Now all I gotta do is get out there and use it !!!!
K.J.
brickies said
02:38 PM Jul 24, 2017
Look like it's the smaller book not the full size, My Camps 8 is much larger in size , Hope you are not expecting the big camps book .
Desert Dweller said
07:57 PM Jul 24, 2017
Camps 8 on sale a few months back at $19.99, not much has changed.
kiwijims said
09:11 PM Jul 24, 2017
"HEY GUYS" I posted this information on this site in the hope it may help someone who may be looking to update their book,
All I've received so far is criticism ,
Sometimes I wonder if it's worth the trouble !!!!
K.J.
meetoo said
09:38 PM Jul 24, 2017
KJ you got a good price there. Thanks for the info.
Cheers, John.
Phillipn said
09:53 PM Jul 24, 2017
Wiki camps is better for 7 or 8 bucks.
Gaylehere said
10:29 PM Jul 24, 2017
Personally I like a book. Thanks. Cheers.
brickies said
10:43 PM Jul 24, 2017
KiwiJims just pointing out that there are different camps book , And if you want a particular one you need to be careful when ordering online .
JocknNik said
01:26 PM Jul 25, 2017
Ar, don't worry about 'em KJ. For every regular here who's a bit negative, there are 50 non-posters/visitors who will gain from the info and comparos. It's just grumpy ol men like me with a hormone imbalance.
kiwijims said
06:38 PM Jul 25, 2017
JocknNik wrote:
Ar, don't worry about 'em KJ. For every regular here who's a bit negative, there are 50 non-posters/visitors who will gain from the info and comparos. It's just grumpy ol men like me with a hormone imbalance.
Yes, at times I do wonder Jock, I'll say no more about the new book until it arrives, then I'll let everyone know what I think of it,
It should have been here by now, It's coming from Brisbane via land transport, probably stuck in the back of a truck out in the middle of the sand patch somewhere !!!!
K.J.
Dick0 said
06:50 PM Jul 25, 2017
I have found Wikicamps far more accurate with latest comments over some outdated Camps listings.
Mike Harding said
08:00 PM Jul 25, 2017
Wikicamps will destroy most, if not all, of the good free camp sites in the fullness of time.
Phillipn said
08:50 PM Jul 25, 2017
Mike Harding wrote:
Wikicamps will destroy most, if not all, of the good free camp sites in the fullness of time.
Wiki camps has free camps, caravan parks as well as places of intrest.
I ask, HOW will Wiki camps destroy good free camps?
adreamer said
09:20 PM Jul 25, 2017
Desert Dweller wrote:
Camps 8 on sale a few months back at $19.99, not much has changed.
Who cares! You are probably the type that would travel 30 klms to get 50c off of a tin of peaches.
PeterD said
12:45 PM Jul 26, 2017
brickies wrote:
Look like it's the smaller book not the full size, My Camps 8 is much larger in size , Hope you are not expecting the big camps book .
What are you referring to? Page size, number of pages or entries? I have purchased most of the issues and have found no difference in page size in the standard issue book. The Campsnap editions are thicker as they have a lot of pictures to accommodate but the info comes from the same database.
As far as all the other books go CAW remains the premier book.
As for the apps, we all know they exist. We all know that WikiCamps is the best. We have here a tip off that CAW is available at a good price from the nominated supplier.
There are some of us out here who prefer to have a book in hand to use (I use both WikiCamps and CAW as applicable.) We who use books are sick to death with you one eyed apps users telling us we should be using them.
-- Edited by Webmaster on Friday 28th of July 2017 10:00:33 PM
Mike Harding said
05:45 PM Jul 26, 2017
Phillipn wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
Wikicamps will destroy most, if not all, of the good free camp sites in the fullness of time.
I ask, HOW will Wiki camps destroy good free camps?
The problem is that there are a certain proportion of people who camp, caravan and such who are lazy, foolish, selfish, self-indulgent, careless and usually rude.
