The Grey Nomads - General

denmonkey · denmonkey

Hi all, I have a week on in mid oct and and heading west. I'll be one up and only likely to spend a night at each place. I don't expect to disconnect the van at all during my travels. My original plans have fallen through to head to forbes but at this stage I still plan to check out parkes (dish), dubbo (zoo) an...

mezza56 · mezza56

Got an email yesterday from another forum , prompting me to email the owners of a park in WA voicing concerns over the fact that they were prompting the local council to prosecute a traveller that was fined $100 for pulling over and taking a nap from driving fatigue. The charge was it was a no camping area...

Brenda and Alan · Brenda and Alan

Has anyone else been unable to view photos in "pick this place" and 'sharing photos" since microsoft updated win 10 today. Even older computers running win 7 which have not been affected won't open them. Maybe their update has affected the server of this website. Alan

brimhunter · brimhunter

Hi all Am planning doing Perth to Darwin March 2019 Driving the Gibb River Road in New Triton Glx 4x4 about the best i do as 4wd is concerned will have all the time in the world so no rush i was just posing the question will the Triton be suitable for GRR will be also getting a Pacific Pearl Hard floor camper f...

bushranger · bushranger

Anyone used a "Portable Notebook Grill BBQ Foldable Folding Charcoal Camping Barbeque Picnic" fire pit from Fire Pits Direct? Love to have some feedback if you have.

JackoFJR · JackoFJR

G'day , in a couple of months I want to transfer a Tvan registered here in Vic in my name to another person in QLD I have looked online to see what needs to happen but I'm a little confused ( doesn't take much ) can anyone tell me what's involved , no money will change hands , that probably won't make any diffe...

Jaahn · Jaahn

Hi I am surprised this has not been on here already. I know that GNs are Aldi shoppers and also genny buyers Last week or so they had a generator in their catalogue that sounds good on paper.(if not at night) 2200Watt inverter 4 stroke. ONLY $299. Is that a bargain or what You only get a spark plug from H...

coyotte · coyotte

Am thinking about putting a drawbar on the bullbar. so as to have a similar towing ability as you see on some boaties vechilles Was thinking of cutting through the drawbar length ways, so as to form a lip to fit on the bullbar and through bolting it to the bullbar This would only be used in spots that are di...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... The Adelaide Advertiser has an article stating there is apparently a "push to raise the 25Kph speed limit when passing emergency vehicles with flashing lights after reports of crashes" Unfortunately, the article is a 'subscriber only' article so I cannot give the link. However, I offer th...

seanandvicki · seanandvicki

Just wanted to give a shout out to Nampara Upholstery in Montrose- found them on Facebook and he is very responsive.. Taz just re-upholstered our seats, headboard and a few small items. Great job and very reasonably priced compared to the sort of dollars I had read on some forums. I think I am going to pl...

mezza56 · mezza56

is there a calculation to work out what additional weight would be applied on the TB if I add a weight back approx 1200 on the tow bar itself , some of that weight would be transferred to the front axle ? Or would it all be on the tb weight if it was less than half way back to the front axle. I guess I could just st...

Zonks · Zonks

We are looking for a groundsheet to use when we stop at a site. There are several on the market and we have seen many in caravan parks/sites. Can anyone recommend a brand, or type, or suggest things to consider? Thanks

iana · iana

Ended up with very low water flow off the town supply, so decided to have a look at the pressure limiting valve. Unscrewed the housing, which is all I could do in a camping situation and examined the unit. Clean, nearly as clean as off the production line, so what could I do, I've heard about stretching th...

trouto · trouto

hey does anyone have /use an Ozpig heater if so what do you think of them they are pricey and the extras are so dear but I have mixed reviews about them so any help would be great thanks

Zonks · Zonks

Hi Everyone I want to purchase a new Sat Nav/GPS dash mounted unit (Garmin/Tom Tom etc) but with a reverse camera. Current GPS unit is cool but the recently purchased 2010 Prado really should have a reverse camera. Any suggestions? Any recommendations re unit to purchase?

