The Grey Nomads - General

chris23 · chris23

My partner and I have recently arrived from New Zealand. We were offering free 2 hour memory workshops on our travels and found it a great way to meet people and to give something to the local community. We ran workshops for U3A, Probus and Mental Health Foundation. We are keen to do the same in Austr...

jayne · jayne

Hi, this is my first post, so I hope I'm doing this correctly. My husband and I will be travelling and working for a long period of time and are thinking of installing satellite tv in our van. We will be staying (probably for months at a time) at very remote locations, where no usual tv is available. We d...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Read an interesting article today re those stickers that come with new vehicles informing us how many Lt/100 you can expect to consume , it's all part of the ADR (Australian Design Rules ) which is really a theory based calculation used by a vehicle design engineers to get a compliance plate fit...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

There is a free website for tagalong travellers.Overtaken by the urge to spend my retirement years travelling with a caravan in tow, I realised I would be doing it alone.This thought then led me to the concept of seeking tag along travelling friends to share the road.I didn't want to join yet another t...

dave06 · dave06

just reading another earlier post and thought that it might be a good idea to let it be known about the known "nasties" that dwell in "your" region. perhaps if we list the little "bighties" in our backyard then our visitors from another state may have an idea of what t...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

All the snow on the mountains around here makes me feel like Bing Crosby. It's NOVEMBER, can one of you who have contact with the "supreme being" tell him/her we don't get snow for Xmas in Australia?

rowdy · rowdy

Hello all!, just thought I'd introduce myself to the forum. I've dreamed of becoming a grey nomad since I was twenty years old.Well I'm nearly there now, some 40 years on,just a few years work to go. I've been working on repairing an old caravan (Millard series 80) .Not as fl...

Roostertales · Roostertales

Hi there fellow nomads. Contemplating our first "big trip" I am wondering what vehicle to buy to pull a relatively small 12-14 ft van. My preference is "new vehicle" to take advantage of warranty and no major issues in the first 1-3 years. I have previously looked at the Nissan x...

dave06 · dave06

there's been a fair bit of concern over employment for us nomads or wannabee nomads, I and others have offered up advice, but I was just wasting a bit of time waiting for the next load and came across a website that deals with exactly that sort of employment normally I detest using these url's but some are...

chris23 · chris23

Partner and I have just arrived in Australia from New Zealand. We have been travelling since we sold our house in 2006. We have been housesitting and working in exchange for accommodation and food. If you know anyone needing a housesitter or help with gardening, painting, DIY, etc please let us...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

A close mate of mine who I now have put into the keep a close eye on him category phones a few weeks ago to tell me, or rather ask me did I know anything about caravan brakes.. Ok cut to the chase I agree to have a sqizz at them Well brakes where the least of his problems The wheel bearings were as dry as as as Coobe...

Valderi · Valderi

Well as promised I have put up pictures of my van conversion from humble Toyota Hiace Commuter to full-time Mobile Home. If interested in seeing the photos, please click link below. http://www.fwillustrations.com/index.php?p=1_13 I thought this would only take a couple of months to do, that it...

JanandBob · JanandBob

I have read somewhere that you should travel around Australia clockwise (or anticlockwise, now I can't remember which!) so that you are traveling with the wind and not against the wind. Does anyone know anything about this? And does it really make much of a difference when it comes to how much petro...

hunter · hunter

Hi All, Iam new to this forum and looking for some info, I have brought myself a 17.6ft coromal seka 535 xc offroad poptop nearly 12 months ago just waiting for that day to come, but at present still have a few comitments to see through so we (My wife, son & grandaughter) have just been doing some week...

drongo & wendy · drongo & wendy

My Viscount regency poptop has an unusual trailer hitch it has a normal release type handle but there is also a button type thingo that u have to depress to allow release. The coupling seems fine with the one tow [after buying] are these a common set up and...

