Trailers to Cape York

A good quality offroad trailer or Campertrailer can be taken to the Cape. Many do it.

There would be no way known a garden variaty trailer should be taken there.

Its probably not the place to be learning to tow a trailer offroad , but , you could take the Bypass Route all the way , and only have to worry about corrigations.

In my view , loading a vehicle up to the roof (not necessarily overloaded) , is worse then trying to tow a trailer.

As for mods. No need to go overboard , but for that type of trip , Good Suspension and Tyres are vital.

Along with all the usual recovery gear (which you should have/get anyway).

Hi Mike,

Don't be too concerned about taking a trailer just make sure its a good off road one AND make sure you know how heavy it is when loaded (trust me the little things add up) THEN make sure you know the load ratings of your axle and springs. We have done most of the tracks with a trailer without a problem but learned the hard way that it is easier to know what weight you're dealing with prior to the "big one" then along the track.

Kind regards and have a good trip.

I agree totally with Flappan. I recently led a convoy of 6 vehicles (3xGUs, 2xDisco, 1xRodeo) to Cape York and 3 of them towed trailers (1xKanga, 1xCavalier, 1xT-Van). No major problems from either vehicles or trailers and we did the southern (bypassing gunshot via Heathlands) part of the OTL. However, we bypassed the northern part (after visiting Elliot and FruitBat Falls) not only because of the trailers but other vehicles also had clearance problems.
So by all means take your trailer but if you intend driving the full length of the OTL park it somewhere and come back for it. You should also lift your vehicle at least 50mm and if you have the hooch - invest in a front locker (assuming you have an LSD rear). Another good investment would be dual batteries expecially if you intend bush camping, which from my viewpoint is much better than the commercial facilities.
It is definitely a great trip but you need time - my first run I did alone in 3 weeks (from Canberra) the second in 4 weeks - the next time I will take 6 months and investigate all those tempting side roads.
Just do it.

Cheers
Pete

Hi Mike,

I took a trailer up there last year and it was my first big trip as driver, it was well built with eye to eye leaf springs and had no problems at all. We saw quite a few broken ones along the way but honestly I would not tow some of them to the (rubbish) tip. I think the definition of off road traler varies a lot so make sure you get a decent one if you have not yet purchased.

Regards,

Darren

Mike we take many trailers on our tag alongs as long as they are good quality off road types.
As per modifications the majority of 4wds that come away with us are stock standard.

All the best
Eric

www.capeyorkconnections.com.au

Mike

Stock standard rig and tough off road trailer ... you'll have no probs. Most likely bits to break are after market changes or add-ons ... funny that.

Don't bypass any of the OTL except possibly Gunshot.

Great trip.

Cheers