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Wombat · Wombat

Having found the van that we want (Comes in at 2.3t) we now need a tow vehicle. We are looking at a 2006 model, series 100 Landcruiser, 5 speed manual 4.2ltr diesel no turbo that, is in our price range. Off road travel is not being considered. Question's. Seeing as the loaded weight of the van is 2.3t would...

Sue & K · Sue & K

Thought I'd share a little of our journey in getting our coaster registered. We couldn't find a automatic one in NSW but finally found one in Queensland (we need an auto as hubby only has one arm) and I am used to a auto too. Apparently NSW had just bought in a new rule that motorhomes bought from interstat...

kenmarg · kenmarg

first off. i would like to thank ,our webmistress, for her very kind words,and her front page letter of support. "thank you cindy". all the support i can get, is much appreciated. marg and i see this as a good project, but...

kenmarg · kenmarg

i would like to ask all grey nomads,to support, this project. if you could write a e-mail to my member of parliment,and, the minister of main roads. barbara stone the state member for springwood,gave me a very good hearing with my submission,and she thinks that we can g...

Ma · Ma

Has anyone stayed at the Coral Coast CP in Garbutt, Townsville. Plan to be up there around 4th Nov, 09 and probably stay for a week, 10 Days. Any comments, advice greatly appreciated. Maybe someone has a better place to stay, only thing is we would want to be fairly close to the RAAF Base. Thanks Ma

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Judy goes crook at me for "pinching" tucker from the frig, like the left overs from dinners, love it cold , and love the choc coated snowballs Am I the only male whoe raids the frig, when on the road the frig in the van is pretty big, but I can empty it fast enought of all the goodies, And I aint talk...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

One day , the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip , the father asked his son , "H...

whoppa · whoppa

It has been a while since our last contact but we have been in some very remote areas and e-mail connections are an unheard of thing! Last Friday we went out on the Great Barrier Reef and did some snorkling - great fun!! The trip out to the outer reef was just over two hours and a wee bit rough but the trip...

Ell&Mick · Ell&Mick

The six man tent has been dusted off and aired, the sleeping bags as well. No luxury for us this weekend as we go off camping to Double Island Point. Mick is looking forward to it, as a few of the old army buddies and thier wives are also going. I have already organised a 'few" bottles of sparkling, jus...

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Well after a lengthy passage of time, Mike has finally CLEANED THE WAGON!!!!!! 4 (yes thats right!!) vacuum empties later, it now looks like a well loved wagon, totally unrecognisable. On Mike's behalf I wish to apologise to all the GN's (Gayle and Jim, Dave and Jenny, John W and Anne, Gary and Kerry,...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

Hi everyone. I'm curious to know what the fuel prices are around the states at the moment. Queensland has done away with the 8.5 cent/litre fuel subsidy and upped the price by as much as 25c/litre. What are the other states doing? Cheers Chris

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Heading down the highway the other day and saw a classic example of good road manners, I was following a van and he flashed his right indicator for me to overtake , as soon as I pulled out he lifted his foot, (you could see his speed reduction) and then saw his h/lights flash in the offside mirror for me to...

kenmarg · kenmarg

i thought i would do a post on the e-mail address,of these three people my councillor darrenpower@logan.qld.gov.au. barbara stones address springwood@parliament.qld.gov.au. the minister for main roads mainroads@mi...

kenmarg · kenmarg

all the states transport minister's agree to work to a full fedral registration for trucks, by 2012. i never thought i would ever see this happen.

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

When I sold the house I was surprised at the "STUFF" I had accumalated over the years, I 've avvised other nomads that this is the most difficult part of becoming a full time Nomad, Now I've started again with a partner "WE" have accumalated again We went along to our local market...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Installed an Icom 440 UHF radio in the tug yesterday, but after reading the destruction manual had some inquires re the many functions that come as standard which enhance the reception and on road use At about 2300 last night sent an email off to the head office of ICOM in Melbourne on the off cha...

tezza · tezza

We are having a spell out of the van and are housesitting in Busselton for 6 weeks from mid august. we would appreciate a few hints about what we should see while we are there and also about any supposed attractions that we should give a miss.

xina · xina

COMFREY OINTMENT. You must NOT use metal utensils when preparing Herbal Remedies. Metal causes a re-action which could negate the effectiveness of the product. Glass or Enamel only, a Wooden spoon, and a Plastic slotted spoon. 750G Leaf. 2 & a half cups Olive [or other] Oil. [NOT Baby Oil....

