Finally free to put responsibility in the rearview, we snuck away to shake down the latest revision to the LandCruiser’s cargo and camping design. Throwing the swag on the roof, a new campsite in mind. It was time to explore. The HEMA HN7 found some cool backroads to get us to Braidwood at which point […]
Month: January 2018
Be Prepared (tea addiction is real)
Being prepared for the unexpected is as important as planning for a long distance trip, in particular if you’re aiming for remote, striving for self sufficiency or minimising your onroad costs. The unexpected can blow out your budget or GVM, or both. A part of our learning process, present tense, as the unexpected can present […]
Stuck in the middle with you: Part IX
What can one do, with a week to kill in Alice Springs and 170litres of diesel? A lot actually, overwhelmingly. However, with five minutes of deliberation over a pamphlet in the caravan park laundry room, we decided to explore the West MacDonnell Ranges. It had become apparent that plans were out of fashion for this […]
Everything in its place, a place for everything: Part II
Three days at Drifta Headquarters, and the 76 Series LandCruiser smells like Harvey Norman, looks like a touring monster and we’re grinning like fools. If anything speaks volumes of the workmanship at Drifta Camping and 4WD in Gloucester it’s the three year old drawers we have that look and smell like the three day old […]