Driving Around Australia

[lcy]

Hi people,

I am currently planning to drive drom Perth to Darwin to Brisbane to Melbourne to Sydney to Adelaide and the back to Perth and ofcourse all the major landmarks in Australia.

Would like to know what is needed and any tips etc will be greatly appreciated.

Websites, forums, etc would also be great.

Someone with the experience, please feel free to help me out!

Now lets start by brainstorming on the above questions!!!

thanks inadvance.

[08yannch]

1- Toilet paper

2- Jerry cans. water and fuel, preferably in separate jerry cans

3- First aid kit

4- Backup phone

5- Air compressor

6- Duck tape

7- Rope

8- bring a water bottle (the amount of times i have forgotten one when camping. its depressing)

9- tyre foam in the event that u blow out more than one tyre

10- Tool box

11- good road atlas

[inthisglass]

what car are you going to be driving?

will you be towing a cravan? or sleeping in a swag/tent or even motels etc?

Id make sure i had a land-cruiser or similar with a big fuel tank

Bull bar, Good quality CB radio, extra fuel, lots of water and food, maps and tools incase stuff goes wrong and you're on your own

you have to plan how long you intend on going for, that way you can plan a particular route, roads etc

and also pack enough supplies

let people know where you intend on going and when you expect to arrive at certain places before you set off. Makes it easier for people to find you if need be.

[Ehgriez]

You'll need a NextG mobile phone, feel free to come see me at work for that

Dont drive at night if you dont have a bullbar, youll smash into a roo guaranteed.

Aerogard, lots and lots of aerogard.

[s13rb20pplater]

i cant stress enough ..... bring zip ties!!!!!! they will save your life

[Marco-R34GTT]

3.65 final drive!

[08yannch]

3.65 final drive!

one word = lol

rope is a necessity it saved my ass big time today

just give the car a real good service before going. check everything and dont cheep out (lock-tight is ur friend)

[gazza750]

spare fan belts air con belts power steering belts etc coolant (better than water for your cooling system

also why 2 threads in different sections about same subject ????

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Dr...ia-t267551.html

[08yannch]

spare fan belts air con belts power steering belts etc coolant (better than water for your cooling system

also why 2 threads in different sections about same subject ????

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Dr...ia-t267551.html

like a emergency belt hose kits that u can get for 4x4's. one for a skyline if u can get it would be perfect.

and extra water is good for everything like if u need it personally in a emergence or a radiator hose shits itself and u need a top up or in a fire. water is very versatile

i dont know but i think there is something out on the market witch is like a EPIRB but for the road u can get it at malz i think

also look at putting some sort of grill infront of the radiator to protect it from damage

[lcy]

good good keep it coming.

The other thread is to see if anyone around Australia who is kind enough to accomodate me for maybe a day or two when I drop by his/her hood. Hehehe.

Anyone knows what type of car to be driven around Australia, I am not driving the skyline around, might not even end up outside of Perth as I am too in love with it to see bugs and more stone chips on the bumper.

Any rules, pointers, things to avoid, urban legends etc etc?

[snoop]

was there not a urban legend about some light that follows you along the nullabore(sp?)?

[08yannch]

-go in style 73 XB falcon

-avoid driving at night (kangaroos)

- keep a idea of what speed ur doing if not using cruse control and if u are using it then maybe turn it of every once in a wile so u dont get to reliant on it.

- plan to take rest stops other wise u will find that u wont stop as often as u should.

- stop as soon as u get in to a town or when the speed limit drops dramatically and take a 10 - 15 min brake so to avoid speeding.

[bubba]

was there not a urban legend about some light that follows you along the nullabore(sp?)?

Sure that's not the police spotter plane?

[Denver]

most aspects have been covered already, but before you go anywhere, have the car thoroughly looked over and serviced, flush the radiator, replace all primary rad and heater hoses, new belts, new fluids in motor, box and diff, checvk all cv joints and boots for wear/splits, check wheel bearings, make sure nothing is comming loose, check all sus components out..

as for shit to take, tools, spare belts and hoses, a bottle of oil and coolant, spare oil filter, a good jack, other than the factory scisor jack, the side of the road and shite jacks do not work well together

as also said, next G phone, and get one with a socket to plug an external car antenna into it, or suitable car kit and high gain car antenna, UHF cb, and keep it on channel 40, you get a bit of dribble from truckies, but it comes in handy if your broken down, have an emergency, or in general on the road as truckies tell one another what possible issues there may be, and wide loads are always in communication with one another about traffic comming towards them..

once you get clear of gerro heading towards cananarvon, be aware of goats, theres thousands of the f**king things on the road sides, and as you get further north past canarvon, be careful of cattle on the road, especially early morning or evening as they tend to wander around at these times, same goes for roo's horses camels etc

if you can get time, head into karajini national park, mill stream chitchester ranges, witenoom national parks etc, some incredible sights there, coral bay is excellent for snorkling and the ningaloo reef, as is exmouth, saddly coral bay and monkey mia have been fairly commercialised since i was there 15+ years ago, exmouth is nice, but there isn't much to d unless you wanna look at tower zero, karratha is a mining town, but there are some awesome fishing charters that take in the islands, headland has nothing to offer other than cold beer, broome is awesome, and this time of year the weather is nothing short of brilliant..

thats as far as ive been so far up the coast of WA, if you can spare it, DO see the national parks i mentioned, you will not regret it..

[Boss-zilla]

Are you going alone??

Drive from Perth to Adelaide (or in your case other way) = very boring, if I didnt have someone to talk too I would have gone crazy.

[lcy]

Of course I am going with a partner. Will go nuts seeing bush and red sand only! hahaha

GOT A HOT CHICK TO GO WITH ME!!

Got a list of all the things mention and very hardworking on doing my research.

Still looking for a suitable car to be used for this journey. Any reccomendations? No V8/Turbo/Performance car. Unless it runs on AIR or SAND!

Trying to keep the cost to a minimum.

Thanks for all the comment and ideas.

[Ehgriez]

Landcruiser?

[Gav]

Factory Ford LPG six gives amazing economy (in terms of cost per distance) if you don't need a 4WD. A compromise is the RTV ute (good ground clearance and a rear diff lock). Add a lockable canopy and you can take heaps of gear.

[Dsturbd]

Factory Ford LPG six gives amazing economy (in terms of cost per distance) if you don't need a 4WD. A compromise is the RTV ute (good ground clearance and a rear diff lock). Add a lockable canopy and you can take heaps of gear.

Not alot of remote places do LPG so may be a problem ..

What ever car your taking have bearings checked , new tyres if possible and cooling system overhaul ( including water pump )

Done a few trips across the paddock with out any real problems

[PHATR32]

defiently get the cooling system checked/upgraded, too many people have told me they had cooling troubles once they hit the desert heat.

duel fuel landcruiser is the shit, fuel and gas is great. spare tyres/fuel/water/oil and tools is what youll need.

make sure you let the correct authority's know where you are going and roughly when you expect to get there (mainly for the long desert roads) so if you dont make it at the designated time they start searching.

steve