We all know of these people: They defecate around camp sites and leave their unburied mess and toilet paper to blow around. They throw bottles and cans into firepits. They leave litter. They dump stuff that breaks because they "don't need it any more". They cut down growing trees - even if they are green and won't burn well. They get drunk and shout and swear loudly at 2am. Etc....
These people have always been with us and always will be. I suspect their numbers remain constant across times - in my experience I'd put them at around 20% of the total population of campers.
In the past, because they are lazy and selfish, they have not put any effort into finding campsites. When they want to go bush, usually at holiday times, they just go to the nearest and easiest place and if that's full (and it has to be *very* full to deter them) they drive a little further to the next easiest spot.
That was no real problem because the other 80% of us knew where these people collected and avoided those places like the plague and kept the location of our good camp sites to ourselves and people of a like mind.
Certainly there were books (Camps Oz and the like) and websites which listed better camps but they took effort and/or money to find and the selfish, lazy people were not about to spend $50+ on a book or join a forum in the hope of finding good sites for their two or three bush trips a year - far too much work.
And this is where Wikicamps comes in....
Now, for $5, every d!ckhead in the country has a full database of many of the best campsites in Australia at his fingertips. He doesn't have to make the effort we made to find these places he simply scrolls the screen and there they are.
So instead of most of the d!ickheads congregating in their few camps which they wantonly destroyed they are now nicely spread out across many of the good ones so it may take them a little longer but they'll destroy those just as effectively. We have seen exactly the same thing happen here in Victoria via Rooftop Maps - stacks of very hard to find wonderful, remote camp sites on an excellent map for $10 - no d!ckhead can resist it.
Over the past few months two good sites have been reported closed on this forum and the consideration was that it happened after they appeared on Wikicamps.
I ask you: who really thinks it's a good idea to advertise your treasures to every member of the public?
Dick0 said
06:23 PM Jul 26, 2017
OMG!
That's great that the latest edition is out at a great price.
IMO, I have found Camps has outdated info and Wikicamps is far more up to date with far more relevant info.
No one is saying YOU should use an APP. If you love paper, go for it.
Like reading newspapers...some buy hard copy, others use online digital.
Like reading paper maps...some read online maps.
Do what best suits YOU!
These are only OPINIONS...Is that not what a forum is about?
Dick0 said
06:31 PM Jul 26, 2017
Mike Harding wrote:
Phillipn wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
Wikicamps will destroy most, if not all, of the good free camp sites in the fullness of time.
I ask, HOW will Wiki camps destroy good free camps?
The problem is that there are a certain proportion of people who camp, caravan and such who are lazy, foolish, selfish, self-indulgent, careless and usually rude.
We all know of these people: They defecate around camp sites and leave their unburied mess and toilet paper to blow around. They throw bottles and cans into firepits. They leave litter. They dump stuff that breaks because they "don't need it any more". They cut down growing trees - even if they are green and won't burn well. They get drunk and shout and swear loudly at 2am. Etc....
These people have always been with us and always will be. I suspect their numbers remain constant across times - in my experience I'd put them at around 20% of the total population of campers.
In the past, because they are lazy and selfish, they have not put any effort into finding campsites. When they want to go bush, usually at holiday times, they just go to the nearest and easiest place and if that's full (and it has to be *very* full to deter them) they drive a little further to the next easiest spot.
That was no real problem because the other 80% of us knew where these people collected and avoided those places like the plague and kept the location of our good camp sites to ourselves and people of a like mind.
Certainly there were books (Camps Oz and the like) and websites which listed better camps but they took effort and/or money to find and the selfish, lazy people were not about to spend $50+ on a book or join a forum in the hope of finding good sites for their two or three bush trips a year - far too much work.
And this is where Wikicamps comes in....
Now, for $5, every d!ckhead in the country has a full database of many of the best campsites in Australia at his fingertips. He doesn't have to make the effort we made to find these places he simply scrolls the screen and there they are.
So instead of most of the d!ickheads congregating in their few camps which they wantonly destroyed they are now nicely spread out across many of the good ones so it may take them a little longer but they'll destroy those just as effectively. We have seen exactly the same thing happen here in Victoria via Rooftop Maps - stacks of very hard to find wonderful, remote camp sites on an excellent map for $10 - no d!ckhead can resist it.
