Thread: Caravanning in Australia

Originally Posted by djam1

LOL if you lived in the Pilbara in a caravan park for a year you probably spent more than most people earn in a year on rent

yep you are spot on there

Originally Posted by Sprint

i know the grey nomads cop a fair bit of abuse over the radio's around here...... the monumentally stupid things you see them doing though makes me wonder why they arent forced to hand in thier licences before being permenantly shackled to the floor in a nursing home

Give them a fair go, one day after you retire you would be like to be on the road as well.
One thing for sure if you do not go early to the other side, then you will be white hair as well

I dont object to people wanting to travel and see the countryside

What I do object to is the grey nomads disregard through either ignorance or sheer stupidity of road rules and general good driving practice

1: Landcruiser wagon and large, tandem axle caravan decides to make a U-turn, forcing traffic in both directions to pull up and wait for him to creep around, note the proximity of intersections and think of the potential for accidents
2: Idiot in a patrol ute towing a caravan attempted to make a u-turn but had to stop to give way to traffic going the other way, caravan blocked eastbound traffic for over 5 minutes, a roundabout is easily visible less than 500m further east of where he decided to turn
3: Pair of idiots pulled over to check thier maps, second caravan blocking 1.5 lanes of a side road
4: Nissan Pathfinder and caravan make a right turn across 2 lanes of oncoming traffic, not from the turning lane in thecentre island, but from where they were PARALELL parked in the ANGLE parking on the side of the road!
5: Just imagine someone with a commodore and caravan following the red line.....

1-4 have happened in the past fortnight on my daily trip around town on freight pickup/delivery......

and people wonder why i support the idea that to tow a caravan you should have 20 years experience as a roadtrain driver and the MC licence that comes with it

There are a lot of bad drivers out there including the "Pros" which many of them are the cowboys on the roads!
Not to mention the Sydney couries, P plates, etc.
I guess that the solution will be a compulsory 2 years motor cycle riding experience and then be able to drive a car.
In the 2 wheels they will learn to be awere of what it is on the road. If not they will be not with us any more, and have a long rest 6 foot under

Granted, there are many bad drivers out there, but it seems to be the grey nomads who have the worst attitude to what they do than anyone else

as for the options listed earlier, local betting has it i wont live long enough to get many more than the half dozen white hairs i've been given by retard drivers already.....

Here are a couple of caravan website forums that may help you.

Australian - Caravan | Motorhome | Campers Forum

Forum @ ExplorOz

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These are info sites

Discussion Forums - Caravan Parks and Tourist Park Accommodation Australia, Go See Australia Directory

Caravanning News


Another option is a camper trailer, these range from your typical tent type up to the pop top style.

For info on these.

MySwag.org The Off-road Camper Trailer Forum - Index

Australia4WD Forum

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Baz,

We've recently returned from a trip to the NT and passed hundreds of caravans, campers and motor homes of all shapes & sizes.

We passed more on the way up at the end of July ... well over 800 in 4 days driving, and that number didn't include ones in Caravan Parks. On the way back, just over a week ago, we didn't see as many.

Most of the free roadside camp areas were full from around 4pm - with some people sitting around for "happy hour" watching the world go by.

Originally Posted by Bundalene

We've recently returned from a trip to the NT and passed hundreds of caravans, campers and motor homes of all shapes & sizes.

We passed more on the way up at the end of July ... well over 800 in 4 days driving, and that number didn't include ones in Caravan Parks. On the way back, just over a week ago, we didn't see as many.

Most of the free roadside camp areas were full from around 4pm - with some people sitting around for "happy hour" watching the world go by.

or watching queensland couriers running around circles pulling thier hair out