Re: SER1 Lab Prep

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Hi Tony,

recently I went to a lecture about 4WD and outback travel, there were
various speakers from industry and one or two "real" explorers present.

One (4WD industry type) who shall remain nameless got up and within
his first few sentences started to rip into Land Rovers! cited the
unfortunate
incident in NW West Australia earlier this year where two people died
as result of bad preparation and planning. Then went on and asked
who in the audience owned a Land Rover and generally critisized anything
Land Rover.
Of course the people died as result of owning a Land Rover.....NOT....

Anyway it came to my mind immediately the trip you guys did up the Canning
Stock Route
in what I guess would be vehicles of average age 45 years +/- and apart from
the
steering nut thing nothing went wrong....

I guess what I am saying is it just goes to show it doesn't matter how old
or new the vehicle is careful sympathetic driving, suitable preparation and
spares
any old Land Rover can do anything.

What's the next trip you are planning Tony? a West East crossing of
Australia?....

Cheers from Bungendore
Bruce Stewart




> George
> Dont worry about the car its more than capabul of doing the trip. If you
> are not sure about something get it checked before you go. We were faced
> with the same problem when we went across the desert in West Australia
> last year .Mainly sand dunes 900 of them and dirt tracks. The cars went
> as well as anything out there, we split the parts we thought we might
> need between us and I would say 99% came back unused. The problems which
> did stop one car, a stripped steering nut on an 80" was solved with an A
> frame made from 2 high lift jacks .A replacment sent from Perth arrived
> at our refuleing point the day after we got there, well 30 ,apart from
> that anything else which needed TLC was handled with the stuff one
> normaly carries in the tool box.
> Go and enjoy yourself, anything that happens can be adjusted to make the
> story better when you get back.
>
> Good luck
> Tony
> Perth West Australia
>
>


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