Conway River: laugh a minute

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:07 pm

Well, I'm surprised that you buggers haven't put photo's up of my submarine alter ego :lol:

What another excellent trip. Raining on the way in, not too deep, actually shallower then before but dirty. 5 trucks strong. We travelled down river to our usual camping spot and set up the tajmahal and the bonfire. On the way Matt displayed why he wasn't in the army, shot about "100" :lol:

rounds and only wounded a few goats out of a herd of 10. Sent Rik over in his hilux ATV to find the "fresh meat" only to find a gorse forest. Can't remember many recoveries that afternoon, got ho hum so we found lots to play with, then we needed recovery. All were well and truly pissed by 10pm, and duly legless by 1am, some needing to"crash" before then. Next day we woke to Bill's sweet voice :twisted:

making his ritualistic cup of tea. Cooked up a shit hot breaky and headed off. Wasn't too long before we started finding oursellllves in heaps of self inflicted shit

Matt needed to make his tubed tyres tubeless as we had to slpit and reseat tyre beads. Rik's airlocker shat itself and even started finding the bottoms soft. And me, well I relly started looking for more and more challenging river crossings until I found the softest, deepest and swiftest spot all weekend. Good 8" flowing through the truck. Although the computer got wet and she died in the arse when submerged, like all good nissan's she started with a little encouragement once out and got me all the way home, albet a little lacking in power. Needed two trucks with winches to get me out of that on. Matt got stuck several times once down in the soft shit because of his skinny tyres, he even ended up with water inside. All in all a great weekend, even got to wash the inside of the truck.
Al

padero · Post by **padero** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:37 pm

lmao.. typical you Al, can you not be arsed to clean your truck out the conventional way rather than washing it in a river.. its much easier to use a vacum lol

sounds like you guys had plenty of fun, i also had fun that weekend up at hamner river with the new truck, nearly rolled it as the ground gave way underneth my back right wheel up the gorge on the left trying to turn around lol

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wjw · Post by **wjw** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:56 am

Al, Stuck first time

Rik Driving up the hill

Rik Coming out of bush

Will Crossing River

Al's first time stuck 'in' the river

Rik's splash

Al Well stuck.... two winches needed

The Beach

Photo Album

hiriklux · Post by **hiriklux** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:00 pm

blooody good trip cheers once again al for the organising and good pics bill should be interesting to see what mat got on video to

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:26 am

hiriklux wrote:blooody good trip cheers once again al for the organising and good pics bill should be interesting to see what mat got on video to

I've got a video of you, tyres spinning, moving at about 1" an hour...

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:10 pm

Where did Tims grumpy post go?

Good to see you guys had so much fun... next time, assuming I am not babysitting, I will be there.

Steve

hilux_will · Post by **hilux_will** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:23 pm

bloody good trip. i pulled my huds apart the other day and they were full of shit so hopefully that was why i didnt have 4wd on the first day.

i will have pictures up soon i just need to get them off my mates camera.
will have the pictures up in a few days hopefully.

yer thanx to everyone for a great trip. hope there to be another one soon.

will

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:58 pm

SupraLux wrote:Where did Tims grumpy post go?

Grumpy post? I didnt see it

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:08 pm

Missed it too

Watch the trip forum as Tim and I may have another similar trip up our sleeves for march. When was Rik doing 1"/hr Bill? That's what sucks about leading trips, you miss alot of the laughs behind you. Give us a gander tonite at the party will ya.The trip organiser has talked me into leading a trip down the Coway on june 10th I think, so may be a little more water in there be then, and I'll definitely be on 33'
Al

Post by **mike** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:00 pm

wjw wrote:
SupraLux wrote:Where did Tims grumpy post go?

Grumpy post? I didnt see it

I did and I hear ya Tim, I hear ya :wink:

Whats this about a party? Am I missing something again. ...... man I gotta ditch this wellington stuff or get something going up here

Mike

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:33 pm

Grumpy post, Is everything ok Tim

hiriklux · Post by **hiriklux** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:22 pm

well bill at least i was moving

even if it was an inch an hour

Conan · Post by **Conan** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:33 pm

yeah true!! i was reading that waiting for the rebut! must be a conspiracy :wink:

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:28 pm

Sorry Tim, only one pic of your truck on the beach:

Spent all my time running ropes from your truck onto others....

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:29 am

krawlr · Post by **krawlr** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:20 pm

some nice pics guys...................sounds like it was a good one.

well have to get you southern boys up for a play in the bush................................youre trucks all have NOT enough panel damage for my likeing :lol:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:59 pm

We all sorted now girls :!:

As for the nth island, would like to think about an "adventure" that way some time :twisted:

As for the panel damage, its there, I only show my good side to photographers. :lol:

Al

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:58 pm

krawlr wrote:some nice pics guys...................sounds like it was a good one.

well have to get you southern boys up for a play in the bush................................youre trucks all have NOT enough panel damage for my likeing

The photo's do make the vehicles 'dentless

', don't look 'dentless' in the flesh tho

, re:chick's dig body damage :!:

, as for bush we head over to the west coast here in the south island a couple of times a year and those trees don't bend too easily compared to the hilux :cry:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:06 pm

Shit I forgot to mention that one Tim :twisted:

I have two nice dents on my front left mudguard from a wee little tree on the westcoast from my last winching exercise there ie: blown clutch. :twisted:

The rest was down the bloody waimak, and not trees either, plan earth, solid as shit. :twisted:

Al

penetrator · Post by **penetrator** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:00 pm

Hey Al just curious as to how your truck handles the water after being pretty wet a couple of times!! I see you have been able to keep driving albeit a bit thirstier or lacking power but what has it cost in terms of fixing the computers etc?

Just asking as I have done a few trips in my surf (the 3.0l V6 surf from the waimak trip last year) down here in queenstown now where there has been some pretty deep water and have been thinking of lifting the ECU's up by the rear view mirror in case i get in the same situation. Not too keen on getting stuck in the wops because of wet computers!!! Just interested on your thoughts about this with the petrol electrics etc. By the way nice project coming up with the SAS jealous would be an understatement :wink:

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