4wd hire

["Peter Abbott" <>]

Ed. The other alternative is to hire a 4WD campervan.

We took one of these around sections of the Kimberley and had no problems at 
all getting around. The vehicle had dual 90 Litre diesel tanks so could stay 
out for a while in between fuelling stops. We picked ours up through Britz 
and spent most of the time off the bitumen.  They have some areas of the 
country where they do not permit travel but this does depend on current road 
conditions - we had no restrictions at all for the Kimberley in the dry 
season, for example.
One downside is that the vans only carry one spare tyre. We took insurance 
which covered tyre repair and underbody damage. Rates are probably higher 
than for a 'normal' 4WD but we would seriously consider doing it again.
A curious point was that the vast majority of 4WD campers on the road were 
hired by European visitors, not Australian residents.
Peter