Tagged: free camping

Not every empty patch of dirt is free to camp on. Here's how I actually work out who owns the ground and how to ask properly before I pull in.

Finding a free camp is easy. Finding one that works with two kids, a dog and one adult on toilet duty is a different job entirely.

Most rest area rules are pinned to a board most tourers walk straight past. Here's how to actually read one before you set up.

Solo touring with a dog changes your camp choices, your water sums and your risk tolerance. Here's what actually keeps you both safe out bush.

A ranger's torch at 6am is how most people learn their free camp had a 24-hour limit. Here's how to actually check before you set up.

A remote Gulf of Carpentaria loop from Karumba to Borroloola, with real numbers on fuel, water and where the phone signal actually stops.

Free camp or powered site tonight? A practical decision method for families, built around water, dogs, dark arrivals and what your kids actually need to sleep.

How you handle toilet waste and grey water at free camps decides whether the site stays open. Here's what actually works, and what gets camps shut.

You don't need a charter boat to see the Kimberley coast properly. Here's how to reach the gorges, tides and beaches from the Troopy instead.

A day-by-day power budget for solo touring off one battery bank: what a fridge, water pump, lights and a laptop actually draw, and where the sums fall apart.

The Tanami Track links Alice Springs to the Kimberley across 1,000km of red dirt. Here's what it actually takes in fuel, water and nerve.

Free camping in the first week of school holidays with two kids and a dog is a different game. Here's how we actually find and bag a workable site.

How much water a family van really needs, where to store it, and the habits that stop you running dry or hauling dead weight you don't need.

Free council rest areas and paid national park sites look similar on the map. They're run under completely different rules, and mixing them up costs tourers money or a fine.

Fixed roof solar is convenient but loses serious output in winter and under trees. Here's the maths on angle, shading and when a folding panel earns its keep.

Apps have made free camp hunting lazy and crowded. Here's how I actually find quiet, legal sites using maps, radios and old-fashioned local knowledge.

Caravan park fees are the biggest variable in a Big Lap budget. Here's the real per-night maths, powered vs unpowered, and how to cut the annual bill.

Solo touring with a dog changes how you pick camps, manage heat and handle emergencies. Here's what nine seasons in the Troopy taught me.

Free camp etiquette isn't written on a sign. Here's the unwritten code that keeps sites open and campers civil, from a bloke who's fixed the aftermath.

When solar and lithium fall short, a generator fills the gap. Trev on picking the right size, running it politely, and knowing when you actually need one.

Cape Leveque Road off the Gibb turns a Kimberley lap into something richer. Here's how I'd plan the detour, water and all.

Showground camping can save your Big Lap budget and your sanity. Here's how to find them, what they cost, and the etiquette that keeps them open to travellers.

A practical way to read a free camp in the first ten minutes, before you've unhitched or dropped the camper, so you don't end up stuck, bogged or moved on after dark.

Free camping with primary-schoolers is a different exercise to solo touring. Here's how we actually choose a site, from arrival time to the 2am dunny run.

Real numbers on signal, power and camp choice for anyone trying to work remotely from free camps in the outback and the Kimberley.

A Troopy-and-camper solo traveller's method for picking safe, legal free camps — timing, ground, solar, signal and reading the room.

Dump points are everywhere in Australia — if you know how to find them. Here's how to locate one, use it properly, and avoid the mistakes that annoy everyone else.

An honest breakdown of big lap costs: fuel, caravan sites vs free camps, food, rego and insurance, and repairs, with real ranges to build your own budget.

Free camping rules across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, NT and TAS: rest areas, national parks, self-contained rules and honest talk on council crackdowns.