The Grey Nomads - General

blaze · blaze

Well we are now back at the Karinyup Waters Resort. Warm and a bit muggy today, even had a few beads of sweat while setting up the annex. The pool was a welcome intelude for about an hour. Therese went in today to work some shifts at work and got a call to see if she could pick up on tomorrow, so she is back at wor...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

BACKYARD CHARACTER DEMISE In Australia, the rotary clothes hoist stood as a dominant, silent sentinel in millions of backyards.For about one hundred years, this symbol of affluence, had been used to hang out the family washing. The sheets, towels, shirts, trousers and personal smalls are pegg...

goinsoon · goinsoon

Australia day has been and gone, time for a new avatar

jules47 · jules47

Hope all our Grey Nomad friends are staying dry and safe with all the rain in SE Qld and NSW at the moment - seems to be getting more widespread. Friends went down the coast - may get stuck there - Pacific Motorway got water over the road in some spots. Take lots of care.

milo · milo

g'day g'day , hows it going just wondering those like Happy Wanderer etc and those with pop top caravans, when you go to bed at night do you pull the roof down or leave it up ? are they easy to put up and pull down all the time?? thanks. milo

aussietraveller · aussietraveller

I have just recieved my latest Caravan and Motor home magazine and to my distress I read that in Townsville there is a depressed Wombat who is needing lots of cuddles and attention, has anybody seen Wombat recently because this could be contagous and we would miss him terribly

pricey43 · pricey43

We had purchased a Jumpstart/Compressor from Aldi early last year. We were very happy with it during its inaugural run at Greens Lake. When we next went to use it, the light came on but nothing else. Ted rang the number on the warrantee on Tuesday and faxed them the information. Today(Friday) we had...

Ma · Ma

Had AUSTRALIAN lamb on the Barbie with Landfall and the delightful Mrs. Landfall today. Food superb, company great, conversation congenial. In short we had a good time and it was lovely to meet you both. Catch up again soon. Thanks again for having us to your home.

Delta18 · Delta18

(those that can of course... ) How about some pics of what you got up to today. Cheers Neil

rosco · rosco

I couldn't've given a second thought to a wombat. Now I cant get the damn things out of my mind. Every time I see a nice photo, I think of wombat, oops, I mean I think of A wombat, every time I see a hole in the ground, I wonder if its a wombat hole. Weird aye. Even one of my grandaughters has given me a photo of a wo...

rodandjean · rodandjean

In one of the earlier posts someone was mentioning difficulties in undoing wheel nuts because they were too tight. If you have a look in your maintenance handbook, it should give you the torque tension for your wheel nuts, i.e. Nissan Navara D40 - 83ft/lb. We deal with a Tyrepower dealer who torques m...

tezza · tezza

We have a coleman porta potti for sale if anyone wants it. It has never been used and is in Perth at the moment. About $75 would be a good price i think.

_wombat_ · _wombat_

ozi2 · ozi2

Hi everyone, I am currently in the final stages of preparation prior to departure & I have found a few instances of things overlooked that could have severely impacted on my trip. In one instance it was after having new tyres fitted I decided to test getting one off using factory supplied wheel br...

old briney · old briney

MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TWEED RIVER AT MURWILLUMBAH MODERATE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BELLINGER RIVER MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ORARA RIVER MINOR TO MAJOR RURAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DARLING RIVER AT BOURKE AND DOWNSTREAM MODERATE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NAMBUCCA RIVER

Ma · Ma

We are in Snug now for a week.; Not a bad van park, amenities are good although I might suggest bringing your own bath mat as the dry area soon becomes the wet area. No rain here, well not yet anyway. Someone told me that the take away in Snug made the best Thai food. Did I hear right, does anyone know. I think...

Hylda&Jon · Hylda&Jon

YOU KNOW YOU'RE AUSTRALIAN WHEN: You believe that stubbies can either be drunk or worn. You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden. You understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs' refers to footwear and may be le...

