The Grey Nomads - General

Janelh · Janelh

Hello everyone, We are in the market for a new 21ft caravan, most of which have a "slide out". My question to anyone out there - what is the general opinion of these "slide outs"? My husband feels that it would be just another mechanical thing that could go wrong,( at the wrong time,) when travelling arou...

banditandjo · banditandjo

Here in broome it has been rather wet for this time of year. No idea on how much rain we have had but i am told that the first day of rain was more than any august total on record. Has since rained another day. Cant wait for more wildflowers to come out after this wet

Ger08 · Ger08

Just wondering if there any forum members who geocache - a brilliant on the road hobby/game

Barryh · Barryh

Hi Nomads Seeking advice please on planning for a big lap. Where to start ? 1 ) Have the rig ( new ) 2) Have all the accessories 3) Have the finance / income 4) Planning to start on long term travel from ( Sydney ) Autumn next year and assume heading Northwards at that time Please all advice / experie...

Eaglemax · Eaglemax

We left Euroa on 22 April 2016 driving our Hyundai i30 and 10'6" homebuilt van. Just a few comments you might enjoy. All just our opinion. The small 10" wheels rotated about 10 million times The Chinese bearings held up OK The shower portapotti in such a tiny van was worth the effort also to enabl...

Lonerider · Lonerider

Hi, can anyone tell me how much the rego is per year for the above mentioned Hino, either in Qld or Nsw. I am now on the pension, so I guess there is concession. thanks

Magnarc · Magnarc

I just thought that many of our merry band of brothers and sisters would like to hear this. Made me tear up a bit! Having had ANZAC Day commemorations and memorials, this Lady felt inspired to pay her own tribute to our brave ANZAC's, including both of her Great Grandfather's.Sadly, neither of them m...

Colin Penrose · Colin Penrose

Hi all. We are heading for Barossa Valley and Flinders Ranges in November for a few weeks. Any heads up on the best free camp sites in those areas ? We are fairly new to free camping so any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

Dick0 · Dick0

Situated on the Campaspe River about 15 km from Elmore and about 20 km from Greens Lake and 5 km from Elmore Field Days site. A lovely extensive grassed and FLAT area beside the river. Toilet block and Dump Point. Tracks are well formed and gravel surface...no mud. Popular today with about 15 to 20 vans a...

koompartoo · koompartoo

When crossing on the ferry how do you keep your fridge going in the caravan ???. Apparently you can't use gas & there's no power available so what's the answer.

brianmcs · brianmcs

We are just getting organised to become Grey Nomads. We have sold our house and have no contacts here that we can use as a mail address. One option is to rent a Post Office Box and then get mail sent on from that to whereever we happen to be. Does anyone know of other options ?.

Lisa Ozzy · Lisa Ozzy

Hi, were just starting out and I'd like to buy hubby a BBQ for Father's Day. I have no idea where to start. Can anyone recommend a good BBQ that will fit in the front of our 25ft Jayco sterling? Maybe one with a hood. Thanks in advance.

dirvine · dirvine

Hi all, I have just lashed out and bought a Discovery 4. I was wondering if anybody on this site has one (ie a discovery) and if so where did they locate their Radio. Mine has the controls on the Mic, but the speaker is on the unit. I could mount a separate speaker if need be. Its one of those little GME brand on...

George_n_halle · George_n_halle

We are about to pick up our first caravan in October and are trying to get our car ready. We have a 2005 Prado to tow the van with, and are looking for some advice on what type of side mirrors are best for our car. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated George_n_Halle

Banglabill · Banglabill

Hi Guys. I am an experienced caravaner, I am about to upgrade my van and I was thinking of getting a new Kokoda Platoon XL X Trail. can anyone out there give me their thoughts before I buy this van. I am looking for opinions of people who own or have owned a Kokoda van, I would appreciate all your thoughts goo...

Radar · Radar

Hi All We are àt present lookìng for a second hand near new or no oder then 3 years old caravan and a Nova Revivor 2013 single axle en suite 17 footer has hit our radar. We are hoping to hear sòme reports on them from our Grey Nomads, mostly good would be good but negative reports welcome. Thank you for taking...

