Vic High Country Tag-a-long.

I was told my A\T would be fine and he even offered to fit his spare set of BFG's but I was looking at a documentary of the area and if I was going to be towing I didnt want to be reversing down a hill just because I lose traction. I was also looking at the snorkel vs bar bra for water crossings.
Whats the story about the STT's?

It really will depend on the route you end up taking as to the difficulty of the hills or crossings. Most tour opperators will be a little conservative with the track selection sticking to an easy/medium standard to accomodate beginners. If there are heavy rains while you're up there then I'd suggest they would detour the deep crossings anyway doing away with the need to fit a snorkel particually in the middle of summer. A blind is normally all thats required for most casual water crossings but if you intend to do a lot more of this type of driving in the future a snorkel may be a good investment.
Tyres are a hard one particually when towing. As you say you dont want to get stuck on a steep hill and have to reverse a camper down. Speak again to your guide about the route and the difficulty of the tracks particually when towing.
STT's .......well plenty has been said about their failings on ExOz before. To my knowledge no one in my local club uses them any more due to past issues with chipping & lug cracking. In general they just haven't stood up to the terrain we have in the High Country. One owner destroyed a set of Coopers just climbing the Billy Goat Track (No more than 10km), then on the other hand others have said they are great. They just aren't consistantly good performers from what I've seen & heard yet as I said are a pretty popular choice.
Cheers Craig..........

You'd be amazed at what some people drive right past up in the High Country because they don't know where they are going. A good tour opperator is money well spent & despite running trips for many years myself I'm looking at tagging along with Rudi Paoletti on a run around the gold country. Never too experienced to learn something off a guide.
Cheers Craig................

The other tours that I have gone with Follow Me 4wd was not in the High Country they were Beachport in the S.E. and Border Track, which I got used to driving in sand so should be a new skill driving on a different terrain.
Thanks Chard.