...

Dougie65 · Dougie65

G'day, Ian and shaz here from Brisbane, We are new to the forum and the interesting world of caravaning and life on the road. We just picked up a second-hand phoenix nomad phase 3 from a yard around the corner from home as we had a few hiccups trying to buy interstate (almost got taken for a ride) alas hope...

RoboLB · RoboLB

Thank you for providing this wonderful forum and allowing us to join. We are very new to the whole scene. Our first and only taste, was recently hiring a Fiat Ducato 2 berth campervan for 10 days. Having never tried it before, we weren't sure if we would love it or hate it! But I have to say we loved the expe...

PoorBoyJack · PoorBoyJack

Hey All, John and Angie here. New van owners from the Riverina in NSW! Thanks for letting us be a part of your forum. We have just picked up our Concept Innovation 590 and are planning our first trip. I will probably have lots of questions - LOL - But really enjoying the learning experience. Cheers Joh...

Greetings from a new member in Melbourne · TSR

Hi all. Newly joined and this is my first post. It will probably be over long as I'm that kind of person. Life and relationship changes mean at 60 I am set to travel and last week I collected a second hand Avan Ray 402 from country Victoria. THe 250km trip home was my first time towing a caravan. I did spend ha...

Brettp65 · Brettp65

Hi, Although I am still working for a living I decided to buy a second hand caravan and start transitioning to the caravan/travel life. At this point I will only be able to getaway on weekends etc in the foreseeable future. I am single so I will be checking out the Solo forum to see all the tricks to solo lif...

Jules5455 · Jules5455

Hi, We are a young at heart couple with our share of medical issues who are visiting your country for a bucket list trip in Nov this year focussing on Sydney (4 nights) to Cairns (7 nights at Port Douglas) and 14 nights rented Maui Beach MH in between. We are specifically looking for advice and tips for a pa...

marydoll · marydoll

Hi I was wondering how the indue card will affect travellers and people living permanently on the road ,rent allowance etc ?especially pensioners . -- Edited by marydoll on Sunday 1st of May 2022 06:06:52 PM

skelliwag · skelliwag

Hi, everyone, just wanted to get some advise, if possible, from people that have dealt with road worthy's on old motor homes like mine, l bought a 1984 model Nissan civilian, can you please tell me, what is checked on a small 7 meter motor home for road worthy, it has a dometic gas / electric fridge and a...

KayJay · KayJay

Hi all, we are Jan & Kevin and are happy to be returning to caravanning and the grey nomads, after many years absent. Our last trip was in 2013 and the intervening years have been spent helping out with our grandchildren and volunteer work. Now its our time!! Our home is on the market and we will soon b...

New Member · Belfastgirl

Hi Everyone, We are from Adelaide and have been caravanning for over 20 years and are now on our third and last van. Over the years we have discovered places that we love and we tend to keep going back. We are not adventurous and dont do any off road or free camping. But we love our caravanning. Our current...

Torvi · Torvi

We are in QLD at the moment, but intend to travel to West Australia later this year. Would like to know how busy it is with Grey Nomads.

Knighty · Knighty

Hi guys I'm sure this question has been asked many times before but I am just looking for some advice on caravan movers. We live in a very narrow street and the distance between the front of the house and the fence line is quite small. Driveway is wide so easy enough to get up but then moving the van into a po...

Sweet Billy · Sweet Billy

A couple months back I found a Ford Econovan for sale at a less than reasonable price. Having too much time on my hands I bought it and then started thinking... what to do with it? Long story shortened; I converted the empty van into a campervan. Now what do I do? I'm in my mid 80's, single, living in paradis...

FARadventurer · FARadventurer

Hi all, fairly new to this site. Been camping our whole lives but now we do it in comfort. We are the FAR adventurers Fiona, Alan and Roxy the dog and we have a 13ft Adventurer caravan. Home base is near Mildura in Victoria. I'm wondering if anyone knows where you can get maps and camping information for s...

john1950 · john1950

Accc are not a complaint authority, Office of Fair Trading and the Aust. Association of Caravans can only mediate but can't force either party to attend or heed advice. How do you get help when you buy a new caravan and after 4 months I have only used it for 3 days. Four repairers and the van leaks badly fro...

