HOW TO RECOGNISE ANOTHER GN ON THE ROAD

Big Gorilla · Guru

HOW TO RECOGNISE ANOTHER GN ON THE ROAD

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Dunno the answer to ya question BG. It has interested me often as well.

I have been travelling full-time for five years - covered more than 80,000km in QLD/NSW/VIC/SA/WA ..... in all that time I have never seen a GN sticker on a van/camper/motorhome/pushbike/scooter/roller skate or any other object. I have also not 'bumped' into a member of the forum at a camp/van park either. I have spoken to many fellow-campers but I have yet to meet one who has even heard of this forum. I do the 'gentle sell' and give the website but dunno if they ever joined or even looked at the forum.

The only GNs I have met have been through advice/information provided on this forum - get-togethers, "meet up" posts etc.

The problem is perhaps one of two things - a) not many buy/display a sticker; or b) there are not many GN forumites on the road in comparison to the hoards of other travellers (lost in the crowd confuse ).

I am always looking for GN Forum stickers - ain't seen one yet (except at 'organised' meetings)

Cheers - John

oldbobsbus · Guru

Crikey I dunno why....

The stickers are only $2 each and that includes postage and handling... confuse

**Runs off to order a couple**

KFT · Guru

BG, My observations are similar to yours and RockyL has nailed it I think.

consider this
Australia as at 2013 there are nearly 500,000 registered Rv's
At any given time there are approx. 150,000 on the road and travelling

GN forum has but 8000 members so I equate that to GN's being the proverbial needles in a very big haystack.

Even the biggest RV forum has around 20,000 members still a very small percentage.

I have stickers on my RV but have yet to see another

keep looking mate you will eventually see one. Let us know when you do.

frank

chaslib · Senior Member

I have often wondered that myself - Apart from one lovely lady that I met up with in northern NSW after learning we both faced the same health issue (g'day Beth), never saw one last year and when I spoke with other travellers at free camps/caravan parks etc., whilst most of them were full time retirees, the majority of them had no idea what I was talking about. Oh well ...... maybe one day!

Happywanderer · The Master

I've got 3 grey nomad stickers on my van, plus Happywanderer across the front in Purple.
Can't do much more.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

We have an enlarged GN sticker on the back window of the motorhome - we have "bumped" into a couple of GN's, but meet mostly at pre arranged places - but then we have 8000 members - CMCA has about 70,000!!!! Volume!

glendadon · Veteran Member

I have a Grey Nomad Sticker on the rear of our Classic Van but like the rest of the forum have never seen another one while out and about and would love to catch up with other Grey Nomads.

Regards
glendadon

chopit · Senior Member

Not long after joining the forum we got some stickers.
One on the back of the 'van, on the rear bumper area of the 4x4 & on the lower left front of the windscreen.
Also on the back of the 'van is a 30cm "Ulysses. Grow old disgracefully."
Because we have been Ulyssians for years & it is highly reflective for safety.
We met a GN solo traveller at a Maccas.
He spotted the sticker & sought us out.
Me with the grey beard made us easy to spot.

justcruisin01 · Guru

Why not just put a thread on here as to where you are & where you are going. see if anyone is in that area at the same time & organise it from there.

Very little hope of spotting a sticker while travelling & you could do a lot of looking while parked.

Be like local directories; let you fingers do the work.

This works for us & have now meet around 50 members.

JC.

Baz421 · Guru

Going from Wirrabara SA to Mt Barker SA on Wed this week.

Toyota LC Ute with pod on back towing Sunland Longreach 3 van.

-- Edited by Baz421 on Sunday 4th of May 2014 08:32:50 PM

rockylizard · Guru

justcruisin01 wrote:
Why not just put a thread on here as to where you are & where you are going. see if anyone is in that area at the same time & organise it from there.
Very little hope of spotting a sticker while travelling & you could do a lot of looking while parked.
Be like local directories; let you fingers do the work.
This works for us & have now meet around 50 members.
JC.

Gday...

Yep .. that is a good idea. This topic was raised a few years ago .. so I began putting my "itinerary" on Solos showing where I would be for the coming week or so.

This only works of course if there are others travelling at the same time to the same places. Unfortunately, I only met up with one forumite doing that over about three months. Gave up.

Cheers- John

chaslib · Senior Member

Great idea to post where you are going and where you will be stopping. We are leaving northern NSW tomorrow going west and then into QLD via either Bruxner or Gwydir. Still have to do some research on outback QLD roads today before deciding on route. Heading towards MT Isa and then either into NT or east ... To far ahead to decided on that part. Will post again tonight or tomorrow. We will free camp hopefully where toilets so we dont have to set up our tent and loo. Would welcome any meet ups along the way. Car and van are described in our signature ... Without the kayaks this trip.

Jonathan · Senior Member

justcruisin01 wrote:
Why not just put a thread on here as to where you are & where you are going. see if anyone is in that area at the same time & organise it from there.
Very little hope of spotting a sticker while travelling & you could do a lot of looking while parked.
Be like local directories; let you fingers do the work.
This works for us & have now meet around 50 members.
JC.

