The Grey Nomads - General

Nelly · Nelly

Hello all - I have had a look at a few Mercedes Sprinter MHs and have found the walkway from front to back to be quite narrow - is this usual with this MH or just the those particular setups.

dazren · dazren

WELL THAT'S It ??? Dazren HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.. My working life as i knew it is finished.. ?? As of 2 PM Today *** OFFICIALLY RETIRED ** Now it is ''ME TIME'' after nearly 52 years of continuous work.. !!!! Good Bye Working Life, It has been pretty Good,, !! and Hello Retirement Life I know it is going...

Bas + Eve · Bas + Eve

Contemplating purchasing a Hema HN7 Navigator (not ipad app). Yes or No? from those with experience. Thanks for all and any advice. B+E

George a · George a

Hi members, I'm just new to the forum. I ask for some advice - We're planning a trip across the Anne Beadell hwy. Our vehicle is a late model Mazda BT 50 twin cab. Our concern is the amount of extra fuel we should take for the section between Coober Pedy and the roadhouse just in W.A., about 750k . The vehicl...

Oma · Oma

http://bkmcl.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/halls-gap-to-molesworth/

Bryan · Bryan

Anyone using the Caframo 748 or 807 fans in their caravan or motor home? My preference is the smaller 748 because at high speed it only draws .25amp whereas the 807 draws .4amps. I actually don't know if that's significant, my house battery is 100 amp/h. Its only required for those hot nights free campi...

Johno77777777 · Johno77777777

Hi all , looking for a caravan park on the west side of Melbourne and obviously not too far from Melbourne . I have stayed at that one in Footscray/Braybrook area , nothing wrong with it but we need one that has drive through sites , please ? Kind regards Brian

graham (chickenman) · graham (chickenman)

I think the $ is more important to the 2 big supermarkets, as I bought home brand beans,guess where they came from China. So I suppose to stand by the freezer cabinet and check out where every vegie came from? I be there for 6 hrs reading the fine print on where it came from Come on Coles n Woolies put a Aussie...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Yep it doesn't matter how much reserch or homework you do something pops up you didn't know. I mentioned in my recent update here in generel (reason I am putting this post in general as well) that if you are looking at buying a Colorado not to get a genuine Holden Bull Bar. Well I have just had my 7" L...

newcomer · newcomer

We are presently on our way up the top. We were having a lovely time, have met the most remarkable people, that was until we had the displeasure of going to the Alstonville showground for the night. We met the most rudest caretaker there, that you could amagine. It did not give Alstonville a good name...

the rocket · the rocket

HI EVERYONE we have now bought a generator. thanks everyone for helping in a previous post. My next question: those of you who travel with a generator - can the generator stay in the back of the ute when it is on or does it always have to be put on the ground somewhere? thanks.

gst · gst

need to water proof roof again and then do a test run will let wife baby sit grand kids while I do a lot of test runs.

AileenH · AileenH

We are going up to Bundaberg area in October and would like some tips on where to find some nice free camping or reasonably priced caravan parks. Preferably where the mad fisherman (hubby) will catch some fish. Is Burnett Heads any good? AilleenH.

Vic41 · Vic41

(I would imagine anyone in Australia could put their input on the site as many travel to WA from other states. This article was in the Seniors Newspaper. This is your chance to put in a plug for no bells and whistles camping and hopefully more low cost camping.) "Camping and caravan lovers are...

RosieW · RosieW

It's been fun. Stressful at times (the whole "Why didn't you leave *item needed at time* out?" thing, and Sydney long-weekend traffic in pouring rain), but overall a lot of fun. We spent a lot more time in parks than we wanted in Victoria, but once we got the Truckies Atlas, we were away. S...

glassies · glassies

Well we are back from our 8 days spent driving practicaly all over tassie !! Boy we did some kilometers and saw some awesome scenery too ,i was a bit peeved. With cradle mtn sure it was great to see ( no snow) bit cost us over thirty bucks to go in and take a photo typical rort or the system i call it!! I understa...

