We're new here. Heidi and myself Rod are travellers and truly love our country.
We're both well n truly grey so im hoping we'll fit in.
Cheers Rod
JRH said
01:08 PM Nov 8, 2011
Welcome to the forum, I'm sure you will fit in fine.
kandagal said
01:10 PM Nov 8, 2011
Welcome to Rod & Heidi. This is a good place to come in & have a laugh, meet some good people & even learn all sorts of good info.
Ma said
01:16 PM Nov 8, 2011
You and Heidi will fit in well here, well your avatar is a step in the right direction to start off with..........
Welcome I'm sure you are going to enjoy yourselves on our forum
rredbeak said
01:37 PM Nov 8, 2011
TY, i really do feel like we fit in.
Been travelling off n on for some 20 years during school holidays. Now its as we please as the kids are adults.
Our Daughter lives in our home while we're on the road for security.
The current year tho ,weve been home for specialists and could be up to possibly march next year [2012]. Then back in the long paddock for us.
Spent the bulk of this year updating our van to solar etc etc during our break.
We are 100% freecampers and will only use a CP if conditions force us. We want for nothing as we're free camp setup.
OH,did i mention i talk a lot ROFL.. Sorry ,ill shut up now.
Cheers Rod
jeannette said
01:44 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hi there, welcome. We are due out on the road in January. Have sold up and just want to live our lives travelling.
We have looked at the free camping and admire anyone who does it. Can you tell us more about van set-up and I would worry about security, have you had any issues with hooligans coming to your camp and causing trouble.
Regards
Jeannette and Rick
rredbeak said
02:22 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hi Jeannette, Well ,firstly freecamping is a often touchy subject in forums but as you ask ill give you my opinion.
You'll need some sort of available power be it a battery in you van that gets charged by the car when its coupled. Or a generator and vcharge your van batteries every few days that way. Or use solar and use a generator IF bad weather requires its use.
We are full solar putting out around 3.4 KW a day,we also use a generator if need be.
It took us the best part of 5 years to afford all this stuff but now its permanent free power.
As for security. My Opinion is,OR what we do is. we pull into a freecamp,wait till about 3.30 - 4pm and IF your still on your own then you decide "Do i feel comfy on my own" if you DONT then 4pm gives you daylight to get to the next camp.then you decide again.
in 20 years weve only been on our own a few times [mabye 4] and have never had ANY issues. We oftenb stay a week and see vans come /go but still feel secure.
Simple way is to have LUNCH at a freecamp,look at what its like then see if youd feel comfy overnighting there.
In EVERY freecamp you get outside noises,some scary some logical. but youre ALWAYS safe inside your van.
thats a brief opinion for you. theres heaps of more experienced ppl here that will add or extract to help you.
Go to "You Tube",in the search bar put in rredbeak [thats us] and look at maybe 120 freecamps and see if you could stay for free there versus a CP..
Cheers Rod
goinsoon said
02:41 PM Nov 8, 2011
Welcome Rod & Heidi, if you are a bit nutty you will fit right in.
Word of advice Rod, change the Avtar cause it gives Ma too much pleasure
Boroma577 said
02:50 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hello Rod and welcome to GNs, glad to see you have finally turned up here.
Same opinion here with free camps.....love them and only use CPs on a needs basis.
We are currently in Cloncurry and about to head south from here.
Cheers B
PS....leave your avatar as it is....it is unique to you.
goinsoon said
02:52 PM Nov 8, 2011
Boroma577 wrote:
Hello Rod and welcome to GNs, glad to see you have finally turned up here.
Same opinion here with free camps.....love them and only use CPs on a needs basis.
We are currently in Cloncurry and about to head south from here.
Cheers B
PS....leave your avatar as it is....it is unique to you.
Yeh, I agree, but we can't give Ma too much to crow about though!
Boroma577 said
03:01 PM Nov 8, 2011
goinsoon wrote:
Yeh, I agree, but we can't give Ma too much to crow about though!