Over the past few months two good sites have been reported closed on this forum and the consideration was that it happened after they appeared on Wikicamps.
I ask you: who really thinks it's a good idea to advertise your treasures to every member of the public?
I take great offence, GREAT OFFENCE, being referred to as a DICKHEAD because I use an app called Wikicamps.
You should be ashamed!
You have insulted thousands of Grey Nomads.
Mike Harding said
06:38 PM Jul 26, 2017
Dick0 wrote: I take great offence, GREAT OFFENCE, being referred to as a DICKHEAD because I use an app called Wikicamps.
You should be ashamed!
You have insulted thousands of Grey Nomads.
I think you failed to understand my post - did you read it in full?
Edit: Unless, of course, you fit the description of the people I highlighted...?
-- Edited by Mike Harding on Wednesday 26th of July 2017 06:40:21 PM
Cruising Cruze said
07:18 PM Jul 26, 2017
@ kiwijim
Thanks mate for putting this up At least we have a choice to get it from there if we want to It seems to be that we would saved some dollars if we do
Regards John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Wednesday 26th of July 2017 07:18:46 PM
Dick0 said
10:14 AM Jul 27, 2017
Mike Harding wrote:
Dick0 wrote: I take great offence, GREAT OFFENCE, being referred to as a DICKHEAD because I use an app called Wikicamps.
You should be ashamed!
You have insulted thousands of Grey Nomads.
I think you failed to understand my post - did you read it in full?
Edit: Unless, of course, you fit the description of the people I highlighted...?
-- Edited by Mike Harding on Wednesday 26th of July 2017 06:40:21 PM
You're backtracking now. Very clear what you have been intimating!
Mike Harding said
05:24 PM Jul 27, 2017
Dick0 wrote: You're backtracking now. Very clear what you have been intimating!
If you read my previous posts to this forum you'll find I don't "backtrack" and also have no hesitation about saying what I think.
It seems you are choosing to deliberately misinterpret my post. So be it; I have no control over the way your mind works.
In any event none of it makes a jot of difference to the certainty that people putting quality camp sites on Wikicamps and its ilk are guaranteeing those camp sites will be damaged and/or destroyed by d!ckheads.
meetoo said
06:06 PM Jul 27, 2017
There are d!ckheads everywhere, and they don't need Wikicamps.
, and I thought the topic was about a cheap place to buy a Book.
Cheers, John.
Mike Harding said
06:26 PM Jul 27, 2017
>There are d!ckheads everywhere, and they don't need Wikicamps.
Of course they don't... but if it's there they will use it.
>and I thought the topic was about a cheap place to buy a Book.
Topics morph and diversify, that is the nature of a discussion forum.
meetoo said
06:37 PM Jul 27, 2017
Mike Harding wrote:
>
-- Edited by meetoo on Thursday 27th of July 2017 07:02:27 PM
-- Edited by meetoo on Thursday 27th of July 2017 07:03:15 PM
Jayco Gypsy said
09:58 PM Jul 27, 2017
Thats for the info Kiwijims. appreciate your posts, even though I don't post much myself.
kiwijims wrote:
I've just ordered a replacement for my much travelled Camps 5
Ordered the Camps 9 book for the good price of $49.00 incl free delivery, here's where........
kiwijims said
10:35 AM Jul 28, 2017
"It's arrived" Yep I received the Camps 9 Book Via Courier a couple of minutes ago,
Just to dispel any doubts about this book, I can say, it's as big, if not bigger than the A4 Camps 5 which I had, it's clearer and better laid out than the earlier versions, it has a total of 448 pages ( Camps 5 = 408 pages )
I must say that I'm very happy with this purchase, and would recommend it for those ( like me ) who don't have access to all the other APP's .
K.J.
Dickodownunder said
10:43 AM Jul 28, 2017
Hi KJ,
If you would answer one question I have re the Camps Book.
Does it list "free and low cost" camps and RV areas or is it exclusevely published to only list caravan parks?
