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Great spot - quiet, beautiful green grass. $15 night for two, power and water. $3 washing machine. Little bit hilly, but lots of flat spots. Good amenities, very clean. Dayboro boasts a fantastic bakery - as well as lots of other interesting places. (got to have your priorities right!!) The sho...

hi all, read a post not long ago about a couple travelling on $1 per km. I've done a few sums - due to head out to Darwin then Adelaide in the near future and including cp fees and fuel it isn't adding up. I would like to free camp but now solo and prefer a bit of security so that could add to cost (not every nigh...

Was going to share a link, but couldn't work out how on the iPad. Marburg Showgrounds has recently spent $100,000 on upgrading this site. Now has dump point, and designated sites for caravans etc. Cost per night is $18 per night, two persons, power and water.

Gday... Cheers - John

Hi everyone as we are not on the road very often yet and our van spends most of its time in a shed where there in very little light for the solar panels to charg the batteries and there is no power in this shed I have a small solar panel that originally came from an electric fence energiser outside the shed get...

Our esteemed judge, travel writer Steve Jones, has lovingly sorted through the 300-plus entries to our 'Let There Be Light' phpto competition and revealed the 12 finalists. Now, it is up to you - the grey nomad forumites - to choose your favourite three. To see the top 12 and to cast your vote, follow th...

Hi all My bride has just arrived at pensionable age and Centrelink require her to report every 2 weeks. Anyone else in that situation? Cheers

Hi all, Need some help in removing the red oxide staining on the leeding edges of galvinised frame. I did a search but came up empty. Googled same and came up with. 1.Ranex by Bondall. From Bunnings. But will it damage the gal ????????????????? Help please. 2. Alu- Clean by Cyndan. again as above.???? 3...

Posted this on another thread but worth saying again in it's own thread. Short term self contained facility, 240V power $2 for 12 hours (or we put in $4 for afternoon/overnight) toilets (clean) and a small park and BBQ. SENT TO COOLAMON COUNCIL TODAY Thanks for the Short Term Caravan Park at Ardlethan...

Our caravan is now just over two years old. The seating is upholstered with a so called leather finish called annahide. The leather is literally disintegrating. Peeling away in flakes as does extreme sunburn on our skin. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, how was it rectified?

Have met some wonderful people, stayed at Matheson Camp NT, met Barb and Ron (laterLOL), in their beautiful Paradise Insperation., Told you i'd say hi.. Thankyou for taking the time to talk to me, I appreciated your kindness -frangipani

Thinking about heading north to try my luck with red claw. I was given some a few years back and they were delicious. Have forgotten the process of cooking and keeping the tails. Can anyone help in this regard. I Have boilers, gas ring etc. Also would one have much luck now that it has cooled down in t...

Today I was on line researching camping tables for 1 but a bit bigger, I cruised various websites and found this one in Ray's Catalogue:Wild Country Aluminium Natural Table - Black, Slat Features & Benefits70 x 70cmEasy setup and pack upGreat to keep in the car for emergencies I want to know, what...

Three guys tee off at the local. Moses, Jesus and an old bloke. Moses is first, sweet strike on the ball and it hooks into the water. Damn he says, gets to the edge, parts the water and chips onto the dance floor. Birdies the par 4 Jesus tees next, same result as moses only the ball floats on the water, Jesus w...

We are looking to go from Brisbane to Carnarvon Gorge and stay at Takarakka Bush Camp. My question to those who have done it is can you ride push bikes to the Gorge? I have not been there so I don't know characteristics of the road. I plan to leave the car behind and just take a couple of bikes. But if the exper...

Hi all We are presently staying at a free camp in W.A called the Lake which is on a working cattle station and over the last week there have been untrue statements put on Wiki regarding No Dogs. 1 There were 2 couples with dogs that I went upto and politely told them that this was a working cattle station...

Now that Phil has his head around the Aussie dollar, He can now become the bearer of good finance each day. You can bet your bottom dollar on that can't you Phil -- Edited by Hey Jim on Monday 13th of July 2015 08:49:02 PM

Well guys it has been 12 months since I started this lifestyle full time and guess what?.....I love it.I have travelled from ACT to Mt Isa through western NSW and Qld and back via the NSW coast .Free camping all the way Then I went down to Green Lake in Vic. For 6 weeks over Xmas where I met a large number of f...

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