Do I really need a bucket and a rope?

If you trust that all pumps are working than no but it is a big change you take

Richard,

A little more research is required. The only hand pump on the CSR is at Georgia Bore.

A good length of rope and a plastic bucket is not going to break the Troopie but the lack of water will break you.

Wayne

R
You must be on some kind of death wish, mid October ?
Better check with local Police at Billiluna, and at Wilunu.
Bloody hell mate, we came back down in mid september and it was mid to low 40's then.
You will need a bucket to transfer the water from the Well Buckets to your water containers/water Jerry cans, and also at Gorgia Bore.
Step back from the well, a bit, and have a "bush shower", try and do that without a bucket, if won't happen.
In the overall scheem of things, what is the weight of a bucket, and 20 feet of rope, if the well bucket, and hand winching system is broken ?

Cheers
Bucky

A 10lt stainless steel bucket and rope is essential for remote out back travelling, good for collecting water, catching fluids from the vehicle, carrying stuff around the camp area, heating water on the fire and putting out fires..... the rope is good for tying things down!

Maybe you should get rid of some of the stuff you don't need or ever use.....

A 10lt stainless steel bucket and rope is essential for remote out back travelling, good for collecting water, catching fluids from the vehicle, carrying stuff around the camp area, heating water on the fire and putting out fires..... the rope is good for tying things down!

Maybe you should get rid of some of the stuff you don't need or ever use.....

Hi Richard,
Absolutely!, most important!!!!!! It must be a metal bucket too! a plastic one only floats on top.You should take a funnel for water only too.
You can also use the rope for opening the well doors so you can stand back a bit snakes like to get in under the lids & some live in the wells. Like the huge King brown at well 46. when we were there ages ago.
I know, like us, we can only take our hols at a certain time of the year. We're heading to the Mitchell Falls & I'm not going to take the humidity too well but this is when we get hols.
I'd be more worried about your vehicle overheating than the bucket which you'll need if it does!
You don't say weather your travelling North to South or visa versa.
We went South to North but were told that it's easier to come from the North because of better approaches to the sand hills. That sand is going to be hot which makes climbing the dunes more difficult.
You may have to climb the worst ones first thing in the morning when the sand is cool. even if you have to wait it's better than breaking down.
Good luck, I trust you have at least some of the emergency communication devices?
Take care,safe travels.
Bye for now Ma.

Hi Richard,

I carry a good quality canvas shower which doubles as a collapsible bucket for dropping down wells.
It holds about 12 litres and hardly takes any room at all.

I like carrying things that have multiple uses to keep the weight down and conserve space.

BW

Richard,

If space is a premium and mine is I take one of these with me. In fact i have used one of these on may occasions. It is a Folding Bucket and works great in well water extraction - you just put a rock in it send it down pull it up a-full of water, fold up put away.

David

When we did the CSR a few years back we got to Georgie Bore and the pump was broken, the guys spent some time fixing it so there was water for others who may require it.

I would definitely add the bucket and rope, We used our bucket to drain the sub tank on the Patrol as the pump had packed up, we had to transfer it manually, glad we had the bucket.

Cheers

D