Fraser Island July 2017

Have you been towing on a beach before ?
If not, think twice about it.
If so, you shouldn't need telling, but here goes.....BEFORE leaving the tar.....tyres down to 16 psi, including the trailer.
Watch others at Inskip and find the best line.
Momentum......keep your speed up and don't think about stopping until on hard sand.
Low range 2nd or 3rd ( sports mode )with centre diff locked.Keep the revs up.
Hit the island on LOW tide.
Have you thought about staying at Dilli Village....solves a few towing issues and plenty of sun.

When you say Nautilus camper.....it really is a big caravan !! lol

As Gronk said 16 psi car and trailer and you should be ok. Sand driving conditions change all the time, if it's really soft travel early morning when it's cooler, obviously tide permitting on Fraser. I've towed an Aussie swag with a BT50 around Fraser including lots of inland tracks and across to the beautiful western side with no issues. Take a shovel and some maxtrax

Good luck and have fun.

You'll be fine if you do 2 things...
1- deflate your tyres sufficiently (trailer included), do this on the last bit of bitumen at Inskip ... 18psi is a good start, go lower if required...16 psi will do it easier
2- time your arrival on the island for 2 hours before lowtide (allows you to drive up the beach on the hard sand)
Was just on Fraser 2 weeks ago, the beach was very rollercoaster like then, but may have improved since. If you are a first time visitor to the island, i'd say Waddy is to far North to see the majority of attractions on the island easily, on the beach just South of Dundaburra would be my choice, it's more central to everything.

The most ridiculous part of the whole thing is that QLD NP want you to book and pay for your campsites in advance before you have seen them or even know how far you'll get or where you'd prefer to stay. Mobile phone reception is pretty patchy so don't expect to be able to book easily on the go.

The main caravan park area at waddy has very little sun due to the proliferation of trees. Chances are your solar wont work well.

But there is a smaller area on the beachfront ( only has sbout 4 sites for campervans...from memory..) with lots of sun ,its where large boats are stored there.

Also there is camping further north than waddy that would be better for solar panels.

Getting a large van up indian head etc will be very difficult. The locals use tractors or two 4wd strapped together to two large boats over indian head.

Its Fraser Island, it can be easy or it could be hard pending the day, tide & how & what has travelled before you, In days gone by I've towed large boats up & around/over Indian head for the fishing classic & a few times its been easy but most times it’s been a hard slog & you have to be prepared & experienced in sand or you are gunner get stuck big time

The sand at Inskip point is normally soft & churned up & more so now then years ago as a lot of travellers try to keep there psi high so when they do the southern point of the island on that road/track, Where before you aired down on the mainland & drove around the point on sand you now see a lot of 4x4s airing down on the Island as they don't want to just take it easy on the track/road
I have not come in by Inskip point for a few years now so it may have changed

You will be at a low psi but do not go on PSI check that all tires have the same foot print & if your trailer has a wider wheel track it will be all the harder again

go thru the truck & van & only take what is needed & throw out half of that again (std rule of travelling don't over load & don't take anything you will not use except recovery gear as you will be using that)

it is a nice option if you have someone else travelling with you that's capable with a capable 4x4 that's NOT towing

you will get people that will help you & others that will abuse you

have ago & have a good trip & please don't block the exits off the beach when the tide coming in north of Indian head

If you are on fb check out "I got bogged at Inskip Point".
As they say " air down and drive like you stole it"

air down ,centre dif locked, low range and turn off traction controll. you will have no problem with the 200 if you do that.