Ezitrail Camper on outback roads,

The publican at the Wanaring pub was spot on with his road report to us and would definitely be worth a phone call to check current conditions

Thanks ITT, I must say I'm surprised that you consider the Hungerford - Bourke road is of more concern than the Birdsville track as I traverse the Hungerford every couple or years or so and know it can be bad at times but certainly don't put it among the really bad ones. My middle aged son may have a different view of the Hungerford road though as he towed the rig over it last year having little experience on dirt roads, he found it quite a strain handing it back to me half way. It is a relief to hear the Birdsville track isn't too bad after all.

Some good advise, I bought a second hand Ezytrail and plan on doing the same, with some preventative maintenance, going to replace bearings and carry some spares just in case, grease all components, loctitie all nuts and get some spares, i am also contemplating replacing the springs and shocks with something reputable for piece of mind and possibly replacing the water tanks with poly jobbies.

You've brought to the fore the importance of prevention preparation, thanks everyone.

Thanks Bigfish
Had bearings go and the axle move on a previous camper en route on dirt roads, not fun! Fortunately we were able to get to town in both cases but it could have been disaster if stuck out on a road somewhere . Learnt lessons the hard way. Will use Loctite too this time to, never used it before.

“........Loctite too..........never used it before.”

Beginner’s Guide to Loctite:

222, Good for small screws, or nuts & bolts, that you may need to undo sometimes. Excellent for screws on glasses frames, GPS mounts etc. KEEP AWAY FROM PLASTIC, IF POSSIBLE.

243, Useful for slightly bigger screws, bolts & nuts, say up to 10mm. Things like free wheeling hub bolts, driving light mounts etc. Same deal with plastic!

263, Recommended for bigger bolts, like suspension bolts, shockie bolts, chassis mountings, usually above 10mm. DON’T use on small screws or bolts, nor Nyloc nuts. The bolt etc will break before 263 lets go. More of same with plastic.

Use sparingly, and wear plastic/rubber gloves when using it. All care, no responsibility!

Bob

Not the first to mention the water on Ezytrail, will keep this in mind on our pre trip servicing. Need to watch the electrical cord on kitchen light that it doesn't become caught and be damaged /severed as the the drawer is closed. seems to be a design fault. Not only can dust get in, when it rained, camper erected, the inside cupboards and everything in them .became quite wet. Only been on one trip in it so far.