People complain about NT van park prices

Paid nearly $80 for a powered site in lakes bloody entrance once, nearly fell over:mad:

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Originally Posted by Bundalene

G'day Ean,

We are going to be home in January. You and your family are more than welcome to camp at our place....we live on acres so have heaps of room.

Lots of grass as well....


Plus there are a few AULRO members who live fairly close by and we would be happy to arrange a meet up if you would like to. :D:D:D

Cheers, Erich

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Gday Erich,

Thanks for the offer and we may well take you up on it. Our car and camper trailer will be in brissie so we will head off from there and see where we end up. Was thinking of cruising down and into Vic then when our time is up bolt from there to Darwin up the stuart hwy.

We are not making any plans just have 5 weeks to look around.:D

It would be great to meet up with some aulro folk along the way

Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

Ean. If you travel from Brissy to Melb you almost go past my place(about 15KM out of your way)

I own a caravan park, the cheapest you will find, it is free.(conditions apply, see below)

To qualify for and receive free site fees, applicant must join park owner for a beer.

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Sounds like a great idea, just have to get the map out and see where you are.

Thats a very generous offer ,with that sort of offer, you must drink lotsa beers on some of the holidays.:p:p

Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by Vern

Paid nearly $80 for a powered site in lakes bloody entrance once, nearly fell over:mad:

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Yeh well that's the most expensive place I seen, $72 for 2 people per night. Batemans bay was same price.


Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Our tourism industry wonders why Australians holiday overseas. Well, it is miles cheaper and the service and facilities are miles better.

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plus 1.

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Originally Posted by Graeme

You need to get away from the crowds! Mid August $16 for a powered slab at Tottenham with a late arrival solo biker the only other person.

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Unfortunately everywhere was cheaper in august, but we are having holidays the same time as everyone else..January..

Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by Graeme

You need to get away from the crowds! Mid August $16 for a powered slab at Tottenham with a late arrival solo biker the only other person.

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Freeze your ass off in blink-and-you-miss-it Tottenham in August? You would have to pay me and a good bit more than $16

Hey Mr Whippy

Had an interesting chat to my mum and dad who are on the road.....they are about to stay in a caravan park charges for electricity I.e. There is a base rate for the site and on checkout the read the meter for your site.......I can only assume so e the massive vans and motor homes chew some electricity? My parents aren't to worried as they rarely turn on their air-con and use bugger all in lighting

Will this become more and more common..........

Ean, The 'camp' book that Uncle Ho mentioned has all the details of free and other campsites along with all the facilities/services etc that they provide. It is a very handy bit of gear. It also has a comprehensive road atlas. You'd probably save the price of the book by having it, and no I don't work for them.

http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/

Don.

If parks set aside an area of grass with unpowered sites for people who don't want power they would get more grey nomads spending money in their shops who now shun the parks and go for the free stops to avoid the park charges.