The Grey Nomads - General

jenr · jenr

I originally put this in the Solo section so I have asked this twice sorry about that :) I am in the process of planning to take off hopefully within the next 12 months. I still havent bought a vehicle as yet I am still doing research into the best way to go :DI am looking at a small motorhome or maybe a pop top a...

goannaway · goannaway

When I saw this I had to laugh, We went to a caravan park here in Perth to find out about pricing etc for a couple from Victoria we met last week at Stockton Lake near Collie, well we just got looked at when we went into the office ( no greeting just a what do you want your disturbing me look), the wife was taken a...

Vic41 · Vic41

Apologies if some of these are in other states, I am not familiar with the names/areas etc....The Mary Valley Koolewong Par 3 Golf Course has now got some sites available for Self Contained Vehicles to stop overnight. You need to call ahead as there are are a limited number. You can park your vehicle an...

Vic41 · Vic41

Now I've got your attention, how many GN couples do their own thing solo now and then, such as camping/fishing etc In my own case, sometimes SWMBO does not want to go everywhere I would like to go or for the same length of time, so occasionally I go off solo and she remains at home with other interests, but s...

oldboar · oldboar

We're now happily camped on the waterfront at Waruma Dam (near Eidsvold, Qld) & will probably be here for a couple of weeks. For any looking for us we're in the first camp area (east of the toilets).

JandJ · JandJ

Hi all, this is my first post. Nice to be here. Wondering if anyone knows about the 'extra' work required by NSW to register a fifth wheeler/tow vehicle. I am told it is much cheaper to register in QLD but I can't help but wonder why NSW has such strict requirements (and annual inspections in NSW) and othe...

bill12 · bill12

I,m at the Wonboyn Lake Cvan park,sth of Eden,nsw, arrived yesterday to rain and thunderstorms.Went fishing and did well on Flathead to 1,5kgs, reasonable bream and other species.The vanpark is small, but the operaters are great.Bucky and his wife are from Rodesia, and are very helpful. The site...

popskeeter · popskeeter

Is there any golfing nuts out there that are playing their way around the country. We are planning to join the Grey Nomads in August when I am retrenched. Of course I'm going to play some golf and wonder if anyone can give me some info. I am currently a member of a golf club and want to play in competitions at...

Colin · Colin

I am just in the process of buying the tug and the van and would love your opinions on the following; I have looked at a number of tugs and keep coming back to the Mazda BT50. There are presently some good deals on the run out 2013 dual cab 4x4 3.2 diesel. I read a few write ups from some disgruntled owners but...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Met up with "Nu One" Michael today. It was good to see him again as it was prior to Xmas when we last chatted so we chatted a couple of hours away and before you could say 'grey nomad' it was time to part company. Good to see you mate, enjoy the playground but make sure you,

magraret · magraret

hi all am leaving shell harbour on thursday for logan qld my question is do i travell the pacific or new england highway i have to be home by saturday so that give me two stops if we go pacific we will stop at p/maquire and then yamba if we go new england we will stop at tamworth and stanthorpe which is the bett...

19bruce54 · 19bruce54

Hi Everyone. My wife has been made redundant at Telstra from August and we have had to bring our plans forward by five years. We always intended to retire to a Van but now we find ourselves with around five months to get thing together. We would be grateful for any of your thoughts and views on ev...

Diggings · Diggings

Gooday, just wondering if anyone has been to the caravan park management course, is it worth while or has anyone done any relief management.

Collo · Collo

When vans are given their length e.g 21 foot 18 foot etc. Are they measured from the towball hitch or are they just measuring the outside of van itself. thanks, Collo.

chaslib · chaslib

Not sure how current this is, but was sent it today just incase you are not aware .... New POLICE Fines in Queensland. Be careful. NEW Qld Road Rules which apply from now. $256 + points Driving with person or animal on lap $44 + points Reversing for longer than necessary $256 + 1 point Following anothe...

Kezza61 · Kezza61

Hi all, we would like to know your views on single axles vs dual axles on a caravan. We have picked out a couple of vans and one has a single axle the other dual. Now we are unsure which way to go. Looking forward to your responses. kerry & mick sorry posted a draft by mistake -- Edited by Kezza61 on Wedne...

