Little Black Birds at Chilli Beach

Wim,

Thanks for te answer.

Regards,

Rosscoe

pmacks,

Did the trip 2 years ago, 5 of us towed trailers to,
Punsand bay
Verilya Point
Chilli Beach (over Frenchman's Track - accross the Pascoe)
and a side trip to Cape Melville over the Old Tele Track.

Best advice is to know you trailer weight and spring ratings but really no need to leave the trailer or tinnie behind.

Kind regards

pmacks,

Depends!
Probably where I went, no, but there were any number of CTs on the Old Telegraph Track and crossing the Pascoe River on Frenchmans. I was glad I was camping because it let me go wherever I wanted without SWMBO having heart failure.
The other element is the shear wear and tear on the van. Although I did put it through some pretty rough tracks - The Birdsville track and the old Strezlecki were pretty reasonable but the first part of the road from Birdsville to Innaminck via Walkers Crossing was very stoney. It was also pretty rough from Normaton to Burketown to King Fisher Camp and then across to Lorne Hill NP via Bowthorn Station
Nothing broke on the van, except I did drop the TV on the floor but that was because I hadn't strapped it down properly on one occaison.
Two things stand out a) Dust entry to the van is inevitable but there are things you can do to minimise this.
b) The three-way absorption fridge wasn't much good once the ambient temperature got to 35 deg Celsius even on gas or 240 V ac. I'm going to experiment with installing some 12V fans to incease the disipation of heat at the back of the fridge. Thank God for my Engel. We always had cold beer and wine!
One oyher thing is next time I'll be more ruthless on what we leave behind. The weight, combined with high ambients and rough roads, plays havoc with fuel consumption
If you're planning a trip to the Cape don't leave home without Ron and Viv Moon,s book on the Cape.
Some pics on this site if you are interested:-
http://www.sausmagoo.com/queensland
Regards,

Rosscoe

pmacks,

I tow a Coromal Seka 505 Pioneer XC which is touted as an of-road van but I prefer to call it a dirt road caravan.

Regards,

Rosscoe

Pmack we take good quality campers on our tag alongs in the cape.
They are more work to guide but we get them through.

All the Best
Eric

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