Camping Gear: Camping Lights
I’m going to do a series of posts looking at the type of gear you need to take with you to make camping comfortable when out exploring in you 4wD. As they say – any fool can be uncomfortable camping! To me there are 3 main types of lighting needs you need to consider: General [...]
How much would a Budget 4WD Trip cost us.
I split costs into up front set-up costs and on-going on the road costs. Up front set-up costs Vehicle Costs The difference in vehicle purchase price and resale. Stamp Duty 2-3% of the car’s purchase price Insurance allow say $300 pa and bring evidence of your claim history. Registration varies between states but can be [...]
How to Carry Your Money on the Road
One of the issues buying a vehicle brings up is how to transfer a reasonably large amount of cash to Australia, even if you hope to get most of that cash back at the end of the trip. The cheapest way to large amounts of money internationally is to pay a set fee per a [...]
Which cities to fly into and out of Australia from
The vast majority of visitors arrive and depart Sydney. This is not always the best idea, particularly if your trip won’t bring you back to Sydney. Finishing a trip in Perth only to fly back to Sydney to fly to Singapore means a 4 hour flight to Sydney to take a 8hr flight to Singapore [...]
Staying at Commercial Camp Grounds
Note you don’t even need a tent to use these – they can be a very good deal if you are staying in cabin or similar accommodation. We often found as a couple that we could get a cabin for the same price as a double room in a hostel complete with our own TV [...]
10 Things You Need to Know about Outback Travel
Driving in the outback of Australia is a lot different from driving on the east coast or any of the main highways. The key difference is you may go days without seeing another vehicle and longer if its not tourist season or you aren’t on a main road . There are some universal rules which [...]
Welcome to Budget 4WD Travel
Well I hope not! Having just traveled over 30,000km in Australia including many of the iconic four wheel drive (4WD) tracks I thought we had picked up some useful tips on how to do the trip without spending a fortune. We spent about A$10,000 setting ourselves up with 1985 Landcruiser plus A$1,000 of camping gear, [...]