The Grey Nomads - General

Long Weekend · Long Weekend

Story in today's Daily Mail regarding drivers of so called heavy vehicles being fined in South Australia. One in particular was a Ford F-350. Apparently, some larger utes are classified as 'heavy' vehicles by SA authorities with the same speed restrictions as say, a B double! I drive a Ford Ranger...

Bru · Bru

I have a Pajero towing a Jayco 17ft. But a lot of gear in rear of car. fridge, battery tools etc. So a bit of weight there the van isn't overloaded and we have weight distribution hitch. So the problem is it the tow bar, although looks level we hit the ground on speed humps or deep gutters coming onto road. W...

wasn_me · wasn_me

I currently use gregorys touring atlas of Australia, paper maps, camps 9, & wikicamps for my travels. Is there an app available that is simply maps of Australia with a good zoom ability. I am looking for a replacement for paper maps. The apps I've looked at have symbols for camps, dump points, et...

iana · iana

It would make a really constructive thread, if we all put in ideas about reducing the weight of our rig, rather than going on about what we should have done. We need persons to contribute and ask, rather than feel bullied by some who just what to prove how knowledgeable they are to each other. So what abou...

Greenbank · Greenbank

Hi there all Looking for a powered van site in Winton for the festival. Mis anybody there that knows of a site. I have a 22ft van. If I have to I can go non powered but prefer not to. Thanks Bruce

Greenbank · Greenbank

Hi all. Travelling from Brisbane to Winton for the festival. Any ideas on what to stay the night. Was going to go via Toowoomba. Where is the best caravan park to stay once I'm there? any other information that will make the trip memorable would be appreciated.

AlPal · AlPal

My wife and I are the official self appointed Australian Bakery pie/pastie and cake testers. Putting our diets aside, we cannot resist a good bakery for a stop. Highly recommended is Sharp's Bakery at Birchip in Victoria - whether you fancy a great range of pies. pasties, vanilla slices, etc, thi...

Knight · Knight

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-14/outback-grey-nomads-rfds-busy-queensland/11478538

JayDee · JayDee

At my age, I have to have a mobile electric Kart to play and enjoy my golf. Annual Membership rates as follow for Riverlakes Golf Club in Cornubia 4130 Logan City Qld. 7 day..... $1099 7 Day Veteran $988 5 Day Veteran $848 * * I am in the Veteran class and I also pay $600 a year for the right to have the us...

button · button

Which is more efficient cooling on 3way fridge

Possum3 · Possum3

ANOTHER REGIONAL GOLF CLUB CLOSES After almost 90 years, the Mendooran Golf Club closed its doors on the weekend. In a sign of solidarity, 11 golfers from Dunedoo travelled to Mendooran to play one final round with their neighbours. It's brought up a lot of reminiscing from locals and concern for the...

iana · iana

Today I gave myself and the passenger, and of course the other driver a nasty fright. Driving in Mildura, we had earlier commented on how the town roads have a sort of "backing out" lane added. But later on driving around and looking for some place, the GPS not knowing where to go etc. general confusion,...

clancee · clancee

Hi everybody I enjoy the nomads greatly, this question is where to place 6 pin blade fuse holder in my 13ft poptop. I have put in a diesal heater, plus have air con etc I want to fit Anderson plug inside plus another light outside. the battery has afew things attached to it could anyone help out, thanks so m...

goldcoaster · goldcoaster

What is the best on site camping for a Motorhome and caravan , does not have to be powered site. cheers

Ger08 · Ger08

https://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/slow-down-and-give-space/index.html

Warren-Pat_01 · Warren-Pat_01

Hello fellow ute owners, We have bitten the bullet & are in the process of buying an Isuzu D-Max. I'm curious to hear from you about the drawer systems you may have in your cars to store otherwise loose items eg fluids, tools, recovery equipment, etc. In our Patrol, I had a couple of boxes with my esse...

