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19th June 2017, 08:37 AM
#81
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
Avo
NO.....as long as everything is serviced you shouldn't have to much to worry about,maybe a flat or a bearing but we can be prepared for that...we do big km every year to see my daughter,sometimes up to 10000 km round trip depending on way home....sometimes the hardest thing is hoping the track you are taking is the one you are meant to be....
Not even the first time??
This is the longest trip by far that we've done in time and distance.
Previous to this its only 14 days in the old gq and tent and 2200km doing the gawler ranges in the gu..
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19th June 2017 08:37 AM
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19th June 2017, 10:18 AM
#82
Legendary
Originally Posted by
bigguwesty
So anyone else stress out before trips like this..
Everything i do im questioning is it needed?
Were is it needed and how often.
Will it survive there..
Ive got the roof bag on with blow moulded table, portable solar pannels and eunsuit tents on top.
Foam mats are wet so once they dry will be in there too..
Reason being these buts will onky be needed on extended stays..
Im now thinking i should have mounted my pannel up front of the rack and had it connected to the second battery at all times..
To late now..
We've pushed D day foward to tuesday now..
So well take the south road into uluru..
Time to hook up the camper and go ... it will all be good. You WILL have a great time.
What's done is done, and what isn't doesn't matter ..... as you travel you will find out what you REALLY need, and what you can do without.
As for the solar panel, if you are sitting for a day or so, then connect up the panel, but if you are like us, you end up doing something most days anyway, so the solar panel just becomes a backup, and rarely gets used.
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19th June 2017, 01:38 PM
#83
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
happygu
Time to hook up the camper and go ... it will all be good. You WILL have a great time.
What's done is done, and what isn't doesn't matter ..... as you travel you will find out what you REALLY need, and what you can do without.
As for the solar panel, if you are sitting for a day or so, then connect up the panel, but if you are like us, you end up doing something most days anyway, so the solar panel just becomes a backup, and rarely gets used.
Thats all the solar is but the weaco is running as a freezer so is pulling 17-22 amp a day..
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21st June 2017, 01:05 PM
#84
Patrol God
Well first day done.
Made the overland corner.
Stopped in on relies at pinnaroo to find the fridge contents sprawled over the floor, clup vibrated off...
So another stop in on a canvas worker to have a tauno cover occy strap put the fridge and door so its solid as now.
But dam what a vista this morning..
Now in berry..
Decided last night to do the oodnadatta track up to oodnadatta and across to marla then doung the mulga park track into uluru..
Thatll fill 4 days...
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21st June 2017, 01:35 PM
#85
Legendary
Awesome .... good to see you are on your way.
Nice pic, and good to see you are going to do the Oodnadatta ... much better to do this on the way up when you have the time, and then have the highway option for the way home when you just don't want to come back
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21st June 2017, 02:16 PM
#86
Legendary
Awesome Kalen & Co. Have an awsome trip very jelly, must be nice heading to sum warmth and awesome country . . .
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21st June 2017, 05:22 PM
#87
Patrol Freak
Keep the photos coming ! We will be up the oddnadatta in a couple of months 😊 we have allowed 2 weeks for the track !
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21st June 2017, 07:41 PM
#88
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Safe travels Kallen & Nissa, like others have said, keep those pictures rolling in for us mates :-) !
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24th June 2017, 05:15 PM
#89
Patrol God
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24th June 2017, 07:07 PM
#90
Travelling Podologist
An eventful time & only 3 days into it, that’ll be worth a story or two in years to come!
Mate, you may not listen ............ but I’ll say it anyway .............SLOW DOWN! You are racing though gods own country & giving your car, your camper & yourselves a hard time. Now you’re at one of the countries most spectacular & special places & you’re having to think about fixing stuff. I’m sure that’s not where you want your head to be at. You’ve dreamt of this for ages & I’ll hazard a guess that a series of repairs were not part of that dream. You have plenty of time, it’s not a race - 3 days from home to Uluru via the Oodnadatta ... Phew! You missed the cattle grid, caught the bushes , got air .........
The journey is the destination.
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