Hi everyone,
My wife and me will be travelling inland during the month of September. It's our first time going on a long inland trip, so any advice is welcome. Our main question is: what is the minimum required from our car to travel safely?
Car + current configuration:
Prado gxl 1995 series, from 1999, 219k, well maintained, no recent issues. 1 spare tire. No other extras/mods.
Other equipment: compressor, tire repair kit, straps and ropes for towing, general tools.
Rough route we have in mind: Sydney - Bourke - Mt Isa - tenant creek - Alice - uluru - port Augusta - Broken Hill - Sydney. We will mostly travel on the main and back roads, simply because we can't cover the distance otherwise. However if time allows, and the opportunity is there, we'll do some 4x4 driving. For sure we'll take a lot of short detours into NP's etc.
Specific questions:
- do we need second spare tire?
- what tires do we need?
- is a bullbar necessary (We won't travel at night, unless it's really necessary)
- winch necessary?
- should we carry extra fuel beyond the two tanks?
- both for water and fuel, what jerrycans to use?
- do we need an extra battery?
- in connection with previous: what's a good solution for a fridge? We've so far gotten by with eski and ice at pumping stations, but we fear it's not gonna work this trip.
- is the current, standard suspension good enough?
- other extra's like uhf antenna, snorkel required for this trip?
For sure we'll get the car serviced before the trip, it's due anyway.
We're very grateful for advices and suggestions.
My wife and me will be travelling inland during the month of September. It's our first time going on a long inland trip, so any advice is welcome. Our main question is: what is the minimum required from our car to travel safely?
Car + current configuration:
Prado gxl 1995 series, from 1999, 219k, well maintained, no recent issues. 1 spare tire. No other extras/mods.
Other equipment: compressor, tire repair kit, straps and ropes for towing, general tools.
Rough route we have in mind: Sydney - Bourke - Mt Isa - tenant creek - Alice - uluru - port Augusta - Broken Hill - Sydney. We will mostly travel on the main and back roads, simply because we can't cover the distance otherwise. However if time allows, and the opportunity is there, we'll do some 4x4 driving. For sure we'll take a lot of short detours into NP's etc.
Specific questions:
- do we need second spare tire?
- what tires do we need?
- is a bullbar necessary (We won't travel at night, unless it's really necessary)
- winch necessary?
- should we carry extra fuel beyond the two tanks?
- both for water and fuel, what jerrycans to use?
- do we need an extra battery?
- in connection with previous: what's a good solution for a fridge? We've so far gotten by with eski and ice at pumping stations, but we fear it's not gonna work this trip.
- is the current, standard suspension good enough?
- other extra's like uhf antenna, snorkel required for this trip?
For sure we'll get the car serviced before the trip, it's due anyway.
We're very grateful for advices and suggestions.
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