The Grey Nomads - General

Branchie · Branchie

Hi all.. we are having our new van built by Vacationer Caravans in Victoria, which we collect in July. I was wondering if there are any other Vacationer owners out there that would like to start a Vacationer Forum, for tips, tricks and general information etc.. Ours is a Semi-Off road Rough Rider 22' 6"...

MaryFell · MaryFell

After some advice ! We are travelling to Lake Eyre in June via Broken Hill. Planning to overnight along the Barrier Hwy somewhere between Broken Hill and Peterborough as we have already spent a lot of time in Broken Hill . We travel slow . Can anyone who has done this trip recommend a decent, safe stopove...

Bobdown · Bobdown

Just a simple and cheap fire lighter if you are in need of them. Home brand cotton balls about $2 for 200, home brand petroleum jelly for a couple of dollars also, which will last forever. Smear some petroleum jelly on the cotton ball, the more you put on the longer it will burn and just use as a fire starter...

BeamingReaper52 · BeamingReaper52

Sad to be told that Torbanlea Racecourse has been shutdown as a powered sites and unpowered sites use by caravaners by an adjacent Caravan Park complaining to Hervey Bay Council. They were only charging $18.00 per night for powered sites and $10.00 per night for unpowered sites. All the monies rai...

JU-AL · JU-AL

we are heading up to kakadu in June. which caravan parks are good to stay at? and do we have to pre - book or can we just rock up and there be a vacancy? thanks Judy

keiron · keiron

Hello again. I have an opportunity to hook-up the van very soon, but SWMBO wants to to stay within NSW and only away from home 2-3 weeks. I am domicile in Sydney, and would welcome any / all suggestions for P O I and places to stay with such constraints. Cheers, KB

Kazzawhthd · Kazzawhthd

A breeze if u r on road before 5am from stop just north of Sydney . By 5 am traffic increasing and red lights are in play.

Zonks · Zonks

Hi. I have a Prado with an auxiliary deep cell battery. I have a cool Jayco Penguin with no battery. I want to: 1) run my (3 way) fridge while I travel (not on gas!) then switch to gas when I'm stopped 2) use a battery for little things like lights, a fan, toaster etc 3) employ a solar panel system to charge my b...

griffo and kezz · griffo and kezz

HI GUYS we are currently on the coast road near shingle bay and want to get though to port augusta along the coast. great free camps along here so far but i cant find much imfo on the tracks and if we can get our off rd van though one site on wiki camps says the road cut due to amy training area any one done this tr...

Caitlynpoerio · Caitlynpoerio

Hi all, Apologies if this is posted in the wrong section. My partner and I are travelling in our Toyota Coaster bus and are planning on being in Kalbarri in around June/July. We are looking for options to make our stay here a little more affordable. We would be willing to house sit for a short period o...

Hutcho · Hutcho

Trying to organise a fishing trip toSweers Is and for a week in June .Does anyone out there know where I can safely leave a car. Thanks Hutcho

Farmhat · Farmhat

Drove past a completely destroyed caravan this morning about 10 k north of Rolleston QLD. (Between Roma and Emerald) Don't know any details except it happened yesterday. It was right in the middle of a section of bitumen road speed marked 80 k due to rough road which was quite rough with sunken parts ne...

Wayne - Narelle · Wayne - Narelle

To all those that have travelled around Australia. Is is necessary to upgrade from roller rocker suspension to inderpendant suspension, if you were in the market for a new van, to travel Australia and corogated roads ? Not looking at major off-road . Thoughts ? Regards Wayne

Mayns · Mayns

hi we are new to Grey Nomads and after some advise. We are travelling from Darwin back home to Perth and going to stay in Kununurra overnight and would like to know if there are any safe places to stay between Kununurra and Broome, we have heard there are problems in Fitzroy crossing. We normally do abou...

the rocket · the rocket

Bloody backpackers. Have had a lot in our travels and only a few were annoying But the lot who are staying at this rest stop with tonight take the gold medal. Lost count of how many there are. some turned up during the day, then night time tents come out then lets have a good time and do not consider others i...

