The Grey Nomads - General

poliver · poliver

Hi we are VERY NEW to caravaning and have just purchased our first van.. Would like some advice on if its better to have a solar panel or use a generator, when not in caravan parks? Thankyou

She ll Be Apples · She ll Be Apples

Good afternoon Ladies and Gentleman My name is Mick I am 46 my lovely wife of 25yrs Sue is 44, I have been a visitor to this site for the last 3 years jealously watching people making plans and seeking advice for their big trip. Well guess what its our turn the 3 kids have all left home, sold the house and inve...

deadlyprincess · deadlyprincess

Princess Judy is starting to act like a kid 3 day before christmas, comments like Can't wait, getting close, need to pack?, in fact in the spare room is 80% of what we need to take, what do you thionk about? will we need ? just 2 week till we head off to melbourne to pick up new van and take month to return...

deb-gary · deb-gary

can anyone suggest an alternoute route to townsville from sunshine coast rather than the bruce,we plan on 2 day to get there in dec.

gordon_adl · gordon_adl

I may have a need for a house sitter in the beginning of the new year. I'm in what some would call a fairly good suburb of adelaide. I'm moving out and as such there won't be any furniture in the house. Mostly just need someone to look after the gardens and clean the spiderwebs up, generally just keeping the...

hartcrew · hartcrew

Hi everyone, I would like to introduce ourselves, we have been living full time in our van since Dec last year, we have rented our home out to the kiddies and I am still working as we are saving for the Dream LOL we are both under 50 and my husband is retired, I can still say that after all this time I am loving t...

Pejay · Pejay

Our last rego label, which was stuck onto the glass section of the door into the van, had all the colour section disintergrate on us due to the sun (could have been a bad batch maybe!) and before we attach the new label we would be interested where others 'stick' their rego labels.

woodylad · woodylad

Hello Grey Nomads! I am writing here to ask for some advise. We live in NZ and have 2 grown up kids who live in Perth and Sydney. We plan to retire from work in February 2014 and then come across to Australia to do the Big Lap. We plan to buy a new caravan and tow vehicle in the NSW area, then set off for the Lap. Is...

mr glassies · mr glassies

well my friday night has started whats you usuial fri night stress relief we sit out the back deck and just listen to music and drink a few beams ,( well ok a lot) some nights . we have entertained the kewes and jim and leonie after they gave della that supprise visite but its what we do and some times thro...

briche · briche

Arrived at the showgrounds on Friday. Caught up with Kids and grandies today and we will be here for about 9 days before heading to Rye where we set up until about late March when we will be headed for SA for the rest of 2013. If you are in the Melb area at any stage PM us and we try to meet up. We will be headed for...

gordon_adl · gordon_adl

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-26/crash-heartbreak-for-caravaners/4392094?section=saA

gitsho · gitsho

Has anybody camped in their caravan at norval park (not the council paid part) in the last 6 months, rgds gitsho

Sheba · Sheba

Has any-one heard from Beth ? She's not answering PM's or 'phone calls. Cheers, Sheba.

Dougwe · Dougwe

Howdy all,Ok here I am at day 49 and it still only feels like yesterday I left for this journey. When I finished rambling on in Update 6 I had taken yeoeleven to Echuca. So to continue on from there, I have been having trouble with the 12V system in the Avan so the next day Tuesday I cleared everything out...

Deniseoz · Deniseoz

Well here she is afer her Mini Makeover, better when the curtains are done Home Sweet Home

Jonesy · Jonesy

Had a bad experience at the Big 4 Paradise Tourist Park at Tamworth. While we were asleep someone entered our A Van weekender through the annex and stole my wife's handbag from under the bed on which we were sleeping. Lost large amount of cash and cards etc. Be careful, we were security concious when we w...

Sylva · Sylva

Hi everyone I'm sure this has been asked before so thanks in advance My parter and I are in the last six month lead up to taking a year of for the big lap and I am systematically going through what we need to do to plan/set us up for the trip One thing I am a bit worried about is how to store our personal doc...

Possum3 · Possum3

Just sold my Old '99 Nissan GU 6cyl - and bought new 2012 Patrol Series 8, as I believe they will no longer importing deisel Patrols when new behemoth V8 petrol is launched in January - Nissan assures me that new 4 cyl common rail will out-pull old vehicle. But then the sales people at Nissan haven't been t...

Webmaster · Webmaster

Hooray! The new site is up, and we hope working properly ... and speedily. We look forward to receiving your feedback, both good and bad. Apart from giving us a bright new look, we wanted the site to be easier to navigate and the information more accessible. We hope the new 'search' function will help u...

chrisnchris · chrisnchris

Hi We have a 16ft pop top van with 130 w solar panel on top and its rather hard to lift Does anyone have any suggestions on making it easier to lift Thanks in advance