Perry · Perry

Hi I have posted on Techies Corner regarding my fridge, Im am posting it here as well in case anyone here knows what is wrong. The Dometic RM4805 AES is working good on Gas but on 240 volt it freezes everything on its warmest setting Any clues anyone ??? Regards Perry

brickies · brickies

Anybody know where Jules is

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Read it here Cheers - John

gandk · gandk

Hi all Our 2013 Waeco cr140 12v/240v has already cost us approx. $800 and as the latest techie cant figure out the problem we think it is time to bite the bullet and buy a new one. Wondering if anyone has fitted other types to fit in the space provided and what the general consensus on what type to get. The pr...

iana · iana

Need to have the van pretty level when overnighting, been using cut squares of ply wood and wooden blocks to run up on. The ramps I wonder how effective they are, we have just left a place where the sites were loose coarse sand. from what I can see of the ramps, they are hollow from underneath. Wouldn't the...

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	dubbo, parkes & gunnedah - what to see and where to stop (Preview) Hi all, I have a week on in mid oct and and heading west. I'll be one up and only likely to spend a night at each place. I don't expect to disconnect the van at all during my travels. My original plans have fallen through to head to forbes but at this stage I still plan to check out parkes (dish), dubbo (zoo) an...	denmonkey	13	2285	06:46 PM Oct 14, 2018 by PeterD
	sleeping (Preview) Got an email yesterday from another forum , prompting me to email the owners of a park in WA voicing concerns over the fact that they were prompting the local council to prosecute a traveller that was fined $100 for pulling over and taking a nap from driving fatigue. The charge was it was a no camping area...	mezza56	20	2130	07:42 PM Oct 13, 2018 by PeterX
	microsoft win 10 update (Preview) Has anyone else been unable to view photos in "pick this place" and 'sharing photos" since microsoft updated win 10 today. Even older computers running win 7 which have not been affected won't open them. Maybe their update has affected the server of this website. Alan	Brenda and Alan	20	1397	04:42 PM Oct 13, 2018 by PeterD
	Mitsubishi Triton GLX 4wd on Gibb river road (Preview) Hi all Am planning doing Perth to Darwin March 2019 Driving the Gibb River Road in New Triton Glx 4x4 about the best i do as 4wd is concerned will have all the time in the world so no rush i was just posing the question will the Triton be suitable for GRR will be also getting a Pacific Pearl Hard floor camper f...	brimhunter	7	1214	12:57 PM Oct 13, 2018 by Desert Dweller
	Fire Pit/s (Preview) Anyone used a "Portable Notebook Grill BBQ Foldable Folding Charcoal Camping Barbeque Picnic" fire pit from Fire Pits Direct? Love to have some feedback if you have.	bushranger	4	1471	10:14 AM Oct 13, 2018 by Cupie
	Transfer Camper Trailer Rego Vic to QLD (Preview) G'day , in a couple of months I want to transfer a Tvan registered here in Vic in my name to another person in QLD I have looked online to see what needs to happen but I'm a little confused ( doesn't take much ) can anyone tell me what's involved , no money will change hands , that probably won't make any diffe...	JackoFJR	4	2904	09:44 AM Oct 13, 2018 by JackoFJR
	Aldi generator !! (Preview) Hi I am surprised this has not been on here already. I know that GNs are Aldi shoppers and also genny buyers Last week or so they had a generator in their catalogue that sounds good on paper.(if not at night) 2200Watt inverter 4 stroke. ONLY $299. Is that a bargain or what You only get a spark plug from H...	Jaahn	25	3627	08:32 AM Oct 13, 2018 by Ron-D
	Front Towbar (Preview) Am thinking about putting a drawbar on the bullbar. so as to have a similar towing ability as you see on some boaties vechilles Was thinking of cutting through the drawbar length ways, so as to form a lip to fit on the bullbar and through bolting it to the bullbar This would only be used in spots that are di...	coyotte	11	2113	07:05 AM Oct 13, 2018 by Nicholsonmike