Micka · Micka

Looking for others thoughts on this rule? I was travelling over Easter in a110k zone dual lanes when we came across a police car with flashing lights on side of highway booking a fellow motorist. Given it was a double demerit point period and a decent fine for exceeding the speed limit, I slowed to arou...

Treecrest · Treecrest

Anyone travelled on the Great Central Road / Outback Way road in the last week or planning to do it sometime this month? Thinking of doing it from WA to NT but have read that the road is not suitable for full height vans!

Stefdogs · Stefdogs

We are planning a trip from Sydney to Western Australia ( and along the WA coast all the way to Broome), across to Darwin and down to Adelaide and back to Sydney. i keep hearing that you need to travel the right way otherwise youre travelling against the wind and you double your fuel consumption BUT no one...

wandwill · wandwill

we have done a lot of travelling it is about time to stop, looking for somewhere where it is not too cold in the winter, cant think of anywhere ourselves

Plain Truth · Plain Truth

If only-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us5h2HNbCuo

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Vacationer Caravan Owners Group (Preview) Hi all.. we are having our new van built by Vacationer Caravans in Victoria, which we collect in July. I was wondering if there are any other Vacationer owners out there that would like to start a Vacationer Forum, for tips, tricks and general information etc.. Ours is a Semi-Off road Rough Rider 22' 6"...	Branchie	17	4299	08:50 PM May 24, 2019 by Branchie
	Stopovers on the Barrier Hwy (Preview) After some advice ! We are travelling to Lake Eyre in June via Broken Hill. Planning to overnight along the Barrier Hwy somewhere between Broken Hill and Peterborough as we have already spent a lot of time in Broken Hill . We travel slow . Can anyone who has done this trip recommend a decent, safe stopove...	MaryFell	7	1432	05:39 PM May 24, 2019 by MaryFell
	Bush firelighters (Preview) Just a simple and cheap fire lighter if you are in need of them. Home brand cotton balls about $2 for 200, home brand petroleum jelly for a couple of dollars also, which will last forever. Smear some petroleum jelly on the cotton ball, the more you put on the longer it will burn and just use as a fire starter...	Bobdown	10	1175	04:36 PM May 24, 2019 by Bryan
	Torbanlea Racecourse (Preview) Sad to be told that Torbanlea Racecourse has been shutdown as a powered sites and unpowered sites use by caravaners by an adjacent Caravan Park complaining to Hervey Bay Council. They were only charging $18.00 per night for powered sites and $10.00 per night for unpowered sites. All the monies rai...	BeamingReaper52	4	1037	12:36 PM May 24, 2019 by BeamingReaper52
	kakadu (Preview) we are heading up to kakadu in June. which caravan parks are good to stay at? and do we have to pre - book or can we just rock up and there be a vacancy? thanks Judy	JU-AL	6	1345	05:22 PM May 23, 2019 by Hylife
	where to in NSW in winter (Preview) Hello again. I have an opportunity to hook-up the van very soon, but SWMBO wants to to stay within NSW and only away from home 2-3 weeks. I am domicile in Sydney, and would welcome any / all suggestions for P O I and places to stay with such constraints. Cheers, KB	keiron	8	1535	01:11 PM May 23, 2019 by The Belmont Bear
	M7 Sydney travelling south thru Sydney (Preview) A breeze if u r on road before 5am from stop just north of Sydney . By 5 am traffic increasing and red lights are in play.	Kazzawhthd	6	1436	09:57 AM May 23, 2019 by Rob Driver
	batteries (help) (Preview) Hi. I have a Prado with an auxiliary deep cell battery. I have a cool Jayco Penguin with no battery. I want to: 1) run my (3 way) fridge while I travel (not on gas!) then switch to gas when I'm stopped 2) use a battery for little things like lights, a fan, toaster etc 3) employ a solar panel system to charge my b...	Zonks	3	1574	11:02 PM May 21, 2019 by Warren-Pat_01
