The Grey Nomads - General

millsy88 · millsy88

Looking for roadside assist cover. What caravan roadside assist company is recommended by others? (We live in Vic) and do they offer Aussie wide cover? I read that RACV only cover if the towing rig is the reason for a breakdown!! -- Edited by millsy88 on Sunday 31st of July 2016 07:47:59 PM -- Edit...

meetoo · meetoo

Does my maths work out? As nappysan clones are around 33% Sodium Percarbonate, if one used 100% Sodium Percarbonate does that mean you would only use 1/3 of the amount? If so, might work out a better "storage size" option. Cheers John

macca10052 · macca10052

Interested to know why two or more antennas on a lot of tow tugs Peter

reesehead · reesehead

Must be a few people that have had a hernia op. How did you overcome the task of hitching the van?. Did you get a different hitch or something? Just want to avoid too much strain. cheers, John

Ron-D · Ron-D

We felt we had the security of our van covered to a certain extent with our padlock device on our a-frame coupling,well its not safe at all,the thieves simply by pass the coupling completely and drag the stolen van away using the safety chains , I saw a you tube video on a van being taken ,so the coupling lo...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all, Thanks for your replies to our posts. Today I awoke at 7am. The best sleep, in years 8 hours straight. Unbeliveable. My back has been giving me hell. At first I thought more Kidney stones. Sooooo took a bit of this and that ( all prescribed) to kill / dull the pain. Anyway I took Lambie back to the tra...

Phil C · Phil C

Gday all, I want to start this by saying I am not the world expert on buying and using caravans. However I would like to share some of the things we did in picking a caravan for us and how we use that van. BTW our caravan is our home, we live in it 24/7 and drag it all about the place when we can. First. About 6 year...

millsy88 · millsy88

Hi all. We have just bought a van, 2002 "Heritage 17" with a battery that we have never had before. Although it was flat it was supposed to have been a good battery. The van has been plugged in to 240volts with the switch to the battery "ON" for a couple of weeks now whilst I have been doing some reupholste...

Dougwe · Dougwe

You will find my July update in the 'Solo' section this month. Uncle Al got up first today. I'm a solo traveller so all good.

jbrinks · jbrinks

we will be travelling home to SA along the Nullarbor from WA . Just wondering where we get checked is it at the border or Ceduna I have heard different opinions. I understand you get checked coming into WA at the border but goi g home is it the same.

newcomer · newcomer

we are looking at purchasing a royal flair promenade...has anyone had any experiences with these... also it has a top load lemair 2.2 washing machine, can anyone tell me how much water they use, as I have never had a caravan washing machine before

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi again to all, I took Lambie with me on a Huckleberry walk about this afternoon, after Lambie says we need to walk. Walk we did. From our camp site on the edge of the escarpment East of Euchla over looking the beaches far off in the distance. Lambie says can only be 10 to 15mins walk. I tell Lambie more lik...

Parky · Parky

What is the road like between Emerald Qld and Charters Towers Qld

kiwijims · kiwijims

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-30/victoria-to-spend-11m-extra-firefighting-aircraft-bushfires/7674716But not such luck for W.A. Firefighters,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Volunteer bushfire brigades angry over Western Power grant cut 'smack in the face,A...

jbrinks · jbrinks

we are leaving Geralton next week and had thought of going inland a bit instead of going along the coast thinking we may see some wildflowers. We don't plan stopping and unhooking the van but just driving towards Perth, Has anybody done this drive and is it worth it or should we just take the coast road. W...

briche · briche

just putting there a question about washing detergents. Has anyone got any clues on a natural cleaneras I am sick of having to continually try and clean waste water pipes of the gunk that forms in them especially as we are now handle this waste water via our grey water tanks. I thought I saw some comments...

RossandTrenna · RossandTrenna

Hi Everyone This is our first post...and probably shows our naivety We are looking at buying a van, probably 2nd hand cos the new ones are sooooo expensive Our query is why do so many have showers and toilets. I understand it is a personal choice and when when going very remote there may be some advantag...

JayDee · JayDee

We are going to buy a brand NEW Honda eu20I generator. Now we have check the internet and Ebay and the best price we can get is $1799. Nothing in our area of any top value on Gumtree. A ring a round to local dealers also reveal that the best price is ..you guessed it $1799. We were able to gain info from one dea...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi All, We have been away for now one week, and bedding down the van down. We moved across to Telstra and having trouble working out how to use our iPads as key boards from our I phones. D Boss worked through it and as we get reception I will bring you our travels. We got away last Friday at 12.45pm, our dester...

Maccabee · Maccabee

Is there any crown land to metal detect on at Halls Creek W/A?? am going there in 1 week and would like to legally detect for gold

