Small rural towns that don't welcome greys with open arms are only asking for financial ruin. More and more young people from the bush are leaving mainly due to a complete collapse in their employment prospects if they were to stay. Many farms have been bought out and amalgamated by multi national companies and countless small business enterprises have had to close. The future is very bleak indeed for many outback towns.

One of the only bright lights on the horizon for these places is tourism, especially tourism that stays in the town for more than a couple of hours. Greys spend money, maybe not lots of money individually, in shops and pubs. They need fuel and other services and they're interested in looking at various attractions these towns have to offer.

Why would any small town not roll out the welcome mat to the ever increasing horde of caravan/MH adventurers? Vested interests in small towns have to understand that without us, their businesses will fall over if we feel unwelcome. The vast majority of true GNs treat their hosts' towns with respect and leave no trace when they go. What's not to like.