Fried Rice · Fried Rice

We are visiting Melbourne for a week or so early Feb. Can anybody suggest a van park, preferably in Southeast quarter close to the city and importantly next to a bus or rail link so we can leave our cubby house and use public transport to town? Although we're only 2.2 mtrs high I'm sure that and parking cos...

cannylass · cannylass

Being stuck behind two vans travling so close together that you can't overtake We were traveling like that for 70klm No one could over take safely a few tried and a few near misses.They were friend traveling to gether but come on leave a space so other traffic can pass, they were traveling at about 6...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Well, my new (to me) Toyota Land Cruiser Prado "Grande" is now in it's new home in South West Gippsland. It was a bit different to drive than my Ford Sedan. Filled it up with gas and petrol and now to work out how many km's per tank. I am not sure about the size of each tank just yet but I can work that...

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	Back in Perth (Preview) Well we are now back at the Karinyup Waters Resort. Warm and a bit muggy today, even had a few beads of sweat while setting up the annex. The pool was a welcome intelude for about an hour. Therese went in today to work some shifts at work and got a call to see if she could pick up on tomorrow, so she is back at wor...	blaze	2	507	02:19 PM Jan 28, 2012 by Vic
	MORE GRANNY WRITING - An Aussie Tale (Preview) BACKYARD CHARACTER DEMISE In Australia, the rotary clothes hoist stood as a dominant, silent sentinel in millions of backyards.For about one hundred years, this symbol of affluence, had been used to hang out the family washing. The sheets, towels, shirts, trousers and personal smalls are pegg...	Cruising Granny	7	841	07:30 AM Jan 28, 2012 by goinsoon
	AVATAR (Preview) Australia day has been and gone, time for a new avatar	goinsoon	15	1369	10:49 PM Jan 27, 2012 by Vic
	Careful in the rain (Preview) Hope all our Grey Nomad friends are staying dry and safe with all the rain in SE Qld and NSW at the moment - seems to be getting more widespread. Friends went down the coast - may get stuck there - Pacific Motorway got water over the road in some spots. Take lots of care.	jules47	9	949	05:23 AM Jan 28, 2012 by justcruisin01
	pop tops up or down at nite? (Preview) g'day g'day , hows it going just wondering those like Happy Wanderer etc and those with pop top caravans, when you go to bed at night do you pull the roof down or leave it up ? are they easy to put up and pull down all the time?? thanks. milo	milo	9	873	05:20 AM Jan 28, 2012 by Happywanderer
	Depressed Wombat (Preview) I have just recieved my latest Caravan and Motor home magazine and to my distress I read that in Townsville there is a depressed Wombat who is needing lots of cuddles and attention, has anybody seen Wombat recently because this could be contagous and we would miss him terribly	aussietraveller	7	850	05:02 AM Jan 28, 2012 by Cruising Granny
	Aldi Excellent Service. (Preview) We had purchased a Jumpstart/Compressor from Aldi early last year. We were very happy with it during its inaugural run at Greens Lake. When we next went to use it, the light came on but nothing else. Ted rang the number on the warrantee on Tuesday and faxed them the information. Today(Friday) we had...	pricey43	7	1176	03:39 AM Jan 28, 2012 by _wombat_
	THANKS TO ANOTHER NOMAD (Preview) Had AUSTRALIAN lamb on the Barbie with Landfall and the delightful Mrs. Landfall today. Food superb, company great, conversation congenial. In short we had a good time and it was lovely to meet you both. Catch up again soon. Thanks again for having us to your home.	Ma	13	1348	08:11 PM Jan 27, 2012 by Ma
	Off ya butts turn off the PC and go enjoy Australia Day! ( 1 2 ) (Preview) (those that can of course... ) How about some pics of what you got up to today. Cheers Neil	Delta18	39	1692	07:06 PM Jan 27, 2012 by _wombat_