Basil Faulty · Basil Faulty

I have some workshop manuals on CD for all Jackeroo models 1998 -2002 that I'm happy to give to someone who needs them. My New Kia won't be here till 28th but I was stunned that Kia have all their workshop manuals online in PDF. Also an official Kia tech site where you can ask questions etc.... Wonder why ot...

dave06 · dave06

come on frank, this is not the deal we made, you promised me and the forum that we would have weekly updates on the modification, hate to say it but you are long overdue buddy, rattle your dags and whack an update on for us, or are you too busy enjoying yourself

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

Hi everybody, This is a little graphic but please send it on, it could save your child or anyone you know. A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thi...

outandabout · outandabout

www.triple0card.com.au Hi all A friend of mine just told me about this site, it looks like a good idea, and so I thought I would share it here. Both she and her husband have just signed up for this. Apparently when you register with them they record as many emergency contacts as you want, they also recor...

kesue · kesue

I am looking for somewhere around Brisbane north side to park my caravan for three weeks over the christmas period. I am heading off on Jan 27/8 . any help will be appreciated Thanks Keith

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Maximise Your Memory (Preview) My partner and I have recently arrived from New Zealand. We were offering free 2 hour memory workshops on our travels and found it a great way to meet people and to give something to the local community. We ran workshops for U3A, Probus and Mental Health Foundation. We are keen to do the same in Austr...	chris23	1	634	06:03 PM Nov 26, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	satellite tv (Preview) Hi, this is my first post, so I hope I'm doing this correctly. My husband and I will be travelling and working for a long period of time and are thinking of installing satellite tv in our van. We will be staying (probably for months at a time) at very remote locations, where no usual tv is available. We d...	jayne	1	961	01:40 PM Nov 26, 2008 by dave06
	Fuel ecommony (Preview) Read an interesting article today re those stickers that come with new vehicles informing us how many Lt/100 you can expect to consume , it's all part of the ADR (Australian Design Rules ) which is really a theory based calculation used by a vehicle design engineers to get a compliance plate fit...	Wombat 280	15	1659	09:48 AM Nov 26, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	Tagalong Travellers (Preview) There is a free website for tagalong travellers.Overtaken by the urge to spend my retirement years travelling with a caravan in tow, I realised I would be doing it alone.This thought then led me to the concept of seeking tag along travelling friends to share the road.I didn't want to join yet another t...	Cruising Granny	5	1271	10:49 PM Nov 25, 2008 by Cruising Granny
	what creepy crawlies do you have in your area (Preview) just reading another earlier post and thought that it might be a good idea to let it be known about the known "nasties" that dwell in "your" region. perhaps if we list the little "bighties" in our backyard then our visitors from another state may have an idea of what t...	dave06	5	967	10:09 PM Nov 25, 2008 by dave06
	" I'm dreaming of a White Christmas....." (Preview) All the snow on the mountains around here makes me feel like Bing Crosby. It's NOVEMBER, can one of you who have contact with the "supreme being" tell him/her we don't get snow for Xmas in Australia?	Basil Faulty	4	1008	08:22 PM Nov 25, 2008 by Gary and Kerry
	intro myslf (Preview) Hello all!, just thought I'd introduce myself to the forum. I've dreamed of becoming a grey nomad since I was twenty years old.Well I'm nearly there now, some 40 years on,just a few years work to go. I've been working on repairing an old caravan (Millard series 80) .Not as fl...	rowdy	8	835	08:11 PM Nov 25, 2008 by waltzing matilda
	Diesal vs petrol (Preview) Hi there fellow nomads. Contemplating our first "big trip" I am wondering what vehicle to buy to pull a relatively small 12-14 ft van. My preference is "new vehicle" to take advantage of warranty and no major issues in the first 1-3 years. I have previously looked at the Nissan x...	Roostertales	20	2373	07:56 PM Nov 25, 2008 by Pam
