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Bushwalking with kids is a different sport. Shorter distances, half the pace, triple the snacks - and done right, it builds walkers for life.

Your first camping trip is a practice run. Keep it short, close and simple, and you'll come home knowing exactly what kind of camper you are.

Choosing a campsite is two decisions: which campground, and which patch of it. Here's how to get both right.

Kids and kayaks are a natural fit. The parent's job is three decisions: the water, the boat, and the lifejacket. The rest is snacks.

Do you need a fossicking licence? In Australia it depends on the state. Here's the whole map in plain English.

Nobody capsizes mid-lake. They capsize at the launch. How to get into a kayak and away from shore without the swim.

Fossicking might be the best-kept secret in family outdoor activities: a treasure hunt where the treasure is real.

Everyone goes in eventually. Here's how to get back on your kayak, and why practising it on purpose makes the real one a non-event.

Dress for the water, not the weather. What to wear kayaking, from quick-dry layers and sun protection to footwear and cold water.

Weather doesn't ruin camping trips, being unprepared for it does. How to set up for heat, rain and storms, and when to pack up and leave.

What about the things in the water? One genuinely changes where you paddle, two are managed with habits, and one is a privilege with a distance rule.

The campfire is half the reason people go camping, and the fastest way to a serious fine when the rules are ignored. Here's how to do it legally.

The hardest part of bushwalking with a dog is working out where you're allowed to go. Here's the state-by-state picture, plus how to keep your dog safe.

Sooner or later, every Australian bushwalker meets a snake. It's almost always a non-event, as long as you do the right thing.

A fossicking day is a bush day with digging attached. Half bushwalking rules, half paperwork, and one hazard that's entirely fossicking's own.

Kayak fishing is two hobbies stacked on one unstable platform. Be a competent kayaker first, then add the fishing. Never learn both at once.

Kayaks don't mind rain. They mind wind. The numbers to check, the offshore wind trap, and when to stay on shore.

Most first camping trips go one of two ways with food: instant noodles every night, or a whole weekend stuck at the stove. Here's the easy middle ground.

"Just take a water bottle" is the advice that gets walkers into trouble every summer. Here's how to work out how much you really need.

Every experienced fossicker was once a beginner with too much gear and too little water. The lessons they learned, so you can skip them.

Australian weather doesn't drift, it flips. How to spot trouble early, handle heat, storms and rising creeks, and know when to turn back.

Yes, genuinely. Australians pull real gold from public ground every weekend. Most of it is tiny, all of it is earned, and the rules are stricter.

Your first bushwalk decides whether there's a second one. Four simple checks will help you choose a walk you'll enjoy.

A sapphire fresh from the sieve looks like dull bottle glass. Here's how to spot a keeper before you throw it back.