I don't suppose falling asleep in the cafe of a 24hour roadside 'service centre' really counts as a camping experience.

Why not!

My idea of camping is not having room service

One memorable "camping" experience for us was when we hired a pop-top van which refused to pop the top.

With everything inside the van which we couldn't get into, the only alternative we had, until the next morning, was to plead with the caravan park owner for the spare room in his house on the premises.   Wonderful man was so kind and supplied everything, and next morning, called a caravanning place in the next town who sent a man out to fix our wheeled abode for us.

We were able to get the rental of the van refunded for two days, had it for five altogether.

From that time, it was decided campers we are not, and to heck with tents .... 

I used to love camping with the family when they were younger.  Not bush camping mind you, I always had to have a shower and a flush toilet   But we were always in tents.  As the boys got bigger they each had their own little dome tent.  We had quite a little village setup by the time we finished.

There's no housework to speak of, everyone can come and go as they please and it's OK to give them BBQ'd sausages every night for dinner 

Im not sure I would like it if there were crocodiles around though 

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@ecar3483 wrote:

You can count me amongst the people who are impressed by that building.

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My friend John Wilkins was the architect for the building. It's totally fabulous and the pool in the middle is to die for.

First time I "camped" was an overnighter.  

Supplies:  1 box matches, 1 pack cards (still have them in the glovebox), 1 cribbage board, 1 pk sausages,  1 fishing knife, 2 lengths of wire, 1 pk fish bait, 1 fishing rod. 

Sleeping arrangements:  Back and front bench seats in an HR sedan with luxury of pillows and nana rugs.

Lesson: 1. Act like a kid - you'll enjoy it. 2. When it's raining, you'll learn more about the person you're with.  3. Once is enough.

DEB

Edit:  Sorry Ecar, I'm off topic.

What about the people in this camping ground in Qld last night?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-27/major-sinkhole-swallows-vehicles-on-qld-coast/6807536

Sheesh - is this an act of you know who - or does our tried & tested Insurance Policies cover it.

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@lurker172602 wrote:

I used to love camping with the family when they were younger.  Not bush camping mind you, I always had to have a shower and a flush toilet   But we were always in tents.  As the boys got bigger they each had their own little dome tent.  We had quite a little village setup by the time we finished.

There's no housework to speak of, everyone can come and go as they please and it's OK to give them BBQ'd sausages every night for dinner 

 

Im not sure I would like it if there were crocodiles around though 

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We have a vacant couple of blocks next door.

Am planning small village - thank you.

Good grief, how scary is that?  They were lucky to get away from it alive ...