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As there are several of us thinking about buying a coaster I was thinking maybe some information on them would be good. The other thread is getting a bit lengthy now and this information is getting lost. Someone said they are prone to rust. Perhaps we could be told just what to look out for. I won't buy...

Four old retired guys are walking down a street in Yuma , Arizona . They turn a corner and see a sign that says, "Old Timers Bar - ALL drinks 10 cents." They look at each other and then go in, thinking, This is too good to be true. The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, "...

G'day Could some body please define "self contained " ( re article The Grey Nomads Feb 26 )does this mean that ALL waste water is to be stored on board the vehicle/van ie: dish water, shower water and portable dunny waste. Seems that some free camps will only allow motor homes to camp at pa...

We are in our final week here in Tassy, and it was lovely at this stage to meet up with Ozi2 - Roger and Leonie, who arrived on the boat yesterday, and travelled to Scottsdale today to meet us at Northeast Park. Great to put a face to a name, but talked as if we knew each other pretty well, as you do with fellow G...

Yep I arrived at Greens Lake, Central Vic around 10.00am and set up within the hour. Rain all the way up for the six hour trip and nice during the afternoon though. Not a lot here at this point in time but I'm sure that's the weather keeping people away. As usual I will call a committee meeting to discuss dep...

With easter only a few weeks away,was wondering if anyone has any plans to head away?..We had plans but with all this rain around , may have to re think what to do.Might head inland and stay way from the coast .

We spend nearly a week a Caravan Park in Dalesford and it was quiet enjoyable. $ 30.00 a night "mid season ". Clean park, some sites with concrete slabs, nice walks around the lake and up nugget hill area. Just a short walk from the park is a mineral spring ," Soda Spring ". We got some mineral water from it a...

Management and I stayed at Boynedale Bush Camp for 10 days in the lead up to the recent cyclone. It is a very nice flat camp with ample shade and is situated on the edge of Lake Awoonga. Its about 15 minutes to the west of Calliope. Water and dump point are both in Calliope. There are two drop toilets whi...

we had a bit of a discussion the other night, mr glassies has decided that he doesnt want to take his realy good holden off road into the bush as in real bush,so we bought a little suzuki jimny im stoked with it now when we want to go bush and dont want to take the big car we shall have this little car with the eng...

Don't know which way to go. I want to be able to do some free camping. Have no aircon . Will open windows for that. Will run fridge on gas. Maybe watch dvd at night. Most of the time will be in CP as David still working, but I want the freedom of choice Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have been experiencing this endless rain you might want to check inside your RV, we thought we were doing the right thing by leaving some windows open for ventelation and put the cover on it to protect the outside from the elements NO BAD MOVE I am in & out the caravan every day except for the las...

Today I met a few GN's for morning tea at Bulimba in Brisbane. We had a lovely chat, even though the traffic hindered my hearing ability. What a nice bunch of people! Thanks Monica (extreme potato), Karen & Gary (Rocket & Strop) and my good friend Carol (CnV).

Hi all Thinking of taking a short break around Kingaroy area ( Thurs to Sun) and free camping . Probably a silly question but does anyone know how wet it is out that way . Cheers

Has anyone on this forum converted a normal caravan to be self sufficient as regards fitting a holding tank system for grey water? Can you buy factory fitted grey water systems for Caravans? (By 'grey water' I mean used showering and washing up water). I suppose that it would involve . Installing a s...

Howdyeeeee Nomads , Nutters ,and all you excited free thinking ppl,,Well John goes back to the main land tomorrow, with Dennise ,!!! Let me tell you something , Tasmania will never be the same again ,, The Stud has left broken hearts all over tassie, Eg , Marika, Harriet, and Pauline, He said onc...

Are you British ... or have you travelled around in Great Britain? The next edition of the Grey Nomad Times will focus on Old Blighty. If you have caravanned, camped or travelled any other way in the UK, we would love to hear from you. Please drop us a line and tell us about your travels, your thoughts...

Hi,just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to fix a squeaky bed,it is a wood slate bed(futon style),it seems it is the wood squeaking. Any suggestion would help with a better night sleep. Thanks

We have a Hayman & Reese 600 lbs weight distribution hitch fitted , we are still finding the caravan sways a bit when being pass by big trucks, have been told we can fit a H&R friction sway controller, it has the bracket on the hitch for it. Has anyone got that extra fitted on ther rig and does it...

Have arrived home a very happy camper so to speak after spending a wonderful weekend at Greens Lake, as guest of Spida. Thanks to Dougwe, Shady and me, Rowdy Rabbit and Heather, and Nu-one for their wonderful hospitality and a great weekend. I learnt a lot, laughed a lot and listened to some wonderful s...

Only got till Sunday night before I go back to Vic, spending time with my sister in Launceston. Glad the last days are sunny. Hi Irene & Brian safe travelling