We did Vic from Lorne to SA Eyre Peninsula west coast in summer. Depending which way the weather was from. It was either fairly cold or very hot.
Over the New Year, the weather was going to be "cool" for 5 days before a change comes through. So we went up to North Flinders Ranges. It was very pleasant. Best of all not another person in the entire area. Got up to Chambers Gorge. We got back to coastal areas before the heatwave.
We were in Mildura when it was 47°C, but it didn't feel that bad as there was basically zero humidity. Funny thing was, we went to the swimming baths, jumped in the water to cool off. But when we got out of the water due to the zero humidity, the water on our skin was evaporating so quickly we both were covered in goosebumps. 60 seconds later the heat hit & we were back in the water.
But, basically agree, summer is not for us, unless one has the option of air conditioning.
47°C in Mildura:
Chambers Gorge:
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We never ever travel in summer anymore. Did so some 30 years ago when we were younger but not anymore. All our trips are in the cooler to colder months and where we travel has to be cool or cold. Cannot take the heat anymore, we do have various ways to keep warm in the camper, but mostly prefer not to heat above 18C. Even here at home our aircond is set to 18C. We do have a good solar system so cost is not an issue.
Leaving next Sunday for a trip out to Broken Hill, down the Siver City Hwy to Wentworth back along the Murray to Cobram then home to Lake Macquarie probably take 6 weeks or so. Not really the ideal time but we are meeting up with some friends over from Tassie who are travelling to Perth we wanted to spend a bit of time with them. We did a lap last year and to tell you the truth northern Australia and the west coast from April through to October was absolutely packed with people in vans, campers and RVs all heading north for the winter a large majority seemed to have ViC plates on them. This time we will put up with the heat and avoid the rush. I think the last couple of weeks here the humidity has been unbearable at least inland it should be a dry heat.
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-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Tuesday 6th of February 2024 11:22:19 AM
After our 47°C in Mildura, we were in Wentworth... about high 20ies °C. All night we were walking up & down the street in undies (I even got failed to be turned on!)
A humidity wave came in.
We were either putting our feet or heads in a bucket of water or sitting in the car with air conditioning running.
An eye-opener if you can't do anything about humidity & even very modest temperature.
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After our 47°C in Mildura, we were in Wentworth... about high 20ies °C. All night we were walking up & down the street in undies (I even got failed to be turned on!)
A humidity wave came in.
We were either putting our feet or heads in a bucket of water or sitting in the car with air conditioning running.
An eye-opener if you can't do anything about humidity & even very modest temperature.
Yeah thats the risk you take when you head inland in summer so I guess there will be no use complaining about the heat when we get out there. The scariest thing about your experience is picturing you wandering the streets in your under wear. We actually lived in the Pilbara for a few years which 99% of the time was a dry heat and was bearable every now and then you would get a humid day and it would become almost unlivable. We have been watching the temperatures in different places that we will be visiting for the last couple of weeks and it hasnt been encouraging. Unfortunately if we want to spend some time with our friends we havent got a choice of when we go they are on a schedule to visit their family in Perth..If it gets too hot it will be CPs and running the A/C I am not taking a generator normally we just rely on the Sirrocco fans to sleep at night. By the way is there a good place in Wentworth you would recomend staying at ?
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-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Wednesday 7th of February 2024 07:21:58 AM
It was just by a park where you couldn't really stay. But there was no one else around (no issues with undies. Girls in Manly wear far briefer bikinis. But their bums... but better leave it at that... before getting killed crossing the road!).
We have had some terrible humid weather in Sydney compounded by living at waters edge (mould is another issue everyone experiences is our area, it's a real problem).
We have 2 portable air conditioners, just don't know were to install an outside condenser. My tenants have 2 Daikin air conditioners. So they are better off than us.
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I have been in the Black Forest in Germany many times seeing relatives. I was getting hot walking around in t-shirt & boardshorts in the snow on walking trails (Even inside an ice cave in the Black Forest, no issues with the cold), It was regularly -12°C.
But again due to zero humidity there were no issues with cold.
Also in England with other relatives, extreme humidity, it was 7°C & I was "frozen to the bone" (I fully understand that saying) even with all the clothes I had & triple socks & Gortex ski gloves.
Temperature issues are mostly about humidity.
I am very grateful, although not idea, at least at home we have options!
The lowest we have had at the waters edge in Sydney is 5°C. That was sucking heat from our bodies. Our portable air conditioner on reverse cycle freezes up at 8°C, then have to turn off for 30 minutes to thaw out.
Dimplex 3.5kW RC air conditioner highly modified in my own custom build setup, "to put it lightly", as a ducted system, it actually works surprisingly well for the area it has to cool or heat. Cooling these days as it is over a decade old it is having issues. Heating it is still brilliant.
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By the way is there a good place in Wentworth you would recommend staying at ?
We are usually just travelling through and rarely stay more than two nights - The Free Camp (next to Sport's Club from memory) all asphalt, dump point and potable water. Can always unhitch and do some stocking up.
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Thanks guys for the feedback we have stayed in places like Mildura, Renmark Morgan and have also called into Wentworth to visit the old gaol etc. just never stayed there. We are not that up the road from Manly in Lake Macquaire the humidity has been terrible it feels like over the last 10 years the weather that you used to get further north has gradually been migrating further south. One advantage not living far from the ocean its warmer in winter and in summer we often pick up a sea breeze in the affernoon. I had to work for a few weeks in the French Alps during mid winter and I remember one day it was -18C bright and sunny with not a cloud in the sky I had been walking around for probably 20 minutes taking some video without gloves on when I finished I put my hands in my pockets and when they started to warm up thy were actully throbbing and painful I never even realised that they were being slowly frozen no wonder people suffer frostbite when exposed to temperatures like that.
