Kimberley: Oombulgurri Track — Part 2
Thirteen kilometres, six and a half hours. Nulla Nulla's history, a technical rock crossing, and a difference of opinion on lockers versus throttle.
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Trip reports and field-tested 4WD driving guides from 14 years on remote Australian tracks — the Simpson Desert, Canning Stock Route, Cape York, Victorian High Country and more. Alongside the travel accounts you'll find practical technique: sand driving tips, how to avoid getting bogged on beach runs and desert crossings, tyre pressure guides for soft sand, throttle control on dunes, and the recovery gear that actually works when you're hours from the nearest help.
Oombi Track Episode 3 — Diff and Missed Camp
Day four on the Oombi Track: Devo's blown rear diff, Oombulgurri town, a steep climb, and 5.5 hours of waiting on a 7.5-hour day.
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Kimberley: Oombulgurri Track — Part 1
Wyndham and the Karunjie warm-up, then the Oombulgurri gate, first day on the track, and a Durack crossing that hung up most of the 70 Series.
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The Road That Was Closed — Top Springs to Timber Creek
Signposted closed between Top Springs and Timber Creek. We drove the Buchanan Highway anyway, on the long way from Sydney to the Oombi Track.
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Sydney to Kununurra the Long Way North Part 2
Flooded camp out of Alice, Barrow Creek, Banka Banka, Daly Waters, then the Buchanan Highway to Top Springs — and a closed road to Timber Creek.
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Oombi Track Episode 1 — Sydney to Kununurra the Long Way
Cobar, Silverton, Broken Hill, Port Augusta, Coober Pedy and Alice Springs — the long drive north to Kununurra before the Oombi Track even starts.
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Kalumburu at the end of the Gibb River Road
Kalumburu sits 270km north of the Gibb River Road. Clarrie's tours, the mission, Kira Kiro gallery, permits, fuel, and why you never rely on the store.
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Gungarlin River: Daveys Hut Walk — Part 4
Day three and four of the Kosciuszko trip: a foggy morning on the Gungarlin River, the 6.2 km walk to Daveys Hut, Dan's fuse drama, and a hidden 4WD campsite.
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Wrong Turn, Two Caves & a Dry Creek — Part 3
Day three in Kosciuszko: a 6km detour thanks to a missed sign, then Cooleman Cave and Murray Cave before the creek ran out of water entirely.
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Coolamine Homestead & Clark Gorge Walk — Part 2
Nine creek crossings, 400-million-year-old limestone and Coolamine Falls — the Clark Gorge Walk, Blue Waterholes, and an honest verdict on the hype.
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Brindabella Ranges Pt 1: MorrFlate, Lazer Glide & Coolamine
Three days in the Brindabella Ranges: MorrFlate Hub on the 105, Lazer Glide Elite versus the Linear Elite Plus, and a thatched cheese hut from 1889.
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Simpson Desert 2023 — French Line to Bedourie
Flooding blocks Birdsville. Then a dead car, a cracked fuel tank and two punctures hit the same day on the Hay River track. Simpson Desert Parts 4–5.
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Simpson Desert Serendipity Part 3
Day 4 in the Simpson: an Eastern Brown snakebite, the Tricky Bar opening on a dune, and an honest field test of five Nebo lights.
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Simpson Desert 2023 — Farina to Purni Bore
A changed plan at Farina, the Maree Man mystery, a storm at Eringa Waterhole and the ruins where the Simpson Desert was first crossed. Parts 1–3.
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Simpson Desert Fringes — Welford NP and Alroy
After five days in the Simpson Desert, a steering box leak forces an early exit through Welford NP — and a free camp in Nyngan nobody talks about.
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Simpson Desert Fringes — Storm and Camels
A desert storm, hundreds of feral dromedaries, why I ditched the Zoleo for good, and a battery overhaul mid-trip. Charles Winnecke series, Part 5.
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4WD Sand Driving Tips: How to Drive on Sand
Expert 4WD sand driving tips: how to drive on sand, tyre pressures, throttle control and recovery gear. 14 years on Australian deserts and beaches.
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Flinders Ranges 2022 — Bendleby, Moolooloo and Mt Gill
Dozer recovery on Billy Goat Ridge, Moolooloo Station, Ferguson Gorge, and the closing Mt Gill track at Warraweena. Flinders Ranges 2022.
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Tasmania 2015 — Climes Track, Pyengana and Saw Back Ridge
Three of Tasmania's best 4WD tracks back to back — Climes Track in the rain, Pyengana Jeep Track west to east, and Saw Back Ridge at Adamsfield. January 2015.
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