will be heading to the west shortly just wondering when is the best time to go so theres not to much head wind thanks
exa41 said
04:48 PM Feb 7, 2014
we went over in January a few years ago now but it was dam hot 52 deg on the Nullabour , suggest travel at night for that bit , just watch the kanga`s , camels ,etc. Probably the best time and I might be wrong is late March / april.
Best to leave it until late March. Still warmish but bearable. Winds can come up anytime it's just one of those things. We have crossed in March , May and August and didn't get any wind. I would not drive the Nullabor at night.
dazz49 said
11:58 PM Feb 7, 2014
W A stands for windy always
tonyd said
12:11 AM Feb 8, 2014
A cynical mate suggested that if you want to drive the Nullabor at night, wait for a road train or similiar and tuck in about 75 metres behind it. As you roar along, the big rig takes care of the wildlife. Not nice, but effective.
Tony
Vic41 said
02:30 AM Feb 8, 2014
tonyd wrote:
A cynical mate suggested that if you want to drive the Nullabor at night, wait for a road train or similiar and tuck in about 75 metres behind it. As you roar along, the big rig takes care of the wildlife. Not nice, but effective.
Tony
According to one of our GN members who is a truckie, while trucks will "straddle" some wildlife, other vehicles (not trucks) following do not have the ground clearance to avoid colliding with the carcasses that comes out under trucks, so maybe not such a good idea. He had witnessed this situation.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Saturday 8th of February 2014 02:31:32 AM
Bent Axle Bob said
10:46 AM Feb 8, 2014
Why travel at night.? Sure, the Nullabor is a long stretch of road and can be uninteresting, but you truely get an understanding of just how vast this country really is. There truely is beauty in that country, you just need to look at it differently than travelling thru other eastern states.
I have done a night crossing, and apart from wildlife hazards, you need to factor in fatigue factors( yours and the other drivers).
Temperatures begin to drop around the end of Feb, but winds can hit at any time and from any direction.
After 6 return crossings,one at night, I would not consider a night crossing again.
-- Edited by Bent Axle Bob on Saturday 8th of February 2014 10:47:49 AM
will be heading to the west shortly just wondering when is the best time to go so theres not to much head wind thanks
www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/cgi_bin_scripts/windrose_selector.cgi. this should help.
Happy travels from WA.
Best to leave it until late March. Still warmish but bearable. Winds can come up anytime it's just one of those things. We have crossed in March , May and August and didn't get any wind. I would not drive the Nullabor at night.
W A stands for windy always
A cynical mate suggested that if you want to drive the Nullabor at night, wait for a road train or similiar and tuck in about 75 metres behind it. As you roar along, the big rig takes care of the wildlife. Not nice, but effective.
Tony
According to one of our GN members who is a truckie, while trucks will "straddle" some wildlife, other vehicles (not trucks) following do not have the ground clearance to avoid colliding with the carcasses that comes out under trucks, so maybe not such a good idea. He had witnessed this situation.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Saturday 8th of February 2014 02:31:32 AM
I have done a night crossing, and apart from wildlife hazards, you need to factor in fatigue factors( yours and the other drivers).
Temperatures begin to drop around the end of Feb, but winds can hit at any time and from any direction.
After 6 return crossings,one at night, I would not consider a night crossing again.
-- Edited by Bent Axle Bob on Saturday 8th of February 2014 10:47:49 AM