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	Travelling and Covid Safety (Preview) We have planned to travel at the end of July from Adelaide to Toowoon Bay, Nambucca Heads, Coolum and Rainbow Beach. This is our usual winter trip which we have postponed since the outbreak of Covid. We would welcome any advice on the risks related to Covid when travelling. Many thanks.	Belfastgirl	4	1422	10:02 AM Jul 11, 2022 by Whenarewethere
	Out in the Bush (Preview) Trying to stay out of trouble but some days someone will push the wrong button. Wave on your way through Coolgardie WA and if you need to fix something ask and we may be able to assist you in your travels.	Chaftad	1	1249	07:40 AM Jul 11, 2022 by Dougwe
	Hi. New member, just saying g’day (Preview) Hi to everyone. This is Andy and Marti. We are new to the forum. We have just bought our second caravan after about 10 years between the 1st and this one. We have finally been able to pick-up our new Crusader. We ordered in Feb 21, paid the building deposit in Mar 21 and collected in May 22. Delays due...	CrashHD	4	1453	12:35 PM Jun 17, 2022 by CrashHD
	New to the forum (Preview) Hi all, Geoff and Annie Chambers here. New to the forum but have been camping and caravanning for years. On LSL at the moment then retired! Cant wait to be free. Waiting on our new (3rd) caravan but like many others have been caught by the supply issues causing slow downs in construction. Itll be 13 month...	Geoff Chambers	2	1309	01:31 PM Jun 16, 2022 by Tony Bev
	What is best small vehicle to tow behind a RV (Preview) Hi All, New member & new to the RV game Looking for advise & recommendations as I have just purchased a 1989 Mitsubishi Canter With A Winibago "Off Grid" fitted to the back Turbo Deisel with 3 speed auto box 22 feet long Tare 4000kg GVM 4500kg with tow bar rated @ 2600kg I understand that its not ju...	Snort Waaka	5	2067	01:05 PM Jun 13, 2022 by Are We Lost
	New to the forum and caravaning, g'day!! (Preview) G'day, Ian and shaz here from Brisbane, We are new to the forum and the interesting world of caravaning and life on the road. We just picked up a second-hand phoenix nomad phase 3 from a yard around the corner from home as we had a few hiccups trying to buy interstate (almost got taken for a ride) alas hope...	Dougie65	6	1775	01:51 AM Jun 8, 2022 by Tony Bev
	Newbies from Sydney - Robo and Pat (Preview) Thank you for providing this wonderful forum and allowing us to join. We are very new to the whole scene. Our first and only taste, was recently hiring a Fiat Ducato 2 berth campervan for 10 days. Having never tried it before, we weren't sure if we would love it or hate it! But I have to say we loved the expe...	RoboLB	5	1608	06:18 PM May 18, 2022 by RoboLB
	New Van Owners - Riverina (Preview) Hey All, John and Angie here. New van owners from the Riverina in NSW! Thanks for letting us be a part of your forum. We have just picked up our Concept Innovation 590 and are planning our first trip. I will probably have lots of questions - LOL - But really enjoying the learning experience. Cheers Joh...	PoorBoyJack	1	1206	05:27 PM May 18, 2022 by Dougwe
	Greetings from a new member in Melbourne (Preview) Hi all. Newly joined and this is my first post. It will probably be over long as I'm that kind of person. Life and relationship changes mean at 60 I am set to travel and last week I collected a second hand Avan Ray 402 from country Victoria. THe 250km trip home was my first time towing a caravan. I did spend ha...	TSR	7	866	10:58 PM May 17, 2022 by Tony Bev
	New to Group based near Ipswich Qld (Preview) Hi, Although I am still working for a living I decided to buy a second hand caravan and start transitioning to the caravan/travel life. At this point I will only be able to getaway on weekends etc in the foreseeable future. I am single so I will be checking out the Solo forum to see all the tricks to solo lif...	Brettp65	2	1375	10:46 PM May 17, 2022 by Tony Bev
