![]() If there seems to be a lot of rubbish, broken glass or other signs of neglect and misuse, or if your gut instinct makes you feel uncomfortable, the simple thing is to move on. Some people can feel uncertain about the isolation, but by checking out your immediate vicinity, you’ll soon be able to tell if it’s right for you. When it comes to camping in off-grid locations, it’s important to scout out your surroundings. Otherwise, don’t forget the thermals and blankets! Enjoying the off-grid experience Barkers Rocks, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia © Glenys Gelzinis Is the area right for you? Our choice of heating is diesel in the caravan which is a quiet, efficient, and safe means of keeping warm. Thankfully, these days you can get some terrific free-standing 12-volt and battery-powered fans that can help in the heat. One of the trickiest parts of camping without power can be how to keep cool or warm. Look for the closest dump point to where you will be camping so you know where you can empty the toilet canister as needed. Other options are to bring a portaloo and a shower tent with a portable shower set up. National Parks are another great source of well-managed campgrounds. We have found that more local councils are creating and managing campgrounds and for a very low daily fee you have use of toilet facilities as well as rubbish bins. These days there are a lot of camping areas fitted with basic toilets and cold showers. ![]() Toilets Bush toilets at Barkers Rocks, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia © Glenys GelzinisĪblutions are always an important consideration and that’s the reason that our caravan has an onboard toilet and shower which makes off-grid camping very comfortable. There are typically places you can fill up containers of water if needed, for instance, some local town ovals are happy for people to use the water available there, and you can enquire with a town’s information centre or local council for other places where this is possible. We buy boxes of water for drinking and cooking, so that water carried can be used for dishwashing and short showers. Saving water is imperative for a long stay. Water Pildappa Rock, Eyre Peninsula South Australia © Glenys Gelzinis When it comes to coffee, we love brewing with a travel press mug. Having a few staple items in a pantry cupboard or crate will also make meal preparation easy. To make cooking easier, I recommend creating a folder or book of recipes for quick, easy, and cheap camp meals to make. When the weather’s unpleasant, we opt for the gas oven in the caravan. Cooking tools Louth Bay campground, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia © Glenys Gelzinisįor cooking, a kettle barbecue and a butane stove can pretty much enable us to cook everything from breakfasts through to desserts, all in the outdoors. Have a couple of torches handy, just in case. When we’re sitting outdoors at night, we use battery-powered lanterns and a campfire helps when it’s not fire ban season in Australia. If you only intend to use a generator for short periods of time, quieter generators that don’t disturb the peace are available. This powers 12-volt lights in the van and we haven’t had the need for a generator yet. We have a solar panel on our van and dual batteries to store the energy produced. Lighting Stenhouse Bay campground, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia © Glenys Gelzinis (There can be opportunities to get water on the road, but it pays to be prepared and not assume this). Before you leave homeīefore leaving home, make sure your gas bottles are full, take battery-powered lamps with new batteries, let family members know your rough itinerary (safety first), have water tanks full in your vehicle and pack spare water containers to top up if needed. Off-grid doesn’t have to mean leaving all creature comforts behind, but without access to power and water, you need to think about how to do things differently.
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