Leaving a Caravan while exploring bush tracks
Submitted: Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 13:14
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DaveB
I am planning to buy a caravn (about 18ft) to do the big trip round Oz next year. I do not want to buy a full off road van, but one that has off road
suspension, for travelling on good gravel roads. As
well as towing the van I will be taking a tent and basic camping gear for times when we want to go to
places for a few days where we cannot or do not want to tow the caravan.
During these times, where do other travellers leave their vans, so that they are safe and relatively secure and know that it will be still there when we come back?
Reply By: Notso - Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 13:23
Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 13:23
A lot of Van parks near some of the out of the way
places will let you store the van while you head off. A fee is generally involved.
The
Bourke and Wills Roadhouse up near
Gregory and
Lawn Hill will let you do it for a donation to The RFDS.
Ask when you are in the area I guess.
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Reply By: disco1942 - Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 14:05
Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 14:05
A lot of parks away from the crowded areas often have a little space off the camping sites to store your van. You can usually leave it there free if you have stayed on a powered site for 2-3 days. I left
mine at Mt Carbine whilst I did
the loop around the
Bloomfield Track. Many others from
Atherton up will do the same. Just ring ahead and ask.
PeterD
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Reply By: Member - DOZER- Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 17:15
Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 17:15
As others hve said....van parks usually cater for the "can we leave it here" request....i did at
Broome and also 30 kms south of
Darwin. They laugh at us city folk locking everything up....but when your so far away from
home....having things disappear is not good...
Andrew
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Reply By: Member -Dodger - Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 17:35
Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 17:35
We did the Bungle Bungles and left the van with about 6 others outside near the highway in a
rest area without a prob. As has been said you can also leave your van at the nearest van park to your desired location for usually a small fee.
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Follow Up By: Member - Arkay (SA) - Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 18:11
Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 18:11
Friends I know did a similar thing there, but different. One lot of vanners satyed with the vans whilst the others went into the Bungle Bungles (woops, sorry, I mean Pernululu), and then when they came out the lokker-afterers went in for a couple of days. As a matter of fact by the time the second lot were due to go in another couple had arrive & took over sentry duty, and the first lot were able to go on their merry way.
As others have said, many CPs will agist the caravan while you are away 4WDriving for nil or a nominal fee, or for a commercial short term storage fee (e.g. Ailce Springs Big4 while you visit
Chambers Pillar, or
Ross River
Homestead).
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Reply By: Anne from Drysdale River Station - Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 22:14
Monday, Apr 23, 2007 at 22:14
Hi Dave,
We babysit vans & trailers for free, if say folks want to go on up to the
Mitchell Falls.
All care, no responsibility, this would often be the case for
places that don't charge.
We will look after it as much as we can, but it's for free & it's not covered by our insurance.
You should ensure you have own more than adequate insurance if planing on leaving it anywhere.
Having said this downside we have never in fact had any problems happen.
I am almost positive van parks in both
Derby &
Kununurra have park / leave spaces, I don't know what they charge though.
cheers, Anne
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Reply By: Kinggeorge - Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 22:48
Thursday, Apr 26, 2007 at 22:48
I bought a CD "Camping Australia" from a site www.australianoutdoors.com which has over 10,000
camp-sites on it from Australia wide. I downloaded the CD, printed it off into a manual and now have the best Camping reference in Australia. The CD is around $30 and the printing may set you back $20 but it's worth it.
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