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What can I say, we all had a ball. After several posts on the Grey Nomads forum telling about the party and inviting every ones attendance the end result was great. Thanks to all who provided the food and everyone that came along, the party started early afternoon and after a break for the men to do men's e...

Norfolk Island Day 7 (The last Day) Well folks its the last day of our island adventure so this is it the last instalment recapping on last nights Wonderland by night Tour was very good and even better a small group so you had no trouble hearing or seeing. This morning we toddled off down to the market...

Can you tell me do you need a off road caravan or is a standard van suitable For traveling Around Australia

P.S. We haveno ideaWHAT he sees in her!

Hi all, I have searched the forum but have not found an answer yet. We are thinking of changing the 15 year old Electrolux fridge in our Coromal. Our previous van had a 2012 Thetford which barely kept up up north. I am aware of the "T" rating so will go for that for sure, but can I have some opin...

Hi Folks... I'm not an electrician so...please excuse my naivety... If I buy an inverter to run a dvd player and a reasonably large Flatscreen....say 40 inch or thereabouts.. ...will it be an effective and economical way of using my battery power....I mean will it drain the battery much more quick...

Stuart had surgery today. A very long day. Got to hospital at noon and he had his op at 7pm. Last on the list. They did a spinal block and he came out of it amazingly well. No nausea and not drowsy. He was back on the ward at 10pm. I hung around to make sure he was ok as he hadn't had an anesthetic before but he is gr...

Another week has passed at Greens Lake with a few interesting moments. Dennise returned on Friday and we have had various comings and goings from the Grey Nomad's community. We have had many happy hours with the usual banter and a couple of special evenings with Billeee and Jules in their motor home. I...

G,day All, I have a Jayco Westport 2000 model and when the side with the fridge vents is facing the wind I can't keep the pilot light going. Has anybody else struck this problem and if so what did they do to fix it. I have spoke to other Jayco owners the only ones who have struck this are people with a Westport...

I plan to go to the Moto GP next year in 2015 in my Winnebago. I have read some forums that say the parking area can become a quagmire if it rains. Are they talking about the bike area only. If any readers have had the experience could they give me the benefit of their knowledge as to where to go, when to arrive...

Black Panties Anna had lost her husband almost four years ago. Her daughter was constantly calling her and urging her to get back into the dating world. Finally, Anna said she'd go out, but didn't know anyone. Her daughter immediately replied, "Mom I have someone for you to meet." Well...

This is not really a "Techie" question so asking here. Does anyone have or know anything about the Hema N6 or other Hema GPS please. I currently have the Navman My75 but can't do any map updates so looking at upgrading. Thought of the Garman and even a newer Navman. Any thoughts?

Hi all i am a trainee nomad wanting to buy a used campervan and am currently located Tweed /Coolangatta border area. Apart from Gumtree can anyone direct me to a popular web site where people are buying and selling used campervans. In my case Toyota if possible mechanically sound, high top, inside ki...

Norfolk Island Day 6 Well folks just a small recap, last night C2 and I attended a Convicts dinner which thus far has been the best value for money, we have spent on the Island, regarding entertainment and food. This morning we decided to do some domestic chores before heading out being the laundry...

Hullo all... I read somewhere (I think in our forums) of a town or shire who collected shopping receipts from campers in a box as they departed the free camp, maybe a showgound, to help assess the value of those visitors to the community. Can anyone help me find that article please? We are trying to demon...

We'll I just made up my own Breakaway Battery Monitor,I bought a Battery and Altinator tester $20.00,and 9mtrs of 4 mill wire $35.00 ,I hard wired it through the van to the plug then hard wired it through the Prado to the plug through a on off switch on the dash ,the reason for running it through a switch is...

Even though we have been travelling since 1999 we still have trouble with all our clothes ending up on the floor at the bottom of the wardrobe , we have tried a number of things with limited success any suggestions

Will some of you Gray Nomads be still at Greens after new year,would like to come and check out the lake and meet some Gray nomads ,been around Australia one and a half times never sighted a nomads sticker and haven't met a one,would love to come and meet a few of you, you sound like bloody fun loving people...

I had the tug wired up and monitor fitted today for the camera on the back of the new Den. Also had heavy cable fitted for running the fridge when Den connected to Tug. The big day is this Wednesday 9.30am, 5 sleeps but who's counting? ME.

As You Mature, It's The Little Things That Don't Seem To Matter As Much As They used To! This chick looked at my beer belly last night and sarcastically said, "Is that Corona or Bundy?" I said, "There's a tap underneath; taste it and find out." I mean, when you are over sixt...