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Jaros
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I suppose you shouldn't do these things alone considering the odds of being injured or bitten by a snake etc.--hope he's found safe.
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Ded Driver
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YEP, a lot of us might like some solitude & our own company occassionally, & being a fit experienced hiker is one thing, BUT, you also need bush survival skills in good measure if you're going it alone on a few day trek into isloated or remote areas, and of course to be properly equipped with food, water, 1st aid kit, etc, & a PLB should be considered an essential part of the kit.
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Jaros
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Definately a PLB and Satphone + water---at least.
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Ded Driver
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3 People missing in the NT
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-29/ … a/11750612
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Dihusky
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17 days on from that report and still no news 
Theories.. had a fall down a hill or ravine, his gear might be found after the next flood. Tragic!
Dihusky
Member
We get a few European staying in my building on the GC, I sometimes get the chance to talk with them about their plans and it astounds me how little research they have done, they rarely have a clue about Australian distances and conditions.
Had a couple of youngsters recently planning on an 'Eastern Circle' trip in a $5k van (not 4x4) Goldy to the Cape, the down to Mt Isa, Uluru, Adelaide, Melbourne and finishing in Sydney! No reality that Gold Coast to the Cape is like half way across Europe, or how inhospitable the country is, no idea of water consumption and that it can be hard to find in the outback, likewise fuel! They ask me about Lizzy my 6x6 and are staggered that I carry 70l of water and 350l of diesel as a basic and work on the 1/3rds rule for every trip.
I don't hear how they went as the GC is never their return destination.
Did a trip as a Cameraman around 10 yrs ago with a crew, Goldy to Mt Isa, across to Townsville and back down the coast. 5 vehicles and part way in before we got to Dalby the van ran out of fuel, I didn't know it ran on LPG and wasn't dual fuel 
Low and behold, no tow rope so they tried using an extension cord 
Around an hour later they hadn't showed so I backtracked, cord had snapped and they were out of ideas 
Much to their astonishment I headed into the scrub, with echoes of where the *^!#* are you going! Soon found some old #8 and the 150km tow was under way, you guessed it, all City slickers 
Cappuccinos set shouldn't go bush!!
Manpa
Member
I always reckon that tourist maps of Australia should have an overlay of Europe over it to show how vast this country is.
One of these days Ma!
Jaros
Moderator
So you have to go prepared for anything. It's a long time to be out there at those temperatures.
I hope the news will be good.
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Ded Driver
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Ive lost count of the number of times I have stopped to help people, not only tourists, but sometimes our own city slickers!, who cant understand or read a map properly , especially the scale. Seems a lot of people envisage 100km on a map as being about 10km on the road 
this includes understanding a distance on a gps map!!!
Last edited by Ded Driver (29 November 2019 11:55 pm)
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Rockhunter62
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3 People missing in the NT
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-29/ … a/11750612
Update for above, 2 found, one to go.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/nt-ne … 9367f335d6
Sad story about splitting up to get help. When will people learn?
Cheers
Doug
Forest Gump once said "life is like a detector going beep, you don't know what it is till you dig it up"
Ded Driver
Member
seen that this morning .. you beat me to the update Doug 
good news so far on 2, hopefully they find the 3rd guy alive too.
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Rockhunter62
Member
Yes but the third guy will probably get annoyed with you Ded as it's a she. 
Cheers
Doug
Forest Gump once said "life is like a detector going beep, you don't know what it is till you dig it up"
Ded Driver
Member
yeaah RH, but you know, guys/girls/grirls/girluys etc ... girls be boys & boys be girls, all legit now 
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goody2shoes
Member
Haha DD
Man o man you make me laugh
Goody
grubstake
Member
I always reckon that tourist maps of Australia should have an overlay of Europe over it to show how vast this country is.
It's an amazing comparison:
Where it is, there it is.
Dihusky
Member
Really handy grubstake, going to take this in for reception so they can bring reality to the European travelers
Manpa
Member
Very nice Grubstake, as they say “a picture paints a thousand words”
One of these days Ma!
Ded Driver
Member
thats a dammed good reference map alright. It would give a few would-be foreign trekkers a touch of reality
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RM Outback
Member
Excellent grubstake and a great thought Manpa . Grubstake did you smash that together or find it on the Web.
All good I stumbled on the answer 
from a post in August 
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com.au … p?id=31747
Last edited by RM Outback (03 December 2019 10:03 pm)
Manpa
Member
Sadly the third person lost near Alice Springs has been found deceased today.
One of these days Ma!
Jaros
Moderator
Sad news,,,,
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Ded Driver
Member
aagghh shite, that is rotten news 
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