Fraser Island Idiot Report

[Aussie Iron]

Found this - well pinched it from another site.
https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/maryborough/2018/01/04/police-cant-believe-eyes-fraser-island/

Dan.

[banksy69]

Who needs wheels they only bog you down.


https://www.facebook.com/igotboggedatinskippoint/posts/1339228079516218

[Hookie]

Found this - well pinched it from another site.
https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/maryborough/2018/01/04/police-cant-believe-eyes-fraser-island/

Dan.

Oh man, those nice landcruisers... that makes my heart hurt. Especially when I think some poor bastard who could never in a million years hope to afford a new landcruiser is going to come along and buy one of those second hand thinking he got a good deal on a late model cruiser...

[rossm]

Oh man, those nice landcruisers... that makes my heart hurt. Especially when I think some poor bastard who could never in a million years hope to afford a new landcruiser is going to come along and buy one of those second hand thinking he got a good deal on a late model cruiser...

Did a trip last year with a bloke who had a nice 200 series that had come from Queensland.

In a conversation we both wondered what it was about the used car market that a dealer could  bring a Cruiser  from Queensland to meet demand in WA. We came to the conclusion that there must be more of them there and they must be cheaper.

Hopefully his has never been to Fraser.

[PWE]

This is piss funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ISUWNnqt58

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJA3J--g_yI

I bought a Jeep!

[Rumpig]

Did a trip last year with a bloke who had a nice 200 series that had come from Queensland.

In a conversation we both wondered what it was about the used car market that a dealer could  bring a Cruiser  from Queensland to meet demand in WA. We came to the conclusion that there must be more of them there and they must be cheaper.

Hopefully his has never been to Fraser.

Fraser isn't a death sentence....The footage being shown lately shows people negotiating Eli Creek, driving at high tide of a King tide, there is no need to be doing what they are doing other then they don't care about their vehicles. My previous Cruiser went to the beach (Fraser included) more times then i can recall, it was rust free when i sold it due to avoiding giving it a salt water bath (it certainly saw a degree of salt water which is unavoidable on the beach), had a thorough wash down on return from each trip aswell as regular rust prevention treatments.

[Fizzie]

LOL


https://www.facebook.com/yusuf.solomon.7/videos/10154531842372581/

How's your broken back axle

& absolutely love the high-glam shirt pulled up around the chest

[Fizzie]

Found this - well pinched it from another site.
https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/maryborough/2018/01/04/police-cant-believe-eyes-fraser-island/

Dan.

Why would you do that to you car

But the blow-up unicorn sitting on the roof - saw someone driving down the GC Hwy through Burleigh yesterday arvo with a blow-up swan on their roof-rack! Have to wonder about the of doing that

[Bird]

Oh man, those nice landcruisers...

double negative much

[tk421]

Hi. Was over there last Tuesday and saw a guy at Lake McKenzie in an SRT Grand Cherokee, the one with the 6.4 semi demi Hemi - the plastic fake underbody protection was ripped off, his rear bumper bar was severely creased. His 20 or 21" tyres wouldn't have allowed much in the way of reduced pressure. He seemed puzzled when he saw the damage.

Because 4x4!  i can drive anywhere....

[Pottsy]

I bought a Jeep!

Just add more straps for the multiplier effect, instead of one dead when it lets go we might kill three!

[Spada]

https://www.facebook.com/campsonthebeach/photos/a.1280681252077801.1073741828.1280661138746479/1324881007657825/?type=3&theater

whoops

was reading the posts about the trailer with one wheel.............................gotta love this comment -

"A common problem with the KINGS side awnings which provide so much aerodynamic advantage that the vehicle upon which they are mounted develop too much power.
Go back to the December 29 post which shows a KINGS awning equipped Patrol tear the bullbar straight off a ute.
The 4wd Supacentre need to detune their awnings or at least offer a software upgrade before somebody gets hurt"

[chisel]

Found this - well pinched it from another site.
https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/maryborough/2018/01/04/police-cant-believe-eyes-fraser-island/

Dan.

Saw about 10 vehicles go through similar on the 3rd of Jan at high tide last week.   I'm sure there were more that went through - we only watched for 5 mins.  And probably on other days.   

[chisel]

earlier today
3 barges going, apparently line moving pretty quickly




I think i'd setup for another night.

We drove past this lineup on the 2nd (about 2pm) going the other direction.  There were a few still coming back down the beach to join the lineup, too.  I'm not sure how (or if) they managed to clear everyone before the barges stopped that evening.

[Rumpig]

We drove past this lineup on the 2nd (about 2pm) going the other direction.  There were a few still coming back down the beach to join the lineup, too.  I'm not sure how (or if) they managed to clear everyone before the barges stopped that evening.

in peak periods the barges run to demand usually, so if low tide is 6.00a.m for instance they'll run earlier then their usually timetable to get people over to the island...my guess is they likely ran later that day if need be to go clear to back log.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Nothing fell off the barge this year either. 

[Julian Kaye]

https://www.facebook.com/campsonthebeach/photos/a.1280681252077801.1073741828.1280661138746479/1324881007657825/?type=3&theater

whoops

was reading the posts about the trailer with one wheel.............................gotta love this comment -

"A common problem with the KINGS side awnings which provide so much aerodynamic advantage that the vehicle upon which they are mounted develop too much power.
Go back to the December 29 post which shows a KINGS awning equipped Patrol tear the bullbar straight off a ute.
The 4wd Supacentre need to detune their awnings or at least offer a software upgrade before somebody gets hurt"

    80 kph down the beach, not slowing down for the creeks, hitting the dips and crests at speed, loaded up to the hilt,  they just never learn.

[edz]

Big tides / sea's  with wind pushing it in .. Been quite a few trying their luck on Fraser the past few days and loosing everything in the gamble ..

[Rumpig]

Why would you?...park up for a few hours and grab a drink from the fridge and the fishing rod out till the tide drops.
I see someone lost their vehicle at Poyungan Rocks yesterday...there's a bypass track there to get around the rocks. You can take a 60 second detour around Yidney Rocks, or worst case scenario the longer detour route inland to Happy valley that avoids the whole section is a 5 minute drive to save your vehicle

[edz]

Exactly Mal ..Looks almost like it was back in 2013 ..Both pics are just North of Eurong, Not a lot of beach there .. Glad I was on a solo trip and not towing a camper that day .
Had to sit out for a few hours till almost low tide and even then it was play  Dodgem into the dunes with the waves all the way to the inland track for Hook Point.

[edz]

And what happens when you try to go the beach front .   Instead of the Bypass track .... Yesterday and Today .Stole these from facebook .

[Bird]

 

[PWE]

Will end up on Gumtree as a 'Almost new, never been driving on the beach and washed inside and outside'

[Bird]

Will end up on Gumtree as a 'Almost new, never been driving on the beach and washed inside and outside'

na, at the auctions across the other side of the country

[DrewXT]

na, at the auctions across the other side of the country

Never driven on a mine site

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