Nicholson_family

Hi,
We're still in UK currently, due to migrate 2009, and we're planning a camping holiday in Europe this year. The question came up as to whether we could buy an Aussie-proof tent rather than one which we'd have to sell before we move.

So, any former campers from the UK out there? If we buy a decent Outwell polycotton tent (i.e. the Wolf Lake) which has all the mesh doors and sewn-in groundsheet and looks bug proof, would that be suitable for us to bring and use in Aus (NSW or Victoria)?

I can imagine that camping in temperatures above 35c is impossible, but apart from the mid-summer is camping generally a good thing in Australia?

Thanks,

Reading fan

we lived in Adelaide for 5 years and went camping on average once a month. Yes there were occasions of 35oC plus heat but it was just an excuse to have another cold beer. We are moving back in 3 months time and we have got a camper trailer ready to be collected the minute we get off the plane. Good luck our childen absolutelt love it and so do we.

john& becky

I presume its worth investing in a decent tent though? We bought a Halfords £100.00 job, don't suppose it'll cut the mustard in Queensland. Don't want any spiders paying a visit in the dead of night!

tartankoala

I'll be investing in a shotgun for those occasions!

MarkMC

Do a search for tents on Aussie ebay - they seem to have extra mesh to keep the insects out...

cresta57

We go camping quite often here in Qld. We have a Black Wolf 4 person tent, it's plenty big enough & looks no different to the U.K ones. Most have sewn in groundsheet & mossie nets in the window& door openings.
In summer it can get hot, most Aussies have a large tarp that they erect above their camping area. The tarp provides an under cover area away from the sun & also helps to keep the tent a bit cooler. Most camping shops sell silver tarps & the poles/guy ropes are all sold individually. Add a couple of decent eskies to keep beer & food cool & your sorted.
At the moment temps are a bit cool for camping, we've had a couple of frosts in the last week or so & sleeping out under canvas is reminiscent of the winter fell walking weekends of my youth, F cold
Next weekend will be our last camping trip of the winter. There's a nice little spot on the coast just 1/2 hr away that hosts a weekend fishing comp. Enough beer & rum & I'll not feel the cold

Dorothy

Our tent was on sale at K-Mart for $135. It works just fine for us.

Wandathecat

We hired a camper van so not the same but just wanted to add how fab and well equipped the camp sites are in Oz. You just roll up and thats it......................no cavaran club crap!

themerlin

Went camping in the NSW/QLD border ranges once in winter, I have never been so cold in all my life !

busterboy

I went camping in the supposed summer in Tasmania. Still sanding off the goosebumps!

jond

Once did a survival training course in the Brecon Beacons and crossed a river with the water temp of 4 degrees I thought my balls would never reappear