Re: Never, ever leave your vehicle in outback Australia
 

www.poms.co.uk wrote:
    > "Tom Johnstone" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> stevesub wrote:
    >>> EPIRB - $A200 to $A300 and available from any boat shop plus heaps of
    >>> other places. Also a spade ($A10) may have helped them get un-stuck
    >>> Stevesub
    >> Out of interest, what would it cost to rent one if on holidays in Oz? Any
    >> idea?
    >
    > I have a EPIRB for sale if you want one.

I wish I was going to the outback soon, but won't be there again for at
least a year. Was out that way in December, but stuck to the main
(albeit gravel) roads since we didn't have a 4wd. Even so, we stocked up
with water - carried about 30L of drinking water and 20L of water for
the car (which we could have drank too if nec.) - as Stevesub said
above, it's easy to get that stuff in convenient plastic containers and
it costs basically nothing.

I'm hoping to do a 4WD trip up through the Pilbara for our next trip
back home - probably next year. If you still have your EPIRB then maybe
I'll buy it off you ;-)

Tom

Re: Never, ever leave your vehicle in outback Australia
 

Tom Johnstone <[email protected]> wrote:
    > www.poms.co.uk wrote:
    > > "Tom Johnstone" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > >> stevesub wrote:
    > >>> EPIRB - $A200 to $A300 and available from any boat shop plus heaps of
    > >>> other places. Also a spade ($A10) may have helped them get un-stuck
    > >>>
    > >>> Stevesub
    > >> Out of interest, what would it cost to rent one if on holidays in Oz? Any
    > >> idea?
    > >
    > > I have a EPIRB for sale if you want one.
    >
    > I wish I was going to the outback soon, but won't be there again for at
    > least a year. Was out that way in December, but stuck to the main
    > (albeit gravel) roads since we didn't have a 4wd. Even so, we stocked up
    > with water - carried about 30L of drinking water and 20L of water for
    > the car (which we could have drank too if nec.) - as Stevesub said
    > above, it's easy to get that stuff in convenient plastic containers and
    > it costs basically nothing.
    >
    > I'm hoping to do a 4WD trip up through the Pilbara for our next trip
    > back home - probably next year. If you still have your EPIRB then maybe
    > I'll buy it off you ;-)

You didn't say if you did rent last time and did not say if your
planning to rent.

It looks like on your previous trip you did not rent, because taking a
non-4WD rental car on gravel roads would most likely be violating the
rental conditions.

*If* next time you rent and rent a 4WD, then the rental company should
either provide an EPIRB as standard or for a small fee. If they don't
then seek another company.

Have fun in the Pilbara. You'll love it.

Re: Never, ever leave your vehicle in outback Australia
 

    >>> stevesub wrote:
    >>>> EPIRB - $A200 to $A300 and available from any boat shop plus heaps of
    >>>> other places. Also a spade ($A10) may have helped them get un-stuck
    >>>> Stevesub
    >>> Out of interest, what would it cost to rent one if on holidays in Oz?
    >>> Any idea?
    >> I have a EPIRB for sale if you want one.
    > I wish I was going to the outback soon, but won't be there again for at
    > least a year. Was out that way in December, but stuck to the main (albeit
    > gravel) roads since we didn't have a 4wd. Even so, we stocked up with
    > water - carried about 30L of drinking water and 20L of water for the car
    > (which we could have drank too if nec.) - as Stevesub said above, it's
    > easy to get that stuff in convenient plastic containers and it costs
    > basically nothing.
    > I'm hoping to do a 4WD trip up through the Pilbara for our next trip back
    > home - probably next year. If you still have your EPIRB then maybe I'll
    > buy it off you ;-)
    > Tom


I have new one up at http://experimentalist.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=37



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Re: Never, ever leave your vehicle in outback Australia
 

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:37:59 +0100, "www.poms.co.uk"
<webmaster@(REMOVETHESPAM)byronbay.co.uk> wrote:

    >>>> stevesub wrote:
    >>>>> EPIRB - $A200 to $A300 and available from any boat shop plus heaps of
    >>>>> other places. Also a spade ($A10) may have helped them get un-stuck
    >>>>> Stevesub
    >>>> Out of interest, what would it cost to rent one if on holidays in Oz?
    >>>> Any idea?
    >>> I have a EPIRB for sale if you want one.
    >> I wish I was going to the outback soon, but won't be there again for at
    >> least a year. Was out that way in December, but stuck to the main (albeit
    >> gravel) roads since we didn't have a 4wd. Even so, we stocked up with
    >> water - carried about 30L of drinking water and 20L of water for the car
    >> (which we could have drank too if nec.) - as Stevesub said above, it's
    >> easy to get that stuff in convenient plastic containers and it costs
    >> basically nothing.
    >> I'm hoping to do a 4WD trip up through the Pilbara for our next trip back
    >> home - probably next year. If you still have your EPIRB then maybe I'll
    >> buy it off you ;-)
    >> Tom
    >I have new one up at http://experimentalist.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=37

Thats a lot of money to pay for something that won't work in another 2
1/2 years.

In 2009 that frequency will no longer be used for epirbs.

Would work out around AU $400 + odd plus delivery I presume.

Re: Never, ever leave your vehicle in outback Australia
 

<Tony> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:37:59 +0100, "www.poms.co.uk"
    > <webmaster@(REMOVETHESPAM)byronbay.co.uk> wrote:
    >>>>> stevesub wrote:
    >>>>>> EPIRB - $A200 to $A300 and available from any boat shop plus heaps of
    >>>>>> other places. Also a spade ($A10) may have helped them get un-stuck
    >>>>>> Stevesub
    >>>>> Out of interest, what would it cost to rent one if on holidays in Oz?
    >>>>> Any idea?
    >>>> I have a EPIRB for sale if you want one.
    >>> I wish I was going to the outback soon, but won't be there again for at
    >>> least a year. Was out that way in December, but stuck to the main
    >>> (albeit
    >>> gravel) roads since we didn't have a 4wd. Even so, we stocked up with
    >>> water - carried about 30L of drinking water and 20L of water for the car
    >>> (which we could have drank too if nec.) - as Stevesub said above, it's
    >>> easy to get that stuff in convenient plastic containers and it costs
    >>> basically nothing.
    >>> I'm hoping to do a 4WD trip up through the Pilbara for our next trip
    >>> back
    >>> home - probably next year. If you still have your EPIRB then maybe I'll
    >>> buy it off you ;-)
    >>> Tom
    >>I have new one up at http://experimentalist.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=37
    > Thats a lot of money to pay for something that won't work in another 2
    > 1/2 years.
    > In 2009 that frequency will no longer be used for epirbs.
    > Would work out around AU $400 + odd plus delivery I presume.


Not sure what is in aus $. Ta for letting us know. 2009 So you would get
few years use out of it and battery ok till 2010

ta

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