Oct 28 to nov2 Westcoast/nth canty

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:06 pm

Got a 4wd mate from Oz coming over for the above dates. Have planned a trip for him as follows:
28/10 SAT- leave chch and head for hoki, spend nite there. On way going into Taipo valley.
29/10 SUN- Hoki to Ross, head up Mt Greenland. Back down and head to Greymouth spend nite there.
30/10 MON- options... Cockeye creek and no name rd and up Napoleon's Hill and Waipuna tunnels. Too tell you the truth I'm over noname rd and cockeye(done them too many times). Another option is leave Grey do Waipuna tunnels and Napoleon's hill head to Reefton go in to Waitahu river and stay nite at Montgomery Hut. Major piss up and bonfire this nite if we do this option.

31/10 TUES- head out of Waitahu and head to Inangahua. Do Inangahua to Waimangaroa Rd ( need permission and key) stay nite in Westport.
1/11 WED- Westport to Waiau head into Conway river stay at usual campsite or hunters camp further downstream
2/11 THURS- head downstream to beach and back to CHCH

He really hates steep mountians and deep rivers, hence the itinery. Anm opening this up to interested parties but limiting to ten trucks in total. This will be one of my safari type trips most likely camping all the way. Piss up every nite but away by 0930 each day. Trucks must be set up with MT's, snorkels, rated recovery points and recovery gear. Mt Greenland can be tough from 3/4 the way up.

Who's in

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:05 pm

Mite be keen if I can get a morgage for teh fuel I would go through

Leithfield · Post by **Leithfield** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:23 pm

Bloody keen - just need to swing the leave and assemble the piss

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Goose · Post by **Goose** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:25 pm

I could be keen, should have the lux ready as per your requirements by then, plus I got family in westport, and family is originally from waimang, so might be able to smooth the way for access etc....

by the way Leithy, how do you get those cool little smiley dudes on your posts?

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:26 pm

Hosehustler says he may be interested too. You only lve once Matt, no point in having it if you can't use it because of fuel costs, might as well buy a RAV4 :lol:

Al

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:26 pm

I'd be keen if the Mrs will let me and the trucks running..

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:32 pm

albundy wrote: might as well buy a #$%^$
Al

Bah, Off it Al, lol

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:37 pm

albundy wrote:Hosehustler says he may be interested too. You only lve once Matt, no point in having it if you can't use it because of fuel costs, might as well buy a RAV4
Al

hehe rav4 hehe

how about a subaru justy 4wd....... 8-O

4wdnuts · Post by **4wdnuts** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:56 pm

i could be keen. i only gt 30 inch mud tyres tho. sounds like an awesome trip!

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:42 am

Got about 4 definites and a couple of maybes. 30" tyres, why do you bother. Got some secondhand 31" Pirelli MT's with tread if interested. I will probably have the smallest tyres at 33"x10.5"x15"
Al

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:15 am

Just checked the diary at work this morning, nothing in it that can't be changed
i'm in

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:01 pm

NOH!!! The missus has put the kybosh on me going on the trip.... something about family/house/work blah blah blah.........

She said at this stage day trips only till I get the lawn, driveway, plumbing and elec to the garage....... :cry:

but I've got a new toy.......

'sniff sniff'..... ah well, take lots of pictures..... :wink:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:17 pm

UPDATE:
trips moved one day back. IE: we will now be leaving on friday the 27th October and returning tues 31 october late pm. Will ditch Tapio valley and leave chch early fri morning and head straight for Mt Greenland. Nothing like pushing the boundaries first up. I need some definites to do some planning, PM me if you definitely want to come. Will be planning to camp all of it as I will have the dog with me.
Al

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:51 pm

Definites thus far:
Me and Rude (aussie mate who hates nissans :lol:

) Nissan terrano
Hiriklux Hilux
Liethfeld Surf
Robbie Nissan safari
Rob E hilux
Will want to be on the road early fri 27/10 morning (0600) so we can do Mt Greenland in the arvo.
Sat Cockeye creek and Waipuna tunnels/napoleons hill.
Sun new creek to waimangaroa
mon head to waiu and do start of conway river camp overnight,
tues finish conway river and beach, head back to chch.
Probably stay 2 nites in campground and two nites camping.
Al

Leithfield · Post by **Leithfield** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:54 pm

albundy wrote: Definites thus far:
Me and Rude

Your M8's first name wouldn't be Rodney, by chance? :wink:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:59 pm

Sure is, and lives up to his name. Self made millionare and allround good bastard. Took him and hs mssus on my frst central trip when I first got the truck, they hired a landcruiser camper. Was thinking about going back this time as the roads may have been open when he was here but he did not want snow, damn.
Al

Leithfield · Post by **Leithfield** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:57 pm

Bugger

- request for leave officially declined. At this point I'm rightly stuffed and bloody dissapointed.

