Waikato Thompson Track

[Navara_Man]

not sure about the track but the deer sign is very tempting to investigate??? wouldnt mind coming for a ride with someone if anyone wants a co-pilot as i havent been up thea and havent set up my old girl yet sorry!

[T-Boon]

would a surf with 33 inch muds, 2 inch lift, 2 inch bodylift, rear locker, barwork and winch be able to make it up? or is it more a 35`s track ?

[DieselBoy]

mate, thats overkill, you could take your Nannas Honda civic up there

[flyingbrick]

Yeah that's true. It's going down ethe other side that's the hard part. It's a really cool place mr tboon, lots of play areas etc. I'm amazed how much it changes every time I go up! Maybe the dozer. Should wait a bit longer before tidying up the easy side tho

[T-Boon]

Quite keen do go up and over, is one direction better than the other ?

[Swamped]

Going up on a bike like fbrick or riding passenger with someone thats gone through before would be the best way to see it for the first time.
Like nathan said it seems to change quite a bit so theres always something new to surprise you....probably means we don't get out enough really haha.

[UBZ]

T-boom ,before you head over the kati kati side , take you truck , completley bury the winch / front of truck in the biggest , stickiest, nastiest mud hole you can find.
make sure the winch works underwater, and that you can get at the winch / rope / hooks etc.

Kaimai mud is something else .

those are the conditions your winch will have to operate in all day.
,some of the holes could easily be over the top of your bonnet with a bit of rain and make sure your coey is happy to go mud wading.

be prepared for snapped winch ropes , blocked radiators , burnt out starters and alternators , and dead battery's.

not trying to put you off , is a fun bit of track , but trucks have been stuck in their for weeks waiting to get recovered

[Navara_Man]

Just so u know guys we have had 20mm of rain so far, im up whakamarama so fairly same area so i would say she will be muddy and slippery as well as gale force winds!!!

my outdoor table and chairs went airborne off the deck and into the paddock haha!!!

[92 safari 17]

Im goin for a play up waikato side 2morro about 10:00 ish, any 1 keen? sorry for short notice, only desided tonyt

[3VILC]

There is also "The Pines" small network of tracks a couple of Ks from the 'start' of the unmaintained section of Thompsons on the kati side. Im going up there for a look hopefully on sunday weather permitting.

[MNC]

There is also "The Pines" small network of tracks a couple of Ks from the 'start' of the unmaintained section of Thompsons on the kati side. Im going up there for a look hopefully on sunday weather permitting.

Make sure you lads take plenty of photos and post them up here when you get back... for those of us whose wagons haven't been going for awhile and may be suffering from withdrawals