Hi, just tried to find what these are all about, camps 5,6 and so on. Can anyone enlighten me please.
cheers
newby
Dougwe said
06:57 AM Aug 10, 2014
Welcome to the gang reesehead, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Camps Australia Wide is a book that lists most free/alternative camp sites Aussie wide, it also lists some low cost CVP's in a area too. you can get a book with just the list or another one has pics for each site as well, very good to give an idea what they look like.
You can also get one for caravan parks.
I have both plus Wickicamps app for my phone and iPad. I use both as Wicki has comments, cost and pics on most sites. The more people that add comments etc the better it will get.
Glenelg said
07:04 AM Aug 10, 2014
welcome from me as well. adding to Doug's post . the camps 7 & wickicamps have maps both very good
this man goes off topic quite a bit , he gets excited with the twins hay Doug i use the GPS when having a RED , it tells me the way home
my apologies reesehead for him,
_wombat_ said
08:31 AM Aug 10, 2014
You are 100% correct Dave
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Sunday 10th of August 2014 08:31:59 AM
jules47 said
09:55 AM Aug 10, 2014
CAW 7 is the current one - but no. 8 will be out in Feb/Mar 2015 - sometimes at camping shops or places like RACV shop they mark them down - you can go online and order one as well - just put in Camps Australia Wide - you will find it.
Because it runs for two years, you can go online and get updates as people report changes. We met some people couple of weeks ago who do the book, and they were going around Australia taking photos of spots for the new issue,
For some campers it is known as "the bible"!!! Wikicamps is a good thing to have as well, on your phone or Ipad - has comments ad pricing about camps.
We use both in conjunction.
Dougwe said
01:22 PM Aug 10, 2014
Glenelg wrote:
Dougwe wrote:
Especially after a red or two
this man goes off topic quite a bit , he gets excited with the twins hay Doug i use the GPS when having a RED , it tells me the way home
my apologies reesehead for him,
Hey, I resemble that remark I think I will go have a drink, it must be 4.00 somewhere.
_wombat_ said
01:41 PM Aug 10, 2014
Dougwe wrote:
Glenelg wrote:
Dougwe wrote:
Especially after a red or two
this man goes off topic quite a bit , he gets excited with the twins hay Doug i use the GPS when having a RED , it tells me the way home
my apologies reesehead for him,
Hey, I resemble that remark I think I will go have a drink, it must be 4.00 somewhere.
it is but NOT where you are.
Vic41 said
03:28 PM Aug 10, 2014
With Camps Australia Wide you get 4 years free updates from time of publication, see;
As mentioned the RAC sell it (RAC discount to members) as well as camping stores and large book shops (Dymocks give 10% discount to seniors, not sure about the others).
_wombat_ said
03:34 PM Aug 10, 2014
Vic41 wrote:
With Camps Australia Wide you get 4 years free updates from time of publication, see;
As mentioned the RAC sell it (RAC discount to members) as well as camping stores and large book shops (Dymocks give 10% discount to seniors, not sure about the others).
another point is that you have made the price of Camps by not using a CP for 3 nights, well worth the cost
Vic41 said
03:35 PM Aug 10, 2014
Correction to my earlier post, free updates for 4 years from time of publication of each edition.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Sunday 10th of August 2014 03:39:38 PM
neilnruth said
05:02 PM Aug 10, 2014
And WikiCamps Beta is now available for computers.
jules47 said
09:14 PM Aug 10, 2014
Wikicamps Beta - is, I think only for windows 8.1 as yet!
Legendts said
09:39 PM Aug 10, 2014
Since using the free WikiCamps app I never use the Camps books.
Vic41 said
09:58 PM Aug 10, 2014
I don't carry a pc and my mobile is the old type that can't use apps, so the Camps book does me, it also has Hema Map pages so saves the cost of buying a separate map book.
leevin said
10:45 PM Aug 10, 2014
Budget Camps & Stops Australia by Paul Smedley.
Very good and ½ the cost of Camps books.
PeterD said
11:41 PM Aug 10, 2014
Not very explicit were they. These books list free and cheap camp-sites as well as rest areas along the roads. You have the Maps from the Hema Atlas. These maps have numbered symbols that refer to the text entries in following pages that explain a bit about the sites. You may not have seen the link at the bottom of the page in the link given above. Whoever if you go to this link you will see some sample pages.
reesehead said
08:09 AM Aug 11, 2014
Thank you all for the welcome, such a wonderful happy lot are the grey nomads, and thank you all for the informative replys.
cheers
John
reesehead said
04:26 PM Aug 11, 2014
Wikicamps beta for windows 8.1 is unavailable from what I can find.
Glenelg said
06:54 AM Aug 12, 2014
reesehead, camps 8 thats beta go back to start of this post BG is 5th down the link is on there for camps7
edit. beta 8 was on there they must have took it off. i'll go and jump in wombat hole if he'll let me
-- Edited by Glenelg on Tuesday 12th of August 2014 06:59:28 AM
_wombat_ said
07:21 AM Aug 12, 2014
Glenelg wrote:
reesehead, camps 8 thats beta go back to start of this post BG is 5th down the link is on there for camps7
edit. beta 8 was on there they must have took it off. i'll go and jump in wombat hole if he'll let me
-- Edited by Glenelg on Tuesday 12th of August 2014 06:59:28 AM
hang on I'll go dig you one, and send the account later.
Glenelg said
09:50 AM Aug 12, 2014
thanks Wombat. my address for account is somewhere on the road ???.
_wombat_ said
09:54 AM Aug 12, 2014
Glenelg wrote:
thanks Wombat. my address for account is somewhere on the road ???.
that's no good, put it in your profile and nobody else will know about it
(except all the members on GN)
Glenelg said
01:14 PM Aug 12, 2014
_wombat_ wrote:
Glenelg wrote:
thanks Wombat. my address for account is somewhere on the road ???.
that's no good, put it in your profile and nobody else will know about it
(except all the members on GN)
well it would be if we met up
reesehead said
11:37 PM Aug 13, 2014
Glenelg wrote:
reesehead, camps 8 thats beta go back to start of this post BG is 5th down the link is on there for camps7
edit. beta 8 was on there they must have took it off. i'll go and jump in wombat hole if he'll let me
-- Edited by Glenelg on Tuesday 12th of August 2014 06:59:28 AM
Yes thanks Dave I saw that but Neilruth was suggesting I look up wikicamps for PC. which I couldn't find.
Cheers
John
Glenelg said
04:30 AM Aug 14, 2014
reesehead wrote:
Glenelg wrote:
reesehead, camps 8 thats beta go back to start of this post BG is 5th down the link is on there for camps7
edit. beta 8 was on there they must have took it off. i'll go and jump in wombat hole if he'll let me
-- Edited by Glenelg on Tuesday 12th of August 2014 06:59:28 AM
Yes thanks Dave I saw that but Neilruth was suggesting I look up wikicamps for PC. which I couldn't find.
Cheers
John
i understand it now, i got wikichamps on my i phone and i pad didn't know you could get it on windows
jules47 said
09:30 AM Aug 14, 2014
Don't think you can get it on Windows - you can get it on Android phones as well as Ipad or Iphone.
And Dave - head WEST young man - we could all have a meet up when we get down south!!! Then you could meet Wombat and several others!!!
Hi, just tried to find what these are all about, camps 5,6 and so on. Can anyone enlighten me please.
cheers
newby
Camps Australia Wide is a book that lists most free/alternative camp sites Aussie wide, it also lists some low cost CVP's in a area too. you can get a book with just the list or another one has pics for each site as well, very good to give an idea what they look like.
You can also get one for caravan parks.
I have both plus Wickicamps app for my phone and iPad. I use both as Wicki has comments, cost and pics on most sites. The more people that add comments etc the better it will get.
Especially after a red or two
And a welcome from me.... Camps7 is the latest. This is the web site: http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/camps-7/
my apologies reesehead for him,

