Grey Nomads

It has become popular in Australia in recent years for retirees to take up camping, either from the need to finally have the time to tour this great country or from the necessity to downsize to provide much needed finances for retirement.
Whatever your reason it is better to gather as much information as is possible and, as we say, learn from other peoples mistakes rather than your own.
It is with this in mind that we have put together this site to assist you with all your Australian Camping needs.
If your interest is in Caravan camping then you may be looking for the right caravan for your needs.

Sprite Alpine 14ft Rhodesia circa 1970's

Finances may cause a limitation or not. However if there is only one or two of you don't purchase a caravan that is too big. It needs only to be large enough for your needs.
If you need a smaller lighter camping outfit maybe a folding camper trailer or folding caravan is more suitable.
Accessories are also needed to make your life as good as possible and there is an ever growing selection of both equipment and suppliers.
So whatever your camping requirements are we will attempt to help you make the right choice.
On the following pages there will be much more interesting information on the practice of camping either in Australia or anywhere else.
One useful feature to enhance your trip would be a software programme to record your trip, where you went, who you met and places of interest along the way.
The software should be user friendly and reasonably priced.One such programme is nomadsnotes which is available from the link on the left.
Most of us will be taking plenty of pictures when we go on our various trips and we obviously will want to show these and present them to the best advantage. In order to do this we will need the help of a software programme. One of the best of these is Serif Photo Plus.with this programme you will be able to edit and correct your pictures and display them in a variety of forms to your family, friends and anyone else who might be interested.
Harvest Labour.
Information on harvest time employment is available through the Government Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations MADEC.
Harvest Trail Website www.harvesttrail.gov.au The website provides comprhensiveinformation about harvest opportunities, harvest locations, accomodation, transport and other requirements.Job seekers are referred to harvest vacancies listed by Job Services Australia Providers and growers.
The National Harvest Guide - provides job seekers with concise and comprhensive information about harvest work opportunities, working conditions, transport and accomodation.It is available free of charge to job seekers across Australia, both in hard copy and on the Harvest Trail Website. Feedback is encouraged on the site if you would like to comment on your experiences good or bad.You can contact the National Harvest Labour Information Service on FREECALL 1800 062 332
If you need some further information on travelling why not try looking at a Dvd produced by www.greynomads101.com