The Grey Nomads - General

copper1 · copper1

For those not in the know our frequent GN contributor Gary Kelly is unwell in hospital with Pneumonia. I am sure all here would like to wish him a speedy recovery.

Margyr · Margyr

Can anyone tell me if bear gully at Cape Liptrap is still free as I've been told it's now $35 a night!

Mike C · Mike C

Hi I recently posted in the Tech area regarding advice on tyre brands. My tyres were 6 years old and only done 12,000 klms This pic is what was happening to an inner rear tyre. Another tyre was showing a similar problem (much smaller) and the issue was missed at a recent (1 week ago) service other than a c...

Olley46 · Olley46

I was doing a tour of the caravan park with the brother in law here at Moree NSW where the thermal pools are ,and come across a MH with Dun Werkin written on the front of it,I thought here goes my first Gray Nomad Meeting,turns out it wasn't our Dun Werkin, a bit of a let down,never mind one day I will meet one...

JayDee · JayDee

Does anyone on the forum possess an inflatable Dinghy? If so:- What size? Is it easy to assemble? What size motor would suit? Only looking at fishing and Red Claw so a trolling motor may suffice, at the moment. How do you carry/transport the unit. How do you get the unit to the water? or do you assemble at w...

Dougwe · Dougwe

.......well from the side of my daughters house here in down town Townsville to well, the front driveway of my daughters house here in down town Townsville. That would have to be some sort of record I reckon for distance travelled in one day. Once in the driveway I can then give it a good clean and a once ov...

Bayonetmadness · Bayonetmadness

Sunrise at Mary River NT. How does it look?

frangipani · frangipani

I'm planning to start my first journey mid August, Leaving outer western suburbs of Melbourne, Vic, heading either thru Ballarat or Princes Hwy, thru to SA, then onto WA i'm gunning for outer Ascot., Will there be any fellow GN, on the road say around 11th August give or take a day? -- Edited by Fr...

lyn-n-ken · lyn-n-ken

Hi Guys, does any one know about the Take Notice form, another caravaner gave me one and i'm wondering how legal it is, apperentley if you stop for a sleep or a break and are asked to move on you ask whom ever it is telling you to move to fill it in in duplicate one copy for them one for you it seems to have somet...

Peterpan · Peterpan

G'Day All, As in my previous posts,we chased the cold around parts of Victoria and N.S.W. Quick precis, Melbourne, Echuca, Swan Hill, Mildura, Broken Hill, Silverton, Burra, Gawler, Renmark, Balranald, Hay, Deniliquin, and home. Took 5 weeks. Total Distance a mere 3295 Klms. 2 Punctures, other...

tezza · tezza

I am leaving Bathurst early on Thursday 31st spending Thursday night in Mildura and going on to Port Lincoln on Friday. Will be returning about the 7th august. If anyone would like a lift or anything dropped off on the way I may be able to help. -- Edited by tezza on Monday 28th of July 2014 08:15:28 PM

Sheba · Sheba

The latest one I'm getting, every few days now, is supposed to be a Recording from Quantas, telling me I have a $900.00 refund on my next Flight. Asks me to press 1. Needless to say, I don't. Cheers, Sheba.

Shell · Shell

Hi all, Havent been active for a while but I have some visitors that wish to travel to Collinsville via Burdekin Falls Dam & we cant get any information about the road. So is there anyone on here that has travelled this road recently please, Cheers Shell

shekon · shekon

I am going to copy part of my blog onto the website regarding my experience at my last free camp. It was at the Lions Park at Bundarra, NSW. I have experienced this a couple of times, however this time, having the priviledege of being in such a serene, pristine part of the country, the way people lef...

Vic41 · Vic41

Anyone got some spare cash laying around? This would make a great if not expensive toy, comes with single or double bed, electric raised roof and awnings etc, etc. Ivecco or Fuso models. See this link; http://www.earthcruiser.com/

barrie · barrie

Yesterday we met another grey nomad Rosebrook and his dog Sally at Moura he joined us for a chat and a feed during the day and night campfire

jbrinks · jbrinks

We are currently looking at updating our 17 year old van . We can't tow anything too huge as we have a pajero. We are looking at going for a quality built van secondhand vs a new van for the same price basically but there is a difference in the quality of the van . The only thing I am not sure of is the door opens...

