The Grey Nomads - General

tonyd · tonyd

Quick check on how to do a bit of laundry while out in the scrub. Does anyone have experience of the little hand-powered machines you see in camping shops? They look like a small egg, mounted in a frame, and are turned by hand. Do they work? Cheers, Tony

Pam · Pam

We are heading across to WA in March /April. Is there much difference between the various caravan parks across the Nullarbor? Just wondering if all are OK. Also wondering how strict the WA quarantine inspection is. I have read on the web that you must get all grass seeds out of your radiator etc. What a...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Anyone out there with a Dometic B3300 aircon mounted on a motorhome who can tell me what the power draw is to start and run the unit. Have been into the dometic site but no help on this topic. Thanks

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

Yeah wipe the smirk of ya faces.....I know I was warned about spares..... So I try to buy an oil filter and whadayaknow, nil stock.... so nil desperandum I look elsewhere and Autopro has a nongenuine one slightly more expensive than the genuine one..... I suspect there may be some nasty busness going...

Road Ranger · Road Ranger

If there is so many old farts, sorry, "Grey Nomads" traveling around the country why havent we formed a contract with an oil company so we can get our fuel cheeper, fleet owners get a huge discount, we are MANY strength in numbers as they say, anyone have any ideas on how to go about this ?

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

Have just set up a telstra prepaid wireless account on the new laptop. It seems that you don't get an email account using the prepaid system,so am looking at others to use. Don't like yahoo or hotmail, always seem to get to much c**p on them. GMail seems to be in vogue at the moment. Does anyone use it?

mikeody · mikeody

Hello All, Now here's a question for those who have been around caravans a while. My van [1989 Coromal Aussie Tourer] like many other vans has a 12V globe within each of the usual overhead light fittings [shared with 240V globes] operated by a separate [brown] switch mounted on each of the lights. Is it...

zac · zac

Hi all fellow travellers, I plan to be in Tasmania in Feb and am wanting to spend some nights in my hired campervan at free camping sites or informal areas. I will be starting off around Port Arthur so am especially interested in any possible camping sites within an hours drive of this area. i would only b...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

Yeah I used to have a bumper sticker with my ribbons on the back of the car & Van but I discovered that it attracted morons for some reason. I travel anonymously now....

Number of users online · Gary and Kerry

I notice the most number of users on line has been reset to today's date

PeterH · PeterH

This went around work yesterday and makes you wonder what they were thinking!!!! It's that time again... The Darwin Awards are finally out, the annual honorgiven to the persons who did the gene pool the biggest service by killingthemselves in the most extraordinarily stupid way. Last year's winn...

Shasta · Shasta

[url=http://www.sciencewa.net.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2409&Itemid=587]...

Road Ranger · Road Ranger

G'Day all. New here and working it all out, Firstly if anyone is up around Mission Beach way or intending to travel up this way I have a small rainforrest property that has all the mod cons and about five camp sites for mobile homes or caravans. Power and town water is there very private and not far to boat r...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Is there a problem with the download speed to the site . Notice of the the last few days that it appears to take a long time to light up the site or down load to it . Have tried a couple of other sites and my system seems up to speed there but not the same here on GN

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Actually there is many titles to this article, Personally I am very unhappy over an incident that happened yesterday, allow me to relate it in full As you know I am staying with friends in Young, and as its the closest that I have been to the alps in about 30+ years suggested to Judy (who had never been ther...

TerryTurtle · TerryTurtle

Hello everybody, Ive been on the road for over a year now and want some time to unpack and relax for a year or so! Can anyone recommend a good website that sell Caravans onsite??? Im looking to buy in Noosa or Tewantin best wishes happy trails

dave06 · dave06

just thought I would show you this tool that I found whilst nosing around on the net, dont know who invented it but I pinched it and made one it is very usefull in getting those pegs out which simply refuse to come out, it is about 18" long and the handle is roughly 7" wide, these measurements are...

Pam · Pam

I have just noticed that the stats have rezeroed. When did this happen? Just the most users on line part. -- Edited by Pam at 12:12, 2009-01-11

Bubs · Bubs

Just doing last minute preps to head off to the Grampians tomorrow and am wondering about the gas cylinder and diesel container (20ltr plastic) sitting in the cage on the back of the Winnie in the Oz heat. Also the genny has a couple of ltrs of petrol in it. Is this a problem? It will be covered in black poly...

