Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 14:35
Hi Rose
The reason why my sister ended up on the back of the ute was for the only reason that she dreaded the thought of finding a mouse inside her swag. People still used tents and I have not heard any problems of them chewing a hole to get inside of a tent, but then again there will always be a first.
The most important thing is to have no food what so ever inside the tent. Mice have a very good sense of smell and if they can smell food inside your tent, then there could be a very good chance that you could end up with a hole in your tent.
We use plastic tubs to keep our food in and keep them in the car. On another more important factor is keeping warm, while sleeping and first thing in the morning and at night...
Take good quality warm clothing for those cold starts and make sure that it is either cotton or wool, no synthetic, or else the first spark from the
camp fire and you will have a hole on that good synthetic jacket. When it come to sleeping, make sure that you have a good quality
well below zero rated sleeping bag. Ours are rated at -7C and we are always as snug as a bug in a rug...LOL Get cold at night sleeping and you will have the worst time and it will put you off of camping for life.
Camping is a completely different way of life and it will be a case of either you love or hate it. It is impossible to get things right the first time camping, as you will always seem to find ways of improving on what you have, and this can take years.
The questions that you have asked are not naive and as they say, if you do not ask, them you will never know. Some people love their Motel rooms, but for me give me a piece of red dirt and a
camp fire any day.
Go prepared for cold nights and mornings and you will have a great time and you will want to get back into the outback again. Don't worry about the mice, keep you tent zipped up at all times and have a fantastic trip.
Cheers
Stephen
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