Mature age but very green

Good evening and nice to hear from you.

Let us hope this is not the dawn of your petering :)

Mike Harding

Peter and Dawn,

Welcome, you will find a lot of helpful people on this forum.

Another great feature is the search function. if you want to find out about something that has been previously discussed, type your topic into search and look at both current posts and archives. there is a wealth of information.

Cheers,

Jim.

Welcome to the best place to ask questions this side of the Black Stump. Don;t worry about our answers being simple, some of us have to get our kids to help with the typing. If you dont understand something then say so and we'll get one of the kids to help out.

Hope you enjoy your sojourn in the glory phase of your lives.

Bonz

A big welcome from Birdsville, Peter & Dawn. If you're ever passing be sure to drop in for a cuppa.

You'll find most of the information you need for travelling Oz on this site - it's worth it just to have a wander around to familiarise yourself with the various sections. If it's not listed, somebody on the forum will surely help.

Good luck, happy tavelling and a fab festive season,

Karsten

Thankyou for your prompt reply. Now come the questions. How do we put a photo of us and our car on our profile? We do have a digital camera and I can put the photos on my computer. Talking of computers, how do we retrieve emails and post trek notes while we are on the road? We have been reading some of the messages mainly in relation to communications, and we use to have a CB radio back in the 80's. Unfortunately the only people using the sets back then were the teenagers, enough said about that era. Do we have to take a ham radio course to be able to use the HF, Satellite phones and all the other mod comms? We think this should be enough for now.
Wishing all of you a Merry Chrismas and a Happy New Year.
Peter aged 54 and Dawn aged 49

Start off on the right foot and get a Toyota .

Another biased Tojo owner Johnno, who loves expensive service & spares LOL!
Peter & Dawn,
You havent stated your ambitions whether they are 4wd or just off the beaten track a bit?
Unless in mountainous terrain or real off road U dont need 4wd, maybe just high clearance 2wd but thats hard to find nowadays. Some take everything but the , or including the kitchen sink and struggle up hills or off road. Start off light & simple
and read the posts on this site. Not all will agree 100% with everyone elses ways but
maybe keep it simple for a while with a few shorter trips. The longer ones need a different approach with fuel, spares, provisions & vehicle preparation.
Happy travelling.

Yep, I reckon Ianmac has it about right.
Welcome to the forum.
Camper

Peter, this site is a wealth of information and you will learn a lot here, I'm deslexic cos I just typed "will earn a lot" hahaha.We will try to keep the answers simple if we can. If you have a 4wd, join a 4wd club where you can learn a lot more about driver training and how others set up their rigs. the more you learn, the more you will enjoy.

Peter and Dawn

Welcome.......There are lots of "Old Farts' on the forum....me included. Do not be afraid to ask 'dumb' questions...even if someone has a go at you.......................... hahahaha....Enjoy this voracious forum..it is well worth the journey............

Hi Peter and Dawn,

Welcome to this terrific site. If you think you are green, you should have seen me when I started! I was the city girl who couldn't be without a porcelain loo and a hairdryer! Now however I am completely converted to the travelling life with 4x4 and campertrailer! I have asked lots of questions on this forum and have been overwhelmed with the generosity that everyone shows. Mrs Al (Lyn) even converted my rig photo for me because I couldn't work out how to shrink it.
You've asked a couple of questions here, so lets see how I go. If you go to your member page you should be able to change your name so that it doesn't appear that you come from NSW instead of Darwin. When we travelled we kept in touch with the forum in various ways. There are lots of internet cafes out there, so I often logged in on them, or we used our CDMA phone connected to our laptop, which was slower but worked ok. No problems.
Have a fantastic Christmas and New Year. Hope we see you on the road next year - you should enjoy Tamworth!
Happy travels
Anni

Hi to all,
ask no questions and you get no answers.......anything you can learn is an advantage,it could save your life.No-one is sillier than the person who just didnt ask,we are all here to help and not to judge,
regards Dave

Welcome Peter and Dawn
Ask all the questions you want,somewhere you will get the right info. When you stop learning its time to give up
Mike