The Grey Nomads - General

RoboLB · RoboLB

Hi Folks. I've been reading the old threads on mattresses which were really useful. At the moment in our campervan we are using one of those beds that are made up with a table and seat cushions, but we've added a mattress topper which helps. We always planned to get a proper mattress as we leave the bed mad...

RoboLB · RoboLB

i, I've read some great threads here and watched a lot of YouTube videos on the importance of antenna location. In simple terms, up high and unobstructed. I'm planning to use our Campervan for a few trips that will combine some working whilst on the road. I'm lucky in that I can work remotely. And it al...

maids · maids

In our van we have a102lt 12/240v fridge and a 41lt Dometic fridge the 102lt fridge states 0.41a just trying to work out our consumption we have 2 x 200w solar panels 2000w inverter and two 120ah AGM batteries running 24" 12v tv at the most 4hrs nvidi player same storage drive same charge 3 mobiles led lig...

shakey55 · shakey55

I am about to install a grey water tank to my New Age Big Red 19. The way the van is set up the additional weight just rear of the rear axle will not cause me any concern, I believe. is it as simple as installing the tank and running the existing waste water plumbing into this tank and attaching a valve to the o...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

Thank you Mein for your excellent suggestion of this shower head: Ebay $15 shower head It is brilliant! It really feels like showering in a warm rain strom and my 15L of water lasts much longer. No doubt the tiny jets will need more regular cleaning given I usually shower in dam water but, as the shower h...

harry Butler · harry Butler

hello everyone, i have been asked to caretake a station while owners are on holidays. it includes checking waters, mowing etc. what day rate / conditions would be fair. thanks in advance Harry

Ashman · Ashman

Hi all :) Great to be a part of this awesome group. Many thanks. Yep Ive got one of these awesome wee heaters. The issue I have is that after being unhooked for about 6 months, I hooked it back up onto the same battery that ran it last time and it keeps telling me fault code 2 which says over voltage. Dam thing....

blissonwheels · blissonwheels

Gooday, Gooday, Just thought I would share a bad experience with fellow Members we have just concluded . During the last week of September we got Scammed. We had a substantial amount of Money that became due for renewal in a Term Deposit with a well known Finance Company/Institution. I say tha...

RoboLB · RoboLB

Not to discuss any particular chains, but I'm just curious about the benefits of membership. Do many users of these parks actually take out membership? Do you find it beneficial. On a recent trip I joined a few, that we planned to stay in (just overnight stays at this stage). Kui, Discovery, Big4. The...

A and L · A and L

Hi Everyone, I had accidentally posted in the welcome forum, put it down to rookie error on this website. We have been looking at putting in a wifi connection in our van and have several options. There is RVwifi and Sphere wifi (Sphere also do the sat dishes) we have a just got a smart tv 22inch and would al...

maids · maids

trying to figure out what this means , no idea what the reservoir is We tried to measure the tank which looks like 180lt been away for 2.5 days notused a lot just drinking one 12lt shower small toilet flushing -- Edited by maids on Saturday 3rd of December 2022 05:14:49 PM

vince56 · vince56

Returned from Qld a month ago and went through Sydney on the M2 and M5, we looked at the website to do a toll calculation beforehand and it told us around $16 for the trip to the motorways via Pennant Hills Road. I was shocked to see on my Linkt account that I have been charged $39.78 for the single trip. Spok...

jamblon · jamblon

Hi. My wife and i who are soon to join the ranks of full time retirees are planning on purchasing a campervan. After much research and drive tests, we have stumbled upon the Interstate One campervan which looks to be an in house product of Beaches RV in Belmont. They appear to be well kitted and look to be v...

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

Last week I spent about an hour driving around Ararat trying to find a tap available for public use... and failed. Usually sports grounds have a few taps around the building but I could not find such in Ararat. I have, and use, Wikicamps and am aware it shows a tap at the toilet in the main street... there m...

Donk · Donk

Hi Guys, Thinking of a Jeep Grand Cherokee 2014 3lt diesel to tow a 21ft Jayco Silverline, currently using a Holden Colorado 2.8lt diesel (Just a little bit underpowered). Love to hear from people who are currently doing something similar. No Jeep bashers please - its old Interested in cruising spe...

gdayjr · gdayjr

Anyone using a wind turbine to compliment solar charging for house batteries?

