Travel inclusions check list
Submitted: Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 13:46
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CeeJ
Hi,
We are planning to travel around Oz around July for 6 months. I have searched high and wide for a guide or advice regarding check lists for gear to include, but to no avail. Can anyone out there supply me with a basic list or point me to any publications. We will be travelling with a 4wd/roof rack/camper trailer, and realise that there are big variants depending on trip length, family size etc, but would be happy to have a basic guide, so I get a feeling for what is best and worst to include in my carrying capacity.
Cheers CeeJ
Reply By: Mainey (wa) - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 13:56
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 13:56
My tip is first take a 2 or 3 day 'trip' to the local caravan park with what you think you need and are advised to take..
Then you can safely leave at
home what you don't use or believe you can do with-out.
Keep weight and 'useless stuff' to a minium and you will have a gr8 time.
Mainey...
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Reply By: Moose - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 14:14
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 14:14
Google "Camping + list". And there are listings on this site - just have a look under the Topics heading
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Reply By: Willem - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 14:31
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 14:31
Go to my website and have a look what I cart around
here
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Fred G (NSW) - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 17:39
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 17:39
Willem, my immediate thought was he needs to check out your rig. Most comprehensive itemised inventory I have ever seen. Give us notice if you ever have a garage sale hahaha...:-))
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Reply By: ExplorOz Team - David - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 14:38
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 14:38
I linked it to this thread at the top but here is the link to the start page for this topic on ExplorOz.
What To Take
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 15:18
Reply By: Members - Chris/Lindsay (VIC) - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 15:53
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 15:53
Pack your clothes and then chuck half of them back in the house. And this is advice from a women who once carried a pair of high heels around Australia for 12 months without using them. You aren't in the same place long so same clothes day after day doesn't matter. Have a great trip. Christine.
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Reply By: PradOz - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 17:03
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 17:03
try having a look at this caravan forum/website. i am sure you would find plenty of advice here on this subject as
well as many other van questions. also plenty of photos to checkout on setups, modifications and van parks, locations etc
caravan forum
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Reply By: Member - barry F (NSW) - Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 18:46
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008 at 18:46
Haven't actually done an extended trip, but short trips of three to four weeks have taught me a lot. Get your wife to pack/make a list & then discard 75% of it and you will be close to the money.
But if you have done a few 3 to 4 week trips you usualy establish what you took to be surplus & what you wish you had taken. Good luck & happy travelling
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Follow Up By: CeeJ - Friday, Jan 25, 2008 at 09:00
Friday, Jan 25, 2008 at 09:00
Thanks everybody for links and advice. We have actually done heaps of camping and long haul trips with trailer etc, but this coming trip is like nothing before. Your advice will help with what we have learnt from previous shorter trips.
Tchuse !
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Reply By: Von Helga - Friday, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:10
Friday, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:10
CEEJ
Go to www.desertaccess.com.au
and go to "What to Take".
I'm not saying you need it all however,
you won't forget to consider something
Von Helga
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Follow Up By: CeeJ - Friday, Jan 25, 2008 at 11:51
Friday, Jan 25, 2008 at 11:51
Viele Dunke
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