I had to see this video when I saw the intro page with map. My parents and I circumnavigated Australia in 1969-70 in a truck camper that we brought with us from the states. Needless to say conditions were different then and there were long stretches of unpaved roads in some areas (Nullarbor and the northwest in particular). Our truck camper (a slide-in on a 'ute') got a lot of stares; there didn't seem to be any others like it in Oz at the time. As I recall, the many council camps were quite inexpensive back then. We didn't have any major problems with the vehicle (1966 Chevy pickup, 305-V6 with manual 4-speed) but went through a number of tires. Red road dust infiltrated the camper's rear door; my dad closed the door on a tarp to seal it better. We followed a generally coastal route including all the mainland capital cities plus Broome, Darwin, Alice, Cairns, Gold Coast. The most bleak stretch I remember was east of Tennant Creek. How times have changed! Now travelers expect to have cell and internet and more facilities everywhere! Oops, apologies if I hijacked your topic. Good practical travelers' advice in your video.

Good day Laurie werry good.

Hi Laurie, just saw this come up. Some great advice and I'm sure many will find it useful. My friends in Adelaide are doing a round trip of Australia soon and taking a few months to do it. Will suggest they have a look at this. Hope all going well there. Jan

Since I cannot drive, when I camp, I use a solar panel and solar battery charger when I camp. Yes I know it does not work at night. But the battery is charged enough to keep it working over night. Oh, and its Quiet. Here in the US, motorized generators are being phased out. Too loud and smell bad. Ah yes the metric system. 100 kph is 62 mph, which is not by US standards very fast. But if your pulling a trailer, it might be too fast. You do very good video's.

Thanks mate , getting ready for my 3 month trip starting n August.

very informative thanks starting a 3 year lap later in the year

Never, and I mean NEVER fully trust Google Maps. I've heard some pretty bad stories of people who did. Plus, back in the day. That new fangled GPS, might lead you off a cliff. And I have heard stories of that happening. Your better off with paper maps or a book of maps, forgot what they call it. But yes, paper maps all the way. But then again, I am a tad old fashioned and Old :) Stay safe.