I hope to start our lap around Australia april 2016 any advice would be much appreciated as I am new to the caravanning game gazza
Dougwe said
06:06 AM Jul 13, 2015
Welcome to the gang Gazza, enjoy here and out in the playground.
It won't be long as April 2016 is just down the road and around 4 corners.
Keep Safe out there.
Hey Jim said
06:34 AM Jul 13, 2015
Hi Gazza,
Yep, two things to remember is 1.if you are going clockwise keep turning right.2. if you are going anti clockwise keep turning left or you will miss Australia and fall off!
Enjoy your travels. We may past you in our new Jayco.
Regards Jim & Lambie
Netco said
06:42 AM Jul 13, 2015
Welcome Gazza
Stay safe, relax, enjoy.
See ya down the track sometime.
Col & Annette
hako said
09:06 AM Jul 13, 2015
G'Day Gazza, we did the trip last year in our Avan camper freecamping when convenient and caravan parks the rest of the time. We should have taken more time as 103 days was really not enough time because quite often you will strike a town or attraction that really interests you. Conversely you will be told the you must see such and such but when you get there it is ho-hum. Don't take too much junk as you can always buy it on the road - we needed to buy a battery powered fan in Tennant creek and then a fan heater in Kalgoorlie which meant we weren't carting them around till we actually needed them. Don't worry about accomodation either - we were told Darwin and Broome were packed out and expensive yet at both we found van parks available quite easily and without having to book ahead. We budgeted on $100 a day incl fuel/attractions but that was just a rough figure. Some spots in the bush were so great we were at times tempted to spend a week just chilling out with the only cost being food. You don't need a new 4WD or gin palace caravan either - we used a Ford Territory with 250,000km on it with no problems.
Bottom line is that it sounds like you are doing your homework by asking questions and you should end up with a fair idea of what to expect and experience.
Good Luck.
Gus1949 said
10:02 AM Jul 13, 2015
Don't forget to turn the iron off.
Hendo said
11:20 AM Jul 13, 2015
And don't take the iron with you!
Phil C said
11:26 AM Jul 13, 2015
Welcome Gazza, as Dougwe has said this is a great place to be.
A lot has already been said, but just fill you in on what we do.
We will only set 200 or 300 KMs travel per day, last trip, one day was only 25 KMs as the place we camped was so nice.
We set a fuel, food and accommodation budget and try not to exceed it (that amount has to fit with our pensions).
Most times we free camp as we are fully self contained, we will use a caravan park for a long hot shower, top up the water and charge the batteries (we have solar as well).
Other than that, the key is enjoy the journey, as there is really no destination..
Cheers
capricorn and pisces said
12:15 PM Jul 13, 2015
Hi Gazza, we took two years to do the big lap about 12 years ago, we do smaller trips now days,
When we first started out we had to learn to slow down and enjoy the experience.
do a lot of talking and ask questions (and please ignore anything that Dougwe says about me and talking!) its amazing the information you can gather from the other travellers you meet along the way.
Totally agree....don't take the iron, mattress works very well!!!!
don't take too much stuff. Most people won't realise that you have had that shirt on for the last three weeks!
slow down, enjoy and embrace the life! cheers Capricorn
Dougwe said
01:14 PM Jul 13, 2015
Now, I would never say anything like that at all about Capricorn Gazza
I will say though that I am still looking around for a leg for my iron pot
I hope to start our lap around Australia april 2016 any advice would be much appreciated as I am new to the caravanning game gazza
It won't be long as April 2016 is just down the road and around 4 corners.
Keep Safe out there.
Hi Gazza,
Yep, two things to remember is 1.if you are going clockwise keep turning right.2. if you are going anti clockwise keep turning left or you will miss Australia and fall off!
Enjoy your travels. We may past you in our new Jayco.
Regards Jim & Lambie
Stay safe, relax, enjoy.
See ya down the track sometime.
Col & Annette
Bottom line is that it sounds like you are doing your homework by asking questions and you should end up with a fair idea of what to expect and experience.
Good Luck.
Don't forget to turn the iron off.
A lot has already been said, but just fill you in on what we do.
We will only set 200 or 300 KMs travel per day, last trip, one day was only 25 KMs as the place we camped was so nice.
We set a fuel, food and accommodation budget and try not to exceed it (that amount has to fit with our pensions).
Most times we free camp as we are fully self contained, we will use a caravan park for a long hot shower, top up the water and charge the batteries (we have solar as well).
Other than that, the key is enjoy the journey, as there is really no destination..
Cheers
Hi Gazza, we took two years to do the big lap about 12 years ago, we do smaller trips now days,
When we first started out we had to learn to slow down and enjoy the experience.
do a lot of talking and ask questions (and please ignore anything that Dougwe says about me and talking!) its amazing the information you can gather from the other travellers you meet along the way.
Totally agree....don't take the iron, mattress works very well!!!!
don't take too much stuff. Most people won't realise that you have had that shirt on for the last three weeks!
slow down, enjoy and embrace the life! cheers Capricorn
Now, I would never say anything like that at all about Capricorn Gazza
I will say though that I am still looking around for a leg for my iron pot