Monthly Archives: May 2015

Kimberley landowner stands guard as oil company prepares for fracking

Posted on May 15, 2015 by mjsjbaltais

Buru Energy has government approval to frack but one Yawuru man who is camped out at the entrance to the exploration site keeps turning them back.  Seems fracking miners also messing in the Kimberley. Click here to read more. “…short-sighted … Continue reading →

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One sleep to go

Posted on May 15, 2015 by mjsjbaltais

“It’s a dangerous  exciting business, Frodo friends, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”  ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings  

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lots of lights

Posted on May 15, 2015 by mjsjbaltais

Online map, HF/UHF radios and sensors all working, makes for a bit of a light show.

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Two sleeps to go

Posted on May 13, 2015 by mjsjbaltais

Truck fuelled, batteries and fridge on charge and most the gear packed.   Ann and Paul already on the road, looks cold out West. We will meet them in North Queensland or Northern Territory and Margie and the UQ team … Continue reading →

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Road trip fuel and expenses App.

Posted on May 8, 2015 by mjsjbaltais

Road Trip HD has proven to us to be a useful and easy app for tracking our truck’s fuel economy and expenses. The App produces a number of useful reports and reveals your fuel stops on a map. You can … Continue reading →

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Mitsubishi Challenger PB recovery points

Posted on May 7, 2015 by mjsjbaltais

The Offroad Aussie blog site provided some useful information about recovery points for the Mitsubishi Challenger PB. We too were not comfortable with the factory supplied recovery points for the Mitsubishi PB Challenger.  They may be ok but they certainly … Continue reading →

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Tyre temperature and pressure monitors

Posted on May 3, 2015 by mjsjbaltais

When a tyre is worth over $250.00 each (even more if you are in a remote location) preventing a damaging blowout makes good sense. We trialled a set of temperature and pressure sensors that seem to work well. The setup … Continue reading →

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