JacquettaGarbage in, garbage out
Where I justify my obsession with good food...
https://livingthezeitgeist.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/garbage-in-garbage-out/
If you are camping in South Australia, the CFS (Country Fire Service) has an excellent alert feed that can be subscribed to via email or followed at Xitter.
Thankfully, @DavidRGardiner has created a bot for us on Mastodon.
Highly recommend.
You'll get alerts for every incident they attend. In country areas, the volunteer fire service is the go-to for all kinds of things, so you'll see everything from assist agency (providing support often at a residence) to vehicle accidents.
Knowing if they've been called out to an accident is especially useful if you’re planning to drive through it.
If you don't want the bot clagging up your feed, create an Emergency list.
(Unofficial) CFS Alerts (@[email protected])
168 Posts, 0 Following, 10 Followers · Bushfire information and warnings from the South Australian Country Fire Service. Data derived from the 'Current Incidents' RSS feed. Account maintained by @[email protected]
How to pack out your 💩, a thread
If you have the WikiCamps app, you’ll often come across the icon for self-contained. This may be accompanied by a no tents icon and reviews stating that there are no facilities (this means toilets for the reviewer).
Some travellers have the mistaken opinion that, in order to leave no trace, you must possess a fully equipped caravan or motorhome with a chemical toilet.
Unfortunately, you’ll see that some places are banning campers who do not have these set ups thanks to those arseholes out there who leave toilet paper (and worse) everywhere. But you’ll also hear stories of the arseholes who dump their chemical toilet waste at campgrounds.
Arseholes with their arseholes are the problem.
Anyhoo, Australia has a long tradition of ‘shitting in the woods’ but it’s now becoming popular to pack out your poo. I’m a convert. Our campgrounds and wild places are suffering from the impact of large volumes of people and we can’t all be crapping everywhere even if it is in a lovely large hole. And, you’ll visit places where the ground is too hard to dig an effective hole, you’ll be too close to a water source, or you won’t be able to find a discreet place.
Pack out your poo people. It’s the way forward.
This thread is about the journey and not just the destination so I’ll be covering:
💩 Know your poo
💩 Bristol Stool Scale
💩 What goes in, must come out
💩 Nutrition
💩 Packing out your poo
💩 Hand hygiene
💩 Storing your poo
💩 Responsible disposal
Let’s go!
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This thread contains content warnings, for the discussion about why please see here:
https://mastodon.au/@Jacquetta/113200602839975860
#EatingMyRent
#Homelessness
#Camping
https://www.trailhiking.com.au/health-and-hygiene/packing-out-your-poo-on-a-hike/
Jacquetta (@[email protected])
Okay peeps. I want a respectful, considered, debate where everyone's differing views are mulled over and given space. As a former health care professional, I am passionate about health prevention. Education is a large part of that, as is de-stigmatising health. As such, I have approached my poo thread as something that doesn't require content warnings. My life experience views it as such. However, I need to be open minded to the sensibilities of others. Would everyone prefer that I CW it? (Brakes put on poo thread until there's some form of consensus)
Thread library. Every time I create a thread I will post a link here.
Essentials, follow #EatingMyRent
🚨 You’re about to become homeless, a 🧵 https://mastodon.au/@Jacquetta/113059272590337596
🚨 Your emergency survival kit, a 🧵 https://mastodon.au/@Jacquetta/113071235159419935
🚨 Staying safe if you’re a homeless female, a 🧵 https://mastodon.au/@Jacquetta/113149646182028458
🚨 Camping etiquette and leaving no trace when you’re homeless, a 🧵 https://mastodon.au/@Jacquetta/113160866425218865
🚨 How to pack out your 💩, a 🧵 https://mastodon.au/@Jacquetta/113200555878292204
Camping hacks, follow #JacquettasCamping
Kitchen tips and recipes, follow #JacquettasKitchen
🍴 Having a decent cup of coffee when you’re homeless, a 🧵 https://mastodon.au/@Jacquetta/113172804046291101
🍴 Spag bog https://mastodon.au/@Jacquetta/113071666626700698
Jacquetta (@[email protected])
You’re about to become homeless, a 🧵 I’m going to methodically talk you through what to do if you are faced with leaving your current home and you have no idea where you’re going to sleep. I’m not including the obvious things like dealing with your possessions and finalising your current living arrangements. It’s an extremely stressful time and it’s difficult to think clearly. I kept thinking I had things under control and then I’d think of something important I should do and factoring that in on a tight schedule was horrendous. It’s a good idea to prioritise what needs to be done while you’re still housed versus what can be managed after you become homeless. Your finances are going to take a hit and you will have to prioritise what you can afford. I am going to offer some budget options in this thread as a stop gap measure and I’ll indicate where I believe you should be directing whatever cash you have (and why). But becoming homeless is unique to you. There are some things that everyone will need to think about and there are specifics which will depend on your ties to your current area, whether you are employed, whether you have children, whether you have a pet, and what skills you might have. If you have children, your circumstances are going to be extremely different to mine and your approach will be catered to their needs. Please cherry pick anything useful from this thread. I have seen women with children on the road and, where I can, I will post anything that might be of use. Facing homelessness with a pet is vastly different so I am going to provide two checklists: homeless humans and homeless pets. There is a lot to cover and this thread is enormous so I’ll be adding links everywhere to direct you. Let’s go! 1/34 #EatingMyRent #HouselessCats #Homelessness #Homeless
Purchase emergency and ‘non-essential’ items
The most important emergency items you should budget for:
🚨 First aid kit
🚨 Hand crank torch and radio
🚨 Water filtration
Prioritised non-essential items:
🚨 Cooking stove and equipment
🚨 Camping chair
🚨 Shovel
It’s surprising how quickly your car will fill up. I have a rule: if it’s less than $20 and can be obtained within 20 minutes (and it is not an emergency item) I’m not carrying it.
