David Carnegie Rd
Submitted: Monday, Jan 29, 2007 at 22:49
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Jimbo (WA)
G'day all,
I have a specific question relating to this trek that I'm hoping someone who has travelled it recently can help with.
i intend travelling this in Aug this year with two hilux's. We are
well set up with comms, recovery and all the usual stuff, and i am
well versed in remote travel.
My question is: Am I likely to have any ground clearance issues with two hilux's with after market susupension that is about 30mm - 40mm above standard and 31" tyres?. these vehicles have travelled the CSR and other
treks without problems.
Thanks in advance for any info,
Reply By: Willem - Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 18:02
Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 18:02
Jimbo
Its an easy run, done mostly in 2wd and even beyond the Gunbarrel up the
Eagle Hwy as
well.
There is a
good campsite in the Mulga trees on the right about 2km north of
Empress Spring (which was dry in June 06).
I must've been just ahead or behind Mick...lol
Some pesky camels wouldn't get off the track for some kilometres just jogging ahead of us. I managed to squeeze past eventually.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Jimbo (WA) - Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 20:02
Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 20:02
Thanks Willem - it's always good to get a heads-up on conditions, particularly good camping spots. And on that topic - a bit of info I just read yesterday in the latest VKS737 "Network News" says that
Lorna Glen station is being caretaken (caretooked?) by a
John and Jean Mack (Whiskey 68) on behalf of DEC - the old CALM.
This station is 160km NE of
Wiluna and is accessable from
Wiluna or the Gunbarrel near
Carnegie.
It costs $5 per night for camoing and showers etc. They have issued a general invitation for VKS members to "drop in".
Sounds great, and I intend to call in on the way
home after completing the David
Carnegie Rd.
Thanks again everyone for the info.
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Reply By: Member - Warren R- Karratha WA - Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 22:30
Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 22:30
G'day Jim
Lucky bugger, I'll get to do the trip one day. I reckon
Carnegie must have been a pretty special sort of bloke.
A really good link to a retracing expidition a couple of years ago by Alan McCall www.eftel.com/~equinox/ A good read, and may be helpful to you.
Gus Luck, who taught
Carnegie a lot of the bush skills also has a good book called
Outback Trail. $22.00 at Hesperian Press www.hesperianpress.com
good luck
Waz
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Follow Up By: Jimbo (WA) - Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 23:30
Tuesday, Jan 30, 2007 at 23:30
Thanks Waz,
I like to take that sort of info along as trip notes so that at the appropriate time one of our navigators can blast it out over the UHF to all. It helps hearing and reading about that stuff when you're actually there and really adds depth to the trip I reckon. I have printed that link off for my trip - thanks again,
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