Can't you stand the heat GS??
goinsoon said
03:03 PM Nov 8, 2011
Boroma577 wrote:
goinsoon wrote:
Yeh, I agree, but we can't give Ma too much to crow about though!
Can't you stand the heat GS??
Ah! mate, she must love me, she gives me a hard time
Boroma577 said
03:07 PM Nov 8, 2011
goinsoon wrote:
Ah! mate, she must love me, she gives me a hard time
I reckon you are probably most deserving of anything Ma gives you GS....
Dougwe said
03:12 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hi Rod and Heidi, welcome from me too. I put you first Rod that must mean your #1.
Hi there we are new to the forum too and already feel so welcome. What a great idea it is. We are In Gympie so just down the rd.
Geoff n Jen
Boroma577 said
03:32 PM Nov 8, 2011
goinsoon wrote:
Who ME!!
Same one...
valnrob said
03:33 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hi Rod and Heidi, I have used some of your video clips during our travels in Qld. Very helpful. Welcome to Grey Nomads.
cheers
Beth54 said
03:34 PM Nov 8, 2011
Welcome Rod & Heidi.
I'm all for free camping too. I couldn't afford to travel if I had to pay for CPs all the time.
Cheers Beth.
rredbeak said
03:37 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hi Geoff n Jen, Yea youre not far from ipswich. we go your way occasionally.might say hi one day.. Cheers Rod
TY Boroma,love those girls,matching set...
Rod
-- Edited by rredbeak on Tuesday 8th of November 2011 03:38:38 PM
rredbeak said
03:44 PM Nov 8, 2011
Val,YW . They cover most every state and are a unbiassed video,you watch ,make up your own mind. i purposley DONT use audio so i dont steer some to or out of freecamping. just the facts..
rredbeak said
03:48 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hi Val, they cover most states and are intended to show each camp AS IS so you decide if its for you or not.
If everyone did a short video we'd quickly have quite a stable of freecamp options..
Cheers Rod
rosco said
04:23 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hey, my old mate from the other place has finally turned up.
G'day Rod.
About time you got over here.
Cheers Ross
rredbeak said
04:35 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hi Beth, Im 100% with you there. its CP or petrol..easy choice really ROFLLL.
Yes,it takes me awhile Ross to realise Friends are missing. But im happy to be slow at my age ROFL... And 5 miles a fortnight is a great speed to blow your hair back...
Cheers Rod
pauline said
04:45 PM Nov 8, 2011
Hi and welcome from me also, will check out videos when I have the time..............
Cheers
Boroma577 said
04:45 PM Nov 8, 2011
rredbeak wrote:
TY Boroma,love those girls,matching set...
Rod
Almost....Rod..LOL
rredbeak said
04:53 PM Nov 8, 2011
Close enough for my old eyes Boroma... still very beautifull...rod
Boroma577 said
05:21 PM Nov 8, 2011
rredbeak wrote:
Close enough for my old eyes Boroma... still very beautifull...rod
They are and the girls thank you for your kind words Rod.
Happywanderer said
05:41 PM Nov 8, 2011
Welcome Rod and Heidi, You will have plenty of fun etc here. I have to agree with you opinion on freecamping totally. Most of us do it the same way. Gives you plenty of time to move on if you feel you have to.
Gerty Dancer said
06:55 PM Nov 8, 2011
welcome Rod and Heidi, enjoy our little mad-house!
Some of our experience of free-camping is that by 4pm we were so crowded in, we had to wait till others left in the morning before we could leave!
We're new here. Heidi and myself Rod are travellers and truly love our country.
We're both well n truly grey so im hoping we'll fit in.
Cheers Rod
Welcome to the forum, I'm sure you will fit in fine.
You and Heidi will fit in well here, well your avatar is a step in the right direction to start off with..........
Welcome I'm sure you are going to enjoy yourselves on our forum
Been travelling off n on for some 20 years during school holidays. Now its as we please as the kids are adults.
Our Daughter lives in our home while we're on the road for security.
