Yeah Rotto I'm keen to avoid as many campers as we can mate. Given your coming from the West I appreciate you will be a long time on the road.

I am planning a double crossing of the Simpson. East - West - East. I will meet guys from QLD in Birsdville and likely leave my Camper trailer at the caravan park there. Head out over the Simpson East to West (the more difficult direction) and Meetup at the Meeting Point at Dalhousie for the National Meetup Group up. Refuel in Mt Dare, then head out from West to East back to Birdsville in the big group.

I will pick up my camper in Birsdville then head South with the camper and do a Week in the a flinders Ranges I think. A few of the guys have indicated they might do the same.

I have a Full HD OFFROAD Camper Trailer and it will handle the desert, its just undue stress on the Trailer, the Car and Desert and the Group.

If your camper is any less than a rated Full Offroad Camper leave it at home, any less just wont cut it out there. Converted 6x4s are scattered all over the desert with broken springs and broken drawer bars . It's vicious on the gear. Leave it at home if you can mate or leave it at Mt Dare and return there and pic it up on the way back, its not that far on tHe road

My thoughts only mate