I love both camping and hiking, but interestingly enough I have never combined them to do an overnight hike. My younger sister is a scout though (just moved up to venturers) so we are planning to go on just a one night hike together sometime in the Summer holidays. If anyone has any suggestions for good hiking/camping spots in the central coast or port stephens area that would be great!
Can definitely recommend hiking in Tasmania! We did a couple of day hikes at cradle mountain and Lake St Claire, which were stunning! It was raining for a large part of one of our hikes, so it was very cold and wet, but I still loved it! I think that is part of the experience of hiking sometimes, even though it isn't the most pleasant.
I did a hike in the Blue Mountains with my family (my family all love bushwalking) a couple of years ago, right down into the valley. It was beautiful, but we all felt pretty apprehensive when we approached a huge cliff and could see stairs going pretty much straight up the cliff. It was hard but we all made it, and there were some amazing views on the way up. I have also done some really nice walks (idk if they count as hikes) in the Daintree Rainforest, I particularly like rainforest walks.
As for camping, what sort of set up do you guys have? (not for overnight hikes, just camping with family or something?) My family used to have a pretty big 2 room tent with an awning which we would put cooking stuff/table under, but we now have 2 small tents and a small gazebo, which is easier to set up and there is more space.
As for camping pegs, I agree with PheonixxFire, I just shove them in and hope for the best