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.

AiA wrote on Jan 9^th, 2015 at 2:55pm:


I appreciate your concern, but I'll be ok. I think I'm the fastest runner in my family. The kids have little legs, and lets face it, I only have to beat them.

Good for you.

We love camping and have bought a second hand CUB camper that has a small 12ft punt on top and a 8hp motor attached to the camper tow bar, next to the gas bottles.

Can offer no advice on your area.

Good eskies.

Always use as much block ice as you can.

If you can afford it get a fridge freezer, a small generator (incorporate solar charging if you can) small chain saw, axe, shovel (you never know), recovery equipment in case you get bogged, including fuses for you car, roll of strong tape, some wire (you never know)

Don’t forget the toilet paper and rubbish bags and insect repellent and stubbie holder and chair!

Always good to have a few extra tarps.

Obviously heaps more….

And importantly, “Let someone know before you go”

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


Yeah.  Don't go without at least one of these.

Link/

here's my eskey and cooker that I used when travelling across the Nullarbor..



my camp..



my rig..

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


I have an Ozcape slide on camper which fits on my Hilux, I can unload it and leave it at base camp and still drive around.
I prefer a little luxury.

Don't buy ice bricks or any of that crap for ice, use plastic drink bottles filled with water for ice, when it defrosts you have more drinking water.

If you go into remote areas pick up a cheap EPIRB, I would probably carry mine in hand luggage if I was flying on any Asian airlines.
You can register your details so they know who it is who needs help in case of emergency, check out boating/yachting supply stores as well for price.

Enjoy your camping, Annie, the kids will probably have a great and exciting time.  It's something good to store in their memories.

I used to love camping but I prefer more comforts nowadays.

BTW nice bikes/pics Mechanic.

Black Orchid wrote on Jan 9^th, 2015 at 6:08pm:


What is the scary bit about fiction?

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


My wife got the same idea a little over a year ago ... bought all the latest and greatest equipment (a couple grands worth), everything we could possibly use including a kitchen sink ... it's taken up about a third of my garage ever since, unopened. I've mentioned to her several times that we should take the kids, but no, it seems she's happy just walking past the camping equipment every now and then, there is no need to use it.

WOMEN 

... wrote on Jan 9^th, 2015 at 4:20pm:


Triumph Rocket III

2.3lt motor...

more horse power than the Melbourne Cup race day.. 

John Smith wrote on Jan 9^th, 2015 at 7:47pm:


I usually just wrap food in foil and put it on the hot coals from the fire,only need to wash plate knife and fork afterwards.

When I cook free range duck the best method is to gut it then cover it in a clay type of mud and throw it on the fire.
When cooked the mud turns rock hard,break it open on a rock and it plucks all the feathers off it,it cooks in its own juices and very tasty.
An Aborigine taught me that method.

I only really se the gas cooker in the slide on camper for morning coffee or if it's raining

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/

good site .. thanks annie ...

it might inspire the missus to unwrap all the camping gear.

freediver wrote on Jan 11^th, 2015 at 4:10pm:



Thanks. We spend Christmas at Rainbow every year. I've never actually been to Inskip point though. I will make sure we do next year. My dad has a troopie so we'd take that. The Carlo sand blow and walk to the tea lake are great - all that running around makes the kids happy and tires them out which in turn makes me happy.

Aussie wrote on Jan 11^th, 2015 at 4:15pm:


The turtle centre say til the end of March.

I'll say "Aussie sent me, so I need a good seat please."

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   

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.

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


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..

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


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...

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



I have no idea what this is.

Is it a German sexual fetish?

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




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.

AiA wrote on Jan 9^th, 2015 at 2:55pm:


I think I now understand Mr Voorhees motivation...

on the weekend I saw a roll up table in Kmart in their camping section...

goes in a bag about the size of a fold up chair... its only a small table but big enough...

could have done with one of these on our bike tour up to Darwin...

when I go out now I use two small foldup wooden tables....

they pull apart at the centre and then fold flat..

oh, found one on line .. http://www.ebay.com/bhp/table-in-a-bag

I think we have everything we need now except sleeping bags. And a jaffle iron, which isn't exactly a necessity but I really want one.

We're going to go over the Easter weekend. My dad has 40 acres on the Burnett River, so we've decided that will be a good way to ease into it. If we have forgotten something we desperately need, it'll only be a short distance away and we can still fish and swim and make a fire. There are motorbikes and horses too.

Aussie wrote on Mar 15^th, 2015 at 9:55pm:


I beg to differ.. they are an essential for the type of camping you are doing... 

when I was in the Army and out on the Range, a couple of Jaffle Irons were always part of the kit...

when rations are low or mundane you could always make something different with the Jaffle Iron...

we grew up with them as kids.. our dad introduced us to the Iron... then we'd make our own putting all sorts of crap on them... so your kids can make their own lunch and put on it whateva... if they don't like it then too bad... they made it...