The Grey Nomads - General

Magnarc · Magnarc

To everyone on the forums, including the lurkers, have a great Christmas and let us all hope that the new Year is a 200% improvement on this one.

JayDee · JayDee

Hi all Forumites. We want to wish each and every one of you a Happy Christmas and may 2021 bring us all what wewould so desire. Good Health and a bit more wealth are thrown in, would be a great present. Enjoy your stay in this great country of ours. Remember that all would be welcome at our campfire anytime...

the rocket · the rocket

Hello everyone, does anyone have one of these? Am interested in a light weight van bout 21foot that can be towed by a falcon. all the secondhand geists for sale are about 4 to 7 years old I wanted to see some 2010 models for sale and can't find any. also, what are they like to repair and where in Australia c...

David&Paulene · David&Paulene

I have a caravan in the planning stage and I have a Dometic 180w regulated portable solar panel and a 75 ltr car fridge. When parked up at times I may wish to run my car fridge from the caravan (2x 100 Ah batteries & 2 x 170w roof mounted panels) and plug the portable panel in to assist the van battery syst...

Old and Grey · Old and Grey

Morning all, We keep our van in the cave while at home.I took it for granted that the vans Dometic fridge was still on/ operating on AC, and keeping our door seals from drying out on the lowest setting (1). On Friday night while showing some folks the van, I opened the fridge door to check the temp. Not wo...

2trout · 2trout

I am interested in anyone who is towing with a Silverado 1500. Your general thoughts, weight of your van, fuel economy etc. I am not interested to hear from owners of any other vehicles. Thanks in advance.

yobarr · yobarr

A while back I seem to recall that someone asked if the towing capacity was affected by inverting the towbar shank? (Tongue). Finally I have found the picture that I was looking for at that time.This may be of interest to those of us who tow big heavy vans with Toyotas,as using the tongue incorrectly c...

travelyounger · travelyounger

There was recently a post about lack of information about gvm and gcm upgrades on dmax by Isuzu dealer. I spoke to a dealer today at Isuzu Cardiff nsw and he informed me they can be done in the pre rego which will give a national certificate if the vehicle is sod interstate. Because of the new model only ped...

the rocket · the rocket

Hi everyone. Looking for suggestions. Crows love our caravan roof because of the aircon. Water. Have got van tilted but there are a few dips where water pools. thought of putting toy stuffed cat on roof but as crows are smart they will not take long to figure out it means them no harm. do not want to harm...

ConsumerMan · ConsumerMan

Has anybody experienced their ESC being activated. I am wondering if you can actually feel the science doing its job or is the electronics so clever you dont feel a thing when activated? i have only been towing for fifteen months with around 13,000 kilometres so far. Yesterday was the first time that I...

Noel from perth · Noel from perth

Hi all. I bought a Jayco Swan outback last year. We have travelled about 18.000kms. The issue we have is that one of our tyres keeps losing pressure. We have twice taken it to local Bridgestone store who have checked for damage, punctures etc and have resealed, reinflated, checked under high pres...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

I suspect the following applies to all states but I can only speak with confidence in regard to Victoria: If one is a permanent nomad (itinerant) as opposed to someone doing a tour of Oz for a few years then one may apply to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to be marked on the electoral roll as it...

Bungy48 · Bungy48

Good morning, I am looking to change my lights in my Coromal caravan to LED. I am wondering which globes would fit into the light fitting I have. I have attached a picture of my lights. I anyone can let me know that would be great Thanks David

Mackayak · Mackayak

Ok been living in van for 10 months working . Now have a sitting job over chrismas so going to resort van early Feb and then hit road full time. Have sorted mail, insuranc, road side service and bank. Can you get out of voting? What are other things needing changeing? Have wiki camp. Thanks for the ideas ha...