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:43 pm

A few people have asked me about joining the trip fore a few days at a time, no probs if that suits people. Itinery as follows:
Leaving CHCH arport at 1430hrs on thursday 26/10. Camping at DOC campground that night just nth of Ross. Friday we plan on dong Mt Greenland so far defin ites for this are me and hiriklux.
That arvo head towards No Name Rd and camp in there. People who want to meet on saturday could head into No Name Rd fron Kumara end and meet us on the track or meet us n Grey about unchtme. Head towards Napoloens hill and waipuna tunnels head towards Reefton and stay at Montgomery hut (Waitahu River) that night in the hut (6 bunks). Sunday head towards New creek and head into new creek-waimanogora rd Spend sunday night near Westport. Monday head to Waiau and do top of Conway river, stay in usual campsite. Do rest of Conway tuesday, head back to ChCh.
Link up days would be Ross friday morning/DOC campsite thursday nite, No Name rd saturday morning. New Creek sunday morning Waiau monday afternoon.
Al

4X4ROB · Post by **4X4ROB** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:37 pm

Yeah well the truck is going again...kept flattening the batteries due to an auxillary power supply problem! So, all going well I will be there.
Shouldn't Cockeye come after no name road coming from that direction?
Also, 30" tyres could be a problem on napoleans hill, but have ropes etc.

Al I found a new track after napoleans hill by accident. Took a wrong turn and found an interesting downhill called subaru hill.
I know two others in the area if you have a good panel beater...grade 5 plus!

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:24 pm

Al,
just got back from the Coast, and found that the tracks we did (No Name, Napoleans Hill, Mt Greenland) were all reletively easy.
We had my Safari on 33" Mongrels (running 40psi :roll:

), Frank from the forum in his Pajero on 33's, Discoenewhere in his Diso with 35's, and a standard Hilux on 32's.

Napoleans had a couple of deepish ruts on the way into the river, but nothing major, No Name took around 60mins and was 4wd hi all the way (except for one play area), and Mt Greenland only had 2 sections where the Hilux needed a small tow.

Was quite suprised at how good the tracks were, which was a little dissapointing.

Frank did VERY well yet again, and I was risking being shown up by the Pajero several times.

Got a few boring pics, so will try to load some.

Rob, where is this Subaru Hill?

4X4ROB · Post by **4X4ROB** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:20 pm

Going South (uphill) on Napoleans hill, go along the top and I think it is the second right turn. Just before you start going downhill. It would be interesting to try doing it uphill...now there is a plan!!!

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:05 pm

Good to hear from ya Robbie. Tim is planning to meet us in on No Name rd on the friday nite if you want to head in wth him. Am keen to try anythng grade 5 plus This track maybe the same one Tim found and wants to do as well.
Al

U-BOAT · Post by **U-BOAT** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:45 am

Going South (uphill) on Napoleans hill, go along the top and I think it is the second right turn. Just before you start going downhill. It would be interesting to try doing it uphill...now there is a plan!!!

thats the way us locals here do it, it got its name because at the bottom of the hill there is a rolled subaru leone in the bushes! Its quite narly and depending on the previous weather it can get quite rutted. Further down that track, or up it depwnding on where you start there is a washed out culvered which is only just wide enough for a truck to pass over.
Its quite a good track if you want something hard at the start of the day by going up.

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:02 pm

thats the way us locals here do it, it got its name because at the bottom of the hill there is a rolled subaru leone in the bushes! Its quite narly and depending on the previous weather it can get quite rutted. Further down that track, or up it depwnding on where you start there is a washed out culvered which is only just wide enough for a truck to pass over.
Its quite a good track if you want something hard at the start of the day by going up.

Well, I'm sold

If you don't come Robbie, get in touch and I will come over so you can mark it on my map :wink:

This is definitely the way we are heading up then.
Al

fisho · Post by **fisho** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:45 pm

if u go up napoleon s hill from the orwell creek road there are three tracks up. one is dead easy, the other two are a bit more challenging going uphill. the toughest track in the area is to the west between the two caves and is not used very often because it is relatively unknown. one way in one way out. there is a hill in there that has not been driven as far as i know. put in by bulldozer a few years ago so thers the challenge. noname road, cockeye creek and napoleons hill are all used by a local operator who does tagalong tours so they can be driven by fairly shiny trucks. :roll:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:24 am

We could spend a whole day just in there finding tracks. Good old local knowledge, can't beat it. Thanks for the info boys, will post the results of our finds when I get back.
Al

andrew007 · Post by **andrew007** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:37 pm

i was in their at xmas.Large tree across track,just b4 halfway where it flatens off & has a boghole followed by steep climb!take a chainsaw & enjoy!Don"t forget to take some pic"s.Also subeey hill some of the ruts where deeper than our motorbike handle bars.

hiriklux · Post by **hiriklux** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:20 pm

sounds bloody good

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:15 am

I'm leaving CHCH friday arvo (29th), joining up with a others on No name rd that night, coming home Suday, sleeping in truck first night, hut 2nd night, you'll need to be self contained, if anyone is keen on joining leaving about 2-3pm
Tim

Leithfield · Post by **Leithfield** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:19 am

hosehustler wrote:I'm leaving CHCH friday arvo (29th), Tim

Do you mean Friday the 27th?

Oct 28 to nov2 Westcoast/nth canty

Oct 28 to nov2 Westcoast/nth canty

bulldozer hill