solo women travellers

Hi MsSmith try contacting the CMCA (I think it stands for Caravan & Motorhome Club of Australia) my mum has been a member for about 8-10 years she's over 70 now and has been travelling around OZ since joining, they have a solos club as well, don't know if it is part of the CMCA or not , sorry don't have any contact details.
Good luck

See ya
Guy

Hi MsSmith - my sister in laws mother recently travelled solo around Australia (mid 50s) and thought it was amazing! She bought a Hi-Ace type converted van as she didn't feel confident towing and said that had heaps of room for her and she felt very secure being inside her vehicle. This might another option you could consider. She looked for camp sites with other motor homes or caravan vans and met lots of great people.

I hope you enjoy your planning!

Mrs Draff

mssmith, read complaints corner befor you leave home in your vectra. regards

We met a woman at the Dig Tree who was travelling alone, she had a Landcruiser troop carrier converted for sleeping in the back.

A very well setup unit too, my only concern with her was she had no communcation of any kind NOT even an emergency gear either (ie) EPIRB.

When i asked her why not, she said "oh i'm OK i'm meeting a friend at Birdsville"

A lot can happen in the bush, and it can happen very quickly, aspecially if you go off the beaten track, so my advise is be prepared and use at least a minimum of 2 communication devices and one of those should be an EPIRB.

With a camper, the Penguin is good but the Vectra will notice it is towing it and your fuel economy will suffer, if you want a camper that is easy to put up and down have a look at a Cub Kamperoo, it's because of their windup system, they are light to tow and are small but still have plenty of room for 2 to sleep comfortabley and they are reasonably priced too and best of all you won't even know your towing it behind the Vectra.

They only weigh 375kg, even the the up from it is 400kg as apposed to the Jayco witch will be alot heavier around the 600kg to 700kg.

Have fun out once you've decided what you want it's a great place to see.

Hi MsSmith,
Can't see any reason why not. There are not that many women travelling by themselves but you do meet them. As for the camper, make sure you can put it up and take it down without assistance in a moderate breeze. We had one that we could put up and down easily but it was a struggle in even a light breeze. Don't plan to travel too far each day and you will have a great time. A good 'rule' is to be stopped and setup by 4 - 430. If you are not going too far off the beaten track there is less of an issue re emergencg communications but if you are not mechanically minded you may want something if for no other reason than piece of mind. You should at a minimum be able to change a tyre safely. Keep in mind that in NT, WA and SA there are often long distances between towns.

Don't be put of by the thought of towing. It just requires some care. If it is an issue you can get lessons at a lot of driving schools. This is not dig, I had lessons when I was 17 re towing from a mates father who was an instructor. It was a condition of borrowing his trailer and it taught me a lot.

You should have a great time.

Steve