Hillysfolly
Member
Howdy guys and girls.
Just a quick intro before I start delving into all the scum ulster (??? that's iphone spell check for 'accumulated'!! Don't you love your spell check. Haha)......into all the accumulated knowledge here to be had for free!!
I just bought my first nav..silver 1997 qd32 dual cab with 213ks. Pretty stock except after market rims and a lift.
It's parked alongside my rd28t patrol and both are getting prepared to tow a camper van and tinny for an extended (intended) 12 month trip around oz.
I have 6 kids of ages 19 down to 4 months and yes.....you all guessed it...... We don't have a TV. Not one that's hooked up to an antenna anyway.
My 17 yo son will be towing the tinny behind the nav and I'll drive the patrol with campervan (still looking for the right one). We'll have one other diesel fourby....an ancient delica 2.5td that my 19yo daughter will drive with a 6x4 trailer to carry some supplies.
We've been talking about this trip for years and it's never happened. So as I'm just the wrong side of my last 50thou service I figured it was now or never.
However I look at it, it's bloody obvious I've got a fair bit to organise but I'm hoping for a once in a lifetime experience for all of us as a family before I start tossing em out of the nest!
I've got a couple of pics of my cars on my phone and if I can work how to post them I'll give you all a look see.
Any suggestions or comments on anything relating to this trip and/or setting up the cars will be welcome and appreciated.
Some of the items I have or am getting are -
Rooftop tents x3
Cb's all round
Good recovery kit
At least one winch
Kayaks x 2
Motorbikes (1x250, 1x125)
Folding pushy (just to pedal into shops etc)
Good fridge
Couple of camp ovens
.....and so on.
Well that's enough of me for now. Looking forward to browsing the forum for as much info as possible.
Take care all.
Cheers. Hilly.
Just a quick intro before I start delving into all the scum ulster (??? that's iphone spell check for 'accumulated'!! Don't you love your spell check. Haha)......into all the accumulated knowledge here to be had for free!!
I just bought my first nav..silver 1997 qd32 dual cab with 213ks. Pretty stock except after market rims and a lift.
It's parked alongside my rd28t patrol and both are getting prepared to tow a camper van and tinny for an extended (intended) 12 month trip around oz.
I have 6 kids of ages 19 down to 4 months and yes.....you all guessed it...... We don't have a TV. Not one that's hooked up to an antenna anyway.
My 17 yo son will be towing the tinny behind the nav and I'll drive the patrol with campervan (still looking for the right one). We'll have one other diesel fourby....an ancient delica 2.5td that my 19yo daughter will drive with a 6x4 trailer to carry some supplies.
We've been talking about this trip for years and it's never happened. So as I'm just the wrong side of my last 50thou service I figured it was now or never.
However I look at it, it's bloody obvious I've got a fair bit to organise but I'm hoping for a once in a lifetime experience for all of us as a family before I start tossing em out of the nest!
I've got a couple of pics of my cars on my phone and if I can work how to post them I'll give you all a look see.
Any suggestions or comments on anything relating to this trip and/or setting up the cars will be welcome and appreciated.
Some of the items I have or am getting are -
Rooftop tents x3
Cb's all round
Good recovery kit
At least one winch
Kayaks x 2
Motorbikes (1x250, 1x125)
Folding pushy (just to pedal into shops etc)
Good fridge
Couple of camp ovens
.....and so on.
Well that's enough of me for now. Looking forward to browsing the forum for as much info as possible.
Take care all.
Cheers. Hilly.