Carrying wine when outback driving

If you are entering into the Western Third of the wide brown land be aware that licensees will not even be able to sell cask wine ar any alcohol in individual containers greater than 1 litre above the 20th paralel south and the fines for sly grogging have been doubled to $20,000 and the vehicle used to commit the offence is confiscated.

You can buy one litre casks and bottles and it is always a good idea to use closed cell foam and bubble wrap to avoid corrugation calamities.

FWIW we buy good quality wine and in bottles and pack it carefully in the load or in our "stores" boxes - we have not lost a drop in years of bush travel. Just make sure there is no glass to glass contact. Land Rover coil suspension works a treat - eggs don't even break on the roughest roads.

CHT

See my avatar. The D3 was carrying 4 cases of wine (and other supplies) and crystal glasses at the time. Nothing broken.
Nothing beats opening a good bottle red at night around the camp fire after a hard day (drinking cold beer).

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Originally Posted by Scallops

Distinguished Colleagues,

In 8 weeks Mrs Scallops and I will embark on our around Oz trip in our new Defender. Now - I don't drink :p - but Mrs Scallops loves her red wine. I was thinking of buying a few 10l Browns Brothers casks - reasonable quality and enough to keep Kat going for a few weeks at least ;) - but - I wondered if anyone has had the experience of wine bladders rubbing and rupturing - especially on long corrugated sections of road.

We are going to very remote and tough tracks (Old Gunbarrel, Kimberleys, Nathan River road, Chambers Pillar etc) and I don't want a sea of wine throughout Grover. What do you think?

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dont know if it been said but take a look at this

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTHr9sBq_zY"]YouTube - A great quick pasta in Outback Australia[/ame]

cheers

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Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Some great idea there....

not sure they'd suit our style of travel tho

and I couldn't imagine what a pain untaping/taping containers every day would be ;)

The pasta looked good...KISS...just how I like it :D

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I couldn't cook that how on earth will I fit that bloody big wok in the cupboard:p



Mrs ho har:angel:

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Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Tow a bloody big trailer full of food and cooking stuff like he does ;):D:D

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know where you are comming from there;):D


Mrs ho har:angel:

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Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Can you buy 10l casks? PLease tell me where :D

We have had a wine cask bladder rub thru on very rough roads but only once...still once can be enough :(

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That just meant that you, Numpty and Norm had to drink that cask of Shearer's Cabinet more quickly - problem? I think not

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Originally Posted by Chenz

That just meant that you, Numpty and Norm had to drink that cask of Shearer's Cabinet more quickly - problem? I think not

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Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Yeah...and finding empty plastic bottles to fit 10l might just be harder than to fit 4 l :D That could be one hell of a drinking session :twisted:

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can I come too.....sounds like fun:D

in the desert somewhere drinking with friends:D


Mrs ho har:angel:

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Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Tow a bloody big trailer full of food and cooking stuff like he does ;):D:D

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give me trailer like that, and id be in heven.....:D


cheers

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Originally Posted by cucinadio

give me trailer like that, and id be in heven.....:D


cheers

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yeeh...but you are a chef....and thats what you guys do:):D

Mrs ho har:angel: