SEQ Trip Report – Fraser Island -July 2014

[craigm Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close craigm]

The boys would've stayed there all day if we;d let them....



What a cracking spot to chillax for the day....



Couldn't resist a few shots at dusk...



My son Ronan feeding the fish....



Heading home



Gumboot auditioning for a "The new price is right! ("it's a newwww Caaaarr!!!")



The boys relaxing at Eli Creek



Waiting the the Barge home. What a great weekend....



Fin......

[Symo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Symo]

I'm heading there September 15 with the boys, first time with the prado. Will be good to see how it goes compared to the other 4WDs I've taken there over the years.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

When we used to do 'Dads and lads' weekends they were referred to as a bush pig weekend. What are you doing wrong?

[pradogang Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pradogang]

Great report guys. I haven't been north of Orchid Beach yet, your report has given me itchy feet.

Cheers

Jim

[DSS150 Find all posts View Profile Close DSS150]

I'll have to get over there one day, so many places to go, so little annual leave!!

[gumboot Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close gumboot]

Great report guys. I haven't been north of Orchid Beach yet, your report has given me itchy feet.

Cheers

Jim

Jim
The best part of the island is north of Indian head/ orchid beach.
It is a lot more remote up there and you need to be fully self sufficient if camping there.

Cheers
Robert

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Great report and photos fellas. I was very lucky to live on Fraser at Kingfisher around 1994 and absolutely loved it. Have been meaning to go back since but Alice is calling too!

[Auscanclan Member Find all posts View Profile Close Auscanclan]

Hey guys, great trip report.

We will be up there the 1st week in October as part of the school holidays. Can't wait will be our first time so will be interesting. Will try to do a report after which does this one justice. Would love to come on some of you trips, work and time permitting?

Thank you again

Auscanclan

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Hey guys,

I am not lifted yet, do you think it will be a big problem?

Setting up base camp at central station as meeting friends from Sydney etc. up there for 7-8 days, so day trips are the likely go

Thx
Auscanclan

[craigm Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close craigm]

Well after losing my front number plate on Fraser following some over exuberant driving, a replacement set was ordered and arrived promptly in the mail last week. Today I received a phone call from a police officer at a nearby police station asking if I was missing a front number plate. Turns out he was on Fraser a week ago and whilst searching for his own number plate, came across mine! He's going to drop it off at my address next time he's in the area....

Nice work I say!!!

[gumboot Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close gumboot]

How about that. Did he find it in "The Puddle" or out the front of Eurong?
Now you have a spare!
What a nice chap.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Well after losing my front number plate on Fraser following some over exuberant driving, a replacement set was ordered and arrived promptly in the mail last week. Today I received a phone call from a police officer at a nearby police station asking if I was missing a front number plate. Turns out he was on Fraser a week ago and whilst searching for his own number plate, came across mine! He's going to drop it off at my address next time he's in the area....

Nice work I say!!!

With a personalised message and an invitation to support the government due to operation of a motor vehicle without a front number plate?

[craigm Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close craigm]

Actually we talked about this on the way back to the barge as we were concerned that the local constabulary may wish to ping me if they were down on their daily quota... So I rang PPQ (Personalised Plates Qld) to order a replacement immediately. The lovely girl on the phone said that all was good and that I had 14 days to replace the plates from the time I lost them so I had no reason to be concerned.

[LargeInAPrado Member Find all posts View Profile Close LargeInAPrado]

Hey guys,

I am not lifted yet, do you think it will be a big problem?

Setting up base camp at central station as meeting friends from Sydney etc. up there for 7-8 days, so day trips are the likely go

Thx
Auscanclan

Not at all youll be right just be sensible max traxs are advisable keep your tyre pressures set right... i went chrissy before last for a couple of weeks with a guy with a bog std 120 and it was very very soft, he never had an issue ...

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Not at all youll be right just be sensible max traxs are advisable keep your tyre pressures set right... i went chrissy before last for a couple of weeks with a guy with a bog std 120 and it was very very soft, he never had an issue ...

LargeInPrado,

Thanks for the advice.
Although being Canadian (hence the can in auscanclan, not much beach driving there) and reading the 4wd Action magazine and a bit of beach driving it hAs been hammered into me about tire pressure. But always thankful for the advice from the more experienced.

Have the max traxs and a snatch recovery kit, sadly no winch yet

Only about 5 weeks away and jumping out of my skin to get there!

Auscanclan