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A hello by new member · Jason F

Hi Jason here from Sydney. I'm an engineer. I presently have a 1996 Land Rover D1 auto. Learnt a lot about tweaking engine, rebuilding parts of engine, engine supervision systems, suspension, body mods, etc over the past 20 years. Its got to be the most reliable and solid 4x4 in a small size vehicl...

Ray n Shell · Ray n Shell

Hi everyone, Have spent quite sometime reading this site and realized what a massive amount of information there is to be had. We also found we were missing out on a few things not being members, so here we are. We are fairly new to the caravan scene but have 15 years plus in a camper trailer. It was a mutua...

popeye · popeye

Just a short intro, Mick & Julie aka popeye are in waiting mode for delivery of our first van. That should occur early January 2016. We are looking forward to getting out and about. The rig will be a 2015 D-max crew cab and a 2011 Jayco Discovery outback. Any tips for our first trip, as grey nomads in th...

New Solo Member · Cassie9

Hi hope this is were I introduce myself. I pick up my new Sunliner Motor home on 14th January and I'm very excited plus a little anxious about my new adventure. This is all very new to me so if you see me on the road please wave or pull up near me say hello....I will need all the advise I can get. I intend to...

Big john · Big john

Good morning Just a short note to introduce john and Linda to you all. we are about to start retirement but need some advice. We have a 2006 Nissan Navara 3.0 Litre Turbo diesel, bought form brand new with 169,000 km on the clock. We are about to get electric brakes installed and a new suspension syste...

pye317 · pye317

Hi, I recently purchased a 2000 Gazal Infinity in excellent order, unfortunately it did not come with history, ( possibly stolen and paid out by the insurance). does anyone have a service manual or owners manual please. I would appreciate any advice you can give me, Happy New year to all, pye317...

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 f...

airbornespanner · airbornespanner

Hi All, Finally Retirement has arrived, after a week and having Christmass with our Children & Grand children We have finally hit the road, first stop Berry for a couple of nights then slowly meandering our way to Melbourne to Catch the Ferry to Tasmania on the 10th January. We hope to meet many of y...

Juric · Juric

Hi all, Our intro - we are Rick and Julie aka juric. We purchased a 21.6 ft crusader X country caravan in October and are eagerly awaiting our big lap of Oz which we hope will be early in the new year. Tow vehicle will be an 80 series landy at this stage but may have to upgrade to a turbo or v8 as the van comes in at...

Nomad_Nev · Nomad_Nev

Hi All We had a really rough year with medical and my work so have decided that we needed something more out of life, My wife and I (Im 38 now) with our 11 month old baby sold most of our stuff, stored the rest and have hit the road in a camper trailer long term, we have been on the road for a little over a month now...

Bob Shirl · Bob Shirl

Hi we are newbies. We have a toyota coaster LPG only. Do any of you guys know of a listing or online App. of service stations around Australia that sell LPG? We are concerned about taking back roads and not finding LPG suppliers. Can any one help us please?

Trecky · Trecky

What a fantastic site with a wealth of information and fun too. We get our Coromal Element van on Saturday. At the moment our heads are spinning as newcomers to caravanning, however we are so excited. We will be taking our travelling companion with us at times, a beautiful Border Collie named Shelby. L...

Zanadoodah · Zanadoodah

Hello All Im currently in southern WA 'doing the circuit' and a long way from home. Has anyone got any good ideas about where to go during January where this grumpy old granny can escape the school holidays? Lovely as all the young families are they're a bit overwhelming en masse! Any advice grateful...

Hetho · Hetho

Hello all.Here is my short caravan story and some photos.My caravan project started looking at caravans for our retirement.We went caravan shopping and finally decided on a van that would suit our needs - $125000.00. Need to work for a few more years.Driving to Perth one morning up the Kwinana Fre...

Kenny · Kenny

Hi folks, I have a Jayco Westport Van on hold -- tare 1600kg -atm 2020 -- looking myself blind in deciding as to what to aquire for a Tug -- Aus is a lot "Wilder"than NZ, looking at Toyota, Cruiser, Prado, Terracan Ford ranger/ BT50 -- prefer Diesel -- The Terracan i am thinking about has the re...

