Anyone taken there van onto Fraser Island?

Hey Jim · Guru

Anyone taken there van onto Fraser Island?

Desert Dweller · Guru

Saw a few vans bogged in deep sand on our visit. We took our off road camper trailer, left the van at home. Wise decision on our part as it's 4x4 territory, some of it hard core.

Hey Jim · Guru

Good morning Keith,

Yes I saw that you had been their when I did a search, but couldn't see if actual vans had. the camper trailers do it.

I would have if we still had the camper, however its been sold to make way for our new van. That's why I throught I would ask. With all the extra touque from the V8TTD I wouldn't hesertate. The soft sand sections is what has me in dought now.

We had been there with our kids many moons ago in our tenting days, lots of fun.

Regards Jim

Dougwe · Chief one feather

You could take it Jim. It will make a good tourist attraction for years to come. The dingos could make a good den out of it too.

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Hey Jim ... this gives some advice -

http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/fraser/faq.html#what_sort_of_vehicle_is

.... an excerpt from that link -

Cheers - John

the rocket · Guru

no. cheers. rocket.

Hey Jim · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
You could take it Jim. It will make a good tourist attraction for years to come. The dingos could make a good den out of it too.

Morning Dougwe,

We thought you might like to tag along with us, that way we could get a snatch retrevel when the going gets tough. Ho what a feeling biggrin biggrin biggrin

Jim

Hey Jim · Guru

Morning John,

In my hay days, when I was chasing Lambie around the kitchen table, I used to do the odd trip with a mate and his wife to Fraser.

I was missing lambie so much, I would drive 80km round trip down the island every day, just to ring her.

It got so bad when I got back I got down on one fishing rod and asked her to Marry me, hook line and sinker. biggrin biggrin biggrin

30 years later we are like two gold fish in a bowl. wink wink wink

Regards Jim

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Hey Jim confuse ... towing a caravan though ? confuse

Cheers - John

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Shut the front gate!

That's some life span for a gold fish Jim biggrin biggrin

Just wunderin, is "Your Lambie" a goldylox ???? confuse smile

Long Weekend · Guru

By the way, remember that you will have to back the van all the way down the ramp into the barge for the trip across to Fraser. Vehicles tend to be packed in closely with not much room to manoeuvre. Then on return you have to back the van out of the barge and up the ramp.

The ramp on the mainland is close to 100-metres long. OK for the small canvas campers but I imagine that a caravan may provide some entertainment for other passengers!

Best to do the trip 'solo' as a foot passenger and watch how others do it before making a decision.

Murray

-- Edited by Long Weekend on Sunday 9th of August 2015 12:33:38 PM

-- Edited by Long Weekend on Sunday 9th of August 2015 12:35:14 PM

Hey Jim · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
Shut the front gate!

That's some life span for a gold fish Jim
Just wunderin, is "Your Lambie" a goldylox ????

Dougwe my friend, NO!

Bloody Redhead carrot top back then. Hot under the colar back then too. But she slowly circome to my ways a little bit.

She still waves that rollin pin around though.

Looks these days more Brownie Red. She will give it to me for saying that, I think she gets it D....ie...d.

If you don't here from me for a while you'll know she broke all ten fingers with that rollin pin.

Please pray for me yet again.

She's threatened to join the ladies team with her own membership and let fly if I don't shut up.

jim

Hey Jim · Guru

Thanks Murry,

I think we may take the RV3 tent for a two - 3day reunion.

Jim

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

I would not, but some do.

Not for the inexperienced.

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Cheers,

Peter

dING · Senior Member

Methinks the Oka is just letting his tyres down a bit for more traction

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

dING wrote:
Methinks the Oka is just letting his tyres down a bit for more traction

Yep.... :)

Cheers,

Peter

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

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If you do get bogged, make sure there is a bus load of back packers not too far behind you :)

Cheers,

Peter

Cruising Cruze · Guru

I live right beside Fraser Island in Hervey Bay
If you are able to put a set of tracks on like the ones they have on tanks
I would not even dream of it and Doug would say I tell you that for free

Cheers John

-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Sunday 9th of August 2015 09:18:17 PM

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Just keep and eye out for black cats on the island Jim, especially ones with CC stamped on their bum biggrin they can cause more damage than a dingo running into ya.

Oh! I tell you that for free wink

Hey Jim · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
Just keep and eye out for black cats on the island Jim, especially ones with CC stamped on their bum they can cause more damage than a dingo running into ya.
Oh! I tell you that for free

OK Dougwe,

Youv'e got me. Make me feel dumb! what are CC's then.

I'm farmilar with White Pointers along the beach. Be Quick before Lambie comes round the corner.

Jim