The Grey Nomads - General

Happy Daze · Happy Daze

Being new to the Forum and still finding my way around it, while exploring this afternoon, I think I've managed to give myself an Avatar (well, I hope I have). This cheeky pair were sitting outside the window while I was have a cuppa one day a while ago, and they very kindly stayed put while I went to get t...

herbie · herbie

Noticed today that Kmart and Bigw have some bits and pieces of cheap camping gear ..i thought the fold up table in Kmart was a ripper and the shower tent in Bigw was one of those that has the silver lining so you cannot see through it.Some do not have that.Just raced back to Kmart and brought the portable Bu...

Apprentice Nomad · Apprentice Nomad

We are about to collect our new van and want to start a short trip after Easter and school holidays. We have Camps 7 book, but can anyone suggest any good freecamp areas around Yamba or north to the Gold Coast area? Thanks and enjoy travelling

neilnruth · neilnruth

On Feb 23rd there was a thread posted to say the freecamp was vandalised (the loos gunned down). I have visited the said ladies long drop and my husband has visited the men's - and I could not see a bullet hole in sight. I spoke to one lady who has been here since December and she says there has been no vandali...

Bravehearts · Bravehearts

Hi, I have heard many nomads use nappy san as an alternative to other products in their toilet cassettes. Does it work? If so how much do you use. We have a new van which only has the bottom tank.

Cruising Cruze · Cruising Cruze

any tough on this 3-Way Absorption Coolerea $ 269 *Cools up to 25°C below ambient temperature without any mechanical vibration or noiseOperates on either LPG gas bottle, 240V AC household power point or 12V DC car cigarette lighterIncludes Hose, Regulator and Carry HandlesDimensions: 48(H) x 5...

Recoup · Recoup

Hi TEN people were injured and another 80 people were walking wounded last night after tornadoes ripped through the Yarrawonga-Mulwala area. There were reports of caravans being picked up and thrown by extreme winds at the View Denison County Caravan Park and Sun Country Holiday...

woosy · woosy

I have a waco which has been in the repair shop since the first week of January. We took the waco up the centre of Australia with no noise can you tell me if any one has a waco if it is silent to run our one did not make a noise for 18 month's but it make's a noise like breathing all the time and they tell me that is no...

Happy Daze · Happy Daze

I've been following this forum for quite some time now and thought it was about time I became a member, so, greetings fellow Nomads. We're a retired couple, living on the south coast of N.S.W., and we get away as often as we can, frequently camping relatively close to home as there are lots of great campi...

scotia59 · scotia59

Looking for help....we are travelling from Broome to Adelaide in September and wondered if anyone could recommend good campsites, free or paid! Also anything we should not miss on our travels? Was going to stop at Halls Creek but have been warned off there! Any help would be greatly appreciated. J...

_wombat_ · _wombat_

Hi Guys, beware of this email going around, titled DHL Delivery Report it may contain a virus, both I & Mrs W both got the same email this morning and mine contained an attachment and Mrs W one did not have the attachament, so lookout for this email and DO NOT OPEN IT, Snoops.com is aware of this email/...

keiron · keiron

Hello to all lucky enough to own a Nissan Patrol. I have a 2006 ST-L 4.8 Litre Petrol Automatic, and am wanting to fit an auxiliary battery underneath the bonnet, to power things like fridge, phones, CB etc. Has anyone done this modification, and if so, where abouts did you position the battery. OR did y...

way2gokev · way2gokev

G'day Well it is on again and personnaly I think Julia Gillard is the right person to lead this country. Rudd is just a show pony. If you had listened to Julia speech re the forced adoption it was very moving, then to go to question time and had to sit down and listen Mr Negativity rant on with no vision for th...

Olley46 · Olley46

This is a handy item for anyone with Artheritstius it will whip your nuts off in a flash,I use it for removing wheel nuts 4wd or van but not for replacing , I use a Warren and Brown Tension wrench to tighten.

