Camping free - for free

I have made many references to our free camping and I need to explain the reason.

It is regarded as somewhat of a badge of courage among campers to free camp as much as possible. That is why I tend to emphasise on the blog the best free camp spots we have found.

We travel with the campers bible called Camping Australia, which is now up to the fifth edition. It lists all the free rest places in every state. Our hardback edition of Camping 4 also has many photos, which the softcover version doesn't have. It is the best thing we have ever bought by way of a travel book. Campers everywhere compare experiences and tell each other the best free camping spots.

There is a general feeling that "soft campers" tend to use caravan parks all the time while the "real campers" free camp. The soft campers tend to be the Winnebago and campervan crowd. We are fully self-contained, carrying toilet and shower so why not free camp as much as possible?

Some people carry a portable shower which they use out in the wild. We have a solar shower which I have illustrated earlier on the blog.

Photo shows a couple we met Shirley and Ken who have been travelling for some time since their retirement. They tent when travelling in Australia. They travel within OZ one year and overseas the next.

A creative use of a boat for carrying firewood.

This is not a shot of free camping but very reasonably priced camping in a sort of nature reserve where the charge is $7.50 per couple per night. One is allowed to stay up to 3 months. And some do!!!! What they find to do for that long is beyond me. They are usually keen fisherpeople.

It is Cleaverville bush camping just north-east of Karratha. We stayed two nights and that was just enough. I need more excitement.