Minganui

[Scott]

Hi, thinking about heading to minganui in late july /early august? anybody keen

[DieselBoy]

Hi Scott, i've been busting to get down there with some one that know's their way around, so count me in!!!!

The only weekend i have booked is the 15 and 16th of August, taking Waikato Club to Pureora.

[DJ]

Hi Scott Im sure that Tony ( space framed Jeep )
Woodie ( vg30 space frame ?something )
Steve (Nissan /suzuki )
Mutt (Nissan winch truck )
Phil ( Holden V8 hilux )
Me ( Hilux POS )
as we all are tuff trucks & have winches, roll bars, etc etc and havent been there since you drunk all of our Rum, we are keen for a return assult

[hyperlux1]

im keen just post a date so i can check wether im working or not

[Big-AL]

i always enjoy minginui

[Scott]

Hi,
Going to head down to minginui the last weekend of July (25/26)

[Scott]

Hi,
Wayne and i are heading down to Mangamate falls camp on friday nite(24th), and will be hoping to get away 4wheeling by 8:30/9:00 saterday morning

[Jafa]

I'm in for this

[wopass]

maybe...depending on funds and if the trucks still in one piece

[86-surf]

ill be keen to get back out there, depends if i win the auction on this new beast or not.

ill probably be dead wait tho, also wont have my license back unti 11th august:(

[gimmemud]

Damn, probably can't make it this time. I heard the water is really nice this time of year.

[Satalite]

Hey, has anyone heard about the dodgy stuff thats been going on in Minginui over the past couple of weeks.... Bit of gang related crime, hunters have been held up and had their firearms and vehicles stolen while being in the bush.

Bit worried about leaving tow bus and trailer parked up somewhere or being held at gun point while being out in the bush..... at the same time I don't want some tards wrecking my weekend!!!!

[gary_in_nz]

you have to expect that with murapara down the road, where the every 3rd person owns a brand new hsv clubsport?!?!

[nzhunter]

Just a couple of articles of whats been happening in the area lately

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10583743

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10584071

Maybe if you were able to park tow vehicles on private land?

[Scott]

HI,don't believe everything you read in the papers!.
I'm still heading down, and camping on private land.
PM me if you're keen to join us?

[Scott]

The farmer will allow six 4x4 trucks etc to camp on his land. There's no amenities so bring your camping gears and contact me so we can sort out how you can find were we'll be camping.
Minginui is not really suited for shiny trucks.
Cheers Scott

[SirGerald]

Minginui is not really suited for shiny trucks.

Guess that rules jafa out then

[DJ]

Here we were, wondering through the forest, minding our own business, when we found this wagon parked up, no one in sight and looking very sad.


Ohh ! looking very sorry for itself... LOL
Jafa, You Gotta come back, you've got unfinished business here

[DJ]

Some More Pics

[gary_in_nz]

ahh i recognise that last bog pictures there, just looks a lot messier in there than when i last vistied, sept 07.
that hilux looks like it took a hit!!!

[Jafa]

Haha! Yes um , err, well...
Basically not watching where I was going and driving too fast, walloped the end of that big log you can see next to the truck, snapped both kingpins off like carrots and dump the wheel and hub on the ground
Had to flog some bits off Scotts truck, go back into the bush, rebuild the swivel with a stock one, complete with c-arm, cobble some steering back together, and drove it back to camp before dark.
Piled it on the trailer today, put Scotts front axle back together, and got home this evening.
Got to say many thanks to Scott, Wayne, Sarah (Satelite)and Pete(Dieselboy) for all the help getting the truck mobile again.
Good to meet DJ and the boys as well, and yes defiantly unfinished business back there!

[Big-AL]

dennis and tony... did you guys check out that long downhill section we found right at the end of last time we were there? the place we saw the motorbikes go down? i think tony might have walked down it a bit last time??

[DJ]

did you guys check out that long downhill section

hi Big ..LOL yep we have checked it out and its a killer not for the faint hearted ( me ??) drops drown then gets steeper until almost at the bottom then its bloody steep. The track continues on but we havent as you want to start that track early in the day. This hill ? is now part of the normal trek we do. I have a video of some of it and will post it when I can get Dean to upload it. The water fall camp as a new shelter hut with fire place and tables etc etc looking sharp ...
We could be going back sometime soon .. you keen ?? but will stay at the Rec Camp
cheers

[vvega]

Haha! Yes um , err, well...
Basically not watching where I was going and driving too fast, walloped the end of that big log you can see next to the truck, snapped both kingpins off like carrots and dump the wheel and hub on the ground
Had to flog some bits off Scotts truck, go back into the bush, rebuild the swivel with a stock one, complete with c-arm, cobble some steering back together, and drove it back to camp before dark.
Piled it on the trailer today, put Scotts front axle back together, and got home this evening.
Got to say many thanks to Scott, Wayne, Sarah (Satelite)and Pete(Dieselboy) for all the help getting the truck mobile again.
Good to meet DJ and the boys as well, and yes defiantly unfinished business back there!

gutted bro
i was in the naked buss you would have seen as you came out of rotorua(big black bus) .. saw you heading back .. was gutted for you
nobody likes to break there toys

[DJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeUd3JCM0Y8 I

have a video of some of it and will post it when I can

I hope this works