Boothy · Boothy

So we leave Kiama the Day before Good Friday, were spending Easter with family but they have just sold their house so need to find a park over Easter for 3 nIghts only which in itself is proving difficult we can't stay longer as we are booked into hawksbury river. So we intended to go from Kiama to port macq...

tcp99 · tcp99

Labour Day Weekend

JayDee · JayDee

Looking for some help here..... I have just discovered that I have a 12 volt Cig lighter connection in the rear side wall of the 100 series Landcruiser. So my Q. is Our 3 way fridge is ( Gas - 12 v and 240 ) I THINK I can connect the fridge on the 12 v system using the car battery when travelling. But would it be...

chaslib · chaslib

Hi there - I subscribe to the recall website and this arrived in my inbox this morning. As many of you have Jayco vans, some of you may be affected by this one if you have not already been advised direct. Copy of the recall notice below - you can actually go to the Recall website for copies of all the informat...

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	Couple of questions (Preview) I originally put this in the Solo section so I have asked this twice sorry about that :) I am in the process of planning to take off hopefully within the next 12 months. I still havent bought a vehicle as yet I am still doing research into the best way to go :DI am looking at a small motorhome or maybe a pop top a...	jenr	5	930	05:09 PM Mar 1, 2014 by sandyr
	Tourism Minister calls on West Australians to talk the state up when they travel (Preview) When I saw this I had to laugh, We went to a caravan park here in Perth to find out about pricing etc for a couple from Victoria we met last week at Stockton Lake near Collie, well we just got looked at when we went into the office ( no greeting just a what do you want your disturbing me look), the wife was taken a...	goannaway	6	593	11:02 AM Mar 1, 2014 by Santa
	A few updates for Qld in the Camps Books.... (Preview) Apologies if some of these are in other states, I am not familiar with the names/areas etc....The Mary Valley Koolewong Par 3 Golf Course has now got some sites available for Self Contained Vehicles to stop overnight. You need to call ahead as there are are a limited number. You can park your vehicle an...	Vic41	1	960	08:30 AM Mar 1, 2014 by the rocket
	Swinging Both Ways..... (Preview) Now I've got your attention, how many GN couples do their own thing solo now and then, such as camping/fishing etc In my own case, sometimes SWMBO does not want to go everywhere I would like to go or for the same length of time, so occasionally I go off solo and she remains at home with other interests, but s...	Vic41	28	3884	10:08 PM Feb 28, 2014 by Vic41
	Now at Waruma (Preview) We're now happily camped on the waterfront at Waruma Dam (near Eidsvold, Qld) & will probably be here for a couple of weeks. For any looking for us we're in the first camp area (east of the toilets).	oldboar	12	1028	09:42 PM Feb 28, 2014 by justcruisin01
	Fifth wheeler rego NSW vs QLD nsw registration qld registration (Preview) Hi all, this is my first post. Nice to be here. Wondering if anyone knows about the 'extra' work required by NSW to register a fifth wheeler/tow vehicle. I am told it is much cheaper to register in QLD but I can't help but wonder why NSW has such strict requirements (and annual inspections in NSW) and othe...	JandJ	3	931	04:03 PM Feb 28, 2014 by Wombat 280
	Wonboyn Lake, and Bruce the Kangaroo. (Preview) I,m at the Wonboyn Lake Cvan park,sth of Eden,nsw, arrived yesterday to rain and thunderstorms.Went fishing and did well on Flathead to 1,5kgs, reasonable bream and other species.The vanpark is small, but the operaters are great.Bucky and his wife are from Rodesia, and are very helpful. The site...	bill12	5	1025	02:35 PM Feb 28, 2014 by Beth54
	GREY NOMAD GOLF golf (Preview) Is there any golfing nuts out there that are playing their way around the country. We are planning to join the Grey Nomads in August when I am retrenched. Of course I'm going to play some golf and wonder if anyone can give me some info. I am currently a member of a golf club and want to play in competitions at...	popskeeter	10	4671	02:13 PM Feb 28, 2014 by popskeeter
