Oodnadatta Track (for milo)

pricey43 · Guru

Oodnadatta Track (for milo)

milo · Guru

eeec, thanks pricey43, think the tardis would have fun with that confuse

blaze · Guru

I travelled from MT Dare to Marree and apart from a few coragations it was fine, the oondatta (sp) gets shut nearly every year when floods are about but its not like the pics above all the time milo
cheers
blaze

gordon_adl · Senior Member

Man these pics get me itching to get back out there.

jonathan · Guru

My basic vehicle is the same as yours Milo .. Fiat ducato .. and I love it too. A simple thing to remember when you decide to go off the black stuff is to know the road condition where you wish to travel and have ample time to travel it. You could most likely change your mind at any time and need to return to the hard stuff. Common sense applies .. If in doubt then don't attempt it .. or maybe travel with/behind another that has off-road capability in case you need it.

Milo .. remember its only front wheel drive and not even 2wd .. sand flows across roads that build up in places will quite easily pull you up .. and hold you there until you can get yourself out .. or someone else does ..

They are fine vehicles when used as they're design intended .. its only the drivers that usually put them in 'bad' places .. have fun and travel around. I've travelled a few thousand k's on dirt and enjoyed it .. but just remember, common sense applies ..

also .. unless your honda generator is at least a 2 KVA, it probably wont kick over a microwave or air-con .. so check what your genny capacity is ..

happy travels .. Jon

Zoomtopz · Guru

I know a lot of roads like that , & that's nomal for em , not only when the're wet disbelief

I know I don't have to tell too many people on this board , ASK somebody first .

Tell somebody - I live 60k from Coffs Harbour , if I feel like going home through

th forest road I ring Herself , if Herself is not home I ring th Bushfire Captain ,

tell em when I am going to be there - 60k = nearly 2hrs through forest . If I am

not home in 3 , send out th cavalry , small price to pay . Get lost - get bogged ,

stay with vehicle , look what happened to that truckie in WA not too long ago .

Myself , when I broke down in th desert . People KNEW where I was going & when

I would get there & Back , communication breakdown , not only that . 2 4X4 drove

straight past me , the 3rd one stopped . Around that time a Young Austrian couple

got bogged on Oodnadatta track , ha stayed with vehicle , she decided to walk for

help . He was rescued , she perished , BUT not only that , she went the wrong way .

The distance she had got , had she gone th other way , she may have made it .

Ok , this has been a bit long winded & you've heard it all before , SO have I - BUT

it saved me , it may save me again , cause I still go wandering about th bush on my

own - But it might save somebody , then I have done my job right .

Richo

milo · Guru

hi jon, i notice you have a bike as well, wher do u put it if you tow the trialer , or does the bike go in that?? can i see some pics of yours please?

jonathan · Guru

Hi Milo ..

I initially transported the scooter in the back of the MH .. but once I chose to carry spare fuel and water, I decided to get a trailer made which now also carries the scooter.

Due to a computer crash recently, I'm going to have to take a few more pics to replace the ones I lost ..

Jon

small edit note: .. just thought I'd mention that I don't travel with the long antenna attached .. just when parked up for a while ..

-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 3rd of July 2011 06:31:19 PM