Roger,more thoughts on the trip.We set out with a new Engel fridge
that had done about six weeks work.Not long after the warranty
expired it needed a $600+ repair.I have always assumed that solinoid
type compressors don't like the severe corrugations we struck north
of the Jardine.If I ever went again I would switch it off for that
day.I have carried chains for 14inch michelin highway tyres all round
Australia and never used them.The dry in the north is usually that.As
for crocks at the cape, the ones we saw were behind wire.(N. T.is
another story.)We were warned that sharks at Punsand Bay beach near
Bamaga were not big but enough to spoil a holiday.I lost the big half
of a big fish to a shark at Weipa.There was no problem with food
shopping along the way,we brought home a lot of the heavy tinned food
we had taken.We also made the mistake of not fully latching the
tailgate one day and had a very dusty bed that night. I know you
carry two spare wheels but a general tale on V. Cs to all.On a vist
to Arkaroola SA years ago I spiked two tyres in one afternoon and
only had one spare.The two replacement 14inch tyres sent up from
Melbourne were the same basic size but a different dia.My solution
was to put one on the front and one on the back and let the diffs
handle the difference.We finished the trip via Queensland and some
more before finally removing the prop shaft and relocating wheels.The
VC still tests normally and there is no noticable diff wear.A good
argument for having the more common 15s or 16s.Cheers John.
that had done about six weeks work.Not long after the warranty
expired it needed a $600+ repair.I have always assumed that solinoid
type compressors don't like the severe corrugations we struck north
of the Jardine.If I ever went again I would switch it off for that
day.I have carried chains for 14inch michelin highway tyres all round
Australia and never used them.The dry in the north is usually that.As
for crocks at the cape, the ones we saw were behind wire.(N. T.is
another story.)We were warned that sharks at Punsand Bay beach near
Bamaga were not big but enough to spoil a holiday.I lost the big half
of a big fish to a shark at Weipa.There was no problem with food
shopping along the way,we brought home a lot of the heavy tinned food
we had taken.We also made the mistake of not fully latching the
tailgate one day and had a very dusty bed that night. I know you
carry two spare wheels but a general tale on V. Cs to all.On a vist
to Arkaroola SA years ago I spiked two tyres in one afternoon and
only had one spare.The two replacement 14inch tyres sent up from
Melbourne were the same basic size but a different dia.My solution
was to put one on the front and one on the back and let the diffs
handle the difference.We finished the trip via Queensland and some
more before finally removing the prop shaft and relocating wheels.The
VC still tests normally and there is no noticable diff wear.A good
argument for having the more common 15s or 16s.Cheers John.