The Grey Nomads - General

Ell&Mick · Ell&Mick

Well as the topic says the van is finally all fixed and operational (as per my introductory post). We tested it out on the weekend at a friends property up past Laidley (Qld). This weekend to a winery up Gympie way so making sure all is well. A big thank you to dave, you were on your trip when we became member...

philldeb · philldeb

I am a new member HI Could somebody please advise me the advantages of a seniors card

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Dont wish to upset any other threads so this is a stand alone Basil, that dog in your beautiful pic appears to be a doberman, could you clarify Still looking at all the kennels for another mutt for myself, but hard to forget Pix,

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

My elcheapo $80 camera via EBay went on the fritz and I was wandering around Bunnings and they were selling Swann miniature outdoor cams for $79.95 so rather than get another from ebay I bought one of these. Far better picture, ( less distortion) far better low light illumination and better quality t...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

Hanging around Supercheap looking for some more free samples I saw that they have Dura Hub kits on sale @ $69 an axle which is I think cheap, I could be wrong but last time I was interesterd in these I'm sure they were around the $130 an axle....

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Luggage racks are out, lots of goodies I can reuse in them, both floor heaters out, the wiring will be for the pumps on the water tanks, pulled a little of the internal wall away and round its all insulated so that can wait for the windows to come out after the wet has finished, so now will tackle the interna...

Willankurgab · Willankurgab

Thanks to all for the great forum. I have been snooping around for some time without introducing myself as we technically are not Grey Nomads(although the grey is starting to appear). Yet here we are with, of course, a couple questions. As we are relatively newcomers to Perth, does anyone have any sug...

dave06 · dave06

I believe we have missed a birthday celebration of our most ilustrious guru "Basil Faulty" let me congratulate you on the passing of another year Basil. a bit belated I know but forthcoming nonetheless happy birthday for the 20th of January mate, hope you had a good one, whats that make yo...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Got this out of a training manual and thought it may fit into the Techo forum when it get up and running. In the meantime those thinking on battery replacement may wish to consider AGM as the most suitable alternative to lead acid or Gel cells, Don't fall for buying big, sometimes two smaller units co...

Marken Time · Marken Time

Hi guys Well first time on the site, have been reading the forum and got some really great hints from time to time. We're just 11 weeks away from leaving home and hitting the road to go where we haven't been and see what we haven't seen. We were extremely fortunate last year to be able to buy a 100 series c...

LADYG · LADYG

Hi folks, I was wondering if you have some sort of sticker that you put on your van/car so that others know you are members of the Grey Nomads. Cheers, Lady G.

JRH · JRH

G'day Dave and Wendy, Many congratulations on your Golden Wedding, it is a milestone in your life that is a testament to the love and hard work you both have put into making your marriage very special. Our best regards to you both. John & Irona.

Jim-Shirl · Jim-Shirl

I came across this site in December last year and was suitably impressed. Decided I would like to become a member so went ahead and filled out the "New Member" section. I have tried to log on quite a number of times since but was rejected with the statement "your account is still being pr...

chezgo · chezgo

Hi everyone nedding some info on a couple of national parks near Orbost Coopracambra and Croajingolong interesting names I had never heard of them till yesterday. Some friends of ours coming over from France this week if they can get out of ice bound airport in London to tour our great country for the s...

dave06 · dave06

well some of the more astute amongst you may have noticed that we are indeed back from a refreshing and most enjoyable 2 weeks in Tassie, however it almost ended before it started not having the foresight to carry a spare set of alternator brushes amongst my spares, yep the alternater died going thr...

dave06 · dave06

may I be so bold as to suggest setting aside a few moments to just give thought to our victorian freinds in these horrendously trying times, our thoughts and prayers are with you all in these extremely difficult days, to those that have lost loved one's, we feel your pain most of all and mourn right alo...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

Time for some heated debate.... Personally these are all pretty much useless, much like the various devices one can put on ones car to get "dramatic" increases in fuel efficiency - HOWEVER I was at Supercheap and a salesperson offered me a free sample of "Flash Lube Diesel conditio...

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

As much as I dont like labels, the idea has been bandied around for a badge/label I diddled around and have come up with this, a background suggesting the blue sky, green bush, brown land, and blue sea, maybe a talented body out there can work out how to make it multiply and give it a sticky back have ticked...

