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      • Day 1 to 4 - Perth to Steep Point >
        • Day 1 Perth to Walgunya Nat Park - 12/10/15
        • Day 2 - Walgunya to Knobby Head 13/10/2015
        • Day 3 - Knobby Head to Shark Bay 14/10/15
        • Day 4 - Steep Point 15/10/15
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        • Day 5 - Steep Point to Geraldton 16/10/2015
        • Day 6 - Geraldton to Dalgaranga 17/10/2015
        • Day 7 - Dalgaranga to Wiluna 18/10/2015
        • Day 8 - Wiluna to Geraldton Bore - 19/10/15
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        • Day 9 - Geraldton Bore to Warburton - 20/10/15
        • Day 10 - Warburton to Mt Fanny - 21/10/15
        • Day 11 - Mt Fanny to Red Rock - 22/10/15
        • Day 12 - Red Rock to Alice Springs - 23/10/15
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        • Day 13 - Alice Springs - 24/10/15
        • Day 14 - Alice Springs - 25/10/15
      • Day 15 to 20 - Alice Springs to Birdsville >
        • Day 15 - Alice To Old Andado - 26/10/2015
        • Day 16 - Old Andado to Dalhousie - 27/10/2015
        • Day 17 - Dalhousie to Lynnies Junction 28/10/2015
        • Day 18 - Lynnies Junction to Poolowanna - 29/10/2015
        • Day 19 - Poolowanna to Birdsville - 30/10/2015
        • Day 20 - Birdsville Sat 31/10/15
      • Days 21 to 25 Birdsville to Byron Bay >
        • Day 21 - Birdsville to Noccundra 1/11/2015
        • Day 22 - Noccundra to Comeroo Station 2/11/2015
        • Day 23 - Comeroo Station to Burren Junction 3/11/2015
        • Day 24 - Burren Junction to Tenterfield 4/11/2015
        • Day 25 - Tenterfield to Byron Bay 5/11/2015
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    • TTT 4 - 2013 >
      • Maralinga - A fantastic adevnture destination
      • Days 1 to 6: 4/10/2013 to 9/10/2013 >
        • Day 1 - Homes to Ned's Corner
        • Day 2 - Ned's Corner to Hancock's Lookout
        • Day 3 - Hancock's Lookout to Coober Pedy
        • Day 4 - Coober Pedy to Anne Beadell Highway Trackside Trailer Park
        • Day 5 - Trackside Trailer Park to Emu
        • Day 6 - Emu to Maralinga
      • Day's 7 to 12 - 10/10/2013 to 15/10/2013 >
        • Day 7 - Maralinga
        • Day 8 - Maralinga to Anne Beadell Highway Trackside Trailer Park
        • Day 9 - Anne Beadell Highway Campsite to Wiliam Creek
        • Day 10 - William Creek to Parachilna
        • Day 11 - Parachilna to Mildura
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    • TTT 5 - 2014 >
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      • Day's 1 to 6 12/8/2014 to 17/8/2014 >
        • Day 1 - Wangaratta to Renmark
        • Day 2 - Renmark to 30km's out of Port Augusta
        • Day 3 - 37kms North of Port Augusta to Mabel Creek
        • Day 4 - Mabel Creek- 60kms in to Anne B to Anne Beadell 25kms short of Emu 15-8-2014
        • Day 5 -Anne Beadell near Emu to The Unamed Conservation Park 16-8-2014
        • Day 6 - UCP to 25kms south of Vokes Corner 17-8-2014
      • Day's 7 to 12 - 18/8/2014 to 23/8/2014 >
        • Day 7 - 25kms south of Vokes Corner to Oak Valley Airport 18-8-2014
        • Day 8 - Oak Valley Airport to Cook 19-8-2014
        • Day 9 - Cook to Fowlers Bay 20-8-2014
        • Day 10 - Fowlers Bay to Lake Gillies 21-8-2014
        • Day 11 - Lake Gillies to Hahndorf to 22-8-2014
        • Day 12 - Hahndorf to Wangaratta 23-8-2014
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New Chuck Does Good!

We are very happy to report that new Chuck, or Monster Chuck as he is known by some, has performed amazingly well on his first trek.   TTT5 went to Coober Pedy, along the Anne Beadell Highway to Voakes Hill Corner, down to Cook, Nullarbor Roadhouse and back to Wangaratta, covering over 4600 kilometres, without a drama or the hint of a problem.  A fantastic effort went into putting this machine together, and the results are a credit to the build team of David Brock and Carl Stibilj.
Rolling Chassis!  Early June The mechanical genius and his trusty side-kick the Crazy Wog have got New Chuck to rolling stage.  The photos below show it connected up to the D-Max.
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Progress to the end of May
At the end of May the base frame has come together.  The G & S Chassis which is a coil spring independent set-up had to be 'cut and shut' to narrow it down a bit.  Many of the tracks we trek are narrow and the trailer needs to stay within the width of the vehicles.  The centre tray slides in and out to access the jerry cans and water tanks.  A total of 12 cans can be stored in this area.

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Rising From The Ashes!
Thanks to some fantastic supporters and some hard work, Chuckwagon 2 is rising from the ashes...well the workshop floor at least!  G & S Chassis has supported us with a great deal on a suspension system that has been 'cut and shut' by the 'Mechanical Genius' and overlayed with a floor frame and towbar.  This is going to be one tough trailer!

Check out G & S Chassis's great range of products here.



The Chuckwagon is dead...long live the Chuckwagon.

Picture2013 - Chuckwagon left on the side of the Anne Beadell Highway after breaking a leaf spring.
WE CANT GO ON LIKE THIS....
After many years of loyal service, the Chuckwagon has had its final run with the Trek The Trak Team.  In the end, the harsh realities of the Anne Beadell Highway proved too much for our old mate, and with much sadness we have released the Wagon to lighter duties.  In our past three years ol' Chuck has done his best to provide us with challenges and difficulties; from loose bearings to broken spring shackles, dodgy treg hitches and this year a completely broken leaf spring (one that we had previously upgraded!).



However, we have a plan to get back on the road!

The pdf file at the bottom of the page sets out in detail what we are trying to achieve.




HELP US BUILD A REPLACEMENT
A you-beaut fully off road camping trailer just doesn't grow on a tree.  So TTT is embarking on another ambitious project - We will build a new Chuckwagon.  Based on our own design and constructed by a team led by our very experienced trailer constructor David Brock, we are now collecting components and looking for funding support for Chuckwagon 2 - The New Chuck.

To do this we are looking for support from sponsors and friends and from industry.  If you can assist or have contacts or leads in particular in the four wheel drive industry we would appreciate you contacting us.  We can offer
great support and sponsor benefits, including having components and equipment tested in very rigorous condition.

We can be contacted at trekthetrak@gmail.com or on the contact information on the document below.



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