trip planning during fuel crisis

[poor but proud]

maybe me after my birthday , maybe get a bigger battery to tow the van??

 

[Drover]

Well filled up with 27lts and parted with $84, decided stuff going away so went and spent $330 on paint, of course more will be spent as, instead of going away will get rid of numerous jobs that seem to get put off .........
I just know each time I filled up I would be thinking that could have been the new path, patio paint job, some concrete around my tank etc, etc ...............

 

[Drover]

Ha, this trip was going to be my usual birthday trip as I have racked up another year next week, instead of fuel Ive just bought a Hooch machine so that and the paint has put paid to any van run ........... So will be smiles all round or I will poison myself .............

A visit to my local Mitre 10 for something else and I spotted the kit at a really good price................ sold to the gentleman who forgot what he went there for originally...

 

[Drover]

Well Maryborough has hit $3.30, paint brushes and rollers at the ready ...
Heading up there shortly and since I would top up when I got back, locally it would probably be up there as well so filled a Jerry Can to cover the top up, 309.9 and that was $62 thank you ................ insane ..................................................................................... Free BRS...........

 

[Johnanbev]

Having looked at the straights of Hormuz many many times, and Iran trying to occupy some of the UAE's
islands there in the last 30 odd years, as soon as USA dropped the first bomb, I went and filled 2 jerries at $1.75, went
to the servo today and filled up $2.40, big diff!

 

[DRW]

Having looked at the straights of Hormuz many many times, and Iran trying to occupy some of the UAE's
islands there in the last 30 odd years, as soon as USA dropped the first bomb, I went and filled 2 jerries at $1.75, went
to the servo today and filled up $2.40, big diff!

I’m still debating whether to go or not, planning around 10,000k trip and if the price stays the same as today I’ll probably go somewhere but if it increases I’ll probably fly to Vietnam instead. The biggest problem however is will anyone have fuel at the end of July??? The orange man doesn’t appear to be any help!!

 

[Drover]

I'd just go, friends just came back from Nam, this time they didn't get crook so a bonus, had a ball....................... I'd just hit the road though I suppose if your booking into places you can't just sit and lie doggy if fuel prices go higher, from what Ive been told by those in the game they don't see supply as a problem just the doom sayer media and Pollies covering their back sides.............

You could van it to Darwin then fly over to Nam then back to Darwin and road trip home via Adelaide ... actually sound good to me but no passport so no need to buy plane tickets, 54 yrs since my last visit I suppose things have changed. ............