Cloak · Cloak

It seems that most GN's are fairly tech savvy so I thought I might share a couple of things. Apologies in advance if you already know this. I find reading a problem with my poor eyesight so have augmented things with audio - thankfully the ears are still working ok. 1) Spoken books https://catalog....

spida · spida

Have 8 PM's this morning - I suspect firehearts message tome, Dougwe, Biggles, Rowdy etc have been replied to and come to me as well....????? Just incase you guys having the same confusion Perhaps all our names came up when replying to the original pm? Oh darn - nothing incriminating that I could use i...

herbie · herbie

I read on a post here, that someone at a tourist bureau had told the person that the Ridge was rough or something meaning the same phase.I bet who ever said that has never been there. It is one of the most friendly places in oz.Lightning Ridge possesses the ability to transport you. It takes you out of the h...

pondsmob · pondsmob

Hello to fellow travellers. Just a short post to introduce ourselves. My husband and I have been campers for some time now, although we are now owners of a van, and we are planning on a short adventure after the Easter rush as we would like to try out free camping in our van. We have read many of your post...

herbie · herbie

Another interesting forgoten place we went and had a look at is called Yerranderie Private Town located about 100k south east of Oberon in NSW.We left the van at c/ park in Oberon and did a day trip out there,If you had a tent or off road camper trailer you could camp out there , or in a couple of places alon...

herbie · herbie

I have found over the past 12 years and three vans latter, water tanks are best kept full, because completely empty ( DRY ) is hard to achieve ,Make sure your van dosn't have clear plastic piping from the tanks. If it does it needs to be replaced with food grade tubing or algae will grow in the pipes and th...