	Whyalla to port augusta old coast road S..A (Preview) HI GUYS we are currently on the coast road near shingle bay and want to get though to port augusta along the coast. great free camps along here so far but i cant find much imfo on the tracks and if we can get our off rd van though one site on wiki camps says the road cut due to amy training area any one done this tr...	griffo and kezz	5	1432	08:57 PM May 20, 2019 by Craig1
	Kalbarri in June/July (Preview) Hi all, Apologies if this is posted in the wrong section. My partner and I are travelling in our Toyota Coaster bus and are planning on being in Kalbarri in around June/July. We are looking for options to make our stay here a little more affordable. We would be willing to house sit for a short period o...	Caitlynpoerio	8	1638	03:08 AM May 20, 2019 by Branchie
	Bourketown (Preview) Trying to organise a fishing trip toSweers Is and for a week in June .Does anyone out there know where I can safely leave a car. Thanks Hutcho	Hutcho	2	1638	03:55 PM May 19, 2019 by Hutcho
	Caravan rollover (Preview) Drove past a completely destroyed caravan this morning about 10 k north of Rolleston QLD. (Between Roma and Emerald) Don't know any details except it happened yesterday. It was right in the middle of a section of bitumen road speed marked 80 k due to rough road which was quite rough with sunken parts ne...	Farmhat	7	2134	10:50 AM May 19, 2019 by Long Weekend
	Suspension (Preview) To all those that have travelled around Australia. Is is necessary to upgrade from roller rocker suspension to inderpendant suspension, if you were in the market for a new van, to travel Australia and corogated roads ? Not looking at major off-road . Thoughts ? Regards Wayne	Wayne - Narelle	8	1842	07:59 PM May 18, 2019 by darjak
	Driving from Kununurra to Broome (Preview) hi we are new to Grey Nomads and after some advise. We are travelling from Darwin back home to Perth and going to stay in Kununurra overnight and would like to know if there are any safe places to stay between Kununurra and Broome, we have heard there are problems in Fitzroy crossing. We normally do abou...	Mayns	12	3498	02:39 AM May 18, 2019 by Aus-Kiwi
	backpackers (Preview) Bloody backpackers. Have had a lot in our travels and only a few were annoying But the lot who are staying at this rest stop with tonight take the gold medal. Lost count of how many there are. some turned up during the day, then night time tents come out then lets have a good time and do not consider others i...	the rocket	25	1869	01:46 PM May 17, 2019 by Mamil
	40k when passing emergency vehicle with flashing lights ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Looking for others thoughts on this rule? I was travelling over Easter in a110k zone dual lanes when we came across a police car with flashing lights on side of highway booking a fellow motorist. Given it was a double demerit point period and a decent fine for exceeding the speed limit, I slowed to arou...	Micka	37	2300	05:15 PM May 16, 2019 by Skyler
	Great Central Road / Outback Way Great Central Road Outback Way (Preview) Anyone travelled on the Great Central Road / Outback Way road in the last week or planning to do it sometime this month? Thinking of doing it from WA to NT but have read that the road is not suitable for full height vans!	Treecrest	5	1886	05:05 PM May 16, 2019 by darjak
	Prevailing winds travelling Sydney to WA (Preview) We are planning a trip from Sydney to Western Australia ( and along the WA coast all the way to Broome), across to Darwin and down to Adelaide and back to Sydney. i keep hearing that you need to travel the right way otherwise youre travelling against the wind and you double your fuel consumption BUT no one...	Stefdogs	23	2206	07:38 PM May 15, 2019 by Stefdogs
	looking for somewhere to settle where it is not cold in the winter (Preview) we have done a lot of travelling it is about time to stop, looking for somewhere where it is not too cold in the winter, cant think of anywhere ourselves	wandwill	28	1677	02:58 PM May 15, 2019 by sandsmere
	World Leaders-"Imagine" (Preview) If only-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us5h2HNbCuo	Plain Truth	2	3816	01:45 PM May 15, 2019 by Tony Bev
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