The French Line

As far as I know the only restrictions are, You, your vehicle and campers capabilities. I could and will be corrected if wrong.
Regards Peter

I do not think there are any legal impediments to towing a trailer across the Simpson. They just request that you do not do so as you do much more damage to the tracks when towing, particularly when crossing soft bits. With requests like that it is a big reflection on your character if you do tow a camper across there.

PeterD

Jason

There are no legal restrictions.

The Dept of Environment and Heritage of SA who run parks within the area that the French Line crosses, requests travellers not to take trailers across the Simpson. They reckon that the track gets degraded by travellers who tow and do not know what they are doing. They are right to a point but there is not much they can do about it.

If you want to tow across the French Line then do it from West to East as the dunes are steeper on the eastern side. Lower tyre pressures are essential.


Cheers

Have towed a camper trailer from Birdsville to Mt Dare Stn, via the French line. Car tyres 16psi, trailer 10psi. We had no trouble and certainly did far less damage to the track that the 6 motor bikes that passed us going in the opposite direction. Spinning the wheels up the sand dunes, racing off the track into the bush and leaving skidmarks/ruts as they turned around to race up the sandune again. Totally irresponsible actions. In my view, motor bikes should be banned from the French line, not camper trailers when running correct tyre pressures. Just my bit
Cheers

I don't think any particular vehicle should ever be banned, only the operator.
I will hopefully be towing a trailer all over the Simpson in Jul-Aug and to be quite frank I could not give a rats /'[];' If they like it or not.

My original intentions were to travel from west to east for the reasons willem has stated but the information I have now is, although east to west is steeper it a lot smoother to travel the opposite way.

Adam.

Towed a trailer across in 2004, no problems. I was challenged over my decision to take the trailer at Mount Dare but when I explained my reasons and experience the challenge went no further.

As others have said drop tyre pressures, I ended up around 15psi all round, and keep your right foot light on the go pedal. Also keep your coupling as high as possible. Mine got in the way on Big Red and caused me more dramas than I needed, It's hard work backing down that dune having had the front wheels on top.

Duncs