Getting ready for Fraser Island trip

[Banjora]

We are off to Fraser Island in July so decided it was time to do a few more mods. Have removed the rear seat and built a shelf to take the fridge and other stuff. Very happy with the result. Just need to fit some tie-down loops.

I also put a 12v socket in the back from the second battery in the tub to run the fridge.

New ARB rear bar and side protection bars being fitted in a couple of weeks.

[GrahamB]

Looks good. Is the shelf ply, mdf or something else?

[Duck]

Mate that looks very nice What are you planning to do on Fraser ? Look forward the the trip report on how the Fraser tracks are & how the fishing is going.

[Dunga71]

I knew if i waited for 5 mins you would post before me Duck Looking foward to this and any other fraser reports

[hvac guy]

me too anyone have access to a house at happy valley in august
pm details please

[myself62]

Any mention of Fraser Island gets me excited, was there at Easter and might go there again in September.
Beaches and tracks we badly beaten up at Easter, would think they have improved a great deal since then.
Looking forward to your report and pics

[Duck]

Come camping mate Outdoors with a big fire.God seems so far away,someone post up a Fraser report with pictures need a fix Just got back from a cape trip but pine for Fraser

[Foxzez]

We are heading to fraser on the 23rd of September for a week staying at central station with the camper trailers (two families).

Today at the Newcastle 4wd show I ordered the ironman deluxe bull bar, 9000lb monster winch, lightforce genisis lights, snorkel, long range fuel tank underbody protection and recovery kit.

Should be well and truly ready for a few trips before fraser.

Once the work is done I will feel justified in building my shed with the other things I have been working on

[Banjora]

GrahamB,

The shelf is made from a piece of mdf.

Really looking forward to Fraser,

[psaunders]

Hi all just reviving an old thread, but I'm planing a trip up to Fraser at the end of January and was just wondering if it's worth taking a winch? I don't have an electric winch fitted but have a hand winch and just wanted to know peoples opinions as to whether it's worth taking along or not?

I'll be taking the usual recovery gear snatch straps, shovel, maxtrax, just still wondering about the winch

Cheers

[Lunny]

Think you will be fine without one

[TUF909]

won't need a winch there. Places where you are most likely to get bogged, there isn't really suitable trees to winch off. And if going off another vehicle a snatch is quicker.

[psaunders]

Okay cheers guys
I just remember a friend telling me how he buried his spare tyre to winch off, but I can't remember where
Just thought it safer to check

[TUF909]

That's a good technique to learn for those freak times when it's your only option. But you can get stuffed if you think I'm going to be digging in a tyre over grabbing the maxtrax

You'll have a blast over there mate. Try go right up the tip of the island. No tourists go up there (non of the tour busses etc). It's magical!