Tassie - Roving Basecamp
Date and time: 9:00am, Saturday 15 March 2025 to 4:00pm Saturday 29nd March 2025
** Dates can be flexible - join us when you can.
Trip Standard: Easy - mainly sealed roads though with some unsealed access roads, with time to do some harder side trips as required.
Description: Please contact your trip leader if you are unsure of any of the following requirements for this trip.
As a roving base camp on dirt roads, off-road caravans are acceptable.
Kenny and Jo will be travelling around Tasmania from late Feb to mid April 2025. We want to run an easy club trip for those interested for about 10 to 14 days in early March, starting the week after the Victorian Labour Day weekend so we don't clash with the club's trip to Dargo
The focus will be mainly on the North and West coast of Tasmania but also covering some of the South and the East depending on group preferences and weather.
It will be a combination of bitumen and Easy with opportunity for people to branch off to do some harder stuff if they choose. Mostly camping so trailers / caravans are ok.
This in a roving base camp style trip so we will be taking it as it comes. Focus is on sights, food and wine and good company.
Vehicles will need to be set up for medium driving conditions
Bookings on the Spirit of Tasmania are currently available but will need to be made in advance due to limited places.
Get in touch if you are interested
Weather: It’s Tasmania so there will be all weather seasons, potentially cold and wet. Bring appropriate clothing and footwear, then add another jumper!
Equipment: Below are the recommended vehicle requirements. If you are not sure if your vehicle is suitable for a trip, please have a chat with the trip leader.
Good off-road tyres (All Terrain, 60 profile recommended as a minimum), UHF radio (or one borrowed from the club), a well-maintained vehicle with low range (or equivalent), good ground clearance (200mm recommended as a minimum), recovery points, standard recovery gear including dampener, rated snatch strap and shackles, shovel. Drivers must have completed the RRCV club training or equivalent.
Additional Equipment required: Camping gear, food and drinking water for a few nights off grid. Clothing for wet and cold conditions. Morning tea and lunches will be in the bush each day – byo simple, “on the move” lunches and morning teas (byo thermos).
No pets or firearms
Maps and Reference Material: TBC
Fuel: A full tank ex Devonport. Fuel is available in Devonport and a number of other locations along the way. Petrol Spy is an excellent app for finding fuel locations
Distance: Approx 1000 to 1500km maximum around Tasmania.
Duration: 14 days
Convoy limit: 8 vehicles
Meeting arrangements: TBC but will be Northern Tasmania, probably Devonport or Burnie
Club Guest Registration policy: It is club policy in regard to insurance cover that if a member brings any non-members on the trip they must be registered and have paid the required fee as Temporary Members BEFORE the event.
i.e. non- members can no longer register on the day with the trip leader.
Temporary Membership information and ways to register can be found at:
Temporary (Guest) Membership
Also if a non-member wishes to bring their own vehicle, the member inviting the non-member must contact the trip leader for approval to bring the vehicle. Such approval will take into account skills of the driver, suitability of the vehicle and whether or not a place within the convoy limit is available for a non-member's vehicle.
Trip Leaders:
Kenny Macleod 0421 952 540 (kenny@scotel.com) and Jo Thyer 0411 028 090 (jo@scotel.com)
