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Just returned from a great week end away at Kuipto Forrest, 45 minutes from Adelaide. Although not free its damn close to it, $3 per adult a night. We stayed at Chookarloo Set amongst gums along a small creek 1.5km from the information centre on Brookman Road. It is the main camping area at Kuitpo and has...

has anyone taken the ferry acrross to tassie lately, there used to be a camp spot (or at least one was allowed to sleep) at or near the car parking area, is that still allowed or does one stay at bacchus marsh (55kms away) and travel in

Locks on caravan doors/windows are not the most robust and so we would like some advice about securing valuables against theft. Specifically laptops, TV's, cameras etc. I had some advice to get a laptop safe and bolt it down!!! When I saw the size of the "small" laptop safe (not to menti...

Hi everyone My partner and I recently brought ourselves a caravan but we need a generator. Please help. Some people say 1000 watt is enough other people say 2000watt and other say 3000. Bit confusing think so. Our caravan is a pop top and has gas cooking so very thing else will be on generator. Is it best t...

Petrol pill scam exposed on 4 corners... http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/default.htm

We're about to head off into the distance having sold up and will have no base. We want to use the internet on the road to check emails etc, download info on places we visit, and generally keep in touch with the 'other side'. Can someone give us ideas about wireless broadband - is it expensive? do you hav...

I am not yet a "grey nomad" I am not yet "retired" I can not as yet take off and never return to the doldrum ho hum life that is mine, I am only slightly grey and wander only a relatively small ammount of time, I take extended holidays, I am an albatross, that great sea bird who wanders a...

Like to take your baskerville hound to the beach? I love taking Gracie... She really enjoys sntching other peoples picnics, kicking sand in peoples faces, excavating sand castles and generally creating a Nuisance... Here is a listing of East Coast Dog Friendly beaches; http://www.mfenger.co...

Hi Everyone out there enjoying our "back yard". We are new members and would like some help getting started. Early next year we want to chuck in our full time jobs, get out of this rat hole of suburbia, sell off the house and join the all you guys travelling this fantastic country. A. We need to...

Calling all families with kids on the road!!! My family and I are just about to embark on a 12 month adventure around Australia. Our kids are 9 year old girl and 7 year old boy and two dogs. We have got work up in Queensland for our first stop so the kids will go to school for term 4 of this year, but we will star...

I want to buy a camp fridge either 50 litre waeco or 32 litre Engel and are unsure which is the best Waeco or Engel

Left Adelaide midnite Sat, to Eucla 4pm,car only, strong winds, 3 hrs rain.1 hr snooze Iron Knob and lots of 5 min eye closures.long trip but great to break back as rest was relatively easy. Accom hard to get at Kalgoorlie as a large shutdown on,mines. beware early next month booked out for days some gol...

We are getting things organised to head off for a few years travelling/working around our great country and were wondering if you could advise us as to the best company to insure your motor vehicle while travelling. Our RACQ company will not cover us out of Queensland so can you please assist us with...

we have only just joined & are looking for some friendly advice. we have a jayco camper trailer (outback range) & a 4x4 single cab chassis with full canopy to pull it. we will be setting off for an extended period early 2009. what options have members found for insuring not only each of the rigs,...

I'm a first time user to this forum and I am anticipating a lot pf good common sense from all you grey nomads out there. I'm hoping my query is not to basic, but here goes! The wife and I are about 10 months away from STKI (spending the kids inheritence). We have a Jayco 16 foot Classique 92 model (Island be...

I was all prepared to go ahead and get the Cobb Cooker but have now read all about the Turbo Cooker (some might call it a convection oven). Our van only has a grill and I would dearly like to once in a while make a roast or pie or even a cake!!! I am put off by the size of the turbo cooker and have been looking at a go...

Does anyone have any thoughts, comments, advice on folding bicycles? Don't want to go to the expense of putting a tow bar and bike rack on Matilda and anyway, it strikes me as not being very secure.

Here goes - yeh I KNOW IT IS SATURDAY THANX DOUG! After being married for 36 years, I took a careful look at my wife yesterday (our 36th anniversary) and said: "Honey, 35 years ago we had a cheap flat, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night...

I've been looking into "RETIREMENT VILLAGES"... What an absolute minefield....The rip offs are unbelievable, one place I tactfully enquired as to what happened to the upfront money to purchase a "Villa" "Oh we consider that a donation" JFC a $400,000 "...

who's going where, and why isnt anybody telling anybody where they are going, I understood this to be a peoples forum as for me & the dragon, we are off to the grampians through the otways and home via the great ocean road and mount gambier. just a short one this time ( two weeks ) -- Edited by dave06 at...