Caravan On the Gunbarrel?
Submitted: Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 20:30
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Richard Kovac
When travelling on the Wonganoo Road last week we where passed by a Nissan Patrol towing a caravan.. seem strange gave then a wave..
When we got to Everad
Junction this was the entry in the book
"Monday 3rd Sept. 2007 Jeff & Jenny Chen from Glenwood NSW towing a 2.5 ton Roadstar Caravan with a 3L Nissan Patrol - Lots of 1st gear But hope to conquer the Gun barrel - By ourselves cause Got No friends Stupid Enough.
Now that take some guts..
Reply By: Richard Kovac - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 20:31
Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 20:31
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Reply By: Richard Kovac - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 20:38
Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 20:38
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Reply By: Member - John (Vic) - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 20:46
Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 20:46
Guts or did you mean they are nuts???
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 20:52
Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 20:52
sorry No I Meant in a Nissan Patrol 3L ... LOL
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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 21:02
Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 21:02
Now thats not nice Richard!!.
Axle.
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Follow Up By: Blaze - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 23:14
Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 23:14
Richard,
Lets hope they have a winch and sand anchor as a minimum, also maybe a Sat Phone for Nissans dependable roadside assist LOL
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 00:40
Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 00:40
Axle I was only joking I started out driving Datsun's
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Reply By: Willem - Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 23:51
Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 at 23:51
Yep, more and more caravans in the Outback in 2007.
I came across a number of normal road-vans being towed along the
Savannah Way between
Borroloola and
Roper Bar. There were even vans in at Lorella Springs. Most drivers looked unhappy at doing that and most passengers(the SWMBO's) complained about the amount of dust ingressed by the vans.
It won't be long before someone tows a van across the Simpson or along the CSR. It may not be long before there is an abandoned van along one of these tracks.
The people with Roadstars have towed their vans from
Marble Bar to Punmu,
Kunawarritji and the
Gary Junction Road to
Alice Springs.
Many people have no idea......LOL
Cheers
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Follow Up By: DIO - Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 10:54
Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 10:54
So if they choose the right equipment, what's the problem? Is it the fact that they make it look so easy, not the tough, enduring, vehicle breaking journey that some of you 'good 'ol boys' make it out to be. Looks like you'll have to find another playground.
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 12:29
Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 12:29
Hey Willem ,
Where is Helena Springs ? I cannot remember going there ( from your photo ).
Willie .
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Follow Up By: equinox - Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 12:36
Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 12:36
Willie,
Helena Spring is about 81 kms east of
Well 41, 42
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 17:21
Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 17:21
DIO
It is a
sign of the times.
And yes, we 'good old boys' do go further afield these days to get away from the hoi polloy.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 17:28
Sunday, Sep 16, 2007 at 17:28
Willie
We drove out there in '94
The Hon David Carnegie name this
native well after his sister Helena and in his diary he called it 'The Diamond of
the Desert'
To me it was a salt pan with a depression. I dug it out and the
water eventually seeped to the top.
Cheers
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Reply By: Wizard1 - Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 12:55
Monday, Sep 17, 2007 at 12:55
I reckon I'll be getting a DVD of the Gall boys towing a Kedron along the CSR soon....they've done every other trek your not supposed to do with a van.
Turned back after toward the Stuart Hwy 10 km out of
Roper Bar. There was no way I was putting the car, van and SWMBO through some of the worst corrugations I'd ever come across. I can deal with dust but not getting the !@!#$ shacken out of me for 400 odd km.
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Follow Up By: Go-N-Grey (WA) - Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 21:54
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007 at 21:54
I saw a 24' late 70's 2 door hi roof van at
the settlement just 8km from
Well 33 on the CSR a couple of years.
It was wrecked, not sure whether it was the track via Telfer, or the locals!
Know several people who have towed Jayco windups down the gunbarrel. Some wrecked them, others had no damage.
Myself have towed a Jayco Swan through the
Gibb River road in 1992, without a scratch, not even a puncture, although we counted every corrugation. Got chased out by bushfires in the middle of the night at
Bell Gorge. The Jayco went through twice in 2 years.
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