hello out there, as new members of grey nomads Im wondering if I'm getting this message out there ok. we have camps 5 book and wondering if we should buy no 8, can anyone recommend it.? nubys peter and Annette
-- Edited by Peterannette on Sunday 22nd of March 2015 12:51:41 PM
Happywanderer said
12:58 PM Mar 22, 2015
Yes, I would be buying Camps8 if I had had 5.
Ive had 5 and 7, won't worry about 8. Will get 9 in 2 years time. I always pass on my old one to a nomad who hasnt got one at all.
Cowboy7307 said
01:04 PM Mar 22, 2015
Download wiki camps to your smart phone
brickies said
01:32 PM Mar 22, 2015
I had a camps 4 and just brought camps 8 can't see much of a gain in doing so , We now use Wikicamps and just use Camp to see where the camps are after find a camp on Wikicamps
Peterannette said
01:35 PM Mar 22, 2015
Thank you for your quick reply. New to this sight...still working on it..thanks heaps, all info useful .
03_Troopy said
05:16 PM Mar 22, 2015
brickies wrote:
I had a camps 4 and just brought camps 8 can't see much of a gain in doing so , We now use Wikicamps and just use Camp to see where the camps are after find a camp on Wikicamps
Umm yep OK
Bruce and Bev said
06:18 PM Mar 22, 2015
we also bought the expensive large and picture (I cant read) Camps 8 and haven't used it.
I now use wikicamps to decide where we MAY (if it turns out to be ok when we arrive) stay and then my HEMA GPS to get me there.
Wish I hadn't bought the Camps 8 book..........
Ozzie_Traveller said
08:33 PM Mar 22, 2015
G'day P & A
Well we're different from those above -
We've had Camps 4 then 6 then 8 and use C-8 exclusively
The best part is having it on the kitchen table and doing a visual swap between our maps & tourist brochures & camp sites all side by side as we plan the big-picture for our travels
Often when out & about we find nil or poor telstra connection, so the phone's no good ... so the paper maps become essential
Also -
Our style of driving / camping is NOT the main highways and the main towns ... we leave them for others & the big B-double road trains
We'll use the smaller back roads, stopping at all sorts of small places, villages etc, often in their local recreation ground and we walk into town for MT and shopping for whatever is needed. We well realise that the big supermarket chains 'might' have things a bit cheaper, but we'd rather put a few extra dollars into the small towns that we see along the way
Hope this helps a bit
Phil
Bruce and Bev said
09:34 PM Mar 22, 2015
you can use wikicamps off-line when there is no phone service - it still shows up the map with all the free and CP sites. Just make sure you have a good GPS that will work outside of cities (some don't) and I always carry paper Hema maps of each State so I can plan and see the bigger picture.
Camps books are good - go have a look at one in a newsagency, but make sure they sell you Camps 8 if you buy it. The previous Camps 7 is now 2 years old and shouldn't be on retailers shelves - but they still are !!
You can also go on-line at look at the various sizes you can buy the book - they come in soft and hard cover, various sizes, some have pics of most sites, others have a spiral binding (highly recommended to avoid breaking the book spine)
JohnR said
09:38 PM Mar 22, 2015
We purchased 20 months of Caravan & Motorhome (usually $8/$9 per month) for $135 and camps 8 was a freebie.
We have wiki camps but still like to plan our trips with the assistance of Camps 6/8 that makes the journey more interesting and some times better than the destination.
JohnR
Peterannette said
10:11 PM Mar 22, 2015
thanks OT,will have a look at camps 8 ( in store ) as soon as possible. Really rely on 5 a lot....enjoy your travels, enjoy the open spaces.
hello out there, as new members of grey nomads Im wondering if I'm getting this message out there ok. we have camps 5 book and wondering if we should buy no 8, can anyone recommend it.? nubys peter and Annette
-- Edited by Peterannette on Sunday 22nd of March 2015 12:51:41 PM
Ive had 5 and 7, won't worry about 8. Will get 9 in 2 years time. I always pass on my old one to a nomad who hasnt got one at all.
Thank you for your quick reply. New to this sight...still working on it..thanks heaps, all info useful .
Umm yep OK
I now use wikicamps to decide where we MAY (if it turns out to be ok when we arrive) stay and then my HEMA GPS to get me there.
Wish I hadn't bought the Camps 8 book..........
Well we're different from those above -
We've had Camps 4 then 6 then 8 and use C-8 exclusively
The best part is having it on the kitchen table and doing a visual swap between our maps & tourist brochures & camp sites all side by side as we plan the big-picture for our travels
Often when out & about we find nil or poor telstra connection, so the phone's no good ... so the paper maps become essential
Also -
Our style of driving / camping is NOT the main highways and the main towns ... we leave them for others & the big B-double road trains
We'll use the smaller back roads, stopping at all sorts of small places, villages etc, often in their local recreation ground and we walk into town for MT and shopping for whatever is needed. We well realise that the big supermarket chains 'might' have things a bit cheaper, but we'd rather put a few extra dollars into the small towns that we see along the way
Hope this helps a bit
Phil
Camps books are good - go have a look at one in a newsagency, but make sure they sell you Camps 8 if you buy it. The previous Camps 7 is now 2 years old and shouldn't be on retailers shelves - but they still are !!
You can also go on-line at look at the various sizes you can buy the book - they come in soft and hard cover, various sizes, some have pics of most sites, others have a spiral binding (highly recommended to avoid breaking the book spine)
We purchased 20 months of Caravan & Motorhome (usually $8/$9 per month) for $135 and camps 8 was a freebie.
We have wiki camps but still like to plan our trips with the assistance of Camps 6/8 that makes the journey more interesting and some times better than the destination.
JohnR
thanks OT,will have a look at camps 8 ( in store ) as soon as possible. Really rely on 5 a lot....enjoy your travels, enjoy the open spaces.