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HI all:) Recently bought a Goldstream Shaphire Carava 2001 model. It came with what appears to a over size 12 volt battery charger. It is used to run the 12v lights when on on town supply and charge batteries. The van does not have 240 volt lighting only 12v. The charger does not monitor the state of the ba...

Hello (I've done it now...haven't I?) my name is Leo, my wife's name is Janelle and we are on the 'edge of launching' into a (short-term?) nomad lifestyle, so I thought this forum is a great place to be, given the friendly and informative posts etc. At present, we have smallcrop acreage in Nth NSW and we a...

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A woman from New York was driving through a remote part of Arizona when her car broke down.**** An American Indian on horseback came along and offered her a ride to a nearby town. She climbed up behind him on the horse and they rode off. The ride was uneventful, except that every few minutes the Indian wou...

An old-aged widow pensioner friend just received the depressing "big C" news in her right breast. She's been undergoing breast mamagrams for over 20 years,doing them about every 12 - 14 monts. Her doctor GP asked for an ultrasound after her recent mamogram when my friend told her about th...

Hey Julie - I hope you had a great day yesterday with the family. Catch you next week when I am mobile again. Cheers, Helen

p.s we will catch up on cake when we get together!!!

Gday... Grey Nomads featured on ABC Local QLD radio this morning following on from their appearance yesterday afternoon. Once again, CMCA (Ken Kipping "a proud North QLDer") was interviewed to put forward the views of their members at the rally at Boonah. Apparently Cairns has dev...

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good Good crossing, first night was at mole creek c/p reeeeally nice [$25 ] next was 2 nights at 'batman bridge' [camps 6] coulda stayed forever sooo nice, only says 'day use' but 3 'permanants' have been there upto 2 yrs! one even has 3 chooks inna pen?? While there we had a good look round both side...

Hi everyone, well we are making our migration south still slowly, stopped yesterday at Gulargambone caravan park, I really got to say what a beautiful little park it is to. The host Graham and Pam go out of there way to see that your happy, we were only going to stay one night but stayed today and tomorrow...

Chidlow man Rod Base and his Dark Blue Colorado Ute are still missing, if sighted in your travels please contact police urgently, see this link for details/rego etc; http://www.missingpersons.gov.au/missing-persons/profiles/profiles/b/a/base%20roderick%20herbert%20william.aspx &...

The phone rings and the lady of the house answers, "Hello." "Mrs. Sanders, please." "Speaking." "Mrs. Sanders, this is Doctor Jones at Dorevitch Pathology Laboratory. When your husband's doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week, a biopsy from another Mr...

Drove with all the windows down 3" - 6" in the heat, and sometimes with the driver's window right down, but finally gave up and shut them so I could use the aircon. NOW I have someone tell me a vehicle uses more fuel with the windows down than with running the aircon. REALLY? Am I suffering the he...

We have a camper trailer... Just bought our 4x4..... Next thing will be a caravan. I'm after your thoughts on what people think about a poptop or a full sized van. I know the wind resistance and space for ease of storing BUT what would be the prefrence if you had the choice. We went into a few van sale place...

that was my day today after only 4 hrs sleep. Went up to look at and make final arrangements for a postition I applied for. Crossed the T and dotted the I so to speak, found a park to set up in. Plan for 12 months to 2 years stay. Loved the place the moment I got off the plane cheers blaze

Is anyone going to join the other 60000 visitors to our fine city for the solar eclipse at dawn on 14 November? Just wondering.

Hi all we are presently camped up at Big 4 Low Level C.P. at Katherine N.T. Would love to meet up with any grey nomads for happy hour if interested.

today, a car pulled up and a man came to me and asked if I was dougwe, I said yes and it was Chris and Joy "Goody" from the forum. They new I was here at Lakes Entrance so tracked me down. Thanks for that Chris and Joy really nice to meet you both. Have a safe trip home.

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice please today I bought a 12v 250psi cheapy air compressor from Super Cheap who told me it would be suitable to blow up my A'van camper tyres. After reading the info on the packaging when I got home it says its suitable for sporting equip, camping mattresses and pool t...