PUMP UP THE RAM

I recall my very first time camping, decades ago. A mate and I hired a Suzuki LJ50 2-stroke 4WD and went exploring Fraser Island. To say we knew nothing about 4WDing or camping is an understatement. We had the basics: one set of clothes each that we wore for the whole five days; a flappy canvas tent; ratty sleeping bags; a good old kero lamp; a few basic cooking things; and cans of what I still remember as pretty awful stuff. Even though we were travelling lightly, after all the Suzi was just 500cc, we had a lot of fun, at a time when there were hardly any restrictions or facilities for that matter.

Fast forward a few decades and it seems that I, like many of you, now need more stuff. More stuff seems to make life easier, extends the places we visit