Free Camping with a Caravan.



A Caravan Low Cost holiday acommodation in Australia.

 

 

 



 

 

In December 2009, we bought a second hand caravan from a private seller who advertised in our local news paper for just $2,200. It was a 14 foot 1980 Millard pop-top. We used it to tour around South Australia, Victoria and New South wales until August 2012. We some times stayed in caravan parks, but quite often in rest stops.  We bought a useful publication about free camping spots, it even had GPS references of each camp spots. 


Many country towns have realised the wisdom of being RV friendly and often provide free campspots just out of town with lots of facilities.

One of our favourite campspots was Gum Bend lake, just out side Condobolin, NSW.  Shower facilities, Picnic tables, boating, fishing and playground all completely free.  Generally the further away you are from the state capitals the easier it is to find free campspots.

We had no problem with the van and sold it easily on EBay after 3 years and got our money back.

We found that our Ford falcon had no trouble towing the van. The van provided cheap accommodation during our holidays at minimal cost. Smaller older model pop-tops are a good investment if you choose carefully. Be sure to check the bearings, tyres and brakes are in good condition. Smaller older vans are easy to tow and are built to last. It is wise to try a low cost van for a while before committing a newer more expensive van.