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Re: Camping
Reply #30 - Jan 11^th, 2015 at 6:25pm

freediver wrote on Jan 11^th, 2015 at 4:18pm:

A tip - get an enourmous tarp, or one of those gazebo type things for shade. No-one wants to be inside a tent in hot weather, no matter how big it is. But shade is essential, especially if there are not a lot of trees. A $20 tent will do for sleeping in and storing gear, or even just one of those camping swags.

Yep and you can also wrap your bed in this...when you stop to camp out she rolls..keeps you dry in the wet and warm in the winter.. and when we came across more remote locations and stumbled across an artesian bore...scooped out a bunch of dirt and lined with the tarp and had a great warm mineral water bath..so beautiful. I have done camp trip's in a very minimalist style, usually fishing trips in NT etc--and next time want to go glamping.. but I will have to do that in the backyard.

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Re: Camping
Reply #31 - Jan 11^th, 2015 at 6:37pm

The youcamp website looks like an excellent site. I passed it on to one of my kids who wants to go camping next week with a friend. He has absolutely nothing pertaining to camping except a 3 man tent which he has dragged out and just left it in the middle of the lounge room floor Roll Eyes

The idea is to go quad biking apparently.

I haven't been camping since I was 20 and we camped at Scotts Head on the mid north coast of NSW and did a bit of fishing at Fishermans Reach. Mainly Bream and Flathead on the river and I used to throw the Bream back. Too many bones for me.

South West Rocks is good for fishing but quite a ways south of the border, too.

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Re: Camping
Reply #32 - Jan 12^th, 2015 at 6:16am

Annie Anthrax wrote on Jan 11^th, 2015 at 4:07pm:

Thanks heaps everyone.

If we can go before the end of March, I'm going to take Misty's advice and go to Bargara. It's close to Mon Repos and with any luck, we'll get to see the turtle hatchlings make their dash to the sea.

I've been to Bargara once before for lunch last year. We were lucky enough that our visit coincided with some kind of biker rally where they do a weird pub crawl cum treasure hunt thingy with marshals in fluoro along the way. Anyhow, we were sitting there nursing our drinks and 14 billion bikers in leather and patches etc streamed in. I had questions about some of the badges they wore but my husband rushed me out before I could ask anyone. Apparently it's an annual thing, so I might get another chance one day.

I found a very good website if anyone is interested. It's listings of private properties that allow camping. Really handy if you go to festival etc and can't find accommodation.

https://www.youcamp.com/

There's a path from Bagara to Mon Repos. It's about a 15 minute walk, from memory. It starts at the end of the caravan park located right at the northern end of Bagara. Just walk a bit passed the tennis courts and you'll see the path with a gate. There's a little museum of sorts at Mon Repos telling you all about the turtles.

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President Elect, The Mechanic Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17501 Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #34 - Jan 12^th, 2015 at 8:17pm Rule one...Always appease the ant gods ... I'll add picks when I get back from hiking at the end of the week...
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Re: Camping
Reply #35 - Jan 15^th, 2015 at 10:47pm

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jan 12^th, 2015 at 8:17pm:

Rule one...Always appease the ant gods ... I'll add picks when I get back from hiking at the end of the week... Wink

ok.. so depending on where you are situated... you need to appease the "ant gods" when camping so that they don't invade your space..

so 2 to 3 meters away where no one goes... plant some food.. this may be a can of food you emptied out with only the crumbs left.. or even a bit of fat off a chop..

keep them happy and keep them out of your tent..

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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Posts: 7062 Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #36 - Jan 15^th, 2015 at 11:44pm Mechanic, do you do geocaching?
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Re: Camping
Reply #37 - Jan 16^th, 2015 at 3:14pm

Annie Anthrax wrote on Jan 15^th, 2015 at 11:44pm:

Mechanic, do you do geocaching?

no, I've had a quick look around my area but there was nothing around... I could always set up my own I suppose...

I did lay down this track recently... if I wanted to I could go back in and drop a Geo into it one day..

http://adventures.garmin.com/en-US/by/the-mechanic/tower-hill-lakes-edge-walk-wi...

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gizmo_2655 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16010 South West NSW Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #38 - Jan 16^th, 2015 at 8:12pm AiA wrote on Jan 9^th, 2015 at 2:55pm: I was a counselor at Camp Crystal Lake (you may have heard of it) when Jason Voorhees began picking off the counselors one by one and I barely escaped. You may want to reconsider the camping idea. LMAO...
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 146181 Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #39 - Jan 16^th, 2015 at 8:15pm Annie Anthrax wrote on Jan 15^th, 2015 at 11:44pm: Mechanic, do you do geocaching? I have no idea what this is. Is it a German sexual fetish?
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Re: Camping
Reply #40 - Jan 16^th, 2015 at 8:45pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 16^th, 2015 at 8:15pm:

Annie Anthrax wrote on Jan 15^th, 2015 at 11:44pm:

Mechanic, do you do geocaching?

I have no idea what this is.

Is it a German sexual fetish?

I guess that depends on what you put in your cache ... Knackwurst anyone?

Geocaching /ˈdʒiːoʊˌkæʃɪŋ/ is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching

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Re: Camping
Reply #41 - Jan 17^th, 2015 at 7:39am

Annie Anthrax wrote on Jan 9^th, 2015 at 2:39pm:

We have decided to introduce camping into our lives. We've purchased a good quality tent and a camping stove and will add to that over the next month or so until we have the supplies we need. The whole family love fishing so our destinations will be arranged around it.

Do any of you go camping? Any recommendations for good camping spots? We don't care about facilities as we'll be going pretty basic. Obviously proximity to a fish filled river would be nice. We're in SE QLD and will probably stay within a couple of hundred km from home the first couple of times, but any good locations could come in handy down the track.

Any tips for novices?

I love camping, but, there must be, at the very least, an ablution block within a mile radius. Women in particular will understand this minor request. Oh, and lots of water, insect repellent and loo roll.

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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Posts: 7062 Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #42 - Jan 17^th, 2015 at 8:45am greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 16^th, 2015 at 8:15pm: Annie Anthrax wrote on Jan 15^th, 2015 at 11:44pm: Mechanic, do you do geocaching? I have no idea what this is. Is it a German sexual fetish? I hope so. It's also a global kind of treasure hunt based on clues that relate to GPS coordinates.
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Phemanderac Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3507 Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #43 - Jan 17^th, 2015 at 10:05am AiA wrote on Jan 9^th, 2015 at 2:55pm: I was a counselor at Camp Crystal Lake (you may have heard of it) when Jason Voorhees began picking off the counselors one by one and I barely escaped. You may want to reconsider the camping idea. I think I now understand Mr Voorhees motivation...
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Re: Camping
Reply #44 - Jan 17^th, 2015 at 4:00pm

Annie Anthrax wrote on Jan 17^th, 2015 at 8:45am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 16^th, 2015 at 8:15pm:

Annie Anthrax wrote on Jan 15^th, 2015 at 11:44pm:

Mechanic, do you do geocaching?

I have no idea what this is.

Is it a German sexual fetish?

I hope so.

It's also a global kind of treasure hunt based on clues that relate to GPS coordinates.

I run a Garmin 64s with Australian Topo maps on a mini SD card... I also overlay Birdseye over the areas im going to hike..

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