brickies · brickies

Hi all how do you kept an eye on the weather when free camping

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Laundry on the road (Preview) Quick check on how to do a bit of laundry while out in the scrub. Does anyone have experience of the little hand-powered machines you see in camping shops? They look like a small egg, mounted in a frame, and are turned by hand. Do they work? Cheers, Tony	tonyd	13	1082	03:01 PM Jan 20, 2009 by dave06
	Crossing the Nullarbor (Preview) We are heading across to WA in March /April. Is there much difference between the various caravan parks across the Nullarbor? Just wondering if all are OK. Also wondering how strict the WA quarantine inspection is. I have read on the web that you must get all grass seeds out of your radiator etc. What a...	Pam	24	3684	03:00 PM Jan 20, 2009 by dave06
	Dometic B330 Aircon Start Current (Preview) Anyone out there with a Dometic B3300 aircon mounted on a motorhome who can tell me what the power draw is to start and run the unit. Have been into the dometic site but no help on this topic. Thanks	Wombat 280	3	941	11:14 PM Jan 19, 2009 by Wombat 280
	Kia Sorento update.... (Preview) Yeah wipe the smirk of ya faces.....I know I was warned about spares..... So I try to buy an oil filter and whadayaknow, nil stock.... so nil desperandum I look elsewhere and Autopro has a nongenuine one slightly more expensive than the genuine one..... I suspect there may be some nasty busness going...	Basil Faulty	4	1094	10:40 PM Jan 19, 2009 by Wombat 280
	FUEL.... (Preview) If there is so many old farts, sorry, "Grey Nomads" traveling around the country why havent we formed a contract with an oil company so we can get our fuel cheeper, fleet owners get a huge discount, we are MANY strength in numbers as they say, anyone have any ideas on how to go about this ?	Road Ranger	21	1356	02:55 PM Jan 19, 2009 by dave06
	GMail (Preview) Have just set up a telstra prepaid wireless account on the new laptop. It seems that you don't get an email account using the prepaid system,so am looking at others to use. Don't like yahoo or hotmail, always seem to get to much c**p on them. GMail seems to be in vogue at the moment. Does anyone use it?	Gary and Kerry	12	1468	12:51 PM Jan 18, 2009 by Gary and Kerry
	An caravan electrical question (Preview) Hello All, Now here's a question for those who have been around caravans a while. My van [1989 Coromal Aussie Tourer] like many other vans has a 12V globe within each of the usual overhead light fittings [shared with 240V globes] operated by a separate [brown] switch mounted on each of the lights. Is it...	mikeody	6	4038	09:43 AM Jan 18, 2009 by dave06
	free bush camping in Tasmania (Preview) Hi all fellow travellers, I plan to be in Tasmania in Feb and am wanting to spend some nights in my hired campervan at free camping sites or informal areas. I will be starting off around Port Arthur so am especially interested in any possible camping sites within an hours drive of this area. i would only b...	zac	7	4627	01:07 PM Jan 16, 2009 by zac
	Service ribbons on Vehicles... (Preview) Yeah I used to have a bumper sticker with my ribbons on the back of the car & Van but I discovered that it attracted morons for some reason. I travel anonymously now....	Basil Faulty	7	890	02:09 AM Jan 16, 2009 by tonyd
	Number of users online (Preview) I notice the most number of users on line has been reset to today's date	Gary and Kerry	18	1148	09:20 PM Jan 15, 2009 by xina
	Have a look at these idiots!!!!! (Preview) This went around work yesterday and makes you wonder what they were thinking!!!! It's that time again... The Darwin Awards are finally out, the annual honorgiven to the persons who did the gene pool the biggest service by killingthemselves in the most extraordinarily stupid way. Last year's winn...	PeterH	12	1285	09:18 PM Jan 15, 2009 by dave06
	Media coverage for the Grey Nomads (Preview) [url=http://www.sciencewa.net.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2409&Itemid=587]...	Shasta	2	848	04:46 PM Jan 15, 2009 by JRH
	free camp sites (Preview) G'Day all. New here and working it all out, Firstly if anyone is up around Mission Beach way or intending to travel up this way I have a small rainforrest property that has all the mod cons and about five camp sites for mobile homes or caravans. Power and town water is there very private and not far to boat r...	Road Ranger	22	1433	11:45 AM Jan 15, 2009 by dave06
	Is there a Problem Captain (Preview) Is there a problem with the download speed to the site . Notice of the the last few days that it appears to take a long time to light up the site or down load to it . Have tried a couple of other sites and my system seems up to speed there but not the same here on GN	Wombat 280	4	809	09:06 PM Jan 14, 2009 by dave06
	As it was, or were, or ,-----Infrastructure, payment to the pollies ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Actually there is many titles to this article, Personally I am very unhappy over an incident that happened yesterday, allow me to relate it in full As you know I am staying with friends in Young, and as its the closest that I have been to the alps in about 30+ years suggested to Judy (who had never been ther...	mike and Judy	33	2303	08:56 PM Jan 14, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	Im wanting to buy a Onsite caravan? (Preview) Hello everybody, Ive been on the road for over a year now and want some time to unpack and relax for a year or so! Can anyone recommend a good website that sell Caravans onsite??? Im looking to buy in Noosa or Tewantin best wishes happy trails	TerryTurtle	4	1275	05:35 PM Jan 14, 2009 by dave06
	a very handy thing (Preview) just thought I would show you this tool that I found whilst nosing around on the net, dont know who invented it but I pinched it and made one it is very usefull in getting those pegs out which simply refuse to come out, it is about 18" long and the handle is roughly 7" wide, these measurements are...	dave06	10	1099	11:11 PM Jan 13, 2009 by Wombat 280
	Forum Stats (Preview) I have just noticed that the stats have rezeroed. When did this happen? Just the most users on line part. -- Edited by Pam at 12:12, 2009-01-11	Pam	2	639	10:24 PM Jan 13, 2009 by dave06
	Gas cylinders/diesel containers in the Oz heat? (Preview) Just doing last minute preps to head off to the Grampians tomorrow and am wondering about the gas cylinder and diesel container (20ltr plastic) sitting in the cage on the back of the Winnie in the Oz heat. Also the genny has a couple of ltrs of petrol in it. Is this a problem? It will be covered in black poly...	Bubs	4	772	10:07 PM Jan 13, 2009 by VK3FEMT
	Bad weather (Preview) Hi all how do you kept an eye on the weather when free camping	brickies	14	1192	09:44 PM Jan 13, 2009 by Wombat 280
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