PREP, GEAR, SPARES & PERMITS

Preparation is the most important part of a successful crossing of the desert. We carried an Iridium satphone (not used) as well as a personal locator beacon. A UHF radio is essential, as there are call points all along the tracks of the QAA and French lines. Your radio should be kept tuned to channel 10 and at each call point you check the number on the post and call ahead “east/west bound at call point (number).” We hired our satphone from Remote Site Technologies and it was relatively cheap at $260 for three weeks. Nothing like peace of mind. I always carry two spare tyres for any remote-area travel. We had one puncture (stake) and although I carried the usual tyre repair gear we didn’t use it. In any…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2024

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