Bushwalk Australia

Get into it!

Here is a pic of home-sweeeet-home:

Looks good. How are the caravans dealing with it? You're questioning their whole world

CraigVIC wrote:Looks good. How are the caravans dealing with it? You're questioning their whole world

Nomads are pretty cool, they are on a different journey.

I guess im a curiosity, I sometimes chucke on the inside when it all packs away.

May make the average camper rethink their gear which is good.

Only pulled the tarp out because I know the location, but was woken by a wombat looking for a kiss!

I confess I'd feel a tad exposed! People, rather than wombats, being the issue for me.

Looks like boot space is more of an issue for you than weight.

wallwombat wrote:Looks like boot space is more of an issue for you than weight.

[stupid american]Why would you even take boots on a car camping trip?[/stupid american]

Seriously, while space is an issue the thing I love most about going simple is the savings in time.

I made the most of my UL gear on the weekend, taking Mr 3.5 on his first overnight trip.

Transport for this adventure was bicycle, augmented by rail. ~20kms from home to the Lilydale train line, train out to Lilydale and then the ~40kms of the Warby Rail Trail.

We both managed to squeeze into my Naturehike Cloud UP 2 tent, but I'm very glad he's only small. It's true what they say about subtracting 1 from the number of people a tent fits. The caravan park at Warburton only had double sites left, however, so our tent looked positively tiny in comparison.

Your picture brought this video clip to mind for me:

I wanted a four cylinder rear wheel drive, more modern than my previous vehicles.

A back seat would only get filled with gear that then needs to be hidden.

A wagon body could be slept in, but then my existing hilux+canopy is way better for that.

Six months of careful pondering and the car is perfect! Bonus is the convertible roof, that doesnt impact on boot space either.

Yes, the less you have he less there is to deal with (clean up, pack up etc).

My dad has a '62 MGB roadster that I used to take up to Seal Rocks a couple of times a year. Lots of heads would turn curiously when I'd drive in to the campground, pop out a tent and mattress, chair, table, esky, tarp, etc... and a bodyboard, and be all set up and in the surf within 20 minutes of arriving. You could see the cogs turning when they saw I could still cook full meals, drink cold beer and sleep in comfort. Sometimes one of my mates would come too, if I ditched the board.

Rosscodj wrote:My dad has a '62 MGB roadster that I used to take up to Seal Rocks a couple of times a year. Lots of heads would turn curiously when I'd drive in to the campground, pop out a tent and mattress, chair, table, esky, tarp, etc... and a bodyboard, and be all set up and in the surf within 20 minutes of arriving. You could see the cogs turning when they saw I could still cook full meals, drink cold beer and sleep in comfort. Sometimes one of my mates would come too, if I ditched the board.

Ha ha ha!
It's funny as...

I do similar - although not that extreme, with my Sierra Designs Flash 3 tent.

It's great for quick car camping. Not UL of course, weighing some 3 kg for the 3 person tent. But similarly magic-ed up in no time at all, and packing down very small compared to most people's car camping set-ups. And similarly with UL chairs for me (Helinox Zero) and daughter (Helinox mini).

My version is sleeping in the car. Saves a lot of time and mucking about.

north-north-west wrote:My version is sleeping in the car. Saves a lot of time and mucking about.

Travelling today but too tired, kept stopping then couldn't nap. Eventually did at Yass for a couple of uncomfortable but needed Zs!

I use my hiking gear too! Also have an NA8 mx5 Neo, though it's far more precious than the bike

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I had an HSV Grange that I used to like flogging on dirt roads. so much fun but the Suby Outlander is better. Doesn't really get you that much further down the track but sleeping in the back makes life so much easier.

Probably should have got the window shields to keep the rain out with the window ajar but it's rare I sleep in the car. Much happier sleeping out in the bush.

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