TROOPY ON TOUR

AFTER CLOCKING UP 47,000KM ACROSS SOME OF AUSTRALIA'S TOUGHEST TERRAIN, OUR LONG-TERM TROOPY GETS A FEW SMART UPGRADES AHEAD OF ANOTHER OFF-ROAD ADVENTURE THROUGH CENTRAL AUSTRALIA AND THE GULF

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The Troopy has cruised through a fairly easy patch over the past six months, following a summer stint exploring the stunning Eyre and Yorke peninsulas in South Australia.

Clocking up 47,000km so far - including trips along the Canning Stock Route and through the Gulf Country - the Troopy hasn’t missed a beat, and we haven’t broken anything either, which is a win in my book.

Since summer, I've been off roaming in my battle-hardened Patrol on a Victorian High Country run, and more recently enjoying the comforts of a well-set-up 200 Series on a Western Deserts trip we've just returned from. But by the time you're reading this, the Troopy will be back in action, heading north through Central Australia and into the Gulf once again, helping lead a tagalong tour with Moon Tours and staying off the blacktop wherever possible.

In preparation for the trip ahead, I had the team at Outback 4WD give the Troopy a thorough service, including replacing all the wheel bearings. While it was in the workshop, we also fitted a Long Ranger 40-litre underbody water tank. The tank itself is mounted around the middle of the vehicle, with the filler located under the bonnet and the water pump and outlet positioned down at the rear. It was a bit fiddly to install - and I'm glad I didn't try to tackle it myself.