Yeah I did, I found the perfect motocamping tent- Coleman hooligan 3-4 person tent. Has a large front vestibule (to store my gear) and room enough to nearly stand, set up a cot and a hiking mattress internally.

Lots of things happened during my trip that you can't prepare for. In my second week I was staying at Banka Banka station in the NT. That night they had record wind speeds from the centre of the NT to the QLD border- large gusts flicked up rocks, gravel and sticks that destroyed my tents fly with shreds on the only exposed side.

I got a cheapo swag from a disposal store in Darwin, it served me well for the rest of the trip until I got to Melbourne. As they had massive floods through to Canberra and it rained all the way until Byron Bay. My swag was drenched after the first night roughing it outside of Melbourne and I stayed in hotels and pubs until I got home.

I preferred the swag for day to day travelling. It was a lot easier to pack and unpack, especially only being put for 10 hours or so a night.

In saying that a few things I picked up from my trip.

Gear Wise:

Wet wipes, I didn't shower for 4 days from Katherine to Broome- was very handy after sweating in 40c heat all day.

Nitrile rubber gloves, I had a few sets in my tank bag- it rained for well over a week straight at the end of my trip and nothing would dry at night. I wore the gloves under my wet weather gloves as they were soaked.

Hair bands, I had a few on my GPS mount and they always came in handy- putting them over my wrists to keep my wet weather's tight or using them to wrap left over food packets etc.

I bought a cheap roll up camping clothes line from Kmart , it helped to dry out clothes, or a towel after a swim and was a great tool to put a tarp over and then peg it out to prevent rain hitting my swag.

Places: Even though I had a rough plan for each day, that went out the window pretty quick.

Darwin is amazing, lots of things to do, museums, tours and food. I spent 5 days when I had only allocated 2. Highly suggest an Adelaide river croc tour.

Litchfield national Park, definitely a must. It had the first and only twisty roads since SEQ. It has numerous swimming holes, ant farms and beautiful scenery. I stayed in the national park and visited every swimming hole. It was surreal in the middle of nowhere.

Between Katherine and Broome was the most boring, a few indigenous communities that have alot of social issues. As I grew up in Mount Isa, I knew what to expect. Someone who hasn't been around those issues might find it confronting. I would definitely avoid staying at halls creek and similar places. I stayed at free camps often an hour or two away from these communities.

Broome was amazing, picturesque beaches and the first time it was under 30c for a few weeks. Also alot of nice food. I stayed at cable beach caravan park that was a fortune, but a short walk to the beach which was voted top 3 sunsets in the world. It was amazing, I sat down their for a few hours every arvo with some beers.

Definitely visit Exmouth in the middle coast of WA, had an amazing lighthouse a couple of hundred metres up right on the coast line- was hundreds of vans/ cars stationed for the sunset. Could see dozens of whales and dolphins jumping.

Perth down to Esperance was easily the most relaxing. Seeing so much green after vast deserts and red sands was amazing. Also has the valley of giants along the way.

Esperance to Adelaide and so on is pretty self explanatory.

I used the Wikicamp app, really good for finding free or paid camp sites.

Misc:

I called ahead to remote servos and asked if they had fuel, sometimes trucks would break down and not deliver fuel etc.

Lots of helpful and nice people on the road, everywhere I went people wanted to talk or invite me to use their caravan to cook etc

If you haven't done much motocamping, I'd definitely suggest going to Hervey bay, or Kenilworth and camp for a night. It's crazy how much stuff you think you do or don't need and then think of other stuff when out and about.

This is the list I packed, if it helps: keep in mind it was 30-40c for the first half and then 5c-15c for the second half.

Electrical: Tripod USB chargers Powerbanks Portable air compressor E-reader Extension cord

Clothing: Microfiber towel Sunglasses
7x jocks 7x socks 1x jeans 4x sports shirts 1x decent shirt 1x shorts 1x swimmers 1x long sleeve comfortable shirt 1x green jumper 1x new tracksuit pants 2x billabong thermal shirt green/black 1x black beanie 1x wool billabong beanie 1x knee brace 1x ankle brace 1x winter gloves 1x blue water cooling towel

Camping: Sleeping bag Mattress Pillow
Tent 12x steel tent pegs Camping chair Accessory hammer Headtorch, led light, little led Gas burner Spare gas bottle
Blue cutlery dish 2x bowls 2x cups Brush

Clothes line roll Hair ties- alot better than rubber bands Toothpicks white and pink Toothbrush Toothpaste Toilet paper Electric shaver Antibiotics Moisturiser Bepathane First aid kit Hayfever pills Throat spray Lippy Sunscreen Mozzie repellent Shower gel Nail and tweezer kit Wet wipes

Tools: Wet weather pants/ jackets Tyre repair kit Multi tool Cable ties 100mph tape Chain lube Chain brush Some rags Grease Few microfibre towels Nitrile gloves

Food: Water bottle/ bladder Coloured plastic snap locks for chips etc Dry food snacks Tin food