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Rin and Steve · Rin and Steve

Hi all, After many many months we have finally decided on a rig . We are looking at a 2010 Esperance motorhome. Phew at last you say, so do we. My question is, where do we take it to be serviced? It has around 66,ooo kms on it and while I've heard it doesn't technically need one until 80,000 being an Iveco, w...

Marita · Marita

New to this site. Husband and I planning to do extended trips each year from next year. Have just returned to the Top End after 4 weeks in outback Qld with the camper trailer. Am looking to purchase a map app and have been browsing this site for up to date info...couldn't find what I was looking for. Can som...

carl1944 · carl1944

Hi to everyone on the forum. I have been caravanning for the last ten years and both me and the handbrake enjoy it very much. We live in Mundaring Western Australia ( Gods Country) and have been almost around our great country. We own a 24 feet 2007 Jayco Sterling caravan and pull it with a 2010 Holden 3.0...

Rainshine · Rainshine

Hello!We are Roger and Susan from Tacoma Washington (USA). We are still working, early 60's, and our dream of visiting AU is coming true as we will arrive in your wonderful country for 6 weeks in October and November. We have studied as much as we can, however we would love some input from our kind of peop...

Robby · Robby

I am desperate for some advice.We want to buy a motorhome but I have a cat that would not stay with anyone as we have tried.She is with me all the time and is 5 yo.I cannot give her away as she would fret and I cannot have her put to sleep.Is anyone out there who takes their kitty in a motorhome and how do they tra...

carl1944 · carl1944

Recently it went to switch on the hot water system, and found the on/off switch behind the outside cover was stuck in the off position, so I sprayed some lanolin oil on the switch and surrounding area and operated the switch a few times and found it was moving again.so I turned on the system and found th...

Blueshaz06 · Blueshaz06

Hi everyone, I could not find a most recent post on this topic of airconditiong 2016, We have purchased a 97 Jayco starcraft pop top 16ft. I have priced rooftop sparrow at a cost of $3700 installed, Heron Q but all the comments read say either don't work or too loud at a cost of around $2700 installed. Dom...

Cal · Cal

hi everyone :) Has anyone recently headed from Perth to Uluru via Kalgoorlie, Laverton and Warburton . They say the roads are really good now . Thanks Cal -- Edited by Cal on Wednesday 27th of July 2016 01:18:28 PM

JohnRob · JohnRob

Hi there we are new to the site and were wondering if anyone can give us information re warranties. We purchased a new Kokoda semi off roader last March to which we added cruise master suspension and were told it would be ideal dirt and rougher roads. However we seem to have had some rather major cra...

Ozmarkymark · Ozmarkymark

Hi everyone. I am new to the Grey Nomads and starting to gather information, look at rigs both new and old and start to plan my big adventure to travel our sun burnt country extensively. I am not planning to leave the tar very often and if I do it will be on graded dirt. As it will primarily be me travelling al...

millsy88 · millsy88

Hi all. We were members for some years but haven't had any input for quite a while now as we have other priorities to take care of. I can't remember the user name that we may have used, so have started again. We recently purchased a 17', 2002 jayco Heritage (always liked them). My wife & I have Just s...

Little Red Van · Little Red Van

How do you travel around Australia without an address for voting, mail, rego etc ?

newhorizons · newhorizons

Hi, Just joined up today. (Not sure if this is the right place to post an introduction.) I'm just about to set off on my first longish holiday, heading off a week from today. I'm going North in WA and as its my first retirement holiday, time is not an issue. My laptop will be going with me, so I'm hoping to kee...

Barto · Barto

just say hello to everyone just starting out on travells as my health permits looking forward

vk3sha · vk3sha

Hi, I look at all the caravans for sale and the facilities are so very limited. I was hoping to find a 14-16' pop top with a small toilet cubical. It seems that most offer a large "COMBO" shower /toilet stall. Does everyone like sitting in a wet shower stall to do their business? The other option offered ...

