Wanting Others To Do Canning Stock Route Trip With Me

Hi Outbacklooking, If you would like to let me know which end of the CSR you are starting at and where you are leaving from we may be interested in travelling with you, I am in perth. cheers and a merry Christmas to you all.
Broodie H3

Outbacklooking, are you going from north to south....if so I would be interested.
I did the csr in July 2008 north to south, and when asked by ones travellers why....they all agreed with me.
No sun in your eyes, colours look better, dunes steeper, but without the moguls created by high tyre pressures from those heading north, and you get to meet new people ever hour, where most occasinally meet others when travelling north.
BW.....

Hi OBL,

Some people want to drive the Canning in a minimal amount of time (maybe 8 or 10 days) while others spend 3 or 4 weeks doing it. And it can be a real test of people as well as vehicles. So to find a suitable travel companion(s) you could maybe outline a bit more about yourself - how much time do you want to take, your vehicle, how will you be travelling - (camping, tent, trailer etc), outback driving experience, what gear especially recovery gear you have, preferred daily schedule (eg start/stop early or late)and so on.

Cheers,

Val.

Hi,
We are leaving Perth on the 22nd May 2013, travelling up the Great Central Highway to Alice Springs to meet another 4x4 (travelling from Brisbane) on 29th May. After spending a day or so in Alice Springs we will head up the Tanami to Halls creek and after restocking we will camp at Wolfe creek on the night of 4th June. The next day we are going down the Canning Stock Route. We have allowed 20 days and intend to see all there is to see and camp at a couple of the better spots for two nights.
Our plans are to get back to Wiluna about 25th June where the Eastern states vehicle will part for home (back up The Great Central H/Way and we will head back to Perth via Sandstone, Mt Magnet and Paynes Find.

The Perth vehicle is a new Ranger turbo diesel with slide on camper back and two retired gentlemen (old farts) The truck is well set up and the driver and co driver are experienced (Simpson Desert, Cape York, Anne Beadell, Googs track ect all in the last few years)

The Qld vehicle is a near new LC 200 Sahara twin turbo V8 diesel with all the fruit. very experienced driver (Simpson Desert, Cape York, Anne Beadell, Googs track ect all in the last few years) The driver and co driver are also of the 60+ vintage.

Last year we found a travelling companion here on ExploreOz when we advertised we were doing the Anne Beadell and it worked out great (Bravoman tagged along with us) we have remained good friends, So we do intend to advertise again a month or so before we depart.

Lets know more about yourself and we can meet up, if your interested, and discuss plans.

Steve M.

I've read a few of Len Beadell's books re building those roads...are they any "easier" than they were when he and his team first travelled that countryside?!

Hi Outbacklooking,

We are interested in doing the Canning. We have 2 dogs and a offroad camper trailers. Have sent you an email :)

Look forwards to hearing from you.