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

Two weeks ago in the lower Blue Mountains we had a small bushfire and also near Lidsdale where we had a 360 ha wild fire we now have glorious rain right across the mountains and at Katoomba a good dump of snow. I hope that the fires in northern NSW & QLD get some of this rain in the near future. We are cu...

JayDee · JayDee

Late news!!! Probably fish & chips wrapping. As you would be well aware the Ashes Cricket Test is over and the Aussies retain the Ashes Cup. But!!! we did not win the series. The POMS certainly had our opening batsmen, particularly That great runner scorer David Warner's measure. He must have be...

cjt55 · cjt55

I spotted this business in Adelaide last July and forgot about it. Have you gone into business Doug? Safe travels heading south.

Scenicview · Scenicview

we are new to this forum and we are looking to start that adventure now by buying a secondhand van. there are so many to choose from, but we both really like the Blue Sky vans. It there anyone who has one of these vans or knows anything that could help us with our decision, would be a great help.

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	Heavy(?) Vehicles in SA. (Preview) Story in today's Daily Mail regarding drivers of so called heavy vehicles being fined in South Australia. One in particular was a Ford F-350. Apparently, some larger utes are classified as 'heavy' vehicles by SA authorities with the same speed restrictions as say, a B double! I drive a Ford Ranger...	Long Weekend	19	2696	10:10 AM Sep 28, 2019 by Long Weekend
	Air Bags (Preview) I have a Pajero towing a Jayco 17ft. But a lot of gear in rear of car. fridge, battery tools etc. So a bit of weight there the van isn't overloaded and we have weight distribution hitch. So the problem is it the tow bar, although looks level we hit the ground on speed humps or deep gutters coming onto road. W...	Bru	7	1572	04:38 PM Sep 27, 2019 by markf
	MAP APP (Preview) I currently use gregorys touring atlas of Australia, paper maps, camps 9, & wikicamps for my travels. Is there an app available that is simply maps of Australia with a good zoom ability. I am looking for a replacement for paper maps. The apps I've looked at have symbols for camps, dump points, et...	wasn_me	16	2588	08:10 PM Sep 26, 2019 by dabbler
	How do we reduce the all up weight of our rig. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) It would make a really constructive thread, if we all put in ideas about reducing the weight of our rig, rather than going on about what we should have done. We need persons to contribute and ask, rather than feel bullied by some who just what to prove how knowledgeable they are to each other. So what abou...	iana	33	2421	02:23 PM Sep 25, 2019 by Dunmowin
	Winton accomodation at festival 2019 (Preview) Hi there all Looking for a powered van site in Winton for the festival. Mis anybody there that knows of a site. I have a 22ft van. If I have to I can go non powered but prefer not to. Thanks Bruce	Greenbank	1	1266	09:42 PM Sep 24, 2019 by brickies
	Travelling to Winton for festival (Preview) Hi all. Travelling from Brisbane to Winton for the festival. Any ideas on what to stay the night. Was going to go via Toowoomba. Where is the best caravan park to stay once I'm there? any other information that will make the trip memorable would be appreciated.	Greenbank	12	1667	11:09 AM Sep 22, 2019 by Possum3
	Great Australian Bakeries ( 1 2 ) (Preview) My wife and I are the official self appointed Australian Bakery pie/pastie and cake testers. Putting our diets aside, we cannot resist a good bakery for a stop. Highly recommended is Sharp's Bakery at Birchip in Victoria - whether you fancy a great range of pies. pasties, vanilla slices, etc, thi...	AlPal	45	5354	03:15 PM Sep 21, 2019 by AlPal
	FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE & GREY NOMADS (Preview) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-14/outback-grey-nomads-rfds-busy-queensland/11478538	Knight	8	1952	03:14 PM Sep 21, 2019 by JeffRae
