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Intro from new member · La Dolce Vita

Hello to all you grey nomads out there. Our names are Cheryl and Mike and we live in Goolwa (not Gawler) SA on the Fleurieu Peninsular. We have done a couple of trips in our little Toyota Coaster. ( Called "La Dolce Vita") and looking forward to a lot more. Planning to go up the middle later this...

Tony Bev · Tony Bev

Hello to all Grey NomadsI have been watching this site, on and off, for a few years now. I must say that I find it to be an overall friendly site, with many forum members giving helpful hints. My impressions are that all the regular contributors are to be commended for their helpfulness to any who ask for a...

Little Briney · Little Briney

G'day all We are a retired couple who have done a fair bit of tent based remote area camping and exploring in a heavily modified 4wd. The 4wd was stolen and we replaced it with a lighter unmodified 4wd for the time being. We now intend to purchase second hand a heavier 4wd and an off-road style caravan. We h...

Olppete · Olppete

Hi my name is Peter and I'm looking for a bit of advise on whether I should have a canopy on my triton ute for better fuel economy, I'm pulling a Jayco discovery outback, would I get better fuel economy with a canopy or is it about the same without it. At the moment I'm getting about 15 liters to 100 kms. I'm ab...

GreyB4MYTime · GreyB4MYTime

Hi all. A newby here. Just bought our first caravan for weekends away with the kids. Have taken a couple of trips to powered sites to get experience up. Now im getting the setup ready to embalk to some more remote locations with a hop to do a big trip up to QLD from VIC in the next year.

Nyx · Nyx

Hi . We are about to take our first short caravan trip as a tester. We have a 14ft Avan and a 4 wheel drive. Have to be in Bowral NSW for a couple of nights. From there we are hoping to head to the coast. I have heard the roads are not great for towing. Macquarie Pass, Jamberoo Mountain or Kangaroo valley...

pergola · pergola

Hello all, Rosalie & I (Peter) retired 2010 (2nd time!) and often travel the wonderful land of Oz in our 100 series Toyota Landcruiser with 19' Bushtracker trailing behind. Mostly like to find a nice camp site away from caravan parks though we do use them and their facilities on an "as-need&...

jameslee · jameslee

Hi everybody we r new to this forum and r desperately need to find accommodation as close as poss 2 greenslopes hospital where my dear wife is booked in 2morow 4 treatment on her spinal disease at 2.30pm. We r ova from w.a. hoping this time she will gain some relief. We r a fully self contained motorhome /...

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

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 f...

Got2Go · Got2Go

hi everyone just landed in NSW around a month ago with my off sider and our dog Barry. Had enough of living life in a suburb so hit the road and havent looked back since. We follow the old rule K.i.S.S (keep it simple stupid). we love the cold weather so have been chasing that although Barry isnt to happy abo...

Becky · Becky

Hi all. My wife and I are still in the work force with retirement in a few months. We have been researching just what we might like and need to do some exploring. The market place for second hand 4x4's and vans is daunting. We are hopeful of getting some advice from the people who are out there and doing ju...

HunnyBunny · HunnyBunny

Hello fellow grey nomads! My name is Lesley aka HunnyBunny. I guess I went the long way around introducing myself as I have already posted a couple of times. I have also been warmly welcomed by some of you already. I am looking forward to chatting with you all here & welcome any advice as I am new to the...

DeidreK · DeidreK

Hello my name is Dee and me and hubby love hitching up and getting on the road and going to Apollo Bay and Bright. Issue we have is we have a Nissan Navara D40 2011 Diesal Auto, and going up the hills towing our Jayco Expanda 16:49 feels like a snails pace and just reeves so high but we had checked out and all go...

lynnief · lynnief

Hi everyone, 1st time on here look forward to meeting like minded people

Bill85 · Bill85

Good afternoon campers just joined but not sure about the Newbie tag.have had several caravans and motorhomes over the years,having just retired, had the cancer as you do, my wife and I have down sized to a single axle Avan towed by a D-max. The problem caravan sway.Tried most of the fixes ,had the wat...