	Some Advice Please (Preview) I am just in the process of buying the tug and the van and would love your opinions on the following; I have looked at a number of tugs and keep coming back to the Mazda BT50. There are presently some good deals on the run out 2013 dual cab 4x4 3.2 diesel. I read a few write ups from some disgruntled owners but...	Colin	4	828	02:05 PM Feb 28, 2014 by The Phantom
	ANOTHER GN MEETING (Preview) Met up with "Nu One" Michael today. It was good to see him again as it was prior to Xmas when we last chatted so we chatted a couple of hours away and before you could say 'grey nomad' it was time to part company. Good to see you mate, enjoy the playground but make sure you,	Dougwe	0	496	05:18 PM Feb 27, 2014 by Dougwe
	show me the way to go home (Preview) hi all am leaving shell harbour on thursday for logan qld my question is do i travell the pacific or new england highway i have to be home by saturday so that give me two stops if we go pacific we will stop at p/maquire and then yamba if we go new england we will stop at tamworth and stanthorpe which is the bett...	magraret	6	630	05:13 PM Feb 27, 2014 by Roving-Dutchy
	How Do We Do This. (Preview) Hi Everyone. My wife has been made redundant at Telstra from August and we have had to bring our plans forward by five years. We always intended to retire to a Van but now we find ourselves with around five months to get thing together. We would be grateful for any of your thoughts and views on ev...	19bruce54	13	5818	05:10 PM Feb 27, 2014 by grahos
	Caravan Park Management (Preview) Gooday, just wondering if anyone has been to the caravan park management course, is it worth while or has anyone done any relief management.	Diggings	8	8661	01:42 PM Feb 27, 2014 by ozjohn
	Caravan length? (Preview) When vans are given their length e.g 21 foot 18 foot etc. Are they measured from the towball hitch or are they just measuring the outside of van itself. thanks, Collo.	Collo	13	16265	01:35 PM Feb 27, 2014 by rosco532
	NSW Road fines in QLD (Preview) Not sure how current this is, but was sent it today just incase you are not aware .... New POLICE Fines in Queensland. Be careful. NEW Qld Road Rules which apply from now. $256 + points Driving with person or animal on lap $44 + points Reversing for longer than necessary $256 + 1 point Following anothe...	chaslib	4	967	01:13 PM Feb 27, 2014 by Diggings
	Single axle vs dual axle (Preview) Hi all, we would like to know your views on single axles vs dual axles on a caravan. We have picked out a couple of vans and one has a single axle the other dual. Now we are unsure which way to go. Looking forward to your responses. kerry & mick sorry posted a draft by mistake -- Edited by Kezza61 on Wedne...	Kezza61	2	879	11:24 AM Feb 27, 2014 by exa41
	Kiama to Port Macquarrie over Easter need some help! (Preview) So we leave Kiama the Day before Good Friday, were spending Easter with family but they have just sold their house so need to find a park over Easter for 3 nIghts only which in itself is proving difficult we can't stay longer as we are booked into hawksbury river. So we intended to go from Kiama to port macq...	Boothy	3	463	10:22 AM Feb 27, 2014 by jetj
	Anyone attending Port Fairy Folk Festival? (Preview) Labour Day Weekend	tcp99	5	509	08:10 AM Feb 27, 2014 by leajoy
	3 way car fridge. (Preview) Looking for some help here..... I have just discovered that I have a 12 volt Cig lighter connection in the rear side wall of the 100 series Landcruiser. So my Q. is Our 3 way fridge is ( Gas - 12 v and 240 ) I THINK I can connect the fridge on the 12 v system using the car battery when travelling. But would it be...	JayDee	13	1743	08:06 PM Feb 26, 2014 by justcruisin01
	Jayco recall - safety issues with Jack (Preview) Hi there - I subscribe to the recall website and this arrived in my inbox this morning. As many of you have Jayco vans, some of you may be affected by this one if you have not already been advised direct. Copy of the recall notice below - you can actually go to the Recall website for copies of all the informat...	chaslib	3	1950	04:35 PM Feb 26, 2014 by aussie_paul
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