Starcraft Scotty · Starcraft Scotty

Hi there lads , thanks for letting me join this forum how to pick up a few pointers and maybe help soon one out aswell We have a 19 ft Starcraft outback being pulled by a Toyota 100 series v8 petrol ( dose the job just nicely )

vk3sha · vk3sha

Hi D Ho! I'm from Melbourne but am retired and live in Shanghai China. My wife will retire in a couple years and we are interested in becoming "snow Birds" for 6 months of the year. We're not really interested in snow- we want to leave the Shanghai winter and recharge our batteries. We thinking of gett...

shambells · shambells

hi all i would like to introduce our self, my name is Robert and my wife is Sharon. my wife and i come from maryborough q.l.d and this is the first time we own a 18ft 2001 jayco westport poptop. i have never towed a caravan before so i would like to hear some ideas on how to set up my van for towing. the car is a 20...

Coolio · Coolio

Hi everyone we are still a couple of years away from retirement but have bought a Dmax and looking at what caravan to buying the future, Island star Getaway looks good 19ft 6 shower toilet ect but still looking and have to sell our shack first to afford what we need. Any suggestions would be greatly appr...

Pam344 · Pam344

Hubby John and myself have a 19 foot Suncamper Sherwood 4WD Motorhome. We live in Sydney's northern suburbs and since retirement in 2077 we have done a bit of travelling in Australia. Sometimes our friends come along in their caravan and we have had a few memorable trips with them. We love the Kimberle...

