Dont want to use awning as need somewhere to leave geny freezer stove etc while we drive around
Possum3 said
05:31 PM Aug 9, 2022
I don't care whether you are in a caravan park or free camp - you won't own a generator any more if you leave it unattended under a gazebo.
Whenarewethere said
06:23 PM Aug 9, 2022
Or as they say you will have two of them when you return. Not!
& a Bosch 10.8v angle grinder cuts chain extremely quickly.
86GTS said
07:53 PM Aug 9, 2022
All perfectly on display to potential thieves.
Now you see 'em, now you don't.
PeterInSa said
08:36 PM Aug 9, 2022
Don't know about a place to leave the genny etc. But with a Campervan/Motorhome if you choose a good spot for the night and then drive around, more than likely it wont be vacant when you come back, have been told by a Mh'er he left a Table and chairs set up and some one just moved them to the side and then set up there caravan/tug at the spot.
Have thought about buying/setting up a 2 man tent ( Big W have them for $14) to hold the site when we go away in our Sprinter Campervan if there are limited sites available in an RV Friendly town.
-- Edited by PeterInSa on Tuesday 9th of August 2022 08:38:41 PM
Mike Harding said
06:28 AM Aug 10, 2022
You have a touching faith in humanity maids:
Generator $500 to $2000
Fridge $500 to $1500
Stove $100
If they are not stolen the first time you leave them they will be on the second.
I'm afraid this is an intrinsic problem with motorhomes... when you leave camp you need to pack up everything and take it with you. Perhaps make up a sign reading the campsite is taken and you'll be back at 3pm? Nicer people may take notice of it.
DMaxer said
08:01 AM Aug 10, 2022
I think I might be missing something here but if it is a free camp isnt that just for use whilst you are physically there. If you go off somewhere else, doesnt that mean someone else then has a turn.
Mike Harding said
09:06 AM Aug 10, 2022
DMaxer wrote:
I think I might be missing something here but if it is a free camp isnt that just for use whilst you are physically there. If you go off somewhere else, doesnt that mean someone else then has a turn.
Well... yes and no.
Most will pitch a tent or site a caravan and expect to go for a day's sightseeing without their camp being nicked but motorhome people have a unique problem in that they cannot easily mark their site when away for a short period.
I'd make up a sign saying "Motorhome abc123 - left 10am, returning by 6pm, please leave site free" - but if someone camps in it there is not much you can do.
86GTS said
10:15 AM Aug 10, 2022
If you want to hold your free camping site while you're away, do what a few others have been known to do. Get folded sheets of toilet paper, smear peanut butter or Vegemite over them & scatter them over the area. Guaranteed your site will still be vacant when you get back. An oldie but a goodie.
Possum3 said
01:47 PM Aug 10, 2022
86GTS wrote:
If you want to hold your free camping site while you're away, do what a few others have been known to do. Get folded sheets of toilet paper, smear peanut butter or Vegemite over them & scatter them over the area. Guaranteed your site will still be vacant when you get back. An oldie but a goodie.
Just count out how many landmines you set - and make sure there is no more on return.
86GTS said
04:33 PM Aug 10, 2022
Possum3 wrote:
86GTS wrote:
If you want to hold your free camping site while you're away, do what a few others have been known to do. Get folded sheets of toilet paper, smear peanut butter or Vegemite over them & scatter them over the area. Guaranteed your site will still be vacant when you get back. An oldie but a goodie.
Just count out how many landmines you set - and make sure there is no more on return.
A spot taste test should sort out the pretenders from the genuine article.
elliemike said
07:04 PM Aug 10, 2022
86GTS wrote:
If you want to hold your free camping site while you're away, do what a few others have been known to do. Get folded sheets of toilet paper, smear peanut butter or Vegemite over them & scatter them over the area. Guaranteed your site will still be vacant when you get back. An oldie but a goodie.
Birds will love the peanut butter. If the wind does not disperse the toilet paper the Birds will have go.
From a Birding Magazine
Peanut butter is a good high-protein food for birds, and they can eat any of the same types humans do. If youre buying it specifically for birds, look for natural or organic types with the fewest additives. Try offering crunchy peanut butter for an extra nutty treat.
Mike Harding said
07:15 PM Aug 10, 2022
Better still... don't feed birds or any other animal at all.
They don't need your food, all it will do is give them cancers and make them hang around humans.
Leave the bloody animals alone they don't need your Walt Disney inspired charity.
Bobdown said
09:07 PM Aug 10, 2022
Mike Harding wrote:
Better still... don't feed birds or any other animal at all.
They don't need your food, all it will do is give them cancers and make them hang around humans.
Leave the bloody animals alone they don't need your Walt Disney inspired charity.
Pretty damm rude Mike, not suggesting peanut butter, but we have always had a bird bath and a bird feeder for magpies and 28's, sunflower seeds mainly.
If nothing is put out for a few days, they will go in the chook pen and eat what's left over. No Fantasyland here, been doing it for 16 years.
Cheers Bob
maids said
09:23 AM Aug 11, 2022
2 dome tent sounds perfect
We know how some people are and these items will be chained together, hopefully making it a bit harder
msg said
01:14 PM Aug 11, 2022
I usually leave my $6 chair and ratty old table in the middle of the site. If anyone one takes them, they must be pretty hard done by so they are welcome to them. Over ten years never had anyone move them in a free camp site. May be different of late though.
elliemike said
05:43 PM Aug 11, 2022
Mike Harding wrote:
Better still... don't feed birds or any other animal at all.
