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Pension is a good few years off for me. Is there lots of paid work for grey nomads out there? If so, please give some examples.

Well the CMCA members have been arriving in their numbers for the past week or so despite the cold and very wet conditions in the "Nations Capital". I think they have 2 National Rallies and they certainly turn up in good numbers to support their organisation. We are currently on duty in the "Nations Cap...

Just to get the ball rolling, here is my very first "blog" when we first hit the road back in 2011. What originally started as "diary notes" has now evolved into a monthly (well almost) blog

Hi GNers, I would like to travel next year in a Mercedes Sprinter 316 CDI. I would also like to tow a Trailer. Could somebody tell me what weight or size I can look to buy. It has a marking (as in pics) of W-T 8.8 Would somebody be able to explain this to me please. Hoping there is help out there somewhere...

How To Shower Like a Woman1. Take off clothes and place them sectioned in laundry basket according tolights and darks. 2. Walk to bathroom wearing long dressing gown. 3. If you see husband along the way, cover up any exposed areas. 4. Look at your womanly physique in the mirror - make mental note to d...

Need to know the part number for the oil and fuel filters. Had them "safely" put away!? Regards. Pipes.

At dawn the telephone rings.Hello, Senor Lucky? This is Ernesto the caretaker at your country house.Ah yes, Ernesto. What can I do for you? Is there a problem?Um, I am just calling to advise you, Senor, that your parrot diedMy parrot? Dead? The one that won the International competition?Si, Senor, t...

A man staggers into an emergency room with two black eyes. Naturally the doctor asks him what happened."Well, it was like this," says the man. "I was having a quiet round of golf with my wife, when at a difficult hole, she sliced her ball into a cow pasture. We went to look for it, and while I was searching a...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/prfCkIOdeAc?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0 Aussie Paul.

hi it's probably done the rounds but I'm going to ask anyway as I'm about to cease work shortly at 56. My wife and I wanna do part time home and part time on the road I'm trying to work out costing for living on the road with 50% free camps. If anyone has done it can you please help me out. I don't want to work whi...

Hello all This is a question on behalf of the folks who aren't too forum savvy. They recently purchased a Hayman Reese sway control unit like the one pictured below but their van has I believe they are called an 'under truss bar' fitted under the front which will stop certain parts of the system being fi...

Can anyone let me know about work in different areas? Hourly rates.

Just wondering how do you add photos to your posts, I tried to add one I had taken with the I pad but the picture was a huge when I uploaded it ,it covered the whole text area, so I did not post it, The picture of my avatar taken by the same IPad uploaded just fine, but anything uploaded direct to a post comes out...

This has probably been asked before, but cannot find anything. Looking for a new second battery for the back of my 2000 Navara my last one was stolen. What is the difference between an AGM battery and a deep cycle battery with AGM technology? Think I may have a handle on the AGM discharge and charging ie u...

Is there a place on this website/forum where people advertise their availability for house sitting? Sorry if this is in the wrong place but have to start somewhere, cheers. Kezngaz.

Gday... Cheers - John

g'day all hate to re hash what has already been discussed, have built 3 bus\ coach motor homes. over a 15 year period have done a lot of short trips over that time but now have a 21' heritage caravan, feb going to go around the block plan 6 to 9 months did fit a second hand eberspacher to my second bus work...

Hi, just saw an ad on the grey nomads newsletter. Qld. State equestrian centre at caboolture is advertising we can stay there. They do not answer their phone. Anyone been there or know how much per night it is? Thanks

I was having a "computer" day today, and thought I would read about some of our new members, don't always have time to keep up with them. Anyway, this inspired me to post this on the "Welcome and Read The Forum Rules" sub forum - "I have seen many people come and go on this forum in the six years or so that I ha...

Hi I am a newbi just wondering if anyone has a EVO Lithium batty system and how good are they?