Who is planning a Simpson trip this season?

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Originally Posted by Saitch

JT, this is a trip I did (anti-clockwise) in '05, in my D1. I was accompanied by a mate in his 4Runner for most of the way.

Neither of us had any major issues. The worst being the breaking of the plastic mounts on the Tojo's radiator cowling.

With the correct preparation, plus the amount of "Iconic Induced' people doing it these days, I would be willing to do it solo.

The main proviso would be that I had my D1, not my D3! [smilebigeye]

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Thanks, Steve. I would be in my OKA. If I can get a mortgage for the diesel[bigsad]. OKA is as simple as a D1.

Would you not take the D3? I thought touring was their thing...

Actually looks like a good trip, except you wound up back in Qld....

Just kidding, I think Qld is my destination at some point, although not as I had hoped.

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Originally Posted by Saitch

JT, this is a trip I did (anti-clockwise) in '05, in my D1. I was accompanied by a mate in his 4Runner for most of the way.

Neither of us had any major issues. The worst being the breaking of the plastic mounts on the Tojo's radiator cowling.

With the correct preparation, plus the amount of "Iconic Induced' people doing it these days, I would be willing to do it solo.

The main proviso would be that I had my D1, not my D3! [smilebigeye]

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You fell off the edge of the world, on the right hand side.
Are you proposing a solo trip with John? Can I come too?

I did the Simpson (Madigan line) in May with one other vehicle. I have only done the Simpson this one time.

Madigan line - we didn’t see another vehicle 5 days roughly)

French Line / QAA - 15 vehicles in one day.

People did say that the Madigan Line is becoming more popular - people trying to avoid the masses.

Having said that - looking at the visitor books, even on the Madigan line people came every 2-3 days.

If you stick to the French Line / QAA - I would travel it solo without concern in a well prepared vehicle.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

You fell off the edge of the world, on the right hand side.
Are you proposing a solo trip with John? Can I come too?

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Am I correct in assuming you mean 'East'? [tonguewink]

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Originally Posted by Saitch

Am I correct in assuming you mean 'East'? [tonguewink]

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Depends, are you a person who orientates the map to the faced direction, or always has north at the top. [tonguewink]

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Depends, are you a person who orientates the map to the faced direction, or always has north at the top. [tonguewink]

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North always to the top............................which is why I get annoyed with a lot of architectural plans.

Back on topic. On my trip I was having a coldie with a family Dad, who said he kept his kiddies occupied by instructing them to count the number of sandhills they encountered.

Back off topic, I prefer a digital map to display the direction of travel to the top, but real (paper) maps should always have north to the top.

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Originally Posted by Saitch

North always to the top............................which is why I get annoyed with a lot of architectural plans.

Back on topic. On my trip I was having a coldie with a family Dad, who said he kept his kiddies occupied by instructing them to count the number of sandhills they encountered.

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https://youtu.be/7lJO8N6bxSg'si=iGHOtbv7IeY1DG88

My last trip was two years ago when I went up the Hay River track. I got sick of ducking back and forth all the time across the creek bed.
Lake Caroline was an interesting place to visit though.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...312cbff7_c.jpgIMG_2772 by Keith Cree, on Flickr

Its time I went again.