Cameron Corner in a kombi camper?

Cool :)
Who is Big Red? Is Big Red still on the road?

Doh! Big Red - a place not a pet name for a kombi
Had to think about that
hahaha

You will be fine in the combi van. Just take your time & enjoy.

That's unless it rains! If it does it doesn't matter what you drive you will be all over the road even in a 4WD.

The conditions can change from year to year so sand drifts come & go. If you come to small sand patches the key is to keep up your momentum. Of course for longer runs in sand lower tyre pressures are the go & make sure you have a pump to re-inflate afterwards. Just a good quality hand or foot pump will do.

2 spares may be a good idea but lots of travellers around these days to help out if need be. Best to be as self sufficient as you can though.
Cheers
Stu

Hi Terra,

Provided the weather is dry you will be fine. We were out there in damp weather in 2011 - see our blog here. While we were going out to Fort Grey a 2wd sedan went past - it was a young couple going to work at Cameron Corner and we met them there the next day.

What you saw on Google earth is most likely a big claypan that the road goes across. There is a picture of it in the blog. Its hard packed and smooth but could be very different if wet.

One thing to be careful about is to keep well to the left where the road rollercoasters over some sand dunes - you dont want to meet someone suddently on the crest. Also in places some of the clay topping of the road is broken on the top of the dunes leaving nasty holes full of bulldust - you dont want to drop a wheel into those holes if yo have any speed up.

Hi combi man
Just got back from the corner today. Great trip. You will have no trouble with your car going through to the corner. We drove from Tibooburra to the corner on Wednesday using Middle Road to fort grey. Narrow stoney road but perfectly safe. Didn't see one other vehicle til just before the corner. They were grading the Sandy bits either side of the clay pan you can see on google earth this week. Not soft sand so easy to pass.
As stated above, the most dangerous area is the last 20 k when you get back on the Cameron corner road and into the dunes. Keep well left because some don't! Watch out for the kangaroos. We covered nearly 2000ks to get to the corner, our final destination, and came nowhere near a roo until 2 k from the gate. 2 large mobs decided they preferred the opposite side of the road as we passed. Roos all round us and just clipped 1 with rear bumper!
Have a great trip and take some fly protection.!!!!!

Graeme

Sorry didnt answer questions! You will need sat phone or UHF for rescue if required. Keep your speed down and likelihood of puncture is minimal but it is very stoney in parts

Graeme

Hi again. Don't bother with Wilcannia. When we went through last weekend it was feeling a little uneasy. Lots of gang of people sitting around drinking and being generally rowdy. And that was at 11am. When we stopped to decide where next we were almost surrounded by a few. The Mrs was clear in her decision to move on out! Everything other than the roadhouse and bottle shop was closed or boarded up.
Graeme

I forgot to say we are having a little problem with roos and emus there are a lot about the part of the country roos are more a nighttime problem but dam emus are all over the place during the day and if you hit one they do a lot of damage

So long as they don't jump at me they'll be safe. I'll be going so slow they'll be overtaking :D

Hi Terra'Mer, I've been following your story & glad you're getting to do something fun while waiting for your op.

I went that way last October on my way to Innaminka & loved the drive. You won't have any problems with the road (as long as no rain) as others have said. Just be patient with the corrugations & try not to hit any big bumps / holes with any speed. Have lunch & a chat at Camerons Corner.

Have a great time.