So when you break that down it was approx $35 per head which is quite reasonable. It cost me around $1500 for 10 days & I thought that was worth it as it paid for accommodation, meals, traveling, admission price for various places we visited plus airfares to & from Sydney to Launceston. You were very fortunate to find 13 free campsites which was a great help to your costing, plus the other campsites seem very cheap in comparison to a lot of places on the mainland. Then you were blessed with a great season without too much rain etc to spoil your stay. Thank you for taking us along as I will be watching the videos again & probably again after that!! So much more interesting that just going through 2 very large albums of photos as I can almost smell some of the places as I watch your videos & it brings my trips more to life. So a very special thank you for that!! I am looking forward to your next adventures, in the meantime I hope that you are enjoying the wet weather coming your way as SA has been very dry as well whilst you were away taking advantage of the weather. Here in Sydney's west we are freezing with the very cold southerly wind coming up from the Antarctic!! It wouldn't be so bad if the electricity were only half the price it is today but those in the highlands are happy as they need the snow its bringing to bring the visitors!! Also many of them have wood fires!! 😂
We were very happy with the cost per day, we were not trying to do it entirely on the cheap but it did work out a lot less that what we had first allowed. We had heard that Tasmania was great for free and low cost camping, something that we found out to be correct. The weather was great for us while there, a result of it being so dry everywhere. It is very cold hear in Adelaide at the moment as it is in a lot of the mainland. Glad you enjoyed our trip videos, something that we will look back on for a very long time to come🙂
G'day Mick.....just a few questions and maybe tips... How far in advance did you book the Spirit of Tasmania? We booked well in advance and got a return price of $1500 for a 9m motorhome. If you use a fuel app, Tas Petroleum is generally the cheapest fuel you will find. As for gas bottles, did you "swap n go" or did you fill them up? BCF or Anaconda will fill your gas bottles cheaper than you can swap them out
We watched the Spirit of Tasmania web site and booked our tickets as soon as the bookings opened up. We mostly used swap and go gas although at times it was dearer to fill than to swap anyway. As we didn't really travel very far in a week, we purchased diesel as we required it by keeping our eyes open for the cheapest fuel outlet within the location that we were camping.
This was a great recap video. It reminds me of the web page you had many years ago detailing the costs of your travels back then. My wife and I honeymooned in Tasmania back in 2002/3, we want to go back with the van, and this will help us plan for the cost of the trip. The return costs on the ferry seems to be the biggest expense so it makes sense if going for a longer trip. Love the videos Mick so keep them coming.
we booked well in advance and got a return price of $1500 for a 9m motorhome. If you use a fuel app, Tas Petroleum is generally the cheapest fuel you will find. As for gas bottles, don't use "swap n go", fill them up at BCF or Anaconda, they will fill your gas bottles cheaper than you can swap them out
Am so very pleased to have survived a real dramatic bug, and been able to catch up with past video's. Now I must be honest and say was like a massive boost to health improvement. So huge hearty thanks for your productions and Sally being with so beaut patience and tolerances up and down them many tracks....Well done as a Team Effort! Luv you guys....Cheers👍
Great news to hear that you have finely hit the road to recovery, hope you are now able to enjoy some good health. Nice to hear you have got some enjoyment from the videos👍👌
Great video, you showcased Tassie ( my home state) beautifully. Autumn is the best time to visit here and such a lot of low cost and free camps which we also enjoy. Thank you for sharing. 😊
bloody brilliant video Mick as always, and once again im going to say that the videos you guys do, you should be getting paid by the local tourism departments! top stuff for one of my favorite place, will save this vid. (PS: fly fishing Mick... fly fishing...)👍
Thoroughly enjoyed your informative trip around Tassie. Thank you for sharing. And to top it off, the breakdown costs that you provided. May i ask, how many kilometers in (approximate) total?
Hi Mick & Sally - excellent summary on your Tasmania travels with places to go, camp place special and the costs wrapped up - tops Question in relation to heating in the van - do you have gas or diesel heating?
Thanks for that 👍 - can you advise why you picked gas against diesel? I am trying to appreciate the benefits of both - I would have thought you would have had diesel with the diesel LC. I have considered gas heating to keep the combustible materials to only 2 - I have an old 4.5 litre petrol engine , so carrying diesel for heating and having gas on board does not seem to make sense 🧐 Appreciate you thoughts - thanking you in advance- Raymond
@@raymondpaulet1683 we had the gas heater fitted possibly 8 to 10 years ago and at that stage I am not too sure if diesel heaters were even available back then, for some reason gas was the go. Gas heaters are more user friendly to others camped near you because of the reduced noise and smoke that is given off, particularly during the initial start up period. Gas heaters are now very expensive when compared to diesel heaters and the gas has to be fitted by a licensed gas fitter where the diesel heaters can be fitted by anyone. If we were to buy another caravan and there was an endless supply of money, we would go for a gas heater for sure. In saying that, with the cost of everything now a days, I don't really know which one I would now have fitted. We have never owned a caravan diesel heater so our knowledge is somewhat limited other than what we have seen and heard while around vans with either fitted. The need to keep fresh diesel in a small tank to run the heater with versus gas in a bottle makes the gas more user friendly to me.
