Birdsville - The Inside Track - Part 1

[@Dwealdric]

GREAT video! Raw and perfect. "It's a Land Rover, it's supposed to leak!" Hah! Well said.

[@ShevillMathers]

Fabulous, reminds me of the trips I made that way in the early-mid 1980’s., both in the wet and the dry. Did the sand dunes track a couple of times as well, challenging, but well worth the outback experiences. 👍😁🇬🇧🇦🇺🔭

[@gr8ful68]

"It's a Land Rover it's supposed to leak" - Classic! Love your videos thanks for sharing.

[@snowa9999]

Mate you had all of us on the edge!! Great video!

[@craigmurphy979]

That is an (mis)adventure you and your family will never forget! Well done, thank you for sharing it, the track conditions change dramatically out there with rain.

[@craighiebert3384]

Thank you for sharing this, that is amazing how slippery that mud is, people here in California can hardly drive on dry pavement!

[@Misadventure4WD]

Thx Craig.

[@geoffoconnell5123]

Wow, now that is a muddy track, could be lots of fun and also a stressful drive :) I so wish I had time to do some of your off road tracks when I was in Australia!

[@mattleake1727]

Another fantastic vid guys!! Look forward to part 2 :)

[@diogoprontox]

Amazing track, and another amazing video. Waiting for the part 2 mates ;)

[@jessross6008]

"It's a Land Rover, it's supposed to leak".......Classic.

[@hd5845]

Thanks for you video. I travelled on the inside track by mistake, given the incorrect directions and unaware the track was closed. got down 60 km before I became totally bogged. had to call Pete from the Birdsville r/h. he came a pulled my out and we returned to Birdsville. the track had become an underground river with a thin crust on the top, grey clay soup going down for further than my suspension could travel. still all part of the adventure when the outside track in so boring.

[@BandEsm]

I can understand taking it by mistake. There wasn't a sign anywhere at the start of the track when we were there, so we weren't even sure if we were on the right road or not. As for the track surface, it's very deceiving as you found out. It looks dry on top...but it isn't.

[@lachlanstill]

Up there with the best 4WD videos on youtube for sure!

[@Misadventure4WD]

Thanks Lachlan. We are heading back to Cape York this July so stay tuned for some more great videos

[@andyshazza]

Really? All I see is a selfish city boy not knowing the country.

[@kevinjones8496]

I only just found this. I haven't seen tyres get that clogged up before. Must have been hairy as hell in parts. We've done the Oodnadatta Track and parts of the NT on AT's. Makes me think I need MT's for our next trip

[@Misadventure4WD]

Like nothing we've ever encountered before or since Kev except maybe one time in really deep clay. It was so slippery you could push the car sideways on the track by hand.

[@maddogpowercycles7401]

Just watched Part One of your video mate - well done given the circumstances... You cannot beat the old Land Rovers in my opinion and this video actually shows them to be far better than others... Couple of things you may not know about Land Rovers... When you are Off Road or On the Dirt - Yep always engage the Center Diff Lock... That is what they are for and it makes the driving much easier and also safer... Other thing is this - unlike other brands of 4X4's - the Land Rover works best when driven as slow as you can and as fast as you have to in muddy conditions and then the babies behave very nicely thank you... Great work at the wheel indeed though... Towing a trailer through that - yeah that's what Land Rovers are for... Well done on the video mate...

[@Misadventure4WD]

Thanks mate - was epic.

[@Hazardbone]

Lol every other 4wd vehicle does exactly what a land rover does except they dont leak

[@amosbanjocaretakers3598]

Well done keep it up you certainly put that together very well cheers 🍻 Amos

[@Misadventure4WD]

Thx Amos.

[@dawnpenner847]

Wow, I live in a temperate rain forest, at first I thought oh my god look at that rain! then I realized the water was from the muddles. ha ha

[@VogueXpeditions]

Nice vid!!!!! Wonderful dance.... You have perfect life mate!!!

[@Misadventure4WD]

When are you coming out here mate?

[@Snafu4WD]

great video indeed.

[@craigmurphy163]

Bloody awesome safe travels

[@mimixownzall]

That looks soooo fun. Reminds me of our Oklahoma red clay.

[@hammanish]

Great video once again! Hurry up and get part 2 up there! How long do I have to wait??

[@Misadventure4WD]

It's live now mate. Get amongst it

[@SHOTGUNJIM1]

very interesting run

[@stevef7049]

awesome guy's

[@mountainconstructions]

Land Roves self washing mechanism, well designed fellas :)

[@thiswayup4x4-clubpresident24]

Wow how crazy!

