the caravan is now sold and the ford tow car as well .......so i have brought a nice touring tent and a 323 Mazda wagon that i can pack and away for time out .......during my trips away my partner who has her own place will be looked after by her son and his wife she lives in a retirment village and stays with me 4 days a week she has a heart problem and cant van/travel anymore .........i am quite hapy to downsize to a tent as the van was costing lots of fuel to tow around .......ill be away mostly 3/4 days max when i go with the dog and of course my fishing and crabing gear ......hope i can still contribute here from time to time .....cheers all
Whenarewethere said
09:18 PM May 31, 2022
We only have a car, do have a tent but are too lazy to put it up so mostly sleep in the car. The fridge is the largest item so that sits on the passenger seat & the rest up front.
If you are really well organised you don't have to go without. The good thing with only a car you can "disappear" for the night.
tea spoon said
09:53 PM May 31, 2022
Whenarewethere wrote:
We only have a car, do have a tent but are too lazy to put it up so mostly sleep in the car. The fridge is the largest item so that sits on the passenger seat & the rest up front.
If you are really well organised you don't have to go without. The good thing with only a car you can "disappear" for the night.
yer im looking to how it will go .........
being ex army and under canvas many times years ago i will find it ok i think
Whenarewethere said
10:30 PM May 31, 2022
I couldn't cope with living under canvas. We have Thermarest self inflating mattresses. Last one I bought was the 75mm luxury map.
If not using our small tent, we have insulated the car, even with ice on it it's not too cold in the morning. Also cut windscreen sunscreens to fit every window. Makes it a lot warmer & stops condensation.
More importantly we hand grind coffee beans while remote, so don't go without.
Wannabe nomad said
10:39 PM May 31, 2022
Enjoy your trips away
86GTS said
06:22 AM Jun 1, 2022
From 1972 to 2010 we were tent campers travelling all over Australia.
If you're organised well tenting is a great way to travel.
We have a modest caravan now without an ensuite, we erect a tent toilet to house a Porta-Potty.
We could easily go back to tents.
We're campers, not caravaners or glampers.
Radar said
07:01 AM Jun 1, 2022
Hi tea spoon.
All the best with your renewed adventures and may your partner enjoy her retirement home living.
peter67 said
08:54 AM Jun 1, 2022
Yup, all the best from me too teaspoon cheers
Phlipper said
10:01 AM Jun 1, 2022
I'm an avid bird/wildlife photographer which means I often go bush into the more remote areas for a night or two setting up in places where the van is best left home. I cant be buggered organizing, cleaning up and towing a caravan for short periods, and I'm generally alone. My small tent comes in handy, but I'm thinking about one a little larger now, and one of the centre pole umbrella style ones that are very quick to erect, and full head height. Also tossing over the idea of an elevated Swag, but like the idea of cooking inside a tent if the weather turns nasty....nasty weather and tenting is one big downside.
I have no qualms about sleeping under canvas, in fact I find it somewhat satisfying and cosy. These days though I have the need of a good camp bed, not an inflatable mattress, as getting up off the ground is an effort with creaky joints and knee prosthetics, and its something to sit on.
Good luck, have fun, and may the ground you peg be soft and dry ..............
Bicyclecamper said
12:16 PM Jun 1, 2022
All the best Clifford, you have plenty of support for doing your own thing, and going this way, both here an on your other forum.
86GTS said
12:46 PM Jun 1, 2022
Phlipper wrote:
I'm an avid bird/wildlife photographer which means I often go bush into the more remote areas for a night or two setting up in places where the van is best left home.
Have you thought about posting some of your photos in the photographic section of this forum?
I'd love to see some of them.
Phlipper said
01:51 PM Jun 1, 2022
86GTS wrote:
Phlipper wrote:
I'm an avid bird/wildlife photographer which means I often go bush into the more remote areas for a night or two setting up in places where the van is best left home.
Have you thought about posting some of your photos in the photographic section of this forum?
I'd love to see some of them.
Sure, I have many years worth, and many thousands. I do post on nature specific forums. I'll find time to put some on here. In the meantime, I dont know who is on flickr or not { image hosting site } but here's my link to my flickr account, you may not be able to view them however without special invite, copy/paste the link below into your browser and see what happens.......
https://flickr.com/photos/ausee/
-- Edited by Phlipper on Wednesday 1st of June 2022 01:52:48 PM
Craig1 said
02:40 PM Jun 1, 2022
Very good Philp, that joe blake looks a bit angry, and you have let the genie out of the bottle by the looks.
Phlipper said
05:16 PM Jun 1, 2022
Craig1 wrote:
Very good Philp, that joe blake looks a bit angry, and you have let the genie out of the bottle by the looks.
