When it comes to auxiliary battery solutions, we’ve had a few options in the TJ over the years. We’ve always been fairly strong supporters of Redarc products and it makes total sense. They’re Australian made and stand up to the conditions of this arid and rugged land we call home. We started with an SBI12 […]
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Don’t eat freshly purchased BBQ Chicken while in the car park of the Pink Roadhouse in Oodnadatta. I dare you to try it, suffice to say you may lose a finger to a ‘chicken’ hawk in the process. If taking a 4×4 Ute across the desert, ensure heavy items are carried over or in front
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Heading off from Poeppel Corner meant heading north again, roughly following the NT/QLD border. This track follows alongside the salt flat mentioned previously. It seems to stretch on for miles. Along the way, we dipped on and off the salt flat as it was just quicker to travel on the flat that on the track.
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After a good rest at the last bastion of hospitality we’ll see for a few days, we packed up and headed towards the desert. Navigating our way out of Mt Dare was simpler than navigating our way in and after clearing all the lake roads, we embarked upon the most corrugated road we’ve come across
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Heading off from Arckaringa saw us travelling back east towards home. It’s sad in a way, heading back east. It was a bit like when we reached the tip of Cape York. To know that you aren’t travelling any further away, and you’re essentially on you way back home is a strange feeling. Unlike
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In 4 weeks Kath and I will be in the Jeep and headed west chasing the sun. As per 3 years ago when we went to Cape York, this will be another iconic Australian journey, that many Australian’s will never do, to see places and scenery that are beyond wonder. We’ll sadly miss some of
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As part of the pre-trip planning we spent Saturday night out at Spring Gully Stays, which is just outside of Canungra in South East Queensland. We had a few of the Simpson Desert crew with us and all up we had a wonderful time. The park is clean with lovely green grass that is nice
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That’s right, there is now only 5 months to go until we embark on one of Australia’s most iconic and epic 4WD trips. I thought I’d take this opportunity to to recap on a few important items that need to be locked in prior to hitting the road. As we all know, heading off into
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Cooloola National Park is situated between Tewantin and a Rainbow Beach on the eastern coast of Queensland. Roughly 3 hours drive north of Brisbane, Cooloola beach, also known as Noosa North Shore, is like a miniature Fraser Island with a beautifully long sandy beach on the shadow of a lush green ridge that follows the
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Yes, we made it to the tip. What a great journey and one that everyone should take. You don’t need a hardcode 4WD, nor do you even need a tent, you just need some time to plan, a sense of adventure and a fondness for corrugations would help. Yes, corrugations are the norm up this
The trip up to Atherton was quite uneventful. The only point to note what the constant road works along the way. They just never seemed to end. Thankfully they started to thin out after Rocky, but never the less there were still many more between there and Atherton. The only major issue that the Jeep
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The day has finally arrived and we’re all packed and ready to hit the road. The Jeep looks good and with all the hard work put in by Hammond 4WD it’s running better than ever! The trip up the coast will be leisurely and as there are quite a few road works along the way,
Approximately 365 days ago I set up a count down timer on our Cape York 2013 website, and at the time I remember thinking how it felt like an eternity before we would hit the road, and how much preparation there was to be done. Well, that time has come and the count down timer
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