AnswerID: 307073 Submitted: Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 10:07
zha zha cruiser
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yep I did it last year pulling a camper trailer with my 3 kids...loved it.
Best track eva.
We did it in July, and it took all day, with a 2 hour stop over at Suprise Falls...its a must! We Wish we had of planned to o'nite there.
The water crossings were deep but it never came in the car...and I did loose my handbrake, which got fixed at the next service.
Im driving a 2 year old gxl v8 landcruiser, but I did hear that a Xtrail went through and managed to get a lot of water in the car. The reynolds river was the scariest, cos you have to turn between a narrow passage of trees at the deepest part of the crossing...you are driving through a lot of water for a long time. Pebbles lay on the bottom of the creek. The kids got a bit concerned as crocodiles signs are everywhere.
I would onite at lichfield c/van park, then onite at Suprise falls...take water, then plan to onite at Kathrine....it takes a while to drive through that track.
good luck, and dont do it unless its the dry season and check the river height with the c/van parks before you head off.
cheers
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FollowupID: 573008 Submitted:
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 17:49
motor_head posted:
Good stuff zha zha, sounds better than i expected, we will be there late july, yes i was planning to check the depth of the reynolds with the ranger or c/park managers, i dont think my camper will handle much over 500mm before it takes in water, i read somewhere that someone was taken by a croc at the reynolds crossing only 2 or 3 years ago, glad to hear you loved it and thanks for the reply and advice.
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