Cooper creek ferry.

Hi Gitto
The simple answer is that you will not be able to take your camper over on the ferry. Even though you will not be able to do so, it is worth heading down for a few days and just take it all in. As for the water depth, it was 5 metres deep at the ferry crossing and expected to rise over a further metre.

Cheers

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According to the SA gov site you can take camper trailers across as long as the total length does not exceed 7.8m and the trailer must remain hitched to the tow vehicle whilst crossing.

Link
www.transport.sa.gov.au/quicklinks/northern_roads/area1.asp

It's all under "special notices" - "cooper creek ferry information"

I took my camper across in 1990 on the back of the 75 series troopy but it was only a very light hardfloorCUB Supamatic, basically just a tent on wheels. It only just fitted with only inches front and rear, it also had a very short drawbar so it wouldn't fit now. The biggest problem from memory is the weight distribution as the trailer is lighter than the front end of the vehicle so the ferry gets very low on one side if the weight isn't even. There was a bit of umming and arring when I went on as to whether it would fir and be safe.
At a guess most larger 4wd's towing the current crop of campers would not fit.

Not Birdsville but....

We crossed the Wenlock on a hand pull barge in 1999. My camper would not fit on the barge behind my GQ. Fortunately we were able to hook it behind a much shorter Discovery that was travelling with me. It was still a close call. Those operating the barge were very supportive but we were the only ones there at the time.

If the operators will not allow it that really is the end of the story, as it would have been for us at the Wenlock. I can understand the operators not wanting to muck around when they have a line up of customers.

Duncs

G'Day All,

1st post in several years for me, getting back into the 4wd & camping scene after a long lay off, (Hopefully it's not to silly a question) The wife young fella and I are heading off on a trip around OZ in mid August and had planned to be in Birdsville for the races, but with us towing a camper am I right in thinking we must find an ulternative rout other than the Birdsville track (leaving from Melbourne) if so any suggestions/recomendations on how to get there would be appreciated.

Cheers Browny

Sounds like a littel zuzuki 4 x4 would be handy sitting by the ferry you could make some dollars. The visitors to the northern end is very low so local buisiness is feeling the pinch.