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| Budget | You should calculate your budget at approximately AUS$100 per day for 2 adults to self drive and 50% bush camp. |
| Fire | Pieces of waxed cartons from your local fruit shop make great fire starters - even when wet. A lettuce box cut up into 10cm squares goes a long way. |
| Fire | Used teabags soaked in diesel and kept in a jar/tin are very good firelighters. |
| First Aid | Prepare your own antibacterial spray in a 600ml spray bottle with 2-3 capfuls of Dettol and fill with water. Many uses such as handwashing, wiping down benches, after toilet stops, and any nicks/cuts as the pressure of the spray flushes the wounds well. |
| Food Storage | Buy sweet potatoes rather than pumpkins because they can be kept out of the fridge without rotting (even after cutting!) |
| Food Storage | Many butchers will place your meat in vacuum sealed packs called Cryovac. This process increases the longevity of your meat storage up to 6 weeks for fresh red meat at 4 degrees. |
| Food Storage | Tin vegetables take up lots of room and create excess rubbish that cannot be burned. Opt for packets of freeze dried vegies where possible and stock up on fresh potatoes, sweet potatoes etc wherever possible. |
| Food Storage | Grow salad vegies while travelling - put 2 tbspns mung beans or alfalfa seeds in jar, cover with water, stretch stocking across top and seal with rubber band around neck. Soak overnight, drain then rinse daily. |
| Food Storage | Apples, tomatoes, bananas will keep out of fridge if wrapped in 1/4 sheet of newspaper for up to 16days. Wrap lettuce in 2-3 sheets. |
| Food Storage | Wrap eggs in cling wrap and put back in box. If the egg breaks it stays intact enough to use the egg. |
| Fridge | Never put warm drinks into your car fridge. Instead, wrap bottles in a wet teatowel and leave out overnight. In the morning they will be cool enough to put into your fridge - helps conserve your fridge battery. |
| Glasses | If travelling or camping in a dusty environment, keep the soft cloth used to clean your spectacles in a resealable plastic bag to avoid scratching lenses. |
| Ground Cover | Shadecloth is better than a tarp for ground cover around tents and camp kitchens. Dirt falls through rather than sitting on the surface. It rolls up to a bulky but light pack that does not need to be stored in a dry area. |
| Heat | If you don't have a fridge cover, you can drop the temp a few degrees by placing a damp teatowel on the lid. Keep the nearest window ajar for airflow. Works just like a Coolgardie safe! |
| Heat | When camped out and you are unable to sleep due to the heat use a spray bottle filled with water and lightly spray your bed and your face plus any bare flesh just before retiring. |
| Hygiene | After toileting, burn your toilet paper, don't bury it. |
| Kids | Give your older kids a couple of hand-held UHFs at camp. That way they can be playing out of sight while you cook, relax or do something else, they can call you if they need to. You can check in with them when you want to. |
| Money | Film canisters (from old cameras) are a great way to keep your laundry/shower money organised. They are the perfect size to store one dollar coins in. So if you fill one of them with one dollar coins and throw it in your glovebox before your trip, you'll |
| Navigation | Choose map books with spiral bounding. |
| Noise | Foam ear plugs are a handy light-weight item that you'll find has many uses. |