You are 100% correct Dave
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Sunday 10th of August 2014 08:31:59 AM
Because it runs for two years, you can go online and get updates as people report changes. We met some people couple of weeks ago who do the book, and they were going around Australia taking photos of spots for the new issue,
For some campers it is known as "the bible"!!! Wikicamps is a good thing to have as well, on your phone or Ipad - has comments ad pricing about camps.
We use both in conjunction.
Hey, I resemble that remark
I think I will go have a drink, it must be 4.00 somewhere.
it is but NOT where you are.
With Camps Australia Wide you get 4 years free updates from time of publication, see;
http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/update-service/
As mentioned the RAC sell it (RAC discount to members) as well as camping stores and large book shops (Dymocks give 10% discount to seniors, not sure about the others).
another point is that you have made the price of Camps by not using a CP for 3 nights, well worth the cost
Correction to my earlier post, free updates for 4 years from time of publication of each edition.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Sunday 10th of August 2014 03:39:38 PM
I don't carry a pc and my mobile is the old type that can't use apps, so the Camps book does me, it also has Hema Map pages so saves the cost of buying a separate map book.
Very good and ½ the cost of Camps books.
Not very explicit were they. These books list free and cheap camp-sites as well as rest areas along the roads. You have the Maps from the Hema Atlas. These maps have numbered symbols that refer to the text entries in following pages that explain a bit about the sites. You may not have seen the link at the bottom of the page in the link given above. Whoever if you go to this link you will see some sample pages.
cheers
John
reesehead, camps 8 thats beta go back to start of this post BG is 5th down the link is on there for camps7
edit. beta 8 was on there they must have took it off. i'll go and jump in wombat hole
if he'll let me
-- Edited by Glenelg on Tuesday 12th of August 2014 06:59:28 AM
hang on I'll go dig you one, and send the account later.
that's no good, put it in your profile and nobody else will know about it


(except all the members on GN)

well it would be if we met up

Yes thanks Dave I saw that but Neilruth was suggesting I look up wikicamps for PC. which I couldn't find.
Cheers
John
i understand it now, i got wikichamps on my i phone and i pad didn't know you could get it on windows
And Dave - head WEST young man - we could all have a meet up when we get down south!!! Then you could meet Wombat and several others!!!