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  • #16
    I was there a few weeks ago , we also caught a bit of weather but over all we were lucky, we stayed up at indian heads this time , but next time further north will be the go . We found it easy going in general with the driving. the standard prado handles very well on the island .

    We did see a few with troubles with campers . one larger one , a few large boats were causing difficulties being dragged behind a 4x4s on high tide. and also a camper trailer stuck in with the tide reaching it and the owners just watching it sink.....
    I noticed how many do not plan there trip to well.
    On one hand there were those dragging there campers through the southern high tide . Stressful and damaging to your vehicle , camper and gear.
    Basically they are in a mad rush to get up north ... If they just chill out a few hours they could start there ride up the east coast of the island in a much more pleasurable , comfortable and fuel efficient manner catching that low tide going down makes the trip an absolute pleasure and you would hardly notice the camper you got hooked up behind.
    On the return i saw similar people that were taking a high risk with the campers driving round the southern corner on high tide . the ferry runs till 5pm so there were a few that felt they had to push there luck , hence the sinking camper we saw....
    I would say that campers on the island are not really a problem , its more the poor planning that led to struggles.

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    • #17
      You do see people do some silly things there. There was one trip I went where each day for 4 days straight we saw a car on its roof. Their mates were all standing around after it happened but we must've been pretty fresh on the seen each time. They were all beach driving incidents with one guy in a Jeep rolling his car driving on the dunes at an angle.

      Then there's a select few people who get bogged and have no recovery gear and or no recovery points. Another time we had a panicked couple come up to us when we were parked at the Maheno wanting a jump start. They owned a Jeep Cherokee and had a 12v fridge in it running of their one and only cranking battery, and they ran it flat while parked there. I didn't have any jumper leads on me at the time, and they then approached a tow truck driver who said he had none. They were running around asking everyone there and weirdly enough nobody had any. We drove up to Waddy Point afterwards, and on our way back down the beach later that arve heading back to camp we over took a tow truck which had their Jeep on the back of it. Poor buggers.

      Another time back in the mid 2,000's we camped at Lake Boomanjin. We were packing up after 5 days stay to go home and it was a stinking hot & humid morning in January. A sick running ute with two blokes in it pulled up in the car park. I walked passed them to grab a cold shower at the shower block after packing up and they asked if they could borrow my tools if I had any. I did have tools but said I didn't because we were about to leave and these guys looked like they were going to be under their car for a few hours trying to fix whatever was wrong with it. I didn't ask what was wrong but it sounded bad when it was running. I wasn't keen on staying around on that hot as hell day waiting for them, or ultimately parting with my tools because they would be reluctant to give them back until they had finished because they were desperate. They asked someone else if they had tools after asking me and they said no they didn't either. One of these blokes then yelled out, "F*ck! Why does no c*nt around here have any f*ck'n tools!" Made me glad I said no after I heard that.
      2005 120 series V6 Grande, 2 inch susp lift (King/EFS combo), 32 inch MT’s, Safari Snorkel, rear diff lock, breathers, Light Force spotlights, UHF, dual batteries.

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      • #18
        Why did nt they have tools , but of course its all about them!! .

        Yeah i realize that there may be some younger ones that may be there unprepared , but surprisingly they are not all young.

        Most are prepared and have done a little homework if its there first time . Most also are very helpful as well , but at the same time it depends on peoples approach when they are in trouble.
        If they've had a few to many and are rowdy and loud,or just plain arrogance, may get people to back away instead of helping.
        In the past i have helped more than my fair share , and will continue to do so .... One day it will be my turn and i hope that day will be blessed with good people close by.

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        • #19
          We gave a chap a jump once and he in turn gifted us a lovely bottle of red wine. I think that sets the bar!
          2016 Crystal Pearl Auto VX 2.8, TJM Bar, Safari Snorkel, Cooper AT/3, OME 50mm lift, Dual batts

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          • #20
            Ah, jumper leads takes me back.

            Many years ago I was on Kangaroo Island, camped behind the beach with my girlfriend from Adelaide with nothing but the ocean between us and Antarctica.
            A couple parked their camper van overnight with the fridge running and Aloha! flat battery.

            I had jumper leads so we gave them a jump start and off they went.
            3 days later when we packed up I realised where the jumper leads were, in THEIR boot, not mine. It was done, so I got over it and we headed back toward the ferry. We stopped off at a tourist spot on the opposite side of the island, was the every FIRST place of settlement is South Australia, then they found they were on an island and moved to where Adelaide is now. Anyway while we were there this chap wanders over and says, " Mate do you want your jumper leads back!"

