Was Bill's Easter trip, now Al and Tim's Central Trip

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:24 pm

Well, if there's room for another vehicle, count me in. Never been through that area, so sounds like it will be worth the drive.
By the looks of that photo I'd better get a cover for the grill, took over an hour to clean the radiator after the Lake Daniells trip last week :roll:

padero · Post by **padero** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:35 pm

hey guy's, just got back from 3 weeks in auckland working.. is everything going to plan with easter ??

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cromcruiser · Post by **cromcruiser** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:41 pm

Hi yes covering and cleaning the radiator is a must down this way , alls go for easter Cheers Alistair :twisted:

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 8:56 pm

padero wrote:hey guy's, just got back from 3 weeks in auckland working.. is everything going to plan with easter ??

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Hey Adam,
Mike, me and probaly Al heading down convoy syle on Thursday if you want to join in, everythings good even splashed out and bought a poptop

really looking forward to catching up with you all again.
Dave M, there is 2 beds inside 1 has your name on it do you need the outher :?:

. P.S rated tow hooks are a must, if you want to be towed :wink:

, please inform us as to your definate intentions intentions
cheers
Tim

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:02 pm

cromcruiser wrote:Hi yes covering and cleaning the radiator is a must down this way , alls go for easter Cheers Alistair

be dropping in Thursday, hopefully about 2-3pm, (with all cylinders firing this time :thumright:
you tagging on then :scratch:

Leithfield · Post by **Leithfield** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:12 am

Counting the days down now, and the Dougherty clan are also heading up on the Thursday ... time of departure = time Mrs finally gets herself organised on the day :wink:

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:53 pm

Tim, will confirm in the next day or 2, but if we can make it, we will probably just be tenting anyway if thats ok.

Cheers,
Dave

padero · Post by **padero** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:57 pm

yeh i'll head down with you guys on thursday, i've got a shit load to do on the truck before we go lol got no tow hooks or snorkel on it ! bloody work!

she'l be right, just do it at work lol

yeh im looking forward to it should be another brill trip and chance to test the new truck out.

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hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:01 pm

DaveM wrote:Tim, will confirm in the next day or 2, but if we can make it, we will probably just be tenting anyway if thats ok.

Cheers,
Dave

No probs, there's about half a dozen of us outside in tents, caravans and poptops so you won't be lonely :wink:

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:52 am

I'll possibly be working on the Thursday, so anyone heading down thursday night or friday morning? I'll try to get the day off, but would prefer to be in convoy just for "tea and gossip" session reasons along the way

Steve

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:43 pm

Hey Adam, You can come along as long as you promise not to fight me and Tim. :lol:

Al

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:44 pm

Been thinking of the convoy down. Me personally I wouldn't mind leaving at 4am so the kids can sleep :lol:

, but thought you boys might want to meet at the Rolleston BP for a 8am departure :?:

. That way we get to Ettrick about 2pm, time to set up the 4wd city for the week, and drink beer/chill. any thoughts? Numbers please?
Al

padero · Post by **padero** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:52 pm

yeh 8 am start sounds good 4 me and the rest

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Post by **mike** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:00 pm

8am

I dont even set my alarm for 8am on work days. We might leave a bit later as have no tents to set up etc. but then again we could sit around having a few beers watching you guys work. Should be quite entertaining :lol:

Think ill put the surf in for some more repairs so I can bring a trailer down with tyres on it. If I do this anyone else want theirs brought down? Tim?

Mike

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:13 am

Mike, you da man

I would be real keen on that M8, have strops ect, which day will you arrive in Chch, so we can tee it all up :?:

4X4ROB · Post by **4X4ROB** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:31 pm

Aha, finally found my way into this site (or did Mike have a hand in it?) Neway we will be there with my somewhat stock Nissan, yes Mamakat has Easter off and will be coming!!! Looking forward to being towed through the mudholes by the peeps with huge tyres as usual. Being Otago born and bred we will be tenting. Can't wait to meet you all again as well as the new peeps on the trip!
We will probably leave about 10.00am and cruise down quietly to arrive in sufficient daylight to put up the tent. For the peeps I haven't met, my truck is mainly black GQ, with all the corners knocked off with rego 4X4ROB.

