Avoca River/ Basins hut

[mylux]

Hi,
Am planning to shoot up to the Basins hut on 28, 29, 30 september or thereabouts (subject to gate key of course)
Am planning on heading up friday afternoon (3 or 4ish) and returning on sunday.
Friday will be head in and set camp,
Saturday would head a little further up river (hunting or 4wd )
Sunday = Home
The track is reasonably straight forward but a snorkle would be advisable as you have to cross the Avoca twice.
There is a hut but we normally take tents.
If anyone is interested on tagging along let me know.
Edit. There is a Gate fee for each vehicle.

[hippy_]

Where about is that?? I'd tag along, just to watch you guys try and put coal on the fire.....

[mylux]

Sorry should have said
Its at the head of Lake Coleridge.
Bout a two hour drive from ChCh to start of 4wd track.
Coal on a fire
That's nothing, you should have been at Haast earlier this year Yee Haaaawwww

[ClassicCruiserSpares]

Keen!! Wait till you see what ive got planned for the next haast trip

[hippy_]

Keen, just will depend on funds......... I'll bring some coal!!!

[IcedJohnno]

Where about is that?? I'd tag along, just to watch you guys try and put coal on the fire.....

Ha Ha!
Tis basically north of the top of Lake Coleridge. It is the 2nd of three huts on the true right of the Avoca.
The 1st now known as "The Retreat", formerly Harper Base in Forest Service days, is at the confluence of the Harper & Avoca rivers.

The 3rd one is Avoca Hut belonging to Canty Uni Tramping Club. At Christmas time I managed to drive up to the start of the 15 min foot-track into the 3rd one, Avoca hut. The last bit was fairly hairy with boulders larger than my Prado.

Likely the side stream Galilee Creek on the true left coming down from Jordan Saddle with have washed out in the heavy rains we had up there a month ago. Was pretty tricky crossing that on my own at Christmas.
I rode the foot track down from that hut on my mountain bike which was also rather hairy!

Basins, or Back Basins hut as it used to be known, was done up by my bro in law when I was staying there just after Christmas. Looking pretty good now.
There is a much older hut across Basins Creek which is not used much now.

[pressy]

very tempting will have to check in with the weekend planner

[niblik]

just curious, whats the gate fee worth richard?

[Lawrence]

I think the gate key is worth $20 isnt it. I may be potentially keen also.

[IcedJohnno]

I think the gate key is worth $20 isnt it. I may be potentially keen also.

Yep $20 it is...
http://www.glenthorne.co.nz/public-acce ... ne-station

[mylux]

Yep as others have said twenty pinga per vehicle.
There's even a safe place to park trailers

[rokhound]

Tis a very nice piece of country up in there. Our last trip in there we drove up to within 5mins walk of the 3rd hut.
As opposed to the Avoca, you can also head up the Wilburforce where there are quiate a few huts on the attributries. There is a massive basin about 10kms up from Glenthorpe home stead, you could spend months in there and still not see it all...

[kbjj]

Interested, we'll see closer to time

[pressy]

Interested, we'll see closer to time

have you nibs and ccs checked out your status under the online/offline on the left of the screen, sausage shack

[mylux]

Interested, we'll see closer to time

Don't forget to bring the sausage shack

Interested, we'll see closer to time

have you nibs and ccs checked out your status under the online/offline on the left of the screen, sausage shack

Mine ended up SHOCKLESS
Shocks are overrated anyway

[pressy]

hi Rich

are you still going to do this trip? just so I can sort out the friday and the weekend. cheers

[mylux]

hi Rich

are you still going to do this trip? just so I can sort out the friday and the weekend. cheers

Yep all go.
Will sort the gate key next week.

[muddyplumber]

Keen to come if I can sort gearbox,shocks n hubs before then

[mylux]

Keen to come if I can sort gearbox,shocks n hubs before then

Best get busy then "Springfree"
Bring her round and we'll have a working Bee

[muddyplumber]

stuffed my shoulder so gotta mate sorting gearbox n i should be all good stuffing round with all the other bits,thanks for the offer man.lookn forward to another trip

[ClassicCruiserSpares]

:lol: stuffed my shoulder so gotta mate sorting gearbox n i should be all good stuffing round with all the other bits,thanks for the offer man.lookn forward to another trip

Be good to have you along again, let us know if ya need a hand with ya truck dude.

[muddyplumber]

Thanks jase will let ya no,yea sounds like a mint trip.

[muddyplumber]

On parr for the trip,had a hold up tho.the gearbox I got from pick apart went in to an auto trans place today to get input seal replaced and shaft swapped over,then got the call saying the box was f#%ked and there was metal thru it n clutch pads were toast.phoned a1 Holden wreckers a month ago n they wanted like 570 for a box then went back in today n they said $250 cash,wish they had said that when I was first looking...owells.got shock bushes sorted,may end up putting steel straps round the rear springs to keep them in place for this trip as I'm not gonna get the truck back till the weekend and may run outta time to make something else.
Rich

[muddyplumber]

Hey was just wondering how many trucks are coming on this trip?Rich

[hippy_]

Im now a maybe........

[mylux]

Hey was just wondering how many trucks are coming on this trip?Rich

Not sure at the moment
If people can confirm if they are coming I will have a better idea
Either chuck ya names on here or P.M me.
Thanks.
Richard.

[pressy]

Hey was just wondering how many trucks are coming on this trip?Rich

Not sure at the moment
If people can confirm if they are coming I will have a better idea
Either chuck ya names on here or P.M me.
Thanks.
Richard.
pressy +1

[ClassicCruiserSpares]

Hey was just wondering how many trucks are coming on this trip?Rich

Not sure at the moment
If people can confirm if they are coming I will have a better idea
Either chuck ya names on here or P.M me.
Thanks.
Richard.
pressy +1
Jason

[mylux]

She's all go
Got the gate key sorted, so stick ya name on the list if you are keen
Only two weeks to go

[DDAN]

She's all go
Got the gate key sorted, so stick ya name on the list if you are keen
Only two weeks to go

Keen as count me in