I'm loving this had to be a smart arse and correct you at 2:55. Tis a Black Kite. But all forgiven cos the Kestral and this Kite are lovely shots. LOL. Edit. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful experience. I've been to Birdsville a few times and to Big Red. Hope to travel the Simpson one day.
thanks Rob, yes I get all those Kites mixed up LOL. I'm glad you liked it, yes its a wonderful experience, do it if you can. We will probably to the Madigan at some stage I find remote travel intoxicating, we are heading off to the Kimberly and Pilbara soon.
@@uhaggar Most welcome. My hobby is wildlife photography and especially birds. I have a good range of raptors in my region of South Mt Lofty Ranges and the Murray Mallee. I've only got a Subaru Forrester but will upgrade to 4WD soon since I am not far from retiring and keen to go further bush than I normally do. I've been to Inaminka and Birdsville a few times each. But just the main roads. The Strez and Birdsville Track are highways these days. No challenge at all. But they are both great destinations. Especially the Cooper. I look forward to more of your trips on YT.
Only the third video of yours I've watched Glenn and you definitely got the knack for capturing just amazing footage which at times is really approaching magic...gotta lift my game. Really appreciate the effort in editing something like this...must have taken you days. Pity about the fun police trolls in the comments slagging you off re drones in national parks but these rules were meant for places where a crashed drone is likely to cause a bushfire which is zero to less than zero chance where you were. As for the complete wackos that don't like your music taste it's so easy to just turn volume to zero or not watch your video in the first place. What is wrong with these people? This is your stuff man...keep it up, fuk'n awesome..do what ever you think is good.
Thanks Jim for your kind words. To make videos like these I need inspiration, and then the whole process and the editing is a passion : ) I am using the TH-cam library at the moment, its not too bad, I cant justify a paid service, I don't make any money out of this LOL. Re the drone, you do need to be careful about where you can fly a drone, its a bit tricky in that location as there are National Parks, Reserves and Conservation Areas so you need to be aware of all of those, well you live and you learn !
No worries Jason, its a great trip and it was definitely a bucket list one for me. Being in the desert thousands of k's from the big smoke, especially at night is just a magic experience !
At 4min 34 sec, space cab on trailer being recovered. What happened to vehicle to require recovery and was it towing when it broke down please? It looks like a bent chassis issue?
Hi Steve, I think that was a Ranger, it had a heavy canopy on the back and a roof top tent, no towing involved. The driver said that he had done maybe 100,000 k on that rig without trouble, however we were told by others that it is quite common for 4wd utes to break their chassis when heavy canopies are on the back. I looked at the chassis and I could not see cracks, so maybe it was bent or the cracks were hidden from me. Some of the tracks on the Rigg Road are quite good, but then a very large pot hole or rutts comes out of no were and can catch you out, I think its these conditions that can break cars, and the corros of course, so you really need to take care to protect your vehicle.
@@uhaggar Thanks Glenn. You are right. All makes of utes have this potential when the chassis is shock loaded, especially heavily loaded utes. Towing multiplied the potential. I am a Ute owner, no towing but am heavy. I have addressed the potential somewhat. I have intentions of doing west to east, maybe even solo in the future using French and QAA lines.
Hey Steve, we didn't make the decision to take trailers lightly, we did a lot of research, practised with beach towing before we came and took the lightest strongest trailers we could, we also took the Rigg Road which is one of the easiest tracks, fortunately we didn't have any trouble at all. A little bit of rain during the trip helped as well I think.
Thanks Stu ! The Stone Stomper works great particularly on gravel roads and helps to keep all stones off the camper, we also have a caravan with a stone stomper which works well. We had an issue with the tow ball on the Mux and had to flip the hitch tongue upside down which lowered the camper draw bar significantly, some of the tracks had steep close together sand dunes and we then had a problem where the stone stomper was scooping up sand as it was too low so we took it off, but normally is does the job great. We put Corflute on the rear window on the Mux to stop the glass breaking, we have done this on a few remote trips where there are lots of gravel roads. You will notice the Cruiser has the back window taped up, that because its window broke on the Oodnadatta track and we had to tape it up with cardboard and lots of plastic !
