Easter in the Simpson Desert

Yep he is the best little mate ever, the flies annoy him so i put a net on him and he don't mind, hey go back and have another look in about 5 mins and you will see him with his net

Doug

That is so cute Doug

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You should see me with mine on .........

Yeh he's quite a larikin and he knows it too

What breed is he ? He looks cool.
I took my dog camping the same when he was a pup. The flies harrased him bad too. Ever since he hated them with a vengence, used to bark and chase them in the backyard !

He had to be put down about 10 days ago, bit sad as I never got to say goodbye to him as I am at work. Bit hard on the better half too !!!
Going to get another pup soon.

Email on it's way Ruth

Thanks for the contact. The tyre acts as an anchor when no trees are about and when your alone , Believe me it works well if done right.and yes tests have been 100s of times i guess over the years, though it would have been much easier if I had not re-inflated the damn tyres so early or if I had an Exhaust Jack ;

Doug

Hey Doug, but how does that pull you out if you don't have another vehicle to pull you forward?
I can see we are going to learn something new today!!!

Its not a snatch strap strap its a winch extension strap and he is using his winch to pull himself out.
Welcome to the fold :)
Jim

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well that explains it!!!

I knew we'd learn something new today!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jo, me thinks you may have to join a club or do an off road course, they can show/teach you all types of recovery methods another one is using three star pickets together on angles & much more. Cheer's Bob.

I thought that is why we had you, Trevor and Perry!!!!!!

But yes you thinks right, we do want to join one to get to learn all the tricks of the trade..

Jo and Mark

Batboy was wrong too lol, The blue strap is a Tree trunk protector strap not a snatchum strap , to make this work ok the soil must be reasonably firm to put it as I did, My first try was in deep sand and the more i dug out the more run back in and I had it wrong and it just pulled up and out, so you have to cut a small channel for the strap or cable so it goes out away from the buried wheel on a gradual angle not straight up and over the top of the hole as that lifted my anchor up and out , hope that helps to explain it a bit better for you , of course if you have a high lift jack or exhaust jack one might not need to bust ones gut as i did , so I will be replacing the exhaust jack i sold about 6 years ago.
Using the tyre method was something I learnt from a book way back in the late 1960s .
I'm sure you will have much fun and enjoyment from your 4x4 as I do with mine

Doug

LOL I hate it when i'm wrong. that sure would be a pretty short extension strap

A job - about time too Doug! LOL.

Your probably right Richard but hey I live alone and I don't like leaving him ,done that once for 6 months when he was left behind in Wyoming USA and i would hate to think what went through his little mind,Yes he does have feelings and Emotions ,I know because we live together,So if I would never get to see places like the Simpson Desert If he can't go, besides I believe there has been many dogs over there and yes real big ones could cause damage,I forgot to mention too that there 1000s of feral Camels in the Desert so whats a tiny little Dog going to do,Took him to the beach where the Cherry Venture ship wreck was and my Daughter was worried he might get seen , next thing we see a large red dog lying on the beach near it's owners car for all to see, Dusty is very much restricted for his own safety when in places like the desert , and it's not the deserts either where he could get taken , Dingo's are everywhere in this country and if one can take a Baby ....Hmmm well a little dog would be just as much prey to the Dingo. and Dingo's are not native to this country as i explained to you before , Dusty is NOT allowed to chase anything he must at all times stay by me or the car ,He has also been to Thredbo in the semi I used to drive and the Booth where you have to pay said Noooo but I explained that after I unload the truck I was not coming back that way so he had to go into The NP , Don't worry Richard, I love our NPs and Fauna too ,It's worth looking after

Doug

Tis ok mate.
Now you have gone and burred me right up cos the Canning is somewhere i have to go yet, Hey i forgot to mention all the damn rabbit holes I seen in the SD too ,Also seen many empty drink cans and stubbies left by humans , PIGS.
did you see my post about the Object on the Barkly Hwy, ....funny post No 33053

see ya