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

It does seem a touch odd!

I have had a similar chat to an elderly gent who was eyeing off my Rangie! He asked if the ice in my esky would last for the 16 days of my cape trip. I then showed him that it was an ARB fridge, not an esky, and that big battery box sitting next to it would keep all my beer and food chilled for 3 days easily.

I swear it was like I just told him I'd invented the light bulb!

Good yarn!

Cheers
Keithy

Thanks mate. It just confirms the behaviours I observe mostly on a daily basis. I could be out on the Tanami and see the same thing. Sat. dish out heads stuck inside a TV watching some sort of garbage. Hey, but it's their trip of a lifetime.

Cheers
Rob

hehe,,, Hi again Gav,,
I lived in a caravan park for two years,, and every night, as you've said, its the same thing. They've been doing it like that for years. However, when they are out in the never never, they do tend to sit outside.
You just need to remember that they're doing this everyday, so they probably feel one sunset/sunrise is the same as the next

During my travels up North, I have pulled over at wayside stops, and as they all pull in around late afternoon, they start drinking and partying, well sort of anyway . When they all get together, it can get very entertaining to listen to them.
I suspect, when they pull up in a park, they see it as "quiet time". They spend time doing all the things they cant normally do when out and about.

i find the best part is watching them work out a good place to park the rig(some are HUGE) and then try to back it over to where they would like to put it.
One out of the vehicle waving arms and the other trying to do their best.Then it's time to level it up.

Definitely more interesting than sitting inside watching the idiot box...!

I have just had a day of following them around. Been doing my head in

I drove from Bundaberg to Gladstone and then Gladstone to Brisbane today and they were all over the roads in their shiny 4x4's and shiny caravans doing 70-80 on the Bruce. Getting everyone's way who was trying to get somewhere.

I must admit that I have been doing 70 to 80 most of the day... but I pull over regularly to let people by.

Originally Posted by Reads90

I have just had a day of following them around. Been doing my head in

I drove from Bundaberg to Gladstone and then Gladstone to Brisbane today and they were all over the roads in their shiny 4x4's and shiny caravans doing 70-80 on the Bruce. Getting everyone's way who was trying to get somewhere.

The nomads are usually OK when it comes to this,but what about the people that sit on 80 to 90 holding everyone up, in the 100k zone (towing nothing),then when an overtaking lane appears,speed up to 105k/h.

I did two trips to Grafton and back this week and it happened many times.

A real PITA with the D2,particularly if the overtaking lane was on a hill,as it was sometimes a struggle to pass them.

Got them sorted now as the D4 just flies past,but you have to be careful as you can end up way over the speed limit.

Originally Posted by bacicat

I must admit that I have been doing 70 to 80 most of the day... but I pull over regularly to let people by.

Can I ask why.

100ks is only 60mph in old money and still not fast and easy for any 4x4 and caravan to do with out any damage to the car or caravan.

Just a question I been wondering why sitting behind a row of 10 of them in a row today.