Coe Couple · Coe Couple

I hope soon to be like some of you and moving around, we have a 17.6 van and live in the South Burnett area and we are wondering if there is a site with some more free camps as we already have the camps book and just looking at more areas. Is there anything around Hervey Bay or the Fraser Coast area. I really li...

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Sometime ago, there was a mention of dry dog shampoo, I think by Basil, can't find said article, did not realise that there was 67 pages to look through!!, gave up after about 6.Would appreciate an update, going to big pet shop in Emerald next week to stock up on other goodies for our little girl, Thanks....

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	Another Stupid Question (Preview) Having found the van that we want (Comes in at 2.3t) we now need a tow vehicle. We are looking at a 2006 model, series 100 Landcruiser, 5 speed manual 4.2ltr diesel no turbo that, is in our price range. Off road travel is not being considered. Question's. Seeing as the loaded weight of the van is 2.3t would...	Wombat	12	1363	05:04 PM Jul 15, 2009 by kenmarg
	A frustrating Journey (Preview) Thought I'd share a little of our journey in getting our coaster registered. We couldn't find a automatic one in NSW but finally found one in Queensland (we need an auto as hubby only has one arm) and I am used to a auto too. Apparently NSW had just bought in a new rule that motorhomes bought from interstat...	Sue & K	14	1387	03:02 PM Jul 15, 2009 by Ma
	re:::: update to dept of transport inspection site. (Preview) first off. i would like to thank ,our webmistress, for her very kind words,and her front page letter of support. "thank you cindy". all the support i can get, is much appreciated. marg and i see this as a good project, but...	kenmarg	0	537	01:47 PM Jul 15, 2009 by kenmarg
	update:::: re dept of transport inspection site (Preview) i would like to ask all grey nomads,to support, this project. if you could write a e-mail to my member of parliment,and, the minister of main roads. barbara stone the state member for springwood,gave me a very good hearing with my submission,and she thinks that we can g...	kenmarg	7	1066	11:35 AM Jul 15, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	TOWNSVILLE (Preview) Has anyone stayed at the Coral Coast CP in Garbutt, Townsville. Plan to be up there around 4th Nov, 09 and probably stay for a week, 10 Days. Any comments, advice greatly appreciated. Maybe someone has a better place to stay, only thing is we would want to be fairly close to the RAAF Base. Thanks Ma	Ma	13	1517	07:47 PM Jul 14, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	Food (Preview) Judy goes crook at me for "pinching" tucker from the frig, like the left overs from dinners, love it cold , and love the choc coated snowballs Am I the only male whoe raids the frig, when on the road the frig in the van is pretty big, but I can empty it fast enought of all the goodies, And I aint talk...	mike and Judy	18	1208	07:32 PM Jul 14, 2009 by Helena
	Food for thought (Preview) One day , the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip , the father asked his son , "H...	Wombat 280	18	1352	06:55 PM Jul 14, 2009 by jon7360
	Update (Preview) It has been a while since our last contact but we have been in some very remote areas and e-mail connections are an unheard of thing! Last Friday we went out on the Great Barrier Reef and did some snorkling - great fun!! The trip out to the outer reef was just over two hours and a wee bit rough but the trip...	whoppa	1	784	04:34 PM Jul 14, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	No Caravan for Us This Weekend.... (Preview) The six man tent has been dusted off and aired, the sleeping bags as well. No luxury for us this weekend as we go off camping to Double Island Point. Mick is looking forward to it, as a few of the old army buddies and thier wives are also going. I have already organised a 'few" bottles of sparkling, jus...	Ell&Mick	8	913	12:46 PM Jul 14, 2009 by dave06
