CARAVAN, cabin and even remote wilderness camping sites are already full as Tasmanians prepare for the traditional Easter pilgrimage into the great outdoors.
There are no powered or unpowered sites left at the Port Arthur Caravan Park but campers can still "fight" over spaces in the park's grassed overflow area if they arrive early.
The situation is the same at Coles Bay.
The Big4 Iluka has been fully booked for two months and a spokesman said he expected changes to Tasmania's school holidays could be behind the camping boom.
Tents, sleeping bags and outdoor cookers continue to top the list of things to pack to go camping in Tasmania.
But expect to also see laptops and other modern devices at campsites this Easter when new, and old, generations of campers sleep rough without losing all connection to civilisation.
Burnie teenagers Bailee Gillard and Esha Cornish squeezed in a practice run before the Easter camping period kicked off by pitching a tent at Ridgley.
They enjoy "going bush" but still decided to keep in touch with their wider social world.
"I would be OK without taking any technology, but a lot of people my age might struggle to turn off Facebook and other social media even when camping," Bailee said.
Tasmanian camping stores say tents are still the big ticket item.
"Tents are still basic to look at on the outside but they have new technology inside like better fly-netting, sturdier poles and tropical boxes that can keep ice for a week," a spokesman from Tuff Wear camping in Burnie said.
Most campers, of all ages, are still looking to escape the perks of urban living when camping out.
"Swags, which allow the kids to sleep out under the stars without a tent, have sold well in the last couple of years and sleeping bags have never gone out of style," the Tuff Wear spokesman said.
Families often prefer powered sites or those closer to shops and other amenities, but a band of "hard-core" campers are prepared to carry their own tent to camp for a week in remote places.
You will find these campers in the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area, in the Ben Lomond National Park, at Cockle Creek, Cradle Mountain, Peggs Beach and the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.
A band of loyal campers returns to Freycinet National Park camping ground year after year to bunk down in the sand dunes.
Because of the high demand for campsites in the national park, a ballot system operates for Easter bookings and payments are required more than six months before anyone hammers in a tent peg.
The park offers a variety of basic powered and unpowered sites. Some even come with cold showers.
Families and those looking to camp on the edge of, rather than in, Tasmania's wild areas head to parks at Coles Bay, Penguin, Port Arthur, Bruny Island and traditional East Coast hotspots.
Others will go more upmarket.
Glamping, or glamour camping, suits those who want to get back to nature without all the uncomfortable bits.
Huon Bush Retreats offers a deluxe tepee that will cost the "camper" $145 a night.
The tepees come complete with a sofa, a double bed, carpet and a cosy woodfire.
For just under $800, Life's An Adventure offers exclusive Bay of Fires guided walks and a three-day wilderness experience with all creature comforts.
Your bags will be transported each day, leaving you free to enjoy the walk.
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