{"id":1642,"date":"2018-02-12T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2018-02-12T15:48:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T05:48:14","slug":"six-bits-of-gear-to-make-your-fraser-island-trip-incredible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/six-bits-of-gear-to-make-your-fraser-island-trip-incredible\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Bits Of Gear To Make Your Fraser Island Trip Incredible!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easter is the best time to visit Fraser Island because the weather is so beautiful. Over summer it can get a little too hot sometimes, but you still want to visit Fraser Island while it\u2019s warm enough to swim in the beautiful lakes and rockpools.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re about to go 4WDing and camping on Fraser Island for the first time, you probably have a long list of questions about what camping gear to take. Between us here at 4WD Supacentre, we\u2019ve done Fraser almost 50 times over the years, so we\u2019ve put together this list of six pieces of camping gear to take to Fraser Island that\u2019ll make your trip incredible.<\/p>\n

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  1. SOLAR PANELS<\/strong>:<\/a> The real beauty of Fraser Island is that the campsites are so incredible you\u2019ll never want to leave. If the fish are biting you don\u2019t want to have to drive somewhere to charge your battery up<\/strong><\/a>, which is why a solar kit<\/strong><\/a> for your campsite is a great idea! Solar panels<\/strong><\/a> like the ones we sell here at 4WD Supacentre will take the worry out of running your batteries flat. Solar kits<\/strong> <\/a>to look for should come with their own regulator ideally, or you can purchase one separately if your panel doesn\u2019t have one. Kings 120w<\/strong><\/a>, 160w<\/strong> <\/a>and 250w solar kits<\/strong><\/a> come with their own regulators.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. ROOF RACK<\/strong><\/a>: There\u2019s nothing wrong with wanting to take all the camping gear for Fraser Island with you! Big, bulky items like swags<\/strong><\/a>, camping gear<\/strong><\/a>, tables and chairs are perfect for storing on your roof rack<\/strong><\/a>. Roof racks<\/strong><\/a> instantly increase your vehicle\u2019s storage capabilities and mean you don\u2019t have to shoe-horn everything into the back of your 4WD. You\u2019ve got a choice of roofracks<\/strong> <\/a>here at 4WD Supacentre \u2013 full cage racks<\/strong><\/a> that let you store heaps, flat racks<\/strong><\/a> and tradie roof racks<\/strong><\/a> that are great for ease of access and even roof top racks that suit a roof top tent<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. GAZEBO<\/strong><\/a>: If you haven\u2019t got a gazebo<\/strong> <\/a>yet, make it your next thing to get! Whether it\u2019s a 3×3 gazebo<\/strong><\/a> or a 3×6 gazebo<\/a>,<\/strong> they\u2019re brilliant because they pack up relatively small and can be setup in moments to provide huge amounts of shelter. It\u2019d even be a great idea to carry two \u2013 one for throwing the swags<\/strong> <\/a>under, and another to use as the communal living area. Gazebos<\/strong> <\/a>are gaining so much popularity in the camping scene and they\u2019re perfectly suited to Fraser Island.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. PORTABLE GENERATOR:<\/strong><\/a> When the sun\u2019s not shining you still need a way to charge your batteries<\/strong><\/a>, and a portable generator<\/strong><\/a> is the way to go! Portable generators<\/strong> <\/a>let you keep your batteries <\/strong><\/a>topped up regardless of what the weather\u2019s doing. You can\u2019t use them every campsite on Fraser as some have restrictions on generator<\/strong> <\/a>use, but if you\u2019re on one of the more basic beach campsites then a generator<\/strong> <\/a>will serve you well. Run it for a couple of hours of an afternoon to pump some charge back into your batteries<\/strong> <\/a>and you\u2019ll be able to camp for a fortnight without ever having to drive anywhere.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. SWAG<\/a>:<\/strong> When it comes to the best type of camping accommodation for Fraser Island, it\u2019s very hard to go past the humble swag<\/a><\/strong>. That\u2019s because you\u2019ll want to do a lot of little day-trips when you\u2019re on the island, visiting places like Champagne Pools, Lake Mackenzie and Sandy Cape. With a swag<\/strong> <\/a>you can just leave it setup under your gazebo<\/strong><\/a>, and it\u2019s easy to drive away without having to pack your entire campsite up. Plus, the bonus is if you leave your swag<\/a> <\/strong>and gazebo <\/strong><\/a>at camp, there\u2019s less chance that someone will pinch your campsite before you get back.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. MAX TRAX<\/strong><\/a>: Max<\/strong>trax<\/strong>\u00a0MKII<\/strong> <\/a>are incredible bits of recovery gear on the sand, and if you\u2019re heading away to Fraser then it\u2019s highly recommended that you carry a pair or two. Max trax<\/strong><\/a> mean the difference between getting stuck for hours on soft sand, or a quick recovery so you\u2019re on your way again. One pair is totally fine, but carrying two pairs is even better. We\u2019ve seen MAXTRAX\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>work so well that they extracted a fully-loaded 4WD towing a camper trailer that was stuck down to its chassis rails.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              Easter is the best time to visit Fraser Island because the weather is so beautiful. Over summer it can get a little too hot sometimes, but you still want to visit Fraser Island while it\u2019s warm enough to swim in the beautiful lakes and rockpools.   If you\u2019re about to go 4WDing and camping on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":1647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1642"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1648,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions\/1648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}