Matt replied:

Sorry forgot to add I will be driving an NL pajero if this makes any difference.

Adrian replied:

Hi Matt, I'm from Broken Hill and have been back and forth between Broken Hill, White Cliffs and Tibooburra in my Nissan Terrano II, best idea is to keep your pressures normal and as for road conditions, this time of year they're pretty good, but a quick phone call to the local police station and they'll tell you the current road conditions. Have a good trip and enjoy the outback.

tim replied:

for accom you can try 1 underground motel, approx 40 rooms pool restaraunt bar fantastic experience. or PJ,s private underground home with 4 rooms ,good food,spa ,local hotel in town,just basic pub style rooms,local c/van park is not much more than stony clearing with amenities,but is walking dist to most things,also there is another private home that the owner rents out rooms to visitors also great located approx 200 metres from underground motel.I have stayed in all and like the u/g motel best followed by the private home cost varies but in the range $25-$140 per night

Joe replied:

Matt,

You didn't say what tyres you have on the Pajero, and the type of tyre certainly makes a difference.

If you are running A/Ts then you should stick with standard pressures, but if you are running H/Ts you should (IMHO) stick with slightly lower than standard.

On the stony tracks you will be covering the common punctures are either the sidewalls being staked (slashed I suppose), or impact fractures as you bang into them. Reduced pressures will allow your tyres to absorb the impacts and deform over the stones. Carcase flex will also reduce the number of stones that get embedded in the treads. However, the reduced pressures will also increase the sidewall bagging and increase the chance of slashing them.

One last point, if you are runing Dunlop Grandtreks (esp the HT variety) then dump them fast - they have a very poor reputation over rocky roads.

The Pajero will handle the tracks extremely well - it is built for this type of work and while it may lose out to the beam axled 4WDs over really tough terrain it is a far superior vehicle over formed roads and dirt roads.

Enjoy the trip.

Joe