Thread: How serious a camper are you?

Well I only pack fairly light:

Swag
Plough shear BBQ
Billy Can
Toasting fork (Bent fencing wire)
Fridge large WAECO
40 lt water
two plastic bowls (one for washing up other for washing self)
Food Box (large plastic box with tinned goodies and other esentials tea coffee etc)
Veggie box
F*^$ Off for the flies and mozzies
Shovel

If I pack right all this lasts me at least 10 days

Oh I nearly forgot the other landy essentials
Tool Box ( With plenty of useful bit's and pices)
Hi Lift
Recovery gear
Fuel @ more fuel
GPS garmin Quest
Maps
All the usual stuff ya need to carry to keep the old girl happy!!

Just for me and I dont usually bother with the Desert

my camp set up is better than my house my husband works on the assumption be prepared for the worst and it won,t happen and every time i say leave it at home we don,t need it we always do so now i pack everything too

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

That would be the bare bones tho Ken...there's always much much more when you add all those little things

Like the cooking gear...cast iron pots, frypan, billies, coffee percolator, the garlic crusher etc etc
Binoculars & books for bird watching
a book to read on the lazy days
maybe a board game for the evenings (nothing like trivial pursuit at 2degC, drinking beer)
camera
computer
the shower and mats to go with the shower tent etc etc etc
lighting gear
the spade, axe, the bush saw
not to mention enough booze for however long.....

Our vehicle is always packed to the gunwhales...I really think we take too much but am damned if I know what to leave behind and still enjoy the trip

I knew Id forgotten a few things especially the booze most of the cooking gear is in one of the 60 ltr tubs
I still have an oldish gas lantern (new bottle) need to get my butt into gear and sort out some 12volt lights
Im quite proud of our kitchen though (I need to get a camera and take some decent photos of our setup) as Im quite happy with the tarp and poles setup I created
we have a table for the 3 burner gas stove, sink,prep area and then theres the table for eating at .
Im also in the market for some new chairs, as the ones we have at the moment are rather uncomfortable (bought in haste as the others had given up the ghost)
Ive even bought a smoker for the odd chance of a fresh caught fish
Oh and dont foget the micro plane grater for the parmesan cheese or the rind of a lemon or lime with chicken or that fresh caught fish
I must confess theres nothing like being in the great outdoors with nothing better to do than grab another beer and conjour up a nice marinade to go with whatever is for tea and make sure the wine is chilling and cold enough in time for tea

I was in Kmart the other day and coleman have released a gas oven for camping only $250.00 am considering it as Im a sucker for new camping gear .
I know some will say what about the camp ovens but in respect to the weight of a decent camp oven its not even half the weight so I might just have to aquire one as a pressie to us just because we love camping so much and it would be nice to cook a pizza in the bush and enjoy a nice red on the side

Originally Posted by Bushwanderer

80Ltr fridge Battery. Now that must be a serious battery!

Its a 80amphour 4x4 battery I built a battery box for with 4gauge cables and rechargable wingnuts outside the box .
It lasts two days easily before I recharge the battery with the generator with a digital battery charger inline with a surge protector in between to protect the fridge takes a bout 6 hours to recharge and works a treat (Havent gotten around to putting a second battery in the D2 yet)

Originally Posted by graceysdad

Indeed 100I makes a very important statement about how we leave our sites, I have seen so many times fire holes left un covered and the area littered in beer cans/bottles, rotting food scraps in torn bags in so called rubbish bins with about 5 million flies, I really despise people who find breaking bottles fun, I have nealt down on a piece of glass and ended up having surgery to fix the result, it takes 10 mins after you have packed up to ensure what you take in is taken out, the Army follow the 3 Bs bash burn bury, there is always somewhere you can correctly dispose of your refuse on the way out, as said every little bit helps, Keep Australia Bueatiful

That is one of my pet hates, camp fire of exploded and spilt river rocks, broken and partially melted stubbies and rusty tin cans, amongst a still smouldering camp fire Not only is it an offence (in NSW) to leave a camp fire unattended, but its an offence for a reason. Unextinguished camp fires have started numerous bush fires, some with tragic results.


Before


After

We try and leave every camp looking better than when we arrived.

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

maybe a board game for the evenings (nothing like trivial pursuit at 2degC, drinking beer)

Didn't think it was that warm


Martyn

I'm not serious about much at all,,
and now we have the camper, theres just so much more room to fill with camping necesities---
as for pack up,, it takes a little while, what with annexes etc, but the time is saved at home when all you have to do is bung the fridge in the back, hook up and drive away,,,

The missus and I have two ways to go camping, either in the bloodbox or the county. The county is being set up for the big trip as the bloodobx is just a bit too loud...

With bloodbox I remove one stretcher rack and put in 4 tool boxes as bed base/storage. Nice big King Size bed too.The other rack holds 3 marine boards, table and chairs and rolled up mattress.Lift up when bed is set up. Have tarp to hang of the back.

County has rooftop tent and tarp off rack.We have 3 way fridge which while driving is powered by battery pack charged direct from main battery.Once at camp switch to gas. Have a gas mount coming and fridge slide so can remain in back, with door open of course.Also have drop down table on back door. We generally use single burn cartridge stove, but also have a bigger 3 burner.We also carry two MTB's to get around.Water is taken care of with 52Lt tank on rear passenger floor pumped to back door.







both take about 5 minutes to set up and suit us pretty well.Just need to sort rear storage in county a bit more.I think both ways we keep it fairly simple.

cheers
Paul