[@bwpospolyta]

Wow that is just crazy! How much weight from that mud you think added to the rover? If the sun came out you have been a solid rock of mud!

[@Misadventure4WD]

Had to be close to 100kgs of the combined, under guard, under chassis and on top accumulation.

[@jeremievincent1482]

So cool!!!

[@MarkVinewood]

Love the video!

[@Misadventure4WD]

Thx mate

[@HansGodOfExotics]

Is there a speed limit in the outback? On that road for example if I had a rallye car could I go as fast as I wanted?

[@zacraphael1893]

ha ha ha ha a !!!!!

[@Misadventure4WD]

Good luck with that. it's only illegal of you get caught ;)

[@rossjackson7134]

I've done this in the early 80s. It's NOT what you expect out there. Just goes to show, carry MORE fuel than you need and be prepared to camp for a day or so till the roads dry out. The grader driver loves it (it keeps him in a job) but the cow cockies don't like their roads chopped up unnecessarily.

[@Misadventure4WD]

We copped a bit of flack over this vid Ross as you could imagine but we did check with nat parks to ensure the road was open and actually followed one of the locals down the track so we thought we'd be OK. We did pull off the road to assess whether we could just stop there for the night but the car and camper began to sink so we though best to push on. One of the craziest treks we've ever done.

[@ianhocking3374]

@@Misadventure4WD Surely common sense would tell you to turn around when the rain started and the track was getting wetter, not drier. You don't do the rest of us any good by destroying the track like that just to get a video. No bloody wonder NP close some trails.

[@bedmember]

Also I noticed that Monty seems to have a new set of shoes. MT or AT? Did you wear out already the cooper st maxx?

[@Misadventure4WD]

Didn't wear the ST Maxx out - just wanted something more aggressive for some of the silly stuff we do on weekends. Running a set of MickeyT Muddies off my Range Rover Sport.

[@colinashby3775]

love the vid. thanks. i have D1 V8, and would love to try it where you guys go.Where is part 2??

[@Misadventure4WD]

Just been uploaded now Colin.

[@colinashby3775]

Thanks. I really enjoy your videos. No music is played and i can see and hear whats going on and the sound of the V8's. Just wondered, I see you have a few landys in your travel group. I didnt know that landys were that popular.Hardly ever see any when i go to perth. How have you found them and how does the D2 disco and the RRS do in general compared to the toyotas when out and about. I loved the dirtville posts, those muddy roads, amazing.love the slipping and sliding

[@owenbray5278]

Any reasonable person who lived in this country would of waited until the roads dried out a little and not cut them up!

[@Misadventure4WD]

We are more than reasonable Owen. Go back and read the earliest comments to find out the context for this and let me know if you change your mind.

[@ianhocking3374]

@@Misadventure4WD Just admit you made a mistake chopping up the track. The local probably wasn't going all the way and had an empty tray and NO TRAILER.

[@simr2105]

Looks like you and the 110 did pretty well compared to the other vehicles, considering you were towing. Great stuff! Any fix for the rear door leak? Safe travels.

[@slider640]

Lol 'It's a landrover bro..its supposed to leak'

[@slider640]

Just found your vids...excellent viewing. Cheers.

[@michaelnugara1]

Bluddy hell Jamie. That was one scary ride. Were you on your own out there? Great on the edge of ya seat vid. Bet you were glad when that was over.

[@Misadventure4WD]

It was definitely one of the more stressful trips we have done especially because we were on our own. We actually only saw four or five groups the entire trek so we could easily have be stranded for a while. You can't really see it in the video but we ended up off the road again at one section and the car just started to sink. I couldn't get any forward momentum in either high or low range and had to work the front wheels back and forwards to try and get just enough traction to start us moving back onto the track. Just another Misadventure for us ;-)

[@camoskill]

You think this is slippy? Try a sheet of ice in a canadian winter. You will learn to drive all over again.

[@Misadventure4WD]

I think that would be some of the most challenging (and fun) conditions you could drive in but I agree - it's a whole other world of driving skills required again.

[@Pepe46873]

I'm from northern BC Canada and not even ice compares to clay. Ur actually lucky when it's raining, after the rain stops that clay makes u 2 hands on wheel sideways entire drive. Ice is f all

[@ajadrew]

Crazy!!

[@Bugoutvehiclesuk]

i bet that was gutting looking at unpacking the camper when you stopped.