Moorey · Moorey

I am planning to sell in the first half of next year, set up a van and tug to see some more of this beautiful country we have. I will be traveling solo and hope to meet other nomads along the way.

dirkus49 · dirkus49

Hello to all you Grey Nomads. We are about to set off from Tassie on a year's trip around the big island. We hope to see a lot and, especially, to get to Darwin this time, as we did not make it on our previous trip in 2012. We will be in the same van, a 2003 Galaxy Mk II pop-top, but we will keep an eye out for an upg...

gallagher4 · gallagher4

Hi my name is Peta , im ready to have an adventure this January, Just bought a van, have 6 weeks holidays and im wondering if there was any peeps planning to safari about. If so let me know as I would love to tag along. Cheers :) -- Edited by gallagher4 on Tuesday 15th of December 2015 07:12:44 PM

vik351 · vik351

Hi all from Adelaide ... Hope this is right (New Topic) Just joined up to check out what the next phase of life will bring now I have chucked in me plummers mate (Plunger) Had a van yonks ago and did 1/2 a lap with SWMBO and two kids... Now thinking along the lines of a Motorhome built for two ,walk through j...

Geoffstc · Geoffstc

Hi Everyone, I'm an avid reader of the Grey Nomads Times - great magazine. Keep up the good work. Just about to collect our new Crusader Muskuteer Athos van. (Trying to sell our 2002 Boroma.)

