Thread: Camping Safety when overnighting on the highways

Use the official rest stops, park under a light near the toilets and relax. We've never had any trouble, apart from noisy neighbours. There's often a bit of group feeling going on and people park together and even have a good chat.

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The safest thing for anyone up to no good would be to leave me alone when I'm having a nap...

But seriously, as unattractive as it may be, if you're worried about that sort of thing then stop in a well lit area of a busy truck stop. If there are vehicles coming and going regularly, then no one will try anything. I've had some good chats to Truckies in the evening at such places..

Or if you want something a bit quieter, behind piles of road screening you see piled up will give you plenty of cover, or a couple of hundred metres off the road.

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Ive spent many years travelling around this country alone in my vehicle and when it was time for a Kip I always chose a truck stop with lots of trucks be it a roadhouse or just a remote one it didnt matter as long as there were truckers there, never ever had a problem

Your safer on the road than you are at home, can't say as much about your house while your away.

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Personally I avoid designated overnight stops and try to find a discreet site well away from the road and at least 30k from the nearest town. Any closer than 30k and I stay in a caravan park. As far as a locals perspective there is nothing worse than campers that cheapskate by staying on the fringes of town

I tried a few truck stops but its hard to sleep when a refrigerated pantech or a cattle truck pulls up alongside you.

Hi,
a bit of map reading helps. We look for side roads that go to properties that have a track marked some where off to one side and use that.
If the weather is cold, wet and windy, we can be a bit more casual and use lookouts or parks, boat ramps etc. Never on warm nights or weekends or full moon though.
On a recent 4 month trip we only used 2 paid camps, Wombian Caves and Nymboida Canoe Center for a national meet.
We just like the quiet and solitude of 'stealth camping' rather than commercial venues.
cheers

If you are going to camp in the scrub always make sure you are far enough of the road that passing vehicles cannot see you lights or campfire.

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