Garth the eagle · Garth the eagle

Hi there, Jim here- Im new to GN. Me and the Mrs live in Secret Harbour WA I read a couple of threads on GN about the legality of rear view cameras and displays but Im keen to hear from anyone who's fitted a system themselves. I like a little bit of a project and I thought a rear view camera would be a good additi...

montie · montie

Hello to all members. My handle is Montie (as opposed to Monty which is my handle on another forum). I am a semi retired RV dealer but still have an interest in the business and enjoy participating in forum discussions. I look forward to chatting going forward. Montie

Sleepy · Sleepy

Hi all, my wife and l are nearing retirement and have started looking at caravans to purchase. We plan to do a few short trips of 1 or 2 months at a time per year. We have looked at a number of vans and tend to get differing advice from dealers. My guess is that it is best to talk to those who are actually in amon...

Weatherman · Weatherman

G'day all I've been lurking on this website and forum for a few weeks and thought it was about time to introduce myself. I'm recently retired after 38 years as a weather forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology. My wife is also retired having worked as a nurse in special care nursery. Once we take deliv...

Purryburry · Purryburry

Hi everyone. My wife and I have purchased our first van (jayco starcraft 19.6) and are planning our first short trip next month to get a handle on it all. Look forward to reading other posts and info. Purryburry (mal)

