Saturday, Jun 14, 2014 at 14:27
Or a camper trailer.
I do not understand why people insist on towing a camper tailer through the OTT, it seems to be a badge of honour or something.
What it really is is an anchor
The camper is your accommodation, its has a value. It is also an anchor when driving the track. It irritates others when it gets stuck and block the progress or others (we tend to say that mate ship will overcome this, but really its just a pain), it can also cause strain and problems with the tow vehicle. It can also cause strain if you have your family with you. The top to
Cairns is 1000km so unless you live up here you will have 1700 kms to get to
Brisbane from
Cairns, nd plenty more to
Sydney and
Melbourne possibly with a wet or damaged vehicle or camper.....
By all means take the trailer enjoy comfortable camping but do you need to drag it through the OTT?
You can do the OTT without pulling a trailer.
The first section of the OTT is 70kms long. The Development Road is 110kms back to Bramwell Station.
That is after you have had a swim at Fruitbat Falls or even at
Twin Falls.
If you enjoy the OTT you can do it in reverse.
The next day I would take the camper he 110kms or so to the Twin/Elliot Falls and explore the northern section of the OTT which is only 45kms long plus about 11kms to get back to the Development Road then backtrack 62kms on the Development road to Twin/Elliot Falls.
Don't forget to book Elliot/Twin falls camp site
Or
camp just down the track at Sailors Creek.
This will allow you to tackle the OTT without a trailer or getting it damaged full or water or dust, or even getting you stuck. You will have a dry clean bed ready for you when you get back to
camp.
Your call, but I call it planning and minimising risk.
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