Hi, I am starting a kitesurf trip but until I find all the gear I need where can I park and stay overnight in van in or near Perth?
Thanks
P.S if any one has 5'7-5'4 kite board I am also looking for one
Tel 0474770452
Hello euro friend..
Here are my top 5 suburbs for safe friendly free parking..
Koondoola
Balga
Gosnells
Armadale
Rockingham
Select to expand quoteLostDog said...
Try Karrinyup Waters Caravan Park.
Are you trying to get him robbed and beaten to death
Offri none of your posts are getting serious answers because there's a problem with Euro's in vans in WA. Too many, and too many being disrespectful or just carrying on like idiots.
Here's some basic rules that might help:
Van:
Don't drop rubbish anywhere
Don't make noise at night
Don't use the area as a toilet unless you're way out in the bush, in which case bury poo 30cm down.
Simple common sense / respect will get you a long way but is sadly missing by some 'party hard' backpackers..
Kiting:
Always respect locals, ask about local rules etc, be friendly and respectful and you'll be received with a smile.
Never go within 200m of red & yellow flags on the beach, and never ever between them.
Don't short tack (follow others closely)
Don't show off / do tricks near the beach / launch spot
Don't trample dunes the vegetation is important.
As for sleeping in Perth, you'll likely have to pay unless you find a secret / safe spot.
If you drive 1-2 hours out of Perth, you can find places to camp near the coast without too much trouble.
As for purchases, try the buy/sell section.
Here's an idea:
Pay for accommodation and help our economy in return for using our wonderful beaches.
You will then get a safe place to stay, keep your things and and avoid getting robbed at night.
AND hopefully karma will come your way and provide good winds and waves.
WHen here worth chatting to some locals about rules and common sense kiting in areas along our coast.
Things like not kiting between flags, right of ways etc.
Also, get a copy of Wolf Creek. Plenty of advice for car troubles when travelling in the bush.
All jokes aside... And to be blunt..
We don't want no backpacker parking up at our awesome beaches.
Blow ins not welcome so either..
a. Check in to a backpackers
b. Jump on Guntree and crash at someone's place.
C. Go home.
The reason we have such an awesome country is because we like order and play by the rules.
So get on board or get on a plane.
Select to expand quotewestozwind said...
Also, get a copy of Wolf Creek. Plenty of advice for car troubles when travelling in the bush.
2016 most sensible post.
Select to expand quotekiteboy dave said...
Offri none of your posts are getting serious answers because there's a problem with Euro's in vans in WA. Too many, and too many being disrespectful or just carrying on like idiots.
Here's some basic rules that might help:
Van:
Don't drop rubbish anywhere
Don't make noise at night
Don't use the area as a toilet unless you're way out in the bush, in which case bury poo 30cm down.
Simple common sense / respect will get you a long way but is sadly missing by some 'party hard' backpackers..
Kiting:
Always respect locals, ask about local rules etc, be friendly and respectful and you'll be received with a smile.
Never go within 200m of red & yellow flags on the beach, and never ever between them.
Don't short tack (follow others closely)
Don't show off / do tricks near the beach / launch spot
Don't trample dunes the vegetation is important.
As for sleeping in Perth, you'll likely have to pay unless you find a secret / safe spot.
If you drive 1-2 hours out of Perth, you can find places to camp near the coast without too much trouble.
As for purchases, try the buy/sell section.
Top post Dave.... But just to clear up the short tack part.......
Its actually when a douchebag doesn't complete a full tack (thus short tack) and turns/transitions in front of an incoming kiter or kiters on opposite tack and blocks his tack or space for a trick.....instead of...,,being patient,,,,,..passing all incoming on opposite tack.....THEN turning.......and like a good boy or girl kiter.....completing a full tack
It's like jumping the queue......
