Trip Information Please

Bear in mind, Peter, what you see on the official forecast, 40c + is only the temp in a shaded vented box where they take the official temps.
Out in the sun,add 12-14c to get the real temp, I.E. 52c + is very common.
Take a thermometer and watch it rise.
Dave

Thanks for this information folks.

I was wondering if we might run into any serious water, ie wet season up north, getting stranded out there near some flooded creek or river?

We have the UHF/Sat-Phone/Next G for communication, 60l Waeco, Enough tools to do all but major surgery and radiator/heater hoses/fan belt, 30l water, 40l diesel and some recovery gear.

Got any idea how good the GU Patrols Air-Con is in these conditions? I have only been in mid 30's temp so far with it.

Thanks in advance again :-)

I would have thought that you would need to carry a lot more than 30l of water in case of emergency. That water would not last long in these temperatures even if used for drinking only. Whatever you do make sure you are well prepared because things do go wrong.

Cheers Matt.

The air cond is fine,,,, but like Matt said,,,, 30litres of water is not enough....

We found in those temperatures that we were drinking around 5 litres each per day. It wasn't hard to do either.

Banjo (WA)

Count on about 5 litres per person per day MINIMUM (cooking and drinking, no washing of body). Add a safety margin of 50% to your expected time between water.

ie, 4 days between water, 2 adults 2 kids would be ~120 litres.

Take in small packages (jerries) rather than one large tank, due to possibility of leaks in the tank. Jerries easier to fill up too.

What he said.

Thanks to all those who have replied, it has be invaluable.

Perhaps I should have been a little clearer initially. There's only myself and partner travelling, and she who holds the purse strings insists on air-conned accommodation along the way. Unfortunately, this is the only time I can get my holidays, so it's now or next year in February.

The 30 litres of water was only ever intended for emergency use, we'll have a fridge full of coldies for normal use ;-)

My vehicles is an 04 3.0TD GU III Patrol with 55k on the clock, so I just figured a good service before we leave should take care of that. It has 60mm raised King Springs/Koni's underneath and I've got enough navigation gear to get me to the end of the Earth. Forgot to mention there's an epirb in the emergency first aid kit as well.

I have done the centre a few times now by myself but mostly in the cooler months and I have seen 42 degrees in the Alice in October, so I don't think heat will worry me, but it is a far cry from the weather here in Tassie.

The better half has toured FNQ but hasn't been to those area's I listed. She is becoming increasingly worried about be stranded out there.

We were planning on a few 1000k days and stopping at the places that interest us along the way, especially pubs with soft beds ;-).

Any other thoughts or comments are more than welcome.

Cheers,

Peter