Big Red Bash

Joe50 · Guru

Big Red Bash

rainy1850 · Senior Member

Would love to go. What are you taking, a van or a camper. Was not sure how the road is as to whether our poptop will fall apart.

rainy1850 · Senior Member

What a dumb question now that I look at your bus. Sorry

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Nup! Not a dumb question rainy cos Joe might have been taking something different so he doesn't "Bash" his lovely Hino?.

Don't hit me Joe if it's not a Hino but I think I'm safe.

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

I will get to Birdsville one day ... looking forward to it.

However, I doubt I would visit during ANY 'event' there ... not a relaxing time I would suggest.

Apart from suffering noisy, boisterous, crowds - imagine the road trip back out. Less traffic on Parramatta Road.

The Big Red Bash from last year -

Cheers - (Grumblebun) John

Dougwe · Chief one feather

"Parramatta Road" Mmmm, big call Rocky biggrin biggrin

rainy1850 · Senior Member

Met you at green lake. Bought a poptop. Selling our camper. Like you info and take some of this on..any advice about diesel heaters and fitting ourself.

Grege6 · Newbie

Wil be there with 3 other groups of people. Looking forward to it. biggrin

Cheers

Greg

Joe50 · Guru

Yep, it'll be the bus and her little blue companion. The website says if you can make it to Birdsville then getting to the venue shouldn't be a problem. Still, I have my fingers crossed that the roads into Birdsville will be as good as they were last time I was there in 2010 (apart from the Birdsville Track itself which was closed to flooding). I'm sure it'll be a nightmare getting in and out of the venue but having lived all but the last 3.5 years of my life in Sydney, I'm well accustomed to traffic jams.

Joe

Jamtin · Member

We ( my Brother and I), did the big red bash last year for the first time, travelling light in a Kluger, and camping in our two-man tents.
We found the road from Windorah to Birdsville quite comfortable, with no damage done. Gravel yes, but kept around 80k per hour with the tyres down.
We arrived at Birdsville the day before the bash, (Sunday), noting the many vans camped along the river on the way in. We were able to get a spot in the caravan park, under a tree, with a great view of the Billabong.
The Park was chock-a-block, since the free camping at Big Red wasnt available till after 8 AM the next day).
By mid-day the next day, the park was all but empty following the mass exodus to Big Red.
Since we had such a great spot in the park, we decided to stay there, and got the shuttle bus from the Bakery to Big Red each day. Good value at $20 each return, and with Wilbur Wilde as a passenger.
This is a good alternative if you dont want to join the masses at Big Red.
The concert itself was well organised, with the sound being of the highest quality.
After the show, we stayed on for an extra 2 days at the park before attacking the road back to Windora, only to encounter the traffic!!!
We counted four cars and one caravan.
All in all, an event not to be missed.

Birdsville Caravan Park 1.jpg