	interest in employment whilst on the road (Preview) there's been a fair bit of concern over employment for us nomads or wannabee nomads, I and others have offered up advice, but I was just wasting a bit of time waiting for the next load and came across a website that deals with exactly that sort of employment normally I detest using these url's but some are...	dave06	0	726	07:19 PM Nov 25, 2008 by dave06
	Work for accommodation (Preview) Partner and I have just arrived in Australia from New Zealand. We have been travelling since we sold our house in 2006. We have been housesitting and working in exchange for accommodation and food. If you know anyone needing a housesitter or help with gardening, painting, DIY, etc please let us...	chris23	0	599	03:22 PM Nov 25, 2008 by chris23
	Trailer Maintenance, have you checked your bearings and brakes recently? (Preview) A close mate of mine who I now have put into the keep a close eye on him category phones a few weeks ago to tell me, or rather ask me did I know anything about caravan brakes.. Ok cut to the chase I agree to have a sqizz at them Well brakes where the least of his problems The wheel bearings were as dry as as as Coobe...	Basil Faulty	8	1052	03:01 PM Nov 25, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	Journey is Getting Closer (Preview) Well as promised I have put up pictures of my van conversion from humble Toyota Hiace Commuter to full-time Mobile Home. If interested in seeing the photos, please click link below. http://www.fwillustrations.com/index.php?p=1_13 I thought this would only take a couple of months to do, that it...	Valderi	11	1082	11:44 PM Nov 24, 2008 by Valderi
	Wind Resistance (Preview) I have read somewhere that you should travel around Australia clockwise (or anticlockwise, now I can't remember which!) so that you are traveling with the wind and not against the wind. Does anyone know anything about this? And does it really make much of a difference when it comes to how much petro...	JanandBob	21	1408	06:17 PM Nov 24, 2008 by dave06
	Big 4 v Top Tourist Park (Preview) Hi All, Iam new to this forum and looking for some info, I have brought myself a 17.6ft coromal seka 535 xc offroad poptop nearly 12 months ago just waiting for that day to come, but at present still have a few comitments to see through so we (My wife, son & grandaughter) have just been doing some week...	hunter	7	1485	10:04 AM Nov 24, 2008 by dave06
	here,s the hitch (Preview) My Viscount regency poptop has an unusual trailer hitch it has a normal release type handle but there is also a button type thingo that u have to depress to allow release. The coupling seems fine with the one tow [after buying] are these a common set up and...	drongo & wendy	2	724	11:28 PM Nov 22, 2008 by signwilson
	Jackeroo Workshop manuals (Preview) I have some workshop manuals on CD for all Jackeroo models 1998 -2002 that I'm happy to give to someone who needs them. My New Kia won't be here till 28th but I was stunned that Kia have all their workshop manuals online in PDF. Also an official Kia tech site where you can ask questions etc.... Wonder why ot...	Basil Faulty	1	630	07:56 PM Nov 22, 2008 by dave06
	wheres frank!!!! (Preview) come on frank, this is not the deal we made, you promised me and the forum that we would have weekly updates on the modification, hate to say it but you are long overdue buddy, rattle your dags and whack an update on for us, or are you too busy enjoying yourself	dave06	6	1169	12:30 PM Nov 22, 2008 by Basil Faulty
	Timely Warning (Preview) Hi everybody, This is a little graphic but please send it on, it could save your child or anyone you know. A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thi...	Wombat 280	4	909	10:14 AM Nov 22, 2008 by dave06
	Emergency contact and medical information (Preview) www.triple0card.com.au Hi all A friend of mine just told me about this site, it looks like a good idea, and so I thought I would share it here. Both she and her husband have just signed up for this. Apparently when you register with them they record as many emergency contacts as you want, they also recor...	outandabout	2	839	11:11 PM Nov 21, 2008 by outandabout
	Caravan Storage (Preview) I am looking for somewhere around Brisbane north side to park my caravan for three weeks over the christmas period. I am heading off on Jan 27/8 . any help will be appreciated Thanks Keith	kesue	1	966	06:37 PM Nov 21, 2008 by dave06
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