Camping & Equipment Guide 1 ZT

Camping and Equipment Guide for The Camper and The Four Wheel Drive Tourer

A guide to chosing and care of your camping equipment and for those that enjoy the outdoors and Four Wheel Drive touring
By Harry Cramer


Whenever you intend to go camping a certain amount of planning that has to be done so things go smoothly and domestic disputes don't occur. The following article was written to
assist campers plan for getting out and about to enjoy the great out doors of Australia from my own experiences. I only hope you will enjoy your experiences of camping as my family
continues to do.

There are three golden rules that must be followed when having a trip or holiday. These are to have
(1) a good nights sleep,
(2) eat well,
and (3) dress according to the conditions.

If you follow these three rules then a good time should be had by all. Equipment The equipment required for camping and care of it has been split up into sections,
so that each section can be dealt with separately.

This guide has been separated under the following headings.
1. Kitchen Equipment
2. Vehicle Preparation
3. Bedding
4. What to sleep on
5. Accommodation- Tents
Back packing Tents
Dome Tents
Cabin Style Tents
Touring Tents
6. Vehicle
7. Equipment Lists
8. Maintenance of equipment- Tents
9. Cleaning of Sleeping Bags
10. Storage of Sleeping Bags
11. Stoves
12. Lights
13. Introduction to bushwalking
14. Bushwalking
15. Check Lists