Simpson Desert - August

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 13th May 2009, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Scallops

Steve - don't go there! The Playdo had no issues when we were driving with them - the Defender on the other hand had an ABS sensor failure on the way to Dalhousie Springs - a week after having it fixed in Alice.

Sorry! The playdo we were with broke a front diff which caused us great problems.

**Psimpson7** · 14th May 2009, 10:29 AM

Ordered the desert pass/map thing from exploreoz earlier.

Anyone else likely to be heading West to East around the middle of August?

Rgds
Pete

**cucinadio** · 14th May 2009, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Ordered the desert pass/map thing from exploreoz earlier.

Anyone else likely to be heading West to East around the middle of August?

Rgds
Pete

would love to come but the swmbo's heading to NY in novembeer so all the pennis are going into that

cheers

Ps would love to plan one for the year after though if anyones interested

**Redback** · 14th May 2009, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Thanks Baz,

I have been looking here

Mt Dare Hotel - Simpson Desert Regional Information

and most seems to be open, although some areas are still closed.

Now that the Spring Cr Delts by-pass is now the permanent track to Purni Bore, you see how lovely the Spring Creek Delta is, one of the highlights of our trip.

**bblaze** · 14th May 2009, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Ordered the desert pass/map thing from exploreoz earlier.

Anyone else likely to be heading West to East around the middle of August?

Rgds
Pete

Hope to hit Mt Dare on the 26th of July after doing the gunbarrel, So I sorta hope I am not there any more

cheers
blaze

**p38arover** · 14th May 2009, 12:13 PM

I'd love to do the Simpson. I have a 155 litre petrol tank and 54 litres of of LPG.

I wonder of that would get me through.

Regrettably, I'll be up on thre Sunshine Coast in August.

**willem** · 14th May 2009, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

I'd love to do the Simpson.

Yes! Me too! But I'm not ready yet. A few more things have to work out before I'm at that point.

Willem

**cucinadio** · 14th May 2009, 03:48 PM

ok that's three..!!....

cheers

**inside** · 14th May 2009, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Anyone else likely to be heading West to East around the middle of August?

Want to see me take my FL2 across The Simpson? I did plan on doing it next year but if you want to hear me on the phone to LR explaining why I need to be recovered from The Simpson I can get things happening now. I've done all my measurements/weights, worked out fuel/water storage 2 spares etc. Land Rover Australia took one across last year unladen although I have my payload down to 400kg.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/15470/la...impson-desert/

**dullbird** · 14th May 2009, 10:21 PM

we want to do the simpson too....mmmmmm we have 5 weeks off at the begining of sept

Still trying to decide what we are going to do

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