Lots of things may be implicit when giving out local advice. Such as "I haven't a clue about the weather forecast because I'm not going anywhere today" and "I would turn if encountering X, Y or Z conditions" or even "I hardly go there myself, but I did use that route on our summer trip 7 years ago".

There's a lot of good advice to be heard locally, but don't digest any advice without some pinch of salt and common sense. Easy access to the wilderness is one of the benefits of living in a remote location, but face it - A LOT of people hardly ever go outside the bubble of their every day routine. Far from everyone in the bush will actually DRIVE on the disused back roads, but they will know about them.