Needing friends

Might be worth investigating joining a caravan club, some info here… http://www.tpsp.com.au/caravan-clubs/vic.php

We have a van but don't travel with friends but do make some along the way. Some even show up in same locations further on in trips. Rarely have trouble starting up conversations at campsites.

Most cases where we don't talk to someone it's because of the huge location and separation but sometimes people are just there for the night and move on without leaving their car & van or inside their motorhome.

We do know someone who started a half lap with friends but it fell apart as they had differences in who wanted to see what and when. They only got halfway together.

One of the features of ExplorOz Membership (ie. you need to upgrade your free account to a Member account) is the ability to post a proposed trip plan in the Member's section seeking companions. (Go to the Members menu - select Trips & Gatherings). Only Members can create a new trip. You simply state where you'd like to go and when and invite others to join you. People can then register to your trip (free) and you can then communicate with them privately (using the Member Messaging service we provide). This enables Member to Member communication without anyone else seeing the conversation (unlike the Forum) and protects you from sharing personal information such as phone or email contacts until you would like to, and then if you do, you send it via the Member Message so that it is not publicised.

You can post a trip up here , join a local 4WD club for their social events or a tag along tour is another good way of meeting like minded people.

We have got to a stage where we prefer time on our own now.

Check out the Idlers 4wd Club. This club was set up for people exactly like you.
https://www.idlers4wdclub.org.au/

Chris

G'day,

We've got 4 kids as well, ages 2, 8, 9 and 16. They love making new friends when out and about travelling.

Send me an email to stu308@outlook.com, I'm sure we could organise something.

Gday McHenry
Come to a coffee club meeting some time , there are some very experienced chaps there to gather information from, like what to take, where to camp, near and far, and anything else you might think of .
Muzbry