Camping

[Mr Beast]

Any outdoor campers here?
Looking for recommendations in NSW
Prefer 2-3 hour drive from Sydney
Doing a dads trips with our kids.

 

[COVENS]

Love camping, haven't camped south of Nymboida though.

 

[craigo]

Any outdoor campers here?
Looking for recommendations in NSW
Prefer 2-3 hour drive from Sydney
Doing a dads trips with our kids.

South coast is the best! Ulladulla, has lots to do or if you want more quiet bendalong, Sussex inlet anywhere on south coast. Good fishing lots of other things to do for the family

 

[Natboy]

South coast is the best! Ulladulla, has lots to do or if you want more quiet bendalong, Sussex inlet anywhere on south coast. Good fishing lots of other things to do for the family

I haven’t camped for a long time but agree south coast is the best. Jervis bay is great too and only 2.5 hours for Tonee

 

[Hacky McAxe]

If the weather is good, Watagans National Park has some great camping spots. If it rains heavily then the road can get washed out though.

 

[Bulldogsteve]

i prefer north coast as it is always warmer, taree has a camping site right on the river if u are into fishing

 

[The DoggFather]

Barrington Tops?

 

[Alan79]

Depends how much you want to rough it. I did a couple of nights near the beach at Nelson's bay on a recent trip at a Caravan Park. It's a few hours from Sydney and has a variety of places including the option to camp at the koala sanctuary there. The fishing was decent but not the b st I've experienced (might change on different days).

I don't really know anywhere remote near Sydney though. A couple of hours further on you have the great lakes region. There's a variety of camping places there that go from full kitchen and shower facilities, areas where you have just toilet facilities and then areas where you basically have bbq areas only. Road access is generally pretty good. And you can catch some decent fish there too.

 

[south of heaven]

Mungo brush

 

[Wahesh]

If you're willing to go north, there's Port Stephens and Forster.

However if you're willing to travel a little further north, there's an awesome caravan park in Port Macquarie as well which I went to earlier on in the month to start the new year.

 

[coach]

Lake Lyell near Lithgow nice
Lake st Clair, glenbawn all top spots all within 2-3 hrs mate

 

[Powerslide]

Haven't been for a few years but we used to go to Durass Lake North pretty regularly. It was awesome

Share the camp ground with wildlife like the attached, and the other is Pebbly Beach

It's a little further south than Jervis Bay.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Is camping enjoyable because it's camping or enjoyable because of the social aspect of it? Like would you camp alone? I've never been camping before so I don't know. Closest I've been to camping is all night long beach parties or that time I was homeless because I ran away from home when I was a kid.

 

[Powerslide]

Is camping enjoyable because it's camping or enjoyable because of the social aspect of it? Like would you camp alone? I've never been camping before so I don't know. Closest I've been to camping is all night long beach parties or that time I was homeless because I ran away from home when I was a kid.

Yes I would camp alone, for me it's about location and reconnecting with nature. enjoy the social aspects too when you go camping with a group or just socialising with people you meet.

but I have had very enjoyable trips with just a significant other, going to bed and waking up in unspoilt nature like you are the only people in the world.

But I guess it is not for everyone.

 

[coach]

Is camping enjoyable because it's camping or enjoyable because of the social aspect of it? Like would you camp alone? I've never been camping before so I don't know. Closest I've been to camping is all night long beach parties or that time I was homeless because I ran away from home when I was a kid.

Fuck bro, get yourself a swag and treat yourself

 

[Bulldog1966]

Definitely worth a go Marley, did you ever do caravanning with the family? I absolutely loved that as a kid.
Seriously have a yarn with some mates and give it a crack..ps I'd buy a tent too not sure just a swag will do the job haha.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Definitely worth a go Marley, did you ever do caravanning with the family? I absolutely loved that as a kid.
Seriously have a yarn with some mates and give it a crack..ps I'd buy a tent too not sure just a swag will do the job haha.

Yes I did, not with the family though.

 

[Alan79]

Definitely worth a go Marley, did you ever do caravanning with the family? I absolutely loved that as a kid.
Seriously have a yarn with some mates and give it a crack..ps I'd buy a tent too not sure just a swag will do the job haha.

I agree on the tent for a newcomer to camping. I have a swag, but if I'm fishing somewhere I like the convenience of it being a two minute set-up and rolling up my sleeping bag ready to go with the swag.

The convenience of a swag is that it's a quick to set up all in one unit. The inconvenience is that it's generally a bit cramped and not cheap. For a first time camper a two man tent from Kmart does the job for about $30 from memory. Can get an air mattress and some basic camp cookware and a sleeping bag for the same price you'd buy a bottom of the line swag. I'd highly recommend that over a swag if you were seeing if you enjoy camping. And I've faced rainy days with my swag and regretted not having a tent with me so I can at least sit up. I generally take my Kmart special as well as the swag if I'm going for a few days just in case rain hit's.

 

[Bulldog1966]

I agree on the tent for a newcomer to camping. I have a swag, but if I'm fishing somewhere I like the convenience of it being a two minute set-up and rolling up my sleeping bag ready to go with the swag.

The convenience of a swag is that it's a quick to set up all in one unit. The inconvenience is that it's generally a bit cramped and not cheap. For a first time camper a two man tent from Kmart does the job for about $30 from memory. Can get an air mattress and some basic camp cookware and a sleeping bag for the same price you'd buy a bottom of the line swag. I'd highly recommend that over a swag if you were seeing if you enjoy camping. And I've faced rainy days with my swag and regretted not having a tent with me so I can at least sit up. I generally take my Kmart special as well as the swag if I'm going for a few days just in case rain hit's.

Absolutely Alan all sage advice its very affordable and your right swags while great are not cheap.
If splitting the costs with a mate you can even get a bloody decent 4 man tent for right on a $100 and obviously have a bit more room etc.Last blow up double mattress i bought was cheap 30 bucks maybe a bit less..can get terriffic rechargeable lanterns for 20, the little gas cookers are not much more..etc etc

Definitely recommend it @Marley and if you take the plunge give it a go more than once with a mate or even better an adventurous chick it really is fun "roughing it" a bit.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Absolutely Alan all sage advice its very affordable and your right swags while great are not cheap.
If splitting the costs with a mate you can even get a bloody decent 4 man tent for right on a $100 and obviously have a bit more room etc.Last blow up double mattress i bought was cheap 30 bucks maybe a bit less..can get terriffic rechargeable lanterns for 20, the little gas cookers are not much more..etc etc

Definitely recommend it @Marley and if you take the plunge give it a go more than once with a mate or even better an adventurous chick it really is fun "roughing it" a bit.

I might sleep in the backyard tonight and see how it goes