CSR trip planning

Rusty

Towing the campers may be tricky especially with no single vehicle without a camper to be the tow car. Constantly unhitching to snatch will spoil someone's holiday. Also know fuel consumptions with the trailers to calculate avlb distances.

16psi over some dunes with the campers will stop a lot of this.

There is a very good video in the shop on a CSR trip. Gives you a fly on the wall look at what to expect.

Yes ULP at Kunawarritji but you must advise them in advance as to probable requirements.

Yes their opening times are restricted. Contact them nearer to your time of departure

Doing the Canning from North to South is more difficult than from South to North as the dunes have to be crossed on a left hand turn. The track runs parallel to the dunes and then turns left over the dune which gives you very little time for accelleration and a run-up over the dune. You will be pushing the friendship if your vehicles are heavily laden and as others have said, with no single vehicle with you, to snatch over the dunes, it aint going to be fun.

Some travellers have successfully towed trailers along the CSR but many have had problems. I would suggest you run your tyres at 14psi and those in the trailer at 8psi which will give you a better chance of getting over the dunes. In the middle of the day the sand is a lot softer so care must be taken then.

Go to my website below and read an account of a north/south trek along the CSR

Hi Rusty
We did the CSR, South to North in June 2004. Whilst we did not have trailers (slide on campers was our go), we did notice that for trailer users, there were straight approaches to reverse into in order to get a run up over most dunes. This would avoid the problem of the sharp right hand turns if travelling from the south and left hand turns if travelling from the north, in which to maintain momentum to get over the dunes. I put together our own 1/2 hour DVD of the CSR and would be happy to send you a copy if requested. I also kept a diary and would also be happy to send you a copy of this. It will give you and idea of a time line. It took us 11 days (10 nights), and that was by hitting the track at around 7.30 each morning, stopping at nearly all Wells, stopping for morning tea and lunch and stopping to camp, explore and relax by approximately 3pm each day.
Cheers
Patsy