.. I agree with you Jim .. and it also gives others the opportunity to speak with me in private if they didn't wish to put out info in the public arena for all to see.

Much easier to come to some arrangement when ones personal comfort zone is less challenged ..

It suits me .. it may or may not suit you ..

sandsmere · Guru

150,000 RVers on the road at any one time . 8,000 members on this forum with probably 90% of them, casual visitors only.

Most people we have met in the last 2 years on the road don't belong to any forum. A lot of CMCA members but CMCA don't run their forum now.

While there are at least a dozen forums out there that I know of, most of them have small membership numbers .

And then , how many have stickers? Not very many at all I reckon.

Big Gorilla · Guru

KFT wrote:
BG, My observations are similar to yours and RockyL has nailed it I think.

consider this
Australia as at 2013 there are nearly 500,000 registered Rv's
At any given time there are approx. 150,000 on the road and travelling

GN forum has but 8000 members so I equate that to GN's being the proverbial needles in a very big haystack.

Even the biggest RV forum has around 20,000 members still a very small percentage.

I have stickers on my RV but have yet to see another

keep looking mate you will eventually see one. Let us know when you do.

frank

What it boils down to is numbers..8000 is not a big number compared to half a million RVs registered in Australia.

However, we can still display a sticker, they cost only $2.00 and will help to identify ourselves on the road.

A special message to the Webmaster: I'll send my Bank account details for you to pay in my commission !!

Laughing Mickey Mouse.gif

jetj · Guru

I look at it this way, grey nomads are nice to meet whether they belong to this or any other forums. The only sticker I have come across, I spoke to the person who said they never post.

beiffe · Guru

Hi Baz were you at the Blazeaid site in Wirrabara last week on Thursday and Friday.
Regards
Brian

revemike · Senior Member

good points made in this thread... I have just placed an order for the stickers... I will make sure they are placed in a visible location

eureka · Senior Member

I also ordered a sticker, $2.00 free delivery and also ordered a $10 hat at $7.00 del.

Not a bad price, as its delivered to my door.

gwb · Senior Member

We are currently in Fremantle and heading off to Meredin on Saturday and from there will make our way to Port Augusta before heading home to Bribie Island via Alice Springs, Mt Isa etc.
Geoff and Bev

smiley · Member

You really have to recognise if the caravaners next to you are over 60??, Chances are they are GN Although off season you can almost guarantee they are, High season they are just retirees taking a break from the winter month's, But I do agree, The amount of travellers I have seen on the road only about 1 in 30 would have heard of The grey nomads , and only about 2 in 50 are signed up, I have not met anyone that is here on this site and I have been traveling for 11 months solo, So any one in Darwin at the moment ???

Smiley

will send off for some stickers

aussietraveller · Guru

We have a Nomads sticker on the back of our van and to date only met up with one other member as a result of the sticker. We will be on the road for about three months from a fortnights time heading to Darwin and surrounds and then on to the gulf and across to Cairns and then down the coast to home we will post our locations as we travel with the hope of meeting up wit other GN members.

dING · Senior Member

OK I give in just

Placed a order

For 2 stickers

justcruisin01 · Guru

Those heading to the NT &Qld in the near future we may see you along the track as we are heading north next week , across to NT & down the centre in spring.

No definite tracks yet for Qld, will post updates as we go.

A couple have given travel suggestions in this thread but they will need to be a new thread with correct heading so they can be found later, a post in the middle of a topic will never be found again.

JC

oldboar · Senior Member

We may possibly trip over each other Libby, as we'll be leaving Townsville in a week or so gradually making our way west to Isa, thence across NT into WA. You may also run into the convoy (Billiee, Jules, Marge, Steve, etc) who also are heading that way via Boulia, Isa but they will probably be ahead of us.

Darrell & Sandra

lyn-n-ken · Senior Member

MMMMM had my stickers for 3 years .... guess I should really stick them somewhere. But its true iv never met a grey nomad on the road yet, maybe we need a notification lead in the topics section to let every one know where we are, that could be helpful
lyn

Baz421 · Guru

beiffe wrote:
Hi Baz were you at the Blazeaid site in Wirrabara last week on Thursday and Friday.
Regards
Brian

Yep sure was left today. Were you there or nearby?????

beiffe · Guru

I was there Wednesday night and worked Thursday and left Friday morning when all the rain came and work was put off except for one group who went out.
Went to port Pirie as I have a mate doing chemo and I will be supporting him whilst he is home and then perhaps back to Wirrabara when he is in Adelaide.
House sitting for the Son at the moment as he is off fishing LOL. Using MY tools and making a mess in MY shed in HIS yard.
Regards
Brian

chaslib · Senior Member

Just left Swan Brook Rest Area east of Inverell afte 2 night stop ... Highly recommend. We will be at Wallam Creek west of St George probably in 2 days for an stay of a week or so. Hope to see anyone heading what way.