{"id":551,"date":"2017-12-12T18:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/?p=551"},"modified":"2017-12-13T09:36:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T23:36:37","slug":"cape-york-on-a-budget-part-7-of-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/cape-york-on-a-budget-part-7-of-8\/","title":{"rendered":"CAPE YORK ON A BUDGET – Part 7 of 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is part of a series of articles about how to have TWO EPIC WEEKS IN THE CAPE FOR $1500! If you haven\u2019t read the first part we recommend heading back to Part 1 and reading through for an absolute cracker of a time up in wild and wonderful Far North Queensland!<\/p>\n

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CAMP SETUP TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In putting this article together, we\u2019re assuming that you\u2019re one of the 99% of 4WDs who have their campsite setup and packup down to somewhere less than 30 minutes for overnight stops. Realistically, anything longer than that and you\u2019re more than likely setting up for a couple of nights at a time. From our experiences travelling the Cape over the years, you\u2019ll be up and awake most mornings well before 7am so we\u2019ve planned this trip to kick off from camp at 8am every morning, pulling into camp no later than 4pm at the most. In our opinion that\u2019s the perfect balance between covering kays and enjoy yourself.<\/p>\n

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GETTING TO CAIRNS ON THE CHEAP<\/p>\n

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Of course how much it costs you to get to and from Cairns is going to vary depending on where home is for you. There\u2019s one big way that you can save serious cash on the trip up to and back from Cairns, and that\u2019s in just cruising on the highway. We\u2019ve tested it, and found that there\u2019s an average of 3L\/100km to be gained by dropping your highway cruising speed from 110km\/h to 85km\/h. To put it into perspective, here\u2019s what you\u2019ll save if fuel is an average of $1.50\/L.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Start Point<\/td>\nDistance to Cairns (return)<\/td>\n100km\/h (18L\/100km)<\/td>\n85km\/h (15L\/100km)<\/td>\nFuel Savings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brisbane<\/td>\n3400km<\/td>\n$918<\/td>\n$765<\/td>\n$153<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sydney<\/td>\n4800km<\/td>\n$1,296<\/td>\n$1,080<\/td>\n$216<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Darwin<\/td>\n4500km<\/td>\n$1,215<\/td>\n$1,012<\/td>\n$203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canberra<\/td>\n5040km<\/td>\n$1,350<\/td>\n$1,125<\/td>\n$225<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melbourne<\/td>\n5920km<\/td>\n$1,593<\/td>\n$1,327<\/td>\n$266<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hobart<\/td>\n7380km<\/td>\n$1,971<\/td>\n$1,642<\/td>\n$329<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adelaide<\/td>\n6360km<\/td>\n$1,701<\/td>\n$1,417<\/td>\n$284<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perth<\/td>\n10500km<\/td>\n$2,835<\/td>\n$2,362<\/td>\n$473<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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In nearly all cases that\u2019s enough to start you out with a full Adventure Kings<\/a> campsite, with a single sized Swag<\/a>\u00a0and an Awning<\/a>\u00a0and in some cases could afford you a full campsite including an Awning wall<\/a> a mesh floor<\/a>, Camp lighting<\/a> and a Kings Ice Box<\/a> with change to spare<\/p>\n

Assuming you drive an average of 700km a day on the blacktop to and from Cairns, knocking 15km\/h off your speed will add just over an extra hour to your time behind the wheel. Set the alarm an hour early and save serious coin!<\/p>\n

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NOTE: For this article, we\u2019ve worked \u2018rough fuel costs\u2019 out using an average of 18L\/100km \u2013 which is more or less what most diesel six-cylinder 4WDs will use up the Cape.<\/p>\n

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To be continued\u2026<\/p>\n

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This is part of a series of articles about how to have TWO EPIC WEEKS IN THE CAPE FOR $1500! If you haven\u2019t read the first part we recommend heading back to Part 1 and reading through for an absolute cracker of a time up in wild and wonderful Far North Queensland! \u00a0 CAMP SETUP…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":561,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions\/561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}