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Hi all we are both grey haired and young in heart. We live in southern tasmania and looking forward to trip starting in may this year. Thinking of going west as have been east a few times. What way to go? It is daunting. Any ideas guys? Ta

We are new to forums site, and have no idea how to use it or post comments or communicate on here??????? We have our rig and are currently testing it our for a week or 2 here and there, until we pull up stumps mid year.. Jools and Hardy

Hi everyone, my wife Eril and I are 64 and have spent the last 6 years recovering from a firey aircraft Work place accident I had. We now live in Miners Rest 10km north of Ballarat.The journey has been divided into 5 steps.1st: was concentrating on rehabilitation. It has taken 5 years to stabilise, I spe...

My wife and i are planning a trip around the country for at least 2 years any tips on a good brand Caravan for under $60,000. I know this a personal thing but would like to have some suggestions from experienced users.

Come on lets try a little harder when selecting products. Our fresh fruit and vegies and seafood against imports i bet you know which way i go come on lets make our locals stronger.

Hi all grey nomads. I am very new to this site just joined today. I HAVE A HEMA NAVIGATOR and wonder if anyone else has one that can advise if there is a app that can be installed to guide you around low bridges with height restrictions Have been caught several times with scary results. Wally

G'day all, have just become an official member of the GN site, My wife Jenny and I, henri, are embarking on our retirement journey and we hope to have many years of safe travels. We have a daughter in Bamaga and hope to get there middle of the year, still lots to do around the house before we set off though....

Hi to all the Grey Nomads & the not so Grey ! We have moved out of a 20 ft Bushtracker to a 7 ft Slide-on Northstar & love it. Weight is the biggest issue of course. The Mazda 2013 BT50 carried it well ( no roll on roundabouts !). Looking at buying a new Landcruiser & getting the 600kg GVM upgrade...

hi all, we are off tomorrow and heading from Qld to adelaide, will just mosey along and enjoy. will travel through Casino/tenterfield/ Tamworth and on south then across to the newell and south again, so if we are lucky enough to see any GN,s on the way will wave enthusiasticly or might see you having a cu...

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Hi everyone, I'm running a coaster on the following - fridge 240v, 24v & solar, lights solar & car battery, stove, bbq & hot water gas, air con car motor. What would be the best way to run appliances eg kettle, toaster, microwave, lap top etc. Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks shero

I was wondering how everyone keeps track of their trips ie:- Photos, places visited, camps, good petrol prices, expenses, ect Do you used online resources, exercise books, PC's or apps We are about to head off in a few weeks for our first trip. We starting to get a tad excited Jen Sorry this has gone in...

this story ILLAWARRA MERCURY nsw on 12/2/14 truckies who wanted to remain anonymous worked for trucking company McCabe Transport said drivers were working 18 to 23 hours a day and were forced to drive up to 7000 klms a week not uncommon to drive from sydney to port pirie and back in 48 hours if the gene...

Today was the first shake down trip for us. Ballarat north to Laancoorie for a couple of nights. Didn't get any greyer so all ok!!!! Aussie Paul. Learning curve is steep, learning something new every 5 mins. Power went off this morning and it was warm enough to uses the aircon!! I thought what have I d...

Well our trip to Wineglass Bay was cancelled due to the weather..... just gives us a reason to return to Tassie. We made the most of the day and toured around the local sights and enjoyed a bang up meal at the resort. Cannot praise the Edge of the Bay enough. Fabulous accommodation sited on an amazing...

Here I am at Greens Lake for the eleventeenth time. A great place to spent a long weekend. Still heaps of room for anyone thinking about coming out here. It's so nice to sit outside enjoying the sunset and watching the activity of everyone enjoying themselves. Still a few grey nomads here, about 6 or 7 I...

Another hot spell coming for Victoria and Sth Australia. Here in Sunbury at present, feeling very lucky to be able to set up on friends front lawn. Driving through country Vic over the past week, everywhere is so dry and dismal with the lack of rain and water. Stay safe everyone and please if you have no...

Howdy folks, Yes Glenda and I are setting of to cross the Nullabor in march and would like to know if anybody has any recomendations about free or cheap camps along the way and if there are any good things that we should see as we go , I know there should a few good places to visit. Cheers for now Ogre.

Hi there, I wonder if anyone can offer some tips/recommendations of where to stay in Townsville, We are in Cairns now and heading south that way recon to stay for about 4-5 days, We did stay at Coral Coast last time a few months ago, whilst it was just an overnighter was pretty noisy being near the main rd...