How much water to take on Canning Stock route

yes that was my calculation .. worst case where not one well was drinkable would be 4 litres/person/day (or 4.6 litres if i took the extra 20)

"92 l in 16 days gives you bout 6l/day total"

Not much margin for error if you get stuck and end up taking a few more days.

6 L per day does seem reasonable to me. I calculate on using this amont for my trips with 3 to 4 blokes when touring the rangelands, and in it I include washing up & cooking water (- not shower water - have a flannnel wash or a freshen up with a pump action mister).

Can I suggest that the 10 L water "boxes" one can get from supermarkets etc are a very good back up? Use these first on your trip and they really won't take up much more room - put one or two on the floor or whrever there is a small space.

Peace of mind , as well as true independance, are to be treasured on a trip like this...........or in other words, better to be safe than sorry.

Cheers

Yes I would agree with the Tabs to clean the water. I am in the Army and we get given those Tabs(pura Tabs) (I don't know if they are the same as sold in Camping World) but they are suppose to work well, however they do put a taste in the water that is not exactly plesant. It is drinkable but I would only use it if you had too. I would be inclind to use the well water to wash dishes and shower etc, (rinse dishes after washing with the good water). That way you could carry enough water for drinking and rinsing. I would be taking at least 3lt per person per day just for drinking, and a little more to rinse the dishes with.

Remember it is one thing to take on gamble on your own life but never ever take a gamble when someone elses life is involved too.

Have fun

Richard

Richard,

I find if you put water thru the britta filter after tabs it tastes just fine.

Ours is only a cheapie $40 one but uses same cartridges as more expensive ones, I always use it to put our drinking water thru even on a site, tastes superb.

(just for the record, incase the forum police are about, LOL I have no financial interest in Britta filters! LOL) :)

Ron

DesC hi just wondering if you had any trouble traveling with the dog in these areas and if you didnt are the rules still the same

Regards BigFella

Had the dog for 11 years and he has been to CY x 4, Canning x 2, Simpson x 1, Gunbarrel x 1, High Country x 5, Googs, Gulf x 10 +, Arnhem land x 4, Kimberly's x 3, Oodnadatta track x 4, Birdsville x 10, Tanami, Diamantina lakes, Lawn Hill, Litchfield plus truckloads of other trips everywhere in Australia and the list goes on. Sits in the wagon for 20+hrs straight and never a problem, probably why i haven't ever had a drama because he never makes a sound so nobody knows he is there. It is very hard sometimes to get accomodation in certain areas because you are treated like a lepper when you have a dog with you. I see a couple of years ago Ayers Rock wont even allow dogs into the actual rock, but he just laid down under a blanket in the back with his Beady little eyes keeping an eye on the lady in the pay booth when we went through! But it is good to see that finally a Caravan park in Kununnurra takes dogs. Coming from the Bush it s#!ts me that when you goto the coast there are hardly any places that accept dogs but in regional areas they dont seem to care about them and in fact some hosts prefer them over kids! So if you take your dog make sure he is quiet natured like my well travelled Staffy/Bullmastiff/Pitbull cross and you should get away with it.