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Gear notes, trips and the numbers behind them.
Rooftop tents, 4-season shelters and the kit around them — tested on the road and written by the Often Outdoors crew.
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How to sleep well in a tent: mattress types and R-value explained
Most campers buy the thickest mattress they can find and still wake up cold, because thickness is not the number that keeps you warm. Insulation is, and since the ASTM...
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Camping for beginners in Queensland: 15 things to sort before your first night
First camping trips rarely fail on the scenery. They fail on the boring parts: the permit you did not book six weeks out, the fire ban you did not check,...
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The 3-night getaway: the best campsites within 3 hours of Brisbane
The average Australian caravan and camping trip now lasts 3.4 nights, and 87 per cent of them happen in regional areas, so the sites close to Brisbane book out first....
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