Camping presents benefits and opportunities that no other form of holiday can and here are our top 10. If after reading this, beginners aren’t at least encouraged to give camping a try, I don’t know what will.

Camping is extremely rewarding and the benefits are numerous. It can also be frustrating and even exhausting, especially if you aren’t properly prepared for that particular trip or for camping in general. A good camping plan has many benefits.

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Keeping your camp food cold is important, as is making good use of your limited fridge space. Here are our tips for managing your camp fridge.

Sometimes it’s the simple things that really make a big difference and we’ve decided that a bucket is an essential part of our camping setup for any trip.

Who hasn’t got a pile of rubber bands lying around in the bottom drawer. They turn up daily tying all manner of items together. Well don’t throw them out – you can take them camping.

Waste management is a mounting problem worldwide, in more ways than one, and even more so in rural and remote communities where landfill sites and recycling plants are much harder to come by.

When you think of all of the single use items in our daily lives now we sometimes wonder how our past generations survived. Surely it wasn’t that hard for them.

You will be amazed at how much of your waste can be reused and put to good use around the campsite. Check out our ideas and think before you throw.

Frustrated by the amount of single use plastic bags ending up in landfill and in our waterways, our friend, Pam, designed, developed and locally manufactures her very own greensacks reusable fruit & vegie sacks.

The Leave No Trace movement was established to promote conservation in the outdoors and to inspire responsible outdoor travel and recreation. It’s so much more than just our waste.

Making do without cling or plastic wrap in the camp kitchen is easy and will not only be our little nod to reducing single use waste, it will also be one less item to pack and to find space for in the car. And that’s a win / win.

Some tent manufacturers recommend seasoning their tents before first use to avoid any leakage through seam holes punched into the fabric in the manufacturing process.

If you don’t have a suitable car for camping, 8-seater people movers are a great hire car option. Here’s how to pack one.

Who needs a bulky salad spinner in your camp kitchen when there are easy and easily packable alternatives. Even at home, salad spinners can be bulky to store and they really are a nuisance to pack and transport.

Rain does tend to curtail our camping activities somewhat but it’s not the end of the world. In fact, if you are well equipped and can stay dry, rainy day camping can really bring on an unexpected change of plan that could prove equally enjoyable and/or rewarding

Probably the biggest challenge for car campers is packing the car and safely fitting it all in, especially when children arrive on the scene. Living in apartments and smaller properties, storage space for bulky camping gear can also be scarce.

Every campsite would have a stackable plastic container. Don’t just bring one – they come in handy around the campsite.

You’ve decided on a camping getaway and cleared your diary. Now it’s time to decide on where you want to go, actually find that ideal campsite, and if necessary, book it.