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Gday... For those who participate or simply just view the forum and may not be aware, the Grey Nomad website provides a Grey Nomad Times newsletter. Each fortnightly issue can be obtained into your email inbox by subscribing on this site - http://www.thegreynomads.com.au/ Here is a link to the curr...

Aussie Paul.

Although we have had a caravan for 12 years, we have never driven any distance on dirt roads. What is the best way to keep the inside of our van and 4WD as dust free as possible? Thank you in anticipation.

Time to go home after being away for 2 months ....we have meet some great people on the way ....this is our 2nd big trip in our Kokoda van... we took 2 years to make up our minds so far we have not been disappointed with our choice of van ...with a few things needing to be fixed along the way, Cosy cabs & Wan...

Hi all, I could use some advise regarding the looming t c heading towards Townsville. Should we go inland towards Charters towers or stay put risking damage to our caravan or go north. Any local knowledge would be great. Thanks in advance.

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I was invited to a dinner at the Gabba Brisbane last night and I am not a AFL or any football fan , But found guest speaker Adam Goodes very good he talk about lots of different subjects .

Hi We have just purchased a kayak approx. 3m and wondering if everyone uses kayak holders or is it ok to tie directly onto roof racks? Being a hobbit it is high enough to get it onto the bars let alone having to get it over a greater height. Also with what have you found the best to tie them down. Kim

Gday... Cheers - John

Watch this reversing procedure out of morbid curiosity...amusing, providing the Russian truck driver hasn't been hurt/drowned....Hoo Roo

A tropical low brewing 600 kilometres north-east of the Queensland coast could make landfall somewhere between Cairns and Townsville early next week as a category three cyclone or higher, https://zippy.gfycat.com/AggressiveGreenGnu.webm http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-24/cyclo...

Gday... Watchem Lake Campground VIC CAMPS 8 VIC site 391 36 08 54 S 142 50 51 E CAMPS 9 VIC site 378 36 08 54 S 142 50 51 E 1km west of Watchem on the B220 Highway, south of Birchip VIC. There are flushing toilets, hot showers, some power sites. Water is available which is pumped from the lake. However, they hav...

Hello fellow grey nomads I've been looking around for a camper and have come upon a year 2000 Toyota Hiace with 200,000kms on the clock. The van is in very good condition & there are some mechanical repairs required (clutch & front shockers need replacing) - we have had it checked out by a mecha...

HI I would like to pick the brain of any people with some electrical knowhow please Im trying to wire a 240V, 0.14A fan plus a 240V globe socket to take a 60W globe through the dimmer box pictured which I have had for many years. The box says it handles 240V and 60-500W so I think it should work but Im no exper...

A couple of weeks ago I posted that I had experienced problems trying to get my Safety Dave rear camera monitor working. I eventually found that I had damaged the connection on both the monitor and the cable from the dash probably by trying to join them with the pins not correctly aligned. This morning I...

May 31, 1927, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. It was the first affordable automobile, due in part to the assembly line process developed by Henry Ford. It had 2.9-liter, 20-horsepower engine and could travel at speeds up to 45 miles per hour. It had a 10-gallon fuel tank and could run...

hi there everyone ,new to this site , ive got the travel bug, just brought a hilux 4x4 turbo diesel 2017 model and a 4x4 camp trailer ,taking my 2 teen kids and dog across the Nullarbor to broome ,FIRST time doing this, first camp will be fowlers bay for a week ,any advice on how much water,fuel,food spare...

Has anyone purchased one of the briggs and stratton P2200 generators

At the National Art Gallery in Dublin, a husband and wife were staring at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted three black men to...tally naked, sitting on a bench. Two of the figures had black penises, but the one in the middle had a pink penis. The curator of the gallery...

A guy calls a company and orders their 5-day, 5kg weight loss program. The next day, there's a knock on the door and there stands before him a voluptuous, athletic, 19 year old babe dressed in nothing but a pair of Nike running shoes and a sign around her neck..... She introduces herself as a representat...