Hello Mick & Sally Thank you for the great information on your situation- very much appreciate you comments about the choice of heater. I understand the fitting and pricing , being gas the dearer to install 🙄 against diesel I like the idea of less noise and smell with the gas, plus only travelling with 2 fuels ( petrol - car & gas for cooktops for us) The other thing I read was that gas is very efficient to operate 👍 A decision, will be biting the bullet and going for it 😬👍 Again , appreciate your comments on the selection and your travels around Australia Highest regards- All the best to you both Raymond
Hi! I'm going to Tasmania at the end of the month and we're renting a camper van. Do any of the free campsites have facilities for recharging the van and disposing of grey water?
As we were not looking for EV recharge stations, it is hard to comment on that part. They are something that we didn't see but when you are not looking for them, well who knows how many there are. If you are after the standard 240 volt outlets, some do and some don't. There are plenty of dump points for grey water throughout out Tassie.
So when you break that down it was approx $35 per head which is quite reasonable. It cost me around $1500 for 10 days & I thought that was worth it as it paid for accommodation, meals, traveling, admission price for various places we visited plus airfares to & from Sydney to Launceston. You were very fortunate to find 13 free campsites which was a great help to your costing, plus the other campsites seem very cheap in comparison to a lot of places on the mainland. Then you were blessed with a great season without too much rain etc to spoil your stay. Thank you for taking us along as I will be watching the videos again & probably again after that!! So much more interesting that just going through 2 very large albums of photos as I can almost smell some of the places as I watch your videos & it brings my trips more to life. So a very special thank you for that!! I am looking forward to your next adventures, in the meantime I hope that you are enjoying the wet weather coming your way as SA has been very dry as well whilst you were away taking advantage of the weather. Here in Sydney's west we are freezing with the very cold southerly wind coming up from the Antarctic!! It wouldn't be so bad if the electricity were only half the price it is today but those in the highlands are happy as they need the snow its bringing to bring the visitors!! Also many of them have wood fires!! 😂
We were very happy with the cost per day, we were not trying to do it entirely on the cheap but it did work out a lot less that what we had first allowed. We had heard that Tasmania was great for free and low cost camping, something that we found out to be correct. The weather was great for us while there, a result of it being so dry everywhere. It is very cold hear in Adelaide at the moment as it is in a lot of the mainland. Glad you enjoyed our trip videos, something that we will look back on for a very long time to come🙂
G'day Mick.....just a few questions and maybe tips... How far in advance did you book the Spirit of Tasmania? We booked well in advance and got a return price of $1500 for a 9m motorhome. If you use a fuel app, Tas Petroleum is generally the cheapest fuel you will find. As for gas bottles, did you "swap n go" or did you fill them up? BCF or Anaconda will fill your gas bottles cheaper than you can swap them out
We watched the Spirit of Tasmania web site and booked our tickets as soon as the bookings opened up. We mostly used swap and go gas although at times it was dearer to fill than to swap anyway. As we didn't really travel very far in a week, we purchased diesel as we required it by keeping our eyes open for the cheapest fuel outlet within the location that we were camping.
Nicely summarised! It was great for me and Rowan to be able to share some time with you and Sally at a couple of your favourite Camp Sites.
We had a great time with both you and Rowan, always nice to break the idea of traveling by ourselves to have some time with good people.
This was a great recap video. It reminds me of the web page you had many years ago detailing the costs of your travels back then. My wife and I honeymooned in Tasmania back in 2002/3, we want to go back with the van, and this will help us plan for the cost of the trip. The return costs on the ferry seems to be the biggest expense so it makes sense if going for a longer trip.
Love the videos Mick so keep them coming.
Cheers, when you go back to Tasmania I am sure it will bring back some fond memories for you and your wife🙂
@@justcruisinwithmicksally837 We will get back one day. Still working so need to find time as I think we will need at least 5 weeks this time.
we booked well in advance and got a return price of $1500 for a 9m motorhome. If you use a fuel app, Tas Petroleum is generally the cheapest fuel you will find. As for gas bottles, don't use "swap n go", fill them up at BCF or Anaconda, they will fill your gas bottles cheaper than you can swap them out
Am so very pleased to have survived a real dramatic bug, and been able to catch up with past video's.
Now I must be honest and say was like a massive boost to health improvement.
