Wednesday, Mar 09, 2016 at 18:20
Thanks for all your advice. It is appreciated. I think your experience of 47 trips beats my 10 years of dreaming and research by quite a bit. Research is all
well and good but doesn't come close to hands on experience.
I set out to do the Cape in 2006 in an 80 Series but could only get as far as
Cooktown. All roads heading north were closed. The signs at
Lakeland made it pretty clear. We couldn't even get into Lakefield NP thanks to Cyclone Larry. This is the first chance I've had since then to actually give it another shot.
It sounds like a good idea to do the OTT in two stages how you suggest but to be honest I'm not sure I'm brave enough to tackle it. I 'm confident I've got the driving ability but not the courage. I certainly would not try Gunshot or Nolans Brook. Cypress Creek and other notorious creek crossings worry me greatly too. The "Chicken Runs" seem very appealing to me but I doubt all the obstacles would have them, nor would they be easy either.
A Sat Phone and a SPOT Gen 3 personal tracker are definitely on my shopping list, as are the MaxTraxs, recovery gear, winch, shovel etc, but I would prefer not to use any of them if I don't have to.
Thanks again for all your info
WBS
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