            I still got nothing but a thank you but at least I got my leads back.

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            • #21
              September 2016: Kimberley Karavan tried to get through Ngkala rocks... quite a spectacle! He didn't have a hope on his own - just expected the person behind him (and also the one in front) to help pull him through...
              stevensr34
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              Last edited by stevensr34; 27-10-2017, 10:12 PM.
              Rob.
              '08 GXL V6 Manual with: O/L Bar, Cibie Oscars, Safari Snorkel, Revalved Ironman 45710 Struts & 45682 Shocks, Dobinsons & King springs, MickeyT STZs, Eaton E-locker on rear, ScanGaugeII, InaWise TPMS, and a Tvan controlled via TowPro.

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              • #22
                Haha that would've been halarious to see. But the downside is it cuts your time short with the tide of going up and back. They would've had fun coming back through going south as its tight and windy when your first enter that bypass. Towing a caravan through there would be like dragging a car behind you with no wheels on it.
                2005 120 series V6 Grande, 2 inch susp lift (King/EFS combo), 32 inch MT’s, Safari Snorkel, rear diff lock, breathers, Light Force spotlights, UHF, dual batteries.

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                • #23
                  I'll post a video of the fun to be had...next!

                  First attempt:

                  https://vimeo.com/240148866

                  Second attempt:

                  https://vimeo.com/240149826
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                  stevensr34
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                  Last edited by stevensr34; 27-10-2017, 11:15 PM.
                  Rob.
                  '08 GXL V6 Manual with: O/L Bar, Cibie Oscars, Safari Snorkel, Revalved Ironman 45710 Struts & 45682 Shocks, Dobinsons & King springs, MickeyT STZs, Eaton E-locker on rear, ScanGaugeII, InaWise TPMS, and a Tvan controlled via TowPro.

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                  • #24
                    yep that video is it in a nut shell .

                    When that sand is real dry and fine , its struggle time . that camper looks real neat and high so i guess its just the weight factor . Or even the tyre pressure on the camper .

                    What would be the recommended with the campers , The same as the vehicle?

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                    • #25
                      We used to anchor the yacht off Mackenzies for Christmas, big tides around New years. Woke one morning, Landy Discovery floating by. Couple of us got in our dingies and tied it to the old boiler. Poor bugger had done everything right, parked way up high with their camper then around midnight a couple of young blokes in an ancient Hi Lux asked him for a tow out of the yabby patch. He got them out but then got bogged himself, easy to do when it's pitch dark.
                      Another time a hire Cruiser drove straight into the yabby patch, buried it. A 6x6 army wrecker arrived from Kingfisher and in about an hour they ripped that Cruiser apart. Final straw was the arse end of the wrecker tore off and catapulted through the back of the Cruiser. Eventually the guys from Eurong arrived and did a double pull with their big gear. She was swimming by then anyway.

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                      • #26
                        Supposed to be the same pressure for trailer as car... but someone who's towed a trailer there can confirm that...
                        Rob.
                        '08 GXL V6 Manual with: O/L Bar, Cibie Oscars, Safari Snorkel, Revalved Ironman 45710 Struts & 45682 Shocks, Dobinsons & King springs, MickeyT STZs, Eaton E-locker on rear, ScanGaugeII, InaWise TPMS, and a Tvan controlled via TowPro.

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                        • #27
                          Supposed to be the same pressure for trailer as car... but someone who's towed a trailer there can confirm that...
                          Thats exactly what i would have guessed to do , the same pressure as the car ,sounds logical .

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                          • #28
                            On one of the days around the Gold Coast the team packed from camp up in somewhat of a hurry.

                            Around 18 km into the days activities the driver slung the Prado around a tight bend and there was an almighty clanging noise from the side and rear of the vehicle.
                            They pulled up instantly, expecting to see half the exhaust or a driveshaft on the road. Instead, they found the remains of an electric fry pan that had been sitting untethered on the roof for the whole 18 km!

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                            • #29
                              he he, great story .when things like that happen to me i learnt to think it was life doing me a favour.

                              I hated that fry pan anyways ,
                              It was faulty and now it cant hurt us,
                              You needed to stop as the sync was wrong and you would have had an accident during the trip if you were not delayed.
                              These are the things i tell myself , so that what is bad is actually good .

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