The current year tho ,weve been home for specialists and could be up to possibly march next year [2012]. Then back in the long paddock for us.
Spent the bulk of this year updating our van to solar etc etc during our break.
We are 100% freecampers and will only use a CP if conditions force us. We want for nothing as we're free camp setup.
OH,did i mention i talk a lot ROFL.. Sorry ,ill shut up now.
Cheers Rod
Hi there, welcome. We are due out on the road in January. Have sold up and just want to live our lives travelling.
We have looked at the free camping and admire anyone who does it. Can you tell us more about van set-up and I would worry about security, have you had any issues with hooligans coming to your camp and causing trouble.
Regards
Jeannette and Rick
Well ,firstly freecamping is a often touchy subject in forums but as you ask ill give you my opinion.
You'll need some sort of available power be it a battery in you van that gets charged by the car when its coupled.
Or a generator and vcharge your van batteries every few days that way.
Or use solar and use a generator IF bad weather requires its use.
We are full solar putting out around 3.4 KW a day,we also use a generator if need be.
It took us the best part of 5 years to afford all this stuff but now its permanent free power.
As for security.
My Opinion is,OR what we do is. we pull into a freecamp,wait till about 3.30 - 4pm and IF your still on your own then you decide "Do i feel comfy on my own"
if you DONT then 4pm gives you daylight to get to the next camp.then you decide again.
in 20 years weve only been on our own a few times [mabye 4] and have never had ANY issues. We oftenb stay a week and see vans come /go but still feel secure.
Simple way is to have LUNCH at a freecamp,look at what its like then see if youd feel comfy overnighting there.
In EVERY freecamp you get outside noises,some scary some logical. but youre ALWAYS safe inside your van.
thats a brief opinion for you. theres heaps of more experienced ppl here that will add or extract to help you.
Go to "You Tube",in the search bar put in rredbeak [thats us] and look at maybe 120 freecamps and see if you could stay for free there versus a CP..
Cheers Rod
Welcome Rod & Heidi, if you are a bit nutty you will fit right in.
Word of advice Rod, change the Avtar cause it gives Ma too much pleasure
Hello Rod and welcome to GNs, glad to see you have finally turned up here.
Same opinion here with free camps.....love them and only use CPs on a needs basis.
We are currently in Cloncurry and about to head south from here.
Cheers B
PS....leave your avatar as it is....it is unique to you.
Yeh, I agree, but we can't give Ma too much to crow about though!
Can't you stand the heat GS??
Ah! mate, she must love me, she gives me a hard time
I reckon you are probably most deserving of anything Ma gives you GS....
Who ME!!
Hi there we are new to the forum too and already feel so welcome. What a great idea it is. We are In Gympie so just down the rd.
Geoff n Jen
Same one...
Hi Rod and Heidi, I have used some of your video clips during our travels in Qld. Very helpful. Welcome to Grey Nomads.
cheers
Welcome Rod & Heidi.
I'm all for free camping too. I couldn't afford to travel if I had to pay for CPs all the time.
Cheers Beth.
Hi Geoff n Jen,
Yea youre not far from ipswich. we go your way occasionally.might say hi one day.. Cheers Rod
TY Boroma,love those girls,matching set...
Rod
-- Edited by rredbeak on Tuesday 8th of November 2011 03:38:38 PM
they cover most states and are intended to show each camp AS IS so you decide if its for you or not.
If everyone did a short video we'd quickly have quite a stable of freecamp options..
Cheers Rod
G'day Rod.
About time you got over here.
Cheers
Ross
Im 100% with you there. its CP or petrol..easy choice really ROFLLL.
Yes,it takes me awhile Ross to realise Friends are missing. But im happy to be slow at my age ROFL... And 5 miles a fortnight is a great speed to blow your hair back...
Cheers Rod
Cheers
Almost....Rod..LOL
They are and the girls thank you for your kind words Rod.
Some of our experience of free-camping is that by 4pm we were so crowded in, we had to wait till others left in the morning before we could leave!