Three awesome free camps in the NT between Darwin & Katherine
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- We had been working on our Off Grid caravanning skills, at three amazing free camps when we got caught out by a fast-moving grass fire! We didn't panic but we were concerned. Check out what we did next! Travelling from Darwin to Katherine there are quite a few free camping areas along the way and we get to stay at a few of them. Come and join us as we share some tips and tricks for off grid camping and show you this awesome area.
Go the PIES!!!! lol
How often do you actually clean your solar panels? Think about all of the dirt roads you travel, dust rises.
With a series power connection (which I assume you have) between each solar panel, if one panel is partially shaded by a tree or dirt then all panels are effected, much like the old Christmas tree lights where one blown globe kills the whole string of lights.
Buy a jet wash battery operated water pump so you can clean the solar panels with a bucket of river water every so often, especially after dusty tracks.
@@accadacca we always give the can a full wash after our road trips or if we’ve been on particularly dusty roads. Also check the input in full sunlight to see how it’s working 😉
Do you reckon the Pies will bounce back this year
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Watching your old videos to catch up. I discovered Lockhart about the time you were there - fantastic little town and those verandahs are stunning, pity more towns didn’t preserve them.
@@Outandabout-au that’s great 👍 one of our first videos. Would love to do that one again there is so much to see around Lockhart
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If we see you camped up in the bush somewhere strumming away there will be a singalong for sure, great vid. 👍
Haha Yep that’d be awesome 🎤 🎸 🎶
Thanks Paul & Wenda for the off grid camping tips. You always give a lot of info! Good to see the Wikicamps page up, to show us all the exact name of the camp, thanks 😊
So glad you guys & all campers were safe re the fire.
Safe travels, see you next week ❤
Thanks Lyn we’re glad the information is helpful 😉 The fire was a bit of a surprise but all good in the end
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Love the guitar solo paul😂
I’ll let you know when my CD is released 😂
Don’t leave that battery pac out overnight, it may not be there in the morning.
Put a solar panel on the cruiser, it’ll keep up with your fridge
You can play your guitar around my campfire anytime you like 👍
Haha no we pack it away at night. We had thought about adding a solar panel as we have nothing on the roof of the car?
Definitely up for a few tunes around the campfire 😉
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Thanks very much, I really enjoyed that, have only free camped twice however we would like to do more. Thanks for inspiring us to get out there.
Yeah we rarely went off grid because of the power issues but now we figured it out, we plan to do a lot more
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We're just a little ahead of you guys. In Mary K atm, I have been wondering why you always seem to favour caravan parks. I had never really thought that off grid camping is a skill. Thanks for bringing it up. We have been our for 8 years and have been off grid for 95% of that time. Keep up the good work guys. We love seeing people our age exploring. Most of the videos are young 'unsure.
8 years! Wow that’s great, it is a good lifestyle. We didn’t think we would spend so much time in van parks and hope to change that going forward. We think it was partly because of the convenience and often location, maybe a sense of security? Hopefully we cross paths on our travels
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Great vid. Thanks. Hopefully this is a helpful tip: charge your phones, torches, and other usb devices off of your car crank battery as you drive (car 12v and usb outlets). This means at least they're all charged before you stop, and you don't need to use so much of your house battery.
Thanks yes we appreciate the tips 👍it all add to making things run smooth
Cheers
Yep it is def a skill and one that one city master will give you untold rewards of solitude and beautiful spots….
Solar: rule of thumb is double solar on roof to battery capacity - and turn off as much as you can as you have found.
Also a good BCDC charger in the car eg: BCDC1250 so you get max output when driving to charge the van along with high quality 16 core cable to run from car to van…
As for water - 300 litres should do you two for 10 days …
It is all an experience and something you can get a lot from …
Stay safe up there with the local folks!
Now the we have a taste for the off grid stuff we are keen try more! Thanks for the tips👍
Hi guys, great vlog 👍 thanks for sharing, as always really useful information and some good tips re off grid camping ⛺️ thank goodness you averted any problems with that grass fire 😮💨 it would’ve been very nerve wracking for a while up and untill the grass fire didn’t pose any threat 😊 take care and see you guys in the video 👋
Thanks we find the off grid stuff is more enjoyable when you know what you’re doing 😉 It was a bit unsettling seeing the fire coming towards us and you could hear the cracking of the fire as well!
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Your reviews of free camping sites are so informative and enticing - can't wait to do the same soon. Interesting point about turning off the inverter to save power - thanks for that.
Thanks, yeah seems the more you learn the easier it becomes. There’s nothing worse than being off grid and being to scared to flick a light switch
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Well done. Good information, good scenery and you are getting quite good with the drone. Looking forward to seeing you both soon.
Thanks Eric, I’ve got a drone story to tell when we catch up 😂
We enjoy watching your informative post but find the sound varies a lot and we miss bits. Keep up the travels.
Thank you. We have great news, we just bought a couple of Rode lapel mics 😉. We’ve been having trouble with audio for ages 🤦
Cheers Paul and Wenda
Off Grid is the best type of camping as far as we are concerned......if we ever run out of power we just make sure we have battery lamps we can use and have an early night lol
Yeah we are loving it more and more 👍especially as we learn a few more things about it
Could you please turn off the running water sounds? Ha ha
Yeah it seemed like a good idea at the time 😉