Kiewietjie · Kiewietjie

Can anyone help with storage of my caravan 20 ft for about 2 months near Avoca (Erina/Gosford/Kincumber/Wamberal). A safe open area is fine as van has a cover

RV freewind · RV freewind

We are thinking of up-grading our motorhome for one we can free camp with. What do we need as far as solar panels and house batterries are concerned.Also any other information re free camping would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

KymLou · KymLou

HWS working on AC and decided to try on gas which worked perfectly. Then switched back to AC only to find no hot on AC. Pushed reset button, still no hot water on AC. Any thoughts / comments appreciate. Thankyou Lou

Derek Barnes · Derek Barnes

We have been investigating car drawer systems versus straps to tie down points to store all our tools etc., in our car (Patrol Y62). At present we keep all the tools, compressor, chocks, jacks, etc., in various canvas bags or plastic boxes, which are tied down to points in the walls and floor of the carr...

Possum3 · Possum3

Seems Australia's main Health Funds are profiting from COVID-19 as elective surgeries were cancelled. Health funds pay policyholders $500 million less due to COVID-19 | ACCC

Possum3 · Possum3

The Federal Court has ordered Kogan Australia Pty Ltd (Kogan) to pay a penalty of $350,000 for making false or misleading representations about a tax time sales promotion, in breach of Australian Consumer Law. Kogan to pay $350,000 for misleading tax time promotion | ACCC