ALAW_Perth · ALAW_Perth

Hi all Picking up our first ever caravan next week and this is my first post so I may have some dumb questions If I'm towing without an Anderson plug will my fridge still be working? It's a standard 7 pin connector on the car and I do have a solar panel on the van. I assumed this would enable the fridge to sta...

Ger08 · Ger08

I have been using both these apps for the past few weeks and Im interested to hear from others that have used both. I have found the Camps App to be very underwhelming? Am I missing something? -- Edited by Ger08 on Wednesday 5th of June 2019 11:18:08 PM

Douglyn · Douglyn

Hi, is it possible to connect a Companion Hot Water connected directly to tap water & not use a bucket of water & pump provided? I have found this, Companion Aquacube Water Hose Adaptor (COMP823),however I can't find one to purchase, is there anything equivalent? I have attached an image o...

maids · maids

typical first trip away and the stove will not stay lit unless I hold the know in . help -- Edited by maids on Friday 2nd of December 2022 11:07:35 AM

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	Custom Mattress near Sydney? (Preview) Hi Folks. I've been reading the old threads on mattresses which were really useful. At the moment in our campervan we are using one of those beds that are made up with a table and seat cushions, but we've added a mattress topper which helps. We always planned to get a proper mattress as we leave the bed mad...	RoboLB	0	563	04:52 PM Dec 22, 2022 by RoboLB
	Antenna Location for UHF and Cel Fi Go (Preview) i, I've read some great threads here and watched a lot of YouTube videos on the importance of antenna location. In simple terms, up high and unobstructed. I'm planning to use our Campervan for a few trips that will combine some working whilst on the road. I'm lucky in that I can work remotely. And it al...	RoboLB	5	1348	05:23 PM Dec 21, 2022 by yobarr
	Fridges (Preview) In our van we have a102lt 12/240v fridge and a 41lt Dometic fridge the 102lt fridge states 0.41a just trying to work out our consumption we have 2 x 200w solar panels 2000w inverter and two 120ah AGM batteries running 24" 12v tv at the most 4hrs nvidi player same storage drive same charge 3 mobiles led lig...	maids	8	1376	03:31 PM Dec 20, 2022 by Bobdown
	Grey Water Tank Install (Preview) I am about to install a grey water tank to my New Age Big Red 19. The way the van is set up the additional weight just rear of the rear axle will not cause me any concern, I believe. is it as simple as installing the tank and running the existing waste water plumbing into this tank and attaching a valve to the o...	shakey55	6	2080	03:00 PM Dec 18, 2022 by DeanoCasino
	Shower head - thanks Mein (Preview) Thank you Mein for your excellent suggestion of this shower head: Ebay $15 shower head It is brilliant! It really feels like showering in a warm rain strom and my 15L of water lasts much longer. No doubt the tiny jets will need more regular cleaning given I usually shower in dam water but, as the shower h...	Mike Harding	12	1459	10:24 AM Dec 18, 2022 by Aus-Kiwi
	care taking (Preview) hello everyone, i have been asked to caretake a station while owners are on holidays. it includes checking waters, mowing etc. what day rate / conditions would be fair. thanks in advance Harry	harry Butler	2	1890	10:39 AM Dec 14, 2022 by Cuppa
	Chinese diesel heaters Diesel heater Chinese diesel heater (Preview) Hi all :) Great to be a part of this awesome group. Many thanks. Yep Ive got one of these awesome wee heaters. The issue I have is that after being unhooked for about 6 months, I hooked it back up onto the same battery that ran it last time and it keeps telling me fault code 2 which says over voltage. Dam thing....	Ashman	7	1533	07:12 PM Dec 13, 2022 by Ivan 01
	Scammers & Fraud (Preview) Gooday, Gooday, Just thought I would share a bad experience with fellow Members we have just concluded . During the last week of September we got Scammed. We had a substantial amount of Money that became due for renewal in a Term Deposit with a well known Finance Company/Institution. I say tha...	blissonwheels	16	1655	07:52 AM Dec 13, 2022 by Mike Harding
