Cape York with a Camper Trailer

Thanks Peter, appreciate your response.
Bede

Peter,
How deep was Nolans in July?
We went through in may 30 / june 1??? and it was still quite deep (Above waist) and one vehicle in our group came to grief there, we got the car going again after 2 hours of removing glow plugs. etc. Maybe you saw his air filter in a tree branch, as a warning to other drivers to be careful.
Colin.

Colin,
It was probable about the same depth when we went through, there was 6 of us in our group. Here is us crossing.



Regards

Peter

Thanks Moose, have done a fair bit of sand driving but not too much on the creeks.
Guess there is no time like the present to learn.
Thanks again
Bede

Hi Colin, We were contemplating a base camp somewhere, so like your idea.
Thanks for your response.
Bede

We, having asked the question of whether to take the boat or not with us to the Cape have come to the conclusion that missing out on the fishing ect that the tinny allows us we are taking it with us , depends I would expect on how much time your planning on spending on the Cape re: amount of use ,but the extra weight should not really be a problem ,imo.

Well there is the dilemma. Keeping the weight down but still being able to take the boat as the fishing up there is excellent.
If you have the time I'd be taking the boat, just minimise the gear you require & reduce speed accordingly. Sharing the load (& boat) with a friend as I've done in the past is another possibility.
If you only have 2 weeks on the Cape itself then a couple of days on a fishing charter is a good option.
The weight of the boat only becomes an issue when the camper is heavily loaded to start with. A good friend did the Cape with his Cameron's camper which when loaded came in around 1.3 tonne. With the boat & motor etc... it topped 1.6. End result was springs collapsed, axle clean fell off, then spent 5 days in Weipa arranging repairs($2500). If the camper only weighed 1 tonne to start with I doubt he would have had such issues.
Cheers Craig............

This depends on the wet season.
Over the last couple of years its getting latter.

All the best
Eric

Oh and all of the photos should say May-June 2007 and not July in my photos on here. I posted them on here in July.

Thanks Voxson, the photos help.Sounds like the idea of camping at Elliot Falls and doing a reconnoitre is a good idea.
Thanks
Bede

True, thanks for your response
Bede

Thanks Nkelly