When we travel there are few things that make us happier than finding a new campsite in a beautiful environment. Waking up and having breakfast next to a lake, on top of a mountain or on a beach is a perfect start of the day. It took us a while to get our perfect camping gear together and here are our four favorite items: Foldable Pot - Sea to Summit One of the essentials when camping is the cooker and pot you prepare your meals with. We often … [Read more...] about Favorite Camping Equipment
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Cheap Campsites along the Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road is probably one of the most popular road trips in Australia. The many cliffs along the way and rock formations are just breathtaking. Even though every dollar spent on this trip is worth it, you still want to travel as cheap as possible. Here are the cheap or free campsites we found on the way from Warrnambool to Torquay: Port Campbell Recreation Reserve We first planned to camp at the Princetown Nature Reserve but … [Read more...] about Cheap Campsites along the Great Ocean Road
Best cheap Campsites between Sydney and Melbourne
Australia might be one of the best - if not the best place for road trips. With their well-maintained highways and easy ways to avoid the tolls, there is nothing better than hopping in a car and hitting the road. If only there wouldn’t be the problem of the high accommodation costs. When we looked up possible campsites for our trip from Sydney to Melbourne, we were quite shocked, the cheapest places we found were 24 AUD and the most expensive … [Read more...] about Best cheap Campsites between Sydney and Melbourne
How to Choose the Right Tent
We have always loved camping. Being able to just crawl into your tent after having some beers around a bonfire and waking up in the nature is just priceless. Over the years we’ve gone through quite some tents until we found our current one we wouldn't replace for any other. With this post we are trying to help you find your favorite tent by paying attention to following points. How big does the tent need to be? Logically, first of all it … [Read more...] about How to Choose the Right Tent
Hedonisia – The EcoFeminist Community
One night on the West Coast of Big Island, Hawaii we were desperately looking for a place to stay for the night. Luckily we found the Hedonisia EcoFeminist Community and the owner Mojo was still awake to offer us a site to pitch our tents. Sometimes it just seems that some things are meant to be, because there is hardly a campsite that fits better to our lifestyle than Hedonisia. Built on a former junkyard, remodeled to a sustainable … [Read more...] about Hedonisia – The EcoFeminist Community
How to Travel Light with Camping Gear
One of the biggest challenges when traveling is to make the backpack as light as possible. Especially when, like us, you are a big fan of camping. Normally you have to carry a tent, sleeping bag, air mattress, camping cooker, plates and cutlery. After a lot of searching we found following products that let us enjoy our camping traveling style without adding too much weight to or taking too much space from our backpacks. Our Top Camping … [Read more...] about How to Travel Light with Camping Gear