The Grey Nomads - General

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all, I opened the wallet last night and coughed up $445 for the Taurus extentable towing mirrors for the 200GX on Flea bay at 10.44pm. Just got home at 4.05pm. And their sitting in out hallway. Now that's Service. Jim

JackieP · JackieP

Hubby and i departed Brisbane in May 2015 and set off in an anti clockwise direction to do our first big lap. We stuck to the grey road top only leaving it to go down the odd dirt road to a camp site ( our van was not an off road or even semi off road ). We had a great trip, saw some fantastic places and met some grea...

looc21 · looc21

I have a two position switch near the battery and charger in the boot of my caravan. The positions are POWER and CAR The second hand dealer I bought it from said I only have to leave it on POWER. But I have had a bit of trouble with the battery charging from the car. Could you please tell me the use for this swit...

Olley46 · Olley46

Well I did a trip over Easter up to Noosa for a wedding ,from Geelong to Goondiwindi 7.7 litres per 100km and from there to Noosa 7.8 ,from Noosa back to Geelong with two extra people 4 adults all up and car fully loaded and two large suitcases 7.9 litres per 100km, that was at mostly110km p/h, that was in...

geoffc · geoffc

Greetings one and all Has there ever been any thought by forum members to start up a specific area where by members that are in the throws of making the crossing can update fuel prices I'm not computer savy so hence the question and I have not seem to be able to find some form of current? pricing I do realis...

Grey fox · Grey fox

Hi members, do we have any legal people among us who may be able to able to offer me some advice if so I will send a pm

dave48 · dave48

I know this subject has been done to death but I have a query. The tyres on our motorhome are supposed to be run at 80 psi. I understand if I go down corrugated roads etc it's good sense to reduce this. As we are about to set off for the best part of the year travelling my question is this. How do you pump up the ty...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all, Off too the show we will go. The Wife & I spoke to a number of Jayco"s Rep's with our Ipads, from other Dealers on day one. Say no more. Shut the gate. Our Van Went back, first thing on Thursday morning. We expect to see it back in time, to enjoy our first trip this season. The show itself, w...

Bruce and Bev · Bruce and Bev

On our travels recently, I watched quite a few other travelers drag their hoses out of store bags which they had shelled out for or had dumped in the bag of their tugs and were now all twisted up and dirty. We wind up our hoses into a circle of whatever size and connect the 2 ends with a $1.50 (or thereabouts)...

Woody n Sue · Woody n Sue

yes that's right it happened on Friday the staff didn't know thought they were going to do a stock take for a sale on Monday but.....pitcher partners moved in on Friday ( there a pack of ...un printables ) so even if you have payed for something and we're going to pick it up later ....kiss your money good by...

ALnJane · ALnJane

We are looking at purchasing an inflatable kayak.Would love some feedback if anyone has one .The fact that they are so portable is very appealing especially as they are not bulky and cumbersome like the plastic finn kayaks. Jane

valiant81 · valiant81

Hi all; Even after all of my spy ware programs, ad aware etc i have a new problem were all of my photos have been changed over to some sort of mp3 file ??????.Photos of our trips away over the years. I do have a external 500 Gb of hard drive and it has even infected some ( but not all ) of the photos. The na...

Gregs1 · Gregs1

Hello Everyone, Sue and I are heading on our annual trip up to Darwin in mid May, We will be taking our time this trip as we have found so many great spots that we want to stay several days at to relax and explore. My Daughter lives at Noonamah so have a very nice base while up there to enjoy with the Grandchild...

dazz49 · dazz49

Hi there fellow nomads With another vehicle I am planning on crossing the Simpson in May from West to the East. I feel as tho we are pretty well prepared, I will drive my 100 series Land cruiser and my companions have a Land cruiser ute with a steel canopy on the back they have a roof top tent and my frie...

rockylizard · rockylizard

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-09/back-to-basics-bush-skills-needed-says-expert/7312064

rockylizard · rockylizard

http://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/news/2016/crusader-caravans-gets-lifeline-56303?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=caravancampingsales_080416&utm_content=caravancampingsales_080416+CID_9a5dc1646a0528e0cc3e0f2ef6143d10&ut...

