The Grey Nomads - General

uncle wombat · uncle wombat

Hi All, just wondering if anyone been to Lake Lascelles Hopetoun recently and if it is still open? we are thinking of going there in November. Thanks

kiwijims · kiwijims

Dampier is a remote working port on the coast of the Dampier Archipelago in WA's north west. It has just one hill a perfect spot for billycart racing.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-29/one-hill-town-billycart-races-revive-the-community-of-derby/10437236

miclo · miclo

Gd Day all. I hope someone can supply an answer to my question. After setting up a new 24 Furrion tv, turned on 240 power, I ended up with no anolog channels and 13 HD channels. These were all too pixelated to watch even after raising and rotate aerial. ..I gave up, pulled out the 240 power lowered aerial. A...

Santa · Santa

If you are an espresso drinker you will be impressed with this device from Flair Espresso. No power needed and produces shots comparable the the best machines available. Comes with a carry case. Great little travel setup. You will need a good hand grinder to to get the best from it. https://www.coffe...

mezza56 · mezza56

Has anyone purchased solar panels from the 4WD supercentre , wondering what quality they are. Their 250watt foldout panels with a 10m lead and reg are $199 .

aussie_paul · aussie_paul

Hi everyone, saw this at Aldi today so thought I would expose it here. Aussie Paul. -- Edited by aussie_paul on Thursday 25th of October 2018 10:13:58 PM

Paul · Paul

Hi everyone, I'm posting here as a bit of a last resort, I have been assisting a close friend to care for her mother who has dementia, I'm living in my van at the side of the house, unfortunately her mother has been diagnosed with cancer and probably hasn't got much longer with us, unfortunately her broth...

iana · iana

My opinions so far on the coffee fix while camping. Best is freshly ground beans, worst ground beans stored in a container over a week. Capsules vary so much, and I think the term you get what you pay for here applies. Best are the Nesspresso capsules, and I think the reason why they are expensive, is the m...

Delta18 · Delta18

Seen on Facebook, the finder would like to get some expensive gear back to the owner. "We found some fishing gear (I will leave it at that) in SA that someone left behind. If people could share this so I can try and get it to the correct owners I would appreciate it. Maybe someone knows a fishing page???" ...

Santa · Santa

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/man-dies-in-mobility-scooter-fire-in-geraldton/10401782

brickies · brickies

After 12 years of part time Grey Nomad we have sold our Caravan and settling to home life we are so glad we kept our home , If we had sold it we could not have been able to but back into the todays market .

mezza56 · mezza56

Being that there are lots of folk on here that camp out in the bush away from city lights , anyone seen any noteworthy sitings skyward , I keep looking while travelling but no success , when we were younger back in the 70's , travelling towards cactus beach late one night about an hour out of port augusta ...

berniebob · berniebob

Hi Grey Nomads, We are NEW Grey Nomads in the process of buying our first new caravan and this van (Retreat/Fraser) comes with a compressor fridge/freezer which they insist is much better on 12v all the time. But, we feel a 3 way fridge will give us more options in different situations. Does anyone have...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Read about it here Don't have a MY18 Commodore 2.0l diesel? Then why did you click on the topic? WARNING: then this recall notice may have absolutely no bearing on anything in your life. If the subject heading did not provide a description and information of a product that you own or use (or a fri...

Gailj · Gailj

We are 1st time caravan owners and I dont know how to stop my dinner set and other items from tipping over when we are travelling. Any advice Would be appreciated.

Plain Truth · Plain Truth

Aussie Disposals has Camps 9 for $29.95 in its latest catalogue.

goochy · goochy

G'day, This is my first post so I hope I haven't placed it in the wrong area. We are about to buy a second hand van and the mattress in it is a 'pillow-top'. The gas struts for the bed frame, they drop a little if you lift the frame say 60% of the way but seem to hold when the bed frame is pushed as high as it can go....

kiwijims · kiwijims

Darren Beer thinks he is lucky to be alive.He was driving along a pitch-black Eyre Highway at 110kph with 12 hours of travel to go before reaching Perth, when his high beams lit up the underbelly of an overturned truck.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/driver-survives-high-speed-null...

Joda · Joda

Anyone go to the warbirds airshow at Temora? Gotta love the sound of 5_ V12 merlins doing their stuff overhead. Hudson light bomber only one still flying, Meteor jet zooming around, RAAF put on a good show as well. Camp ground was a bit tight, had to love thy neighbor or else! Was told 25,000 attende...

cjb1 · cjb1

Hi, how good is the Adria Twin 600 ? Is it smooth and quiet to drive ? Much road noise or like a car? cheers

