Wild Free or Bush Camping
Category: Seek Advice | April 19, 2009 By adminNo matter what you call it can be one of the most thrilling experiences when overlanding. Camping in the middle of nowhere and enjoying some of the most amazing sceneries from the front of your tent is a highlight. Or it can be a night you wish to forget! Either way companies will let you know the number of nights they expect to bush camp. Just to clairfy bush camping means no available facilities.
So there are some practical questions which everyone asks and that is to do with toilets and water. Water is not an issue as the trucks carry large water tanks capable of supplying water for cooking and drinking. But the toilet tends to be a small walk away from the camp site and finding an area with a little privacy! and you will need to forgo a shower.
If you happen to be going it alone you can find information on where to free camp at World of Wild camping
Let us know your experiences when bush camping whilst overlanding.
Big skies. Open spaces. No noise. Amazing stars. Beautiful scenery. Watching the wildlife. Great evenings around the fire. Cooking in the open. Sleeping in the open. Incredible deserts. Bush camping is what Overlanding is all about. Unfortunately, there is less and less of it than there used to be. Southern Africa is just a joke these days - its like being on a school trip, with all those compulsory compounds. Mongolia is good, though. You may not get a shower for a few weeks, but the country more than makes up for it. Deserts anywhere give you some of the best wild camping anywhere. I think the commercial Overland trucks just don’t spend enough time in the wilds, though. Its a good introduction, though, before you get a truck of your own!