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Thanks Jeff for the positive feedback!!! It’s an awesome trip and a pretty special place to be all on your own that’s for sure :)

Hi Rohan! From memory I used a lot less fuel than I thought I would (about 160ltrs) from Mt Dare to Birdsville...I haven't got a long range tank but I had an extra 6 jerry cans (one on the roof the rest in the canopy)..I don't carry much weight on the roof as the roof racks can't handle it and it keeps breaking every trip I go on :( Also I did almost the entire track in 4 High 2nd/3rd gear except for some of the really bad dunes I needed a little bit extra to get out of/over so it was low range 2nd/3rd with a run up..I was the first person through it so I was particularly bad in some spots (I got bogged 9 times in one day) but its easy to get out of...I worked out that if you shovel the sand aside and just slowly roll back, go up a bit roll back go forward a few times to create some tyre marks and flatten it down a bit it was much easier to get up and over...I didn't even need the MaxxTrax after I figured it out :) Mate you're going to love it! It's a bit intimidating doing it solo but with good preparation and a level head you'll get through it alright...the first two days is the roughest but once you get past the Hay River Track it's pretty easy going (also it took me 5 1/2 days to get to Birdsville...I'd lost track of the days when I said 4 days)..And also be very wary of the salt/claypans...you definitely don't want to get stuck in one of those!!! Have an awesome trip mate and let me know how you went!!!!

Hi again. I’m writing this from my hotel room in Alice. Just finished crossing the French line and now starting the Madigan next Sunday. It was a brilliant trip and I can’t wait to do the Madigan home. I crossed paths with some travellers at Poeppel Corner who just did the Madigan. They said at Camp 16 they had to come down the Hay River because camp 17 on was closed. So I’ll see how that goes. Thank you for your reply. Much appreciated.

Thanks mate! I pretty much ran 12psi front and 14 rear but ended up going as low as 10 front and 12 rear with no problems :) it definitely saved me on that claypan!

Thanks mate! And thanks for the positive feedback!

Thanks mate for the positive feedback!!

Overall it’s pretty easy (and they were grading some sections when I was there) but there’s a dry creek crossing that can get a bit soft and one uphill section that might be a bit tricky with a camper or off road van if you’re towing..apart from that any 4wd will get you there and back :) it’s certainly worth a visit!

@@therangerdiaries4575 is the uphill section a sand dune or just a steep hill?

@@darrinevans6858 its a bit of an uphill rocky section , not a sand dune..its nothing difficult..only would be if you were towing a trailer or van

Thanks mate! It’s taken me ages to do these vids as my computer is on the way out and I can’t afford a new one :( or another trip away..I’ve still got a few more to come though, Emu Field, Painted Desert, Northern Flinders and a few other bits..

Too easy, look forward to seeing the next ones. 👍🏼

That’s for sure! I’m guessing I was probably the most remote person in Australia at the time.. I didn’t see anyone until I got to Birdsville!!

Thanks George! It certainly was an adventure and a heck of a challenge but I made it eventually!! It also took six days not 5 (I had lost track of the days towards the end) and I had to leave out a bit as the video was getting way too long :( And it certainly is difficult filming it all by myself..it kind of limits the sort of footage I can get and takes heaps of time but I think this one turned out pretty good :) thanks again for your kind words and positive feedback!

Thanks mate! It certainly was a hell of an adventure and a bit nerve wracking at times! Good preparation is certainly key, but so was watching lots of vids etc like this one to mentally prepare for it and know what to expect in terms of track conditions etc..Canning Stock Route is my next big adventure fingers crossed!!

Thanks Luca! That claypan was definitely a bit dodgy but not as frightening as seeing some of those sand ridges for the first time..that was a definite oh dear what the hell do I do here moments!!

Thanks Ray! My mum is pretty upset with me after watching it haha..she said I don’t want to know where you go on your trips anymore haha..thanks again for the feedback!

I definitely carry two when I’m in the outback!

Thanks Luca, I re-uploaded it cos it came out in low-definition again..Next video is the Madigan Line!

