The Grey Nomads - General

whoppa · whoppa

Hi folks we have been taking a break from the road for a few weeks but are keen to get back on the road in time for Bathurst 1000. Can any one point me in the direction of a post re cleaning out of the water tank as I have not used it since purchasing the van. It is a jayco freedom with a typical under floor plastic...

Hylda&Jon · Hylda&Jon

From looking after a 600,000 acre 120km wide homestead 70km from the nearest town of Sandstone WA with the nearest human being over 50km away to now, being in Monkey Mia Caravan Park, surrounded by Apollo, Brit & Wicked vans plus of cause the normal caravans & motorhomes....what a differenc...

xina · xina

Hi Guys, My sister has a Motorhome, and wants to know how to cleanse and refresh a grey water tank. Any advice will be appreciated. Cheers, xina.

al · al

hi guy and gals can any one help with information on how best to clean a water tank in caravan that has been standing for some time . have just bought van and have no idea how long since it has been cleaned or what has been in it. regards al

pipes · pipes

I well realise that there are a lot of people out there who, like myself have spent a lot of years on the road, so I will approach the following carefully. For those who are, maybe setting off on the BIG trip, and as a rule, don't drive long distances very often, this may be of help. If the holiday "...

ledavidson · ledavidson

Could someone please advise me on the duration of keeping water fresh in tanks. Currently travelling so only using filtered water over sink, otherwise hooked up to caravan park water. Water has been there five months to date. Is it advisable to drain and only fill when going "free camping"...

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

Have just realised our van wont be used for 3 months, and wonder if we should empty the water tank, or put something in to stop it going "off"? I dont think, if we try to empty it, that all the water will drain out, leaving just a bit in the bottom to become yucky. What do others do to keep their wate...

Two Strays · Two Strays

Hello fellow nomads There is a lot of talk about the excessive oil usuage in the LC200 4.5 TD. Some vehicles are using up to 1.5lt per 1000km, levelling out to about 200ml per 1000km with 20000km on the clock using the oil the Toyota dealers put in the motor. I read in another forum the usage is reduced wh...

bill12 · bill12

I was at Yaamba, nth of Rocky,QLD,last night hoping to get a good nights sleep having driven from Townsville, and a semi pulls up beside me and starts a noisy diesel gen, just to run his aircon. It was humid, but he didn,t turn it off til 3.30am!i couldn,t sleep and evertually, 4am, packed up and drove to C...

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

We found out this morning first grandchild due mid Nov. We were leaving next weekend to head north and do the topend before heading to Broome working our way down the coast ending back in Adelaide for Xmas (we spent last christmas away and decided in future we will come home for the festive season) She wh...

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Our first stop was the G/Coast where we spent ten days with family, they also joined us along with two couples from back home for the Alan Jackson concert in Brissy,a fantastic night. Moving on to the Sunshine coast & hinterland we had the pleasure of meeting up with GN's Gary & Kerry & Glas...

petengail · petengail

Maybe a bit toooo Scottish for some of you!! Two Glaswegians, Archie and Jimmy, are sitting in the pub discussing Jimmy's forthcoming wedding. "Och, it's all goin' pure brilliant," says Jimmy. "A've got everythin' organised awready, the fluers, the church, the caurs, the recept...

jimbo · jimbo

Marj I am heading off too Echuca at Easter...How do you think the fly's will be down the river at Christies Beach. Grateful for any info.....

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

We are heading off to the york on Monday to catch up with friends travelling to WA, anybody going to be in the area?

Hylda&Jon · Hylda&Jon

We have found in some places we have stayed that fellow travellers like to camp rather close to us, well,....it may be they park close to others as well but i tend to think that we are such lovable people that it's a complete pleasure to bask in the glow of just being near us. This is especially true of europ...

maryfairy · maryfairy

Hi all, I am contemplating buying a waeco... (no real reason why a waeco).. fridge freezer in one... Any tips. Just a 60 lt will do me... Anaconda have them on special for $1199. which includes a free cover & vaccum sealer as well... Is that a good buy? I have looked at second hand ones as well. Or...

BushbabyandGumnut · BushbabyandGumnut

Most new vans have a pressure hatch presumably to keep out the dust while travelling.As our van is a pre pressure hatch,if I put the front vent of the 4 season hatch onto rain would this work the same? http://www.nomadsnotes.com/AP.aspx?ID=551&EID=10594211

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

Head of Bight has been recommended several times on this forum as a good place to view Whales. I keep notes of recommended places in my (big) book, but havent been able to find "Head of the Bight" in my atlas. Sorry to show my ignorance, but where is it?

Hylda&Jon · Hylda&Jon

I know we have a food forum but, like me, I think many people only occasionally have a glance at it so I thought it best to ask this question on the main forum. When camping away from power in the hotter climates our freezer isn't the most reliable & the waeco struggles a bit also as our battery has its mo...

Happywanderer · Happywanderer

I picked up Myrtle this afternoon, all done and a lot poorer. Have spent a bit of time with a bucket of hot soapy water giving a wipe out of cupboards, shelves and doors. Worked out where and what a few things were. Layed out the canopy and tarp and wiped a few cobwebs off. Had found a large black spider in the...

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	water tank (Preview) Hi folks we have been taking a break from the road for a few weeks but are keen to get back on the road in time for Bathurst 1000. Can any one point me in the direction of a post re cleaning out of the water tank as I have not used it since purchasing the van. It is a jayco freedom with a typical under floor plastic...	whoppa	7	1233	06:13 PM Mar 26, 2011 by lencerpetro
	Shock to the system (Preview) From looking after a 600,000 acre 120km wide homestead 70km from the nearest town of Sandstone WA with the nearest human being over 50km away to now, being in Monkey Mia Caravan Park, surrounded by Apollo, Brit & Wicked vans plus of cause the normal caravans & motorhomes....what a differenc...	Hylda&Jon	8	1482	06:04 PM Mar 26, 2011 by Hylda&Jon
	Cleanse Grey Water Tank. (Preview) Hi Guys, My sister has a Motorhome, and wants to know how to cleanse and refresh a grey water tank. Any advice will be appreciated. Cheers, xina.	xina	7	6590	05:52 PM Mar 26, 2011 by lencerpetro
	cleaning of caravan water tank (Preview) hi guy and gals can any one help with information on how best to clean a water tank in caravan that has been standing for some time . have just bought van and have no idea how long since it has been cleaned or what has been in it. regards al	al	13	32284	05:40 PM Mar 26, 2011 by lencerpetro
	cruise control, can be deadly (Preview) I well realise that there are a lot of people out there who, like myself have spent a lot of years on the road, so I will approach the following carefully. For those who are, maybe setting off on the BIG trip, and as a rule, don't drive long distances very often, this may be of help. If the holiday "...	pipes	29	2392	05:31 PM Mar 26, 2011 by Beth54
	time frame for water in tanks (Preview) Could someone please advise me on the duration of keeping water fresh in tanks. Currently travelling so only using filtered water over sink, otherwise hooked up to caravan park water. Water has been there five months to date. Is it advisable to drain and only fill when going "free camping"...	ledavidson	9	1296	05:27 PM Mar 26, 2011 by lencerpetro
	Water tank maintenance (Preview) Have just realised our van wont be used for 3 months, and wonder if we should empty the water tank, or put something in to stop it going "off"? I dont think, if we try to empty it, that all the water will drain out, leaving just a bit in the bottom to become yucky. What do others do to keep their wate...	Gerty Dancer	11	3096	05:24 PM Mar 26, 2011 by lencerpetro
	Landcruiser 200 td V8 oil usage (Preview) Hello fellow nomads There is a lot of talk about the excessive oil usuage in the LC200 4.5 TD. Some vehicles are using up to 1.5lt per 1000km, levelling out to about 200ml per 1000km with 20000km on the clock using the oil the Toyota dealers put in the motor. I read in another forum the usage is reduced wh...	Two Strays	4	12682	10:53 PM Mar 25, 2011 by Cruising Granny
