Camping in Central Nsw

Hi Ken

GREAT idea. keep the price as low as possible and you will get lots of users. me and the family for one. sounds like a great place you lucky bu...r
check out the insurance side of things as i think this will be the biggest blockage next to council approval. the cost of the insurances could be prohibitive. otherwise a great idea.
make sure that you post full directions if you go ahead

Regards

Bob

Hi Kenny:

This is a good idea, but as was mentioned previously, insurance and councils tend to put paid to most good ideas. Best you check that part of it out early on.

But with toilets, showers AND level sites, it's all you could ask for.

You may find checking out other similar ventures worthwhile. If you are targeting 4WD specifically, take at look at "Skytrek" in the Flinders Ranges. They also have a fabulous 4wd tour which is very popular. Something you may like to consider further down the track.

If you decide to go ahead, make sure you keep (1) this forum and (2) 4WD Clubs informed. It's a terrific area with lots of attractions. I have only recently "discovered" this part of NSW, and love it. Can't wait to get back there when it gets a bit warmer. Good luck.

Jack

Good idea.

$10 per vehicle is cheap by todays prices.

Access only by key entry through locked gate or via homestead

Insurance may be a problem but some operators don't worry about that. You can get visitors to sign a disclaimer but how legal that is, is another matter

Do you have enough wood for fires?

Go to www.warraweena.com ( a Flinders Ranges conservation park) for more ideas. There are about 20 properties in the Flinders Ranges which cater for campers and 4x4 tracks.

Personnal Liability Insurance is going to be your biggest hurdle.

Check that out first and you may have second, third & even fouth thoughts about it all.

Very nice idea though.

Regards

Ken Robinson

There are a few places like that around the central nsw area, they will only let incorporated clubs with pub liability insurance stay due to the insurance prob.
I suspect though that the liability side is attempting to be bypassed by doing this as they probabaly don't have insurance themselves.

Hi, Ken,
Quite a few stations in the Kimberley provide farmstay-cum-camping facilities, usually providing cleared spots and showers/toilets for a fee. Guess they have the insurance problem solved. We found them great, tho one spot had mowed down the seasonal growth to almost ground level, but it left 5mm-thick stalks poking up everywhere, enough to poke thru tent floors and one's thongs. Spent an hour snipping each stalk down to ground level with a pair of sparky's cutters to save the tent. Loved the place tho.
Composting toilets are fine, as are cold showers - if people must have hot showers, they usually bring their Glind or a solar shower. Some arrangement with rubbish disposal is helpful, otherwise all campers must be made aware of their responsibilities re rubbish. Amazing how ignorant some campers are in this regard.
A bit of shade is good (tho I need sun for my solar panels), a tap for water, and if the water is borderline, then perhaps a rain water tank off your shower block's roof would provide drinking water, with showers from the other source.
Keep the prices reasonable, offer a few mud-maps, etc of the places to see. Also promo stuff from your nearby town - they appreciate this sort of thing.
Contrast this with one place in the north of WA, which seems to have a charge for just about every single thing you do there, creating the feeling that their hand is in your pocket perpetually.
Gerry

Hey Kenny,

I would love to get into this with you offline can you drop me an email at

at4wd at ozemail.com.au

Stuart

Great Idea,
as I think Madmans at Hill End is now closed. As has already bin sed insurance may be a prob but if you go ahead let 4wd clubs know. I know that my club at Dubbo would be interested.

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