Thank you Luca!! You are my rock!! You follow me on my journeys and always leave beautiful comments :) I’m trying to start my next vid but my memory card has shit itself again so I have no good footage to start the new vid with :( I’ve got mad footage of the Simpson after this next one :)

There isn’t a single one of my lifelong friends who have ever left a comment on here..not one of them..but 337 other subscribers are dumbcunts like you and me so we are all mates now :) true story xxx

@@therangerdiaries4575 100% as I get older the less people I want to hang around with, I reckon the world gone mad. one day, perhaps will cross paths in the vic high country , talk, shit and drink some beer around the campfire

Hi mate, it was 47 degrees when it shattered so maybe the heat had something to do with it? But it certainly seems to happen a lot more often than it used to :(

Hi Peter! Thanks for your feedback :) I went across the Nullarbor in mid February (it was about the 20th-28th) and I finished my trip in April at Easter time..I had a three week stretch where the weather was in the high 30’s to mid 40’s almost everyday, especially when I went further north towards Central Australia/Alice Springs..I was fortunate that it only rained right at the end of my trip. As you may know most of the gravel roads become impassable after rain so I decided to go in high summer so I had less chance of getting stranded so it was a bit of a trade off between the heat and hopefully not getting stuck..if you stick to the bitumen you will have no worries..And surprisingly it was a bit cooler the closer I went near the coast but further inland it got extremely hot..it’s definitely worth the trip though! There’s plenty more to see and do than I showed in my videos, so I hope you can get out there and see it for yourself!

Thanks mate!! I’m just glad they didn’t probe me in my sleep haha..Alice Springs after this then the Madigan Line..but now my computer has shit itself so it might be a while until I get those videos done :(

@@therangerdiaries4575 nothing worse then when technology plays up on ya … hope ya get it sorted.

Thanks Ray! It certainly was a pain for the rest of the trip..and it took 4 months to get a new one :( it wasn’t fun driving around in Melbourne during winter that’s for sure!

Thanks mate! It was a great way and a great place to spend my birthday that’s for sure!

Ozbloke keep watching my vids once I make them (each vid takes me ages to do) but by the end you’ll see that my car nearly fell apart on this trip..and then once I got home my left hand passenger wheel snapped off on top of the West Gate Bridge dammit..it’s just one disaster after another..but I made it through :)

Thanks Wayne! I just wish the weather was a bit better when I was there! Stay tuned for the next videos!

Thanks mate! It would be a nightmare in the wet, especially solo!! It’s definitely worth doing if you’re ever out that way!

Thanks Luca! Next video is the Gunbarrel Highway so stay tuned for that one!!

Thanks mate! I was fun and definitely worth doing if you’re ever out that way!

Hi Ray, those corrugations were pretty bad in some spots, all up it was about 50 odd kilometres so it just seemed never ending! But the road to Mt Dare was terrible when I did because a flood had gone through about two weeks earlier so that was definitely worse..I went back to Mt Dare later on during this trip and it was like a highway for me as well..it was certainly more enjoyable this time around!

Thanks as always Luca for the support! It took a few days for the swelling to go down haha

Thanks Kevin, there’s still plenty more bad luck to come in the rest of the videos haha..and now I’ve got two broken ribs :(

Thanks Luca! I wasn’t very happy impressed that’s for sure!

It’s definitely a bit hit and miss at times times so I still use paper maps and Newtracs which I have found to be pretty good :)

Thanks mate! Next trip will be back across the Nullarbor then up the west coast so I will definitely have my fishing gear with me..I’ll definitely stop in there and have a go!

Hey mate, at that stage is was running BFG Ko2’s but I changed them over to Wildpeaks once I got to Esperance..I barely got 30,000ks out of the BFG’s..the Wildpeaks are good so far though

@@therangerdiaries4575 i just got the wildpeaks last week so keen to see how they go both on and off road

My impression so far is positive..I did 10,000ks on them during this trip over some pretty harsh terrain and they’ve stood up well so far

I had the BFGs km3 muddies so gone to an AT and on road it make a massive difference, this weekend heading upto the high country so will see how they go