Motorhome - rent to try

[Black Orchid]

Aw come on Bo... if you are not living on the edge you are taking up too much room!!

I will move over lol

[Neferti]

Towing "real" caravans around Australia would be a bit of a problem, ditto those motor home things. However, those "pop up" ones are (apparently) just like towing a trailer and if you have done that, you would be fine. You would need a 4WD (or what they call an SUV?).

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[Neferti]

When opened it looks like this.

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[Neferti]

Travelling AROUND Australia means a lot of driving and very rough roads. Check this site out. You need to plan ahead for at least 3-6 MONTHS.

http://elektromain.xyz/travel-around-au ... y-caravan/

PS. I have not done it and have no desire to. Living "rough" for 3-6 months is definitely NOT me.

[Serial Brain 9]

Travelling AROUND Australia means a lot of driving and very rough roads. Check this site out. You need to plan ahead for at least 3-6 MONTHS.

http://elektromain.xyz/travel-around-au ... y-caravan/

PS. I have not done it and have no desire to. Living "rough" for 3-6 months is definitely NOT me.

Great link - But I don't think you have to go all out for 3 to 6 months.

You could do smaller trips - say, just go up to Uluru and return - you could do that in a week or something like that.

Stop in at Coober Pedy, Woomera,

I'd like to go up to Birdsville for the Big Music Bash.

Not 100% sure what its called but its on around this time of year.

[sprintcyclist]

Travelling Australia is a very individual process...

You have to find what YOU LIKE to do, to see and how you are going to do it.. (and the Mrs )

We have travelled all over Australia ...

Some trips by Motorcycle and camping in a tent 🏕

Other trips in a pop top caravan - some in our FULL SIZED caravan whereby i try to spend as much time as i can Free Camping..

I find Motels and Hotels too stuffy and restricting...

Caravan park to us are a much better option due to more room, Trees, Gardens, Lawns and you dont feel like you have to sit inside the entire time you are there... or just look into an ashfelt car park...

However... if you get up early to go have a shower in a van park.. at times you’ll encounter old folks taking a shit while you are trying to shower..

But i digress...

I’ve travelled from Vic across the Nullarbor and around the bottom end of WA on a Solo Motorcycle Trip with Swag...

Around Tasmania on Motorcycle and lightweight tent... solo

Around NSW with the Mrs on a Motorcycle and Trailer.. .Lightweight 6 Man Ten

A Trip up through the Red Centre on our Goldwing and Trailer - Lightweight 6 Man Tent

Across the Nullarbor, up the Coast of WA and down the Red Centre with out Poptop Caravan..

Down to Tasmania on the Spirit of Tasmania ..... Full Sized Caravan

Queensland Trip.. Travelling up through NSW, Lightening Ridge, to Cains...

With the Full Sized Caravan we can go totally off Grid... it has shower, toilet, heating, cooking, fridge/freezer 3way, AC (240V), TV

Jayco caravans seem to tow very well... I’m an excellent driver and backer so towing anything doesn’t bother me.. once at a destination we can ditch the caravan and go exploring in our 4x4

Telstra is definitely the best for reception around Australia

We are on Optus at the moment but if we were to do another trip around aust somewhere we’d get Telstra...

The Full sized caravans are better insulated ... so better on noise and heat/cold

But like i was saying up at the top..

What do you want to do?

How do you want to do it?

Trains , Planes or Automobile

Thanks mechanic

[sprintcyclist]

Travelling AROUND Australia means a lot of driving and very rough roads. Check this site out. You need to plan ahead for at least 3-6 MONTHS.

http://elektromain.xyz/travel-around-au ... y-caravan/

PS. I have not done it and have no desire to. Living "rough" for 3-6 months is definitely NOT me.

Great link - But I don't think you have to go all out for 3 to 6 months.

You could do smaller trips - say, just go up to Uluru and return - you could do that in a week or something like that.

Stop in at Coober Pedy, Woomera,

I'd like to go up to Birdsville for the Big Music Bash.

Not 100% sure what its called but its on around this time of year.

We have done a few smaller driving trips. Stay where we can sleep in the back of the falcon wagon. it's good but not all would like it

[The Mechanic]

Have a look at this site sprint

https://www.facebook.com/thegreynomads1/

Another week .. another rollover..

[Neferti]

Travelling AROUND Australia means a lot of driving and very rough roads. Check this site out. You need to plan ahead for at least 3-6 MONTHS.

http://elektromain.xyz/travel-around-au ... y-caravan/

PS. I have not done it and have no desire to. Living "rough" for 3-6 months is definitely NOT me.

Great link - But I don't think you have to go all out for 3 to 6 months.

You could do smaller trips - say, just go up to Uluru and return - you could do that in a week or something like that.

Stop in at Coober Pedy, Woomera,

I'd like to go up to Birdsville for the Big Music Bash.

Not 100% sure what its called but its on around this time of year.

Yes, small trips would be easier and you can almost do those by train.

I thought that Sprint's idea was to "travel around Australia" and the people I know who have done that, took 3 months. A laptop and WiFi and you can handle all your banking stuff as you travel.

When I was young and married (before kids) we did the camping trips with friends and went all over the place ... and real camping with tents, in the bush, snakes and spiders and NO showers or toilets. Then we girls discovered The Cabin ... near a river that the boys could "fish". I recall it was 5 bucks a night, needed coins for to feed the gas, etc. but real beds and a shower. Bliss.

Roughing it is NOT for me.

[sprintcyclist]

Have a look at this site sprint

https://www.facebook.com/thegreynomads1/

Another week .. another rollover..

Thanks Mech.
Friends of ours who have a caravan and have travelled a lot say they see the remains of vans quite often.
We have seen 2 occasions where caravans became scary. I have seem many setups that look poor.

This is a good clip [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFzrWHTG5e8[/youtube]


My wife dislikes the idea of having to leave a caravan to leave an area late at night if something happens.
I don't like the idea of driving a 5 ton vehicle at 90 kms with an ability for it to go 'loose' when bumps or winds occur.

If we are spending $100K, it's got to be what suits us.

'Normal' holidays or a converted Toyota Coaster seem pretty good.