Simpson desert ten yrs on meetup July 5th Coober Pedy start 2024

[Stropp]

So if we head east to Hadden crn, and then south to Cameron crn, is it a given were doing Strzelecki aswell??
I'm thinking possibly a couple nights around Birdsville?? To restock, refresh, and rest up..
But keen. For us it's about 3500km..

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Westy , I will be doing the strezleki track after Cameron corner, bit of a double back but I’ve been checking tracks, and I’ll be doin a bit in the flinders ranges on way back. I’ll probably drag my van to port Augusta and leave it at my cousins and find another way home with the van

[MB]

@AB what’s your thoughts for us Mexican’s heading homeward bound S/E after the crossing to say Tibooburra? Not so Little LB anymore is enjoying Art these days, possibly a quick visit to Clifton Pugh’s Pub for a TIN or 2 ?

EDIT: Maybe Innamincka too, Coopers Creek, check out some old graves and charge $0.20c entry again like Little Pricks

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[Winnie]

That's the way we came back last time and it was a pretty cool part of the trip.
We are tossing up between going that way or the Birdsville track into the Flinders.

Just been looking through my logs from the last Simpson crossing and my GQ used 19.25L/100km during the crossing which was 720km from Mt Dare to Birdsville.
Has anybody got any fuel consumption figures for a crossing in a modern 4cyl turbo diesel car? The standard fuel tank in the MUX is 80L and I was hoping to carry 2x 20L jerry cans.

Do we have a rough plan for the crossing itself, ie French line the whole way? Etc.

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[MB]

YES Brother


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[MB]

NO Chance, anyone’s aboard this trip can/could possibly fix those elecy Gremlins
Please DO bring the Beut TD42……


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[Winnie]

It's no different to a Y62 or 200 series which I would bet there would be 20 of those vehicles crossing every day to 1 GQ.
The whole point of us buying this car was to get it set up for these kinds of trips, much more room inside and infinitely more comfortable. The GQ is for high country/boys/hunting trips now. The kids are getting bigger and I'm running out of space.
Times change.

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[MB]

Fair call Chrisso
I’ll guaranteed break down now, it’s a cheeky Karma thing


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[Stropp]

That's the way we came back last time and it was a pretty cool part of the trip.
We are tossing up between going that way or the Birdsville track into the Flinders.

Just been looking through my logs from the last Simpson crossing and my GQ used 19.25L/100km during the crossing which was 720km from Mt Dare to Birdsville.
Has anybody got any fuel consumption figures for a crossing in a modern 4cyl turbo diesel car? The standard fuel tank in the MUX is 80L and I was hoping to carry 2x 20L jerry cans.

Do we have a rough plan for the crossing itself, ie French line the whole way? Etc.

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Yes mate French line the whole way at this stage but it’s open to change 🤷*♂️

[MB]

Did someone say Madigan Lineal detour half way parallel if possible


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[MB]

Yes I will be taking a tube to suit ranger.
Can we maybe get a list of what we will be driving? Save a lot of double ups..

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Tyre pliers, hokey pokey plugs too live aboard these days Kallen Old Mate, please only lightly pack special 2 x outers / 2 x inners to suite….maybe ?
Tool wise, honestly too much of a stupidly heavy TOOL here, will have more than enough heavy bits & bobs available for everyone, please do carry only speciality tools for truck variants


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