The Land Rover Register of South Australia Inc.

  Dates:- 

Saturday February 28^th – Friday 13^th March 2009 
The trip will start from the rear car park of the Shell service station at Tailem Bend.
Be ready to leave at 0830 hrs on the 28th.

Trip Leader:-

David Read 

General Notes:-     

Limit of 8 Vehicles

This is NOT a training trip to discover what you or your vehicle can or cannot do.

Because some of the tracks may be steep, shaley, heavily rutted and possibly muddy, participants must have had considerable 4wdriving experience.

 Preamble:-   

We will be traveling about 3,000 km overall.
Apart from the transit runs there and back, this is not a hard-driving trip.
We will be using Dargo and Omeo as bases, so trailers and campers will be ok

Draft itenary here (MSWord Doc)

 Terrain:-   

As already indicated, once we get on the dirt, the going can be steep, rocky, slow and possibly slippery, depending on rainfall. 
It can rain heavily at this time of the year, however, it can also be dusty.
There are two major river crossings – one shallow and the other normally up to axle depth. 
All minor creek crossings are shallow unless there is major rain.

 Equipment:-        

• A vehicle in A1 mechanical condition with first class all-terrain type tyres.
• Minimum recovery gear / vehicle
• Rated vehicle recovery points front and rear – A “MUST HAVE”.
• Tow strap – rated for your vehicle mass
• Snatch strap – rated for your vehicle mass
• Bow shackles – rated for your vehicle mass
• Shovel – preferably long handled
• Pooled recovery gear
• Winches – vehicle or hand
• Tree trunk protector
• Snatch blocks
• Drag chains
 
• Campfire cooking will be available at all bush campsites, however, if there is a fire ban, you will need to bring portable cooking equipment.
• Because of the possibility of fallen trees, a bow saw and at least one chainsaw will be required.
• At least one fixed UHF radio per vehicle will be essential, especially if you are traveling alone. 
  Hand helds are optional.

 Maps:-

The following maps are relevant:-  

• The High Country Victoria – published by Hema
• The set of RACV maps
• Lakes and Wilderness Regional Map
• North Eastern Victoria Regional Map
• Goulburn Murray Waters Regional Map
• Rooftop Maps - paper and on CD
• Victoria’s High Country published by the Victorian Conservation and Natural Resources

Recommended maps - Rooftop and Hema. 
Waypoint and route details in Oziexplorer format also available.

 Contact:-

For further information please Dave Read