Wednesday, Aug 31, 2005 at 15:33
We only had 3 months - not nearly long enough - but saw the things we had on our must do list -
fuel is the most expensive thing - we are lucky our vehicle is very economical - Terrano II 2.7 turbo diesel - towing an off road
Dingo camper trailer - most expensive diesel was in WA - 1.65.9 in Nanaturra - on the way to
Tom Price -
fuel was around $3500 for us - there are a lot of freeby overnight stops on the way up the west coast - if the timing is right - pointless stopping at 1 or 2 o'clock just because it is free - caravan parks are around $20 per night for power - most expensive was
Broome - $25 in the
overflow as all the normal parks were full - but we were in the Pistol Club
overflow which was great - kind of bushy - but with all facilities. Our best investments have been our 42 litre Bushman 2 way fridge and dual battery system and our electric frypan and our Cobb Oven cooker -12 volt light and shower and shower tent - and a small lidded bucket for the middle of the night essential.
in total we spent about $10,000 - but that included new tyres, new tailgate window ($856!!!).
We loved it - though sometimes especially on the west coast - it felt like we were never getting anywhere.
Go for it -jules
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