Decisions 39 h (2,779.4 km) or 36 h (2,924.0 km)
 

In the next couple of months I need to go buy a piece of equipment that can't be delivered.

There are two cities that have dealers.

My choices are drive 39 hours for 2,779km or drive 36 hours for 2,924km

For you Americans thats 1726 miles vs 1816 miles.

Do I take the longer route for less time or the shorter route for more time?

Remember I have to drive back the same distance!

:helpme

How much is your time worth?

Not much after driving 3000 kilometres :1orglaugh

By the way this is what the roads are like most of the way

What the hell are you buying? Kangaroo's?

Kangaroos are free around here, they're everywhere. :pimp

So are snakes at the moment :( :helpme

Edit: sorry to answer what I'm buying it's a canopy / camper unit add on for my 4WD Ute. Needs to be fitted by the dealer.

That is a long ass drive through the outback :1orglaugh

You can't duck down the store at 2am for a pack of smokes around here, you've got to drive a long long way to get something at night. The risk of collision with Kangaroo or worse is real.

i would choose the better condition road and with less traffic.

apparently short distance with more time says that either road is bad or its with more traffic, or there is speed limit.

so i would choose the other one. (1st personality)

36 hours for 2,924km
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provided that time is money .

but lets say you want to see whichever is inexpensive.

then 39 hours - 36 hours = 3 hours

2,924km - 2,779km = 145 km.

it comes down to 3 hours vs 145 km.

i am cheap man, i would choose whicever is inexpensive. (2nd personality)
is spending on gas is inexpensive or spending time is inexpensive. depends on that.

good luck, post some kangaroo pictures on your way.

i gotta work on my site, time is money. (3rd personality)

No such thing. They're all bad roads. Traffic :1orglaugh there's a section you can drive for many hours straight and not see another car truck or sign of life.

I was chatting to a friend who wants to go to Coober Pedy after the hot (after April), so we might take both our 4WD and make a bit of a trip of it and then I'll go from Coober Pedy to Darwin. Get this thing fitted and then go back to Coober Pedy, stay a few days then head home.

damn, i love travelling and road trips.

start a thread when you go, and post some pictures. ,

I can do that, I've got satellite data and phone available in the ute.

I would much rather deal with that kangaroo than all this fucking snow we got going on here :D

At 110km per hour you would not enjoy hitting a 2 metre tall 100kg object which has it's own extreme momentum when moving.

In US measurements.

At 70 miles per hour you would not enjoy hitting a 6.5 feet tall 220lb object which has it's own extreme momentum when moving.

I have a very heavy ARB bull bar on the front of my 4x4 ute, even hitting a small kangaroo feels like a truck has hit the front of the ute.

Inland central, west and northern Australia also has camels and they come out of nowhere at night. They make hitting a kangaroo feel like going over a small speed hump.

I would suggest the longest mileage, shorter time...

the other option of shorter distance & longer time, the cities or roads are obviously smaller a or b roads unlike the motorways or faster roads...

these could have traffic problems on the day you travel :2 cents:

I drove from home to town today because my partner left earlier than usual for her 50 minute drive to work and I wanted to see some people and grab breakfast. On the way between my house and town I saw 0 cars. On the way between town and home I saw 0 cars. In town I saw about 10 cars.

Traffic is when you have to wait at an intersection to avoid becoming a new ornament on the front B double truck.

The nearest traffic signal to us is a 45 minute drive away and then there's only 3 of them there.

Which route has the most liquor stores and hookers?

There's your answer.

Neither.

:1orglaugh

To do some of the legs of this trip you need to carry food and days of water supply in case you break down, because it could be a long time before someone can get to rescue you.

Even to do parts of the trip you need to carry a few jerry cans of diesel because there's no petrol stations for hundreds of kilometres.

My 4x4 ute has a dual tank system, thats 2 x 80 litre tanks of fuel and sometimes that's pushing it.

We've got bigger animals with horns & antlers here :1orglaugh.

Here's a baby with no antlers

I assume you stock up on food, water etc in case your car breaks down, kangaroo accident or something like that?

Yeah.

I have dual tanks (2 x 80L) and run on diesel. There's a water tank which is loaded and filled in the tray. Extra 25L water bottles in case of major tank failure. Solar on the roof. Satellite Phone. HF & Amateur radio in the cab. I have a hydraulic lift hard tonneau cover which protects the stuff in the tray. It's a 4 seater cab, so extra supplies go in the back seat.

It's fitted with a snorkel (because yes it floods sometimes), ARB heavy steel bull bar, raised off road suspension, tow bar, fogs and spots, EPIRB safety beacon, off road GPS and normal GPS.

People die in the outback because they don't carry fuel, water, satellite & radio. There are parts of northern Australia you might be lucky to get a passer by once every few weeks. Depends which road you're on.

If you're driving from Adelaide to Alice Springs you'll see trucks, cars etc regularly. If you're driving through the Pilbara in WA you might not see another sign of life for days.

jesus........

Shit that's scary.

Dude aren't you fairly aged? Whichever is safest and take someone younger with you.

Aged? No not really. I'm 15 years below retirement age.

Grey nomads own the roads and they're much older than me.

Well none of us want to go through that whole "Is AdultKing dead?" thing again - who are you Paul McCartney? Go the safest route, take water, sleep if you get sleepy, etc.

Thanks :) Half the trip I'll be in convoy with a mate, so should be apples.