	Its a Miracle!!!!! (Preview) Well after a lengthy passage of time, Mike has finally CLEANED THE WAGON!!!!!! 4 (yes thats right!!) vacuum empties later, it now looks like a well loved wagon, totally unrecognisable. On Mike's behalf I wish to apologise to all the GN's (Gayle and Jim, Dave and Jenny, John W and Anne, Gary and Kerry,...	mike and Judy	3	861	09:42 PM Jul 12, 2009 by suenami
	Fuel Prices Around The Country (Preview) Hi everyone. I'm curious to know what the fuel prices are around the states at the moment. Queensland has done away with the 8.5 cent/litre fuel subsidy and upped the price by as much as 25c/litre. What are the other states doing? Cheers Chris	Cruising Granny	18	1647	03:21 PM Jul 12, 2009 by Pam
	Road Manners, (Preview) Heading down the highway the other day and saw a classic example of good road manners, I was following a van and he flashed his right indicator for me to overtake , as soon as I pulled out he lifted his foot, (you could see his speed reduction) and then saw his h/lights flash in the offside mirror for me to...	mike and Judy	15	1708	07:51 PM Jul 11, 2009 by dave06
	re e-mail address (Preview) i thought i would do a post on the e-mail address,of these three people my councillor darrenpower@logan.qld.gov.au. barbara stones address springwood@parliament.qld.gov.au. the minister for main roads mainroads@mi...	kenmarg	5	905	09:39 PM Jul 10, 2009 by dave06
	rego (Preview) all the states transport minister's agree to work to a full fedral registration for trucks, by 2012. i never thought i would ever see this happen.	kenmarg	5	1059	06:55 PM Jul 10, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	accumalation (Preview) When I sold the house I was surprised at the "STUFF" I had accumalated over the years, I 've avvised other nomads that this is the most difficult part of becoming a full time Nomad, Now I've started again with a partner "WE" have accumalated again We went along to our local market...	mike and Judy	9	1177	01:08 PM Jul 10, 2009 by dave06
	HOWS THAT FOR SERVICE (Preview) Installed an Icom 440 UHF radio in the tug yesterday, but after reading the destruction manual had some inquires re the many functions that come as standard which enhance the reception and on road use At about 2300 last night sent an email off to the head office of ICOM in Melbourne on the off cha...	Wombat 280	7	1200	10:32 AM Jul 10, 2009 by dave06
	busselton (Preview) We are having a spell out of the van and are housesitting in Busselton for 6 weeks from mid august. we would appreciate a few hints about what we should see while we are there and also about any supposed attractions that we should give a miss.	tezza	2	836	06:00 PM Jul 9, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Herbal remedies. (Preview) COMFREY OINTMENT. You must NOT use metal utensils when preparing Herbal Remedies. Metal causes a re-action which could negate the effectiveness of the product. Glass or Enamel only, a Wooden spoon, and a Plastic slotted spoon. 750G Leaf. 2 & a half cups Olive [or other] Oil. [NOT Baby Oil....	xina	19	2857	12:42 PM Jul 9, 2009 by dave06
	Hoping to have a new life in the near future. (Preview) I hope soon to be like some of you and moving around, we have a 17.6 van and live in the South Burnett area and we are wondering if there is a site with some more free camps as we already have the camps book and just looking at more areas. Is there anything around Hervey Bay or the Fraser Coast area. I really li...	Coe Couple	11	1029	12:35 PM Jul 9, 2009 by dave06
	Dog shampoo (dry) (Preview) Sometime ago, there was a mention of dry dog shampoo, I think by Basil, can't find said article, did not realise that there was 67 pages to look through!!, gave up after about 6.Would appreciate an update, going to big pet shop in Emerald next week to stock up on other goodies for our little girl, Thanks....	mike and Judy	7	1132	05:45 PM Jul 8, 2009 by xina
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