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Title: Old skool camper moving to the dark side :D
Post by: eventyr on August 15, 2016, 11:13:32 PM

Hi,
Wife and I are long time campers through scouts, venturers and our respective parents (ok, mine more than hers). With some LSL coming up we decided to take the plunge and move to a more "serious" camping exercise. Current plan is to take the rug rats (6 & 7 YO) out of school next year (term 2) and spend 3-4 months driving up north. Our current CT involves a 9 man tent which, while great and spacious, takes about 45min-1hr to properly set everything up ...

Some pices from one of our recent adventures to Shark bay with it here:
http://www.jamesh.com.au/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri (http://www.jamesh.com.au/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri/i-s5PHxL8/0/XL/mc3bayspan6-XL.jpg) (http://www.jamesh.com.au/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri/i-s5PHxL8/A)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri/i-gDnsCMG/0/XL/mcBigLagoonFPNPPan2-XL.jpg) (http://www.jamesh.com.au/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri/i-gDnsCMG/A)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri/i-LgqCC6F/0/XL/mcIMG_5105-XL.jpg) (http://www.jamesh.com.au/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri/i-LgqCC6F/A)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri/i-N8MbM3L/0/XL/mcIMG_5217-XL.jpg) (http://www.jamesh.com.au/Easter-Camping-Trip-Kalbarri/i-N8MbM3L/A)

it also takes ~45-1hr to pack up, sometimes longer ... for our big trip next year, this is just too much and we need a bit more luxury too. So after a lot of research we bought a 2nd hand Goldstream storm, named "Harry" http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=49238.0 (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=49238.0)

Both wife and I were born in Melbourne, moved to Norway for a few years where miss 7 yo was born, and then returned to Australia transferring to Perth where mr 6yo was born and we are now.

SO that is us. I've got a passion for fishing, photography, Motorsport and RC helicopter flying - Mrs Eventyr has a passion for reading! :)

Title: Re: Old skool camper moving to the dark side :D
Post by: landbarge on August 15, 2016, 11:17:56 PM

Good choice in camper. Not that I am biased in any way... Have fun with it

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