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Hello to all.We are new to the Nomads site having only recently joined and wish to introduce ourselves. Our names are Brian and Veronica; we travel in a white Prado with a pop top Roadstar van and enjoy travelling to new places and meeting people. Currently we are in Rollingstones Bushy Park free cam...

Hi I'm a new grey normad and having no home address, postal sddress only. Everytime I stay at a caravan park and apply for rent assistance, centrelink will send me a new pensioner card with this address, can be 26 times the year, is this normal or crasy? Any solusion for this problem? Thanks

Don't worry. Just joshin'!

Heading off on Thursday morning from Perth to have a look at the wildflowers, based at a caravan park 20km north of Eneabba, which is about 300km north of Perth. It's also the first run for my new (well, secondhand) Red Earth offroad camper trailer. Putting it up could be what a former workmate used to ca...

Well van back on the road again taken grandchildern to the BIG 4 cp Rollingstone from the 24th to the 30th van might have a heart attack but been serviced and ready to go . If anyone like to drop in for coffee your welcome.

Evening all, I'm looking to buy a UHF hand held for use by SWMBO when reversing the KEA into parking area's etc, suggestions as to brand, power, availability etc would be appreciated.

Spose this could'v gone in th 'funnies' , but I reckon it is appropriate here . Like when I took th fuel & water tanks out of 'old inter' , put th lpg down th sides & th fuel tank b'tween th chas @ th back , put hoses in th 'throats' ,so when anybody came along & decided to have a wizz into th tanks , wo...

I took early retirement after 30+yrs working for the same mob. Started in May 1973 & retired March 2012. We ordered our caravan to our specs. Very happy with the finished product. We bought our Majestic Knight from Great Southern Vans, Caboolture (Troy), and they have been great. We had the "...

Only 120kms from Boynedale Bush Camp to Waruma Dam Camps6 #454 but not without difficulty as my other post related. This is a fine camp site with plenty of camping along the dam in 2 main areas with a toilet block situated above and in between them both. There were many campers here when I arrived but it wa...

I'm on the countdown! 11 days, 17 hours, thereabouts! We leave on the 1st October, and don't have to be home until the 16th December. Getting very excited/nervous!

i will be travelling around oz with my little silky dog soon, what sort of protection can i have, stun gun, lazer, gun or what to help me please as have a hockey stick and a nulla nulla. then does a motorhome use a lot of diesel as put in $50 in adelaide and it was 3/4 full and now about 1/4 or a bit less, was towin...

hi is there a c/park in goolgowia nsw i know there use to be one but heard that it had closed down . thanks fred

hi all I have just became the proud owner of a 1981 nissan urvan poptop camper. needs a little TLC but thankfully no rust & mechanicals ok. i will be restoring over the next few months and plan to head off on a trip next february. Plenty of advise & info here to get me started. cheers Jeff -- Edite...

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Hi all, I am just wondering what you use for heating on cold nights and mornings if not hooked up to 240V power. I really feel the cold. You all know my big rig, if not look at my AV. I have a 5 bar Oil Column Heater I use when in CV Parks hooked up to 240V but I have been thinking of and looking for some sort of hea...

She's back!Some sheila in England tried to scam me in the sale of a bushtracker van, and was removed from ebay, and now she's back, and trying the same thing via my emails address.She's supposed to live in Derby, WA, and works for ANA airlines. I rang the Derby police and they are checking the address thi...

Took the Starship into Jayco yesterday in Tingalpa (Qld) - they have fixed the bed - from the look of it, won't break again, fixed the washbasin overflow by replacing with new unit - the step is now solidly braced. However, in the course of the epairs, they took the toilet cassette out - and FORGOT TO PUT...

Budget mobile rv or mobile homeless shelter full view of the mobile homeless shelter design enthusiast, paul elkins, develops mobile units, and other small scale vehicles. he previously designed the burning man bicycle camper and his latest development is a mobile homeless shelter which he desi...

Well have got rid of the real estate agent, and the prospective purchaser who has dicked me around for 6 mths so land locked for the present. However having said that it is nearly time, only 4 more sleeps until I head off with my cousin and 4 teenage grandchildren on our motorhome adventure to the Red Cent...

Hi all: Is there a quick way to extend chains on a caravan that is legal ? I have to lend my lads vehicle which is much higher than mine, hence the chains wont reach the tow bar. I dont want to weld longer chains if i dont have. Only lending car for week or two while mine is repaired. Any ideas wecome. thanks al...