Jeanne and Punk · Jeanne and Punk

Well we are almost ready for our first trip in the caravan. Heading from Proserpine to Townsville on Friday to spend the weekend with our daughter and then heading out westwards before heading back to Proserpine. Any recommendations for parks to stay in around Charters Towers - need powered sites...

glassies · glassies

Hi guys once again sorry for not being in as much just had lots going on after we had our trip to tassie fot stuck i to things in the house then we ended up a quick trip for a passport for graeme and we were off to new zealand from thur to sunday had a blast the weather was awful but to me thats just new zealand bit...

poodles1950 · poodles1950

We're currently in Mackay, Qld in our Coaster RV with our old poodle Daisy. We're always available to housesit in Queensland or northern NSW should anyone need us. We've done lots of sitting and have a wonderful track record.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Get Well Soon Gary Kelly ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) For those not in the know our frequent GN contributor Gary Kelly is unwell in hospital with Pneumonia. I am sure all here would like to wish him a speedy recovery.	copper1	68	2662	11:57 AM Jul 30, 2014 by Ontos45
	Bear gully..free camping? (Preview) Can anyone tell me if bear gully at Cape Liptrap is still free as I've been told it's now $35 a night!	Margyr	5	1049	09:30 AM Jul 30, 2014 by george57
	Tyres.. What can happen as they age (Preview) Hi I recently posted in the Tech area regarding advice on tyre brands. My tyres were 6 years old and only done 12,000 klms This pic is what was happening to an inner rear tyre. Another tyre was showing a similar problem (much smaller) and the issue was missed at a recent (1 week ago) service other than a c...	Mike C	17	1032	04:53 AM Jul 30, 2014 by OMD
	First Gray nomad (Preview) I was doing a tour of the caravan park with the brother in law here at Moree NSW where the thermal pools are ,and come across a MH with Dun Werkin written on the front of it,I thought here goes my first Gray Nomad Meeting,turns out it wasn't our Dun Werkin, a bit of a let down,never mind one day I will meet one...	Olley46	5	606	10:15 PM Jul 29, 2014 by Vic41
	inflatable Dinghys (Preview) Does anyone on the forum possess an inflatable Dinghy? If so:- What size? Is it easy to assemble? What size motor would suit? Only looking at fishing and Red Claw so a trolling motor may suffice, at the moment. How do you carry/transport the unit. How do you get the unit to the water? or do you assemble at w...	JayDee	5	569	09:16 PM Jul 29, 2014 by JayDee
	AVAN ON THE MOVE AGAIN (Preview) .......well from the side of my daughters house here in down town Townsville to well, the front driveway of my daughters house here in down town Townsville. That would have to be some sort of record I reckon for distance travelled in one day. Once in the driveway I can then give it a good clean and a once ov...	Dougwe	16	924	08:37 PM Jul 29, 2014 by Plendo
	My New Avatar (Preview) Sunrise at Mary River NT. How does it look?	Bayonetmadness	6	518	07:57 PM Jul 29, 2014 by grahos
	planning to flap my wings mid August (Preview) I'm planning to start my first journey mid August, Leaving outer western suburbs of Melbourne, Vic, heading either thru Ballarat or Princes Hwy, thru to SA, then onto WA i'm gunning for outer Ascot., Will there be any fellow GN, on the road say around 11th August give or take a day? -- Edited by Fr...	frangipani	8	714	07:38 PM Jul 29, 2014 by frangipani
	Stopping on the side of road "Take Notice" form (Preview) Hi Guys, does any one know about the Take Notice form, another caravaner gave me one and i'm wondering how legal it is, apperentley if you stop for a sleep or a break and are asked to move on you ask whom ever it is telling you to move to fill it in in duplicate one copy for them one for you it seems to have somet...	lyn-n-ken	16	1539	04:46 PM Jul 29, 2014 by SnowT