	Golfer's info re Annual Fees. What do you pay?? (Preview) At my age, I have to have a mobile electric Kart to play and enjoy my golf. Annual Membership rates as follow for Riverlakes Golf Club in Cornubia 4130 Logan City Qld. 7 day..... $1099 7 Day Veteran $988 5 Day Veteran $848 * * I am in the Veteran class and I also pay $600 a year for the right to have the us...	JayDee	6	1342	01:38 AM Sep 21, 2019 by Ger08
	3 way fridge (Preview) Which is more efficient cooling on 3way fridge	button	15	1317	05:48 PM Sep 20, 2019 by Aus-Kiwi
	Mendooran Golf Club - closure. (From ABC) (Preview) ANOTHER REGIONAL GOLF CLUB CLOSES After almost 90 years, the Mendooran Golf Club closed its doors on the weekend. In a sign of solidarity, 11 golfers from Dunedoo travelled to Mendooran to play one final round with their neighbours. It's brought up a lot of reminiscing from locals and concern for the...	Possum3	5	1170	09:45 AM Sep 20, 2019 by Wizardofoz
	Road markings and confusion. (Preview) Today I gave myself and the passenger, and of course the other driver a nasty fright. Driving in Mildura, we had earlier commented on how the town roads have a sort of "backing out" lane added. But later on driving around and looking for some place, the GPS not knowing where to go etc. general confusion,...	iana	10	1363	06:45 PM Sep 19, 2019 by KJB
	Where to put blade fuse holder. (Preview) Hi everybody I enjoy the nomads greatly, this question is where to place 6 pin blade fuse holder in my 13ft poptop. I have put in a diesal heater, plus have air con etc I want to fit Anderson plug inside plus another light outside. the battery has afew things attached to it could anyone help out, thanks so m...	clancee	8	1762	01:47 PM Sep 19, 2019 by Aus-Kiwi
	Bathurst 1000 camping (Preview) What is the best on site camping for a Motorhome and caravan , does not have to be powered site. cheers	goldcoaster	7	1433	10:56 AM Sep 19, 2019 by goldcoaster
	Slow Down Move Over Laws - Change in NSW (Preview) https://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/slow-down-and-give-space/index.html	Ger08	8	1593	08:31 PM Sep 18, 2019 by Ger08
	Drawer systems in Dual cab utes (Preview) Hello fellow ute owners, We have bitten the bullet & are in the process of buying an Isuzu D-Max. I'm curious to hear from you about the drawer systems you may have in your cars to store otherwise loose items eg fluids, tools, recovery equipment, etc. In our Patrol, I had a couple of boxes with my esse...	Warren-Pat_01	27	5167	07:04 PM Sep 18, 2019 by yobarr
	Rain Rain SNOW & Rain (Preview) Two weeks ago in the lower Blue Mountains we had a small bushfire and also near Lidsdale where we had a 360 ha wild fire we now have glorious rain right across the mountains and at Katoomba a good dump of snow. I hope that the fires in northern NSW & QLD get some of this rain in the near future. We are cu...	aussietraveller	3	1238	06:06 AM Sep 18, 2019 by Wizardofoz
	why I still love Sporting events. (Preview) Late news!!! Probably fish & chips wrapping. As you would be well aware the Ashes Cricket Test is over and the Aussies retain the Ashes Cup. But!!! we did not win the series. The POMS certainly had our opening batsmen, particularly That great runner scorer David Warner's measure. He must have be...	JayDee	3	1580	10:55 AM Sep 17, 2019 by Cupie
	Have you gone into business Dougwe? (Preview) I spotted this business in Adelaide last July and forgot about it. Have you gone into business Doug? Safe travels heading south.	cjt55	10	2080	08:26 PM Sep 16, 2019 by Keith P
	Hi we are newbies (Preview) we are new to this forum and we are looking to start that adventure now by buying a secondhand van. there are so many to choose from, but we both really like the Blue Sky vans. It there anyone who has one of these vans or knows anything that could help us with our decision, would be a great help.	Scenicview	16	2338	08:01 PM Sep 16, 2019 by Warren-Pat_01
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