Long Weekend · Long Weekend

Hi All, Just picked up the latest flyer from Aldi. Specials for the coming week that may be of interest are: Wednesday 31 August: combined entertainment center/reversing camera/GPS, wireless rear view and reversing camera, GPS system, black box recorder, Saturday 3 September: four wheel drive a...

kiwijims · kiwijims

I wonder If he's the "LUCKY DEVIL"............ It said the 145-ounce nugget, named Friday's Joy, could be worth up to $250,000. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-25/gold/7785196 K.J.

Perry · Perry

I have a Suburban water heater which work great on 240 V but on Gas it stops after about 5 seconds, keeps trying to start but stops almost all the time. Any clues on what the fault may be.???

sandyr · sandyr

We are planning a trip to lake EIldon soon before the busy time,for fishing and camping.Any suggestions for a camping spot near a boat ramp, we don't mind free camping, but a lot of the sites being a national park don't allow generators.greatly appreciate any info

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	New caravan enquiry (Preview) Hello everyone, We are in the market for a new 21ft caravan, most of which have a "slide out". My question to anyone out there - what is the general opinion of these "slide outs"? My husband feels that it would be just another mechanical thing that could go wrong,( at the wrong time,) when travelling arou...	Janelh	14	1816	10:45 AM Aug 31, 2016 by Janelh
	broome weather (Preview) Here in broome it has been rather wet for this time of year. No idea on how much rain we have had but i am told that the first day of rain was more than any august total on record. Has since rained another day. Cant wait for more wildflowers to come out after this wet	banditandjo	0	569	05:08 AM Aug 31, 2016 by banditandjo
	Geocaching (Preview) Just wondering if there any forum members who geocache - a brilliant on the road hobby/game	Ger08	16	1547	11:15 PM Aug 30, 2016 by Ger08
	Planning for a big laaaap / permanent travel (Preview) Hi Nomads Seeking advice please on planning for a big lap. Where to start ? 1 ) Have the rig ( new ) 2) Have all the accessories 3) Have the finance / income 4) Planning to start on long term travel from ( Sydney ) Autumn next year and assume heading Northwards at that time Please all advice / experie...	Barryh	14	1317	11:06 PM Aug 30, 2016 by Tony Bev
	Stats on our round oz trip (Preview) We left Euroa on 22 April 2016 driving our Hyundai i30 and 10'6" homebuilt van. Just a few comments you might enjoy. All just our opinion. The small 10" wheels rotated about 10 million times The Chinese bearings held up OK The shower portapotti in such a tiny van was worth the effort also to enabl...	Eaglemax	16	1266	08:06 PM Aug 30, 2016 by wombat56
	Rego Hino RH160 (Preview) Hi, can anyone tell me how much the rego is per year for the above mentioned Hino, either in Qld or Nsw. I am now on the pension, so I guess there is concession. thanks	Lonerider	7	1895	07:37 PM Aug 30, 2016 by beiffe
	THE LAST POST (Preview) I just thought that many of our merry band of brothers and sisters would like to hear this. Made me tear up a bit! Having had ANZAC Day commemorations and memorials, this Lady felt inspired to pay her own tribute to our brave ANZAC's, including both of her Great Grandfather's.Sadly, neither of them m...	Magnarc	3	1483	07:04 PM Aug 30, 2016 by Phil C
	Barossa and Flinders (Preview) Hi all. We are heading for Barossa Valley and Flinders Ranges in November for a few weeks. Any heads up on the best free camp sites in those areas ? We are fairly new to free camping so any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers	Colin Penrose	12	1459	05:28 PM Aug 30, 2016 by Mutley
	Aysons Reserve - Victoria (Preview) Situated on the Campaspe River about 15 km from Elmore and about 20 km from Greens Lake and 5 km from Elmore Field Days site. A lovely extensive grassed and FLAT area beside the river. Toilet block and Dump Point. Tracks are well formed and gravel surface...no mud. Popular today with about 15 to 20 vans a...	Dick0	5	1064	05:12 PM Aug 30, 2016 by Dougwe
