RV MAIL
BELOW ARE JUST SOME OF THE OTHER ENTRIES…
PICKING UP THE TRASH
Freedom camps are essential for RV travellers,
in particular grey nomads such as my wife
and I, who do not wish to pay for the
expensive facilities (such as swimming pools
and children's play equipment) in caravan
parks that we don't use.
People who want these freedom camps closed
down complain to the shire councils about the
rubbish left lying around. To help minimise the
complaints, we purchased inexpensive longhandled
picking-up devices and when we
have set-up camp, we spend 15-30 minutes
collecting any rubbish and then place it in the
bins that are usually nearby.
If all freedom-camp users did this, the number
of sites around Australia being closed down
would be reduced.
Michael Lennon
LOOKING FORWARD TO
FULL-TIMING
We love taking our caravan away at every
opportunity, and with a teenager in his last
year of high school with his own car and part
time job, we find more opportunities now. But
alas, during Covid, and until we can retire, we
have to find a few days here and there.
Our favourite is free-camping and we try
never to go on the same road twice and
especially stop in the small towns, buy petrol
there and usually test the bakery out.
We are looking forward to when we can do it
full-time and also the end of Covid so we can
safely see the rest of the country.
Karen Sorbello
LOWER THE PRESSURE
I have travelled many outback roads towing
my caravan. The Gibb River Road, Cape York
and many more. I have never had one
puncture and the secret is lowering the tyre
pressure to around 20psi and driving to the
conditions of the road. This will make your trip
a lot more enjoyable.
John Bartel
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