Using Great Central Road July 1 2004?

Hi i am interested in the trip but it depends on how long you are thinking of taking? Also my days of baby sitting people on trips are long over (i am now 37)
as you can only enjoy yourself fully when every one pulls their weight. i am just finishing the slide on a new Evacool fridge which i am very impressed with. i love the preperation of a trip so much, as well as the trip itself. i sometimes think that as long as you have the right company that you can have a ball camping / travelling anywhere in this wounderful country. But some people just miss the whole point of the beauty of the bush and only want to tell everyone what they have done thinking faster more is best and = winner !!wrong. i am going to go and finish doing all the oil changes now on my old 1990 faithful cruiser in prep of a fishing trip next week. i will check this forum later today and if you are interested then leave some more details and i will respond. Regards Dingo

I believe the tjukayiria rd house now sells unleaded if it does it would be the only ulp supplier along the gcr

G'day Alice,
I think Davoe is right.
Take a look at the Treknotes, here:
TrekNote

The Great Central Road isn't difficult, provided I hasn't just been raining, as then it can be a bit slippery in places.

You still have some time, so I suggest you ask again in a week or two if you haven't found anyone to hook up with by then.
Don't take too much notice of THAT other message, most travellers out there are much more helpful and sociable :-)

Have a good trip,
Mike

Check with the local shires as to how far the graders are. we went through in July last year and although the road is classed as almost a highway it was very corrigated in places. the grader was working on one area and what had been done was very good.We ran ito a bit of rain half way over and it turned the road into a mud bath in places.

Hi Alice my sugestion it to get out there and poke along or even camp by the track a couple of days and take in the beauty and plenty of travellers will come along and you could tag along with some one who you think might have similar interests to you. By the chatter on VKS737 some nights it sounds like some of these roads need traffic signals these days. You wont be alone!!

Hi Graham & Ann,
Yep, we have about 850kl Tjukayirla to Yalara, I have beefed up caravan suspension, "A" frame and lifted height some 100mm, (could get more if needed) and will carry 60l in main tank, 70 litres in ex Falcon plastic tank(sealed and additional mini fuel pump to t/f) slung under van plus 4 Jerries, if the going gets wet & very difficult I will average about 5k litre (worst case) so have more than enough, also looking to visit friends on Gove Peninsular, so need long range.
Can't afford $1300 for LR tank (still only 80l) for Santa Clause (sorry Fe) so will make do.
Im off in mid July, see you have a similar rig, how are you coping, fuel economy wise?
Don