Cape York must haves

hey all,

just a question for all the people who have done cape york, what are the must haves for this trip?
my GU is pretty standard at the moment just 33s snorkel and standard bar.
looking to head up around this time next year.

Thanks,

Spares I think would present your biggest problems , Belts , hoses, belt tensioner, air and fuel filters.
A manual and the tools to suit your Patrol,
Not sure what the longest distance it is now between fill ups but its not that far from memory.
An aux tank is always handy even just for filling when prices are low .

there is a HUGE list if you care to have a search and I mean HUGE

Too late to go this time next year the rain may have started already , too hot to travel too IMO

Cheers TD, what about vehicle mods as such?
ill have to swing past and have a yarn some time soon mate.

Yeah cool anytime a 2" lift with a/t or m/t pattern tyres would be ok. I'm of the opinion the more you modify the more can go wrong.
Dual battery for fridge and camp lighting and recharging gadgets, Wouldnt be taking solar as you'll be driving every day anyway.
Can show you more gear when you come over, but its basic stuff but it works and well IMO
Plus a spare tyre carcass on the roof and gear to change it

Depends what you're going to do up there. Telegraph track, water crossings, extreme stuff or just cruise up on development road to have a look.
Bog stock standard Patrol will do most of the stuff without any problems and you will still get to see most of the Cape.

Just get up there and enjoy:)

I think you can hamburger it for the whole trip these days not 100% sure but close

I would tend to agree with threedogs. I am planning to do the cape either 2016 or 2017. Have already started saving lol. From the reading I have done I believe it is possible to do it in a fairly standard vehicle, with decent tyres. However, the mod Los I want done to mine before I go is as follows.

Snorkel
Rear bar with 2 spares
Sliders
3" lift
33"muddies
Rear drawers/fridge slide
Dual battery's
Full recovery kit, including snatch, shovel, tree trunk protector, rated shackles, hand winch if I don't have an electric one by then, etc.
Decent lighting, incase of having to drive when dark.
Carrying capabilities for food, fuel and water, enough for if something happens.
Spares for everything, belts, some idler pulleys, hoses, thermostat, radiator cap, spare oil and filters for a service along the way, as well as spare oil for diffs/box/tranny on case water gets in.
Water bra.



That covers most the essentials, anything else is a bonus really.

Have fun on your trip though mate.

Yep, you don't need much if you are sticking to the normal PDR, in fact, you can drive a dunnydore to the cape these days. I came back from Bamaga in 9.5hrs last week, the road was a highway and there is more bitumen sections popping up everywhere.

The teletrack is where you might need some of the good gear and lifts still, plus a well sealed snorkel. The Frenchman's Track is another.

Good suspension is a wise investment still as there can be a lot of corrugations.

If you do decide to go off the beaten track, then an extra spare might be handy, but otherwise I wouldn't bother as there are plenty of places to get repairs done.

Again, depending on where you are going, it is highly likely you wont need extra fuel capacity or anything like that, unless you just want to save money on the fuel bills at some locations, and even that is debatable on value of the mod v extra cost of fuel.

thanks guys for all the input i reckon id have most things listed buy next year but ill have to check when the best time is to go if its going to be pissing rain i might camp fraser Island and do cape mid 2016.
i will want to do most 4x4 tracks such as telegraph track.

we went late aug early september as the rivers are hopefully down.
A bit less traffic too, from memory we passed only 3 cars going up and back
and we drove across the Jardine too, dont think you can now