Disco Bogged

Submitted: Monday, Mar 16, 2009 at 02:29
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Had to put up this post. Done a trip to Little Dip at Robe over the weekend, Was having a relaxing friday evening when some I presumed inexperienced Fourby owners came over and said a woman in the large Caravan next to there camper was worried. Her husband had gone off at about 5pm to do some fishing and hadn't returned and it was now 10.15pm he was inexperienced and had been bogged the day before. We went out in my vehicle to see if we could spot him. We drove 25k's Nth and then 25k's Sth looking for him, whilst doing this SWMBO was with his wife and keeping in contact with us. We learnt he had about 70% of his stomach removed 6mths ago with cancer and had bought the Disco 6mths ago.

By this time I was becoming very concerned. I went back down the Sth Coastal track and did each beach track one at a time. after nearly getting stuck ourselves on one of these, we came across his Disco buried to its diffs on a slight sand hill. Vehicle was locked but lots of bushes had been placed under the wheels and digging had occurred but no driver. Tyres were checked and set at about 45psi, No1 mistake. he had left the vehicle, No 2. mistake. he had no UHF, No 3 mistake. We drove back towards camp and eventually found him collapsed on the edge of a track, and was in shock and hallucinating. Seems he had left the track No 4 mistake. and had been wondering around falling about in thick coastal scrub for the last 2 hours. We took him back to his caravan and his wife who sat him down and put water over him until he felt better, while we went back and pulled out the Disco and drove it back to camp. No 5 Mistake was he had not told his wife or anyone where he was going.

This was a good outcome to what was so close to being a disaster.

Next day we went to where his vehicle had been stuck and drove straight up and over in high range with the right tyre pressures, what amazed us is the fact that before going into the sand hills, National Parks have put up signs saying to lower tyres to 18 or 15psi.

Hoping some read this who with little experience are thinking of driving off alone on easy tracks.
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