Friday, February 24

The Aussie Damper Shortcut

Cooking a good damper do go with your meal in the bush is fantastic.  It goes well with all meals with a bit of butter, or can make a great morning tea with some Golden Syrup or Vegemite!



This Easter come camping and four wheel driving!

If you love camping and four wheel driving.  You should consider joining the Happy Trekkers camping crew on their camping four wheel drive holiday this Easter!  The trip has been organised by the Downs 4WD club and the Toowoomba East Rotary Club, all members involved in the organisation of this trip are experienced four wheel drivers and have run events similar to this previously.

The trip goes in aid of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and is entirely run by volunteers - meaning you'll get tonnes of value for money whilst donating to charity!

If you'd like to find out more, visit the Happy Trekkers website at www.happytrekkers.com

Saturday, February 11

Q&A - Should I discharge gas from the line in between uses?

Question

Hi Jon,

Hope it is alright to email you. I have only been getting your emails for a little while, but wonder if you ever address questions from people.

One thing I would like to know is whether I should let the gas out of the line after finishing using my camping stove, or should I leave it in there and keep the line pressurised. The same question probably applies to home barbecues. If there is a preferred option, what are the reasons for it.

Saturday, February 4

Easter Treat Giveaway!


We're really excited about this giveaway.  Make sure you get your entry in to win! 

Competition Closed.

Thursday, February 2

OZtrail Blitz Tents! Quality super fast pitching tents!


The Oztrail Blitz tent range is now in its 2nd year of production and what a beauty it is! OZtrail, known for reliability & quality and all for the best price have done it again with the Oztrail Blitz touring tent range.


The OZtrail Blitz 240 Touring tent is really quick to pitch and perfect for a touring holiday or long term!


The Blitz tents all feature tough built-in frames that make these tents really fast to put up!  Hands down 10x better than putting up a dome tent!   Watch the video below showing the set-up of the Blitz touring tent!


Wednesday, February 1

Engel MT45FP Platinum 40L

The Engel MT45FP is Australia's most popular portable fridge.  This Engel has a 40 litre capacity and can be run on fridge or freezer.  Generally however most campers will use it on refrigerate.  If you decide to treat yourself to an Engel MT45 FP you can be sure you will not go wrong and will join thousands upon thousands of happy Engel fridge owners!

The ENGEL MT45FP Compressor Fridge remains an extremely popular choice for campers in Australia.

Engel has been long respected in Australia as being the toughest fridge in the market.  Engel, over the last 50 years have been ensuring that this remains the case.  Engel fridges are known for their rugged steel exterior, and their durable sawa-fuji compressor specifically designed for off-road use.

Listen to why Malcolm Douglas loves and recommends his Engel MT45FP!

Honeymoon of Awesomeness Day 10

After a restless night with possibly only 10 minutes sleep we were ready to get on the road early. Destination Burketown... I think... It was still dark but some light from the roadhouse shone down the paddock to where we were. I plugged in my fluro camp tube so we had some extra light to work with. Dusty was still sleeping on our tarp, bless his cute little soul!! We had packed up really quickly today as we didn't need to unpeg the tent or anything. We said goodbye to Dusty (and I regret not getting a photo with him) and waved goodbye to the hardest place to pitch a tent in QLD. 
Photo courtesy of Phil Rettke Photography.

Free Camping in Australia.

There are not many things in life that come for free.  In the minds of some, anything free is not worth while, however when it comes to camping it is often the opposite.  Free camp sites are often less populated, and closely situated to a national park or state forest.