Hey everyone,

I’m considering getting a Dometic Pico 1x1 tent and was wondering if anyone has used it on top of a camping stretcher? I’m looking for something quick and easy to set up, compact enough to store in a small vehicle (Suzuki Jimny), and ideally tall enough to stand in.

If you’ve tried it on a stretcher, how did it go? Was it stable and comfortable? Any tips or considerations I should keep in mind?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

Hey 27F, relatively new to Sydney looking to collate a master list of communities to explore in sydney over the summer - does anyone have a list already? If not, please could you let me know any recommendations you have across the categories…

Fitness & health Run Clubs

• What's your fave run club?
• Why do you love it?

Yoga & Pilates

• Got a favorite yoga/Pilates community groups?

Gym & Strength Training communities

• What are they? Where do you work out?

Cycling Clubs

• Favorite cycling group?

Outdoor & Adventure (Surf, Swim, Hike)

• Which outdoor adventure group do you join?

2. Business & Tech

For all the professionals out there, what’s your go-to community? Startups & Entrepreneurs

• Which startup group do you vibe with?
• Why do you recommend it?

Tech Communities

• Any cool tech groups you’re part of?
• What’s the best thing about them?

Work & Careers

• What career-focused group do you join?
• How has it helped you grow?

3. Lifestyle & Self

Lifestyle (Book Clubs) & Hobbies

• Got a favorite book club or hobby group?
• Why do you enjoy it?

Friendships & Social Circles

• What’s the best community group for making friends in Sydney?
• What makes it fun?

4. Food & Drink

Foodie Communities

• What’s your go-to foodie group?
• What’s great about it?

Drink Communities

• Any drink-focused communities you love?
• What makes them stand out?

5. Social Impact & Environmental

For those making a difference, what community do you recommend?

• What’s your favorite eco or social impact community group?

6. Culture, Music & Fashion

Music Communities

• What’s your favorite music community ?

Fashion & Style

• Got a favorite fashion or style communities?

Art & Culture

• What’s your favorite arts or culture community?

Hi all - getting a camper trailer, where we have space to store it, will be difficult to fully back in and require some small readjusting angle and a push of a few meters to fully pack it away.

Camper trailer will be around the 1800kg mark and on a hard flat surface. Is this going to be possible to manuvure without the car and can I get anything like a dolly or something to help move it?

Open to all recommendations and advice - much appreciated thanks!

Hi all

All my googling is delivering off-target hits, so thought I'd tap your wisdom. I have no experience with stretchers, so I'm really in the dark.

I have a single swag (Oztrail Biker Expedition) that's got a 2000mm x 750mm footprint.

What recommendations do you have for a stretcher to roll this out on?

I'd like to erect it (no, no jokes...) I can't quite imagine the details of propping, fastening and/or tying off the guys - is it just simple, or are there hidden things to watch out for?

I gather that cheaper ones have middle bars, which can be uncomfortable. As a light sleeper, that would be a problem for me.

On the other hand, I think the 'other' type could also be called 'the expensive type'? Regrettably, my money tree died last year so the cheaper the better for now.

Advice and recommendations welcome.

Would anyone recommend them?

Hey good people! My wife & I are planning a last minute pre-Xmas roadtrip from Melbourne to Gold Coast and then heading back down to NSW Central Coast (Erina) on 27th Dec for school holidays.

Just looking for any recommendations for free / low cost camp sites along the way as we’re trying to keep this roadtrip as economical as possible…

Plan is to break up the Melb > GC roadtrip into 3 days driving so 6-8 hours max with our 8 year old in our sedan (not 4WD). Have full kit of camping gear so all we need is somewhere to pitch tents & cook up.

GC > Erina is just under 8 hours along the coast so may need 1 night camping but happy to break up over 2-3 nights & check out some different towns, and camp sites along the way. (This would be pending availability due to Xmas / NY bookings)

Bonus points for free / low cost scenic camp sites, and avoiding motels & caravan parks as much as possible. I’ve got Wikicamps, Campermate, FreeRange camping apps on my phone though havent started planning much past this point…

Thanks for your help and any suggestions please :)

I’m going to be doing a 3 day 2 night trek around Kangaroo Valley, specifically starting at Fitzroy Falls, down to Kangaroo river and back up to Fitzroy in late December or early January.

Does anyone know where I can safely park my vehicle for several nights near the falls? I see they have a car park but it says no overnight parking.

I’ve included a tentative track that I may do. If you have any feedback on my route or have done this hike before, I’d value your feedback. Cheers.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/r9xwkDLGWYMfTEkt6?g_st=ic

Hey all -

Looking to travel around WA for 2-3 months as a solo female.

I’ll be traveling in either a 95 series Prado or Pajero.

Debating between a rooftop tent or a single bed setup inside the car… any opinions?

Other considerations: -intend to do some stealth camping -will have a surfboard (7’6) that will need to put on roof or inside

With Black Friday sales coming up, I’d be interested to look past the marketing campaigns and get some genuine feedback on which hardtop rooftop tents and brands are worth investing in.

A few questions:

• Are Kings as bad as people say?
• What are some common concerns with hardtops?
• Is it worth investing in thicker mattresses?

