overnight campering

Many travellers stop at roadside truck stops, the trucks arrive and leave at all hours of the night so stop away from the start and end of the entry area as they tend to rev them big diesels a bit.

I have never had any problems in roadside truck bays because they are all away from towns and only genuine travellers and the truckies use them for a quick rest area.

Enjoy the journey.........

Truck Drivers have been complaining that they cannot stop for their rest breaks because the road side truck bays are full of campervans and caravans. Maybe you should consider leaving the Truck bays to the truckies to ensure they get the rest stops they need.

Tahlia,we have stopped a truck stops & never had any problems or Compaints from truckers.We have also stopped at other free camp area's & never had problems.But they do say not to camp close to towns Fri & Sat nights as the young go to these spots & drink & carry on as they/we used to do.You will get the feel of an overnight spot when you see litter as in booze bottles scattered all over the place with burnout/wheelie tracks,these are the ones we were most wary of.At the truck stops if you are asleep you will rarely hear them enter & depart.
have a pleasant & safe trip.:)))
Cheers Bob.

Most of the truck stops are quite large and there appears to be a lot of room there.
But they are big areas because the trucks are big too.
A lot of truckies do get upset if there are vans and campers in there because it very much restricts their place to park.
They might only stay there for an hour or less because they have to have a half hour break each 5 hours, and they can't park anywhere they want to alonf rge road, they have to use the truckstops.
Think of how many people have trouble parking a car and van or camper, and that is maybe 10 or 15 metres long.
Many trucks now are about 30 metres, so imagine trying to park them and leave access for the other trucks coming and going all night.
Do yourself a favour and park in the areas for cars, they usually have more facilities too, tables etc.
When you are looking for an overnight parking spot, look around and see if it is on a bit of a bend in the road.
If it is, there is a fair chance you will have high beam and spotlights on you most of the night with passing traffic.


Dave