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Hi everyone, We're newbies on the grey nomads forum. We're just starting to plan our BIG trip around Oz for 12 months, hopefully departing about October 2012. We are seeking information on destinations not to be missed along the way. Looking forward to hearing your suggestions

The following is fitted in my Mazda T3500. Above the side door, there is a shower rail. The shower curtain hooks onto it. The bottom step has several holes drilled in it. A bucket of warm water placed on the second step, plus a 12volt pump and hose with a shower head on. Hook up the curtain, hook the shower o...

Hi Guys, I have just been reading about Windows 8, looks like it maybe not a good idea to upgrade, most of the tech site's I visit are saying it's nothing like the old Win operating systems. Upgrade's will be only $39.99 for a certain time period but beware, I suggest you have a look at the new OS before you u...

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We arrived in Mossman North QLD today and to our great surprise there is no tourist information office so have now done the rounds of the caravan park gathering information from others in the park, almost as good a source of information as our forum. Decided we would need to stay a bit longer so checked...

Not so much a recommendation, but advice of the closure of another park, to make way for the mining folk. The Capricorn Roadhouse on the Great Northern Highway, WA, near Newman has closed the caravan park space and made lots of room to develop accommodation for mining personnel. BHP has a huge accommo...

Made the bed 3/4 so I could put Drawers in for more storage. Cheers, Sheba.

She's an old Millard Motor Home which was originally on a Mazda E200 petrol chassis, which alas was not very fuel efficient. Decided to change over to a Mazda T3500 deisel chassis. After obtaining electrical, gas and engineers certificates and completing new registration and insurance, she...

I am looking for a female companion perhaps two to join this wonderful circumnavigational afflction (not forgetting the bit up the middle) A lovely affiction might I add and hoping to find another who would like a companion for all or part of a journey of adventure I am 58 living in N Z but free to move and...

hi we are looking at visiting some friends in qld and then travelling down to broken hill and over to coober pedy and then down to adelaide ,can anyone tell us what the roads are like and if we can take the van along them from broken hill to coober pedy thanks

Hello All We are planning a trip next year, I am currently researching and enjoying it very much. I was wondering if any one has travelled the Gibb River Road, WA, with a Daisy dog? If so was it easy to find dog freindly places to stay ect... In general, not just on the Gibb River Road, was it easy to go and s...

Hi Anyone We are soon to be nomads and need some info on generators please Will be used for fridge small freezer lights etc We are also set up for 12 volt so it won't be used all the time A nice quiet brand would be good Cheers Chris

We have a 1982 Viscount which has been re-upholstered, re-laminated benches and tabletop, new stove, built in microwave, pantry added and new mattresses. And on our last trip she had to have 2 new springs. Now she bounces so well, everything moves more in the cupboards! But we love her. The layout is w...

Have just recently arrived at the Walkamin caravan park which is half way between Mareeba and Atherton in north QLD, everybody here is friendly and they have the largest sites I have ever seen in a caravan park, not like the freepark just up the road towards Atherton where they are stacked in very very c...

Gday... We need to be aware, and not just be accepting, of price rises that a supplier attributes to "the carbon tax". ACCC has been authorised to investigate frivolous/fraudulent claims for price increases attributed to "the carbon tax" If you feel either the increase is 'e...

well guys we had a huge day yesterday we only went to LOOK at the new holden colorado ,and yes you guessed it we signed up for a brand new one in gun metal grey Manual, we are very excited ,bit the bullet and said oh well might as well do something about a brand new car while we still have the business . we shoul...

Thanks to Jon and Hylda who recommended this place, we've found paradise! Formerly called "Split Solitary Holiday Park" after the island off-shore, this park is 6km North of the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour and 1 km off the Pacific Hwy. Separated from the beach by a sand dune, we can hear t...

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we are slowly getting our spaces together for our m/h a 40' austral t/master, what we would like to find out is where we might be able to buy a sofa with seatbelt point already built in or what could a solution be to having seat belts put in. we dont have a front facing passenger seat so the sofam is where t...

Am I blind and have nevar seen it before or is there a new heading "Show Us Your Rig". Great Idea and I noticed wombat had to be first but that's ok with me cos he's a great wombat and is entitled to top billing.