Trip to Darwin

aroundthetraps · Veteran Member

Trip to Darwin

Ole_Grizzly · Senior Member

http://www.dropbears.com/u/utilities/fuel_efficiency.html

This link might be a little help mate.

milo · Guru

how do you work out how many liters you are using or have used?

aroundthetraps · Veteran Member

Every time i fill up, divide one into the other, friend has a diesel and he uses 15ltrs per 100 ks, mines petrol and is 20 per 100 but the petrol is cheaper but he goes further..... confuse its 3341 to Darwin from Hervey Bay but I was trying to get Nomads idea on how far they drive each day, how often they stop, how had they push and how much to put aside for parks.

Ma · Guru

The whole thing would hinge on how much time you have trappiesl.

For our mode of travel we do no more than about 250/300 ks per day if we are in a hurry and stop over 2 hours for a break.l

We don't do parks when we are heading for a particular destination we prefer to "free camp"; I reckon you would have to allow at least $30pn and if there is a cheaper one then that's money you have in the kitty for something else or in fact one that costs more than that;

We are diesel, turbo and pull a 21ft van and on a windy day (read headwind) we get 15 to the ltr. On a good day, level running anywhere from 10 -14 which we are quite happy with.

You will have to allow an extra say 15cents per litre for your petrol in the outback, sometimes more. The dearest we paid last time we went up, 2009, was $1.97pl and prices have increased since then.

Bent Axle Bob · Senior Member

HerveyBay to Darwin, 3300 plus return 6600= equals 660kms per day if allowing 10 days No point in going on those facts. Ma has it right, 250 to 350 kms a day allows a little time for relaxation and takes the stress away from driving, especially when towing a van. Admitidly there is very little to be seen between MT Isa and 3 ways, but the fatigue factor increases dramatically.

Ma · Guru

Bent Axle Bob wrote:
Admitidly there is very little to be seen between MT Isa and 3 ways, .

NOTHING TO SEE!!!!!!

There is so much to see its a matter of which way to look next.

The terrain changes every Kilometer and there is always something different each time you go.

Nicholstones · Guru

Aroundthe traps, the way I read your post is that you are talking about taking 10 days to get to Darwin, not 10 days for the whole round trip? And you haven't said anything about towing, so am I right that you are just driving a car ? In that case, once you get to NT you can really let it rip as the speed limit on the highways is 130kmh, although expect your fuel consumption at that speed to increase considerably. If all you want to do is get there, then you should be able to do it easily, as you will find the driving very easy for most of the way. If you want to see something on the way, then I suggest choosing only 2 or 3 places to spend a few days at each. Given you live at Hervey Bay (??) then you have probably seen most places in Queensland, so I would suggest maybe spend a bit of time in either Longreach or Mt Isa, then head to Three Ways and turn south to the Devils Marbles (overnight, plus a few hours for exploring), then back north to Katherine to do the gorge before going on to Darwin. Of course, you can't possibly do this journey justice in such a short timeframe, you could easily spend several months doing it.

JRH · Guru

Ma wrote:
Bent Axle Bob wrote:
Admitidly there is very little to be seen between MT Isa and 3 ways, .
NOTHING TO SEE!!!!!!
There is so much to see its a matter of which way to look next.
The terrain changes every Kilometer and there is always something different each time you go.

Far too many people suffer from white line fever, all they see is that white line down the center of the road and so they miss all that is around them. confuse confuse confuse

Ma · Guru

Quoting an old saying "there are none so blind as those that cannot see"

I AM NOT HAVING A GO AT ANYONE. Just quoting

JRH · Guru

Ma wrote:
Quoting an old saying "there are none so blind as those that cannot see"
I AM NOT HAVING A GO AT ANYONE. Just quoting

That old quote is so true Ma and without having a go at anyone myself, I believe it is time people slowed down and took in the beauty that surrounds them.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Depends what you might be wanting to see I suppose. I met a Swedish backpacker in Wagga years ago, and never forget him saying "theres nothing to see here". I told him about the wide open spaces, low hills and trees and wildlife, so different from his homeland. But that was the problem, he was homesick, only wanted to see that which was like his homeland.

Sorry to get off the topic of your thread Aroundthetraps, hope your trip to Darwin is a huge success!