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Title: Is this camp site book any good?
Post by: DannyG on August 09, 2012, 09:05:16 AM
Has any one got this camping book?

http://www.exploreaustralia.net.au/Bookshop/Guides/Camping/Camping-Around-Australia (http://www.exploreaustralia.net.au/Bookshop/Guides/Camping/Camping-Around-Australia)

It claims to be Australia's most comprehensive camping guide??  The Camps 4-5-6 books are pretty good, so I wonder how this stacks up??
Title: Re: Is this camp site book any good?
Post by: Kris on August 09, 2012, 12:16:31 PM
Haven't used the book, but used the website for the free camps- had good info for us, and gave places the camps (whatever numbers) didn't. 

Kris.
Title: Re: Is this camp site book any good?
Post by: DannyG on August 09, 2012, 12:30:13 PM
I asked them some questions and Interestingly all the camp sites in the books are also online! Which is great, but not the smartest marketing move to sell books?
Title: Re: Is this camp site book any good?
Post by: speewa158 on August 09, 2012, 12:49:05 PM
l have Camps5 . SWOMBO said to get before a btrip , l thought Phhhhhh . Got it used it loved it . Now its the 3rd thing in the truck before a trip . Get it read it it will pay for itself very quickly . On line is Ok but only if you able to do that out there when needed . There might be a time to find a camp site late in the day off the track or in planing a trip  :cheers:
Title: Re: Is this camp site book any good?
Post by: DannyG on August 09, 2012, 12:51:26 PM
Now its the 3rd thing in the truck before a trip

Ok so the first thing is beer.......whats the second? ;)
Title: Re: Is this camp site book any good?
Post by: Wodewick on August 09, 2012, 01:41:12 PM
I use both this book and also camps 5 . I tend to prefer the Camping Australia book because it usually has a bit more info or comment about the actual campsite.  Rod.
Title: Is this camp site book any good?
Post by: Fun Police on August 09, 2012, 04:09:10 PM
Ok so the first thing is beer.......whats the second? ;)

Spirits??
Title: Re: Is this camp site book any good?
Post by: DannyG on August 10, 2012, 06:32:33 PM
Thanks for the info. There is probably room for both but given that one has all their campsites online we will stick with camps 6. One thing I have found on my travels is, local knowledge or past experience can at times be better than any book ;)

Title: Re: Is this camp site book any good?
Post by: speewa158 on August 10, 2012, 08:52:35 PM
Ok so the first thing is beer.......whats the second? ;)
You had to ask didnt you ,, So its SWOMBO ( maybe )  :cheers:  ( l didnt say that did l   ??? ???)