	Chain or 'Branded' Parks (Preview) Not to discuss any particular chains, but I'm just curious about the benefits of membership. Do many users of these parks actually take out membership? Do you find it beneficial. On a recent trip I joined a few, that we planned to stay in (just overnight stays at this stage). Kui, Discovery, Big4. The...	RoboLB	20	2257	06:38 PM Dec 12, 2022 by Possum3
	RVwifi or Sphere WiFi (Preview) Hi Everyone, I had accidentally posted in the welcome forum, put it down to rookie error on this website. We have been looking at putting in a wifi connection in our van and have several options. There is RVwifi and Sphere wifi (Sphere also do the sat dishes) we have a just got a smart tv 22inch and would al...	A and L	9	3082	10:31 AM Dec 11, 2022 by PRChappie
	water Tank Size (Preview) trying to figure out what this means , no idea what the reservoir is We tried to measure the tank which looks like 180lt been away for 2.5 days notused a lot just drinking one 12lt shower small toilet flushing -- Edited by maids on Saturday 3rd of December 2022 05:14:49 PM	maids	18	2733	02:47 PM Dec 9, 2022 by maids
	Beware the Tolls on M2 and M5 (Preview) Returned from Qld a month ago and went through Sydney on the M2 and M5, we looked at the website to do a toll calculation beforehand and it told us around $16 for the trip to the motorways via Pennant Hills Road. I was shocked to see on my Linkt account that I have been charged $39.78 for the single trip. Spok...	vince56	23	3972	07:57 AM Dec 9, 2022 by Jaahn
	Interstate One (Preview) Hi. My wife and i who are soon to join the ranks of full time retirees are planning on purchasing a campervan. After much research and drive tests, we have stumbled upon the Interstate One campervan which looks to be an in house product of Beaches RV in Belmont. They appear to be well kitted and look to be v...	jamblon	18	5561	01:20 PM Dec 7, 2022 by RoboLB
	Where to get potable water in Ararat, Victoria? (Preview) Last week I spent about an hour driving around Ararat trying to find a tap available for public use... and failed. Usually sports grounds have a few taps around the building but I could not find such in Ararat. I have, and use, Wikicamps and am aware it shows a tap at the toilet in the main street... there m...	Mike Harding	10	1470	05:39 AM Dec 6, 2022 by 86GTS
	Jeep Grand Cherokee for towing ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi Guys, Thinking of a Jeep Grand Cherokee 2014 3lt diesel to tow a 21ft Jayco Silverline, currently using a Holden Colorado 2.8lt diesel (Just a little bit underpowered). Love to hear from people who are currently doing something similar. No Jeep bashers please - its old Interested in cruising spe...	Donk	34	5457	06:43 PM Dec 4, 2022 by Bulldozer
	Wind turbine for charging batteries. (Preview) Anyone using a wind turbine to compliment solar charging for house batteries?	gdayjr	9	1320	12:36 PM Dec 4, 2022 by Cupie
	Fridge charging (Preview) Hi all Picking up our first ever caravan next week and this is my first post so I may have some dumb questions If I'm towing without an Anderson plug will my fridge still be working? It's a standard 7 pin connector on the car and I do have a solar panel on the van. I assumed this would enable the fridge to sta...	ALAW_Perth	17	2260	09:57 AM Dec 4, 2022 by Cuppa
	Camps App v Wikicamps ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I have been using both these apps for the past few weeks and Im interested to hear from others that have used both. I have found the Camps App to be very underwhelming? Am I missing something? -- Edited by Ger08 on Wednesday 5th of June 2019 11:18:08 PM	Ger08	55	8126	06:41 PM Dec 2, 2022 by 86GTS
	Companion Hot Water connected directly to tap water (Preview) Hi, is it possible to connect a Companion Hot Water connected directly to tap water & not use a bucket of water & pump provided? I have found this, Companion Aquacube Water Hose Adaptor (COMP823),however I can't find one to purchase, is there anything equivalent? I have attached an image o...	Douglyn	0	727	04:36 PM Dec 2, 2022 by Douglyn
	zwea stove (Preview) typical first trip away and the stove will not stay lit unless I hold the know in . help -- Edited by maids on Friday 2nd of December 2022 11:07:35 AM	maids	2	865	11:56 AM Dec 2, 2022 by maids
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