Thread: Grey Nomads - things I've learnt in the last few days.

Originally Posted by jerryd

I'd think caravans have always been a part of motoring and always will be, personally I don't see what all the fuss is about.

Hate to think what would happen if you got stuck behind one of these

Pull up and have a cuppa with them. Or walk alongside and have a chat.

Cheers, Mick.

The grey nomad / caravan parks are an interesting topic.
A couple of my observations:1) they love to check out each others vans and see what mods they have done to make their life easier - I have picked up a few good ideas from them. 2) they generally are very social, and all love to have a chat - spend a bit of time with them and you could learn something. Many have spent months in parts of Australia that we can only hope about getting to - and they have been there before the roads there were paved.
Alot of parks have "happy hour" where the park patrons can get together.
Just like any other group with common interest you have your caravanning clubs where they have organised trips, this may be a reason where some have experienced getting behind a group of 5 or more vans at once.
As we get older we become creatures of habit - this is their habits and territory.

Originally Posted by bob10

Better still, move off the road & let them pass by, they do appreciate it.

This is what I do.
Pull over and stop or at least just pull over and slow to a crawl.
Not just to be nice to them by letting the semi or roadtrain etc pass safely without leaving the bitumen or formed part of the road but so I don't get sprayed by rocks if they were to move off the road.

So it is win win.

Originally Posted by jerryd

Okay I'll be the first to confess..........I have a tv/dvd player in the land rover

But I only use it to watch dvd's or listen to cd's as I don't have a tv aerial fitted .................yet !!

Ahhh the old Dormobile!
Wish with all my heart I still had mine - I sat my drivers test in mine!
:-(

Fraser

Originally Posted by jerryd

Well I wasn't going to mention any land rover owners out bush sitting with their laptop computers, tuning in to aulro

Not much difference to watching tv really

Oi .................... I resemble that remark.

No TV in the tent here, but still like to have some of life's "essentials" with us when we go.

I don't do drugs and the doctors have virtually banned me from having a beer these days, so a man's gotta be allowed at least one or two vices.

If I wasn't logging onto AURO once a day or so, I would probably be reading a book or something similar. Can't be on the move all day at my age.

We use the laptops to keep in touch with family & friends while travelling, plus to plan ahead in our travels. There's an icon on my screen that takes me direct to AULRO, and somehow, the mouse seems to find its way there most times when I have the laptop turned on.

Thanks Eevo, your pearls of wisdom are always appreciated.
Regards
Robbo

Originally Posted by BMKal

Oi ....................
We use the laptops to keep in touch with family & friends while travelling,

This is why I go away so I do not have to talk to family and friends. I like to leave the phone / laptop behind. I like being in my own little world, I barely ever buy the papers when on holidays.

Originally Posted by robbotd5

Thanks Eevo, your pearls of wisdom are always appreciated.
Regards
Robbo

you are welcome.