You got it in one Pauline, that is what we do and we get by ok
yeoeleven said
01:31 PM Oct 30, 2011
I have been on the road as a solo nomad since the beginning of August and have traveled from the Gold Coast in Queensland to Esperance in Western Australia. I have traveled 8419 kms at a petrol cost of $1243 and paid for site fees 60 days with free camping 28 days at a cost of $979. My food costs have been $924.
I have had a variety of camping situations and the longest in one place was 3 weeks in Esperance and the greatest usage of petrol was across the Nullabor in 3 days costing over $250 with National Park fees at $6 per night and showground camping around $18 I have been able to average around $11 per night overall.
I am on the Aged Pension and had no difficulty in keeping within it's constraints, during the time on the road I have had single expenses of over $200 each pension and still survived. $259 Coleman Hot Water on Demand, second deep cycle battery $296, service to the generator $230 and 16 amp Smart Charger $215.
I had a small float saved up for emergencies prior to departure and had to dip into that for $1000 to buy an Engel fridge, the old one couldn't keep food cold over 32 degrees as I found out whilst camping in Lucky Bay when the temperature rose above that.
Fortunately I was able to install both the additional battery and the fridge myself thus saving quite a few dollars and also able to save the day when the wind blew up my pop top in Port Augusta.
So if you can get the opportunity to travel this great land seize it now whilst you can, you never know when health can play a huge part in your future. I am 74 and travellng in a 1979 Hi Ace because that was all I could afford to buy and with no home base to return to but I would not have it any other way.
John
pauline said
01:43 PM Oct 30, 2011
Well said John, I have been following your adventures and as the saying goes, you wouldn't be dead for quids, I bet, keep up the good work, we all love reading your posts and you are really helping a lot of people with the knowledge you and we have gained by your experiences.
Cheers
Happywanderer said
01:59 PM Oct 30, 2011
AmandaJayne, ignore other peoples budgets as it is not yours. As I said earlier my budget will be no more than 800 a month and I have to stick to it. I only have the pension and will manage. As others have said, if you get low find a nice river or lake to camp beside till next payday.
_wombat_ said
02:04 PM Oct 30, 2011
good on you HW, and all of you pensioner's out there go do your thing, there is always work somewhere along to road to make a few bob.
When I retire in another 30 years there will be no pension, or so I'm told, but we will still be able to manage I hope.
Happywanderer said
02:05 PM Oct 30, 2011
Give us a break wombat, aren't you already retired?? Or was that tired??
pauline said
02:10 PM Oct 30, 2011
Touche Marg, he deserved that,,,Ha Ha
_wombat_ said
02:37 PM Oct 30, 2011
Some people can be very nasty
Happywanderer said
02:39 PM Oct 30, 2011
says who????
_wombat_ said
03:20 PM Oct 30, 2011
me, Sir Wombat
AmandaJayne said
07:26 PM Oct 30, 2011
oh we will go... got to see how it goes first... before hand we slept in the car with a side tent up and it really did not cost us too much at all.. the biggest being fuel... the bus wont be able to go some of the places we did to get away from it all tho...
You got it in one Pauline, that is what we do and we get by ok
I have been on the road as a solo nomad since the beginning of August and have traveled from the Gold Coast in Queensland to Esperance in Western Australia. I have traveled 8419 kms at a petrol cost of $1243 and paid for site fees 60 days with free camping 28 days at a cost of $979. My food costs have been $924.
I have had a variety of camping situations and the longest in one place was 3 weeks in Esperance and the greatest usage of petrol was across the Nullabor in 3 days costing over $250 with National Park fees at $6 per night and showground camping around $18 I have been able to average around $11 per night overall.
I am on the Aged Pension and had no difficulty in keeping within it's constraints, during the time on the road I have had single expenses of over $200 each pension and still survived. $259 Coleman Hot Water on Demand, second deep cycle battery $296, service to the generator $230 and 16 amp Smart Charger $215.
I had a small float saved up for emergencies prior to departure and had to dip into that for $1000 to buy an Engel fridge, the old one couldn't keep food cold over 32 degrees as I found out whilst camping in Lucky Bay when the temperature rose above that.
Fortunately I was able to install both the additional battery and the fridge myself thus saving quite a few dollars and also able to save the day when the wind blew up my pop top in Port Augusta.
So if you can get the opportunity to travel this great land seize it now whilst you can, you never know when health can play a huge part in your future. I am 74 and travellng in a 1979 Hi Ace because that was all I could afford to buy and with no home base to return to but I would not have it any other way.
John
Cheers
As I said earlier my budget will be no more than 800 a month and I have to stick to it. I only have the pension and will manage. As others have said, if you get low find a nice river or lake to camp beside till next payday.
good on you HW, and all of you pensioner's out there go do your thing, there is always work somewhere along to road to make a few bob.
When I retire in another 30 years there will be no pension, or so I'm told, but we will still be able to manage I hope.
Some people can be very nasty
me, Sir Wombat
oh we will go... got to see how it goes first... before hand we slept in the car with a side tent up and it really did not cost us too much at all.. the biggest being fuel... the bus wont be able to go some of the places we did to get away from it all tho...