The Grey Nomads - General

Dhutime · Dhutime

Hi , time to look at caravan insurance again. Looking for some advice on companies offering 6 months lay up . Research shows QBE supports the above and I was wondering if anyone on here has had to claim and how did that go? John

Gundog · Gundog

As of the 1st of July EV owners will pay a 2.5 cent per kilometre tax. There bleeding heart greenie will cry a river

ConsumerMan · ConsumerMan

We are currently on the north coast of NSW heading into QLD but only around Warwick and Goondiwindi, back down to Sydney via Moree, Gunnedah etc. Does anybody have any knowledge or first hand experience of the mice plague in those areas please. Will change our plans if necessary. Thanks

DMaxer · DMaxer

I was looking at an advertisement for a product called "Hosebags". It seems to take all the grief out of rolling up the water and sullage hoses and also there is one for the electric cable. Has anyone used this product and if so, is it what they say? I usually just roll up the hoses and put them into a shoppin...

bgt · bgt

So how will the Vic lockdown affect the Brisbane show? Starts next week. Lots of builders in Vic.

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

I think I can, and damn well shall, say: "I told you so": Covid 19 Bluetooth tracing app

Kaka · Kaka

Hi, first time post so unsure if this is the correct forum. My husband and I are traveling full time but looking to pick up some work along the way. We were speaking to people who receive emails with job availability etc. can anyone advise me how I go about receiving the emails? Thanks

Settle4more · Settle4more

Hola this is Ray from NZ. I'm at present touring NZ via AWD and Caravan. Next step is to do the same in Australia, the plan to 'do a lap'...... There is only me at this stage and looking for any feedback, good, bad, ugly on these Caravans.... Thanks in advance.. Ray

gdayjr · gdayjr

I am trying to obtain a quote for caravan insurance, online. Every site i try says that they can not offer cover because of the value of the caravan. ($95k) What is the point of offering an online quoting service, then putting a ceiling on the value? What insurance company are people using for a caravan...

Rasty · Rasty

Hi all, if there are any nomads travelling the affected areas of Western nsw ,some on the ground reports etc would be very useful, Im about to travel via Dubbo to Bourke and then Cunnamulla still heading north ,how has it affected you. Thankyou. please those that cant help themselves with smart arsed c...

dorian · dorian

https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/toyota-motor-corporation-toyota-hilux-rogue-gun126-my2020"The power wire for the cargo roller cover may be routed incorrectly and may chafe against the battery clamp post. If the power wire insulation is damaged, this may lead to...

Branchie · Branchie

Hi all again, I want t9 clean out my grey water tank completely as I am told it can hold waste products like food scraps etc from washing up..( although we do scrape the plates before we wash up..) is there a good method in ensuring all waste product is cleaned out... I have fill the tank with clean water, a...

Ozzie_Traveller · Ozzie_Traveller

G'day all Our motorhome is now 18 yrs old and clocked up close to 1/2-million km. Overall it has done great service - it's a Ford Transit by the way - and although it has had a few issues along the way, over the last couple of years the driver's seat forward / backward adjustment has been a bit dicky ... somet...

Possum3 · Possum3

RV DAILY | Are we killing our dual-cab utes?

Mike Harding · Mike Harding

Link to Possum3's post in the Travelling With Pets forum: Tick disease

blakey72 · blakey72

Hi all, I'm kinda new to all this so you'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge. My wife and I (in our early 50's) plan to buy a 4wd and van and start traveling around the country. We would like to get 'off road' to an extent such as up around Cape York and northern WA. We don't plan to go full on off road, maybe se...

Topaz · Topaz

Wondering if anyone has done this kind of trip - say a couple of months long at least - and solely stayed in accommodation along the way ... eg cabins, motels etc? We have a dual cab ute, with a canopy. As we would be bringing our small senior dog, we realise we would have fewer options, and would need to seek...

msg · msg

Hi E1, Can anyone tell me where to look on the web for a local carpenter or handyman. When I put in a query on google and duck duck go like "Handyman in ACT" the only thing that comes up are Gumtree, Facebook Pages or those pages where you describe the job you want done and wait for people to come back with a qu...

gdayjr · gdayjr

https://news.cision.com/dometic-group/r/dometic-acquires-enerdrive,c3348254

KarlD · KarlD

Hi fellow nomads I am trying to make a booking at Lake Argyle Resort but they tell me that they only take a limited number of bookings per day and then it is first come first serve. Sounds fair enough but I wonder if anyone has any advice on how to make sure we get in. We have a group of 10 in five vehicles so ju...

