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My Story: Australian Adventure

Touring Australia, travelling from Sydney to Melbourne along the coast line was one the nicest experiences I have gone through. Not only was the scenery fantastic, the Australian poeple were friendly and accommodating. There were also a heap of things to do.

There are numerous car rental sydney and car hire Melbourne options and that’s unquestionably the most favourable way to experience the coast. Car hire agencies are more than willing to help you plan your trip and pin point the main attractions along the way. Car companies are constantly running promotions and deals. I managed to get a great one way special to Melbourne at a car rental in Sydney.

After sorting out my car hire, I headed south from Sydney through Royal National Park. The Grand Pacific Drive is exciting. I spent a few hours in Wollongong and thoroughly enjoyed exploring the many coastal villages along the way before spending the night at Jervis Bay.

I boarded a cruise the next morning to see the dolphins that Jervis Bay is well-known for. I fell in love with the beaches and had a hard time deciding whether to stay or go. Further south I bought some great, high quality craft items in the historic villages of Central Tilba and Tilba Tilba.

I stopped at Mimosa Rocks National Park and swam in the lagoon before stopping at Tathra Beach to watch some surfers and enjoy the beach. That evening I spent the night in the stylish village of Metung and had a fantastic seafood platter in one of the lakeside restaurants.

Wilsons Promontory National Park is home to great scenery and an abundance of wildlife such as emus, wombats and kangaroos. The place is packed with activities to keep you busy, I spent an entire day hiking through forests, exploring beaches and climbing on granite mountains.

Next checkpoint was Fish Creek, a small, quirky and thriving township with arts and crafts, books and cafes. I drove across the bridge over to Phillip Island, a popular family stop. At Nobbies Centre you can watch the penquins strutting up and down the beach and see one of Australia’s most remarkable fur seal colonies.

I ended my trip in Melbourne making my last stop at the working heritage farm on Churchill Island. Renting a car gave me the flexibility and convenience during my trip from Sydney to Melbourne. Next time I may get a car rental in Melbourne and do this trip the other direction!

Scafell Rock Tents by Gelert - Hassle-free Camping

Scafell Rock, from Gelert tents, is a range of quick-pitching tents, which is very popular with families. It is especially suitable for those who don’t wish to spend quality camping time in setting up tents. The Scafell Rock range incorporates many interesting features designed to help the campers have a great outdoors experience.

Take for example the Scafell Rock Eiger 4. As you can guess from the name, it is a four-person tent, which is great for a small group or family. With extra-large storage space and bright guy lines for visibility, the tent has amazing comfort with excellent ventilation. Moreover, it is easy to put up and take down, and needs only to be rolled up before packing away. The best part is that it weighs an extremely light 4 kgs, thus making it easy to carry it on your back. Available in a range of styles and designs, the series is sure to have something that is just perfect for your needs.

The Twister 5, a five-person tent for families and small groups, was originally the Gelert Twister 5, but was later re-launched after adding a few new features as part of the Scafell Rock tents series. With double skin construction for added durability, two doors - one of which is a mesh for better ventilation, and windows, it is ideal for a weekend getaway with friends. The tent also features pre-attached ropes to simplify pitching, bright guy lines to maintain visibility at night and a quick-pitching design to ensure you spend the least amount of your time setting up your tent, which leaves you free to enjoy your trip.

Cooking on a Camping Stove

The wide-ranging choice of camping stoves tagged with technical terms a layperson wouldn’t get, may be scary for those who aren’t so practised when it comes to bushcraft camping and purchasing camping stoves. However, purchasing the right camping stove is not as hard as it can seem.

With these informative and accessible tips, selection and purchase would be way easier

Size

Camping brands like Coleman offer one, 2 and multiple burner camping stoves. If you are solo packing, a camping stove with 1 or 2 burner may do but if you want to go camping with the whole family or plan to have a camping cook banquet with some mates, go for a camping cooking stove which has 2 or more burners to save lots of time cooking.

Kind of Fuel

After deciding which stove size is acceptable for your camping desires, the following thing to think about is the sort of fuel you’ll be wanting to use. Your fuel options include propane, white gas ( otherwise known as Coleman fuel ), unleaded gas, butane or kerosene. However it is typically commended to use either propane or white gas only. Out of all of the camping cooking stoves, those that are powered by white gas produce the most heat. It’s the more environment-friendly choice for it burns cleanly without any odour or effect on food taste as well as produces less waste. Many of the Coleman camping cooking stoves that are fuelled with white gas operate on twin fuel system that means the cooking stove can run either on white gas or unleaded petrol.

Even So, it’s best that you use only white gas unless during cases when you run out of it and can’t buy any. But propane Coleman camping cooking stoves are also great decisions due to their easiness to operate and ignite, and good performance in warm climates and at low elevations.

Most Coleman camping cooking stoves powered with propane fuel actually have electronic ignitions to save some time and energy. Sort of Camping Activity another thing worth considering to make is the kind of camping you plan to do during your trip. For example, if you intend to go back packing, select a camping stove that is light, has a single burner for this is better to carry in your load. But if you plan to go on a family camping trip, a group hike or RV camping, it is more suitable to select 3 or 4 burner stoves that would let you make a grand fiesta for everybody.

Now, if you are intending to go on a beach camping trip or have a yard party where you may possibly wish to do some barbecuing on the side, a mixture of a cooking stove and griddle is the ideal choice for you. Many camping brands like Coleman provides you with a big range of quality camp stoves and background info on its features to make your decision much easier.

Outdoor Camping


Outdoor camping shopping is truly a fun activity to do, especially when it comes to having to organize a wonderful camping getaway weekend or trip that involves your entire family or simply a few friends. Today, outdoor camping shopping is made very easy, as all the major general retailers carry outdoor camping gears and offer a very wide selection of items to purchase. In addition to that, it is very common to find very well-trained personnel that can advise you to their best of their knowledge.

Naturally, as for anything else, outdoor camping shopping can also be an Internet-based experience as well as an old world shopping day out of fun, as today many websites are specialized to sell camping products. If you decide to browse the Internet, it is probably just a matter of search key what you need and charged it to your credit card and wait a few days for a comfortable delivery to your home, right at your front door. So, if you’re planning a camping trip. Do not be discouraged and take full advantage of the pleasant outdoor camping shopping experience that you can actually have, as sometimes that even becomes more fun than the actual trip.