Do you really need a motor home/caravan to be a grey nomad??

milo · Guru

Do you really need a motor home/caravan to be a grey nomad??

gordon_adl · Senior Member

I reckon it depends on your funds. If someone is retired and they want to travel 300 out of 365 days, well good for them if they can afford it.

Currently my partner and I travel whenever we get time off of work. Upon retiring we'll certainly be doing the whole lap...and most likely in a tent. Because we really like the bush we feel that tenting is better for us...for the time being.

Once we've seen all the bush and areas we want, then I reckon we'll go the caravan way. Staying in a hotel or cabin is nice, but just not sure we'd be able to afford it constantly.

blaze · Guru

Hi Milo
I think that a "grey nomad" is a state of mind as much as any thing else, My mate and I talk about tourist verus traveller, once again two people may go to the same place but the experience will be different.
cheers
blaze

elliemike · Guru

We met a couple in Busselton about 4 years ago. Travelling around Oz in stages.

They said that "for them" the costing worked out OK. As owning a camper or caravan was not suitabe for their situation !

They had some basic camping gear with them but only used it infrequently. Driving a saloon car "Comodore" or somethink like that.
I think they (looked about in their late forties) still both worked when not on the road.

We had a think about this at the time. But from memory it was not to our advantage.

Rip and Rosie · Guru

no·mad (nmd)
n.
1. A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.
2. A person with no fixed residence who roams about; a wanderer.

Nothing says you have to have a vehicle, campervan or caravan. It indicated what you can't have.

Happywanderer · The Master

milo, you can be a grey nomad with any form of transport you want. You could be a grey nomad on a bike, in fact we have one on here with motorbike and trailer, where's he gone, haven't seen him for a while.

jimbo · Guru

Milo! I think one only needs to have grey Hair.......Even a push bike would quilify i reckon

Travel Bug · Guru

Milo, you don't need grey hair or a motor home/caravan to be a nomad.

You just need to have nomadic tendencies.....and go for it!!!

Plenty of people go for the car and CP travel experience and love it.

Cheers. Pam. smile

justcruisin01 · Guru

Rip and Rosie wrote:
no·mad (nmd)
n.
1. A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.
2. A person with no fixed residence who roams about; a wanderer.

Nothing says you have to have a vehicle, campervan or caravan. It indicated what you can't have.

According to this definition then if you still have a home &/or base then we are not nomads. Bugger!

NeilandRaine · Guru

Rip and Rosie wrote:
no·mad (nmd)
n.
1. A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land.
2. A person with no fixed residence who roams about; a wanderer.

Nothing says you have to have a vehicle, campervan or caravan. It indicated what you can't have.
I totally agree with this The Original owners didnt have vans but were/are nomads. The Arabs are nomads with camels
And justcruisin what you say I have heard some people on the road say. Me I dont really care. A lot of towns now call us travellers. As my website name says I refer to myself as a Mechanised Swaggie (thanks Slim Dusty)

-- Edited by NeilandRaine on Wednesday 10th of August 2011 09:05:13 PM

gubby · Guru

NeilandRaine wrote:
I totally agree with this The Original owners didnt have vans but were/are nomads. The Arabs are nomads with camels

The camels were called a Caravan..

Cruising Granny · Guru

You don't have to have grey hair either, well not on your head anyway, as far as I know.
It's the desire to travel, by whatever means, to see your country and other countries of your choice that makes a nomad.
I think I was born to be a nomad so it's easy for me to shut one door and move on. Unfortunately I've left people behind that door.
Whether you fly to a destination and stay in a swish hotel or apartment, or swag it by the creek under a tree, I don't think there are any rules.
I believe the object of the exercise is to get out, meet people, experience the places you travel, and share your experiences with your loved ones, if they want to know.
It's a bonus if the family understands what you're doing and why.

justcruisin01 · Guru

QUOTE >>And justcruisin what you say I have heard some people on the road say. Me I dont really care. A lot of towns now call us travellers. <<<

I think we are all looking at the same target, just pick which section we want & go for it.

As for what they want to call us, don;t realy care either as it;s our time now, we have worked for it so lets all do the nut & bolt , & make some wheel tracks some where out there.

Elle on Wheels · Guru

I reckon walking fits the definition as well but you'd have to have excellent orthotics. And what about horse, camel and donkey. A camel pulling a light storage cart would get you a long way. But you would definitely have to stop at showgrounds rather than CPs when you hit the towns/ cities.