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Welcome to the Solo's Forum
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Are you a solo traveller or just thinking about setting off on the adventure of a lifetime on your own? Do you want to ask some questions of those who have gone before, or perhaps to offer some tips and advice. Are you looking for someone to share a leg of your journey with? Or do you just want to touch base wi...
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Is 74 to old
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Hi forum,
I am now in a situation whereby my accomodation option's are very few, so my question is at 74, male, and with two small dogs is it too late to take up full time caravaning
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Caravan or motorhome
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Hi all New to the forum but have been reading through all the posts and this looks like a great site. I'm in the still thinking about it stage but the plan would be to sell my house and just go travelling with my 2 wee dogs. I figure what's the point of keeping looking after a house and garden year in, year out a...
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Counter clockwise around Oz
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Hi one and all, First time on the site, so apologies in advance if I do something wrong. My wife does not like to sit in a car for hours on end, totally different from me as I drove solo Sydney to Cairns over 4 days with the greatest of pleasure. We then spent the next month driving back to Sydney with numerous...
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Travelling in Kimberleys
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Hello I was told today that there is a flood watch for the Kimberlies. I was wondering if anyone knows if you can still do day trips from Kununurra to either Five Fingers Lookout and/or El Questro? We had our first off-road experience travelling out to Mary Kathleen. I took wrong turn and winded up in a...
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Strange indeed are the things that generate Nomads
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I am now in the late stages of commencing Nomadding. I fiid it strange to recall the thing that led me to where I am right now. I sail 1 metre model yachts with a bunch ofsimilarly old cronies. On one occasion I asked one of the guys " What are you up to these days." His reply really shocked me. " Just sitting ar...
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Satellite tv
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I would like opinions on Vansat auto dish system. Good, reliable or not.
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a little bit concerned.
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Hi all, I'm absolutely out of my depth here, but I have confidence and will to do this. My choice in partners has left me otherwise flat on my arse, and knowing I wont be able to purchase a home, I have come to the decision that at the age of 61 I could purchase a Motorhome and travel ( fur kid in tow ). What i...
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Rest are in Gympie
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My daughter is travelling to Townsville alone. She intends to rest overnight in Gympie. Are there any recommended rest areas where she will be safe?
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Chassis number
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Can anyone please tell me where to find the location of the chassis number on my 1982 Toyota Coaster.
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Using battery setting on fridge when stationery
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I am new to caravaning. When I had my tow ball put on, I asked for an isolation switch to be added. (Who knows where that is, under bonnet I presume). I have since had two more solar panels put on the roof and thought I could run my fridge on 12V from the house battery when stationary. After paying thousands o...
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traveling alone
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Hello out there. I'm a single senior contemplating caravan travel alone.Feeling a bit hesitant so would appreciate any feedback.Are most travellers couples or is there a single traveller community of men & women
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Towing Sapphire Coast to Bowral
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Hi. I have a nervous partner who gets very anxious on steep sideslopes and winding roads. Which route would be better to take from Sapphire Coast back to Hume Hwy and then south plz? Chèers Peter
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Along time ago…. In a galaxy, far far away!
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Hi Nomads,
this is my first post on the forum so apologies if I post incorrectly etc. still learning the ways.
My Plan: to go full time nomad for a year.
Off grid as possible, with required stops in civilisation. Either bus or caravan with tow vehicle doubling as a utility vehicle, plus a dirt bike, f...
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Being on the road Solo
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Seem so exciting at first ... and it is .. And I loved it .. for it's novelty . But the longer you do it the better you get at it , the less exiting it becomes .. and the more it just becomes YOU ... You rock up at the cattle yards in Cloncurry .. Oh My Gosh those creatures are Cows ..or something ..It might seem? W...
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Solo grey nomads page has gone weird
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I thought this page was to help solo nomads connect Now I feel uncomfortable about announcing my solo epic trip coming up
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im gonna do the gibb river road
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Solo Guy 65 Taking the plunge and after lots of deliberations leaving the Wheatbelt in WA approx midJune Heading North to do the Gibb River Road then onto Darwin.. An avid fisher so looking to get my 1st Barra ...................Driving Mada BT50 with a Camper trailer wondering if anyone would like...
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East coast from Sydney to Qld border
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Hi all We are from Adelaide and we are just starting to plan a big trip to the East Coast. We plan to head just north of Sydney and then make our way up the coast. We will have approx. 6 weeks maybe a little longer if weather is good to travel along the coast. We plan to go in September/October next year. We ho...
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Generators.
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If you have a generator, common or obscure brand, you can probably get spare parts from this site. Ive used it before and they are fast and reliable. https://generatorguru.com/
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Twelve months ago I sold my comfortable but fairly large mortgage home and bought " The Dream". A beautiful 18'6" caravan and a 200 series Landcruiser. A knee replacement delayed my new life by 12 months ( I could not rent anything for under 12 months). Now the new life WAS to begin. I sent myself up to st...
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