Appreciate everyone’s time!

I am looking at a tent camp booking with price $380 but Hipcamp service fees is $72. Is there alternative source to find farm camps? I think $72 is too much considering they take fees from host as well.

Has anyone worked at a Discovery Park or resort? Can you tell me about your experience? I'm thinking of getting a job in remote Australia. I've worked in small country pubs so I understand rural life to a degree, but I'm looking for perspectives at working at an RAC, Discovery Park, or national park. Etc.

G’day. Trying to find a free beach camping spot around the Fleurieu Peninsula.

I’ve seen that you can drive along Goolwa beach and there’s no signs saying no camping, however, the tide reaches the dunes. If you keep driving along you reach the murray mouth where there is a decent amount of sand that looks as though the tide doesn’t reach.

Does anyone know if you are allowed to camp there? And if anyone has camped there, can you share your thoughts on the spot?

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I am outdoors haha.

I know carrying knives or anything with a knife is illegal outside of "purposes of lawful occupation", however I need to carry a multi tool with me, predominantly to fix gear and to use to eat food. I wouldn't be carrying one for occupation, nor with a proper justification of use all the time. This seems like a bit of a grey area that info on the subject has left out. Anyone have experience with this, such as carrying one when urban areas?

Hey all, I’ve just moved to the Gold Coast for a big life change after being sick for four years and losing any fitness I had. All I want is to be outside, amongst nature and living not just existing. Lately I’ve been building my fitness up, going for walks trying to build a running routine all so I can get stuck into hiking (which I’ve been doing lightly) camping and when my fitness levels let me do so I want to get in the water pack rafting. I was hoping to get some advice on some good hiking shoes, gear that would be a must or any products people think would be beneficial to own. I’d prefer not to break the bank on it as well but I understand some stuff you get what you pay for. Any pointers would be highly appreciated. Cheers!

Anything where the water is ok to swim or even just sit in if it’s a small rocky creek or something.

I'm 6'2" and currently use the Coleman 10-person pop-up. It's not great. It's cumbersome and time consuming to put up and take down. I'm wondering whether a 3mx3m gazebo would be a better bet. It would certainly allow me to walk around without being hunched over.

Apologies everyone for another “help me out with reccos” post- am completely overwhelmed with researching models/online stores etc and would love a once source of trust info here for me to select. Was previously gifted an oldie that was horror and heavy

For reference- female, 165cm tall, 53kg and run cold. Also a stomach sleeper, weight of gear is important to me, so happy to lash out on a worthy beast or mid range pricing

Any suggestions between s2s, thermorest etc? Do have some waiting packages to collect at Paddy as I normally order online and hate in person shopping when spoilt for options, hence this post. Thanks a bunch!

I'm looking to upgrade my current sleeping mat for camping and with the current sales on, not sure what would be best for us.

I used to use a king single self-inflating mattress which was insanely comfortable. Cant remember the brand of it or the specs as it's long gone now. Only thing I used to remember is that it packed away very very large.

Currently I have queen coleman bed (the tall one). It's terrible. It deflates partly after a night of use, and when my girlfrield moves on it, I wake up.

We picked the coleman because the mattress folds away so small given there's no foam etc.

We've got a few camping trips coming up and I'm ready to get something good quality.

The options we are looking at are that are similar price/size etc are:

• Exped MegaMat Duo 10 LW+ - $329
• Zempire Monstamat Twin - $319
• Blackwolf Hexatherm 3D10 - $339

They all seem to pack away similar(ish) sizes.

The best comparisons seem to be between the MegaMat and Monstamat, where the MegaMat seems to be the older of the two and also the more expensive (RRP is $449 and is on a 40% off sale at the moment).

The MegaMat seems to be the way to go at the moment.

There is also

• Sea to Summit Comfortate Deluxe - $399
• Exped Megamat Max 15 LW+ - $599

Haven't seem much on the Sea to summit ones.

The Megamat 15 seems to be better comfort, though many say that the 10 is just as fine for 2 people to sleep on it.

Myself and my parner are both side sleepers and both under 190lbs (not combined).

Comfort, price and foldability are two bigs things for us. Ideally the smaller the fold away the better, as the main reason we got the coleman above (cost aside) was the size.

Thanks!

Aldi are currently selling a Jetboil copy. Has anyone any experience of using one?

Tried to talk reasonably to them and they were “Nup we’re not moving, what you gonna do about it”
It’s a council camp where you book and pay online so they definitely have don’t that because our booking has that spot so no way they could have booked it. People really annoy me. Just the complete lack of consideration for others or the rules.

Hi all,
I've been looking into remote camping in KNP and was under the assumption that you can camp anywhere (except for the restrictions listed on the NP site here).

I emailed them just to confirm that and the response was as follows:

"You can only camp at designated campgrounds at Kosciuszko National Park and you have to book your stay at the campground. You can find the list of campgrounds HERE."

Is this correct? there's dozens of videos on youtube of people remotely camping in unmarked sites, and the first link seems to even suggest that you can stay anywhere except what was listed.

Any help?

Cheers.

Was hoping to take a drive out to the big nothing and camp on the plains themselves but searching online for if this is allowed doesn't yield anything. thanks