	bloody generaters (Preview) I was at Yaamba, nth of Rocky,QLD,last night hoping to get a good nights sleep having driven from Townsville, and a semi pulls up beside me and starts a noisy diesel gen, just to run his aircon. It was humid, but he didn,t turn it off til 3.30am!i couldn,t sleep and evertually, 4am, packed up and drove to C...	bill12	14	1513	09:04 AM Mar 25, 2011 by bill12
	Change of Plan (Preview) We found out this morning first grandchild due mid Nov. We were leaving next weekend to head north and do the topend before heading to Broome working our way down the coast ending back in Adelaide for Xmas (we spent last christmas away and decided in future we will come home for the festive season) She wh...	Gary and Kerry	7	1446	10:39 PM Mar 24, 2011 by justcruisin01
	UP DATE; (Preview) Our first stop was the G/Coast where we spent ten days with family, they also joined us along with two couples from back home for the Alan Jackson concert in Brissy,a fantastic night. Moving on to the Sunshine coast & hinterland we had the pleasure of meeting up with GN's Gary & Kerry & Glas...	justcruisin01	7	896	10:04 PM Mar 24, 2011 by justcruisin01
	Scottish wedding - sent to me by a mate in Scotland (Preview) Maybe a bit toooo Scottish for some of you!! Two Glaswegians, Archie and Jimmy, are sitting in the pub discussing Jimmy's forthcoming wedding. "Och, it's all goin' pure brilliant," says Jimmy. "A've got everythin' organised awready, the fluers, the church, the caurs, the recept...	petengail	6	1560	09:49 PM Mar 24, 2011 by Pam
	Echuca (Preview) Marj I am heading off too Echuca at Easter...How do you think the fly's will be down the river at Christies Beach. Grateful for any info.....	jimbo	5	749	06:34 PM Mar 24, 2011 by colsa
	York peninsular SA (Preview) We are heading off to the york on Monday to catch up with friends travelling to WA, anybody going to be in the area?	Gary and Kerry	7	1536	05:54 PM Mar 24, 2011 by Smokeydk
	How close do you like your neighbours? (Preview) We have found in some places we have stayed that fellow travellers like to camp rather close to us, well,....it may be they park close to others as well but i tend to think that we are such lovable people that it's a complete pleasure to bask in the glow of just being near us. This is especially true of europ...	Hylda&Jon	25	2236	05:49 PM Mar 24, 2011 by Sheba
	I want to buy a waeco fridge freezer... any tips (Preview) Hi all, I am contemplating buying a waeco... (no real reason why a waeco).. fridge freezer in one... Any tips. Just a 60 lt will do me... Anaconda have them on special for $1199. which includes a free cover & vaccum sealer as well... Is that a good buy? I have looked at second hand ones as well. Or...	maryfairy	16	6165	04:35 PM Mar 24, 2011 by NeilandRaine
	Pressure Hatch (Preview) Most new vans have a pressure hatch presumably to keep out the dust while travelling.As our van is a pre pressure hatch,if I put the front vent of the 4 season hatch onto rain would this work the same? http://www.nomadsnotes.com/AP.aspx?ID=551&EID=10594211	BushbabyandGumnut	7	7146	12:42 PM Mar 24, 2011 by BushbabyandGumnut
	Whale watching (Preview) Head of Bight has been recommended several times on this forum as a good place to view Whales. I keep notes of recommended places in my (big) book, but havent been able to find "Head of the Bight" in my atlas. Sorry to show my ignorance, but where is it?	Gerty Dancer	7	979	10:28 PM Mar 23, 2011 by Cruising Granny
	Food for thought without a freezer (Preview) I know we have a food forum but, like me, I think many people only occasionally have a glance at it so I thought it best to ask this question on the main forum. When camping away from power in the hotter climates our freezer isn't the most reliable & the waeco struggles a bit also as our battery has its mo...	Hylda&Jon	17	2428	09:20 PM Mar 23, 2011 by jules47
	Myrtle is Home!! ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) I picked up Myrtle this afternoon, all done and a lot poorer. Have spent a bit of time with a bucket of hot soapy water giving a wipe out of cupboards, shelves and doors. Worked out where and what a few things were. Layed out the canopy and tarp and wiped a few cobwebs off. Had found a large black spider in the...	Happywanderer	98	6906	08:56 PM Mar 23, 2011 by Sheba
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