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Jing-Ping
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New to camping

Post by Jing-Ping » Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:55 pm

Hi all,

Have stumbled onto this forum while looking for some info on which caravan would better suit my needs. Seems to be a lot of great info here as a result of forum members!

We have only just started camping as a family a little over 12 months ago. Given our recent experiences with this summer's heat, severe thunderstorms and flash flooding, we are looking to exchange the tent for a caravan - but which one? That is the question for which I do not have the answer for as yet.

We are based in Canberra, have 3 children under 11, and have a VW Multivan as our towing vehicle - so any serious offroad stuff is off the cards for us.

Some pics from our recent travels on the Great Ocean Road :)
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Re: New to camping

Post by Smokeydk » Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:50 pm

Welcome

Most of us started out like you....and when we could afford it we upgraded.....then again...

We started out with tents then a campertrailer ......now a caravan

it doesnt matter how you do it .......as long as your out enjoying this great country :D
Just get out there and enjoy

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Re: New to camping

Post by rredbeak » Mon Jan 16, 2017 8:06 pm

hi Jing-Ping,
welcome to our family and the forum..rod
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Re: New to camping

Post by Frank & Brenda » Tue Jan 17, 2017 6:44 pm

Welcome to the forum

Looks a bit damp in that last photo

If you're looking for a new van and you are on Facebook, it might pay you to look up a page called

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Re: New to camping

Post by Motherhen » Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:29 pm

You are starting out the right way, and I bet your children love it. It also teaches them the responsibility of setting up and packing up the camp.

As Smokey said, most of us started out with a tent and graduated up through campers to caravans to make it easy.

While we were out tenting and with the camper trailer, we bailed up everyone we say with an interesting looking caravan or campervan. Talking to them all one to one really help us know what to get when the time came for a caravan we could take around Australia.
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Re: New to camping

Post by dieseltojo » Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:46 pm

Hi Jing-Ping and welcome. Looks like a bit of tough weather. :)
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Re: New to camping

Post by Gran'n'Grumps » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:04 pm

Love your rig Jing-Ping. May you have many happy camping experiences. Enjoy the great outdoors my friend. Hope to meet up with you on the road someday. Cheers.
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Re: New to camping

Post by Geoffsa » Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:32 am

Welcome Jing-Ping,

We all know the problems associated with weather when camping with canvas.

We have been camping for about 40 years and gradually progressed from swags to tents to a camper trailer (which we still have) to now a caravan.
And going through each stage gives you some good and bad experiences, which I feel makes you appreciate it a lot more.

Good luck with your travels, and I hope you eventually find what you're looking for.

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