Thread: Fraser Island

Done it a few times with the D4,no worries at all,lower tyres,momentum,use Low Range when needed.

We have had heaps of rain lately,and there is more coming so the sand will be pretty hard.

Be very carefull on the beach,wash outs appear quickly if you are travelling at speed,as do creeks,some can have quite a drop off,particularly if the tide is up a bit.

Great fishing,look for gutters.Pipis are good bait,unless you are after Tailor,etc.

Inland tracks are pretty rough and slow going.

Anyway,have fun,its a great place,i have been going there since '69.

Pretty sure turning traction control (or what ever it’s called on a D4) off each time you take off in soft sand also helps

Originally Posted by W&KO

Pretty sure turning traction control (or what ever it’s called on a D4) off each time you take off in soft sand also helps

Yes,i forgot about that,DSC i think its called,dont turn it off and forward motion will stop in the soft stuff,dont ask me how i know.

Also be carefull as it comes on everytime the vehicle is restarted,and needs to be turned off again.
Use off road height where needed.

head over to the west coast. camping around Awinya creek and further up is the best. Only down side is the east coast is the 'highway' so you have to traverse back to get anywhere. but it's worth it! Take lots of inset repellant - the sand flies can be ferocious! Time the tides - don't get caught out trying to get up or down the beach at high tide; the inland track only goes so far is a slow slog!

I don't think I used low range at all. and don't bother with sand mode unless you're in deep soft sand as it will drain your fuel leaving you to fill up at >$2/L.

oh and enjoy cleaning sand out of your car for the rest of your life. it's worth it though!

Without wishing to spoil the party, it bored the pants off me:

• The trails are narrow - you spend your time worrying about meeting a vehicle coming the other way being driven by an idiot who doesn't know what he's doing... There are lots of them.
• When they're clear, you are trundling along dealing with slow going and heavy sand but no interesting views.
• On the beach, you are making sure idiots who don't know what they're doing don't plough into you as they exceed safe speeds and hoon around thinking they are mad max... There are lots of them.
• Any camp sites tend to be full of loud bogans getting smashed... There are lots of them...
• Only person I saw who was happily/gainfully employed and who was doing something useful was the recovery bloke on the barge on the way home with a hire 4x4 that had been rolled. He told me that he made a fortune recovering the results of cretins thinking that a lift made them invincible.

Overall, it was everything I go bush to escape - a sort of rural Gold Coast without compensations. YMMV.

(NB - Agree that the West coast is the best place to be - fewest people...)

Originally Posted by scarry

Yes,i forgot about that,DSC i think its called,dont turn it off and forward motion will stop in the soft stuff,dont ask me how i know.

Also be carefull as it comes on everytime the vehicle is restarted,and needs to be turned off again.
Use off road height where needed.

Originally Posted by Macadamia

head over to the west coast. camping around Awinya creek and further up is the best. Only down side is the east coast is the 'highway' so you have to traverse back to get anywhere. but it's worth it! Take lots of inset repellant - the sand flies can be ferocious! Time the tides - don't get caught out trying to get up or down the beach at high tide; the inland track only goes so far is a slow slog!

I don't think I used low range at all. and don't bother with sand mode unless you're in deep soft sand as it will drain your fuel leaving you to fill up at >$2/L.

oh and enjoy cleaning sand out of your car for the rest of your life. it's worth it though!

Originally Posted by Jpdv

Without wishing to spoil the party, it bored the pants off me:

• The trails are narrow - you spend your time worrying about meeting a vehicle coming the other way being driven by an idiot who doesn't know what he's doing... There are lots of them.
• When they're clear, you are trundling along dealing with slow going and heavy sand but no interesting views.
• On the beach, you are making sure idiots who don't know what they're doing don't plough into you as they exceed safe speeds and hoon around thinking they are mad max... There are lots of them.
• Any camp sites tend to be full of loud bogans getting smashed... There are lots of them...
• Only person I saw who was happily/gainfully employed and who was doing something useful was the recovery bloke on the barge on the way home with a hire 4x4 that had been rolled. He told me that he made a fortune recovering the results of cretins thinking that a lift made them invincible.

Overall, it was everything I go bush to escape - a sort of rural Gold Coast without compensations. YMMV.

(NB - Agree that the West coast is the best place to be - fewest people...)

thanks to everyone comments
indeed DCS to be turned off also with all settings I found rock crawl and mud rud the best
sand mode never work for me or once I tried it

Originally Posted by Jpdv

Without wishing to spoil the party, it bored the pants off me:

• The trails are narrow - you spend your time worrying about meeting a vehicle coming the other way being driven by an idiot who doesn't know what he's doing... There are lots of them.
• When they're clear, you are trundling along dealing with slow going and heavy sand but no interesting views.
• On the beach, you are making sure idiots who don't know what they're doing don't plough into you as they exceed safe speeds and hoon around thinking they are mad max... There are lots of them.
• Any camp sites tend to be full of loud bogans getting smashed... There are lots of them...
• Only person I saw who was happily/gainfully employed and who was doing something useful was the recovery bloke on the barge on the way home with a hire 4x4 that had been rolled. He told me that he made a fortune recovering the results of cretins thinking that a lift made them invincible.

Overall, it was everything I go bush to escape - a sort of rural Gold Coast without compensations. YMMV.

(NB - Agree that the West coast is the best place to be - fewest people...)

sorry you felt that way. I really enjoyed it but I went during the week well into off peak season and not once did we run in to anyone on the tracks and we consistently had entire camp sites to ourselves. I agree though if you go during school holidays or even on weekends you're going to have to content with a lot of people and there'll always be someone around to ruin it for you. cest la vie...

Also there are 2 crossing / barge from main land to Fraser Island being River Heads or Rainbow Beach side
which one will you recommend
thanks
HLW