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	May I ask a stupid question? (Preview) Hi all, After many many months we have finally decided on a rig . We are looking at a 2010 Esperance motorhome. Phew at last you say, so do we. My question is, where do we take it to be serviced? It has around 66,ooo kms on it and while I've heard it doesn't technically need one until 80,000 being an Iveco, w...	Rin and Steve	4	686	11:40 PM Aug 5, 2016 by KFT
	G'day and seeking info re map apps for ipad (Preview) New to this site. Husband and I planning to do extended trips each year from next year. Have just returned to the Top End after 4 weeks in outback Qld with the camper trailer. Am looking to purchase a map app and have been browsing this site for up to date info...couldn't find what I was looking for. Can som...	Marita	3	661	08:21 PM Aug 4, 2016 by Marita
	New to Grey Nomads Forum (Preview) Hi to everyone on the forum. I have been caravanning for the last ten years and both me and the handbrake enjoy it very much. We live in Mundaring Western Australia ( Gods Country) and have been almost around our great country. We own a 24 feet 2007 Jayco Sterling caravan and pull it with a 2010 Holden 3.0...	carl1944	2	501	12:59 PM Aug 4, 2016 by Woody n Sue
	Hello! Visiting and need your insights! (Preview) Hello!We are Roger and Susan from Tacoma Washington (USA). We are still working, early 60's, and our dream of visiting AU is coming true as we will arrive in your wonderful country for 6 weeks in October and November. We have studied as much as we can, however we would love some input from our kind of peop...	Rainshine	8	741	12:46 PM Aug 4, 2016 by Woody n Sue
	Motorhome and my cat. (Preview) I am desperate for some advice.We want to buy a motorhome but I have a cat that would not stay with anyone as we have tried.She is with me all the time and is 5 yo.I cannot give her away as she would fret and I cannot have her put to sleep.Is anyone out there who takes their kitty in a motorhome and how do they tra...	Robby	4	618	11:52 AM Aug 3, 2016 by Robby
	Suburban SW6DEA gas/electric hot water system (Preview) Recently it went to switch on the hot water system, and found the on/off switch behind the outside cover was stuck in the off position, so I sprayed some lanolin oil on the switch and surrounding area and operated the switch a few times and found it was moving again.so I turned on the system and found th...	carl1944	1	653	02:41 PM Aug 2, 2016 by Dougwe
	Airconditioing (Preview) Hi everyone, I could not find a most recent post on this topic of airconditiong 2016, We have purchased a 97 Jayco starcraft pop top 16ft. I have priced rooftop sparrow at a cost of $3700 installed, Heron Q but all the comments read say either don't work or too loud at a cost of around $2700 installed. Dom...	Blueshaz06	4	603	03:06 PM Jul 31, 2016 by Footprints
	Perth to Uluru via Warburton (Preview) hi everyone :) Has anyone recently headed from Perth to Uluru via Kalgoorlie, Laverton and Warburton . They say the roads are really good now . Thanks Cal -- Edited by Cal on Wednesday 27th of July 2016 01:18:28 PM	Cal	3	602	08:53 AM Jul 28, 2016 by Cal
	Kokoda caravan (Preview) Hi there we are new to the site and were wondering if anyone can give us information re warranties. We purchased a new Kokoda semi off roader last March to which we added cruise master suspension and were told it would be ideal dirt and rougher roads. However we seem to have had some rather major cra...	JohnRob	2	702	08:13 AM Jul 28, 2016 by Woody n Sue
	NEW to Grey Nomads and the learning curve has started. Seeking advice on front or rear wheel drive motor homes (Preview) Hi everyone. I am new to the Grey Nomads and starting to gather information, look at rigs both new and old and start to plan my big adventure to travel our sun burnt country extensively. I am not planning to leave the tar very often and if I do it will be on graded dirt. As it will primarily be me travelling al...	Ozmarkymark	7	695	06:05 AM Jul 28, 2016 by Ozmarkymark
	Newies but Oldies.. (Preview) Hi all. We were members for some years but haven't had any input for quite a while now as we have other priorities to take care of. I can't remember the user name that we may have used, so have started again. We recently purchased a 17', 2002 jayco Heritage (always liked them). My wife & I have Just s...	millsy88	6	579	07:22 PM Jul 26, 2016 by millsy88
	Traveling without an address (Preview) How do you travel around Australia without an address for voting, mail, rego etc ?	Little Red Van	3	607	06:24 PM Jul 26, 2016 by Woody n Sue
	New on here. (Preview) Hi, Just joined up today. (Not sure if this is the right place to post an introduction.) I'm just about to set off on my first longish holiday, heading off a week from today. I'm going North in WA and as its my first retirement holiday, time is not an issue. My laptop will be going with me, so I'm hoping to kee...	newhorizons	3	486	08:06 PM Jul 25, 2016 by Gaylehere
	Hi (Preview) just say hello to everyone just starting out on travells as my health permits looking forward	Barto	3	609	12:36 PM Jul 17, 2016 by Swoffer
	caravans with a small toilet room (Preview) Hi, I look at all the caravans for sale and the facilities are so very limited. I was hoping to find a 14-16' pop top with a small toilet cubical. It seems that most offer a large "COMBO" shower /toilet stall. Does everyone like sitting in a wet shower stall to do their business? The other option offered ...	vk3sha	6	856	08:37 AM Jul 16, 2016 by Radar
	Hi lads (Preview) Hi there lads , thanks for letting me join this forum how to pick up a few pointers and maybe help soon one out aswell We have a 19 ft Starcraft outback being pulled by a Toyota 100 series v8 petrol ( dose the job just nicely )	Starcraft Scotty	4	522	07:59 AM Jul 14, 2016 by Starcraft Scotty
	soon to get a rig and hit the road ut need advice (Preview) Hi D Ho! I'm from Melbourne but am retired and live in Shanghai China. My wife will retire in a couple years and we are interested in becoming "snow Birds" for 6 months of the year. We're not really interested in snow- we want to leave the Shanghai winter and recharge our batteries. We thinking of gett...	vk3sha	4	613	06:55 PM Jul 12, 2016 by vk3sha
	newbee (Preview) hi all i would like to introduce our self, my name is Robert and my wife is Sharon. my wife and i come from maryborough q.l.d and this is the first time we own a 18ft 2001 jayco westport poptop. i have never towed a caravan before so i would like to hear some ideas on how to set up my van for towing. the car is a 20...	shambells	3	674	09:56 PM Jul 11, 2016 by OwenK
	New and getting up to speed (Preview) Hi everyone we are still a couple of years away from retirement but have bought a Dmax and looking at what caravan to buying the future, Island star Getaway looks good 19ft 6 shower toilet ect but still looking and have to sell our shack first to afford what we need. Any suggestions would be greatly appr...	Coolio	5	598	07:55 PM Jul 11, 2016 by Woody n Sue
	Hi all (Preview) Hubby John and myself have a 19 foot Suncamper Sherwood 4WD Motorhome. We live in Sydney's northern suburbs and since retirement in 2077 we have done a bit of travelling in Australia. Sometimes our friends come along in their caravan and we have had a few memorable trips with them. We love the Kimberle...	Pam344	4	781	07:52 PM Jul 11, 2016 by Woody n Sue
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