	Before I joined this forum.... (Preview) I couldn't've given a second thought to a wombat. Now I cant get the damn things out of my mind. Every time I see a nice photo, I think of wombat, oops, I mean I think of A wombat, every time I see a hole in the ground, I wonder if its a wombat hole. Weird aye. Even one of my grandaughters has given me a photo of a wo...	rosco	21	1299	05:12 PM Jan 27, 2012 by Gerty Dancer
	Tightening Wheel Nuts (Preview) In one of the earlier posts someone was mentioning difficulties in undoing wheel nuts because they were too tight. If you have a look in your maintenance handbook, it should give you the torque tension for your wheel nuts, i.e. Nissan Navara D40 - 83ft/lb. We deal with a Tyrepower dealer who torques m...	rodandjean	1	2580	02:42 PM Jan 27, 2012 by Zoomtopz
	porta potti (Preview) We have a coleman porta potti for sale if anyone wants it. It has never been used and is in Perth at the moment. About $75 would be a good price i think.	tezza	0	947	02:20 AM Jan 27, 2012 by tezza
	Australia Day (Preview)	_wombat_	21	1165	06:33 AM Jan 27, 2012 by Cruising Granny
	Before leaving how prepared are you for the unexpected? (Preview) Hi everyone, I am currently in the final stages of preparation prior to departure & I have found a few instances of things overlooked that could have severely impacted on my trip. In one instance it was after having new tyres fitted I decided to test getting one off using factory supplied wheel br...	ozi2	24	1462	09:48 PM Jan 26, 2012 by DandS
	FLOOD WARNINGS (Preview) MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TWEED RIVER AT MURWILLUMBAH MODERATE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BELLINGER RIVER MINOR FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ORARA RIVER MINOR TO MAJOR RURAL FLOOD WARNING FOR THE DARLING RIVER AT BOURKE AND DOWNSTREAM MODERATE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NAMBUCCA RIVER	old briney	22	1128	04:45 AM Jan 27, 2012 by Beth54
	SNUG (Preview) We are in Snug now for a week.; Not a bad van park, amenities are good although I might suggest bringing your own bath mat as the dry area soon becomes the wet area. No rain here, well not yet anyway. Someone told me that the take away in Snug made the best Thai food. Did I hear right, does anyone know. I think...	Ma	14	1179	03:41 AM Jan 27, 2012 by Blue Orchid
	Proud to be an Aussie. (Preview) YOU KNOW YOU'RE AUSTRALIAN WHEN: You believe that stubbies can either be drunk or worn. You've made a bong out of your garden hose rather than use it for something illegal such as watering the garden. You understand that the phrase 'a group of women wearing black thongs' refers to footwear and may be le...	Hylda&Jon	20	1154	01:51 AM Jan 27, 2012 by JRH
	Help in Melbourne please. (Preview) We are visiting Melbourne for a week or so early Feb. Can anybody suggest a van park, preferably in Southeast quarter close to the city and importantly next to a bus or rail link so we can leave our cubby house and use public transport to town? Although we're only 2.2 mtrs high I'm sure that and parking cos...	Fried Rice	16	1207	01:48 AM Jan 27, 2012 by Dalmur
	Don't you hate it (Preview) Being stuck behind two vans travling so close together that you can't overtake We were traveling like that for 70klm No one could over take safely a few tried and a few near misses.They were friend traveling to gether but come on leave a space so other traffic can pass, they were traveling at about 6...	cannylass	14	1374	10:55 PM Jan 26, 2012 by Dougwe
	New tow vehicle (Preview) Well, my new (to me) Toyota Land Cruiser Prado "Grande" is now in it's new home in South West Gippsland. It was a bit different to drive than my Ford Sedan. Filled it up with gas and petrol and now to work out how many km's per tank. I am not sure about the size of each tank just yet but I can work that...	Dougwe	5	777	10:47 PM Jan 26, 2012 by Dougwe
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