Road Conditions for Caravans

This qn was asked on 2nd Feb but had to be deleted by us due to some unfavourable replies. I have re-entered the qn for Neil and ask that you pls be considerate and or helpful in this forum, or don't say anything. I'm not saying you can't disagree, but being rude is not helpful - it is childish.

Hi Neil
Pleased you are asking ahead of time.
We have towed a 17 Evernew Caravan poptop around Australia including on many 4WD roads (but not on 4WD tracks) The Evennew was purposed built and had no problems handling the corrugations and had good entry and exit angles. We learnt to check wth people that had just come from were we were headed for information re road conditions. We also put in a small tent and stove so that if the trek in and out was not recommended we would leave the van and drive in camp for the night look around and travel out. The van will slow the trip down and you will have to be prepared to pull off and let others go ahead. The water tank and the wiring to the electric breaks need protectong. I found a sheet of tin under the tank protected it and we rewire the van putting the wires into garden hose and ran them seperately down either side of the chassis not across the axle. We came across a few Caravans with the wiring completely destroyed by the stones.
Ray.
PS Sorry Michelle that some did not want to be helpful, after 30 years on the road including 10 as a professional coach driver there are good and bad drivers in allsorts of set ups on the road. The Forum is great keep up the good work

Hi Neil,
I too am a 4wd Caravanner and have an off road van. I have found that with a little planning and checking on road conditions on can travers most unsealed roads but not the Genuine 4wd tracks as Others have done I travel with a small tent and leave the van behind when going into the real rough country. Make sure you stone proof your water tanks and elec brake lines.
Remember also that the aditional weight and stress of towing also tests the towing vehicles capabilities to the max.
However with a sensible approach you should be OK.

I'll answer 1. & 2. as I travel these regularly with my work. Mereenie Loop is OK, but take the usual care as a lot of traffic use this road & can be badly corrugated & potholed. Davenport Ranges: On the north side you would be able to access Whistle Duck & Policemans Waterhole with care & they both have campgrounds and toilets (no drinking water). The through road to Murray Downs is a poorly maintained rough track ONLY & even towing a trailer would be extremely difficult. The ranges were almost completely burnt out in the bushfires last year, but are coming back with recent heavy rains. If you would like to do the round trip, suggest leave your van at Wycliffe Well caravan park & take camping gear.

Michelle,Steve,Rich, Ray & Pen,
I accept what has been said and appreciate ALL comments, and also that the nature of my question and comments was probably not well worded. And yes I did get a permit for the Mereenie road but I didn't take the van out there, I realise it may have read like I ignored local advice and vanned on out there anyway, but this was certainly not the case.
And yes we always have the tent and camping gear along with us....... it seems very likely we'll be unpacking it next trip.
Again sorry for any misunderstanding and thanks.