	Tasmanian Ferry Question (Preview) When crossing on the ferry how do you keep your fridge going in the caravan ???. Apparently you can't use gas & there's no power available so what's the answer.	koompartoo	9	1767	01:05 PM Aug 30, 2016 by pomme
	Mail while on the road (Preview) We are just getting organised to become Grey Nomads. We have sold our house and have no contacts here that we can use as a mail address. One option is to rent a Post Office Box and then get mail sent on from that to whereever we happen to be. Does anyone know of other options ?.	brianmcs	6	1808	12:08 PM Aug 30, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Want suggestions? (Preview) Hi, were just starting out and I'd like to buy hubby a BBQ for Father's Day. I have no idea where to start. Can anyone recommend a good BBQ that will fit in the front of our 25ft Jayco sterling? Maybe one with a hood. Thanks in advance.	Lisa Ozzy	18	1594	10:04 AM Aug 30, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Uhf Radio location in a Discovery 4 (Preview) Hi all, I have just lashed out and bought a Discovery 4. I was wondering if anybody on this site has one (ie a discovery) and if so where did they locate their Radio. Mine has the controls on the Mic, but the speaker is on the unit. I could mount a separate speaker if need be. Its one of those little GME brand on...	dirvine	11	1197	08:26 AM Aug 30, 2016 by Ron-D
	Mirrors ( 1 2 ) (Preview) We are about to pick up our first caravan in October and are trying to get our car ready. We have a 2005 Prado to tow the van with, and are looking for some advice on what type of side mirrors are best for our car. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated George_n_Halle	George_n_halle	44	3335	12:42 PM Aug 29, 2016 by RosieW
	Kokoda caravans (Preview) Hi Guys. I am an experienced caravaner, I am about to upgrade my van and I was thinking of getting a new Kokoda Platoon XL X Trail. can anyone out there give me their thoughts before I buy this van. I am looking for opinions of people who own or have owned a Kokoda van, I would appreciate all your thoughts goo...	Banglabill	6	2129	12:30 PM Aug 29, 2016 by montie
	Nova Revivor Caravan (Preview) Hi All We are àt present lookìng for a second hand near new or no oder then 3 years old caravan and a Nova Revivor 2013 single axle en suite 17 footer has hit our radar. We are hoping to hear sòme reports on them from our Grey Nomads, mostly good would be good but negative reports welcome. Thank you for taking...	Radar	1	1582	08:30 AM Aug 29, 2016 by Ron-D
	Aldi Specials (Preview) Hi All, Just picked up the latest flyer from Aldi. Specials for the coming week that may be of interest are: Wednesday 31 August: combined entertainment center/reversing camera/GPS, wireless rear view and reversing camera, GPS system, black box recorder, Saturday 3 September: four wheel drive a...	Long Weekend	15	4386	08:30 AM Aug 29, 2016 by CC Bear
	ANYONE HEARD FROM GOLDFINGER LATELY ?? (Preview) I wonder If he's the "LUCKY DEVIL"............ It said the 145-ounce nugget, named Friday's Joy, could be worth up to $250,000. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-25/gold/7785196 K.J.	kiwijims	10	1520	08:11 AM Aug 29, 2016 by sandsmere
	Suburban water heater (Preview) I have a Suburban water heater which work great on 240 V but on Gas it stops after about 5 seconds, keeps trying to start but stops almost all the time. Any clues on what the fault may be.???	Perry	9	1518	07:43 AM Aug 29, 2016 by GerryP
	Lake eildon Victoria (Preview) We are planning a trip to lake EIldon soon before the busy time,for fishing and camping.Any suggestions for a camping spot near a boat ramp, we don't mind free camping, but a lot of the sites being a national park don't allow generators.greatly appreciate any info	sandyr	2	1045	07:34 AM Aug 29, 2016 by sandyr
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