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Chrissy greetings. (Preview) To everyone on the forums, including the lurkers, have a great Christmas and let us all hope that the new Year is a 200% improvement on this one.	Magnarc	10	872	12:01 AM Dec 25, 2020 by Webmaster
	all the best for the Festive Season. (Preview) Hi all Forumites. We want to wish each and every one of you a Happy Christmas and may 2021 bring us all what wewould so desire. Good Health and a bit more wealth are thrown in, would be a great present. Enjoy your stay in this great country of ours. Remember that all would be welcome at our campfire anytime...	JayDee	3	322	11:02 PM Dec 24, 2020 by Gaylehere
	GEIST CARAVAN ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hello everyone, does anyone have one of these? Am interested in a light weight van bout 21foot that can be towed by a falcon. all the secondhand geists for sale are about 4 to 7 years old I wanted to see some 2010 models for sale and can't find any. also, what are they like to repair and where in Australia c...	the rocket	55	37121	09:52 PM Dec 23, 2020 by yobarr
	Best setup for adding a portable solar panel (Preview) I have a caravan in the planning stage and I have a Dometic 180w regulated portable solar panel and a 75 ltr car fridge. When parked up at times I may wish to run my car fridge from the caravan (2x 100 Ah batteries & 2 x 170w roof mounted panels) and plug the portable panel in to assist the van battery syst...	David&Paulene	3	1003	10:41 AM Dec 23, 2020 by travelyounger
	Dometic Fridge Maintenance MUST (Preview) Morning all, We keep our van in the cave while at home.I took it for granted that the vans Dometic fridge was still on/ operating on AC, and keeping our door seals from drying out on the lowest setting (1). On Friday night while showing some folks the van, I opened the fridge door to check the temp. Not wo...	Old and Grey	10	912	04:26 AM Dec 23, 2020 by Trevor 57
	Chev. Silverado 15oo ( 1 2 ) (closed) (Preview) I am interested in anyone who is towing with a Silverado 1500. Your general thoughts, weight of your van, fuel economy etc. I am not interested to hear from owners of any other vehicles. Thanks in advance.	2trout	30	2502	09:54 PM Dec 22, 2020 by Bobdown
	Toyota Towbar Tongue Limitations... (Preview) A while back I seem to recall that someone asked if the towing capacity was affected by inverting the towbar shank? (Tongue). Finally I have found the picture that I was looking for at that time.This may be of interest to those of us who tow big heavy vans with Toyotas,as using the tongue incorrectly c...	yobarr	11	1378	06:42 PM Dec 21, 2020 by yobarr
	New dmax suspension upgrade (Preview) There was recently a post about lack of information about gvm and gcm upgrades on dmax by Isuzu dealer. I spoke to a dealer today at Isuzu Cardiff nsw and he informed me they can be done in the pre rego which will give a national certificate if the vehicle is sod interstate. Because of the new model only ped...	travelyounger	2	1567	08:44 PM Dec 17, 2020 by travelyounger
	Crows on roof ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi everyone. Looking for suggestions. Crows love our caravan roof because of the aircon. Water. Have got van tilted but there are a few dips where water pools. thought of putting toy stuffed cat on roof but as crows are smart they will not take long to figure out it means them no harm. do not want to harm...	the rocket	32	2854	05:36 PM Dec 17, 2020 by Craig1
	Electronic Stability Control (ESC) (Preview) Has anybody experienced their ESC being activated. I am wondering if you can actually feel the science doing its job or is the electronics so clever you dont feel a thing when activated? i have only been towing for fifteen months with around 13,000 kilometres so far. Yesterday was the first time that I...	ConsumerMan	13	921	01:37 PM Dec 17, 2020 by StewG
	Jayco Swan tyres (Preview) Hi all. I bought a Jayco Swan outback last year. We have travelled about 18.000kms. The issue we have is that one of our tyres keeps losing pressure. We have twice taken it to local Bridgestone store who have checked for damage, punctures etc and have resealed, reinflated, checked under high pres...	Noel from perth	8	1830	12:10 AM Dec 17, 2020 by Cupie
	Jury service as a nomad (Preview) I suspect the following applies to all states but I can only speak with confidence in regard to Victoria: If one is a permanent nomad (itinerant) as opposed to someone doing a tour of Oz for a few years then one may apply to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to be marked on the electoral roll as it...	Mike Harding	4	1160	04:54 PM Dec 16, 2020 by littledick
	Replacing my lights with LED (Preview) Good morning, I am looking to change my lights in my Coromal caravan to LED. I am wondering which globes would fit into the light fitting I have. I have attached a picture of my lights. I anyone can let me know that would be great Thanks David	Bungy48	16	2569	08:08 PM Dec 15, 2020 by mike g g
	thing need changing before hitting the road (Preview) Ok been living in van for 10 months working . Now have a sitting job over chrismas so going to resort van early Feb and then hit road full time. Have sorted mail, insuranc, road side service and bank. Can you get out of voting? What are other things needing changeing? Have wiki camp. Thanks for the ideas ha...	Mackayak	9	1472	10:39 AM Dec 14, 2020 by Mackayak
	Caravan Storage (Preview) Can anyone help with storage of my caravan 20 ft for about 2 months near Avoca (Erina/Gosford/Kincumber/Wamberal). A safe open area is fine as van has a cover	Kiewietjie	3	1559	02:40 PM Dec 13, 2020 by oldbloke
	Free camping with a motorhome. (Preview) We are thinking of up-grading our motorhome for one we can free camp with. What do we need as far as solar panels and house batterries are concerned.Also any other information re free camping would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.	RV freewind	21	2049	08:08 PM Dec 12, 2020 by msg
	HWS Jayco Expanda Outback 2013 (Preview) HWS working on AC and decided to try on gas which worked perfectly. Then switched back to AC only to find no hot on AC. Pushed reset button, still no hot water on AC. Any thoughts / comments appreciate. Thankyou Lou	KymLou	1	586	11:36 AM Dec 12, 2020 by KJB
	Car Drawer Systems versus straps to tie down points (Preview) We have been investigating car drawer systems versus straps to tie down points to store all our tools etc., in our car (Patrol Y62). At present we keep all the tools, compressor, chocks, jacks, etc., in various canvas bags or plastic boxes, which are tied down to points in the walls and floor of the carr...	Derek Barnes	16	1433	11:03 AM Dec 11, 2020 by Whenarewethere
	ACCC vs Health Funds (Preview) Seems Australia's main Health Funds are profiting from COVID-19 as elective surgeries were cancelled. Health funds pay policyholders $500 million less due to COVID-19 \| ACCC	Possum3	7	991	11:24 PM Dec 10, 2020 by Farmhat
	ACCC vs Kogan (Preview) The Federal Court has ordered Kogan Australia Pty Ltd (Kogan) to pay a penalty of $350,000 for making false or misleading representations about a tax time sales promotion, in breach of Australian Consumer Law. Kogan to pay $350,000 for misleading tax time promotion \| ACCC	Possum3	10	2883	06:52 PM Dec 10, 2020 by oldbloke
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