Thanks ! No I wouldn't drink the water at either especially Purni Bore. In general it's best not to drink Bore water, we could buy drinking water at Innamincka and it was just bottled water at Oodnadatta
Thanks Kevin, yes they are not encouraged but not prohibited. We did heaps of research, spoke to lots of people and did a lot of preparation before the trip and we didn't take the trailers into the Simpson lightly. We are all experienced 4wd'ers and practised towing on sand before the trip. All the trailers weighed no more than 1.5 tonne and we were very careful to use the correct tyre pressures somewhere between 15 and 18 psi and we didn't have to do any recoveries. We also took the Rig Road where ever we could as its the easiest and travelled on the French Line as little as possible as it is usually the roughest and in the poorest condition. I'm pretty confident that we didn't cause any more wear and tear on the tracks as most people would travelling in just a 4WD. I understand your point of view, and I wouldn't recommend trailers unless the travellers were extremely prepared thanks,
Super. In some videos they comment that the tour is not possible with trailers. And what do I see now ? I also want to make the trip once. Please let me know what time of the year it is possible to cross and how is the situation with the flies. And it looks like that it can be very cold. I am living in Colombia. So any information about your experiences are more then welcome. Cheers Silvio
Hi Silvio, trailers and not recommended but are not prohibited, we did a lot of research about towing a trailer and the key for us was a light trailer around 1.5 T and correct tyre pressures around 15 to 18 psi and we are experienced 4wders. You need plenty of spare parts, recovery gear, tools and water etc. If you are not confident then don't take a trailer. The Mt Dare website has good info.The best time of the year is winter as it is coolest and driest. Yes flies can be bad you need a fly net and just manage them by eating early and late when they are not around. My advice is to do lots of research and planning before you do the trip 👍
Yes and drones banned in NP in NSW, VIC and SA now unless get a permit, will need to explore that process. Was recently at Grampians NP and disappointed no drones.
Great video, thanks! Did you get to Mt Dare from Alice Springs? If yes, I presume you stated the night @ Mt Dare as it looks like it is a few hours from Alice to Mt Dare. (my wife & I are doing a similar trip in early June! Cheers
Hey Bob, we came up from Oodnadatta and we did stay at Mt Dare, there's a camp ground out the back and it's a great place to stay. Do your research into road conditions and be very well prepared. The Mt Dare website actually has lots of great info about crossing the Simpson check it out if you have not yet 😀
Theres a track that goes around the edge of Big Red which is quite easy to take a camper over, no trouble at all. There's also and easy track up to the top of big red so we took the campers up there. All the tracks are on the west side ranging from easy to difficult so you can take your pick
the stats at the end were very helpful. thank you for sharing your journey.
you are welcome !
Good video. I'll be doing this trip later in the year so nice to watch and learn. Thanks.
Your welcome, good luck on your trip may you get some great weather 👌
I love my country so much!
It is so beautiful, we just love outback Australia, the red dirt tones and the serenity we just cant get enough !
thoroughly enjoyed watching your traverse of the Simpson. I'm planning a trip next year. Cheers, Grant.
Thanks very much, good luck with your trip and enjoy !
I'm loving this had to be a smart arse and correct you at 2:55. Tis a Black Kite. But all forgiven cos the Kestral and this Kite are lovely shots. LOL.
Edit. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful experience. I've been to Birdsville a few times and to Big Red. Hope to travel the Simpson one day.
thanks Rob, yes I get all those Kites mixed up LOL. I'm glad you liked it, yes its a wonderful experience, do it if you can. We will probably to the Madigan at some stage I find remote travel intoxicating, we are heading off to the Kimberly and Pilbara soon.