Your link in the OP is certainly great value.
Cheers
kiwijims said
12:46 PM Jul 28, 2017
Dickodownunder wrote:
Hi KJ,
If you would answer one question I have re the Camps Book.
Does it list "free and low cost" camps and RV areas or is it exclusevely published to only list caravan parks?
Your link in the OP is certainly great value.
Cheers
"Yep", the book lists everything one wants, the campsites with a fee are symbolised with a $ sign the same as the earlier books,
a new feature at the rear of the book, is a complete listing of all Public dump points, listed State by State.
I'm very happy with this purchase, especially when I see the same book for sale on Evilbay for $89.95 !!!
K.J.
PeterD said
01:04 PM Jul 28, 2017
Dickodownunder wrote:
Does it list "free and low cost" camps and RV areas or is it exclusevely published to only list caravan parks?
Camps Australia Wide primarily lists freedom camp-sites and day use areas but it does include low cost caravan parks in remote areas. There is a companion book, Caravan Parks Australia Wide, that lists most caravan parks.
-- Edited by PeterD on Friday 28th of July 2017 01:05:00 PM
I've just ordered a replacement for my much travelled Camps 5
Ordered the Camps 9 book for the good price of $49.00 incl free delivery, here's where........
"HEY GUYS" I posted this information on this site in the hope it may help someone who may be looking to update their book,
All I've received so far is criticism ,
Sometimes I wonder if it's worth the trouble !!!!
K.J.
KJ you got a good price there. Thanks for the info.
Cheers, John.
Wiki camps is better for 7 or 8 bucks.
Ar, don't worry about 'em KJ. For every regular here who's a bit negative, there are 50 non-posters/visitors who will gain from the info and comparos. It's just grumpy ol men like me with a hormone imbalance.
Yes, at times I do wonder Jock,
I'll say no more about the new book until it arrives, then I'll let everyone know what I think of it,
It should have been here by now, It's coming from Brisbane via land transport, probably stuck in the back of a truck out in the middle of the sand patch somewhere !!!!
K.J.
I have found Wikicamps far more accurate with latest comments over some outdated Camps listings.
Wikicamps will destroy most, if not all, of the good free camp sites in the fullness of time.
Wiki camps has free camps, caravan parks as well as places of intrest.
I ask, HOW will Wiki camps destroy good free camps?
Who cares! You are probably the type that would travel 30 klms to get 50c off of a tin of peaches.
What are you referring to? Page size, number of pages or entries? I have purchased most of the issues and have found no difference in page size in the standard issue book. The Campsnap editions are thicker as they have a lot of pictures to accommodate but the info comes from the same database.
As far as all the other books go CAW remains the premier book.
As for the apps, we all know they exist. We all know that WikiCamps is the best. We have here a tip off that CAW is available at a good price from the nominated supplier.
There are some of us out here who prefer to have a book in hand to use (I use both WikiCamps and CAW as applicable.) We who use books are sick to death with you one eyed apps users telling us we should be using them.
-- Edited by Webmaster on Friday 28th of July 2017 10:00:33 PM
The problem is that there are a certain proportion of people who
camp, caravan and such who are lazy, foolish, selfish,
self-indulgent, careless and usually rude.
We all know of these people:
They defecate around camp sites and leave their unburied mess and
toilet paper to blow around.
They throw bottles and cans into firepits.
They leave litter.
They dump stuff that breaks because they "don't need it any more".
They cut down growing trees - even if they are green and won't burn well.
They get drunk and shout and swear loudly at 2am.
Etc....
These people have always been with us and always will be. I suspect
their numbers remain constant across times - in my experience I'd put
them at around 20% of the total population of campers.
In the past, because they are lazy and selfish, they have not put any
effort into finding campsites. When they want to go bush, usually at
holiday times, they just go to the nearest and easiest place and if
that's full (and it has to be *very* full to deter them) they drive a
little further to the next easiest spot.
That was no real problem because the other 80% of us knew where these
people collected and avoided those places like the plague and kept
the location of our good camp sites to ourselves and people of a like
mind.
