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Interesting article on the GN website today, says the younger family travellers outnumber the oldies! This is probably the reason for caravan parks providing stuff we don't use such as playgrounds.

How much are you paying for petrol in your area of Sydney where I am in the Lower Blue Mountains we have for the past three weeks had a United servo on Old Bathurst Rd at East Blaxland selling E10 for $1.059 cents per Litre and unleaded for $1.099 whilst in Emu Plains and Penrith Woolworths and Coles are ch...

Three guys died and when St. Peter met them at the pearly gates, he said, "I know that you guys are forgiven because you're here. Before I let you into Heaven, I have to ask you something. You have to have a car in Heaven because Heaven is so big. What kind of car you get will depend on your answer."...

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Hi to all fellow Nomads. Yes I know that there is most likely a stream for this subject elsewhere, but I found this, the following, very interesting. 3 years when I bought my van from a man in Victoria, I arranged my Insurance thru GIO in NSW, me being from Sydney. (please don't hold that against me).... I...

We are looking at options for travelling to North Queensland via the inland route and wonder if anyone has done recently or more importantly at end February. looking at kalgoorlie, then up to the Great central Road then onto National highway 87 to three ways then from there to A2. Its only 4000km so t...

Hello fellow travellers! I am so looking forward to 'conversing' with you but I need some expert advice please - I am the researcher in our duo. We know what we want in our van (have not decided on the source though) but we know we'll need 3.5 tonnes towing capability. Our vehicle budget is <$80k a...

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Set off from Frankston by 10.30am on Boxing Day, after a great Xmas, for Greens Lake and stopped off on the way to see Mezzie, always an interesting time talking with her. Then back to Greens, the first person I saw was Michael (nu one) who had just arrived with his new partner Barb. Great to catch up after...

Just joined, living in Perth. Began with bush walking and a small tent, then later with family brought a much larger tent. Then sold that and brought a Jaco Swam camper trailer and have recently sold that. Now we have nothing! The plan is to skip owning a caravan and buy a 22ft fifth wheeler and tour Austr...

Today's fuel prices 05/01/15 Here in Perth are,= ULP 109.9 and Diesel is 131.9 that's with-out the 4cpl discount being taken off. K.J. -- Edited by kiwijims on Monday 5th of January 2015 02:12:24 PM

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My thread on "Do Solar panels really Work" seems to have lost the topic a little, so I'm starting a new one. It appears the average fit-out of panels is about 250W and it seems two deep cycle batteries of about 100 AH each. However the way I see it, the batteries are charged by the towing vehicle...

hi all i am going to perth and on wikicamps there are 3 caravan parks that i am looking at central c/p, banksia c/p and midland c/p we will be in a hire van so dont wantt to use it to go to perth would like to use public transport has anyone stayed in these c/ps and if so any comment on them please

Anyone know current road conditions for the unsealed road off Northern Highway about 43 km from Fitzroy Crossing via Tunnel Creek NP? On Road van but 4WD tug.

G'day all [this has been posted elsewhere - so if you have replied there, no need to repeat yourself] I am seeking ideas please ... We have just spent 5-weeks down on the South Island - sorry Tassie - and found the RV friendliness there to be great Plenty of locations where we could stay overnight with no e...

I have bought a second hand rhino rear boat loader with a hand winch on it. Can anyone advise me if there is a way to fit and electric winch. We live in the Brisbane area. Thanks Chuck

Hi to one and all,New to the Grey Nomads.Love the site and will contribute a few laughs over time.Hey Jim 58 & Eunice 60 (lambie) based in Sydneys north west. We are getting our act together for retirement two years off.Been around once, over three months in 2008 and the time flew in our 2002 c...

descaling a portable toilet someone told us vinegar and bi carb soda, but do not know the ratio.as anyone any ideas your help would be appreciated

Hoping that you Retreat Caravan owners may be able to help me with a little information. My darling wife is buying me a Weber Baby Q (High Top) for my birthday and I want to be able to store this in the tunnel boot of the Retreat Hamilton that we have on order but I am not sure that it will fit. Could anyone tell...