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We have just brought the solid plate for our baby Q, what a great addition , now we can cook any thing on baby Q . Found could not cook a lot of things before on it due to the insert not being solid, When useing the solid plate to cook you just leave the hood open and the the solid plate over plate that comes with...

Just loving it here at Gowie, the sun has been its best, have great company here with John, Julie & Billy. Julie cooked one of her cobb meals, yummmmy meal. John & I went for a walk this morning, poor John fell, he is very sore, going to rest up tomorrow. Yesterday i saw friends before they left on t...

This put another side to dump point story , We may have to have dump point away from built up areas and we can't always blame local councils , this is a must read on the first page of The Grey Nomads Website

What sort of prices are you paying for insuring motorhomes and caravans, and are there any insurance companies that are fair to Grey Nomads that can be recommended. I am just trying to find out what we will be up for when we take the big jump.

The importance of having an occupation after retirement. Aswe get older we sometimes begin to doubt our ability to "make a difference" in the world. It is at these times that our hopes are boosted by the remarkable achievements of other "seniors" who have found the courage t...

Hi Everyone this is my first post as a fair dincum full time Solo Grey Nomad. I've been on the road less than 2 weeks but am loving it already. I am travelling the Oxlley and New England areas at the moment and it sure is nice (and cool). Travelling west on Oxley Hwyfrom Port Macquarie for about 84kvia Wau...

i am in the market for either a generator or a 120 w solar panel i will only be using the 12v for some lighting maybe tv and maybe fridge although it is a 3 way unit how long does it take per day to charge up a deep cycle battery using a 120 w solar panel ? seems to me that solar panels have come down in price a...

Starting to get he hang of cooking on weber Q, Absolutly the greatest thing, Once I learn a bit more I am sure the waist line will suffer badly! open to any tips and reciepies. Only feeding one so seems a bit of over kill but dosnt stink up the MH.

Hi, just wondering if anyone has camped at rainbow reach, nsw, on the macleay river. If so any information greatly appreciated rgds -- Edited by gitsho on Friday 22nd of February 2013 04:03:37 PM

A young GP starts his career in a small country practise.One of his patients was a woman in her then early 30's who called in regularly wiith various ailments.He treated her ailments with all the quiet bedside manner expected of him.As the years rolled by the woman called every day "Dr have you g...

I stole this from another forum... http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6a8Eimr-fm0

We have started to do the big lap with our unsociable 3 legged 12 year old cat. She has never travelled before as we are usually only away from home a couple of weeks at a time and friend/family usually take her in as a boarder. We have been away now for 25 days and to this time she has set foot outside the van...

Hi All, Has anyone out there got a mimimax sat tv? If you have are you happy with it ? I know that the new VAST system has started.I am not worried about the cost oa VAST unit. Thanks for any info on this unit.

Just a good word for the wonderful service received in Perth. A1 Caravans , cnr Clayton & Military Rd, Midlands. http://www.a1caravans.com.au/ We had wheels/bearings serviced and one 9kg gas bottle refilled ($25!). They gave tips on caravan maintenance, care and safety. Reasonable pric...

An intrepid photographer went to a haunted castle determined to get a picture of a ghost which was said to appear only once in a hundred years. Not wanting to frighten off the ghost, the photographer sat in the dark until midnight when the apparition became visible. The ghost turned out to be friendly a...

plenty of road works, with multiple 10 to 20 min waits.Better nth of Rockhampton.Bill

Anyone managed to get hold of one of these gadgets recently ??......is it really for dummies like me, if so WHERE DO YOU GET IT !!, hopefully not on ebay. Advices please as it may well enable me to use my Sat TV service so thoughtfully installed in my van, but never used.....tut, tut, tut !!

G'day yawl. I was in Sydney last Monday to see the doc. I arrived by XPT at 7am, jumped on a train to Circular Quay where I travelled by ferry around to Darling Harbour, and then walked all around Darling Harbour and parts of the city. I put the video together yesterday and posted it on Youtube if you're int...

G'day I would reckon this subject has been discussed in length in many and varied topics but for us who are venturing into the wide open spaces for the first time long term, is there a do and dont list pertaining to:What to do before leaving e.g have a will, contact details, perscription medication, reg...

Hi all, just thought I would put this question out there. I have a 1998 V6 Toyota Prado on Gas/Petrol and I am having trouble changing from petrol to gas. Usually the system starts on petrol and changes automatically to gas within seconds. I am having trouble with the gas side of things. For some time ti...