19bruce54 · 19bruce54

Hi All. I hear that National Parks in Tasmania require you to have a grey water tank to stay in there parks. Is this correct and is it becoming the norm on the mainland, appreciate any information on the subject.

barrie · barrie

Left Yeoeleven ,Chris & Paul today and it was a leasure to meet them .Were heading in the general direction south west toLlake Elphenstine Home Hill is a good place to relax and have a look at the area -- Edited by barrie on Thursday 3rd of July 2014 07:42:38 PM

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

I submitted a post on this topic this morning and it somehow ended up in the solo traveller section it contains important info for any one in NT using LPG

Lynnek · Lynnek

Hi all, Have just said 'yes' to buying a second hand Mercedes Sprinter motorhome. I know that I should be given a Safety Certificate and a Gas Certificate and I've also arranged for a mechanic to do a pre-purchase inspection. Are there any other checks or certificates that I need to get prior to payin...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Mercedes Sprinter (Preview) Hello all - I have had a look at a few Mercedes Sprinter MHs and have found the walkway from front to back to be quite narrow - is this usual with this MH or just the those particular setups.	Nelly	3	787	09:41 AM Jul 5, 2014 by Nelly
	I AM FREE ??? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) WELL THAT'S It ??? Dazren HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.. My working life as i knew it is finished.. ?? As of 2 PM Today * OFFICIALLY RETIRED Now it is ''ME TIME'' after nearly 52 years of continuous work.. !!!! Good Bye Working Life, It has been pretty Good,, !! and Hello Retirement Life I know it is going...	dazren	30	1970	09:26 AM Jul 5, 2014 by Nelly
	HEMA HN7 (Preview) Contemplating purchasing a Hema HN7 Navigator (not ipad app). Yes or No? from those with experience. Thanks for all and any advice. B+E	Bas + Eve	5	2025	10:51 PM Jul 4, 2014 by Bas + Eve
	Fuel consumption across the Anne Beadell Hwy. (Preview) Hi members, I'm just new to the forum. I ask for some advice - We're planning a trip across the Anne Beadell hwy. Our vehicle is a late model Mazda BT 50 twin cab. Our concern is the amount of extra fuel we should take for the section between Coober Pedy and the roadhouse just in W.A., about 750k . The vehicl...	George a	6	4183	10:24 PM Jul 4, 2014 by Dunmowin
	Halls Gap to Molesworth blog (Preview) http://bkmcl.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/halls-gap-to-molesworth/	Oma	1	473	10:19 PM Jul 4, 2014 by Dunmowin
	Caframo fans (Preview) Anyone using the Caframo 748 or 807 fans in their caravan or motor home? My preference is the smaller 748 because at high speed it only draws .25amp whereas the 807 draws .4amps. I actually don't know if that's significant, my house battery is 100 amp/h. Its only required for those hot nights free campi...	Bryan	21	4208	08:12 PM Jul 4, 2014 by The Doo crew
	Caravan park west side of Melbourne (Preview) Hi all , looking for a caravan park on the west side of Melbourne and obviously not too far from Melbourne . I have stayed at that one in Footscray/Braybrook area , nothing wrong with it but we need one that has drive through sites , please ? Kind regards Brian	Johno77777777	4	675	06:55 PM Jul 4, 2014 by Big Gorilla
	Why dont Aussie supermarkets support Aussie farmers? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I think the $ is more important to the 2 big supermarkets, as I bought home brand beans,guess where they came from China. So I suppose to stand by the freezer cabinet and check out where every vegie came from? I be there for 6 hrs reading the fine print on where it came from Come on Coles n Woolies put a Aussie...	graham (chickenman)	36	2018	05:12 PM Jul 4, 2014 by graham (chickenman)