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	CARAVAN ROADSIDE ASSIST (Preview) Looking for roadside assist cover. What caravan roadside assist company is recommended by others? (We live in Vic) and do they offer Aussie wide cover? I read that RACV only cover if the towing rig is the reason for a breakdown!! -- Edited by millsy88 on Sunday 31st of July 2016 07:47:59 PM -- Edit...	millsy88	3	944	09:57 PM Aug 2, 2016 by JayDee
	Nappysan Maths (Preview) Does my maths work out? As nappysan clones are around 33% Sodium Percarbonate, if one used 100% Sodium Percarbonate does that mean you would only use 1/3 of the amount? If so, might work out a better "storage size" option. Cheers John	meetoo	12	1501	07:50 PM Aug 2, 2016 by Weedpharma
	CB Radios and Mobile Telephone Boosters (Preview) Interested to know why two or more antennas on a lot of tow tugs Peter	macca10052	9	1263	07:45 PM Aug 2, 2016 by PeterInSa
	How to hook up caravan and avoid another hernia?. (Preview) Must be a few people that have had a hernia op. How did you overcome the task of hitching the van?. Did you get a different hitch or something? Just want to avoid too much strain. cheers, John	reesehead	20	1987	03:42 PM Aug 2, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Re-Think on caravan security (Preview) We felt we had the security of our van covered to a certain extent with our padlock device on our a-frame coupling,well its not safe at all,the thieves simply by pass the coupling completely and drag the stolen van away using the safety chains , I saw a you tube video on a van being taken ,so the coupling lo...	Ron-D	17	1585	01:01 PM Aug 2, 2016 by sandgrooper1
	Huckleberry Jim hits pay dirt (Preview) Hi all, Thanks for your replies to our posts. Today I awoke at 7am. The best sleep, in years 8 hours straight. Unbeliveable. My back has been giving me hell. At first I thought more Kidney stones. Sooooo took a bit of this and that ( all prescribed) to kill / dull the pain. Anyway I took Lambie back to the tra...	Hey Jim	6	1210	10:52 PM Aug 1, 2016 by Bruce and Bev
	For very NEW caravan shoppers and owners (Preview) Gday all, I want to start this by saying I am not the world expert on buying and using caravans. However I would like to share some of the things we did in picking a caravan for us and how we use that van. BTW our caravan is our home, we live in it 24/7 and drag it all about the place when we can. First. About 6 year...	Phil C	21	2100	01:12 PM Aug 1, 2016 by Barryh
	Battery Flat? (Preview) Hi all. We have just bought a van, 2002 "Heritage 17" with a battery that we have never had before. Although it was flat it was supposed to have been a good battery. The van has been plugged in to 240volts with the switch to the battery "ON" for a couple of weeks now whilst I have been doing some reupholste...	millsy88	19	1459	12:05 PM Aug 1, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	OOOOPS! JULY 2016 UPDATE (Preview) You will find my July update in the 'Solo' section this month. Uncle Al got up first today. I'm a solo traveller so all good.	Dougwe	0	879	09:35 AM Aug 1, 2016 by Dougwe
	Travelling from WA to SA where is the quarantine point (Preview) we will be travelling home to SA along the Nullarbor from WA . Just wondering where we get checked is it at the border or Ceduna I have heard different opinions. I understand you get checked coming into WA at the border but goi g home is it the same.	jbrinks	7	995	08:05 PM Jul 31, 2016 by Grumpytoo
	royal flair promonade and washing machines (Preview) we are looking at purchasing a royal flair promenade...has anyone had any experiences with these... also it has a top load lemair 2.2 washing machine, can anyone tell me how much water they use, as I have never had a caravan washing machine before	newcomer	1	855	07:36 PM Jul 31, 2016 by Sylva
	The Huckleberry Jim Story (Preview) Hi again to all, I took Lambie with me on a Huckleberry walk about this afternoon, after Lambie says we need to walk. Walk we did. From our camp site on the edge of the escarpment East of Euchla over looking the beaches far off in the distance. Lambie says can only be 10 to 15mins walk. I tell Lambie more lik...	Hey Jim	8	1229	04:53 PM Jul 31, 2016 by jules47
	Road Conditins (Preview) What is the road like between Emerald Qld and Charters Towers Qld	Parky	4	802	04:41 PM Jul 31, 2016 by graeme c
	Victorian bushfire season: $11.1m committed to secure extra firefighting aircraft. But W.A. will suffer !! (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-30/victoria-to-spend-11m-extra-firefighting-aircraft-bushfires/7674716But not such luck for W.A. Firefighters,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Volunteer bushfire brigades angry over Western Power grant cut 'smack in the face,A...	kiwijims	4	1196	01:31 PM Jul 31, 2016 by Bruce and Bev
	Seeing wildflowers in WA (Preview) we are leaving Geralton next week and had thought of going inland a bit instead of going along the coast thinking we may see some wildflowers. We don't plan stopping and unhooking the van but just driving towards Perth, Has anybody done this drive and is it worth it or should we just take the coast road. W...	jbrinks	9	1697	09:16 AM Jul 31, 2016 by jbrinks
	Washing up mixture (Preview) just putting there a question about washing detergents. Has anyone got any clues on a natural cleaneras I am sick of having to continually try and clean waste water pipes of the gunk that forms in them especially as we are now handle this waste water via our grey water tanks. I thought I saw some comments...	briche	15	1343	08:56 AM Jul 31, 2016 by JackieP
	Choosing a Van (Preview) Hi Everyone This is our first post...and probably shows our naivety We are looking at buying a van, probably 2nd hand cos the new ones are sooooo expensive Our query is why do so many have showers and toilets. I understand it is a personal choice and when when going very remote there may be some advantag...	RossandTrenna	10	1653	12:53 AM Jul 31, 2016 by JackieP
	NEW Honda eu20I generator (Preview) We are going to buy a brand NEW Honda eu20I generator. Now we have check the internet and Ebay and the best price we can get is $1799. Nothing in our area of any top value on Gumtree. A ring a round to local dealers also reveal that the best price is ..you guessed it $1799. We were able to gain info from one dea...	JayDee	16	3680	11:55 PM Jul 30, 2016 by goldfinger
	We are having a ball (Preview) Hi All, We have been away for now one week, and bedding down the van down. We moved across to Telstra and having trouble working out how to use our iPads as key boards from our I phones. D Boss worked through it and as we get reception I will bring you our travels. We got away last Friday at 12.45pm, our dester...	Hey Jim	8	1112	10:36 PM Jul 30, 2016 by Bruce and Bev
	Metal detecting (Preview) Is there any crown land to metal detect on at Halls Creek W/A?? am going there in 1 week and would like to legally detect for gold	Maccabee	5	1369	07:56 PM Jul 30, 2016 by Maccabee
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