[@Misadventure4WD]

We actually had to stop along the track at one of the hot springs and throw dozens a foldable buckets of water on the car so we could see out of it. Will post some pics on the FB page so you can see what it was like. The camper cover was almost too heavy to lift over it.

[@andyrobertson999]

That made awesome viewing mate, now going to watch part 2. What was monty like underneath after that?, bet he needed a damn good power wash!.

[@Misadventure4WD]

Most of it dried out and began falling out over the corrugations over the next 4 days of driving. By the time we got home, the only really hard part was dislodging some of the rocks that had gotten into almost every crevice possible.

[@andyrobertson999]

Misadventure 4WD Thats good then, did your camper make it through ok?. Looked pretty muddy there, bet it was good for the old fuel consumption aswell.

[@Misadventure4WD]

According to the scan gauge we were getting 28l/100kms

[@andyrobertson999]

Misadventure 4WD Ouch, that's about 8 to the gallon ( I think ). I'll bet your fuel gauge was moving quicker than your speedo.

[@Misadventure4WD]

@@andyrobertson999 used a tonne of fuel mate. Camper was chosen as it's almost unbreakable. basic military rebound leaf suspension. goes anywhere

[@alexosullivan7238]

What time of year was this? We are planning a trip to WA this year some time but we are hoping to avoid anything like this 🙃 (for obvious reasons)

[@Misadventure4WD]

This was July mate.

[@ottotitslinger3430]

The roads are deadly once they get wet. Sicky as, fills up the tread, even on muddies and instantly your driving on slicks.

[@Misadventure4WD]

Had we known what that track was like we would have taken another route. Unfortunately all the info we had available including checking with Nat parks the morning we headed out told us it was OK.

[@bradmullaerialphotography]

Tracks are closed to stop this issue. Well done

[@Misadventure4WD]

Hi brad - may I suggest you go back in the thread and read the detailed commentary about how we ended up on the track in this condition and how we checked in with Nat Parks who manage the track before we headed out that way. Happy to discuss it further with you once you have some context for it. Without the background its impossible for you to comment.

[@giantranga414]

hi mate, just wondering why you chose the landy over a toyota? Not having a dig, just wondering what the advantages are.

[@Misadventure4WD]

giantranga414 We've also got the Range Rover Sport you see in some of the vids so we've enjoyed both ends of the spectrum. There are a lot of factors when i comes down to that decision. I grew up enthralled by the idea of remote area adventures in 4WD's from Leyland Brothers to African Safari adventure shows and always had an affinity for them. The Land Rover community is just incredible too and we found so much more welcoming and supportive than many of the other marquis. We love the look of the defender and all of the gear available for them as well as the driving fun we have in it. Nothing gives us the same sense of being in the moment when we are offered like the Defender. As soon as you sit in it, you feel like you're off on an adventure. Too many vehicles these days take away from the driving experience and try to cocoon the driver away from the action (primarily for on road comfort) but that's not what you want when you're out amongst it. You want to feel like you're engaged with every moment. I think the 200 series are a great rig and am even a bit of a fan of the 76 dual cab but neither have the combination of looks, driving experience and heritage that Defender has.

[@giantranga414]

Misadventure 4WD thanks for the reply. Glad to hear that you enjoy your rig, that's what it's all about in the end. I guess it comes down to personal preference.

[@donkinzett3961]

Lucky you made it in a Landrover ha ha

[@shannonarnold3715]

Hi, just wanted to know what has happen to your Defender as the rego plate now says the registration has been cancelled and VEHICLE IS RECORDED ON THE REGISTER OF WRITTEN-OFF VEHICLES? Does not sound good???

[@Misadventure4WD]

Shannon Arnold Hi Shannon, Yep - we wrote it off in an unfortunate offloading incident in March 2014. It took us 12 months, but we've recently replaced Monty with another SVX we've named Django. Almost exactly the same set up we had on Monty and we are already into some of the mods to fit it out to suit our travel needs.

[@mikehzz9848]

I did that in a Landy Freelander 2 and that mud was so bad it filled up the wheel arches and dried out from the wheel friction, it stopped the wheels from turning, the car wouldn't go. I had to sit in the mud chipping it out with a shovel. There was frickin plasticene mud sticking to everything everywhere.

[@Misadventure4WD]

Very brave doing it in a Freelander Mike. Lucky to get through it.

[@bedmember]

Long time follower here. Never thought a dash cam video would be so interesting! Were you in 4 high or 4 low? I assume with diff locks on? Keep the videos coming!