@@uhaggar Most welcome. My hobby is wildlife photography and especially birds. I have a good range of raptors in my region of South Mt Lofty Ranges and the Murray Mallee. I've only got a Subaru Forrester but will upgrade to 4WD soon since I am not far from retiring and keen to go further bush than I normally do. I've been to Inaminka and Birdsville a few times each. But just the main roads. The Strez and Birdsville Track are highways these days. No challenge at all. But they are both great destinations. Especially the Cooper. I look forward to more of your trips on YT.
thanks Rob, I'm also into photography, here is my Instagram
instagram.com/glennyoung_photo/
Only the third video of yours I've watched Glenn and you definitely got the knack for capturing just amazing footage which at times is really approaching magic...gotta lift my game. Really appreciate the effort in editing something like this...must have taken you days. Pity about the fun police trolls in the comments slagging you off re drones in national parks but these rules were meant for places where a crashed drone is likely to cause a bushfire which is zero to less than zero chance where you were. As for the complete wackos that don't like your music taste it's so easy to just turn volume to zero or not watch your video in the first place. What is wrong with these people? This is your stuff man...keep it up, fuk'n awesome..do what ever you think is good.
Thanks Jim for your kind words. To make videos like these I need inspiration, and then the whole process and the editing is a passion : ) I am using the TH-cam library at the moment, its not too bad, I cant justify a paid service, I don't make any money out of this LOL. Re the drone, you do need to be careful about where you can fly a drone, its a bit tricky in that location as there are National Parks, Reserves and Conservation Areas so you need to be aware of all of those, well you live and you learn !
Really awesome video. Hopefully someday when the virus is gone and travel is permitted we can go back to Oz and make this crossing!
Thanks very much David, yes make sure you do the Simpson crossing one day, it is truely magic !
Nice video! well done mate
Thanks mate hopefully more to come ☺
Thanks for the great video, especially the fuel usage and vehicle and trailer info at the end. Looking to do the same crossing either 22 or 23.
No worries Jason, its a great trip and it was definitely a bucket list one for me. Being in the desert thousands of k's from the big smoke, especially at night is just a magic experience !
At 4min 34 sec, space cab on trailer being recovered. What happened to vehicle to require recovery and was it towing when it broke down please? It looks like a bent chassis issue?
Hi Steve, I think that was a Ranger, it had a heavy canopy on the back and a roof top tent, no towing involved. The driver said that he had done maybe 100,000 k on that rig without trouble, however we were told by others that it is quite common for 4wd utes to break their chassis when heavy canopies are on the back. I looked at the chassis and I could not see cracks, so maybe it was bent or the cracks were hidden from me. Some of the tracks on the Rigg Road are quite good, but then a very large pot hole or rutts comes out of no were and can catch you out, I think its these conditions that can break cars, and the corros of course, so you really need to take care to protect your vehicle.
@@uhaggar Thanks Glenn. You are right. All makes of utes have this potential when the chassis is shock loaded, especially heavily loaded utes. Towing multiplied the potential. I am a Ute owner, no towing but am heavy. I have addressed the potential somewhat. I have intentions of doing west to east, maybe even solo in the future using French and QAA lines.
@@stevegoodwin5841 safe trip mate enjoy !
I had no idea you would make it with a trailer...
Hey Steve, we didn't make the decision to take trailers lightly, we did a lot of research, practised with beach towing before we came and took the lightest strongest trailers we could, we also took the Rigg Road which is one of the easiest tracks, fortunately we didn't have any trouble at all. A little bit of rain during the trip helped as well I think.
@@uhaggar Thank you, it made me rethink that maybe I could take a trailer with enough planning.
Great video, question on the stone stomper Mux, was it worthwhile. Looks like white tape across the rear window
Thanks Stu ! The Stone Stomper works great particularly on gravel roads and helps to keep all stones off the camper, we also have a caravan with a stone stomper which works well. We had an issue with the tow ball on the Mux and had to flip the hitch tongue upside down which lowered the camper draw bar significantly, some of the tracks had steep close together sand dunes and we then had a problem where the stone stomper was scooping up sand as it was too low so we took it off, but normally is does the job great. We put Corflute on the rear window on the Mux to stop the glass breaking, we have done this on a few remote trips where there are lots of gravel roads. You will notice the Cruiser has the back window taped up, that because its window broke on the Oodnadatta track and we had to tape it up with cardboard and lots of plastic !
