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Trailer Sailer · Trailer Sailer

I saw an old post about Blue Nomading being retiring to travel by boat. There is another way to combine the best of both worlds, Trailer Sailing. Using a trailable yacht to act as a caravan on land and a launch it at your favourite riverside, lakeside or seaside location for the ultimate waterfront free...

Klaus · Klaus

Hi all, I am a newby to this site, and to date ( its only been 2 months) the proud owner of a new 2018 MU X. I want to make a comment to all of the MU X owners out there, in regard to the storage hatch which is located on top of the middle of the dash board. No matter what year of the vehicle none of the hatches I have...

Wheeling Along · Wheeling Along

Hello everyone, I am looking to purchase a small caravan to be towed by my Citroen Berlingo van. I have had a towbar, 7 pin plug and an Anderson plug fitted to the car. My original plan was to buy an AVAN Sportliner and the towbar was put on to facilitate this, after advice from an AVAN dealer that the vehi...

tdonohue · tdonohue

Hi, I'm renting a caravan in Brisbane shortly and wonder if you know of an insurance company which would cover the rental damage excess ($1,000). I have rung a number of companies and they all cover rental vehicles, camper vans and motorhomes but not caravans. Thanks Tony

sherbert · sherbert

Hi Everyone , I have been a silent observer for quiet a long time . Has been very interesting reading comments and different opinions by many . Kind Regards to you all .

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

A big welcome to all new Nomads who have recently subscribed to this very informative Forum. There is a (sticky) post called WHO IS THIS on the top of the page in the I DIGRESS Forum, which is a competition that has been running continuously now for a long period of time, where people post photos of famous...

The Travelling Dillberries · The Travelling Dillberries

Hi everyone. Been on here for sometime soaking up all the info, thought it time to say hello. Live (retired) on the fantastic mid North Coast NSW, taking care of some loose ends this year with plenty travelling next year. Van has been christened Bon Doobie (good ****e), wifey loves The Doobie Bros, he...

Trew · Trew

Any advice on size of inverter? Is 1000 watt sufficient for general applications? Frige/freezer, how does evvacool compare to engel or waeco? Is a frige better than frige freezer? Is 60 litre sufficient for general use? Also how doe BE or westinghouse generators compare with honda and yamhar in dec...

mokka · mokka

G' day nomads, hope you are all well and enjoying this great place we call Oz. I'm new to this site, but have been on others and found them helpful and have sometimes put in my two bobs worth. The co-pilot Di and I have covered a lot of Oz as well as OS. We are Vics (don't hold that against us) have spent 20 gre...

Felance · Felance

G'Day all, New to caravaning but an oldie to camping

Dyso · Dyso

Hi All! Brad and Ashlee here! We just bought our van a 1990 Evernew. Has been a great van for others, now our turn to make our kids memories in it. We have 3 girls 6,3 & 4 months. Looking to make new experiences and those childhood memories for our kids, that we got when we were little. The caravan has see...

mackerelmauler · mackerelmauler

Greetings Fellow Nomads, I have just joined this community because I am planning to become more mobile. My current domicile is in Perth. In the last week of May next year 2019 my sister our nephew and I are going on our Karijini Capers trip. I have a 2001 Landcruiser Prado 95 series Turbo-diesel autom...

Dakes · Dakes

Hi I have recently purchased a used Fiat Ducato/Jayco Conquest Motorhome and whilst it only has 7,300kms on it, it is 18 months old. The vehicle was purchased new in WA in November 2016 and basically driven across the Nullarbor and down to Tassie, where the original owners decided they wanted to live a...

Legin · Legin

Just getting set up for another trip, got me a hilux that wants to go bush, live in Mandurah in WA, the base, heading to Wubin in early October for the wildflowers and out to Ningham station, wanna come along ..4 wheel drive not essential, explore this great place.

