Rear window breakage
Submitted: Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 at 16:57
ThreadID:
30808
Views:
3097
Replies:
5
FollowUps:
17
This Thread has been Archived
Woobla (WA)
We are looking to head along the
Gibb River Road this Winter, towing a Camper trailer and I am sure I read somwhere that there is a possibility of breaking the rear window if rocks bounce off the camper.
Is this something that requires more than the normal shadecloth deal on the camper or is that considered adequate?
Iam towing a Pioneer "onyx" with a 05 LC100.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Jeff
Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 at 18:40
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 at 18:40
Willie,
Because Ruth has experienced a myriad of travellers whom have arrived in
Birdsville with a bleep tered rear window.
If you think your safe mate, then bloody good luck to you.
And, as I mentioned in the other post, a trapeze is useless on a wet
Birdsville (or any other) Dirt Track. It will get filled up and ripped off.
AnswerID:
155184
Follow Up By: Ruth from Birdsville Caravan Park - Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 at 22:33
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 at 22:33
Thanks Sand Man - just replied to Willie and then read the reas of the Posts. Wish the Track was wet now - boy of boy is it dry here. Last holes in the river are drying up and the pelicans are finishing off the BIG fish.
FollowupID:
409188
Follow Up By: Rob from Cairns Offroad Training & Tours - Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 at 23:13
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2006 at 23:13
Sruth Ruth, we had an elderly lady walking her small dog along our Esplanade in
Cairns about 2 years ago, a pelican decided that dog looked like a tasty addition to his menu. Down he swept, scooped up the little dog in his big beak and off he flew, now fotunately for the little dog the elderly lady had the dog on a leash so there she was hanging on to her precious pooch for grim death with the pelican stuggling to get away. Fortunately no harm was done to any of the 3 parties as the pelican decided that maybe dog wasn't on his menu after all. Someone witnessed the whole affair and a front page picture featured on our
Cairns Post Newspaper. I love livin' in the tropics. see you in about 6 weeks Ruth. Stay Happy and
Well Cheers Rob.
FollowupID:
409201
Follow Up By: Ruth from Birdsville Caravan Park - Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 09:45
Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 09:45
Still laughing about that poor old lady Rob - Ian's cracked up! I was mustering some cattle (on foot) out of the caravan park through Pelican Point the other day - Ian was in the a/c vehicle and rushing through the lignum came upon this beaut yellowbelly still shiny and nice. After we didn't get the cattle out (!!) we checked Jardines
waterhole and sure enough about 30 pelicans devouring what's left of the fish - and one pelican must have flown over this spot and dropped his fish. Not as good as your lady though.
I'm over and out on the up above subject - as you are most probably aware I cannot abide fools. That said - we are looking forward to seeing you - you will be shocked how dry it is.
FollowupID:
409255
Follow Up By: Rob from Cairns Offroad Training & Tours - Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 11:03
Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 11:03
Its a great country we live in, your so dry and its pouring down here, 300mm at Cape Trib on Monday. Its been slow work wise with so much rain but every thing sure is green. Have you been up here before Ruth? Just a bit different to
Birdsville ;-) Cheers Rob
FollowupID:
409280
Follow Up By: Ruth from Birdsville Caravan Park - Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 12:25
Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 12:25
Not up your way for a long time, but sure would like to see it. Have a hankering to see a beautiful waterfall.
FollowupID:
409294
Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 13:11
Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 13:11
Sand Man
We had two inches of rain in the
Pilbara last year when I was there with my Trak Shak .
The mud was very bad and the track was underwater for considerable distances , BUT somehow my
well designed device stopped any
rock damage . It did get mud on it , but that was not hard to remove and after it built up - it did not make it unworkable .
Maybe your "trapeze" differs from my "device" !
Sorry ,
Willie .
FollowupID:
409304
Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 18:48
Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 18:48
Good for you Willie,
Perhaps you could market them mate.
Me, I'll stick with the Rear Window Saver.
I was one of the "inexperienced" travellers that visited Ruth a couple of years ago and was lucky that the glass held together by the tint film, duct tape and cardboard each side, until I got
home. If it had rained and soaked the cardboard,
well that would have been a different matter.
FollowupID:
409385