Hi all, a quick introduction.
My friend pointed me in the direction of this site. We have been camping together with our kids for a little while now. He is moving up in the world van-wise (to jayco eagle ob), while I have been relatively happy with my Oztent RV5 full kit + Drifta custom car back kitchen.
I plan on doing lots of camping with 2 kids (girls 6&4) and lovely wife until the girls are older. Hoping to do some desert trips and wherever we can get to in available time, with everyone hopefully loving it and comfortable.
Some camper envy has been developing in me. I love the facility/amenity that we have, but want more.
What I think I am looking for: quicker set up times (particularly bedding), water tanks, more space for food and clothes, offroad-ability + + + a little bit future proofed, so I won't be lusting after the next big thing, though this is probably as much mental work as acquiring gear.
I had a look at Cameron Campers @ Lonsdale the other day and their Commando looks like a brilliant set up. The quality of the tent blew me away. If I could have this in off-road with some options, I think I would be happy for a number of years, not really needing to upgrade further. Too pricey new though, so I am hanging out to see if anything comes up second hand with an Easy/concept tent.
My father in law seems to think keeping things simple as we have it now is the way to go. However, inability to cart enough clothes, water, firewood & that the wagon (currently mondeo, however also looking at upgrading to 4wd) is pretty much overloaded already has me thinking there is another way.
So I found this site and educated myself a little bit, probably to my peril in terms of $. However, I think that an auspicious arrangement for comfortable camping could provide us with memorable and lovely times in our big country.
That's my camping intro... with me presenting with a mild case of upgrade-itis, which I partially blame on the friend mentioned above.
Thanks for reading,
Edna