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	Avatar (Preview) Being new to the Forum and still finding my way around it, while exploring this afternoon, I think I've managed to give myself an Avatar (well, I hope I have). This cheeky pair were sitting outside the window while I was have a cuppa one day a while ago, and they very kindly stayed put while I went to get t...	Happy Daze	18	989	02:36 PM Mar 23, 2013 by capricorn and pisces
	Camping gear (Preview) Noticed today that Kmart and Bigw have some bits and pieces of cheap camping gear ..i thought the fold up table in Kmart was a ripper and the shower tent in Bigw was one of those that has the silver lining so you cannot see through it.Some do not have that.Just raced back to Kmart and brought the portable Bu...	herbie	7	964	06:46 AM Mar 23, 2013 by herbie
	New to Grey Nomads Forum (Preview) We are about to collect our new van and want to start a short trip after Easter and school holidays. We have Camps 7 book, but can anyone suggest any good freecamp areas around Yamba or north to the Gold Coast area? Thanks and enjoy travelling	Apprentice Nomad	11	804	05:20 AM Mar 23, 2013 by Cruising Cruze
	Braidwood Freecamp not vandalised (Preview) On Feb 23rd there was a thread posted to say the freecamp was vandalised (the loos gunned down). I have visited the said ladies long drop and my husband has visited the men's - and I could not see a bullet hole in sight. I spoke to one lady who has been here since December and she says there has been no vandali...	neilnruth	16	911	04:58 AM Mar 23, 2013 by neilnruth
	NAPPY SAN (Preview) Hi, I have heard many nomads use nappy san as an alternative to other products in their toilet cassettes. Does it work? If so how much do you use. We have a new van which only has the bottom tank.	Bravehearts	11	2833	03:39 AM Mar 23, 2013 by neilnruth
	3 way cooler (Preview) any tough on this 3-Way Absorption Coolerea $ 269 *Cools up to 25°C below ambient temperature without any mechanical vibration or noiseOperates on either LPG gas bottle, 240V AC household power point or 12V DC car cigarette lighterIncludes Hose, Regulator and Carry HandlesDimensions: 48(H) x 5...	Cruising Cruze	4	645	03:28 AM Mar 23, 2013 by buffy61
	Tornado at Yarrawonga-Mulwala (Preview) Hi TEN people were injured and another 80 people were walking wounded last night after tornadoes ripped through the Yarrawonga-Mulwala area. There were reports of caravans being picked up and thrown by extreme winds at the View Denison County Caravan Park and Sun Country Holiday...	Recoup	8	2035	10:15 PM Mar 22, 2013 by msg
	help for my waco/cf40 (Preview) I have a waco which has been in the repair shop since the first week of January. We took the waco up the centre of Australia with no noise can you tell me if any one has a waco if it is silent to run our one did not make a noise for 18 month's but it make's a noise like breathing all the time and they tell me that is no...	woosy	15	1079	09:42 PM Mar 22, 2013 by herbie
	Greetings (Preview) I've been following this forum for quite some time now and thought it was about time I became a member, so, greetings fellow Nomads. We're a retired couple, living on the south coast of N.S.W., and we get away as often as we can, frequently camping relatively close to home as there are lots of great campi...	Happy Daze	7	542	03:18 PM Mar 22, 2013 by the rocket
	Broome to Adelaide (Preview) Looking for help....we are travelling from Broome to Adelaide in September and wondered if anyone could recommend good campsites, free or paid! Also anything we should not miss on our travels? Was going to stop at Halls Creek but have been warned off there! Any help would be greatly appreciated. J...	scotia59	11	1002	10:49 AM Mar 22, 2013 by Duh
	DHL Delivery Report VIRUS ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi Guys, beware of this email going around, titled DHL Delivery Report it may contain a virus, both I & Mrs W both got the same email this morning and mine contained an attachment and Mrs W one did not have the attachament, so lookout for this email and DO NOT OPEN IT, Snoops.com is aware of this email/...	_wombat_	30	3486	05:13 AM Mar 22, 2013 by Duh
	NISSAN PATROL AUXILIARY BATTERY (Preview) Hello to all lucky enough to own a Nissan Patrol. I have a 2006 ST-L 4.8 Litre Petrol Automatic, and am wanting to fit an auxiliary battery underneath the bonnet, to power things like fridge, phones, CB etc. Has anyone done this modification, and if so, where abouts did you position the battery. OR did y...	keiron	9	1988	03:04 AM Mar 22, 2013 by keiron
	Go Julia (closed) (Preview) G'day Well it is on again and personnaly I think Julia Gillard is the right person to lead this country. Rudd is just a show pony. If you had listened to Julia speech re the forced adoption it was very moving, then to go to question time and had to sit down and listen Mr Negativity rant on with no vision for th...	way2gokev	26	1390	02:53 AM Mar 22, 2013 by Webmaster
	12volt impact wrench (Preview) This is a handy item for anyone with Artheritstius it will whip your nuts off in a flash,I use it for removing wheel nuts 4wd or van but not for replacing , I use a Warren and Brown Tension wrench to tighten.	Olley46	10	908	02:34 AM Mar 22, 2013 by herbie
	On The Road Entertainment. (Preview) It seems that most GN's are fairly tech savvy so I thought I might share a couple of things. Apologies in advance if you already know this. I find reading a problem with my poor eyesight so have augmented things with audio - thankfully the ears are still working ok. 1) Spoken books https://catalog....	Cloak	2	567	12:51 AM Mar 22, 2013 by Dougwe
	Multi PM by mistake? (Preview) Have 8 PM's this morning - I suspect firehearts message tome, Dougwe, Biggles, Rowdy etc have been replied to and come to me as well....????? Just incase you guys having the same confusion Perhaps all our names came up when replying to the original pm? Oh darn - nothing incriminating that I could use i...	spida	2	586	10:35 PM Mar 21, 2013 by spida
	Lightning Ridge (Preview) I read on a post here, that someone at a tourist bureau had told the person that the Ridge was rough or something meaning the same phase.I bet who ever said that has never been there. It is one of the most friendly places in oz.Lightning Ridge possesses the ability to transport you. It takes you out of the h...	herbie	12	1139	07:55 PM Mar 21, 2013 by Just Roman
	New to the forum (Preview) Hello to fellow travellers. Just a short post to introduce ourselves. My husband and I have been campers for some time now, although we are now owners of a van, and we are planning on a short adventure after the Easter rush as we would like to try out free camping in our van. We have read many of your post...	pondsmob	18	722	05:39 PM Mar 21, 2013 by Dougwe
	Ghost town (Preview) Another interesting forgoten place we went and had a look at is called Yerranderie Private Town located about 100k south east of Oberon in NSW.We left the van at c/ park in Oberon and did a day trip out there,If you had a tent or off road camper trailer you could camp out there , or in a couple of places alon...	herbie	3	740	03:06 PM Mar 21, 2013 by tezza
	Water Tanks (Preview) I have found over the past 12 years and three vans latter, water tanks are best kept full, because completely empty ( DRY ) is hard to achieve ,Make sure your van dosn't have clear plastic piping from the tanks. If it does it needs to be replaced with food grade tubing or algae will grow in the pipes and th...	herbie	1	580	02:31 PM Mar 21, 2013 by Grams
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