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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: CampAround on May 16, 2012, 08:14:28 PM
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Apologies if this isn't in the right section.
I'm not familiar with camp 6 the book, but I have read some good reviews about both here and on other sites.
I looked into it and found it the cheapest at $50 delivered.
Is it really worth the money, is a new edition due any time soon, and does anyone know any cheaper to purchase it from?
Cheers
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I don't think the new edition is due for another 20 odd months, that one just came out but you can check their website. They regularly come up on gumtree over here for around $25-$30 as backpackers off load everything before heading home.
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They are good. Camp 6 hasn't been around all that long.
$50 is a reasonable price for a new one. Doubt you will find much cheaper.
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$50 Isnt a bad price and they release a new one every 2 years which will be in feb next year i think :cup: :cheers:
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Just the info I'm looking for, cheers.
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I paid $130 for mine (B4 size and photos). Later found it to be wayyyy over priced...
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We used it on our trip to Lake Eyre, very very helpful.
I bought it from the RACWA and as a member it will be cheaper.
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I paid $130 for mine (B4 size and photos). Later found it to be wayyyy over priced...
Meaning you were not happy with the content, or just that you could have got it cheaper??
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I should have looked around instead of buying the first one I seen. Content is good though so I'm not kicking myself too much :)
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Wonder if they have plans for a IPad version with a 'take me to' feature. I'm using wikicamps at the moment which is pretty good but doubt there are as many places as there is in Camps 6.
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We used it on our trip to Lake Eyre, very very helpful.
I bought it from the RACWA and as a member it will be cheaper.
x 2 ....got mine from NRMA........$50.00
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Love mine, got it for Xmas, which is the best price I've seen.
Very handy book, and iPad version would be awesome..
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there is 3 or 4 different formats of the book (B4, A4, A4 spiral spine etc) so sometimes pricing is irrelevant to what someone else says what they paid. Compare apples with apples.
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Find an old copy of Camps 5 cheaply and download the "upgrades" off the internet. Cheapest option and you still have all the info everyone else has.
Kit_e
I have Camps 5 - A4 not spiral bound no pics $39.95 back then.
What's an Ipad?
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Ipad version would be good. I love the ipad.
What format is most popular? B4 would be easier to store in the car...
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We got the spiral bound (about 300mm x 210mm) Camps book. It is fine.
Ed: I don't think we would get a smaller version of the Camps book though.
It uses the same maps as the larger spiral bound HEMA Maps book/atlas but with marked camp sites and info about them.
What's an Ipad?
Kit_e, I think the iPad is a throw back to the fifties where chicks and cool cats hung out.
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Wonder if they have plans for a IPad version with a 'take me to' feature. I'm using wikicamps at the moment which is pretty good but doubt there are as many places as there is in Camps 6.
Downloaded the WikiCamps app on my iPad, looks good. Not quite as comprehensive as Camps6, but for $1.99, what can I say.
It allows you to filter based on State, and what facilities you need/want.
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If people add to Wikicamps, it'll get better ;) we find we use several resources to find camping areas as none has them all.
Lil :)
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What format is most popular? B4 would be easier to store in the car...
B4 I would say.
The A4 Version without pictures has a RRP of $59. On Fbay for <$50 delivered.
The B4 with Snaps has a RRP of $89. Not many deals on Fbay.
http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/9-camps-books (http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/9-camps-books)
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What's an Ipad?
I think they are talking about these ;D
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I think they are talking about these ;D
no, you've mistaken the iPad for a pirate bandage.....
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Wonder if they have plans for a IPad version with a 'take me to' feature. I'm using wikicamps at the moment which is pretty good but doubt there are as many places as there is in Camps 6.
I emailed Camps from their contact page in Jan-12 and got this reply:
Not on then plan as yet.
Regards & safe travels
Philip
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I bought, what looked like, unused Camps 4 from a garage sale for a dollar.
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Hi CampAround,
Boiling Billy have some good camping books, we have the New South Wales version and it is very informative. Also the right size to fit in the glovebox.
http://www.boilingbilly.com.au/store/index.shop (http://www.boilingbilly.com.au/store/index.shop)
Cheers, Robyn.
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x 2 ....got Tassie, S.A., NSW & S.A & Vic. great books and good people to deal with...........their best camp sites have only let us down once .............
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I'm using wikicamps at the moment which is pretty good but doubt there are as many places as there is in Camps 6.
I purchased Camps 6 when it came out, spur of the moment thing at a show. Worst investment I have ever made. Take out all the caravan parks and rest areas and there is barely nothing left.
5 minutes on Google is a better option,on this forum ditto , word of mouth on the road even better.
I recently got the wiki camps app and think its great value for money.
I'll revisit this thread in 12 months as more is added to it. I suspect you will have to sift thru the bullsh!t but looks promising.
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Ipad version would be good. I love the ipad.
What format is most popular? B4 would be easier to store in the car...
You can get an elecrtonic version..a mate has camps 6 installed on his GPS [SD card, I think]
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You can get an elecrtonic version..a mate has camps 6 installed on his GPS [SD card, I think]
thanks, looks like you can get the POI's for Garmin and Tomtom GPS http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/camps-books/14-camps-5-gps-poi-garmin.html (http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/camps-books/14-camps-5-gps-poi-garmin.html)
"You still require a copy of the book to get detailed information on the site type and facilities at this site"