Tag Archives: Weather

How to make a simple camping shade shelter

Sometimes less is more when camping. This simple shade shelter is easy to erect, took up little room when packed in the car, and is stable in moderate wind. The best part is, the shade shelter cost me nothing as I made it from gear already in my camping kit. Like many other campers, I have a gazebo and other shade structures in my camping kit. I only have a limited space in … more »

Weather to go camping

Weather is always a major factor in deciding whether we go camping. If I was young and single I would probably be a little more gung-ho about the weather I camp in, but I am not inclined to take a family with young children camping if the predicted weather is less than ordinary. On a recent camping trip, I used the following sources to monitor the weather. Bureau of Meteorology Sunshine Coast weather … more »