Remote touring checklist

Before committing to the route

• Check park alerts, fire danger, flooding, weather and current road conditions close to departure.
• Understand fuel, water, food and medical resupply distances.
• Tell a reliable contact your route, camps and expected check-in times.
• Confirm permits, seasonal closures, cultural access requirements and pet restrictions.
• Build enough time into the plan to stop rather than press on in poor conditions.

Vehicle and camper

• Complete servicing early enough to correct faults before departure.
• Inspect tyres, pressures, wheel hardware, brakes, bearings, suspension and coupling.
• Carry suitable spares, tools, fuses and repair materials—and know how to use them.
• Test battery charging, solar, lighting, refrigeration, pumps and gas appliances.
• Weigh the loaded combination and secure every heavy item.

Water, fuel and communications

Carry emergency water separately from the main supply so one leak cannot remove the entire reserve. NSW National Parks recommends extra water for outback travel and communications that work beyond mobile coverage.

• Calculate consumption for every person, then add a delay margin.
• Carry additional fuel only in approved containers and locations.
• Use a satellite communicator, satellite phone or HF solution appropriate to the route.
• Carry a registered personal locator beacon for life-threatening emergencies.
• Keep paper or offline mapping available when coverage disappears.

Recovery and emergency readiness

• First-aid kit matched to the group and remoteness.
• Fire extinguisher and fire blanket, checked and accessible.
• Rated recovery points and equipment suited to the vehicle and terrain.
• At least one practical method for tyre repair and inflation.
• Sun, heat, cold and insect protection.
• If stranded in remote country, stay with the vehicle unless remaining there creates a greater danger.

Final walk-around

Before every departure: roof and doors secured, steps and stabilisers stowed, gas and electrical systems in travel state, coupling locked, safety chains and breakaway connected, plugs and camera connected, jockey wheel raised, tyres visually checked and site left clean.