Euros are famous for doing it.......,.partly sponsored instagram euro chicks are the worst for it..,.,...., Don't be like them
Or die
"We like order? and play by the rules?
speak for yourself champ
Perth Localism at its finest. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hi Offri
Don't listen to all these wanna be Silverbacks. People are quick to judge around these parts.
Perth is full of goody too gooderz always trying to tell u what to do, who think they own the ocean and its there god given right to hand out instructions on how to execute the correct tacking procedure.
sounds like u have a trip planned already and are needing to pick up some kiting equipment before u leave. Needing to stay a few nights in the van around perth.
1. Be discrete and respectful of other peoples private property and the environment u will be fine. Plenty of Australian and non Australians sleep in vans.
2 Buy and Sell section on this site for purchasing your kiting gear. And there are plenty of shops around the metro area too.
Enjoy your stay, respect the environment, talk to the locals and ask for advice. most people are friendly face to face. Its only the few neo nazzi forum hero's that will try and shove their rules and expectations down ya throat. 
Select to expand quoteNak.Kiter said..
Hi Offri
Don't listen to all these wanna be Silverbacks. People are quick to judge around these parts.
Perth is full of goody too gooderz always trying to tell u what to do, who think they own the ocean and its there god given right to hand out instructions on how to execute the correct tacking procedure.
sounds like u have a trip planned already and are needing to pick up some kiting equipment before u leave. Needing to stay a few nights in the van around perth.
1. Be discrete and respectful of other peoples private property and the environment u will be fine. Plenty of Australian and non Australians sleep in vans.
2 Buy and Sell section on this site for purchasing your kiting gear. And there are plenty of shops around the metro area too.
Enjoy your stay, respect the environment, talk to the locals and ask for advice. most people are friendly face to face. Its only the few neo nazzi forum hero's that will try and shove their rules and expectations down ya throat.
lol valley boy.......dont get kiting ettiquette 101 mixed up with localism...........................
It is a locals right...... actually..... an obligation,,,,.... to hand out instructions to foreigners how to kite in a manner to keep order AND peace at particular locations........
Keep short tacking at your peril lol
Select to expand quoteNak.Kiter said..
"We like order? and play by the rules?
speak for yourself champ
Perth Localism at its finest. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I think what Nak is trying to say.......
You can camp in his driveway for as long as you like
I can't believe no one has mentioned Henderson island yet. It's a free unofficial camp site on a small island conected by a bridge in the middle of the swan river. stunning views of the city, there are already some people camping there, but just go and introduce yourself as a European traveller You'll be fine.
Is it actually legal to sleep in your car in a carpark?
EDIT: just having a read it seems it's illegal in WA, but seems to be mainly governed by council by-laws. If you're caught in Scarborough the fine is $125.
just head out to a semi rural area and find a sleepy back road, don't overcomplicate 'urban' camping,
Better wind
Better kiting
Un crowded to deserted kiting
72 hr free camps with toilets
Loads of little spots away from it all on the ocean
Gotta love the midwest
No bitching from us, just leave it as clean or cleaner as you found it, enjoy
Select to expand quotejuicerider said..
I can't believe no one has mentioned Henderson island yet. It's a free unofficial camp site on a small island conected by a bridge in the middle of the swan river. stunning views of the city, there are already some people camping there, but just go and introduce yourself as a European traveller You'll be fine.
It's actually Heirisson island you are referring to where the good camping is, just in case our Euro friend is trying to look it up.
Select to expand quoteNak.Kiter said..
"We like order? and play by the rules?
speak for yourself champ
Perth Localism at its finest. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Short tacking also happens in the waves.
Your lined up heading in ready for your turn. You get lucky and time a nice cracking swell. Someone on the way back out also likes the look of it and transitions right in front of you, blocking you off the wave. Enter the short tacker.
See how you fare at Main break, South Passage or Tombies with your carefree leftie attitude to tacking.
It is jumping the queue! In the surfing world it’s referred to as a drop in.
