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G'day team, Yesterday I picked up my Satellite Phone from TC Communications after it was kindly donated to the Grey Nomad Website as the first place prize for the recent "Red" Photo competition. A really big thank you Cindy, TC Communications and everyone that voted for me. I went to Aubu...

Just found out today that Jaycar have opened at Browns Plains. They are at 29 Grand Plaza Drive if anyone is interested.

Just done some reserch on the legalities of towing mirrors, It states that if trailer or c/ van is wider than the vehicle's side mirrors, you must have towing mirrors. These can protrude up to 150mm(6 inches ) beyond the vehicle, but must be retractable. Their total width can exceed the 2.5m maximum fo...

Hi seasoned travellers. Any thoughts on 5th wheelers as against caravans for travelling for long periods> cheers

Good morning all If anyone is in the Toowoomba QLD area and need the services of a Tyre place please call into Beaurepaires at South Toowomba (coming from Warwick on the New England Highway just before the Warrego Highway Intersection). We had the need for another tyre for our trailer having totally s...

Beaut spot to camp is beside the Paroo river at Wanaaring , the road knowen as The Cut Line.The camp is 190k north of Bourke and 230k east of Tibooburra .The dirt track to camping area leaves the main road a few metres east of the towns pub,.The area can be accessed by all vihicles. But only in dry weather...

Woo Hoo 23rd april off on the Goldfields Trail, going to do a lot of exploring and a little metal detecting and heaps of relaxation with a few cold drinks. Unfortunattly we have to come back for a wedding but after that watch my dust. I hope to meet other Nomads along the way so give us a wave and we will stop f...

Anyone contemplating using the highway between Grafton and Glen Innes this road is still blocked by a landslide 70km's west of Grafton, Rod

G'day fellow travellers, Just another 8 sleeps before we commence our maiden journey and whilst we have all of our destinations "nutted out" I'd still like to be able to display our stopping points on a map to give to rellies so they can follow the progress. I've tried a variety of trip plann...

Just spent three days down at 1770/ Angus Water,would not know they were deverstated during the last two recent floods up this way. All up and running as normal, good fishing and mud crabbing was had by your's truley.Stayed at Angus Waters c/ van park would recomend it, beaut spot over the road from bea...

No, not the playground we're in now. What were your favourite games in the schoolyard playground as a child? Mine was probably skipping. I also loved when we had marching events. It must have been for Fete Days or something, I can't remember, but I can remember doing these intricate marches around the...

Old Farmer's Advice Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled. Meannes...

Hi Campers Just wondering if those stickers are available yet, if not, when, do you think?... Thanks, Jay-Jay

Had an easy trip from Terramungamine via Dubbo and Parkes all up around 150kms, plenty of time to have breakfast in Maccas at Parkes. The free camp here is good Forbes Lions Park Camps6 #953 but there are no toilets unless you walk to the Day Camp area next door. I have set up my shower en suite and put the po...

Hi every one; Well it has finaly happened UEC are the manufacture of our vast reciever that we all have been useing for the last couple of years have released a new model DSR4639 is there new model and if it's anything like the older model, it will sell real well. This new model can record 2 seperate chan...

Hi to all our fellowGN's, we are about to set off on the big lap after having a months trial run with the new van. We are heading north for the winter and are keen to get inland rather than follow the coast. We have searched for info but there does not seem to be any current threads. We would be most grateful f...

Hi, folks, newby on here, on a couple of other forums. Some familiar names on here. Hope to meet some of you at the get-together at Whiteman park today. Bob

And so my week of trying out the nomad lifestyle has come to an end, with much sadness on my behalf. It was very hard to hand back the keys this afternoon and resume the life of an ordinary person again. All systems are ago to sell my house and get out there full time. Since leaving Echuca, I travelled to Gre...

Will hit the road in August... all going well!! (fingers and toes crossed!!) Have been invited away with family for xmas/new year to Lennox Bay, NSW. Have put our name down for a spot in a caravan park there. Hopefully that will come up. If it does we will then need to move on beginning January... so.... w...

With the new goverment subsidy available for sat phones it is now making them a cheaper safety aid then ever before, I am buying one to set up as prepaid and was wanting to hear your feedback on the best call pricing as there is just so many out there cheers Red Dog [Dave]