Hi and welcome to the [yet another] new blog. This one will focus on the awesome trips that we will be taking in and around Australia. First up is an intro.
We’ve been camping many times before, so getting out into the bush is not a foreign concept. We have also acquired a fairly large amount of “necessary” gear to make the experience as pleasant as possible. However, the majority of our camping trips were done pre-kids; and that means not having to worry about anyone other than yourselves and the set-up and breaking of camp is a relatively straight forward affair.
Now that we have kids, a pigeon pair currently 3.5yrs & 1.5yrs, things have changed. We have still been on a few trips, but only with other people. We found the whole experience quite exhausting and had it only been the 4 of us I think we would have struggled a bit. Add to that the unpredictability of the Victorian weather and you are sure to have some fun times<end sarcasm>.
On one of the most recent trips (to Barwon heads) our friends had their new Tambo Cooper out for the first time. we had our family tent. It poured with rain the whole weekend and was blowing a gale – not ideal. However, we spent a lot of the time under the Cooper’s awning and everything was great. Rain, wind & cold, didn’t really bother us. That’s when we decided that we had to make a change, especially if we were going to get out and see this beautiful country called Australia.
So after much deliberation and research we decided that we are going to take the plunge and buy ourselves on of those awesome camper trailers that we have seen so much of lately. We read about them online and even went to the Caravan and Camping show held at Caulfield race course; where our minds were boggled at the choice one has for outdoor vehicles and gear.
We ended up choosing a Tambo Cooper XT from the wonderful people over at Tambo Campers. We had an 8 week wait time and that seemed to take a lifetime!
Camper Trailer Travels 