@@uhaggar thanks for the info. Heading to the Bash from Brissy. Deciding whether to get a stone stomper, like your ideas of the corflute
Awesome vid. Is the water drinkable at Dalhousie and Purni Bore? Cheers
Thanks ! No I wouldn't drink the water at either especially Purni Bore. In general it's best not to drink Bore water, we could buy drinking water at Innamincka and it was just bottled water at Oodnadatta
Trailers are not liked at this Nat. Park by the governing park bodies as they cause damage to tracks.(Yuppies are the ones that do take trailers).
Thanks Kevin, yes they are not encouraged but not prohibited. We did heaps of research, spoke to lots of people and did a lot of preparation before the trip and we didn't take the trailers into the Simpson lightly. We are all experienced 4wd'ers and practised towing on sand before the trip. All the trailers weighed no more than 1.5 tonne and we were very careful to use the correct tyre pressures somewhere between 15 and 18 psi and we didn't have to do any recoveries. We also took the Rig Road where ever we could as its the easiest and travelled on the French Line as little as possible as it is usually the roughest and in the poorest condition. I'm pretty confident that we didn't cause any more wear and tear on the tracks as most people would travelling in just a 4WD. I understand your point of view, and I wouldn't recommend trailers unless the travellers were extremely prepared thanks,
Super. In some videos they comment that the tour is not possible with trailers. And what do I see now ? I also want to make the trip once. Please let me know what time of the year it is possible to cross and how is the situation with the flies. And it looks like that it can be very cold. I am living in Colombia. So any information about your experiences are more then welcome. Cheers Silvio
Hi Silvio, trailers and not recommended but are not prohibited, we did a lot of research about towing a trailer and the key for us was a light trailer around 1.5 T and correct tyre pressures around 15 to 18 psi and we are experienced 4wders. You need plenty of spare parts, recovery gear, tools and water etc. If you are not confident then don't take a trailer. The Mt Dare website has good info.The best time of the year is winter as it is coolest and driest. Yes flies can be bad you need a fly net and just manage them by eating early and late when they are not around. My advice is to do lots of research and planning before you do the trip 👍
Great Vid, to bad drones and wood fires are now banned in the SA section as it is now National Park.
Yes and drones banned in NP in NSW, VIC and SA now unless get a permit, will need to explore that process. Was recently at Grampians NP and disappointed no drones.
Great video, thanks! Did you get to Mt Dare from Alice Springs? If yes, I presume you stated the night @ Mt Dare as it looks like it is a few hours from Alice to Mt Dare. (my wife & I are doing a similar trip in early June! Cheers
Hey Bob, we came up from Oodnadatta and we did stay at Mt Dare, there's a camp ground out the back and it's a great place to stay. Do your research into road conditions and be very well prepared. The Mt Dare website actually has lots of great info about crossing the Simpson check it out if you have not yet 😀
Brilliant, thanks Glenn. Will check their website & ensure we are prepared!! Cheers
How did caravans get over Big Red?
Theres a track that goes around the edge of Big Red which is quite easy to take a camper over, no trouble at all. There's also and easy track up to the top of big red so we took the campers up there. All the tracks are on the west side ranging from easy to difficult so you can take your pick
Hope you had a commercial drone pilot's licence. Drones not permitted in the parks unless you do.
Getting bit old just about everyone has done it. I did it by myself assisted on a ADV bike
would imagine a bit demanding on a bike mate !
Please don't inflict your music..how about some commentary, write a script
Thanks Andrew, I have thought of doing a commentary, I guess thats the next step in my skillset, albeit a bit more effort, I will see !
What an annoying background music