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	A hello by new member (Preview) Hi Jason here from Sydney. I'm an engineer. I presently have a 1996 Land Rover D1 auto. Learnt a lot about tweaking engine, rebuilding parts of engine, engine supervision systems, suspension, body mods, etc over the past 20 years. Its got to be the most reliable and solid 4x4 in a small size vehicl...	Jason F	3	747	12:50 PM Jan 5, 2016 by Dougwe
	Hello from Ray n Shell (Preview) Hi everyone, Have spent quite sometime reading this site and realized what a massive amount of information there is to be had. We also found we were missing out on a few things not being members, so here we are. We are fairly new to the caravan scene but have 15 years plus in a camper trailer. It was a mutua...	Ray n Shell	5	721	07:33 PM Jan 4, 2016 by Spokkie
	Newbie (Preview) Just a short intro, Mick & Julie aka popeye are in waiting mode for delivery of our first van. That should occur early January 2016. We are looking forward to getting out and about. The rig will be a 2015 D-max crew cab and a 2011 Jayco Discovery outback. Any tips for our first trip, as grey nomads in th...	popeye	11	963	07:22 PM Jan 2, 2016 by jules47
	New Solo Member (Preview) Hi hope this is were I introduce myself. I pick up my new Sunliner Motor home on 14th January and I'm very excited plus a little anxious about my new adventure. This is all very new to me so if you see me on the road please wave or pull up near me say hello....I will need all the advise I can get. I intend to...	Cassie9	3	1115	11:00 PM Dec 31, 2015 by Cassie9
	New person on the block (Preview) Good morning Just a short note to introduce john and Linda to you all. we are about to start retirement but need some advice. We have a 2006 Nissan Navara 3.0 Litre Turbo diesel, bought form brand new with 169,000 km on the clock. We are about to get electric brakes installed and a new suspension syste...	Big john	3	782	10:55 AM Dec 31, 2015 by Camps and Vans
	Gazal Infinity 2000, (Preview) Hi, I recently purchased a 2000 Gazal Infinity in excellent order, unfortunately it did not come with history, ( possibly stolen and paid out by the insurance). does anyone have a service manual or owners manual please. I would appreciate any advice you can give me, Happy New year to all, pye317...	pye317	3	3447	09:33 AM Dec 31, 2015 by pye317
	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 f...	Big Gorilla	0	585	10:17 AM Dec 28, 2015 by Big Gorilla
	Finally the time has come (Preview) Hi All, Finally Retirement has arrived, after a week and having Christmass with our Children & Grand children We have finally hit the road, first stop Berry for a couple of nights then slowly meandering our way to Melbourne to Catch the Ferry to Tasmania on the 10th January. We hope to meet many of y...	airbornespanner	2	687	08:59 PM Dec 27, 2015 by Dougwe
	Nomads in waiting (Preview) Hi all, Our intro - we are Rick and Julie aka juric. We purchased a 21.6 ft crusader X country caravan in October and are eagerly awaiting our big lap of Oz which we hope will be early in the new year. Tow vehicle will be an 80 series landy at this stage but may have to upgrade to a turbo or v8 as the van comes in at...	Juric	2	1043	08:55 PM Dec 27, 2015 by Dougwe
	Nev & Family (Preview) Hi All We had a really rough year with medical and my work so have decided that we needed something more out of life, My wife and I (Im 38 now) with our 11 month old baby sold most of our stuff, stored the rest and have hit the road in a camper trailer long term, we have been on the road for a little over a month now...	Nomad_Nev	4	1161	06:00 PM Dec 27, 2015 by aussietraveller
	LPG (Preview) Hi we are newbies. We have a toyota coaster LPG only. Do any of you guys know of a listing or online App. of service stations around Australia that sell LPG? We are concerned about taking back roads and not finding LPG suppliers. Can any one help us please?	Bob Shirl	8	1053	12:50 PM Dec 27, 2015 by Bob Shirl
	Hi from Trecky (Preview) What a fantastic site with a wealth of information and fun too. We get our Coromal Element van on Saturday. At the moment our heads are spinning as newcomers to caravanning, however we are so excited. We will be taking our travelling companion with us at times, a beautiful Border Collie named Shelby. L...	Trecky	7	910	07:40 PM Dec 21, 2015 by KFT
	Where to go in January (Preview) Hello All Im currently in southern WA 'doing the circuit' and a long way from home. Has anyone got any good ideas about where to go during January where this grumpy old granny can escape the school holidays? Lovely as all the young families are they're a bit overwhelming en masse! Any advice grateful...	Zanadoodah	6	892	02:13 PM Dec 21, 2015 by Zanadoodah
	Hello to all members and a short story of my DIY Caravan. (Preview) Hello all.Here is my short caravan story and some photos.My caravan project started looking at caravans for our retirement.We went caravan shopping and finally decided on a van that would suit our needs - $125000.00. Need to work for a few more years.Driving to Perth one morning up the Kwinana Fre...	Hetho	5	888	09:34 PM Dec 17, 2015 by Hetho
	Advise please -- tugs- (Preview) Hi folks, I have a Jayco Westport Van on hold -- tare 1600kg -atm 2020 -- looking myself blind in deciding as to what to aquire for a Tug -- Aus is a lot "Wilder"than NZ, looking at Toyota, Cruiser, Prado, Terracan Ford ranger/ BT50 -- prefer Diesel -- The Terracan i am thinking about has the re...	Kenny	4	861	06:52 PM Dec 17, 2015 by Hetho
	Hi from David (Preview) I am planning to sell in the first half of next year, set up a van and tug to see some more of this beautiful country we have. I will be traveling solo and hope to meet other nomads along the way.	Moorey	4	602	12:39 PM Dec 17, 2015 by Moorey
	Hello from Dirk and Johanna (Preview) Hello to all you Grey Nomads. We are about to set off from Tassie on a year's trip around the big island. We hope to see a lot and, especially, to get to Darwin this time, as we did not make it on our previous trip in 2012. We will be in the same van, a 2003 Galaxy Mk II pop-top, but we will keep an eye out for an upg...	dirkus49	3	775	11:03 PM Dec 16, 2015 by aussietraveller
	Newbie (Preview) Hi my name is Peta , im ready to have an adventure this January, Just bought a van, have 6 weeks holidays and im wondering if there was any peeps planning to safari about. If so let me know as I would love to tag along. Cheers :) -- Edited by gallagher4 on Tuesday 15th of December 2015 07:12:44 PM	gallagher4	5	755	09:45 AM Dec 16, 2015 by KFT
	Adelaide says HI (Preview) Hi all from Adelaide ... Hope this is right (New Topic) Just joined up to check out what the next phase of life will bring now I have chucked in me plummers mate (Plunger) Had a van yonks ago and did 1/2 a lap with SWMBO and two kids... Now thinking along the lines of a Motorhome built for two ,walk through j...	vik351	8	854	05:28 PM Dec 15, 2015 by aussietraveller
	Hi from Geoff (Preview) Hi Everyone, I'm an avid reader of the Grey Nomads Times - great magazine. Keep up the good work. Just about to collect our new Crusader Muskuteer Athos van. (Trying to sell our 2002 Boroma.)	Geoffstc	3	699	05:12 PM Dec 15, 2015 by aussietraveller
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