Cheers, glad the link worked......the Genie was a disappointment, instead of Barbara Eden, I got some big hairy Arab guy
PeterInSa said
05:48 PM Jun 1, 2022
Re (flickr.com/photos/ausee/)
Thanks your photos of Finches ( Nutmegs, Zebras and Redheads), brought back memories when I kept them in my young teenage years
Tried to trap Zebras in a purchased bird trap with a caller ( one of my finches) in a creek below Mt Cootha in Brisbane to no avail.
Phlipper said
06:05 PM Jun 1, 2022
PeterInSa wrote:
Re (flickr.com/photos/ausee/) Thanks your photos of Finches ( Nutmegs, Zebras and Redheads), brought back memories when I kept them in my young teenage years
Tried to trap Zebras in a purchased bird trap with a caller ( one of my finches) in a creek below Mt Cootha in Brisbane to no avail.
Cheers, glad you liked them
oldbloke said
09:40 PM Jun 1, 2022
Phlipper wrote:
PeterInSa wrote:
Re (flickr.com/photos/ausee/) Thanks your photos of Finches ( Nutmegs, Zebras and Redheads), brought back memories when I kept them in my young teenage years
Tried to trap Zebras in a purchased bird trap with a caller ( one of my finches) in a creek below Mt Cootha in Brisbane to no avail.
Cheers, glad you liked them
Red bellied black looks good. How close? Lol
Phlipper said
08:44 AM Jun 2, 2022
oldbloke wrote:
Phlipper wrote:
PeterInSa wrote:
Re (flickr.com/photos/ausee/) Thanks your photos of Finches ( Nutmegs, Zebras and Redheads), brought back memories when I kept them in my young teenage years
Tried to trap Zebras in a purchased bird trap with a caller ( one of my finches) in a creek below Mt Cootha in Brisbane to no avail.
Cheers, glad you liked them
Red bellied black looks good. How close? Lol
About 6 feet away is usually what I usually try to get, but sometimes an arms length away
the caravan is now sold and the ford tow car as well .......so i have brought a nice touring tent and a 323 Mazda wagon that i can pack and away for time out .......during my trips away my partner who has her own place will be looked after by her son and his wife she lives in a retirment village and stays with me 4 days a week she has a heart problem and cant van/travel anymore .........i am quite hapy to downsize to a tent as the van was costing lots of fuel to tow around .......ill be away mostly 3/4 days max when i go with the dog and of course my fishing and crabing gear ......hope i can still contribute here from time to time .....cheers all
We only have a car, do have a tent but are too lazy to put it up so mostly sleep in the car. The fridge is the largest item so that sits on the passenger seat & the rest up front.
If you are really well organised you don't have to go without. The good thing with only a car you can "disappear" for the night.
yer im looking to how it will go .........
being ex army and under canvas many times years ago i will find it ok i think
I couldn't cope with living under canvas. We have Thermarest self inflating mattresses. Last one I bought was the 75mm luxury map.
If not using our small tent, we have insulated the car, even with ice on it it's not too cold in the morning. Also cut windscreen sunscreens to fit every window. Makes it a lot warmer & stops condensation.
More importantly we hand grind coffee beans while remote, so don't go without.
Enjoy your trips away
If you're organised well tenting is a great way to travel.
We have a modest caravan now without an ensuite, we erect a tent toilet to house a Porta-Potty.
We could easily go back to tents.
We're campers, not caravaners or glampers.
Hi tea spoon.
All the best with your renewed adventures and may your partner enjoy her retirement home living.
I have no qualms about sleeping under canvas, in fact I find it somewhat satisfying and cosy. These days though I have the need of a good camp bed, not an inflatable mattress, as getting up off the ground is an effort with creaky joints and knee prosthetics, and its something to sit on.
Good luck, have fun, and may the ground you peg be soft and dry ..............
Have you thought about posting some of your photos in the photographic section of this forum?
I'd love to see some of them.
Sure, I have many years worth, and many thousands. I do post on nature specific forums. I'll find time to put some on here. In the meantime, I dont know who is on flickr or not { image hosting site } but here's my link to my flickr account, you may not be able to view them however without special invite, copy/paste the link below into your browser and see what happens.......
https://flickr.com/photos/ausee/
-- Edited by Phlipper on Wednesday 1st of June 2022 01:52:48 PM
Cheers, glad the link worked......the Genie was a disappointment, instead of Barbara Eden, I got some big hairy Arab guy
Thanks your photos of Finches ( Nutmegs, Zebras and Redheads), brought back memories when I kept them in my young teenage years
Tried to trap Zebras in a purchased bird trap with a caller ( one of my finches) in a creek below Mt Cootha in Brisbane to no avail.
Cheers, glad you liked them
Red bellied black looks good. How close? Lol
About 6 feet away is usually what I usually try to get, but sometimes an arms length away