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

To us Nomads, ---wanderers, we tend to forget that we live on a continent, and as such we regard the distances to be travelled in time not in miles, kilometre we drive from the north to the south in just a coupla days, so the climatic change is not noticed unles it is really out of the ordinary as is the cas...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Just talking with a mate of mine, ex NSW Highway Patrol who happened to mention a road rule that requires all vehicles over 7.5 mts to display a sign stating the obvious . " Do Not Overtake Turning Vehicles " Unless you are towing a van or even the average box trailer with a push bike a n...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	The Van is finally all fixed!!! (Preview) Well as the topic says the van is finally all fixed and operational (as per my introductory post). We tested it out on the weekend at a friends property up past Laidley (Qld). This weekend to a winery up Gympie way so making sure all is well. A big thank you to dave, you were on your trip when we became member...	Ell&Mick	7	857	12:59 PM Feb 20, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	seniors card (Preview) I am a new member HI Could somebody please advise me the advantages of a seniors card	philldeb	16	1232	09:24 AM Feb 20, 2009 by Gary and Kerry
	dogs (Preview) Dont wish to upset any other threads so this is a stand alone Basil, that dog in your beautiful pic appears to be a doberman, could you clarify Still looking at all the kennels for another mutt for myself, but hard to forget Pix,	mike and Judy	13	1127	08:19 PM Feb 19, 2009 by Kantiki
	reversing/rear view cameras (again) (Preview) My elcheapo $80 camera via EBay went on the fritz and I was wandering around Bunnings and they were selling Swann miniature outdoor cams for $79.95 so rather than get another from ebay I bought one of these. Far better picture, ( less distortion) far better low light illumination and better quality t...	Basil Faulty	11	1242	08:15 AM Feb 19, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	Dura Hubs (Preview) Hanging around Supercheap looking for some more free samples I saw that they have Dura Hub kits on sale @ $69 an axle which is I think cheap, I could be wrong but last time I was interesterd in these I'm sure they were around the $130 an axle....	Basil Faulty	7	962	08:12 PM Feb 18, 2009 by dave06
	bus to motor home (Preview) Luggage racks are out, lots of goodies I can reuse in them, both floor heaters out, the wiring will be for the pumps on the water tanks, pulled a little of the internal wall away and round its all insulated so that can wait for the windows to come out after the wet has finished, so now will tackle the interna...	mike and Judy	6	814	01:15 PM Feb 18, 2009 by dave06
	Newbie - with questions (Preview) Thanks to all for the great forum. I have been snooping around for some time without introducing myself as we technically are not Grey Nomads(although the grey is starting to appear). Yet here we are with, of course, a couple questions. As we are relatively newcomers to Perth, does anyone have any sug...	Willankurgab	7	885	10:40 AM Feb 18, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	the loss of a celebratory congratulation (Preview) I believe we have missed a birthday celebration of our most ilustrious guru "Basil Faulty" let me congratulate you on the passing of another year Basil. a bit belated I know but forthcoming nonetheless happy birthday for the 20th of January mate, hope you had a good one, whats that make yo...	dave06	7	795	08:33 PM Feb 17, 2009 by mike and Judy
	AGM Battery Info (Preview) Got this out of a training manual and thought it may fit into the Techo forum when it get up and running. In the meantime those thinking on battery replacement may wish to consider AGM as the most suitable alternative to lead acid or Gel cells, Don't fall for buying big, sometimes two smaller units co...	Wombat 280	16	1365	08:01 PM Feb 17, 2009 by Mike47
	New kids on the block (Preview) Hi guys Well first time on the site, have been reading the forum and got some really great hints from time to time. We're just 11 weeks away from leaving home and hitting the road to go where we haven't been and see what we haven't seen. We were extremely fortunate last year to be able to buy a 100 series c...	Marken Time	10	1271	01:38 PM Feb 17, 2009 by Marken Time
	Recognition. (Preview) Hi folks, I was wondering if you have some sort of sticker that you put on your van/car so that others know you are members of the Grey Nomads. Cheers, Lady G.	LADYG	6	698	10:42 AM Feb 17, 2009 by dave06
	A Golden Anniversary (Preview) G'day Dave and Wendy, Many congratulations on your Golden Wedding, it is a milestone in your life that is a testament to the love and hard work you both have put into making your marriage very special. Our best regards to you both. John & Irona.	JRH	9	808	07:10 PM Feb 16, 2009 by dave06
	AT LAST (Preview) I came across this site in December last year and was suitably impressed. Decided I would like to become a member so went ahead and filled out the "New Member" section. I have tried to log on quite a number of times since but was rejected with the statement "your account is still being pr...	Jim-Shirl	19	1114	05:43 PM Feb 16, 2009 by JRH
	National parks near Orbost (Preview) Hi everyone nedding some info on a couple of national parks near Orbost Coopracambra and Croajingolong interesting names I had never heard of them till yesterday. Some friends of ours coming over from France this week if they can get out of ice bound airport in London to tour our great country for the s...	chezgo	3	628	04:56 PM Feb 16, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	o.k. I guess I'd better report in (Preview) well some of the more astute amongst you may have noticed that we are indeed back from a refreshing and most enjoyable 2 weeks in Tassie, however it almost ended before it started not having the foresight to carry a spare set of alternator brushes amongst my spares, yep the alternater died going thr...	dave06	15	1282	09:25 PM Feb 15, 2009 by dave06
	just for a moment!!! (Preview) may I be so bold as to suggest setting aside a few moments to just give thought to our victorian freinds in these horrendously trying times, our thoughts and prayers are with you all in these extremely difficult days, to those that have lost loved one's, we feel your pain most of all and mourn right alo...	dave06	5	818	05:34 PM Feb 15, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	Engine & Fuel Additives (Preview) Time for some heated debate.... Personally these are all pretty much useless, much like the various devices one can put on ones car to get "dramatic" increases in fuel efficiency - HOWEVER I was at Supercheap and a salesperson offered me a free sample of "Flash Lube Diesel conditio...	Basil Faulty	13	2154	07:42 PM Feb 14, 2009 by dave06
	badge/ label ( 1 2 ) (Preview) As much as I dont like labels, the idea has been bandied around for a badge/label I diddled around and have come up with this, a background suggesting the blue sky, green bush, brown land, and blue sea, maybe a talented body out there can work out how to make it multiply and give it a sticky back have ticked...	mike and Judy	37	2579	01:34 PM Feb 14, 2009 by dave06
	weather (Preview) To us Nomads, ---wanderers, we tend to forget that we live on a continent, and as such we regard the distances to be travelled in time not in miles, kilometre we drive from the north to the south in just a coupla days, so the climatic change is not noticed unles it is really out of the ordinary as is the cas...	mike and Judy	6	762	12:40 PM Feb 14, 2009 by mike and Judy
	NSW Road Rules (Preview) Just talking with a mate of mine, ex NSW Highway Patrol who happened to mention a road rule that requires all vehicles over 7.5 mts to display a sign stating the obvious . " Do Not Overtake Turning Vehicles " Unless you are towing a van or even the average box trailer with a push bike a n...	Wombat 280	18	1088	09:36 PM Feb 13, 2009 by dave06
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