What grinds our gears at 4WDing Australia?
Australia is a world class place to camp and 4WD, and we’ve been lucky enough to cover thousands of kilometres of 4WD tracks, and to camp at well over 300 different places all around this big land. In that time, we’ve seen some amazing sights, and lots of things that make our blood boil. In…
Should you sell your house to travel Australia
If you are thinking about doing a lap around this big, beautiful country and have a house of your own, there’s a big decision that needs to be made. Should you sell your house to travel? In this post, I want to cover as many considerations as I know of, in as much detail as…
Do you empty grey water into dump points?
The idea of containing your grey water to put it down a dump point seems completely and utterly illogical to me, and I’ve got a burning question for you. How many people have you seen empty their grey water into a dump point? We’ve been using dump points for our toilet waste (black water) for…
We’re heading home; Our Lap of Australia is coming to a close
We’ve now been on our Lap of Australia for a year and a half, and have just made a call on when we’re heading home. In this post, we’re talking when we’ll be back in Perth, and why we’ve made the decision. It’s been absolutely sensational I guess I’ll start this off by saying that…
We bought an inflatable stand up paddle board
After 15 months on the road travelling on our Big Lap of Australia, its rare that we purchase any new products. We’ve got a 4WD and camping setup that we’re immensely happy with, and we’ve proven that we have what we need. However, we went out and purchased an inflatable stand up paddle board the…
Diminishing returns for more costly 4WDing and Camping setups
The bigger, and more expensive your 4WD and camping setup is, the more fun you have, right? Well, maybe (but maybe not!) but is it really worth it? Over the years we’ve used a huge number of different setups, and looked at far more, and you know what? I reckon there’s diminishing returns when it…
You’re in my camp site, mate!
There’s a lot of National Park camping in Australia that has gone to the online booking system, and in many cases you allocate the camp site number that you want to go to. That’s got its own pro’s and con’s over a first come, best dressed arrangement, but in this post we’re chatting about what…
400 days on the road travel costs
It’s time to do our 4th spending update, after 400 days on the road travelling around Australia Time is flying, and this 100 days was vastly different to the previous ones, due to a major mechanical failure on our Isuzu Dmax, where it cracked the inner guards. This post covers the days between Day 300…
How to deal with busy places and times when travelling Australia
There are some places in Australia that have become so popular and busy that you absolutely need to book well in advance to secure a spot. Of course, when long weekends hit, or school holidays, or Easter and Christmas the demand for camp sites also goes through the roof, and if you don’t organise somewhere…
300 days on the road travelling Australia; what we’ve spent
After 300 days on the road, travelling around Australia, its time to do our third spending update! I find it hard to believe that we’ve been travelling around Australia for so long (we’ve actually just ticked over a year on the road), but we have no plans to stop any time soon. This covers the…
Cape York vs the Kimberley
Australia is fully of locations that are beautiful, rugged, remote and perfect for the ultimate 4WD and camping adventure. Two of the most well known regions in Australia for this though are Cape York and the Kimberley, and we’ve wanted to tick both off the list for many years. We’ve done the Kimberley a couple…
Kalgoorlie School of the Air; our thoughts after 12 months
If you have kids, one of the most difficult things to arrange when you do a lap of Australia is their schooling, and in this post I want to share our experience thus far with Kalgoorlie School of the Air. We’ve been using them for the better part of 12 months now, for two children…