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Becomming A Nomad
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Hello All We are looking forward to becomming Grey Nomads. Have just purchased a new van - New Age 16ft Little Joey Shower (to be delivered in October). Now have to purchase a suitable tug to pull it with. Have visited this forum for a couple of weeks now and have read some very handy and informative hin...
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Hi All
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Newbie here but I am going a bit grey, We are Robert and Cynthia McIntosh from Darwin. Our rig is a Nissan Patrol and a new Jayco Swan. Not to big setup but. All we need for the time being but I still have to go to work most days. I own Girraween Diesel Service in PINELANDS Darwin. Look us up in Darwin
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Coachmen Owners-New Member
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Hi All He are on the road in a Coachmen Mirada and as all who own one will do doubt realise they are sometimes difficult to get work done on them due to the fact that they are American. We have had our share of experiences as I am sure others have and we would like to be able to share. We have started a Facebook P...
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Snow Country
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Hi, I will be travelling by caravan around Australia for all of 2015 starting from Perth. We have 2 young daughters and are keen to experience the snow for a number of days, when we are over east. Can anyone recommend a spot to camp that is above the snowline - free camping or a caravan. I'd like to be above...
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G'day folks... another newbie here.
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Hi folks, New to this forum, although I am active on a few others, so I do recognise a couple of the names on here. My name is Gerry and my better half is Bev. We are retired and like to get out and about as much as we can. In fact, we have just left Adelaide for warmer climates somewhere up north and expect to be g...
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Finally on board.
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After many months we have finally taken the plunge and joined this great forum. Why we waited so long I don't know, as we've always believed this is such a great initiative for those who spend all or much of their time on the road. The information which is so generously shared by grey nomads is invalua...
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Laptops
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Hi guys can anyone tell me about what computer they are using? We will be traveling indefinitely and want to be able to stay in touch with the Grandkids via Skype.We have thought of buying a laptop and running a GPS through it as we are driving as well as utilizing Google maps along the way to show any areas...
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Greeting everyone
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Im so happy to be here. Had my first experience in the way of a 15 day holiday in W.A. Flew to Darwin, Motorhomed to Broome and back to Darwin. The trip was unforgettable and I can't wait to go back and have a real good look. I traveled with my daughter and 2 of her friends... OMG!! what a generation gap.. lo...
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yes yet another solo nomad
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Hello, my name is Fran and have been dreaming for this day for a few months, reading all the exciting trips, great picks and advice. I'm in the middle of looking for a motorhome to call my own, I rang the RACV and they don't do inspections on motorhome, my delima is I'm mechanically challenged, can anyone...
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Welcome to all the newbies!!!!
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WOW! without internet connection for a while -and look how many "newbies" we have - welcome to you all, too many to name - hope you enjoy the site, and join in the forums - can be a lot of fun, and a good way to meet other GN's - look out for "get togethers" there have been several in var...
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Just joined the Forum
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Hi all, We are a couple of wannabe grey nomads, looking at maybe 4 years before retirement and taking off round this great country of ours. We have a late model Pajero and intend to buy the caravan closer to retirement. Having said that visiting caravan yards and shows it is hard to resist signing up for o...
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A Big welcome to new members
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Sure have been a lot of new names, not faces, show up on the Board in recent weeks. You will certainly glean a lot of information from this Forum, as I have. Don't be shy to post something that is important to you, or if looking for particular information, use the Search facility, or just make a post and ask...
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12 volt lighting
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We have just replaced caravan 12v light bulbs with LED (0.2A; 2.7w) bulbs and wonder if anyone can tell us how long one light would run on a fully charged 12v battery.
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Newbie
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HiGood morning all.We are Hans and Judy, Newbies to this forum. We were involved in another forum ages ago, but have been pretty quiet of late.I had just registered with Grey Nomads and posted an ad for Housesitters available. Almost straight away we got a reply, so this must be the site to be on.We lo...
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Hi all
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We have only been on the road since March. Am looking forward to communicating and learning from fellow nomads
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different road rules
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Hi Guys We are newby's and are just wondering about the different road rules we have been told about. We are thinking of buying a 20' -22' van can any one enlighten us please. Thanks madcart
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Stone guards
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[spoiler] G'day, it's me back again. Over recent months my wife and I (ammerchewer caravanners) have read, listened to, and looked at a myriad of information and samples of Stone Guards. Some with "mud flaps" & some without. We have questioned each oth...
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New member
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Hi everybody! Just saying hullo to everybody and hoping one day my husband and I can give some helpful answers on the forum.
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A NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
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ME AND MY WIFE ,BERNICE AND MYSELF BRUCE JUST CAME ACROSS THIS WEB SITE AND JOIN UP WITH YOU ALLWE BOTH JUST TRAVELLING THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OF OURS WE HAVE ONLY A SMALL A SET UP WHICH IS A 1988 TOYOTA HI ACE VAN TOWING A 1974 VISCOUNT 12 FT CARAVAN
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The Hats reporting in.
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G/Day al,l we are the hats AKA Ron and Wendy(the hats is a nick name given to us buy my niece and nephew) We have just ordered our new van, a Roadstar 22'6" voyager off road. My tug is a V8 Troopy. The van will be ready in august or early September carn't wait to get on the road. We have been in our own busin...
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