	SA 25Kph speed limit when passing emergency vehicles ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Gday... The Adelaide Advertiser has an article stating there is apparently a "push to raise the 25Kph speed limit when passing emergency vehicles with flashing lights after reports of crashes" Unfortunately, the article is a 'subscriber only' article so I cannot give the link. However, I offer th...	rockylizard	34	1759	08:10 PM Oct 12, 2018 by Santa
	Updating Caravan Upholstery in SE Melbourne (Preview) Just wanted to give a shout out to Nampara Upholstery in Montrose- found them on Facebook and he is very responsive.. Taz just re-upholstered our seats, headboard and a few small items. Great job and very reasonably priced compared to the sort of dollars I had read on some forums. I think I am going to pl...	seanandvicki	2	900	05:23 PM Oct 12, 2018 by seanandvicki
	Tb weight (Preview) is there a calculation to work out what additional weight would be applied on the TB if I add a weight back approx 1200 on the tow bar itself , some of that weight would be transferred to the front axle ? Or would it all be on the tb weight if it was less than half way back to the front axle. I guess I could just st...	mezza56	2	792	02:21 PM Oct 12, 2018 by vince56
	Groundsheets groundsheet camping caravanning (Preview) We are looking for a groundsheet to use when we stop at a site. There are several on the market and we have seen many in caravan parks/sites. Can anyone recommend a brand, or type, or suggest things to consider? Thanks	Zonks	16	6311	06:25 PM Oct 11, 2018 by Hylda&Jon
	Pressure Limiting Valve. (Preview) Ended up with very low water flow off the town supply, so decided to have a look at the pressure limiting valve. Unscrewed the housing, which is all I could do in a camping situation and examined the unit. Clean, nearly as clean as off the production line, so what could I do, I've heard about stretching th...	iana	2	983	02:22 PM Oct 11, 2018 by Radar
	OZPIG (Preview) hey does anyone have /use an Ozpig heater if so what do you think of them they are pricey and the extras are so dear but I have mixed reviews about them so any help would be great thanks	trouto	29	4750	11:50 AM Oct 11, 2018 by trouto
	Sat Nav & reversing camera (Preview) Hi Everyone I want to purchase a new Sat Nav/GPS dash mounted unit (Garmin/Tom Tom etc) but with a reverse camera. Current GPS unit is cool but the recently purchased 2010 Prado really should have a reverse camera. Any suggestions? Any recommendations re unit to purchase?	Zonks	9	2982	02:09 PM Oct 10, 2018 by Chris61
	Dometic RM4805 AES Fridge, (Preview) Hi I have posted on Techies Corner regarding my fridge, Im am posting it here as well in case anyone here knows what is wrong. The Dometic RM4805 AES is working good on Gas but on 240 volt it freezes everything on its warmest setting Any clues anyone ??? Regards Perry	Perry	5	938	09:47 PM Oct 9, 2018 by jules47
	Jules 47 (Preview) Anybody know where Jules is	brickies	4	1497	09:42 PM Oct 9, 2018 by brickies
	Questions to ask when deciding on 4x4 (Preview) Gday... Read it here Cheers - John	rockylizard	9	1490	06:48 PM Oct 9, 2018 by Aus-Kiwi
	FRIDGE TO REPLACE WAECO CR140 ?? (Preview) Hi all Our 2013 Waeco cr140 12v/240v has already cost us approx. $800 and as the latest techie cant figure out the problem we think it is time to bite the bullet and buy a new one. Wondering if anyone has fitted other types to fit in the space provided and what the general consensus on what type to get. The pr...	gandk	8	1743	02:43 PM Oct 9, 2018 by ken thomas
	Wheel ramps are they the go. (Preview) Need to have the van pretty level when overnighting, been using cut squares of ply wood and wooden blocks to run up on. The ramps I wonder how effective they are, we have just left a place where the sites were loose coarse sand. from what I can see of the ramps, they are hollow from underneath. Wouldn't the...	iana	16	2248	05:34 AM Oct 9, 2018 by mickle
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