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Hi everyone, The Avan Ovation I pick up in two weeks has an 83-Amp Deep Cycle house battery with PROVISION for two house batteries. Is it better to have them put a second one in at the factory rather than have one fitted later should I need it? Would this increase my ability to be independent of power fo...

We are wanting to do the great ocean road in January and would like feedback on the availability of powered sites, if we can't book too far in advance and more importantly on the parks to stay and to avoid. 2 grey nomads no kids no pets. We are leaving Cairns mid December.

Looking at starting our trip around this country with a stay in either of these towns for approx2-3 months does anyone know of long term accomodation for a van in either town

Hi, Have just started using the Telstra prepaid mobile internet thingy, which works a treat (in my Perth suburban home, at least). It's certainly an option for grey nomads. Yes, I know Telstra's not cheap, but it does work better than the others and this way you can top up like you do with a prepaid mobi...

Hi everyone, I settle the sale of my home on 17 December and to my great surprise have decided against towing a 5th wheeler at all. What a wimp After a visit to the Expo at Batemans Bay last Friday to have a look at the only motorhome that was of interest to me, I had a test drive of the Avan 23ft Ovation M3 Lowli...

The little bugger has done it at last

Hello all. Whilst we are not TV addicts, my wife and I like to catch up with TV news etc regularly. Has anyone any experience of satellite TV ? What do we need to buy ? Does anyone have any experience with satellite TV ? Your thoughts on what's best, what's worst, what's value for money etc. would be really g...

Hi we are contemplating jumping off the roundabout and would love some feedback from folks out there and doing it as to the current status for work opportunities. Also whats the feeling with the 'recession', should we do it? I'm nervous about the whole thing.

We have just arrived in Australia and are travelling without our own vehicle. We intend to get around using buses, plains, trains and lift sharing. Can anyone suggest useful web sites that we can explore for lift sharing apart from caravan tag along site which we have registered on.

Hi my partner and i are taking 12 to 18 months to travel around australia we are interested if people know of long term camping areas in queensland because for th first 3 months we wil either be in the kingaroy area or rockhampton area then what about free camping areas in queensland where do you find them...

well it's finally happened the global destroyers (developers) are moving into the very heart of a much beloved and infrequently visited peice of heaven, it is rumoured that the bay of fires is about to receive "the treatment" find a paradise and put up a shopping centre, a mall and 150 m...

Hi there I am looking at purchasing a 30ft Rockwood Ultra Lite and am looking for tow vehicle suggestions. Tare weight is 2600kg and the GVM is 3693kg. Would prefer something like a Toyota Landcruiser, Nissan Patrol or Holden Rodeo rather than Iveco or Isuzu truck. After alot of research, there are...

An Aboriginal man in Alice Springs goes to the doctor with a problem - he just can't stop jogging or stand still ! Hey white doctor says the Blackman. What ya think is makin me run all over the place. It's to puckin hot for dat ****. The doctor says It's got me beat but hey I might have a cure. The doctor puts...

Would any SA Forum participents (wont call us members as we aren't a club) be interested in getting together for a BBQ/Picnic sometime before Xmas? It goes without saying anybody passing thru would also be welcome. I could find a park somewhere central to gather or we could could have it at my place. We...

Today, I renewed my acquaintance with that dog that s... on the tuckerbox. Good old Gundagai. Have been through there many times. Always brings a lump to my throat. Also visited a garden dedicated to Banjo Paterson this morning in Yass. It was good to read the extracts from his great poems, set in bronz...

The good old LG TU500 was acting up, phoning people at random, shutting itself off etc so being a few years old I ventured into Telstra to get it fixed............... Young guys serve me, says your phone is out of Contract I shall replace it for you. What type of phone would you like sir? (not your Grace, s...

Hi there everyone. Have just discovered this lovely, lovely site and so much great information for us to read. A little insight for you - My hubby and I are on the verge of retiring and hitting the grey nomad trail - with at least a 5 year plan - if not longer! never to return and quite content with the fact t...

My partner and I have recently arrived from New Zealand. We were offering free 2 hour memory workshops on our travels and found it a great way to meet people and to give something to the local community. We ran workshops for U3A, Probus and Mental Health Foundation. We are keen to do the same in Austr...

Hi, this is my first post, so I hope I'm doing this correctly. My husband and I will be travelling and working for a long period of time and are thinking of installing satellite tv in our van. We will be staying (probably for months at a time) at very remote locations, where no usual tv is available. We d...

Well! The super payout came through today - Down to pick up the Jayco Penguin tomorrow, couple a' days to fit Battery, Electric Brake Controller, Drawbar Box etc. and pack it out, 'nother couple to empty out the unit and I'm off like a piece of cheese, Hopefully on or before Dec 14. Heading up the Great Ce...