Cuppa
7th March 2011, 12:49 PM
Hi all,
My intention for the Patrol I think I'm about to buy will be to use it as a daily driver, but with a removable camping set up for long distance remote area travel. I hope to set it up in a manner that will allow us to go bush for weeks, if not months at a time. Water will be the limiting factor to length of stay, just as it is with our converted bus. (2 weeks if no freshwater available). I can think of nothing better than finding an idyllic spot all to ourselves where we can set up for a week or 6, catch a few fish, walk a few walks & take a few photos & just generally kick back. When that is done, find another spot & do it all over again.
After a 'quick' 18 months travelling around Oz in our bus we are now trying to set ourselves up for a future that includes a lot more travel,
I have less interest in 'challenging' myself on tricky & tough terrain, but maybe with a bit more 4wd experience under my belt I might succumb to the 'pleasures' of wheels in the air & the bog hole.
4wd for us is about 'peace of mind'. To get us to places our bus wont go. To go the extra kilometre down the river or beach to that special spot, or to nick over the dune to be away from the hordes of other travellers at the free camp, or to explore that little sidetrack without worrying about getting bogged or being unable to turn around.
I dream of desert tracks, the Mitchell Plateau, Arnhemland & the Cape & all points between.
Where do you dream of getting to?
Cuppa
My intention for the Patrol I think I'm about to buy will be to use it as a daily driver, but with a removable camping set up for long distance remote area travel. I hope to set it up in a manner that will allow us to go bush for weeks, if not months at a time. Water will be the limiting factor to length of stay, just as it is with our converted bus. (2 weeks if no freshwater available). I can think of nothing better than finding an idyllic spot all to ourselves where we can set up for a week or 6, catch a few fish, walk a few walks & take a few photos & just generally kick back. When that is done, find another spot & do it all over again.
After a 'quick' 18 months travelling around Oz in our bus we are now trying to set ourselves up for a future that includes a lot more travel,
I have less interest in 'challenging' myself on tricky & tough terrain, but maybe with a bit more 4wd experience under my belt I might succumb to the 'pleasures' of wheels in the air & the bog hole.
4wd for us is about 'peace of mind'. To get us to places our bus wont go. To go the extra kilometre down the river or beach to that special spot, or to nick over the dune to be away from the hordes of other travellers at the free camp, or to explore that little sidetrack without worrying about getting bogged or being unable to turn around.
I dream of desert tracks, the Mitchell Plateau, Arnhemland & the Cape & all points between.
Where do you dream of getting to?
Cuppa