Welcome back guy's, did you end up taking your tinny?
15weeks!..........you lucky, lucky....
ozi2

We are going to Tassie Mid November this year for 3 months.  Any tips greatly appreciated G & K

What a great trip. Is there anything you DIDN'T see?
I would like to do the same next summer if I can pluck up the courage to get on that boat.

jimricho wrote:

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over the Tasman???? That's New Zealand over there, GD.   Last time I looked Tasmania was south of the Aussie mainland across Bass Straight.

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Oh dear, a Fruedian slip! We've been debating the relative merits of a trip to Tasmania or NZ next summer.

 

That makes my 2weeks look like a hit & run .
We are going over to Tassie , early Jan for National Kayaking C.ships .
I reckon the fares ok , even if it is peak time , Dad , mum , son & car .
We don't know where th c/ships are yet -except for Tassie . I would like a week before or a
week after , the kayaking runs for a week .Richo

beachball57 wrote:

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the bride and i will be hopeflly heading to tassie for 3 weeks in september and taking the newly aquired camper trailer and oztent ( we like camping ) we only have 3 weeks this year though, used up the last of my long service leaave last year up at cape yorke (derrr) should have saved some but ****e happens,, now that we have the camper and are more or less self conatined what we spend on the fare accross we hope to save by "free camping" some of the tme...
Off to the Adelaide Caravan and campng show this weekend so hopefully there will be info that i can grab on tassie and WA which is on the planning board for next year....
bb

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Hi
You will have no problems free camping in tassie, lots of places and most by water of some sort.
cheers
blaze

Ma wrote:

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We are going to Tassie Mid November this year for 3 months.  Any tips greatly appreciated G & K

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Meals on the ferry are expensive $30 for a plate of food and a cold drink so good idea to take your own.
We had a cabin going over (night trip) and a reserved seat (day trip) coming back, don't know if i would be bothered with a reserved seat again as we spent 95% of the trip wandering around.
National Parks are expensive, $24 entry per day, get a 2 month pass, we bought a annual pass for $86 concession. Camping fees are another $13per day.
School holidays is a busy time and if on the east coast finding somewhere to camp can be a challange. Locals start moving their vans.mh's etc onsite weeks before and leave them there. We got to bay of fires (Swimcart beach) a week before xmas and werer lucky to get a spot. Leaving day after boxing day our spot was filled before we got on the track proper.
Water is plentiful but untreated in most places with the exception of the Tasman peninsula, no water available  so make sure you fill up before leaving Sorell.
Caravan Park at Waratah $16pn unpowered, $21 pn powered has free laundry facilities including a dryer.
Buy frit and veg at farmers markets much cheaper and better quality than supermarkets.
Nearly all places where showers available (including CP's) are coin operated, cost varies $1 for 3 minutes upwards.

As I think of more I will add.
If you have a rough trip plan let me know and i will let you know what camps we stayed at.