Baby Boomers Bruce and Marg Gow compare the camps 11 book & companion app with their weathered faithful 7 

Compare the pair is what we are told, so here we go with my version. We have been using several editions of the Camps Australia Wide books for years, since we first started travelling. Now things have changed. As well as the books, and there are several choices to those, an App has been designed to handle the extras that a book can’t keep up with, like contact numbers and camping terms and conditions.

Triple the campsites

So, we compared our old version of the book, Camps 7 with the latest of the same variety, Camps 11. The main difference? The number of camps now listed has risen from 3900 in Camps 7 to 13500 in Camps 11. Yes, it’s staggering. There is also a big difference in the presentation of the maps now as well as the Pet Friendly indication.

Field checked by CAMPS

The App works extremely well with a trip planner included. The time it takes to publish a book can miss many changes, as we travellers know. The App, however, keeps you up to date thanks to the field teams verifying details out on the ground. Should you find things different in the book from what’s happening now, the owners welcome your input so that adjustments can be made.

From nil to Nhill

Nhill is a small rural town on the Wimmera Highway on the route from Melbourne to Adelaide and it’s about half way. In Camps 7, there is no reference to a park; in Camps 11, a pet friendly RV stop with a dump point. Go from there to the index number for the site and get a full description.

We know many travelling with their pets and who are are looking for such sites. Camps Australia Wide is the go to guide to help you find a spot.

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