Felance · Felance

have installed a 5kw PPAP diesel heater worked fine for a couple of days then wouldn't ignite.can hear and see fuel pumping to heater exhaust gets warm then starts to blow heaps of white smoke, fan is running then E-08 code and unit shuts down. The book says the E-08 code is "Combustion termination over...

ronsat · ronsat

Hi everyone, I've recently joined the group and would like to introduce myself. We've been caravanning for some years now with an Isuzu Mux and a modified 15ft Jayco Freedom Outback. I did notice many topics are covered in the forum and hopefully I'll be able to submit some. Regards, Ron

miroku12g · miroku12g

Hi all, has anyone done the Burketown to Darwin Via Borroloola with caravan ? some say Yep ! no problems, others say No Way ! rather than the boring old normal highway thought it might be a change, leaving 1st Weekend in August so should be dry at least. Regards Dave M

petshirl · petshirl

Hi any ideas on any other tie ideas, the springs are very hard to work? Regards Peter

ottg · ottg

Hi everyone, I have been reading this forum for quite some time and from there my interest to join. A wealth of experience and knowledge on this forum. Thank you for sharing! Hope, I can also provide similar value in a few years time. Our first trip is into the Outback within a few weeks. While I haven't do...

Gam · Gam

Hi Everyone, Well the next step has been taken, I have bought a 19.5 ft Coromal van and am now looking for a tow vehicle. I'm leaning towards an Isuzu Dmax space cab with a ute back and canopy fitted to floor of tray. My question is.. I am wondering if some of you out there may have a setup in the space behind t...

