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Us and our Gidget Retro Teardrop Camper
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hi everyone. We're Pete and Leigh from Drouin in Victoria. We've recently bought our camper to do weekends away until Pete finishes work in a year or two. Our story about that journey is here: https://youtu.be/4P2wEs3qOTw my blogpost has more: www.normslast.com we can't wait to retire and join y...
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Keen to hit the tarmac
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Heading off long weekend of June just for two weeks to have a trial run before 5 week trip in Sept. due to cooler weather we plan to head North WA. kalbarri is the goal. Hope to keep updates on the forum.
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Another Newby
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Hi Campers, Just joined this evening. Planning a solo circumnavigation beginning in July from Perth, first stop Cervantes, then Geraldton. Have tent will travel. Looking forward to meeting all the experienced folk out there and hoping I can make the grade. Kampie
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G'day from Mandurah
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I chanced upon this forum while doing some of the seemingly endless research into caravans and equipment. We are 6 months away from buying our new van and going through the "how many panels, battery setup, what sort of fridge" stuff The answers I found in here seemed really helpful so I thought I would...
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Hello to all
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Hi, Garry and I just joined your forum thankyou for excepting us, we are retired and hope to start our journey soon we have just purchased a 2011 Galaxy Odyssey I feel this forum will be very beneficial to us both, we are new at this on the road travelling with a van. There are some issues with trying to get t...
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New to the Grey Nomads site
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Hello All, My wife and I are also new to this fantastic site, we are yet to retire (just around the corner) and really looking forward to our journeys . So far we are taking baby steps exploring Qld in our Jayco outback Stirling. Les & Lorraine
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newby
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just to drop a line and say hi to everyone,i am supposedly grey but not a nomad yet,but plans are on the move.
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Getting on the road....soon
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Just a note to say Hi! The Boss and I are not nomads yet,but plans are on the move by Xmas 2016. I'm looking for some strong opinions as the task of the right rig...caravan or mobile home is starting to become a reality.
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David1464
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Bailey Orion
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HI guys this is new to us as we are just starting out and are looking for a smaller van to tow behind Hyundai ix35 with tow ball weight of 140kg and max towing of 1600kg. Have looked at a lot of small vans but we wanted an ensuite. I have been looking at a Bailey Orion 2012 but don't know to much about them apart f...
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Duetto 10 L- 12 volt/240volt Hot water System.
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Hi All, I have retired on a boat & fitted a Duetto Hot water system & initially switched it on in 12 volt & left it on as I have 720AH of LiFePo batteries & 1560 Watts of solar, so power is not a problem. What I would like to know. Has anyone else used their Duetto on 12 Volt only & have they...
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Our future adventures
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Dear Grey Nomads, We are happy to be part of this forum to seek advice from those that have 'been there and done that' already. We have already gained useful information from reading techie posts and recommendations for protecting our brand new Ford Ranger and 1998 Future Systems pop top from stones...
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Round Oz Perth to Perth
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Hi All, our first post. Day 3 free camping Lake Indoo, near Eneabba beaut Spot. Travelling with my partner both in our late 60s. Mazda BT50 towing Macquarie 25 ft Travelhome 5th wheeler. Heading north and hope to be on the road for over 12 months. House rented for 12 months so no choice. Members of...
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A BIG WELCOME TO ALL NEW NOMADS...
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A big welcome to all new Nomads who have recently subscribed to this very informative Forum.There is a (sticky) post called WHO IS THIS on the top of the page in the I DIGRESS Forum, which is a competition that has been running continuously now for a long period of time, where people post photos of fa...
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Late intro
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G'day all, Just realized I had forgotten to introduce myself when I recently joined up. My wife Anne and I live on the NSW south coast and spend about 6 months of each year traveling in our Phoenix Nomad off road c'van. We are both keen (but not overly successful) gold prospectors using Minelab metal det...
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Thought I had better say Hello
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Seeing I just put my first topic on, thought I had better say Hello. Been here a while, and looking forward to "asking" questions. Just bought an old Jayco Freedom, after selling our pop Top "Classic" swan 1991, last week. Decided after "doing" the Great Ocean road in March, a "pup" was too much, we hav...
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Gday everyone
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First post, just saying hi to everyone. We're slowly getting ourselves organised to retire from the workforce (ie. the ratrace) and hit the road in our caravan, in around a year or maybe two. Thanks to a chunk of my super we've got our van and tug - a 25 ft Designer Vans offroad caravan and a 2015 200 series...
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Just saying "Hello"
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Just signed up to the forum and intend to do some serious caravan travelling...will be seeking advice as time goes on...still learning my way around the forum, cheers
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Our new life on the road
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Quirindi Caravan Park Sold the house, got rid of the debts and decided to live and work from a van. Got a 1991 GQ Nissan auto towing a 1998 Jayco Westport. we collected the rig three weeks ago in Perth and have been travelling since then back to Qld. A real shakedown cruise especially on the road between M...
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Newbie wants advice on Hiace campervans
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Thanks for adding me to your forum. I'm a single female quickly edging towards 60 and am thinking of buying a campervan. I like the look of the VW but have heard they have too many problems, so am now considering the Toyota Hiace. I would love to hear from Hiace owners (and others) to find out whether I shou...
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Happy Camper
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Hi there, i'm a newbie to all this forum stuff, just thought it would be good to get other like minded views on travelling around this great country.. I'm 66 years young and enjoy getting into the great outdoors (camping and bushwalking etc.) I'm planning a "Quick Trip" about 20 weeks in duration s...
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