Regards...Robbie

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:56 pm

For once Mike, I aint setting up tents. All I have to do is move into the caravan, sit back and get pissed.

Al

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:39 pm

4X4ROB wrote::D rego 4X4ROB.
Regards...Robbie

Although you can only usually see the front one. eh robbie

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:56 am

For those that want to leave from Rolleston BP at 0800, so far we have myself, Tim and Rob. For those that are thinking of travelling in convoy with us, we will have children on board (read babies & infants) that will require the more frequent schedule of stops for the wife to change shitty nappies and feed them. Still haven't trained her to do on the move yet :lol:

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Al

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:30 pm

And at this stage we will be leaving Friday morning - still working on getting the Thursday off.

I guess I'd better get recovery points sorted on the MU huh? I expect I'll be pulling U571 out from time to time?

I think it has a half-torn-off factory hook mount in the rear that I can brace up and reco, and should have the winch and a hook sorted for the front in the next week...

What day is the pack-down planned for? I'm heading to Naseby for a couple of days afterwards for some more 4WDing and family time which should be good.

Steve

Post by **mike** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:28 am

Friday is the 1st days 4wheeling and tuesday is the pack up camp day.

I bet we will be recovering the mu steve from what ive seen of the video evidence :wink:

Mike

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:08 pm

Shhh... the awful truth is too painful to bare

...maybe I'd better get TWO hooks at each end...

...sigh.

I think I'll just drive it on the road from now on... sell it as an cheap billboard

Steve

mudchuka · Post by **mudchuka** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:59 pm

what day are you guys going over the old man range? i ll be stayin at piano flat so will likely see you guys there. b good to meet you lot in person.

Post by **mike** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:43 pm

not sure what day but I think(well I bloody well hope so) we are heading up to the old man range from piano flat as we have done that track the otherway already so maybe we will pass through your campsite and drink all your beer :wink:

Mike

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:16 pm

Probably the sat or sun, but most likely the sunday. Depends on how scared that some of these handbrakes get. Mine won't be coming all the time. My plan is to drive down whitcombe get to the bottom, turn round and drive back up, sounds pointless, but that drive up will get ya heart racing, so the drive down will give those that haven't down some time to know it before the serious shit starts.

Al

cromcruiser · Post by **cromcruiser** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:32 pm

Hi Al theirs a lot of area's to look at on the old man , was up on sunday with the club , its getting a bit dry on the tops mud holes are drying up . i hope get rain this week or it could get dusty on the tops . cheers Alistair

mudchuka · Post by **mudchuka** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:28 pm

if you guys are keen i could show you a few tracks for a bit of fun. there is a good one in the bush goes about 200m but could take an hour. depending on how wet it is. there is a couple more that will get the adrenalin goin. all safe as. IF ITS TOO WET YOU WILL NEED CHAINS. especially on the rock staircase have heard of 3 vehichles tip over since christmas 2 were hiluxes that got tired and had to have a lie down and 1 was a toyota prado all the way from nelson. the trick is to drive in the rut there is a bit of loose rock in the rut and you get more traction, the guys that tipped their trucks were trying to sidle the bank and they tipped over, although 1 was coming down just going too fast and over it went.

padero · Post by **padero** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:40 pm

ah well boys not too far away now, picking up my snorkel on thursday, tow bar and hooks going on next monday. have put some Air con mesh around the radiator to try and stop the mud see how well it works.

tyres will go on this weekend and start to pack things..

what are you guys doing for food, u making things on the nights or going to the local pub for tea ??

any need to bring a jery can ?

adam

oldblue · Post by **oldblue** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:52 pm

I was next in line , going up the rutted track (piano flat end
of old man range) Behind the L/C that rolled onto its side, all the others were stradling the ruts but this guy lost traction, decided to back down a little way , unfortuatly he put a rear wheel up the bank and over it went

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:52 pm

padero wrote:what are you guys doing for food, u making things on the nights or going to the local pub for tea ??
adam

Planning pub meal one night, communial BBQ Saturday night, own food can be cooked in the large kitchen that is attached to the bunkroom you are staying in Adam.

padero wrote:any need to bring a jery can ?
adam

Do those V6's use that much gas :shock:

just kidding, it may be a good idea to carry 10-20L spare, but we are doing day trips all weekend so fuel shouldn't be too much of a problem :wink: