Squatters??? 😂

Hey. Great video. I'm super interested in something similar around this price point, perhaps one just a bit lighter - Really appreciate your talking points and thoughts. I hit the sub button. Cheers.

Does anybody have any thoughts on car camping being the culprit here. I don't think this is such an issue with hike-in campsites where campsites have smaller foot prints and people can only bring what they can carry. But I'm not sure? I am thinking it only becomes a problem when vehicles can access a camp site and people can bring their entire house with them and drop it off for the day or a week. Maybe it's inevitable and it's actually the type of camping enjoyed which needs to change? Car and caravan camping is definitely needed though, like disabled carparks are a must have.

G'day mate. I had not hear of MozFog before and tried to check out their website. I got the same Access Denied page, and it's area blocked content. I have a VPN and changed my location to United States, and Hey Presto, in like Flynne. Give that a go.

For mossies in camp after dark - during the day collect a bucket full of dry cow pats, and then throw some on the fire. It stinks something horrible, but really works well 😂🤣

Shane, great tips, but camping without a fire isn’t camping. Its a picnic.

An old dual fuel lantern is a winner. The bugs are attracted to the light, heat and the co2. The extreme heat then kills the bugs. They are fiddly, smelly and noisy but to me they are proper camping

I'm camping at the Bay of Fires in Tasmania at the moment and the amount of ghost campers is out of control. It's easy to spot them, quite a few in each of the designated camp areas along this strip, pretty frustrating to see so much of it here at this time of year 🙄

I was born in Cohuna. Camping was awesome back then you just lobed up anywhere. There’s a lot of selfish people out camping now the worst I find is the millennial party campers. They rock up in the dark with their flood lights on set up microwave some nuggets Blair music all night keeping you awake then leave first thing in the morning.

Good tips thanks. There is now a thermocel that is battery powered with a rechargable battery and it uses a fluid. Recharges via USB. I know what you mean about the Bushman but I put up with that.

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Spot on Maaate, what you can do with 12 volt in Ute/van and in my case, off grid home. I’ve recently fitted a Camec 12 volt range hood over my stove as it never had one. My external storage area has 12 volt lighting and a sensor to activate and my outside area is all 12 volt lighting. When I enclosed the western verandah for guest accommodation it’s all 12 volt with a car radio/cd player for entertainment. The world your oyster and you don’t need an electrician, just some common sense and researching. Keep up the good work.

Top job, Shane, I just waiting for my invite 😃 I have had an Aus Spit for years run on D-size batteries, and it's all about the gearing. I spoke to the guy who initially invented it, and it's a fantastic unit. And the best part about it it's Aussie made.

Thanks… love natural products.

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Good idea, looking forward to some cook up videos.

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Cracking setup!!

Lovely Ep and great cooking and lighting setup, Sounds like the crows where up a Goshawk in the background calling.

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Type 1 and 2 happens at Bribie island. Has been happening for years. Campers book online 6 months in advance, for a low fee of $6-7 to hold 1 site. Not per person, per site. Its $33 to hold 4 large sites.. And this happens on the daily. I often camp there and the island says "full capacity" Not 1 campsite free. However when you rock up to camp, the place is quite empty. Maybe abother 2 or 3 campers Now the government will never intervene and stop this because of two positives. 1) guaranteed income for the Rangers and staff. 2) leas campers equals less rubbish and site destruction, so less work for the rangers. Itll never stop. Unfortunately camping in Australia has become a business and status venture rather than a family weekend out for some fun. I personally blame BCF.

Massive issue on the part of the Murray I'm on a few hours from Cohuna. I've resorted to down sizing my camping setup completely, strap it to an ebike or touring pushie and end up in some areas that I know no one can easily get to via vehicle

Yay, free tents!

The only other thing be mindful of. Genetics plays a very large part. So if someone is alwayd saying " mosquitoes love, me" then go camping with them because the mosquitoes are going to be attracted to them and not you 😂

Great vid. ill give the thermacell thing a go. -No starch in clothes.. (dont wear old parade uniform out bush even if its been washed) -Once we seal up the tent i bomb a bit of fly spray just in case some made it in.. and i keep it close at night for night bug rage

Just found your channel. Watched this one, and your solo camping one, and your ghost camping vid as well (so far). Nice job all round. Straightforward talk, very informative and BS-free. Excellent. Cheers, Remote River Man (also the author of Australian Bush Survival Skills)

Great video. No nonsense and very practical, as opposed to most of the blokes getting around these days with their 50 inch lift kits. Good onya mate cheers.

Incompetent submissive males love the rules and enforcing them. This male in the video ...exhibit A

Saw this in Kozzie National Park. I was able to book a site, one of only 2 left and when I got there more than half of the sites were empty. Some bloke parked up near me just on the side of the road and we got talking. He told me about this stealth camping and said because of it he sometimes doesnt even book, just rocks up and parks anywhere. So far no one has pulled him up on it and apparently all they can do is ask you to leave.

The only product I've found to work well for me is picaridin based roll on or spray. Does a fantastic job here in QLD and while hiking I put on my sitka equinox guard hoodie. Absolute game changer.

Ever since i was a kid i was told that the mozzies didnt like me because i ate a ridiculous amount of vegemite, still do...... still rarely get bitten. Has to be somethig to the vitamin b.......

Great video mate. Will try the natural repellent stuff. Any advice for midges? Have not found anything that stops them yet, at least the deet does not.

Hey Shayne, just stumbled upon your channel. Great stuff mate. Greetings from Melbourne, and NO. . . . . I didn't vote for the prick.

Fantastic video. Thanks for all the great tips. Just wondering if you've had any success with mozzie coils. 🙂

I've used Good Riddance and The Locals, and both work very well on me. Both aussie made and smells great compared to the others. I've also used Rosemary in the fire. Did it work, um not sure, but the campsite smelt great 😂. Great idea with the light away from camp 👍

Just like the shit we use to wash our cams in before an ex up nth !!!! Duty First 🇭🇲

Try 'Smidge' designed for The Scottish Midge. Vit B works for me as well

12v bug zapper, very satisfing hearing the zzzzzzzzap.

Moz Fog ceased trading, l believe to copyright laws they didn’t know about.

What would be handy is if that light you put 20 mts away had a remote or timer , so its the last light you have on. Crawl in bed then wham its out. They used to say that cow shit on the open fire repels insects also. Good vid , well done.

Never found anything that stops the lil bush flies. Including 40 percent deet bushman's

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Well dont leave the city stay home if you can't put up with nature

Thermocell works for us also.

I forgot who did it, might of been csiro done testing with lights and colours and the findings where that the biggest difference they could get was the switch from traditional lights to led lights with little difference in light colour with led. So maybe something to look into there in the future

You actually talk this time of year when not in aircon? I thought we just converse with nods and head shakes

Bugga me that was great information so I hope the bugs bugger off

I'm a subscriber. Love your stuff. Buterworth rifle company, 3 RAR B Coy 1984 seems like yesterday had a ball great memories. The weird thing is used to whinge about going bush back then now love it but obviously not walking through the scrub carrying the M60 anymore. Now 60 and appreciating every day with the grand kids life goes quick though

I camp with people who tend to attract the insects to them, keeping me free from annoyance, works well.

Thank you for the recommendation of Thermacell, I'm out at night with the camera under the stars and even with a red light the bugs find me. Cheers Mate