	Reserch (Preview) Yep it doesn't matter how much reserch or homework you do something pops up you didn't know. I mentioned in my recent update here in generel (reason I am putting this post in general as well) that if you are looking at buying a Colorado not to get a genuine Holden Bull Bar. Well I have just had my 7" L...	Dougwe	4	749	02:59 PM Jul 4, 2014 by ken thomas
	alstonville showground (Preview) We are presently on our way up the top. We were having a lovely time, have met the most remarkable people, that was until we had the displeasure of going to the Alstonville showground for the night. We met the most rudest caretaker there, that you could amagine. It did not give Alstonville a good name...	newcomer	10	2126	02:42 PM Jul 4, 2014 by chaslib
	GENERATOR (Preview) HI EVERYONE we have now bought a generator. thanks everyone for helping in a previous post. My next question: those of you who travel with a generator - can the generator stay in the back of the ute when it is on or does it always have to be put on the ground somewhere? thanks.	the rocket	15	1610	11:28 AM Jul 4, 2014 by Aus-Kiwi
	working on van again (Preview) need to water proof roof again and then do a test run will let wife baby sit grand kids while I do a lot of test runs.	gst	1	681	09:56 AM Jul 4, 2014 by Dougwe
	Bundaberg Region. (Preview) We are going up to Bundaberg area in October and would like some tips on where to find some nice free camping or reasonably priced caravan parks. Preferably where the mad fisherman (hubby) will catch some fish. Is Burnett Heads any good? AilleenH.	AileenH	2	1165	09:43 AM Jul 4, 2014 by Oma
	WA: Input Wanted Over Planned Changes To Caravan Park Laws. (Preview) (I would imagine anyone in Australia could put their input on the site as many travel to WA from other states. This article was in the Seniors Newspaper. This is your chance to put in a plug for no bells and whistles camping and hopefully more low cost camping.) "Camping and caravan lovers are...	Vic41	1	784	07:48 AM Jul 4, 2014 by tezza
	6 weeks (or so) on the road and at our first 'long-term' stop. (Preview) It's been fun. Stressful at times (the whole "Why didn't you leave item needed at time out?" thing, and Sydney long-weekend traffic in pouring rain), but overall a lot of fun. We spent a lot more time in parks than we wanted in Victoria, but once we got the Truckies Atlas, we were away. S...	RosieW	5	1088	07:19 AM Jul 4, 2014 by RosieW
	Tasmania (Preview) Well we are back from our 8 days spent driving practicaly all over tassie !! Boy we did some kilometers and saw some awesome scenery too ,i was a bit peeved. With cradle mtn sure it was great to see ( no snow) bit cost us over thirty bucks to go in and take a photo typical rort or the system i call it!! I understa...	glassies	15	1543	11:48 PM Jul 3, 2014 by baysidetas
	Grey Water Tanks (Preview) Hi All. I hear that National Parks in Tasmania require you to have a grey water tank to stay in there parks. Is this correct and is it becoming the norm on the mainland, appreciate any information on the subject.	19bruce54	3	758	08:09 PM Jul 3, 2014 by KevKim37
	Left Home Hill today (Preview) Left Yeoeleven ,Chris & Paul today and it was a leasure to meet them .Were heading in the general direction south west toLlake Elphenstine Home Hill is a good place to relax and have a look at the area -- Edited by barrie on Thursday 3rd of July 2014 07:42:38 PM	barrie	3	544	07:56 PM Jul 3, 2014 by barrie
	LPG in Northern Territory (Preview) I submitted a post on this topic this morning and it somehow ended up in the solo traveller section it contains important info for any one in NT using LPG	aussietraveller	11	1850	06:07 PM Jul 3, 2014 by hako
	Buying MH, What Certificates Do I Need? (Preview) Hi all, Have just said 'yes' to buying a second hand Mercedes Sprinter motorhome. I know that I should be given a Safety Certificate and a Gas Certificate and I've also arranged for a mechanic to do a pre-purchase inspection. Are there any other checks or certificates that I need to get prior to payin...	Lynnek	8	794	05:59 PM Jul 3, 2014 by Bas + Eve
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