Simpson Desert Crossing - Early Planning

Phil. The trip accross can normally be done in 3 days comfortably but your camps are not well spaced. After leaving Dalhousie you would normally get to Purnie Bore around morning tea so after spending an hour looking around the wetlands an achievable camp would be past the Colson Trk. Day 2 I'd suggest stopping short of Poeppel Cnr as there are nice camps with timber around the the clay pans and you avoid the need for a Queensland camping permit.
Poeppels is often windblown, eroded and wood is being stripped in the area. This leaves day 3 and with an hour at Big Red you can usually get to Birdsville by 4.30.
4 days would make the trip alot easier and give more time for looking at the desert you've come to see. Cheers Craig..........................

Craigs pretty right except take your own wood as you aren't allowed to take wood from a Park as the kritters need it for somewhere to live.

I agree with craig.
But I think you will find that you are allowed to collect wood from the ground out there. Unless it has changed recently. There was heaps of wood along the way but make sure you get wood for dalhousie well before as there is none around there at all.
Tom