I will fare quite well in these locations, can look after myself, thanks for your concern
and I will not be dictated by some right wing conservative kitesurf opressor to be politically correct
I don't short tack any person and don,t encourage it!
I have just been travelling from Geraldton to Esperance and the only trouble I had was with locals who had snaked me on waves or had made some kind of invisible one way street on the water( think of Scarborough Beach Windsurf alley) .
Again! Perth localism is alive and well on the water and on the forums, U guys dont own the ocean.
And to all the Heirisson island comments, leave your racist undertones to yourself
Peace!
Select to expand quoteNak.Kiter said..
And to all the Heirisson island comments, leave your racist undertones to yourself
Peace!
it's a man made island from many small islands ,yet they have claimed the one island . Crock of ****
Select to expand quotebene313 said..
Is it actually legal to sleep in your car in a carpark?
What say you're homeless ? ^^^
Are you suggesting that homelessness is now a crime ?
All these divas screaming blue murder about so-called free-camping ...
lol
Tell me you've never crashed in your car after a party ..
Tell me you've never crashed in your vehicle at the end of a road trip ..
Never ??
Really ?
Wtf... First I am not Euro.
Second I asked for advice on where to stay nobody said Free!!!
Third with this kind of hospitality why should I help the local economy.
At the end I bout gear from local stores, slept in local backpackers rented a van from local businesses and asked local kiters for the rules before entering each session. So again be f**k'n nice at least that's what I was raised on.
P. S. Thanks for all the advice from the nice people on this forum
Select to expand quoteOffri said...
Wtf... First I am not Euro.
Second I asked for advice on where to stay nobody said Free!!!
Third with this kind of hospitality why should I help the local economy.
At the end I bout gear from local stores, slept in local backpackers rented a van from local businesses and asked local kiters for the rules before entering each session. So again be f**k'n nice at least that's what I was raised on.
P. S. Thanks for all the advice from the nice people on this forum
Thats so funny
Nice one...
Select to expand quotebene313 said..
Is it actually legal to sleep in your car in a carpark?
EDIT: just having a read it seems it's illegal in WA, but seems to be mainly governed by council by-laws. If you're caught in Scarborough the fine is $125.
Yeah local bylaws are usually worded that you can't camp without permission of the landowner. So just go for the local shopping centre and ask the trolley boy if you can set up camp
Select to expand quoteNak.Kiter said..
I will not be dictated by some right wing conservative kitesurf opressor to be politically correct
U guys dont own the ocean.
And to all the Heirisson island comments, leave your racist undertones to yourself
Peace!
Best u stick to reading mamamia then..........
Select to expand quotetimmybuddhadude said..Offri said...
Wtf... First I am not Euro.
Second I asked for advice on where to stay nobody said Free!!!
Third with this kind of hospitality why should I help the local economy.
At the end I bout gear from local stores, slept in local backpackers rented a van from local businesses and asked local kiters for the rules before entering each session. So again be f**k'n nice at least that's what I was raised on.
P. S. Thanks for all the advice from the nice people on this forum
Thats so funny
Nice one...
I bin informed timmy has a penchant for camping in perth carparks.......................choice spot eh bru
so fenny
lol
Select to expand quoteRads said...timmybuddhadude said..Offri said...
Wtf... First I am not Euro.
Second I asked for advice on where to stay nobody said Free!!!
Third with this kind of hospitality why should I help the local economy.
At the end I bout gear from local stores, slept in local backpackers rented a van from local businesses and asked local kiters for the rules before entering each session. So again be f**k'n nice at least that's what I was raised on.
P. S. Thanks for all the advice from the nice people on this forum
Thats so funny
Nice one...
I bin informed timmy has a penchant for camping in perth carparks.......................choice spot eh bru
so fenny
lol
Lol....Been using a rooftop.tent lately...might put that up at woodies...not...u should see me.doing it at various marinas
...and think of all the fun you could have in the nearby public toilets!! Man what are the rich people doing? this is living!!
