Australia is a huge country and camping is the perfect way to see amazing Australian budget returns. Camping in Australia is camping in harsh environments, here are some key survival tips that will make your trip more comfortable and safe.
- Take enough water : Give 6 liters / person / day in summer when temperatures can reach shade temperatures up to 50 ° C. Take extra water for the car. Take water in multiple containers: they are easier to lift, easier to pack and mean that the whole will not lose much of your water supply.
- Take a good set of matching cards. and compass. GPS can be interesting and even useful in order to avoid movement in Sydney, but a set of good maps is an option not dependent on batteries, or you set the correct reference. But make sure you know how to read a compass and a map.
- Snakes are a well advertised pest in Australia, but you are much more prone to flies and mozzies Make sure your tent has a built-in floor, and ever the door and window are covered with a net. Corks on hats are designed exclusively for gullible tourists, but a hat with a veil for flies can save your sanity. Insect repellent will help bites, but not flies. Flies go at sunset, although mozzi worse. You really do not want to eat until the flies are gone, so you must make sure that you have sufficient lighting (electric, battery or gas) to cook and eat.
- If you break never leave the car , Ever. Under any circumstances. The vehicle can be seen from the air, the body can not. A vehicle has many means of survival: like tires that can be burned to guide seekers. It offers shade and more water than you can carry to any distance. Water and shade will allow you to survive for several days.
- Know your car: older is better: most bush mechanics are not familiar with modern electronics, and they do not have a computer diagnostic installation. Buy a 20-year-old car, and every man over 40 will own / fix it earlier.
- In remote desert communities, petrol sniffing is a big problem. Some communities only allow synthetic alternatives or diesel. diesel car It is generally cheaper to work, but more expensive to buy.
- Snakes are a dangerous animal with which most foreigners first associate with Australia. They are rare and shy, though: they will not attack without a corner. Saltwater crocodiles on the other hand, are aggressive and territorial. In northern Australia we are not camping too close to salty.
- Beer bottles are heavy to carry. Beer cans are better - but cans can get holes in them from continuous vibrations from dirt roads. Avoid this by wrapping every second in a newspaper to avoid friction.
