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We had fuel for about 1,000kms. I have a diesel Pajero with an 88lt tank, I installed an 85lt
bladder tank in the dickie seat are and took two 20lt jerry cans and had plenty to spare. We
went in the cool month of June, but it is my personal experience that in hotter months my car
used 30% more fuel with the AC running, hotter air intake temperatures and drier therefore
softer ground.
Take several maps as they all have different info. The Westprint Canning Stock Route map had
particularly good information but no GPS coordinates. The Hema Great Desert Tracks had GPS
coordinates but much less information. The Hema state maps are was good for planning.
Take a GPS as some places are very hard to find without one. There are some good free
programs that one can download onto a phone the work well. Some examples are GPS
Waypoints Navigator and Australian Topo Maps that have off line free maps with other useful
information not found on other maps. The other option is to buy mapping software like Hema
and Mudmaps.
It is advisable to have good ground clearance for the Canning Stock Route as there are some
very rutted areas.
Travelling north to south was more difficult than travelling south to north because the sand
dunes are all longer on the north side than the south side and badly rutted on the north facing
side.
Let your tiers down and treat your car with respect on the corrugated sections. I was happy to
spend 2 to three hours at 20km/hr than destroy my suspension.
Many people complained about the corrugations, but these people all drove cars with leaf
springs and there were few complaints from people driving car with independent suspension.
You should not need a lot if recovery gear, a set of recovery tracks and a snatch strap should be
sufficient.
There are plenty of opportunities for bore water on the CSR which is fine for washing but be
self-sufficient for drinking water and make sure it is not in one container. The maps were
accurate for the availability of bore water.
Water purchased at the supermarket come in containers that are not rugged enough for the
Canning Stock Route and I saw a few split leaving water containers leaving people short of
drinking water which would be a problem if you have a breakdown. Consider decanting this
water into quality plastic water containers.
Cask wine bladders tend to leak after a few days, so check them every day and have plenty of
duct tape to seal any holes. One of the last to be drunk in my car had six patches.
The was no place to but booze at Wiluna, so plan carefully.
Beer cans are lighter than bottles and should be protected from wear on longer trips. I put each
one of mine in a stubby holder, some people wrap them with bubble wrap or put rubber bands
around them. Then store them in a water proof container in case they leak.
Check opening times of settlements as you sometimes cannot always get fuel when you want
and the after hours call out fee, when available, is expensive.
Fuel at settlements is twice the price of anywhere else, avoid filling at them if you are able too.
DO NOT take fresh fruit or honey over state borders unless you know the rules.
Paul E Harris #1721
16 September 2108.