[@Misadventure4WD]

we tried low and high range at different times. The defender is constant 4WD but we also tried it with and without the centre diff lock engaged to see what worked best.

[@snells-window]

Centre diff lock needs to be engaged to be in proper 4wd. Unlocked...it's just to allow for the constant 4wd slippage on hard surfaces.

[@henryhiggins2021]

who stops you from using the inside track ?

[@Misadventure4WD]

It's managed by National Parks mate. They can close the gates whenever they want and can fine you for driving on it if it's closed.

[@GavinGudgeonMusic]

How long until part 2??

[@Misadventure4WD]

It's live as of this morning Gavin

[@RBFR01]

Give it a heap to spit the mud out of the tyres :D

[@Misadventure4WD]

Tried everything but sometimes there's just nothing you can do when it's complete slurry like that

[@mauriceupton1474]

snow chains might have helped.

[@Misadventure4WD]

They would have Maurice but wasn't carrying them for the desert ;-p

[@mauriceupton1474]

Misadventure 4WD We used a similar designed camper trailer back in August 2016 when we did a 6000km round trip from Brisbane, Broken Hill, Tibooburra, Innamincka, Birdsville, Mt Isa, back to Brisbane with my cousins, got rained on twice, most of the tracks were in good condition except for the inside tracks from Innamincka to the lakes going to Birdsville so we went via the high road, great fun.

[@Misadventure4WD]

was wishing I had them with me on that trip ;)

[@davethomas6625]

Why stuff up a graded track after a bit of rain, for a U-Tube video. Locals still have to drive these tracks, but.obviously you don’t live in the far north- east of S.A., or thereabouts.

[@Misadventure4WD]

Thanks Dave - may I suggest you go back in the thread and read the detailed commentary about how we ended up on the track in this condition and how we checked in with Nat Parks who manage the track before we headed out that way. Happy to discuss it further with you once you have some context for it. We actually followed a 'local' through the start of the track which helped make our mind up that it was OK to travel it.

[@trickster8635]

You don't drive on that shit. You sit it out. You wait. You don't even walk around.

[@Misadventure4WD]

Maybe check out the earlier comments about how we ended up in this situation Trickster. We checked everything including track openings with Nat Parks on the morning we left and followed a local through.

[@moneymike422vids]

Hah looks like a alot of fun... Jus slipping nd sliding .... Did you use ur CDL for the slippery stuf?

[@Misadventure4WD]

We actually tried just about every combination of gearing and low and high range to see what worked best and we ended up settling on CDL locked and high range.

[@RBFR01]

This is why you run 35's ;)

[@BMWR1200GS08]

Yeah good one....they close tracks for a reason when it rains so idiots don't go tearing up the road for everyone else and you're dragging a fish tailing camper which makes it even worse! When do you think the next grader was going to come along and fix your mess? Bloody selfish!!!

[@Misadventure4WD]

With all due respect mate, there was minimal rain overnight and we also checked the road closures that morning before we headed out to ensure we were good to go. The track was listed as open so we went. We figure that the local authorities know better than we do so we followed their lead. As you can see in the early part of the video you can also see one of the locals heading out ahead of us. This confirmed for us that the track must be OK. By the time you get to the serious stuff, you're already too far in to go back. You also don't know how far the trouble will extend.

[@andyshazza]

Agree, wot a tosser! Shows complete lack of outback etiquette.

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

Why use the inside track in the wet? You's completely destroyed the freshly graded track!

[@Misadventure4WD]

Hi Jarno, I gather you haven't had the chance to go back and read the earlier comments on this. Can I ask respectfully that you do that and then come back and let me know if you still want to imply we are a bunch of arsehats? I'm completely comfortable with all the checks and balances we did before tackling this.

[@MrHiroboman]

Oh dear. Landy guys are all the same.

[@lindsaylamont8292]

Should have got a weather and road report instead of chewing it up!!

[@Misadventure4WD]

You might want to go back and look at the full commentary early on when this video was uploaded. We've already answered all the questions about this including that we checked with a number of local and official sources about traveling the track before we headed out.

[@sandrakelly9240]

well was'nt that good 12 minutes of stuffing up a good track

[@Misadventure4WD]

Thanks Sandra - may I suggest you go back in the thread and read the detailed commentary about how we ended up on the track in this condition and how we checked in with Nat Parks who manage the track before we headed out that way. Happy to discuss it further with you once you have some context for it.