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Solar or Generators? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi we are VERY NEW to caravaning and have just purchased our first van.. Would like some advice on if its better to have a solar panel or use a generator, when not in caravan parks? Thankyou	poliver	32	2625	04:22 AM Nov 30, 2012 by neilnruth
	Greetings and salutations (Preview) Good afternoon Ladies and Gentleman My name is Mick I am 46 my lovely wife of 25yrs Sue is 44, I have been a visitor to this site for the last 3 years jealously watching people making plans and seeking advice for their big trip. Well guess what its our turn the 3 kids have all left home, sold the house and inve...	She ll Be Apples	14	943	04:05 AM Nov 30, 2012 by neilnruth
	Excitement Rising!! (Preview) Princess Judy is starting to act like a kid 3 day before christmas, comments like Can't wait, getting close, need to pack?, in fact in the spare room is 80% of what we need to take, what do you thionk about? will we need ? just 2 week till we head off to melbourne to pick up new van and take month to return...	deadlyprincess	9	807	03:19 AM Nov 30, 2012 by neilnruth
	townsville (Preview) can anyone suggest an alternoute route to townsville from sunshine coast rather than the bruce,we plan on 2 day to get there in dec.	deb-gary	15	1035	02:17 PM Nov 29, 2012 by jimricho
	An odd question about house sitting (Preview) I may have a need for a house sitter in the beginning of the new year. I'm in what some would call a fairly good suburb of adelaide. I'm moving out and as such there won't be any furniture in the house. Mostly just need someone to look after the gardens and clean the spiderwebs up, generally just keeping the...	gordon_adl	5	741	01:43 AM Nov 29, 2012 by gordon_adl
	Newbies (Preview) Hi everyone, I would like to introduce ourselves, we have been living full time in our van since Dec last year, we have rented our home out to the kiddies and I am still working as we are saving for the Dream LOL we are both under 50 and my husband is retired, I can still say that after all this time I am loving t...	hartcrew	5	814	01:37 AM Nov 29, 2012 by Chez
	Positioning of Rego Labels on Vans (Preview) Our last rego label, which was stuck onto the glass section of the door into the van, had all the colour section disintergrate on us due to the sun (could have been a bad batch maybe!) and before we attach the new label we would be interested where others 'stick' their rego labels.	Pejay	23	3476	01:14 AM Nov 29, 2012 by brickies
	New to Grey Nomads. Advise please!!! (Preview) Hello Grey Nomads! I am writing here to ask for some advise. We live in NZ and have 2 grown up kids who live in Perth and Sydney. We plan to retire from work in February 2014 and then come across to Australia to do the Big Lap. We plan to buy a new caravan and tow vehicle in the NSW area, then set off for the Lap. Is...	woodylad	7	850	07:55 PM Nov 28, 2012 by EllenajoeL
	friday night (Preview) well my friday night has started whats you usuial fri night stress relief we sit out the back deck and just listen to music and drink a few beams ,( well ok a lot) some nights . we have entertained the kewes and jim and leonie after they gave della that supprise visite but its what we do and some times thro...	mr glassies	14	984	05:51 AM Nov 28, 2012 by deb-gary
	Settled in at Berwick Showgrounds and thanks for the year. (Preview) Arrived at the showgrounds on Friday. Caught up with Kids and grandies today and we will be here for about 9 days before heading to Rye where we set up until about late March when we will be headed for SA for the rest of 2013. If you are in the Melb area at any stage PM us and we try to meet up. We will be headed for...	briche	11	900	05:35 AM Nov 28, 2012 by retiree
	Crash heartbreak for caravaners (Preview) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-26/crash-heartbreak-for-caravaners/4392094?section=saA	gordon_adl	13	1509	05:02 AM Nov 28, 2012 by Duh
	Free camping normal park qld (Preview) Has anybody camped in their caravan at norval park (not the council paid part) in the last 6 months, rgds gitsho	gitsho	1	936	11:48 PM Nov 27, 2012 by Willow
	Where is Beth ? (Preview) Has any-one heard from Beth ? She's not answering PM's or 'phone calls. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	5	785	10:38 PM Nov 27, 2012 by Beth54
	Update #7 (Preview) Howdy all,Ok here I am at day 49 and it still only feels like yesterday I left for this journey. When I finished rambling on in Update 6 I had taken yeoeleven to Echuca. So to continue on from there, I have been having trouble with the 12V system in the Avan so the next day Tuesday I cleared everything out...	Dougwe	5	895	06:00 PM Nov 27, 2012 by villatranquilla
	Hello Again (Preview) Well here she is afer her Mini Makeover, better when the curtains are done Home Sweet Home	Deniseoz	12	993	03:30 PM Nov 27, 2012 by pauline
	caravan Park thieves (Preview) Had a bad experience at the Big 4 Paradise Tourist Park at Tamworth. While we were asleep someone entered our A Van weekender through the annex and stole my wife's handbag from under the bed on which we were sleeping. Lost large amount of cash and cards etc. Be careful, we were security concious when we w...	Jonesy	26	2892	04:27 AM Nov 27, 2012 by Jonesy
	Security when travelling - for money, passports, cards Ect (Preview) Hi everyone I'm sure this has been asked before so thanks in advance My parter and I are in the last six month lead up to taking a year of for the big lap and I am systematically going through what we need to do to plan/set us up for the trip One thing I am a bit worried about is how to store our personal doc...	Sylva	10	689	04:27 AM Nov 27, 2012 by Sylva
	Cameron Corner road condition?????? (Preview) Just sold my Old '99 Nissan GU 6cyl - and bought new 2012 Patrol Series 8, as I believe they will no longer importing deisel Patrols when new behemoth V8 petrol is launched in January - Nissan assures me that new 4 cyl common rail will out-pull old vehicle. But then the sales people at Nissan haven't been t...	Possum3	4	5359	05:56 PM Nov 26, 2012 by BarbandDaz
	New site is up ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hooray! The new site is up, and we hope working properly ... and speedily. We look forward to receiving your feedback, both good and bad. Apart from giving us a bright new look, we wanted the site to be easier to navigate and the information more accessible. We hope the new 'search' function will help u...	Webmaster	38	2035	10:07 PM Nov 26, 2012 by Peterpan
	Advice on lifting pop top (Preview) Hi We have a 16ft pop top van with 130 w solar panel on top and its rather hard to lift Does anyone have any suggestions on making it easier to lift Thanks in advance	chrisnchris	4	812	03:11 PM Nov 26, 2012 by chrisnchris
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