Aust 4WD Destinations?

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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

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and the WWW at large.

Admin (and mods;)) are still "discussing" ideas,,

could be a "What to do/see when you get to Fraser" type thing,,


not a trip report,,,,,

what are your thoughts?

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I agree - not trip reports - we have that area already.

Useful things that might be relevant could include....

1) What to do and see when you get there/on the way.
2) Any special legal/state requirements for using the particular areas - permits etc for our great deserts, for example
3) Any special vehicular or personal equipment requirements to be safe in a given environment
4) Any specific info sources relevant to particular areas - eg. I found a listing of all available water bores along the Gunbarrel. As this traverses the Gibson desert, such info is invaluable.

Looking forward to these forums coming online! :)

As an example

Amy Anderson Reserve on the Bridal Track between Bathurst and Hill End
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/bazzar/aba.sized.jpg

Direction from Bathurst
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&s...5&ie=UTF8&z=11

Campsite has a longdrop, easy access to river for fishing and swimming, 2WD access dry weather only.

Something like this??

This web site is pritty good. gives the location of 4wd tracks all over australia. Using Google Earth/maps

http://www.4x4earth.com.au/gmap/



ben....

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Originally Posted by Scallops

I agree - not trip reports - we have that area already.

Useful things that might be relevant could include....

1) What to do and see when you get there/on the way.
2) Any special legal/state requirements for using the particular areas - permits etc for our great deserts, for example
3) Any special vehicular or personal equipment requirements to be safe in a given environment
4) Any specific info sources relevant to particular areas - eg. I found a listing of all available water bores along the Gunbarrel. As this traverses the Gibson desert, such info is invaluable.

Looking forward to these forums coming online! :)

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I think those are pretty good ideas.

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Originally Posted by Scallops

I agree - not trip reports - we have that area already.

Useful things that might be relevant could include....

1) What to do and see when you get there/on the way.
2) Any special legal/state requirements for using the particular areas - permits etc for our great deserts, for example
3) Any special vehicular or personal equipment requirements to be safe in a given environment
4) Any specific info sources relevant to particular areas - eg. I found a listing of all available water bores along the Gunbarrel. As this traverses the Gibson desert, such info is invaluable.

Looking forward to these forums coming online! :)

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All of the above sounds good.

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Originally Posted by dobbo

I'm interested in someone posting the location of a pub which is only 4wd accessible.

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methinks dobbo wants the job of taking the kegs in in his 4wd

I suppose if we are not going to use this part of the forum, do we need it ?

I must admit I thought it had been around longer than (nearly) 3 months, but no posts.


Martyn

The problem is nobody is clear on what goes in here compared with what goes in trip reports.

The idea's great.

Maybe a template with the basic standard headings needs to be posted. Then we can cut and paste those and fill in as needed.

Take a look at ExploreOz site Treks section for some ideas on what to include as headings.

4WDing, Camping & Caravanning around Australia @ ExplorOz

For example this on for the Wedge Island Beach Run.

http://www.exploroz.com/TrekNotes/WA...Beach_Run.aspx

Important headings would be ;

Difficulty ( 1-5)

Start /finish location

Distance /Time needed

Description

Environment

Map

Driving Directions

Permits

Trek Feedback

Things to See & Do

Related Travel Journals

Preparation

Related Pages

Camp Sites & Accommodation

Recommended Reading

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Originally Posted by dobbo

I'm interested in someone posting the location of a pub which is only 4wd accessible.

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Any pub like that would be full of Patrol driving bogans...