PDF guide · 120 pages · Australia and New Zealand

A first camp shouldn’t end in a cold, wet night awake.

The Camp That Goes Right: the guide to picking the spot, pitching in wind and rain, and knowing what to do when something goes wrong. Written for camping in Australia and New Zealand, with jobs you can do in the backyard before you go.

Choosing the spotWind and rainSleeping warmFire and cookingYour first weekend

Cover of The Camp That Goes Right, Good Camp Co

120 pages as a PDF, to read or print
8 parts, from choosing the spot to your first weekend
Written for Australia and New Zealand
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A PDF guide written in Australian English. It is general information: it does not replace park rangers, emergency services or first aid training, and it recommends no brands.

If this sounds familiar

The trip looks great online. Nobody tells you about the boring bits.

You’ve booked the weekend, the tent is in the bag, and you have a quiet feeling that something will go wrong. You just don’t know what.

🌧️

The forecast says showers. You don’t know whether to pitch now or wait, and the tent is still in the bag.

⛺

You pitched on the flat-looking patch. At midnight you find out it was the lowest point on the site.

🧊

You bought a good sleeping bag and woke up cold at three in the morning anyway.

🌅

You arrived with the last of the light and put the tent up by torch.

It isn’t bad luck. It’s that nobody walked you through the checks.

Why it doesn’t fix itself

Buying more gear won’t fix a first night.

The spot: a patch that looks flat can be the lowest point on the site. Rain doesn’t wait for your tent.
The cold: heat leaves your body through the ground. A thin mat beats a warm bag, and the bag gets blamed.
The rush: arriving late means pitching in the dark, and missing the slope, the branch and the puddle you couldn’t see.

None of this needs expensive gear. It needs a few checks, in the right order.

The Camp That Goes Right, page “Pitching in strong wind”

The solution

A guide that walks you through it, page by page.

The Camp That Goes Right takes the things that spoil a first night and gives each one a page: the common mistake, why it happens, and what to do instead.

Every page ends with a ten-minute job called “Try it now”, which you can do at home or in the backyard before you go. By the time you arrive, you’ve already done it once.

It’s written for Australia and New Zealand: heat, wind, tides, fire bans, sandflies and crocodile country are in there. It teaches you the checks. It doesn’t tell you what to buy.

Inside the guide

8 parts, from the campsite map to your first weekend

Read it in order over a week, or open the page you need before you leave.

The Camp That Goes Right, page “Flat ground and drainage”

Choosing the spot14 pages: national park, holiday park or free camp, booking, reading a site map, flat ground and drainage, wind, trees, water, flood and tide, arriving before dark.
Gear that earns its place16 pages: the ten things that matter, tent size, sleeping mat, sleeping bag ratings, stove, cooler, tarps, first aid kit, what to leave at home.
Setting up in wind and rain14 pages: practising at home, reading the forecast, pegs, guy lines, pitching in rain and in strong wind, condensation, a storm at night.
Fire and cooking14 pages: fire bans and how to check them, when a campfire is allowed, gas stove safety, why no stove in the tent, meals that work, keeping food cold.
Water10 pages: how much you need, finding it, boiling and treating it, swimming safely, rivers after rain, crocodile country, salt water and tides.
Night and cold12 pages: why you wake up cold, layers for sleep, noise, toilet at night, cold snaps in New Zealand, alpine nights, sleeping in the car.
When things go wrong16 pages: who to call and what to say, getting lost, a car that won’t start, bushfire, flash floods, storms, bites and stings, heat, hypothermia, your emergency card.
Leave no trace, and your next trip18 pages: the seven principles, respecting First Nations and Māori land, biosecurity in New Zealand, your first weekend day by day, your packing list and meal plan.

The starting point

120 pages, and four causes to check

Most first camps go wrong for the same four reasons: the wrong spot, a late arrival, cold from below and gear nobody tested. The guide starts there.

The Camp That Goes Right, page “Why first camps go wrong”

120pages as a PDF

8parts

10 minjob at the end of every page

1emergency card to fill in at home

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What you need

What you’ll need to get started

Nothing to order. The jobs use things you already have, or can borrow.

A tentYours or borrowed: the jobs start with pitching it at home
A backyard or a parkFor pegs, guy lines and a one-minute lie-down on the ground
A sleeping mat and bagTo test them on the lounge room floor before the trip
A penTo fill in the lines, the site checklist and your emergency card
Your phoneFor the forecast, sunset time and the official fire ban site
Ten minutes per pageEach page ends with one small job

The guide shows you where to check fire bans and warnings on the official state or DOC websites. It never gives a legal rule for you, because they change by state, council and park.

The Camp That Goes Right, page “Your emergency card”

Without overpromising

What the guide doesn’t promise.

No miracle gear, no brand to buy, and no promise that nothing will go wrong. Nature doesn’t work like that. The guide teaches you the checks, and it tells you when to stop and ask someone.

It’s general information. It doesn’t replace park rangers, emergency services or first aid training. In an emergency, call 000 in Australia or 111 in New Zealand. The guide includes a card to fill in at home with those numbers and your campsite details.

Who is it for?

Is it for you?

It’s for you if…

You’re planning your first camp, or you’ve done one or two and slept badly.
You’d rather check things at home than find out at the campsite.
You like short steps and a small job on every page.
You camp in Australia or New Zealand, in a tent or a car.
You’re happy to spend a few hours over a week before you go.

It’s not for you if…

You want someone to tell you which tent to buy: the guide names no brands.
You want something to replace a ranger, the emergency services or a first aid course: it doesn’t.
You already camp every month and read the forecast with your eyes shut.
You want a printed book posted to you: this is a PDF in English.

With the guide

How to use it, step by step

Today

Pick your trip

Choose a date and a campsite, then read the first part on choosing the spot.

This week

Practise at home

Pitch the tent in the backyard and test your mat on the lounge room floor.

Before you leave

Tick the checklist

The site checklist, the forecast and your emergency card, all filled in.

At camp

Arrive with daylight

Work back from sunset, pitch before you cook, and fill in your camp log after.

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The Camp That Goes Right

120 pages as a PDF in Australian English, to read or print
8 parts: the spot, the gear, wind and rain, fire, water, the cold, when things go wrong, your next trip
On every page: the common mistake, why it happens, a ten-minute job
Your site checklist, your emergency card, a first-weekend plan and a camp log
General information: no brands, no legal rules by state, no replacement for rangers or first aid
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Frequently asked questions

Before you go

What format is it?

A 120-page A4 PDF, in Australian English, to download straight after payment. Read it on your phone, tablet or computer, or print the pages you need. Nothing is posted to you.

Do I need camping experience?

No. The guide is written for a first camp, or a camp that went badly. Every term is explained and every job uses things you already have or can borrow.

Does it tell me which gear or brands to buy?

No. It names no brands. It teaches you what to look for, such as the numbers on a sleeping bag or the rating on a mat, and then you decide.

Is it safety advice?

It’s general information. It doesn’t replace park rangers, emergency services or first aid training. In an emergency call 000 in Australia or 111 in New Zealand. If you’re unsure of something, the guide tells you who to ask.

Does it give me the fire and camping rules for my state?

No, because those rules change by state, council and park. The guide shows you where to check on the official state or DOC website, and what to look for, before you leave and again on the day.

Is it for Australia only?

It’s written for Australia and New Zealand. It covers things like heat, tides, sandflies and crocodile country in the north of Australia, and cold snaps, alpine nights and biosecurity in New Zealand.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once, US$27, and the guide is yours.

What if it isn’t for me?

You have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Email support@oneglobeshop.com and we refund 100% of your purchase.