	Home AgainC (Preview) G'Day All, As in my previous posts,we chased the cold around parts of Victoria and N.S.W. Quick precis, Melbourne, Echuca, Swan Hill, Mildura, Broken Hill, Silverton, Burra, Gawler, Renmark, Balranald, Hay, Deniliquin, and home. Took 5 weeks. Total Distance a mere 3295 Klms. 2 Punctures, other...	Peterpan	0	367	02:35 PM Jul 29, 2014 by Peterpan
	Bathurst to Port Lincoln (Preview) I am leaving Bathurst early on Thursday 31st spending Thursday night in Mildura and going on to Port Lincoln on Friday. Will be returning about the 7th august. If anyone would like a lift or anything dropped off on the way I may be able to help. -- Edited by tezza on Monday 28th of July 2014 08:15:28 PM	tezza	3	476	02:20 PM Jul 29, 2014 by scooner
	Another 'Phone Scam. (Preview) The latest one I'm getting, every few days now, is supposed to be a Recording from Quantas, telling me I have a $900.00 refund on my next Flight. Asks me to press 1. Needless to say, I don't. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	10	964	12:25 PM Jul 29, 2014 by Roving-Dutchy
	Road condition report - Burdekin Falls Dam to Collinsville (Preview) Hi all, Havent been active for a while but I have some visitors that wish to travel to Collinsville via Burdekin Falls Dam & we cant get any information about the road. So is there anyone on here that has travelled this road recently please, Cheers Shell	Shell	1	1245	09:02 PM Jul 28, 2014 by in transit
	Cleanliness of amenities in Free camps. (Preview) I am going to copy part of my blog onto the website regarding my experience at my last free camp. It was at the Lions Park at Bundarra, NSW. I have experienced this a couple of times, however this time, having the priviledege of being in such a serene, pristine part of the country, the way people lef...	shekon	7	1196	08:34 PM Jul 28, 2014 by Jetta7
	Earthcruiser Motorhome (Preview) Anyone got some spare cash laying around? This would make a great if not expensive toy, comes with single or double bed, electric raised roof and awnings etc, etc. Ivecco or Fuso models. See this link; http://www.earthcruiser.com/	Vic41	15	7385	08:12 PM Jul 28, 2014 by SnowT
	met up with another Nomad at Moura (Preview) Yesterday we met another grey nomad Rosebrook and his dog Sally at Moura he joined us for a chat and a feed during the day and night campfire	barrie	0	365	07:54 PM Jul 28, 2014 by barrie
	Walking straight into the bed area how do you find this (Preview) We are currently looking at updating our 17 year old van . We can't tow anything too huge as we have a pajero. We are looking at going for a quality built van secondhand vs a new van for the same price basically but there is a difference in the quality of the van . The only thing I am not sure of is the door opens...	jbrinks	13	1214	07:38 PM Jul 28, 2014 by leevin
	CHARTERS TOWERS (Preview) Well we are almost ready for our first trip in the caravan. Heading from Proserpine to Townsville on Friday to spend the weekend with our daughter and then heading out westwards before heading back to Proserpine. Any recommendations for parks to stay in around Charters Towers - need powered sites...	Jeanne and Punk	5	683	07:09 PM Jul 28, 2014 by solo nomad
	New zealand (Preview) Hi guys once again sorry for not being in as much just had lots going on after we had our trip to tassie fot stuck i to things in the house then we ended up a quick trip for a passport for graeme and we were off to new zealand from thur to sunday had a blast the weather was awful but to me thats just new zealand bit...	glassies	1	610	06:44 PM Jul 28, 2014 by kandagal
	House-sitters available (Preview) We're currently in Mackay, Qld in our Coaster RV with our old poodle Daisy. We're always available to housesit in Queensland or northern NSW should anyone need us. We've done lots of sitting and have a wonderful track record.	poodles1950	3	791	05:38 PM Jul 28, 2014 by in transit
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