New traveller

Hi Rambler. Thanks for the response. You & I are thinking in the same direction, I am seriously looking at sat phone & epirb. I have no plans to go remote, but with my sense of direction, I need to be prepared. Thanks for the reinforcement.

I could not disagree more when it comes to getting stuff fixed or help with something I wish i was female. Just an example
We had been getting the radiator will and truly blocked and i had bulled the grill and front off 3 times brushing all the seed off but needed a proper blowout at norseman before tackling the bitumen. I asked how we were going to pay and the girl looked at me funny as she never has to wait or pay for that sort of thing - Sure enough the mechanic couldnt do enough for her (I made sure i stood back while she was asking) and cleaned the radiator out from behind as well as helped us out with some other stuff. meanwhile there was about 3 other travellers (men) waiting before us who had to wait

bet "the girl" is not 24 stone and covered in zits then???

Thanks for the advice, Eric. Davoe - if I was young & gorgeous that might work for me. However, maturity, wit & life experience rarely get priveleges.

We could negotiate. You never know! Can you fix things & can you read a map?

unfortunately its akin to carrying a sign "Im a serial killer" these days, the few parks that will take them shove you into the worst corner of the park along with the d...h...s who can't control their pitbulls etc, and charge you about $4000 dollars bond, then take half of it off you cos some other rabid dingo has dropped a big turd at your campsite between you packing up and collecting your bond! We are dog lovers, but they just cant come on holiday with us anymore, and it s.... me off!

Good advice Footloose. No crap or hysteria

Thanks Footloose for the sensible reply. You're right, baddies are few & far between. On my travels I have only ever met the nicest people, male & female. What replies like yours are doing are just reminding me of the every day sensible precautions I should be taking. Many thanks.

Thanks Ruth. All I'm looking for is peace.At least a year of it, maybe two. Hope to find you in Birdsville one day.

I have the upmost admiration and respect for female solo travellers. It's difficult enough as a bloke. Women have things to worry about that we males wouldn't think of. The ones I've met have had more common sense than probably I have.
A peek at Birdsville Track should bring a smile to any travelling female's face. Typical ^loody male :))

Julz

Park so that you have an easy departure route and have few impediments to moving off [ such as stong rope tiedowns ] . This allows for partial incapacitations such as burnt hands , bites and breaks .

For walking on your own ; have a miniature survival kit . Mine is a pocket knife pouch which holds a magnesium and flint fire starter . I have araldited a miniature compass to the fire starter . To scrape the flint I separately always carry a small light weight folding knife which clips to a pocket . For planned longer walks a day pack with all the goodies is in order , but for the unplanned walk I at least have fire , navigation and a knife . For the compass to be useful , get into the habit of using it to orientate yourself when you set up camp .

For a day pack ; after the usual water and snack , think about the unplanned night out [space blanket , aluminium dixie and soup packet ] and the major disaster [ signalling , water procuring , food trapping , and medical ]

EPIRB- The best value $239 on the planet .

Knowledge . Read up on the EPIRB , survival techniques , and basic vehicle trouble shooting . Know your vehicle limits and work at your navigation .

And have a loverly day every day