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	Lay up insurance (Preview) Hi , time to look at caravan insurance again. Looking for some advice on companies offering 6 months lay up . Research shows QBE supports the above and I was wondering if anyone on here has had to claim and how did that go? John	Dhutime	0	688	03:13 PM May 29, 2021 by Dhutime
	Vic becomes the first state to tax ev's (Preview) As of the 1st of July EV owners will pay a 2.5 cent per kilometre tax. There bleeding heart greenie will cry a river	Gundog	27	1107	05:16 AM May 29, 2021 by Trevor 57
	Mice (Preview) We are currently on the north coast of NSW heading into QLD but only around Warwick and Goondiwindi, back down to Sydney via Moree, Gunnedah etc. Does anybody have any knowledge or first hand experience of the mice plague in those areas please. Will change our plans if necessary. Thanks	ConsumerMan	9	2131	08:37 PM May 28, 2021 by ConsumerMan
	Hosebags (Preview) I was looking at an advertisement for a product called "Hosebags". It seems to take all the grief out of rolling up the water and sullage hoses and also there is one for the electric cable. Has anyone used this product and if so, is it what they say? I usually just roll up the hoses and put them into a shoppin...	DMaxer	18	1399	05:07 PM May 28, 2021 by Cupie
	Brisbane RV show (Preview) So how will the Vic lockdown affect the Brisbane show? Starts next week. Lots of builders in Vic.	bgt	3	638	07:20 AM May 28, 2021 by montie
	Told you so (Preview) I think I can, and damn well shall, say: "I told you so": Covid 19 Bluetooth tracing app	Mike Harding	14	1143	04:04 PM May 27, 2021 by dogbox
	Working on the road (Preview) Hi, first time post so unsure if this is the correct forum. My husband and I are traveling full time but looking to pick up some work along the way. We were speaking to people who receive emails with job availability etc. can anyone advise me how I go about receiving the emails? Thanks	Kaka	7	1250	08:45 AM May 27, 2021 by Wanda
	Snowy River Caravans ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hola this is Ray from NZ. I'm at present touring NZ via AWD and Caravan. Next step is to do the same in Australia, the plan to 'do a lap'...... There is only me at this stage and looking for any feedback, good, bad, ugly on these Caravans.... Thanks in advance.. Ray	Settle4more	44	21716	04:11 PM May 26, 2021 by bgt
	CARAVAN INSURANCE. (Preview) I am trying to obtain a quote for caravan insurance, online. Every site i try says that they can not offer cover because of the value of the caravan. ($95k) What is the point of offering an online quoting service, then putting a ceiling on the value? What insurance company are people using for a caravan...	gdayjr	10	1854	08:56 AM May 26, 2021 by gdayjr
	Mice (Preview) Hi all, if there are any nomads travelling the affected areas of Western nsw ,some on the ground reports etc would be very useful, Im about to travel via Dubbo to Bourke and then Cunnamulla still heading north ,how has it affected you. Thankyou. please those that cant help themselves with smart arsed c...	Rasty	0	435	07:45 AM May 26, 2021 by Rasty
	Toyota Hilux Rogue (GUN126) MY2020 - recall (Preview) https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recall/toyota-motor-corporation-toyota-hilux-rogue-gun126-my2020"The power wire for the cargo roller cover may be routed incorrectly and may chafe against the battery clamp post. If the power wire insulation is damaged, this may lead to...	dorian	7	738	02:56 PM May 25, 2021 by oldbloke
	Cleaning the Grey water tank ? (Preview) Hi all again, I want t9 clean out my grey water tank completely as I am told it can hold waste products like food scraps etc from washing up..( although we do scrape the plates before we wash up..) is there a good method in ensuring all waste product is cleaned out... I have fill the tank with clean water, a...	Branchie	17	4130	01:47 PM May 25, 2021 by Onedodger
	Biloela "The Seat Shop" -- Highly Recommended (Preview) G'day all Our motorhome is now 18 yrs old and clocked up close to 1/2-million km. Overall it has done great service - it's a Ford Transit by the way - and although it has had a few issues along the way, over the last couple of years the driver's seat forward / backward adjustment has been a bit dicky ... somet...	Ozzie_Traveller	0	509	11:11 AM May 25, 2021 by Ozzie_Traveller
	Killing dual cab utes? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) RV DAILY \| Are we killing our dual-cab utes?	Possum3	43	3677	10:29 PM May 24, 2021 by Aus-Kiwi
	Deadly dog tick desease in the north of Australia (Preview) Link to Possum3's post in the Travelling With Pets forum: Tick disease	Mike Harding	0	517	12:30 PM May 24, 2021 by Mike Harding
	What would you choose for towing a rig around the country? ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (closed) (Preview) Hi all, I'm kinda new to all this so you'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge. My wife and I (in our early 50's) plan to buy a 4wd and van and start traveling around the country. We would like to get 'off road' to an extent such as up around Cape York and northern WA. We don't plan to go full on off road, maybe se...	blakey72	142	6346	08:38 AM May 24, 2021 by bgt
	Travelling in a ute - no caravan ... anyone done this? (Preview) Wondering if anyone has done this kind of trip - say a couple of months long at least - and solely stayed in accommodation along the way ... eg cabins, motels etc? We have a dual cab ute, with a canopy. As we would be bringing our small senior dog, we realise we would have fewer options, and would need to seek...	Topaz	23	2241	11:04 AM May 23, 2021 by bgt
	Carpentry Work Van interior (Preview) Hi E1, Can anyone tell me where to look on the web for a local carpenter or handyman. When I put in a query on google and duck duck go like "Handyman in ACT" the only thing that comes up are Gumtree, Facebook Pages or those pages where you describe the job you want done and wait for people to come back with a qu...	msg	23	1708	08:27 PM May 21, 2021 by JeffRae
	Dometic acquires Enerdrive (Preview) https://news.cision.com/dometic-group/r/dometic-acquires-enerdrive,c3348254	gdayjr	1	877	08:08 AM May 21, 2021 by Possum3
	Making a booking at Lake Argyle Resort (Preview) Hi fellow nomads I am trying to make a booking at Lake Argyle Resort but they tell me that they only take a limited number of bookings per day and then it is first come first serve. Sounds fair enough but I wonder if anyone has any advice on how to make sure we get in. We have a group of 10 in five vehicles so ju...	KarlD	7	1170	08:48 PM May 20, 2021 by chappy
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