Gunbarrel Hwy/CSR trek

We will be sure to look our for you guys, good luck :-)

Great stuff Craig, thats exactly what i was after. Its hard to gauge time vs distance when you can only read on the condition of the track and the length, there is nothing like great advice from those that have been there.

Again, thanks for that, good luck in future travels, and maybe see you out there one day.

Tony

Cheers CJ, great info, the times yourself and Craig have indicated are fitting in well with the time frame i had in mind. I have a month off work to do this trip (unless i beg the boss for more :-) and i was concerned i wouldn't be able to take the time to take in the beauty of the region.

The last thing i want is to race through the trip being worried about time frames. The desert is calling, and i will heed.

with great thanks, Tony.

Hi Jim, completely agree, the vehicles are our lifeline, our partner so to speak. Given their age (86 hilux and 95 Rocky) we are going to have to be just that little more gentle than most. This is my dream trip and the last thing i want to do is ruin it with unnecessary breakages.

We arent out there to "scream along" just to say we did it, we are there to experience a part of our land that most never do.

You have obviously had a lot more experience than i have, (i think everyone that has very kindly responded to this thread has actually) and looking at your hilux, you have a fantastic setup. I would love to get some ideas from you on both the trip and the vehicle setup. All the reading in the world will never make up for first hand experience of those that have been there.

One question i do have, i notice you have a 50Lt Waeco fridge. I was thinking along the lines of an 80Lt Waeco, set to freeze for meat, and everything else in cans and dried food. Do you find 50 Lt enough? if so, that will help a little with weight, which is one of my concerns.

Tonbon as an alternative to running your Waeco as a freezer you could run it as a fridge set on about 2 degrees, then cyrovac all your meat in meal sized portions. Stack the deep frozen meat up against the evaporator inside the fridge & place a piece of foam over it. This will keep the meat semi frozen for 4 weeks & you can then put your drinks etc in the remaining space. We find carrying our fruit & veg in an esky (no ice) makes it last up to 2 weeks. On previous Canning trips we used a 39 litre Engel for 2 of us then a 73L for a family of 5 so would think an 80L would be plenty.
Cheers Craig................

Great stuff Craig. We will actually have 2 fridges so based on what you have given me, i think a 40 or 50lt fridge will do the trick, as long as the meals are planned and we are sensible (isnt that the name of the game?).

Thanks again for the info. Hopefully see you on the road.

Hi Bucky, firstly, have a great safe trip, i want to hear ALL about it when you get back.

Your right of course, time shouldn't be a factor for this, unfortunately, work commitments can be squeezed but are still previlant and after all, the reason i work is so i can do this. So i may have to seriously look at the itinerary, maybe take an extra week off work, and not visit the Kimberly's (next trip definitely).

i must say, i was looking at your pics and noticed the forrester climbing big red in the Simpson. i would have thought that would have been a pretty tall order for a soft roader out there, or am i completely underestimating the mighty scooby? (My second car is a 08 Imprezza RS non turbo).