Fraser Island

Me too David. Just a quick 2 night trip for me though am very disappointed can't have fires on the beach anymore, devastated to be honest.

You'll get better responses for your vehicle from owners of the same soon I hope but my advice is if you don't drop to 20 or below you'll get bogged before you get to the ferry at inskip (if it hasn't rained recently).

I'll be setting my Hilux tyres at 18 for the whole trip, down to 14 or lower if need be if I get bogged.n I don't have a lot of power or torque so traction is my only way out, easier on the fuel economy too.

Also, anyone know the price of diesel up the beach at the moment?

25-28 is ok for the eastern beach at low tide (ie. hard, flat beach) but you'll probably want about 18-20 for the softer sections and inland tracks.
If you plan to go over the Ngkala rocks bypass you may need even lower (eg. 15).

The guys on the barge can usually give you good advice on the way over.

jack

Our friends are uo there now as it is School Holidays here.
I expect the next 2 weeks to be pretty busy on the Island.
It is windy here so be prepared with some wind breaks or old Tarps with plenty of rope and pegs to keep yourselves protected.

Tyre pressures are dependant on the tyres, terrain, load, vehicle and driver ability....

Having said that I would probably start at 24 (being the highest pressure) but being that it doesn't sound like you do a lot of beach driving I would suggest 18psi... that is a good all round pressure for a lot of cars.. you should be able to walk through all soft sand areas and traverse the inland tracks comfortably on these pressures.

I suggest to drop the pressure at Inskip Point (leaving from there anyways) before getting to the barge as I have seen numerous cars bogged on the track leading up to it..

When at lower pressures please remember that the vehicles ability to steer and brake are greatly reduced and it is easy to stuff up if not mindful... keep your overall speed below 80 as a rule of thumb (that is maximum speed on the beach anyway) or you may overheat your tyre causing catastrophic failure... don't turn hard at speed and leave plenty of room between you and the next car when travelling.

Hi David,

If you are going up via Teewah beach from Noosa you can only get around the trees at the leisha track end at dead low tide. Mudlo rocks at Rainbow were fine a couple of hours either side of low. (this is from last weekend so may be wise to double check when you get closer). Freshwater track was fine if tide is too high.

Regards Scott

just got back last week from spending 2 weeks camped there on the beach in our caravan. going on to the barge at inskip i ran 20 psi in my 105 series cruiser with 265 tyres, i never had any troubles as we timed it for an hour before lowtide to get around hook point with the van on the back.
all the inland tracks around central station and lake mackensie were in good condition and relatively firm, but school holidays makers have probably changed that now. indian head was softer and nkgala bypass track was super soft. i'd go 18 psi at nkgala if you plan a sandy cape run.
i pumped my tyres back up to 25 psi for general beach driving and this bought me unstuck on departing the barges going home. towing the van i got about 20 mtrs short of the wetter / harder sand and got bogged. dropped my tyres to 16 psi and used a set of max tracs from the Manta Ray barge guys (i knew they had a set for such occasions), and much to the shock of the guy wanting to help get me out with his snatch strap, i just drove my vehicle out.
if not towing anything i usually go anywhere from 20 - 25 psi, if your towing something i would be down to atleast 20 psi.