G'day from Downunder

[Paul_and_Pam_on]

Hi everyone....we are a couple of Australian 'Grey Nomads' (snowbirds) saying g'day.
We retired about 5 years ago and since then we have spent about 6 months of each year towing our caravan (travel trailer) around Australia.
From what we can see Australia is very similar to the US as far as RVing is concerned. One big difference we notice is how your rigs are generally quite a lot bigger than ours, this is probably due to the cost of fuel. By far diesel powered vehicles are the most popular for caravan towing down here, a litre of diesel is currently selling for around $1.60 in the city and around $2.20 or more in the outback!!, in your talk that's around $6.00 to $8.35 or so. Petrol (gasoline) is a little cheaper but not much. This all makes it quite expensive given that we have long distances to travel; from the east coast to the west is around 5000km or 3000 miles. We'd love to hear from any of you guys, maybe you would like to hear more about caravanning in Australia...Paul and Pam, Queensland, Australia.

[Ivylog]

Our dollar is currently on par with yours so my cost/mile for diesel fuel is pushing $0.55/mile which is probably higher than your cost/mile. One advantage of pulling a car behind the MH is it can get 3-4X better mileage and we usually put as many miles on it as the MH. MH at 7 mpg and cars at 20+ mpg.

[azrving]

Welcome to the site.
Post pics!!! I have always wanted to visit Australia.

[Dog_Folks]

Paul and Pam,

We really enjoyed your post, and yes would like very much to read more.

Making the conversions to US measures, really helps readability.

Thank you.

[botts12]

We spent two months in Australia a few years ago. We did not have an RV but we did stay in the cabins in many of your campgrounds. We really enjoyed sitting by the fire and visiting with the locals. You are correct, our RVs are quite a bit larger. We have a 40 foot 5th wheel we call a camper. A guy we met got a kick out of calling it a camper. Happy Trails.

[Halmfamily]

Welcome to the forum. My rig is a 40' fifth wheel towed by GMC 1 ton dually diesel averaging 10 to 11 mpg towing weighing in around 23400 lbs. Diesel is north Alabama runs from $3.59 to $3.79 a gallon, a little less expensive than yours. Most of our trips are within 200 miles of home, prefer to relax than drive long distances. From the pictures I've seen of yourRVs they seem more modern looking and brighter, which I like and wish the US would embrace.
We welcome you to the US, its a beautiful country with a lot to see and do. Let us know what questions you have, this a great sight for information.
Happy Camping
Randy