Certainly there were books (Camps Oz and the like) and websites which
listed better camps but they took effort and/or money to find and the
selfish, lazy people were not about to spend $50+ on a book or join a
forum in the hope of finding good sites for their two or three bush
trips a year - far too much work.
And this is where Wikicamps comes in....
Now, for $5, every d!ckhead in the country has a full database of
many of the best campsites in Australia at his fingertips. He doesn't
have to make the effort we made to find these places he simply
scrolls the screen and there they are.
So instead of most of the d!ickheads congregating in their few camps
which they wantonly destroyed they are now nicely spread out across
many of the good ones so it may take them a little longer but they'll
destroy those just as effectively. We have seen exactly the same
thing happen here in Victoria via Rooftop Maps - stacks of very hard
to find wonderful, remote camp sites on an excellent map for $10 - no
d!ckhead can resist it.
Over the past few months two good sites have been reported closed on
this forum and the consideration was that it happened after they
appeared on Wikicamps.
I ask you: who really thinks it's a good idea to advertise your
treasures to every member of the public?
OMG!
That's great that the latest edition is out at a great price.
IMO, I have found Camps has outdated info and Wikicamps is far more up to date with far more relevant info.
No one is saying YOU should use an APP. If you love paper, go for it.
Like reading newspapers...some buy hard copy, others use online digital.
Like reading paper maps...some read online maps.
Do what best suits YOU!
These are only OPINIONS...Is that not what a forum is about?
I take great offence, GREAT OFFENCE, being referred to as a DICKHEAD because I use an app called Wikicamps.
You should be ashamed!
You have insulted thousands of Grey Nomads.
I think you failed to understand my post - did you read it in full?
Edit:
Unless, of course, you fit the description of the people I highlighted...?
-- Edited by Mike Harding on Wednesday 26th of July 2017 06:40:21 PM
@ kiwijim
Thanks mate for putting this up
At least we have a choice to get it from there if we want to
It seems to be that we would saved some dollars if we do
Regards John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Wednesday 26th of July 2017 07:18:46 PM
You're backtracking now. Very clear what you have been intimating!
If you read my previous posts to this forum you'll find I don't "backtrack" and also have no hesitation about saying what I think.
It seems you are choosing to deliberately misinterpret my post. So be it; I have no control over the way your mind works.
In any event none of it makes a jot of difference to the certainty that people putting quality camp sites on Wikicamps and its ilk are guaranteeing those camp sites will be damaged and/or destroyed by d!ckheads.
There are d!ckheads everywhere, and they don't need Wikicamps.
, and I thought the topic was about a cheap place to buy a Book.
Cheers, John.
-- Edited by meetoo on Thursday 27th of July 2017 07:02:27 PM
-- Edited by meetoo on Thursday 27th of July 2017 07:03:15 PM
"It's arrived" Yep I received the Camps 9 Book Via Courier a couple of minutes ago,
Just to dispel any doubts about this book, I can say, it's as big, if not bigger than the A4 Camps 5 which I had, it's clearer and better laid out than the earlier versions, it has a total of 448 pages ( Camps 5 = 408 pages )
I must say that I'm very happy with this purchase, and would recommend it for those ( like me ) who don't have access to all the other APP's .
K.J.
If you would answer one question I have re the Camps Book.
Does it list "free and low cost" camps and RV areas or is it exclusevely published to only list caravan parks?
Your link in the OP is certainly great value.
Cheers
"Yep", the book lists everything one wants, the campsites with a fee are symbolised with a $ sign the same as the earlier books,
a new feature at the rear of the book, is a complete listing of all Public dump points, listed State by State.
I'm very happy with this purchase, especially when I see the same book for sale on Evilbay for $89.95 !!!
K.J.
Camps Australia Wide primarily lists freedom camp-sites and day use areas but it does include low cost caravan parks in remote areas. There is a companion book, Caravan Parks Australia Wide, that lists most caravan parks.
-- Edited by PeterD on Friday 28th of July 2017 01:05:00 PM