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	Intro from new member (Preview) Hello to all you grey nomads out there. Our names are Cheryl and Mike and we live in Goolwa (not Gawler) SA on the Fleurieu Peninsular. We have done a couple of trips in our little Toyota Coaster. ( Called "La Dolce Vita") and looking forward to a lot more. Planning to go up the middle later this...	La Dolce Vita	3	602	09:36 AM Mar 3, 2016 by aussietraveller
	Another Newby saying hello from WA (Preview) Hello to all Grey NomadsI have been watching this site, on and off, for a few years now. I must say that I find it to be an overall friendly site, with many forum members giving helpful hints. My impressions are that all the regular contributors are to be commended for their helpfulness to any who ask for a...	Tony Bev	5	716	11:53 PM Mar 1, 2016 by Tony Bev
	Hi from the Hunter (Preview) G'day all We are a retired couple who have done a fair bit of tent based remote area camping and exploring in a heavily modified 4wd. The 4wd was stolen and we replaced it with a lighter unmodified 4wd for the time being. We now intend to purchase second hand a heavier 4wd and an off-road style caravan. We h...	Little Briney	7	990	06:46 AM Apr 24, 2016 by Little Briney
	Canopy or no canopy (Preview) Hi my name is Peter and I'm looking for a bit of advise on whether I should have a canopy on my triton ute for better fuel economy, I'm pulling a Jayco discovery outback, would I get better fuel economy with a canopy or is it about the same without it. At the moment I'm getting about 15 liters to 100 kms. I'm ab...	Olppete	6	1537	02:50 PM Mar 7, 2016 by Ge
	Ahoy there! (Preview) Hi all. A newby here. Just bought our first caravan for weekends away with the kids. Have taken a couple of trips to powered sites to get experience up. Now im getting the setup ready to embalk to some more remote locations with a hop to do a big trip up to QLD from VIC in the next year.	GreyB4MYTime	2	553	09:44 AM Mar 3, 2016 by aussietraveller
	Roads (Preview) Hi . We are about to take our first short caravan trip as a tester. We have a 14ft Avan and a 4 wheel drive. Have to be in Bowral NSW for a couple of nights. From there we are hoping to head to the coast. I have heard the roads are not great for towing. Macquarie Pass, Jamberoo Mountain or Kangaroo valley...	Nyx	3	810	10:47 PM Feb 24, 2016 by Tony Bev
	New site Nomads (Preview) Hello all, Rosalie & I (Peter) retired 2010 (2nd time!) and often travel the wonderful land of Oz in our 100 series Toyota Landcruiser with 19' Bushtracker trailing behind. Mostly like to find a nice camp site away from caravan parks though we do use them and their facilities on an "as-need&...	pergola	2	730	09:49 AM Mar 3, 2016 by aussietraveller
	urgent accommodation for bigrig. (Preview) Hi everybody we r new to this forum and r desperately need to find accommodation as close as poss 2 greenslopes hospital where my dear wife is booked in 2morow 4 treatment on her spinal disease at 2.30pm. We r ova from w.a. hoping this time she will gain some relief. We r a fully self contained motorhome /...	jameslee	2	622	10:35 PM Feb 22, 2016 by adventure before dementia
	A BIG WELCOME TO ALL NEW NOMADS... (Preview) 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 f...	Big Gorilla	0	583	05:10 PM Feb 21, 2016 by Big Gorilla
	Hello from a WA Pair (Preview) hi everyone just landed in NSW around a month ago with my off sider and our dog Barry. Had enough of living life in a suburb so hit the road and havent looked back since. We follow the old rule K.i.S.S (keep it simple stupid). we love the cold weather so have been chasing that although Barry isnt to happy abo...	Got2Go	1	466	09:27 AM Feb 20, 2016 by Dougwe
	Research Phase (Preview) Hi all. My wife and I are still in the work force with retirement in a few months. We have been researching just what we might like and need to do some exploring. The market place for second hand 4x4's and vans is daunting. We are hopeful of getting some advice from the people who are out there and doing ju...	Becky	2	554	09:57 AM Mar 3, 2016 by aussietraveller
	Another Newby (Preview) Hello fellow grey nomads! My name is Lesley aka HunnyBunny. I guess I went the long way around introducing myself as I have already posted a couple of times. I have also been warmly welcomed by some of you already. I am looking forward to chatting with you all here & welcome any advice as I am new to the...	HunnyBunny	0	456	03:25 PM Feb 19, 2016 by HunnyBunny
	best Towing Vehicals for Caravans - Up Hills (Preview) Hello my name is Dee and me and hubby love hitching up and getting on the road and going to Apollo Bay and Bright. Issue we have is we have a Nissan Navara D40 2011 Diesal Auto, and going up the hills towing our Jayco Expanda 16:49 feels like a snails pace and just reeves so high but we had checked out and all go...	DeidreK	4	831	11:01 PM Feb 18, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	new to this site (Preview) Hi everyone, 1st time on here look forward to meeting like minded people	lynnief	2	596	07:35 PM Feb 15, 2016 by KFT
	Anti sway control (Preview) Good afternoon campers just joined but not sure about the Newbie tag.have had several caravans and motorhomes over the years,having just retired, had the cancer as you do, my wife and I have down sized to a single axle Avan towed by a D-max. The problem caravan sway.Tried most of the fixes ,had the wat...	Bill85	3	533	11:38 PM Feb 14, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Rear camera systems camera (Preview) Hi there, Jim here- Im new to GN. Me and the Mrs live in Secret Harbour WA I read a couple of threads on GN about the legality of rear view cameras and displays but Im keen to hear from anyone who's fitted a system themselves. I like a little bit of a project and I thought a rear view camera would be a good additi...	Garth the eagle	10	3374	09:29 PM Feb 18, 2016 by Vaughan
	Introducing myself (Preview) Hello to all members. My handle is Montie (as opposed to Monty which is my handle on another forum). I am a semi retired RV dealer but still have an interest in the business and enjoy participating in forum discussions. I look forward to chatting going forward. Montie	montie	4	583	12:20 PM Feb 13, 2016 by Dougwe
	Caravan hunting and will be seeking advice/feedback (Preview) Hi all, my wife and l are nearing retirement and have started looking at caravans to purchase. We plan to do a few short trips of 1 or 2 months at a time per year. We have looked at a number of vans and tend to get differing advice from dealers. My guess is that it is best to talk to those who are actually in amon...	Sleepy	6	731	12:46 PM Feb 22, 2016 by Sleepy
	The forecast is .... newbie here (Preview) G'day all I've been lurking on this website and forum for a few weeks and thought it was about time to introduce myself. I'm recently retired after 38 years as a weather forecaster with the Bureau of Meteorology. My wife is also retired having worked as a nurse in special care nursery. Once we take deliv...	Weatherman	4	540	11:13 PM Feb 13, 2016 by Weatherman
	Hello to all from a newbie. (Preview) Hi everyone. My wife and I have purchased our first van (jayco starcraft 19.6) and are planning our first short trip next month to get a handle on it all. Look forward to reading other posts and info. Purryburry (mal)	Purryburry	2	484	08:08 PM Feb 12, 2016 by Dougwe
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