Busy with preparations

Hi there,

I am very busy at the moment. Besides going out on the weekend, I driving to all sort of shops and gathering the equipment for the BIG trip.

Saturday night I have been out with Cassie and Sara to the Groove Saint Nite Club. More or less like any other club, nothing special, nice and small, you can t get lost. Only big down there: They can t serve you a Gin Tonic! Seriously, ... omgwtfBBQ!

Monday was the most expensive day yet here in Australia for me. I bought heaps of stuff, have a look:

A stove and a propan can for cooking, pans and cuttlery, boxes, dishes ... A small car shovel, a snatch strap and some shackels. We ll need those, because we ll take a barge to Fraser Island and spent some days there. What's the need for recovery gear then you think? You have to know the following:

• there are no normal roads on Fraser Island
• it's 100% sand, no soil
• the best way to get around on Fraser is to drive on the beach

That's why we need this basic recovery gear, in case Patrick gets stuck in some softer sand. Maybe just like this?



Die hatten noch mal Glück, dass sie es rechtzeitig geschafft haben, die nächsten Kandiadaten weniger:



I hope won't end like that :-D . Wird schon schiefgehen sag ich da nur :-)

I also got a air bed, it fits perfectly into the car. Very comfortable! Just add a sheet, and you got your private camper.

Still enough storage room left underneath, and once we get up, we just deflate the bed and you could continue the trip with five people in the car.

Today I even discoverd that Patrick has got genuine TJM suspension on the front axle, might come in handy.

Actually I was looking for an rear recovery point as the towbar is not rated for snatch strap recovery. I need to find a point which can withstand at least 45kN ( 4,5t Zugkraft ) as this will be the approximate force if I get pulled out or pull somebody out. I assume the bogged car will be around 2t and is digged in.

Bis dann und viele Grüße !