They don't need your food, all it will do is give them cancers and make them hang around humans.
Leave the bloody animals alone they don't need your Walt Disney inspired charity.
Mike, I was not suggesting feeding the birds.
I am pointing out that birds and wildlife will eat the Peanut butter and probably ingest paper as well. Beside the litter problem created by Toilet Paper, it is as you say a bad practice to feed wild life.
My wife and I are both birders and members of Birdlife Australia, and agree Do Not Feed Wild life.
maids said
02:21 PM Aug 13, 2022
maybe chain things together under a tent
How do you go when traveling around and want to sight see?
Possum3 said
04:02 PM Aug 13, 2022
We often just put loose items in back of Patrol when travelling bob-tail - fridge chairs etc handy to stop for a sandwich and cup of tea. Maids perhaps you are carrying too much gear if you need to leave some of it when you go for a drive.
maids said
10:26 PM Aug 15, 2022
generator stove engle
Possum3 said
10:07 AM Aug 16, 2022
maids wrote:
generator stove engle
Where are these items kept whilst travelling to campsite? Why can't they go back there when sightseeing?
Tony Bev said
01:19 AM Aug 17, 2022
When I go to a free/donation/low cost campsite, and I know that I will be there for more than just a few days
I (before covid), would always introduce myself and get friendly, with the people around me.
When going into town, I would ask if anyone needed anything, and also ask them to keep an eye open for my stuff
I have table and chairs, portable lightweight solar panel, and Sat Dish.
I have never lost anything
Last week I stayed at Galena Bridge, (a free camp in WA), for 4 days
On the second day, while picking up a bit of rubbish
I could not help but notice, two caravans without towing vehicles, had left all their stuff out
I can only conclude, that there are still some honest and decent folks out there
any ideas on gazebo etc to use as shade.
Dont want to use awning as need somewhere to leave geny freezer stove etc while we drive around
Or as they say you will have two of them when you return. Not!
& a Bosch 10.8v angle grinder cuts chain extremely quickly.
Now you see 'em, now you don't.
Don't know about a place to leave the genny etc. But with a Campervan/Motorhome if you choose a good spot for the night and then drive around, more than likely it wont be vacant when you come back, have been told by a Mh'er he left a Table and chairs set up and some one just moved them to the side and then set up there caravan/tug at the spot.
Have thought about buying/setting up a 2 man tent ( Big W have them for $14) to hold the site when we go away in our Sprinter Campervan if there are limited sites available in an RV Friendly town.
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/slumbertrek-2-person-dome-tent/p/160337
-- Edited by PeterInSa on Tuesday 9th of August 2022 08:38:41 PM
You have a touching faith in humanity maids:
Generator $500 to $2000
Fridge $500 to $1500
Stove $100
If they are not stolen the first time you leave them they will be on the second.
I'm afraid this is an intrinsic problem with motorhomes... when you leave camp you need to pack up everything and take it with you. Perhaps make up a sign reading the campsite is taken and you'll be back at 3pm? Nicer people may take notice of it.
Well... yes and no.
Most will pitch a tent or site a caravan and expect to go for a day's sightseeing without their camp being nicked but motorhome people have a unique problem in that they cannot easily mark their site when away for a short period.
I'd make up a sign saying "Motorhome abc123 - left 10am, returning by 6pm, please leave site free" - but if someone camps in it there is not much you can do.
If you want to hold your free camping site while you're away, do what a few others have been known to do.
Get folded sheets of toilet paper, smear peanut butter or Vegemite over them & scatter them over the area.
Guaranteed your site will still be vacant when you get back.
An oldie but a goodie.
Just count out how many landmines you set - and make sure there is no more on return.
A spot taste test should sort out the pretenders from the genuine article.
Birds will love the peanut butter. If the wind does not disperse the toilet paper the Birds will have go.
From a Birding Magazine
Peanut butter is a good high-protein food for birds, and they can eat any of the same types humans do. If youre buying it specifically for birds, look for natural or organic types with the fewest additives. Try offering crunchy peanut butter for an extra nutty treat.
Better still... don't feed birds or any other animal at all.
They don't need your food, all it will do is give them cancers and make them hang around humans.
Leave the bloody animals alone they don't need your Walt Disney inspired charity.
Pretty damm rude Mike, not suggesting peanut butter, but we have always had a bird bath and a bird feeder for magpies and 28's, sunflower seeds mainly.
If nothing is put out for a few days, they will go in the chook pen and eat what's left over. No Fantasyland here, been doing it for 16 years.
Cheers Bob
2 dome tent sounds perfect
We know how some people are and these items will be chained together, hopefully making it a bit harder
Mike, I was not suggesting feeding the birds.
I am pointing out that birds and wildlife will eat the Peanut butter and probably ingest paper as well. Beside the litter problem created by Toilet Paper, it is as you say a bad practice to feed wild life.
My wife and I are both birders and members of Birdlife Australia, and agree Do Not Feed Wild life.
How do you go when traveling around and want to sight see?
Where are these items kept whilst travelling to campsite? Why can't they go back there when sightseeing?
I (before covid), would always introduce myself and get friendly, with the people around me.
When going into town, I would ask if anyone needed anything, and also ask them to keep an eye open for my stuff
I have table and chairs, portable lightweight solar panel, and Sat Dish.
I have never lost anything
Last week I stayed at Galena Bridge, (a free camp in WA), for 4 days
On the second day, while picking up a bit of rubbish
I could not help but notice, two caravans without towing vehicles, had left all their stuff out
I can only conclude, that there are still some honest and decent folks out there