For tips about what to pack in case of emergencies see this thread:
https://mastodon.au/@Jacquetta/113071235159419935
First aid kits are as little as $25 from the supermarket. I have a 4 in 1 hand crank torch and radio with an emergency siren. I keep it on the dash of my car in easy reach.
Water is life. First and foremost, pack plenty of it. I have a LifeStraw for emergencies and when I’m camped near a non-potable water source. I filter that water to use in cooking and doing the dishes.
I will slowly make threads about all kinds of camping kit. If you wish to stay informed, follow #JacquettasCamping
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Jacquetta (@[email protected])
Your emergency survival kit, a 🧵 The beauty of being homeless is that you can easily evacuate from a dangerous environment and you may be the best-prepared at an evacuation point. You are already carrying everything you need to survive. But there are still specific things you need to acquire in case of an emergency. Your emergency pack will be unique for you but it’s a good idea to work off a standard framework. Let's go! https://www.redcross.org.au/prepare/ 1/14 #EatingMyRent #HouselessCats #Homelessness #DisasterPreparedness #Emergency #Evacuation
Additional Apps
☎️ Waze and/or Google maps
☎️ Colesworth
☎️ Podcast app
☎️ SBS On Demand
☎️ ABC iview
☎️ Kmart
☎️ Bunnings
☎️ eBay
I enjoy Waze and I have permanently set it so that I avoid dirt roads and tolls where necessary but Google maps is great to share your location with your nearest and dearest so that they know where you are.
Even if you despise Colesworth with a passion, if you’re on the road and on a limited budget they are ubiquitous and you can stock up with ‘specials’. The apps also provide the aisle location which is brilliant in unfamiliar supermarkets.
I enjoy listening to podcasts while driving and they keep me focused. If you have an older car which is not Bluetooth-enabled, buy a cheap Bluetooth speaker which you can hang from your passenger seat headrest using a cheap Kmart seat hook.
SBS/ABC apps are fantastic for easy viewing when you want to watch something more substantial than YouTube and keep an eye out for the movie releases.
Kmart/Bunnings apps are great to click and collect and Bunnings provides an aisle location. You can find specialist camping gear on eBay and especially if you want to avoid Amazon.
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Animal Registration
Each state/territory has a different system and many do not have a centralised system (you need to use the local council’s website). Exceptions are:
🐶 NSW https://www.petregistry.olg.nsw.gov.au/
🐶 SA https://dogsandcatsonline.com.au/
🐶 ACT https://www.myaccount.act.gov.au/petrego/s/pet-registration-form
This list isn’t exhaustive and registering a pet is very dynamic.
Pet registration is similar to the electoral roll. When you become homeless, your pets remain registered at their last known address. In order to change this, you’ll need a ‘residential address’ from a friend or family member. Before you update your pet’s details, check how many pets are allowed to be registered at the property.
#EatingMyRent
#Homelessness
#HouselessCats
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Driver’s Licence/Car Registration
Your licence must display a residential address and you cannot be of No Fixed Address.
Now that you have changed your status with the AEC you can use your new ‘residential address’ for your licence (with permission of the householder).
Update your details online within your state’s licensing body. Provide your new ‘residential address’ but also provide your post office box address for mail. Make sure you use the option to receive all correspondence electronically.
You can then purchase a new licence with your new ‘residential’ address.
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Australian Electoral Commission
Congratulations, you are now an itinerant voter as you are officially of No Fixed Address.
The rules around compulsory voting differ depending on where you are enrolled. Please double-check as, for example, you may be fined if you don’t vote in a state election in Western Australia.
Use the online No Fixed Address enrolment form to advise the AEC of your change of circumstances. You will receive an email response with the category you have been assigned. The standard response is that you will continue to be enrolled at your last address.
This is problematic for persons who wish to erase their last residential address from their history.
In order to enable an address change with the AEC you need to be resident at a location for one month. This can be housesitting or couch surfing. It’s a good idea to find somewhere trusted (family/friends) to stay for a month so that you can use that address (with permission) as your ‘residential address’.
Do not update your ‘residential address’ online. You must telephone them. Explain why you wish to obliterate your last known address (where you lived) from the system and that you wish to replace it with an address you have been housesitting/couch surfing for a month but that you are still officially of No Fixed Address. Follow their directions.
#EatingMyRent
#Homelessness
#AEC
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https://aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to_vote/Special_Category/no-fixed-address.htm
GP and health care providers
Now that Medicare has officially listed you as No Fixed Address you can now change your address with your GP if their system is COMPUTER SAYS NO!
Just advise them that your address is officially No Fixed Address with Medicare.
Sorted.
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