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Post Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:22 am 
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Hi everyone,

Organizing a cape York trip next year. Just wondering if anyone has some tips or advice before under going the trip?

I currently have a front locker, 2" springs, extended shackles and muddies. The other cars are decked out he same also!

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Post Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:25 am 
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you wont need lockers.

the teletrack is easy except for the river crossings.
snokel is a nice addition

If you want harder wheeling while your up there make sure you do the cob and co track from maytown to laura

other wise just make sure your car is maintained and you'll be fine

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Post Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:17 am 
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tanshi wrote:
you wont need lockers.

the teletrack is easy except for the river crossings.
snokel is a nice addition

If you want harder wheeling while your up there make sure you do the cob and co track from maytown to laura

other wise just make sure your car is maintained and you'll be fine


This is an epic track 8)

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Post Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:10 am 
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yes yes it is.

took us 8 hours to drive 50km

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Post Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:22 am 
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tanshi wrote:
yes yes it is.

took us 8 hours to drive 50km


Add rain and turn those hours into days!!

Its not uncommon for some of the tracks we do at home to only travel ~5km in a whole day. There's some great stuff up there! :D

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Post Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:00 pm 
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At the moment we are heading out of Carins up palm cove, mossman, wonga, cape tribulation, and along the CREB track and then to roaring Meg falls. That's what we have so far.

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:51 am 
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the Frenchmans track is fun, make sure you have a winch.
there are heaps of good tracks up there.
My family and I went up there this year at the end of June.
It was a great trip.

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:58 am 
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When you going next year mate? I'm going mid June

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:20 pm 
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My parents just got back from the cape in the patrol. You need a very very reliable vehicle, suspension has to be in tip top condition and work well other wise the corrugations will rip the vehicle apart.

A snorkel is deffo recommended as well as a very descent air filter system (bring spares). The fine red dust is a killer up there.

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