“ THE FURTHER OUT OF
TOWN, THE BETTER. ”
A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
Picking a good campsite demands attention to
at least one essential: level ground. After all, if
you’re always looking up at the wide-open skies,
the outback stars and the endless horizons, your
failure to look down means that you’re likely to
trip over if the ground’s not level.
OUT OF THE WAY AND ISOLATED
The whole point of caravanning is it offers the
chance to explore, find adventure and ultimately
find a little happiness. And sometimes the happiest
experiences and the greatest adventures are not
found in the crowded spots scattered by the roads
most travelled.
TURN, TURN, TURN In fact, according to Bob and Barbara, some of
the best experiences have come from freedom
camping in quiet isolation somewhere few others
ever venture.
Anyone who’s lived through the infamous ‘left-
hand down,’ argument will know the value of a
large, open site. Bob’s advice: the further out of town, the better.
He says that’s because the trouble-makers who
might cause you some concern “are not going to
travel a long way from town just to see if someone
is there”. For his money, the location to avoid
is the combo of isolated or lonely spots close
to town.
Bob and Barbara reckon a good campsite is one
that offers plenty of turning space or the ability to
drive through it, rather than a tricky reverse when
it’s time to make tracks again.
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