Work is a dirty Four letter word to me but a lot of people still swear. Good luck

Get a toilet and shower if you want to free camp. We aren't going free-camping initially, but we still have a portable thunderbox, and a solar shower, just in case.

hi kerry .we are on the road full time ,definetly a shwr and loo mate .some of the camp sites are basic and in the colder mths it nice to lather up and do it all in your own van
the site where we are has great ammen block but they are not all like this one
regards work , we have had the same eperience as others , sometimes too much , last job i had they wanted me to stay full time but we needed to move on and actually get back to the mainland ,we did 11mths 3weeks and 3 days in tassie , i think it too depends too on trades or skills we have a lot of doomsday taswegians sai you,ll never get work here , we ha 4 jobs in tassie , good luck and enjoy your plans and travelling

-- Edited by grae and deb on Monday 24th of February 2014 08:48:46 PM

Kezza61 wrote:

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My husband and I are looking at selling our home and travelling round Australia - we would be living in a caravan and working as we go. We would love to hear the fors and againsts from others that have done this.

Is it necessary to have a shower/toilet in the van or are the free camping spots equipped?

-- Edited by Kezza61 on Monday 24th of February 2014 07:30:15 PM

-- Edited by Kezza61 on Monday 24th of February 2014 07:30:48 PM

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 Hi.

Congratulations for great decision. This is great way to travel and support while traveling if you aren't on some sort of pension for the support. Many young people do this all over the country. But do not count for showers on many free camp facilities. Often there are toilets, but showers are provided only rarely. It ia a very good idea to have your own porta-potti or some other toilet facility onboard as many free camp sites don't have even a toilet. There are great gas water heaters to fit your own shower on your rig, too. Cheaper solution is a solar shower water bag. Just hang it on the tree bough and have a shower after heating it in the sun over the day time.

Have a great time!

Yep, I agree - in our opinion, toilet and shower are a must; we originally tried it without, but quickly found that we needed to change to another caravan that had an ensuite. We're working too; I do some online work which is ideal, also do nursing which is plentiful, Tony picks up bits and pieces of work here and there; there's often work in rural areas near mines because a lot of the locals have 'gone to the mines' leaving lesser-paid town work available. A trade background is good, cos tradespeople are in short supply in the rural areas. There's lots of websites with work for nomads, including ofcourse the harvest trail. Enjoy :)