What's Your Camping Setup? Trailer, Camper Van, Tent Or...?

[Ethan in Adelaide]

Last two years I prospected in WA and saw many flies therefore I purchase a caravan with internal kitchen which greatly avoided fly issue. However I soon realized with the caravan there are many places I am unable to go through or can't afford to take the risks to go though such as creeks etc. So I am a bit regret as I should have bought a camper with kitchen inside as well such as Jayco Penguin?

So I wonder what your setups are esp. for people who prospect in WA?

Cheers,

Ethan

[phrunt]

I have a Caravan from UK but it's only really for on road type stuff, I wouldn't take it into the wild as I'd destroy it 🙂  Some of the Jayco ones look like they'd handle a fair bit of off-road driving in Australia at least, maybe not so much here with it being more mountainous and just not suitable for Caravan's so much.

I have a pop top camper trailer that I can take just about anywhere, it's been to some wild places and just bounces its way through, it's light enough if I get stuck, I can just move it by hand to get it out of trouble.  Not much different to sleeping in a tent though except its got a little kitchen and a double and single bed.   None of the luxuries of the proper Caravan though.

[Wild Bill]

I spent years in a tent.  Short wheel base two door 4x4, UTV trailer 5’ bed width, it tracks the same wheel path as the truck… and a tent.  I’ve gone through two reliable 4x4 crew cabs with campers.
I like this!  Pricy but I can see a time when not as much gold as we would think… will be a fair trade.  

 

[Wild Bill]

UniMog loader backhoe and a tent.  

[Norvic]

Tough go anywhere Kings MT2... all electric kitchen via inverter/solar, goes where the Troopy can pull it,,,, mainly for extended stays, for couple nights just the Troopy. 

[Sgtfda]

The last guy I ran into had a old truck parked in a wash. He and his dog were living under a tarp thrown over the truck  they were getting by on the 5 to 10 dollars a day in gold they were dry washing.  A woman called me and asked if I wanted to do a tv show. She said I would live out in the desert for several months off the gold I found. I told her you do it. I'll watch it on TV.  I do have this and used it twice for camping at the rendezvous at Dons Camp. It's a tent cott and very comfy.

[Sérgio Campos]

Last few times I used a friend’s caravan. Much better than camping!! With the extra benefit of being able to charge batteries… my long term goal is an electric 4x4 caravan so I can have power heating/air conditioner 😀👍

[UT Dave]

I use a tent when weather recommends it.  In fair weather, I just put out a cot under the stars.  Anymore, I do almost all my cooking on a small cast iron charcoal grill.  A propane camp stove for boiling coffee water in the mornings.  A small folding table and a camp chair.  That's about it.  My old Jeep gets me anywhere I dare to go.  I rarely stay the same place two nights in a row, always on the move.  So being able to setup camp in only a few minutes, then break it down and stow it again in the morning in only a few minutes is nice.

 

 

 

- Dave

[Ethan in Adelaide]

10 hours ago, Wild Bill said:

我在帐篷里待了好几年。短轴距双门四驱车，UTV拖车，5英尺宽的货箱，它的行驶轨迹和卡车一样……还带个帐篷。我已经用过两辆可靠的四驱双排座露营车了。
我喜欢这个！价格虽然贵，但我预见到，总有一天，黄金不像我们想象的那么多……会是一笔公平的交易。  

 

i like this too but its very expensive, also its very high. I am concerned if pass creeks with large side slope the truck may fall over?