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I am new to the Grey Nomadic scene and was totally confused about how to find a decent van within my budget which was up to $15K. Living in Central West NSW there is a dearth of suitable vans and the dealers want $1000's over market value. All the well priced stock is on the coast, in Victoria or Qld all too fa...

I have just learnt that Middle Creek camping reserve in Mt Buangor State Forest now has a fee of $34 to camp, think this is per night, groups over 6 persons must pay more. This has been one of our favourite places to camp and we are so disappointed that this beautiful part of Australia is now no longer obta...

Anyone been there ?

Hi to all that gave me sound advice for my recent trip to Uluru.. I totally enjoyed the experience, the wonder of Uluru and surrounding landscapes is breathtaking and lingers on in my mind.... I hired at car from Avis at Ayers Rock airport , and got to see the sites at my own pace .... way less expensive...

We bought a 2006 Winnebago Leisure Seeker on Iveco chassis for eventual touring. We have had a houseboat on the Murray since 2001 and have decided to try something different. I'm having trouble loading a avatar is there a size limit? -- Edited by Muskat55 on Thursday 25th of September 2014 10:32:17 A...

My wife and I are Grey Nomads from the U.S. and will be visiting Australia in Sept 2015. We want to buy a pop top camper and tow 4WD but do not know how we will have to go about licensing and insuring them. We will be spending 6 to 9 months seeing Australia and want to get an early start. Any information we ca...

Who is towing with a Y62 petrol NissanPatrol and what are are your fuel consumption figures, also what is the size and weight of your van.

STOP CHOKING - AUSSIE STYLE A woman sitting in an Adelaide Pub suddenly began to cough. After a few seconds it became apparent that she was in real distress, and two locals, Bluey and Bazza sitting at the next table turned to look at her. Ken ya swaller? asked Bluey The woman signalled 'No!', desperatel...

A very tall man walks into a bar, and a lady recognizes him as basketball player. They start to talk and eventually go back to his place. They start to kiss, and the man takes off his shirt. On his arm, he has a tattoo that says REEBOK in large letters. "What's that for?" the lady questions. &quo...

Has anyone in encountered adding a generator driver by adding another pulley or a larger fan belt. I have a 1.5kva generator that the motor decided to **** it self the cost to replace the motor is uneconomical, so the little mouse turning the wheel thought is it feasible to mount the generator under the...

I was reading an article where its now being considered <again> to allow the import of 2nd hand vehicles albeit near new, to allow Joe and Joy Average have access to decent vehicles at a reasonable price...and I thoroughly agree...but the vested interests/big end of Town are showing their in...

what a "motorhomers" paradise. The 45 minute drive from Seattle/Tacoma airport down to Tacoma . 10 times More RV yards than car-yards with literally acres & acres of motorhomes. Got used to driving on th wrong side of th road . Heading to Oregon tomorrow . Oh well Somebody Has to "...

Hope the big storm has not caused Big gorilla any grief. We will all be worrying about him

A man wakes up one morning to find a bear on his roof. So he looks in the yellow pages and sure enough, there's an ad for "Bear Removers."He calls the number, and the bear remover says he'll be over in 30 minutes. The bear remover arrives, and gets out of his van. He's got a ladder, a baseball bat,...

Gday... A couple from my "rescue trip" from WA bringing my father-in-law back to Victoria. The trip was a bit hurried for many photos ... but I did manage these. Cheers - John

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Can not recommend this place highly enough, all exhibits are fit to fly, air show every 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. Show ground camping or at the airfield, water available and dump points. Or caravan park if that's what you like. http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au

Hi guys.... ...does anyone know if the BP servo on the highway just outside Townsvile still make their site available to campers.... I'll be heading up that way shortly and was just wondering. Took possession of my "new" Sprinter yesterday....just doing a few little mods...we might ch...

Interesting topic going around at the moment & on other forums. Grey water, when does it become grey water? According to some research group our so called grey water does not become grey water untill it is stored in a holding tank for 24hrs min before it becomes toxic. If the said water is dropped di...

A man walked out to the street and caught a taxi just going by. He got into the taxi and the cabbie said, "Perfect timing. You're just like Brian" Passenger: "Who?" Cabbie: "Brian Sullivan. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along whe...