Travelling in the desert in summer. Why not?

i took the hint...came inside the airconditioned office....if the power fails i'll fire up the eu20i

LOL MN1, it's only early to mid twenties here so I've got no need to worry :))))

just had to pop out...to do a service call..of all things and its er... well....hot...should be drinkin instead of workin...but then i couldnt afford to drink if i wasnt workin...catch 22

Hay John.

The part I like, "onset of summer", its still spring :-))

How is the dairy industry coping down your way with the drought and all?

Say Hi to Heather for me.

Next trip, the Hay river next year. That desert sand does get in your blood.

Regards

G'day mate, dairy budgeting on a bit of a reduction. State wide companies are talking 30% reduction in the North but it doens't look good up there. Costs have gone through the roof for us too. Feedstock qualities looking lower and more than double the price.

Will hear a bankers perspective tomorrow I guess. Farmer morale at a low level across the range. For those who need to slaughter stock, I heard a works manager in Queensland saying he closes next week for six weeks! That can make a serious situation worse.

We have just been in the High Country which can also get to the blood. Further from closer troubles like the dry...., even though rivers are at the lowest on record there. Don't know if you had seen we tow these days. Will have more pics up soon.

poor buggers, what about the blokes that have to work in it day in day out.

Hi Handy,
Those people that live in the Outback usually will start work either just before sun up and work to late mid morning, and then start work again late in the afternoon, avoiding the hottest part of the day. It is a very different story if there is bore or windmill work to be carries, as their first priority is water for their stock.

Stephen

I dont know about you handy, but I sure as bleep didnt get to knock off mid morning?
1/2 an hour for lunch and back out in the sun for some for welding!
Admitidly its only 43 here..
Cheers
Hairy

Just as well the welding can give you sunburn on the underside of the torso Hairy. Can't see you just dark backed. Could go on a rotissary I guess.....

i wish i had one of them jobs in the last 20 yrs Steve L.

Hi Stephen,

I am not an overseas guy "mad enough to want". I am an overseas guy "mad enough to did". Simpson and other areas. Repeatedly.

If you close deserts (heat), seas (jellyfish, sharks), Outback (remoteness, snakes), where will you go to take a deep breath? Into an air-conditioned office?

In Europe many things have been „closed“.

No offence mate :)

Hi Lech,
The reason for the possible closing, is as I said, for the safety of all concerned. Who in their right mind would get pleasure travelling in 50ºC + heat in very dangerous conditions. Get stuck out there in that heat and it will be very life threatening in less than a couple of hours. Even if you do have a Sat Phone or HF Radio, the minimum time before anyone would be able to reach you, would be as quick as 4 hours if your were near the Rig Road/French Line Junction. If you were further out in the middle of the desert, you would be talking up to 12 hours. Do you know how much water you will consume in that heat to keep alive?

Plus there is the increased pressure on your vehicle, tyres etc, that can never be reproduced in any European summer. The Simpson is a very mighty place to visit, but in the right time of the year, not our Summer.

The Australian deserts have taken their fair share of lives in the past few years. There are no second chances for the unprepared!!

Visits our deserts in our winter months, when you can get out of you 4X4 and take in all the beauty of the BEST COUNTRY in THE WORLD.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Stephen

When in the desert so as the desert dwellers do, stay inside with air conditioning and stay cool, not go for pleasure drives through the simpson.

Im with you Lech,
No everybody falls apart at the seams as soon as the mercury hits 40.
If people want to go bush in summer thats up to them, no one is forcing them to go. We work 12 months of the year and all hours of the day, you cant say Im not going bush today because its too hot!
Its quite simple, if your not good with the heat dont go but theres no reason everyone should be banned!
Cheers
Hairy