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	Grey Nomading Land And Sea (Preview) I saw an old post about Blue Nomading being retiring to travel by boat. There is another way to combine the best of both worlds, Trailer Sailing. Using a trailable yacht to act as a caravan on land and a launch it at your favourite riverside, lakeside or seaside location for the ultimate waterfront free...	Trailer Sailer	5	671	09:58 AM Jul 20, 2018 by Trailer Sailer
	Storage hatch on the Isuzu MUX (Preview) Hi all, I am a newby to this site, and to date ( its only been 2 months) the proud owner of a new 2018 MU X. I want to make a comment to all of the MU X owners out there, in regard to the storage hatch which is located on top of the middle of the dash board. No matter what year of the vehicle none of the hatches I have...	Klaus	7	641	10:47 AM Jul 18, 2018 by Klaus
	Opinions wanted (Preview) Hello everyone, I am looking to purchase a small caravan to be towed by my Citroen Berlingo van. I have had a towbar, 7 pin plug and an Anderson plug fitted to the car. My original plan was to buy an AVAN Sportliner and the towbar was put on to facilitate this, after advice from an AVAN dealer that the vehi...	Wheeling Along	6	783	08:03 PM Jul 4, 2018 by Wheeling Along
	Caravan rental damage excess (Preview) Hi, I'm renting a caravan in Brisbane shortly and wonder if you know of an insurance company which would cover the rental damage excess ($1,000). I have rung a number of companies and they all cover rental vehicles, camper vans and motorhomes but not caravans. Thanks Tony	tdonohue	12	694	05:25 PM Jul 4, 2018 by the rocket
	Hello (Preview) Hi Everyone , I have been a silent observer for quiet a long time . Has been very interesting reading comments and different opinions by many . Kind Regards to you all .	sherbert	5	595	05:02 PM Jul 4, 2018 by the rocket
	A BIG WELCOME TO ALL NEW GREY NOMADS... (Preview) A big welcome to all new Nomads who have recently subscribed to this very informative Forum. There is a (sticky) post called WHO IS THIS on the top of the page in the I DIGRESS Forum, which is a competition that has been running continuously now for a long period of time, where people post photos of famous...	Big Gorilla	0	535	11:58 AM Jul 4, 2018 by Big Gorilla
	Hello from Bon Doobie (Preview) Hi everyone. Been on here for sometime soaking up all the info, thought it time to say hello. Live (retired) on the fantastic mid North Coast NSW, taking care of some loose ends this year with plenty travelling next year. Van has been christened Bon Doobie (good ****e), wifey loves The Doobie Bros, he...	The Travelling Dillberries	7	662	06:16 PM Jul 3, 2018 by The Travelling Dillberries
	Geting started (Preview) Any advice on size of inverter? Is 1000 watt sufficient for general applications? Frige/freezer, how does evvacool compare to engel or waeco? Is a frige better than frige freezer? Is 60 litre sufficient for general use? Also how doe BE or westinghouse generators compare with honda and yamhar in dec...	Trew	8	695	06:50 PM Jun 29, 2018 by Trew
	intro (Preview) G' day nomads, hope you are all well and enjoying this great place we call Oz. I'm new to this site, but have been on others and found them helpful and have sometimes put in my two bobs worth. The co-pilot Di and I have covered a lot of Oz as well as OS. We are Vics (don't hold that against us) have spent 20 gre...	mokka	5	770	10:30 AM Jun 27, 2018 by mokka
	New to the forum (Preview) G'Day all, New to caravaning but an oldie to camping	Felance	7	771	09:21 AM Jun 27, 2018 by the rocket
	Howdy (Preview) Hi All! Brad and Ashlee here! We just bought our van a 1990 Evernew. Has been a great van for others, now our turn to make our kids memories in it. We have 3 girls 6,3 & 4 months. Looking to make new experiences and those childhood memories for our kids, that we got when we were little. The caravan has see...	Dyso	4	737	09:17 AM Jun 27, 2018 by the rocket
	I'm not very Grey or Nomadic yet (Preview) Greetings Fellow Nomads, I have just joined this community because I am planning to become more mobile. My current domicile is in Perth. In the last week of May next year 2019 my sister our nephew and I are going on our Karijini Capers trip. I have a 2001 Landcruiser Prado 95 series Turbo-diesel autom...	mackerelmauler	3	577	03:27 PM Jun 26, 2018 by Tony Bev
	Service for Fiat Ducato/Jayco Conquest (Preview) Hi I have recently purchased a used Fiat Ducato/Jayco Conquest Motorhome and whilst it only has 7,300kms on it, it is 18 months old. The vehicle was purchased new in WA in November 2016 and basically driven across the Nullarbor and down to Tassie, where the original owners decided they wanted to live a...	Dakes	5	933	06:48 PM Jun 20, 2018 by Peter_n_Margaret
	Hi there folks (Preview) Just getting set up for another trip, got me a hilux that wants to go bush, live in Mandurah in WA, the base, heading to Wubin in early October for the wildflowers and out to Ningham station, wanna come along ..4 wheel drive not essential, explore this great place.	Legin	3	641	11:44 AM Jun 16, 2018 by Tony Bev
	E-08 error code (Preview) have installed a 5kw PPAP diesel heater worked fine for a couple of days then wouldn't ignite.can hear and see fuel pumping to heater exhaust gets warm then starts to blow heaps of white smoke, fan is running then E-08 code and unit shuts down. The book says the E-08 code is "Combustion termination over...	Felance	4	4444	07:47 PM Jun 14, 2018 by Tony Bev
	introduction (Preview) Hi everyone, I've recently joined the group and would like to introduce myself. We've been caravanning for some years now with an Isuzu Mux and a modified 15ft Jayco Freedom Outback. I did notice many topics are covered in the forum and hopefully I'll be able to submit some. Regards, Ron	ronsat	3	721	12:24 PM Jun 10, 2018 by the rocket
	N.T from Burktown (Preview) Hi all, has anyone done the Burketown to Darwin Via Borroloola with caravan ? some say Yep ! no problems, others say No Way ! rather than the boring old normal highway thought it might be a change, leaving 1st Weekend in August so should be dry at least. Regards Dave M	miroku12g	3	655	05:43 PM Jun 7, 2018 by miroku12g
	Hi: Cub Camper rear Flap tie Springs. (Preview) Hi any ideas on any other tie ideas, the springs are very hard to work? Regards Peter	petshirl	5	714	11:51 AM Jun 7, 2018 by Tony Bev
	Newbie to forum and newbie to caravaning (Preview) Hi everyone, I have been reading this forum for quite some time and from there my interest to join. A wealth of experience and knowledge on this forum. Thank you for sharing! Hope, I can also provide similar value in a few years time. Our first trip is into the Outback within a few weeks. While I haven't do...	ottg	5	644	11:25 AM Jun 7, 2018 by the rocket
	Setting up for dogs travelling comfort (Preview) Hi Everyone, Well the next step has been taken, I have bought a 19.5 ft Coromal van and am now looking for a tow vehicle. I'm leaning towards an Isuzu Dmax space cab with a ute back and canopy fitted to floor of tray. My question is.. I am wondering if some of you out there may have a setup in the space behind t...	Gam	2	669	11:24 AM Jun 7, 2018 by the rocket
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