Conquering the Simpson Desert - Ford Ranger, Landcrusier 80 series, and Hilux

Epic 2 week trip traveling to, over and back from the Simpson Desert.
The trip vehicles were (all diesel):
2015 Ford Ranger
2005 Toyota Hilux
1990 Toyota Landcruiser 80 Series
Major locations:
Flinders Ranges
Merna Mora Station
Brachina Gorge
Lake Eyre
Old Ghan Line
Peake Telegraph Station
Dalhouise Springs
Coward Springs
French Line
QAA Line
Big Red
Birdsville
Farina
Arkaroola
Music:
"Sky Ships" Jochem Weierink
"Us All Along" Ehren Ebbage
"Years from now" Ehren Ebbage
"March Through June" Ehren Ebbage
"Freefalling" Ewan Lawson
"Mithrim Horizon" danny mccarthy / aeone victoria watson
"FLICKER" Samuel R. c. Sutton / Andrew P. Carroll
"Dawn of Creation" Max Concors
"TRANSFORMER" Samuel r. C. Sutton / Daniel Bewick

[@manojpanicker]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[@TorrentialReign]

+Manoj Panicker Glad you enjoyed it!

[@klauszungler4644]

Thank you--- I stand corrected-- both places are great, hope to visit Simpson Desert one day........

[@klauszungler4644]

Great video--- thanks

[@TorrentialReign]

So glad you enjoyed it!!

[@stevenmcnaughton7073]

Hi, great vid just come up in my recommended bit. I've done almost the same trip, I bloody loved it. Good work and thanks for putting in the effort to make the vid.

[@GB-cm6yy]

Great video guys and so good to see the kids enjoying themselves too. Thanks for sharing. Brings back wonderful memories.I was out there 18 years ago with a GQ Patrol and I'm itching to go back out there now with my 105 series DX.

[@TorrentialReign]

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you can get back out there soon!!

[@lostparadise9132]

Great trip Keep going

[@TorrentialReign]

We certainly hope to!! Just need to find the time for more trips :p

[@klauszungler4644]

Thank you

[@lamtheman]

dude Top video , i look forward to the day i can get there , big trip from the west coast

[@TorrentialReign]

Thanks mate. Yeah it's a big hike, but you definitely won't regret it!

[@thegreatescape4805]

Great vid keep it up!

[@TorrentialReign]

+Kranky4Strokes Thanks for the feedback!

[@CJFranciss]

Mate. Subscribed. Awesome

[@TorrentialReign]

Cj francis Glad you enjoyed it!

[@WildTouring]

Awesome video mate, subscribed!

[@TorrentialReign]

Wild Touring Glad you enjoyed it!

[@markfrombriz]

nicely edited vid, top job mate, good choice of music too

[@TorrentialReign]

Thanks for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CJFranciss]

As a new father my pig of a GQ has been sold and we just picked up a mint 1hdt 80 series for that extra added comfort for the young family. Still tackle some harder tracks but now its all about the trips

[@TorrentialReign]

Cj francis Sounds like the perfect touring rig for the family!

[@captainbilly3963]

Taking 2 Rangers through in May, working on 15L 110kms plus 2- 20L gives us a range off 800kms to do 433kms across

[@sambo2635]

Get any flats? going that way in July but only want to take one spare! great vid by the way.

[@TorrentialReign]

No, I didn't get a flat on this trip, but I did on the next visit. Having 2 spares is definitely good security!

[@20DYNAMITE06]

What a trip! If I may ask, how long would you typically drive before taking a stop for the kiddos to run for a bit? I'd love to tackle a longer trip with my kids-

[@kontrasts6661]

I'm 17, but I go travelling with my parents and 10 year old sister often who still gets restless. We tend to stop every 3-4 hours for a quick pit stop.

[@TorrentialReign]

yeah, we tend to have stops every 3-4 hrs, and always encourage the kids to run riot and burn up energy when not in the car. when in the car, some of our friends have plenty of videos for the kids, but since weve never done that, our kid has just learnt how to entertain himself and enjoy the drive!

[@thetassieboys]

nice video mate what was the fuel budget in the 80 series? im looking to do a trip in my 80 in February before uni starts (1991 1hz non turbo gxl twin locked and all the fruit) would be a round trip from wagga nsw

[@TorrentialReign]

+thetassieboys Sounds like you've got a good truck for the job. Mine's the 1HZ as well and I was carrying over 230 litres going into the Simpson (playing it safe). I doubt I used more than 150 litres by the time we hit Birdsville, but I wasn't really keeping track.

[@thetassieboys]

+Torrential Reign films so really i want the full stock tanks 95 (93 usable) main 55 (52 usable) sub and 2x 20L jerrys if i dont go before uni i might look at putting a 95L (113L initial fill) LRA sub tank that bit extra without having that horrible low hanging tank like the 180L ones. about $1200 Would also be a bit hard to find someone to go with at such short notice lol

[@TorrentialReign]

+thetassieboys That should be a good plan!

[@klauszungler4644]

Is there a snake problem in the desert whilst traveling? Or any wildlife danger.....

[@TorrentialReign]

You do have to be very aware of the potentially dangerous animals, including snakes and dingos etc. But as long as your careful, especially with kids running around, its OK.

[@klauszungler4644]

Wrong-- the worlds largest sand dune desert is the Namib desert in Namibia Africa, not not the Simpson desert ------

[@TorrentialReign]

Hi there. My understanding is that Namibia has the 'highest sand dune', but as a whole, the Simpson desert is the 'largest sand dune desert'.

[@klauszungler4644]

No--- the Simpson desert is only a half dune desert and the other half is gravel--- look on google image-- the Namib desert is all dunes with not a bush in it....

[@TorrentialReign]

From wikipedia: "The Simpson Desert is a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes in Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central Australia.[1][2][3] It is the fourth largest Australian desert, with an area of 176,500 km2 (68,100 sq mi) and is the world's largest sand dune desert.[4]" Also according to wikipedia, the Namib desert, whilst containing some of the highest dunes in the world, is only 81,000km2. If you don't agree with that, take it up with Wikipedia :)

[@CJFranciss]

Hahaha