	Motorhome trip Brisbane to Cairns Nov 2022 (Preview) Hi, We are a young at heart couple with our share of medical issues who are visiting your country for a bucket list trip in Nov this year focussing on Sydney (4 nights) to Cairns (7 nights at Port Douglas) and 14 nights rented Maui Beach MH in between. We are specifically looking for advice and tips for a pa...	Jules5455	1	1200	04:39 PM May 16, 2022 by Dougwe
	Indue card (Preview) Hi I was wondering how the indue card will affect travellers and people living permanently on the road ,rent allowance etc ?especially pensioners . -- Edited by marydoll on Sunday 1st of May 2022 06:06:52 PM	marydoll	6	1325	10:44 AM May 2, 2022 by Bassett52
	Getting your motor home a road worthy (Preview) Hi, everyone, just wanted to get some advise, if possible, from people that have dealt with road worthy's on old motor homes like mine, l bought a 1984 model Nissan civilian, can you please tell me, what is checked on a small 7 meter motor home for road worthy, it has a dometic gas / electric fridge and a...	skelliwag	1	1175	07:05 AM Apr 28, 2022 by Dougwe
	Newbie (Preview) Hi all, we are Jan & Kevin and are happy to be returning to caravanning and the grey nomads, after many years absent. Our last trip was in 2013 and the intervening years have been spent helping out with our grandchildren and volunteer work. Now its our time!! Our home is on the market and we will soon b...	KayJay	1	1307	02:10 PM Apr 18, 2022 by Cupie
	New Member (Preview) Hi Everyone, We are from Adelaide and have been caravanning for over 20 years and are now on our third and last van. Over the years we have discovered places that we love and we tend to keep going back. We are not adventurous and dont do any off road or free camping. But we love our caravanning. Our current...	Belfastgirl	1	1169	05:04 PM Apr 16, 2022 by Dougwe
	Travelling WA (Preview) We are in QLD at the moment, but intend to travel to West Australia later this year. Would like to know how busy it is with Grey Nomads.	Torvi	3	1418	07:44 PM Apr 9, 2022 by Dick0
	Caravan Movers (Preview) Hi guys I'm sure this question has been asked many times before but I am just looking for some advice on caravan movers. We live in a very narrow street and the distance between the front of the house and the fence line is quite small. Driveway is wide so easy enough to get up but then moving the van into a po...	Knighty	5	3327	02:16 PM Apr 9, 2022 by Knighty
	old but new to this (Preview) A couple months back I found a Ford Econovan for sale at a less than reasonable price. Having too much time on my hands I bought it and then started thinking... what to do with it? Long story shortened; I converted the empty van into a campervan. Now what do I do? I'm in my mid 80's, single, living in paradis...	Sweet Billy	3	1224	07:53 AM Apr 9, 2022 by Wannabe nomad
	State forest in Queensland (Preview) Hi all, fairly new to this site. Been camping our whole lives but now we do it in comfort. We are the FAR adventurers Fiona, Alan and Roxy the dog and we have a 13ft Adventurer caravan. Home base is near Mildura in Victoria. I'm wondering if anyone knows where you can get maps and camping information for s...	FARadventurer	8	2134	09:00 AM Apr 8, 2022 by FARadventurer
	Warranty Issues (Preview) Accc are not a complaint authority, Office of Fair Trading and the Aust. Association of Caravans can only mediate but can't force either party to attend or heed advice. How do you get help when you buy a new caravan and after 4 months I have only used it for 3 days. Four repairers and the van leaks badly fro...	john1950	4	1284	07:09 PM Mar 31, 2022 by Greg 1
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