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Originally Posted by The Mekon
Giorgo,
Get a good map of the area (CMA topographic type). Look for roads that lead nowhere - ie have a "dead-end" and preferably on high ground.
Scout out by day these sites. I moved to the country 21 years ago, one of the reasons was for darker skies. I scouted around by day on my motorbike until I found just the perfect site in such a location. Never had any visitors in all the years that I used it. About 5 years ago developers got into it, but now I have found other sites and also have farmer friends whose properties I can use.
I never worry about security - no one is out to pinch your gear, although I always have a light ready to shine if should a car ever head towards my set up.
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I don't think its just stealing that is the conceren. I live in Perth, but would be very, very concerned at going to quiet places here, as described By Gio, we have a huge crime rate here and physical assualt and bashings, just for few cents or for the hell of it are common.
Eddie