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Lake Lascelles (Preview) Hi All, just wondering if anyone been to Lake Lascelles Hopetoun recently and if it is still open? we are thinking of going there in November. Thanks	uncle wombat	3	901	02:02 PM Oct 30, 2018 by uncle wombat
	Billycart races revive tiny community of Dampier, a town with just one hill.... (Preview) Dampier is a remote working port on the coast of the Dampier Archipelago in WA's north west. It has just one hill a perfect spot for billycart racing.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-29/one-hill-town-billycart-races-revive-the-community-of-derby/10437236	kiwijims	3	989	09:05 PM Oct 29, 2018 by The Belmont Bear
	Just installed a new 24” Furrion tv (Preview) Gd Day all. I hope someone can supply an answer to my question. After setting up a new 24 Furrion tv, turned on 240 power, I ended up with no anolog channels and 13 HD channels. These were all too pixelated to watch even after raising and rotate aerial. ..I gave up, pulled out the 240 power lowered aerial. A...	miclo	10	1544	08:31 AM Oct 29, 2018 by Pariss
	Flair Manual Press Espresso Coffee Maker. (Preview) If you are an espresso drinker you will be impressed with this device from Flair Espresso. No power needed and produces shots comparable the the best machines available. Comes with a carry case. Great little travel setup. You will need a good hand grinder to to get the best from it. https://www.coffe...	Santa	4	1208	05:19 PM Oct 28, 2018 by Santa
	portable solar panels (Preview) Has anyone purchased solar panels from the 4WD supercentre , wondering what quality they are. Their 250watt foldout panels with a 10m lead and reg are $199 .	mezza56	7	1216	10:12 AM Oct 28, 2018 by Warren-Pat_01
	Aldi fridge.. (Preview) Hi everyone, saw this at Aldi today so thought I would expose it here. Aussie Paul. -- Edited by aussie_paul on Thursday 25th of October 2018 10:13:58 PM	aussie_paul	2	1370	10:15 PM Oct 27, 2018 by JayDee
	A place in Redcliffe, Qld. (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm posting here as a bit of a last resort, I have been assisting a close friend to care for her mother who has dementia, I'm living in my van at the side of the house, unfortunately her mother has been diagnosed with cancer and probably hasn't got much longer with us, unfortunately her broth...	Paul	5	1206	08:26 PM Oct 27, 2018 by Paul
	Expresso Coffe anyone ? (Preview) My opinions so far on the coffee fix while camping. Best is freshly ground beans, worst ground beans stored in a container over a week. Capsules vary so much, and I think the term you get what you pay for here applies. Best are the Nesspresso capsules, and I think the reason why they are expensive, is the m...	iana	6	1421	01:00 PM Oct 27, 2018 by blissonwheels
	Lost any fishing gear? (Preview) Seen on Facebook, the finder would like to get some expensive gear back to the owner. "We found some fishing gear (I will leave it at that) in SA that someone left behind. If people could share this so I can try and get it to the correct owners I would appreciate it. Maybe someone knows a fishing page???" ...	Delta18	6	1099	07:55 AM Oct 27, 2018 by oldbloke
	Man killed mobility scooter blaze Geraldton (Preview) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/man-dies-in-mobility-scooter-fire-in-geraldton/10401782	Santa	2	759	10:56 AM Oct 26, 2018 by denmonkey
	Glad we kept a home base ( 1 2 ) (Preview) After 12 years of part time Grey Nomad we have sold our Caravan and settling to home life we are so glad we kept our home , If we had sold it we could not have been able to but back into the todays market .	brickies	43	2193	07:16 PM Oct 25, 2018 by Wizardofoz
	ufo's (Preview) Being that there are lots of folk on here that camp out in the bush away from city lights , anyone seen any noteworthy sitings skyward , I keep looking while travelling but no success , when we were younger back in the 70's , travelling towards cactus beach late one night about an hour out of port augusta ...	mezza56	7	1186	04:49 PM Oct 25, 2018 by yobarr
	Fridges - Compressor or 3 Way? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi Grey Nomads, We are NEW Grey Nomads in the process of buying our first new caravan and this van (Retreat/Fraser) comes with a compressor fridge/freezer which they insist is much better on 12v all the time. But, we feel a 3 way fridge will give us more options in different situations. Does anyone have...	berniebob	30	6047	12:01 PM Oct 25, 2018 by iana
	YEP - ANOTHER bloody RECALL notice: MY18 Holden Commodore 2.0L Diesel (closed) (Preview) Gday... Read about it here Don't have a MY18 Commodore 2.0l diesel? Then why did you click on the topic? WARNING: then this recall notice may have absolutely no bearing on anything in your life. If the subject heading did not provide a description and information of a product that you own or use (or a fri...	rockylizard	20	1524	09:52 AM Oct 25, 2018 by yobarr
	Items sliding around inside cupboards (Preview) We are 1st time caravan owners and I dont know how to stop my dinner set and other items from tipping over when we are travelling. Any advice Would be appreciated.	Gailj	17	1313	08:21 PM Oct 24, 2018 by Possum3
	Camps 9 Australia Wide (Preview) Aussie Disposals has Camps 9 for $29.95 in its latest catalogue.	Plain Truth	2	767	04:24 PM Oct 24, 2018 by Ron-D
	Jayco 2011 Sterling 19.61-4 - From factory fitout - esp mattress (Preview) G'day, This is my first post so I hope I haven't placed it in the wrong area. We are about to buy a second hand van and the mattress in it is a 'pillow-top'. The gas struts for the bed frame, they drop a little if you lift the frame say 60% of the way but seem to hold when the bed frame is pushed as high as it can go....	goochy	7	853	02:11 PM Oct 24, 2018 by iana
	Driver survives slamming into overturned truck on dark Nullarbor highway.... ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Darren Beer thinks he is lucky to be alive.He was driving along a pitch-black Eyre Highway at 110kph with 12 hours of travel to go before reaching Perth, when his high beams lit up the underbelly of an overturned truck.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/driver-survives-high-speed-null...	kiwijims	39	2576	11:47 AM Oct 24, 2018 by Aus-Kiwi
	Warbirds (Preview) Anyone go to the warbirds airshow at Temora? Gotta love the sound of 5_ V12 merlins doing their stuff overhead. Hudson light bomber only one still flying, Meteor jet zooming around, RAAF put on a good show as well. Camp ground was a bit tight, had to love thy neighbor or else! Was told 25,000 attende...	Joda	7	1145	08:46 PM Oct 23, 2018 by Gaylehere
	Adria Twin 600 Review (Preview) Hi, how good is the Adria Twin 600 ? Is it smooth and quiet to drive ? Much road noise or like a car? cheers	cjb1	1	877	08:33 PM Oct 23, 2018 by Dickodownunder
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