So huge hearty thanks for your productions and Sally being with so beaut patience and tolerances up and down them many tracks....Well done as a Team Effort! Luv you guys....Cheers👍
Great news to hear that you have finely hit the road to recovery, hope you are now able to enjoy some good health. Nice to hear you have got some enjoyment from the videos👍👌
Ta Mick and Sally. Glad you had a great time and thanks for all the fabulous info.
Thanks🙂
Great video, you showcased Tassie ( my home state) beautifully. Autumn is the best time to visit here and such a lot of low cost and free camps which we also enjoy. Thank you for sharing. 😊
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video.
Wonderful full stop to your amazingly beautiful and informative Tasmanian trip. 10 out of 10 from me 😊😊
Glad you liked it, thank you🙂
Thanks for the great info guys, hoping to get down there in the not too distant future 😀
Our pleasure, it is a great place to visit with all of it's free & low cost campsites.
Thanks Mick and Sally. Good honest review. Yes I agree the cost was quite good. Tasmania is a pretty place. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks Mick, good to know.
Cheers👍
bloody brilliant video Mick as always, and once again im going to say that the videos you guys do, you should be getting paid by the local tourism departments!
top stuff for one of my favorite place, will save this vid.
(PS: fly fishing Mick... fly fishing...)👍
fly fishing is something that I have never seen done, looks like a developed art to know how to catch fish that way🐠🐠
Thanks for such an informative video. Really appreciate the content.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, thank you Mick and Sally
Our pleasure!
Another great video Mick, very informative
Thanks, hopefully people will be able to relate to the cost to help those who want to do something similar.
Thank you for sharing. 👍🏻
You are welcome.👍
G'day Mick & Sally.🐨
Greetings🙂
Great video again cheers 🍻safe travels 🙏
Glad you liked it, thanks🙂
Thoroughly enjoyed your informative trip around Tassie. Thank you for sharing. And to top it off, the breakdown costs that you provided.
May i ask, how many kilometers in (approximate) total?
While on Tasmania, we covered a total of 4,134kms.
The entire trip was 7,745kms which was Adelaide - Tasmania - Adelaide.
Hi Mick & Sally - excellent summary on your Tasmania travels with places to go, camp place special and the costs wrapped up - tops
Question in relation to heating in the van - do you have gas or diesel heating?
We have gas heating in our van👍
Thanks for that 👍 - can you advise why you picked gas against diesel? I am trying to appreciate the benefits of both - I would have thought you would have had diesel with the diesel LC. I have considered gas heating to keep the combustible materials to only 2 - I have an old 4.5 litre petrol engine , so carrying diesel for heating and having gas on board does not seem to make sense 🧐 Appreciate you thoughts - thanking you in advance- Raymond
@@raymondpaulet1683 we had the gas heater fitted possibly 8 to 10 years ago and at that stage I am not too sure if diesel heaters were even available back then, for some reason gas was the go.
Gas heaters are more user friendly to others camped near you because of the reduced noise and smoke that is given off, particularly during the initial start up period.
Gas heaters are now very expensive when compared to diesel heaters and the gas has to be fitted by a licensed gas fitter where the diesel heaters can be fitted by anyone.
If we were to buy another caravan and there was an endless supply of money, we would go for a gas heater for sure. In saying that, with the cost of everything now a days, I don't really know which one I would now have fitted.
We have never owned a caravan diesel heater so our knowledge is somewhat limited other than what we have seen and heard while around vans with either fitted. The need to keep fresh diesel in a small tank to run the heater with versus gas in a bottle makes the gas more user friendly to me.
Hello Mick & Sally
Thank you for the great information on your situation- very much appreciate you comments about the choice of heater.
I understand the fitting and pricing , being gas the dearer to install 🙄 against diesel
I like the idea of less noise and smell with the gas, plus only travelling with 2 fuels ( petrol - car & gas for cooktops for us)
The other thing I read was that gas is very efficient to operate 👍
A decision, will be biting the bullet and going for it 😬👍
Again , appreciate your comments on the selection and your travels around Australia
Highest regards- All the best to you both
Raymond
Hi! I'm going to Tasmania at the end of the month and we're renting a camper van. Do any of the free campsites have facilities for recharging the van and disposing of grey water?
As we were not looking for EV recharge stations, it is hard to comment on that part. They are something that we didn't see but when you are not looking for them, well who knows how many there are. If you are after the standard 240 volt outlets, some do and some don't.
There are plenty of dump points for grey water throughout out Tassie.
Hi Mick - how many kms did you do while in Tassie?
We left from Adelaide and returned home from Tassie via Albury Wooldonga having us complete a total of 8,346km.
Thks Mick - looks like around 6000km on the island - good to know for planning our trip in Feb. thks
@@Chance_It_Oz you should love it over there with so much to see.