EverStonepoint14–18 days
The Great Ocean Road, slowly
Torquay to the Twelve Apostles with the rig — where to pull up the awning, which lookouts beat the bus crowds, and the back roads to the Otways.
Est. 2019 · For the open road
The long way round Australia begins here.
Honest route guides, hard-won free camps and caravan know-how — written by people who’ve worn out their tyres from Broome to Bruny Island. No fluff, just the country.
0Camps mapped
0Touring routes
0Years on the road
Where the road leads
Eight corners of the country, one tank at a time
21+ days
Red Centre Way & Mereenie Loop
Alice to Uluru the long way, through Kings Canyon and the West MacDonnells. Permits, fuel stops and the gravel that needs a touring tyre.
28+ days
Perth to Exmouth: the Coral Coast
Pinnacles, Kalbarri gorges, Shark Bay and Ningaloo. The big-lap classic where the snorkel earns its place in the boot.
Free & low-cost camps
The best nights cost nothing
From riverside reserves on the Murray to showground stopovers in wheatbelt towns, our free-camp directory is checked by travellers, not algorithms.
- Real notes on access, length limits and phone signal
- Toilet, water and dump-point flags at a glance
- Honest call on whether it suits a big rig
When the bitumen ends
Plan a 4WD leg
Tracks for the touring set-up
Tyre pressures for soft sand, recovery basics that won’t get you bogged twice, and the iconic tracks worth lowering the air for — from the Old Tele Track to the Gibb River Road.
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Air down right
The single biggest fix for sand, corrugations and your fillings.
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Carry recovery gear
Boards, a rated strap and a shovel beat a winch you can’t anchor.
Planning toolkit
Set up for the big lap, not just the long weekend
Practical tools for travellers who measure trips in seasons, not days.
Pre-departure checklist
Mail redirection, house-sitter notes, rig service and the paperwork that bites if you forget it.
Open checklistBudget the big lap
Real numbers on fuel, park fees and groceries so the kitty lasts the whole season.
See the figuresSeasonal timing map
Chase the sun the right way — when to be up north, when to drop south, and what to avoid in the Wet.
Plan the seasons0Coastline to circumnavigate
0Camps in our directory
0Typical big-lap length
0Routes mapped end-to-end
Five camp-oven meals that forgive a bad fire
Damper, a proper curry and a roast that survives uneven coals — the recipes we lean on when the wind won’t behave.
Lithium vs AGM: what we’d fit in 2026
We ran both for three seasons across the Top End. Here’s where the extra spend on lithium actually pays you back.
Reading a creek crossing before you commit
Walk it, watch the locals, and know your air intake height. A five-minute habit that keeps the engine dry.