Thread: Best SEQ Medium Level 4WD track for wifes first time

Thanks guys. Im on the Sunshine Coast, but willing to do a day trip so thats why I said anywhere in SEQ.

Rainbow seems to be a high vote, but ive heard a few times that Freshwater can get full on......
Illl check out Duck creek rd, but if a family car gets thru in dry, it wont be very challenging for the RR?

While I've never had a 4wd, ive seen lots and been a few times.
Is there a 'Golden rules of beginners 4wding' thread anywhere here. I've searched a few times and all I find is people saying "youd better know the basics or youre screwed".

Sand = 18 psi + momentum
Rocks = 22 + slowly and ballanced
Mud = 18 + test first then good speed + even ATs struggle
Rutted = 22 + usually stay in the tracks, go easy.

Have you thought about joining the Sunshine Coast club?
They are on here and do a variety of trips.
Scroll down the "forum jump" at the bottom of the page to SCLROC.

Originally Posted by CBH25

Thanks guys. Im on the Sunshine Coast, but willing to do a day trip so thats why I said anywhere in SEQ.

Rainbow seems to be a high vote, but ive heard a few times that Freshwater can get full on......
Illl check out Duck creek rd, but if a family car gets thru in dry, it wont be very challenging for the RR?

While I've never had a 4wd, ive seen lots and been a few times.
Is there a 'Golden rules of beginners 4wding' thread anywhere here. I've searched a few times and all I find is people saying "youd better know the basics or youre screwed".

Sand = 18 psi + momentum
Rocks = 22 + slowly and ballanced
Mud = 18 + test first then good speed + even ATs struggle
Rutted = 22 + usually stay in the tracks, go easy.

I see possible panel and mechanical damage in your future.. *nods*

I grew up 4WD'ing.. my parents were (and still are) mad keen 4WDers... as a young child I have memories of doing trips with the Leyland Brothers.. I probably spent more hours burying tyres for winches and covering radiators with tarps than I did doing my homework.. BUT when I bought my first 4WD (after more than 20 years of 'normal' driving experience) I accepted that I knew absolutely nothing about driving a 4WD off road. It's a whole new ball game and you don't drive off road as you do on road.. well not without some kind of damage anyway...

Please don't worry about 'challenging' your car just yet, why not get out there on the easier tracks for starters and wait until you have a better idea on what you are doing (plus have the required recovery gear and knowledge on how to use it) before looking for harder tracks...

Oh there is no set rule as to what tyre pressure you should be using for different terrain.. it depends totally on the conditions, the type of vehicle you are driving and the weight in the vehicle.. your tyre pressure is something you are going to have to experiment with to find out what works best for you.. just make sure you have a decent compressor to pump them back up - and I mean one that doesn't plug into your cigarette lighter socket (IMO they are junk and you'll be lucky to get your tyres pumped once before it blows).. get one that attaches to your battery..

You know.. there is a reason that people are saying "you had better know the basics or youre screwed"... it's because it's true.. no one is trying to ruin your fun, and no one is out to get you.. it's because no one wants to see you damage your car, kill yourself or anyone else or have to recover you from a silly avoidable situation..

The golden rules of beginners thread that you are looking for doesn't exist... but if you are serious about wanting to learn how to drive off-road safely there are loads of 4WD clubs out there and there are also lot's of courses that you can do that will help you gain the experience to get out there and have a good time without injury to people or the car...

P7 off road training currently have some FREE beach driving courses happening (do a web search or facebook search) that are fantastic.

Anyway, that's my two cents.. as I said I (nor anyone else) is out to ruin your fun we just want to see you and your family and car safe..

May I suggest you get hold of a book, " Dirty weekends in S.E. Qld, the essential 4WD guide", by Brad McCarthy . the book contains 22 weekend 4WD adventures located within 4 hrs. drive of Brisbane, and covers important aspects of safe @ responsible 4WDing. Each trip has comprehensive tour directions, along with GPS co-ordinates, full colour maps @ photos, complete details on 17 private parks, the list goes on, enough to keep you busy for quite some time. Bob

and for my 2 bobs worth join the brisbane landrover owners mob adn go with them on their excursions, that way you are with a group so there is safetly in nmbers and you will get heaps of help and support

Thanks Sue, appreciate what you're trying to say, thanks for your time in responding.
But IMHO as a beginner, there's still a tiny sniff of "You noobs have to learn this by yourself" on this forum. Its like, "we had to learn the hard way, so so can you".

I came to this forum because I love RR's, I respect their ability, I acknowledge my deficiencies and I'm willing to learn from more experienced users. (Love your great tyre pump tip, thanks, I'll get onto that)

I may have incorrectly used the word 'challenging' I'm not looking to climb mountains on my first trip, but I already have a dirt road 30mtrs from my house and thats not going to stir the 4WD bug in my wife since my Commodore does that easily.

I'm sure after 5yrs of offroading I'll have a few short tracks in mind that I could recomend to beginners, I'm just looking to tap into great knowledge.

Thanks to all of you who have made recomendations already. Hopefully I've better explained what I'm asking.

G'day CBH25

I would suggest that you take the advise of 123rover50 and join the Sunshine Coast Landrover Club as they will be able to teach/advise you and your wife how to drive your RR off road, as there would be many of those members that would have experience in off road driving right up to competion level

No, I do not belong to SCLROC, but I know some of the people that are.

cheers

I gather that you would be getting a tad damp up there 123rover50