Edge of the World · Edge of the World

Hi. I've just purchased my first motorhome and am looking to put a reversing camera and hopefully a rear facing camera in. I already have the 7' screen installed and ready to go. I'm seeking advice on the cameras. The best I can make out is that I want a wide angle (120-140 degrees) for the reversing camer...

chutchi · chutchi

We love our Baileys Unicorn Caravan BUT ......Disappointed. We had a relatively minor mishap early November 2015. Contacted the dealer, to find out costs. Dealer apparently ordered the parts before Christmas. Contacted Insurance promptly. Still waiting for parts. At this stage our caravan...

03_Troopy · 03_Troopy

Edit: Bit of a language warning for this too.. to be expected though .... Luckily no-one was injured in the incident. -- Edited by 03_Troopy on Wednesday 6th of April 2016 08:03:39 AM

briche · briche

We are in the planning stage for our two year trip to WA. Have been gathering what info we can of the places to go and stay away from. We will be leaving Vic about June/July just depends upon a couple of things coming together. We will have two small dogs with us and therefore that will put national parks out...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Service Express (Preview) Hi all, I opened the wallet last night and coughed up $445 for the Taurus extentable towing mirrors for the 200GX on Flea bay at 10.44pm. Just got home at 4.05pm. And their sitting in out hallway. Now that's Service. Jim	Hey Jim	8	1361	06:53 PM Apr 12, 2016 by Bruce and Bev
	We have completed our first big lap (Preview) Hubby and i departed Brisbane in May 2015 and set off in an anti clockwise direction to do our first big lap. We stuck to the grey road top only leaving it to go down the odd dirt road to a camp site ( our van was not an off road or even semi off road ). We had a great trip, saw some fantastic places and met some grea...	JackieP	3	1332	06:34 PM Apr 12, 2016 by HunnyBunny
	two position switch POWER/CAR (Preview) I have a two position switch near the battery and charger in the boot of my caravan. The positions are POWER and CAR The second hand dealer I bought it from said I only have to leave it on POWER. But I have had a bit of trouble with the battery charging from the car. Could you please tell me the use for this swit...	looc21	8	996	09:13 PM Apr 11, 2016 by looc21
	New tug (Preview) Well I did a trip over Easter up to Noosa for a wedding ,from Geelong to Goondiwindi 7.7 litres per 100km and from there to Noosa 7.8 ,from Noosa back to Geelong with two extra people 4 adults all up and car fully loaded and two large suitcases 7.9 litres per 100km, that was at mostly110km p/h, that was in...	Olley46	3	1517	08:37 PM Apr 11, 2016 by Olley46
	fuel pricing east to west vice versa (Preview) Greetings one and all Has there ever been any thought by forum members to start up a specific area where by members that are in the throws of making the crossing can update fuel prices I'm not computer savy so hence the question and I have not seem to be able to find some form of current? pricing I do realis...	geoffc	14	1248	06:38 PM Apr 11, 2016 by LLD
	Advice (Preview) Hi members, do we have any legal people among us who may be able to able to offer me some advice if so I will send a pm	Grey fox	5	971	10:49 AM Apr 11, 2016 by dorian
	Tyres AGAIN (Preview) I know this subject has been done to death but I have a query. The tyres on our motorhome are supposed to be run at 80 psi. I understand if I go down corrugated roads etc it's good sense to reduce this. As we are about to set off for the best part of the year travelling my question is this. How do you pump up the ty...	dave48	10	2060	07:09 AM Apr 11, 2016 by dave48
	We Got the support we wanted with the Ipads (Preview) Hi all, Off too the show we will go. The Wife & I spoke to a number of Jayco"s Rep's with our Ipads, from other Dealers on day one. Say no more. Shut the gate. Our Van Went back, first thing on Thursday morning. We expect to see it back in time, to enjoy our first trip this season. The show itself, w...	Hey Jim	9	1535	09:23 PM Apr 10, 2016 by DMaxer
	Water hose storage (Preview) On our travels recently, I watched quite a few other travelers drag their hoses out of store bags which they had shelled out for or had dumped in the bag of their tugs and were now all twisted up and dirty. We wind up our hoses into a circle of whatever size and connect the 2 ends with a $1.50 (or thereabouts)...	Bruce and Bev	18	2799	03:49 PM Apr 10, 2016 by Aus-Kiwi
	Kulkyne Kampers in voluntary administration (Preview) yes that's right it happened on Friday the staff didn't know thought they were going to do a stock take for a sale on Monday but.....pitcher partners moved in on Friday ( there a pack of ...un printables ) so even if you have payed for something and we're going to pick it up later ....kiss your money good by...	Woody n Sue	13	5361	10:27 AM Apr 10, 2016 by Wizardofoz
	inflatable kayaks (Preview) We are looking at purchasing an inflatable kayak.Would love some feedback if anyone has one .The fact that they are so portable is very appealing especially as they are not bulky and cumbersome like the plastic finn kayaks. Jane	ALnJane	25	14107	09:57 AM Apr 10, 2016 by Cupie
	Super sneaky spy ware (Preview) Hi all; Even after all of my spy ware programs, ad aware etc i have a new problem were all of my photos have been changed over to some sort of mp3 file ??????.Photos of our trips away over the years. I do have a external 500 Gb of hard drive and it has even infected some ( but not all ) of the photos. The na...	valiant81	15	1956	05:33 PM Apr 9, 2016 by Baz421
	Travelling to Darwin in May, heading south via Broome, down to Perth and across Bight to N.S.W. Coast (Preview) Hello Everyone, Sue and I are heading on our annual trip up to Darwin in mid May, We will be taking our time this trip as we have found so many great spots that we want to stay several days at to relax and explore. My Daughter lives at Noonamah so have a very nice base while up there to enjoy with the Grandchild...	Gregs1	7	1360	05:00 PM Apr 9, 2016 by Treecrest14
	Simpson Desert Crossing May this year (Preview) Hi there fellow nomads With another vehicle I am planning on crossing the Simpson in May from West to the East. I feel as tho we are pretty well prepared, I will drive my 100 series Land cruiser and my companions have a Land cruiser ute with a steel canopy on the back they have a roof top tent and my frie...	dazz49	6	1284	03:39 PM Apr 9, 2016 by dirvine
	Basic bushcraft crucial to outback survival (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-09/back-to-basics-bush-skills-needed-says-expert/7312064	rockylizard	0	1124	02:11 PM Apr 9, 2016 by rockylizard
	Crusader Caravans Given Lifeline (Preview) http://www.caravancampingsales.com.au/editorial/news/2016/crusader-caravans-gets-lifeline-56303?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=caravancampingsales_080416&utm_content=caravancampingsales_080416+CID_9a5dc1646a0528e0cc3e0f2ef6143d10&ut...	rockylizard	1	1627	01:25 PM Apr 9, 2016 by vince56
	Rear and reversing cameras (Preview) Hi. I've just purchased my first motorhome and am looking to put a reversing camera and hopefully a rear facing camera in. I already have the 7' screen installed and ready to go. I'm seeking advice on the cameras. The best I can make out is that I want a wide angle (120-140 degrees) for the reversing camer...	Edge of the World	14	4576	11:45 AM Apr 9, 2016 by Bruce and Bev
	Baileys Caravan (Preview) We love our Baileys Unicorn Caravan BUT ......Disappointed. We had a relatively minor mishap early November 2015. Contacted the dealer, to find out costs. Dealer apparently ordered the parts before Christmas. Contacted Insurance promptly. Still waiting for parts. At this stage our caravan...	chutchi	15	3893	08:28 AM Apr 9, 2016 by dorian
	Near miss for a truckie and a motorist. (Preview) Edit: Bit of a language warning for this too.. to be expected though .... Luckily no-one was injured in the incident. -- Edited by 03_Troopy on Wednesday 6th of April 2016 08:03:39 AM	03_Troopy	21	3490	07:48 AM Apr 9, 2016 by rockylizard
	Preparing for our trip to WA (Preview) We are in the planning stage for our two year trip to WA. Have been gathering what info we can of the places to go and stay away from. We will be leaving Vic about June/July just depends upon a couple of things coming together. We will have two small dogs with us and therefore that will put national parks out...	briche	10	1866	11:14 PM Apr 8, 2016 by cherylmac
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