Where do you go?

[deepskyeyes]

So at the moment I just drive out away from the city for an hour or two and setup down a dirt road or such.

Is it worth paying $100 so stay in a motel in a country town or is it better to hire a campervan/RV and stay at campsites or bush trails where allowed.

[glend]

Where do you live? There are certainly some semi-organised dark site trips at various locations.

[Icearcher]

Iv been setting up in conservation park about an hour or so out, check to see the open hours but lots seem to be open all the time. Have a look at light pollution map to find nice dark spots.

Usually Ill be out for 4-5 hours (thats how long the laptop lasts) so Im usually home by 2-3am.

My next idea for a dark site is to bribe a farmer with beer to let me set up in a paddock.

[deepskyeyes]

That’s exactly what I was thinking! But I don’t know how to go about it. So so so many empty fields with tracks. All I need is one with a semi clear path with a hill that’s hides the cars >_<

[xelasnave]

Go to the local pub and ask the bar keep and maybe you will get a lead.
Alex

[xelasnave]

I have 200 acres at Tabulam and if anyone is game more than welcome...I have not been there for a while but if a group wanted to you could set up and use the house or rather shack that I once lived in.
Alex

[glend]

We still have no idea where he is located, hard to provide more specific advice without that.

[Wavytone]

Find a locality you like and drop a note in the letterbox of the property owners explaining what you would like to do. Chances are one will respond.

[Emc2]

You need a dark area first, once you've located that you need to try and find a clearing that will give you good views.
Google map in satellite view can help, but it's only a help you really need to be on the ground to see what it's like.
It helps if you prepare a few target areas you want to explore.
The best is simply asking on the forum for sites depending where you are located.