Page 12 - Live2Camp magazine November 2016 (1)
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Every time we decide to camping, the
first thing we say too each other is,
‘Bush or Beach?’ I know, first world
problems, hey. But when you camp as
often as we do, this is a very important
question. I was talking with a colleague
the just the other day who said he
couldn’t stand camping on the beach. I
don’t know why, he didn’t give any
reason but I’m quite privy to both styles
of camping.
Let’s face it, deciding whether you are
going to camp in the bush or on the
beach really decides what camping gear
you are going to need to take on the shade to escape the searing sun.
trip. For example if you camp on the However, some of the beach camps I
beach you’re going to be dealing with a have been to come with some of the
lot of sand, so you might want to take most picturesque views I have ever
more matts with you, while camping in seen! And it’s usually only a short stroll
the bush quite often gets a lot colder at to cool off in the crystal clear water.
night so you might take more blankets If you decide to go bush camping, you
and hot what bottles. So it’s an might have to spend the weekend
important decision to make well before competing with some creepy crawlies, it
you head off. quite often gets very cold at night and
So what are the pros and cons of the two you might be a lot further away from
different camping locations? If you facilities! But if you pick the right bush
decide to spend your weekend on the camping spot, you can have some
beach, you quite often have to deal with amazing up-close and personal
lots of sand, lots of flies and not much encounters with the beautiful wildlife.
There’s nothing like falling asleep
to the dulcet tones of a frog choir
and for some reason there is
nothing like the smell of a
campfire in the bush!
So, I developed a very simple
rule when it comes to deciding
whether to go camping in the
bush or on the beach. If it’s
autumn or winter, we go bush! If
it’s spring or summer, it’s time to
head to the beach! It’s that easy!
How do you decide whether to
head bush or beach?
Matt Bloomfield
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