Fosscore's 2013 Suburban LTZ Build Thread

[Fosscore]

First shots of the red dirt of the Outback.



No driving at night in the Outback. All animals are nocturnal due to summer temps ranging from 40-60C.

Quick C to F calculation.

Take the C number, double it and add 32. It is pretty close.

0/32
5/42
10/52
15/62
20/72
30/92
40/102
50/132
60/152

Rough but close enough for you to plan your day.

Winter for our travels but we always made the next camp by sundown.



Tight bridge for arrival to Renmark on the Murray River. Night 2.

 

[Fosscore]

Home away from home. Daily duty trying to keep it somewhat clean and bulletproof for the road. It rattled and rocked but has done very well.

 

[Doubeleive]

I think I see "wolf creek" ahead

 

[Tonyrodz]

Sounds and looks fantastic! Family fun at its best!

 

[Fosscore]

Making our way from Sydney we left New South Wales NSW through a bit of Victoria and all the way too to bottom of South Australia SA heading for the Northern Territory.

There is only one major sealed road from Adelaide to Darwin. 32 h (3,032.0 km)1881 miles.

We only went as far as Alice Springs which is still 16 h 21 min(1,496.5 km).

1,721 miles / 2 770 km. Sydney to Alice Springs.

Outback.


Coober Pedy. Opal mining, live underground and sees 50-60C summer temps.

This little stop was a great place for coffee and info. Waffles were great too. We stoped on the return trip too


Coober Pedy kangaroo and other wildlife rescue. Nearest vet is 500km away. A lot of road kill in this area.

Adult kangaroos and a few joeys. We stopped twice and saw different joeys.


2 month old named Clyde Mum was hit and a traveller pulled him out of the pouch and brought him in.

Glendambo. Before Coober Pedy. Great stop for the night. Cold but a great Roadhouse with a Fire, cold beer and some other travelers to share stories with.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Making our way from Sydney we left New South Wales NSW through a bit of Victoria and all the way too to bottom of South Australia SA heading for the Northern Territory.

There is only one major sealed road from Adelaide to Darwin. 32 h (3,032.0 km)1881 miles.

We only went as far as Alice Springs which is still 16 h 21 min(1,496.5 km).

1,721 miles / 2 770 km. Sydney to Alice Springs.

Outback.
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Coober Pedy. Opal mining, live underground and sees 50-60C summer temps.

This little stop was a great place for coffee and info. Waffles were great too. We stoped on the return trip too
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Coober Pedy kangaroo and other wildlife rescue. Nearest vet is 500km away. A lot of road kill in this area.

Adult kangaroos and a few joeys. We stopped twice and saw different joeys.
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2 month old named Clyde Mum was hit and a traveller pulled him out of the pouch and brought him in.View attachment 225013

Glendambo. Before Coober Pedy. Great stop for the night. Cold but a great Roadhouse with a Fire, cold beer and some other travelers to share stories with.
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[Fosscore]

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Hmmm. Showing my end. WiFi is slow and spotty. Might be hung up with the server on this end.

Not much I can do until I get back to Sydney. Maybe they just need time to load up. Not sure. This was the fastest location that didn’t have a time or data limit or device count and it was free.

For the moment you will have to live vicariously through the text. Like reading a book until those pics load up. Lol

 

[Doubeleive]

Hmmm. Showing my end. WiFi is slow and spotty. Might be hung up with the server on this end.

Not much I can do until I get back to Sydney. Maybe they just need time to load up. Not sure. This was the fastest location that didn’t have a time or data limit or device count and it was free.

For the moment you will have to live vicariously through the text. Like reading a book until those pics load up. Lol

working fine for me, must be his internet

 

[HiHoeSilver]

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Showing fine here.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Got em, got em