Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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zukmeista
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Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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Good weekend, didn't do any major damage, washed out inside of truck in causeway :roll: Was finding it hard to get anywhere the first day so dropped tyres from 15psi to 8psi and it was like going from 2wd to 4wd :D
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Zooker
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Re: Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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Sweet pics.
I've been wanting to go to pouto for a while now but never been so would like to go with others.
Was that a 4wd club trip?
When are ya next going?
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zukmeista
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Re: Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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Nah not a club trip just tagged along with some dargaville locals. Not sure, probably not for a while weather was shit so want to wait till the sun comes back again! :lol:
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Re: Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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zukmeista wrote:Good weekend, didn't do any major damage, washed out inside of truck in causeway :roll:


your sposed to wash the truck out at the end of the trip not halfway through it :D
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Re: Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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derk wrote:your sposed to wash the truck out at the end of the trip not halfway through it :D

Auto hubs decided to play up in water up to top of tyres:evil: So had to wait for truck in front to come back and give me a tow, not much got in though just enough to wet carpet so If I didn't stop it probably would have stayed dry.
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Ant
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Re: Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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did a run up there not to long ago. would be awesome summer trip. We took some body boards for the really steep dunes :D The kids thought it was the best thing ever
Would like to try out the old snowboard out there too :shock:
Need a good spade and some mates out there as there is some really soft stuff up in the dunes.
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Coljag
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Re: Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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Zooker wrote:Sweet pics.
I've been wanting to go to pouto for a while now but never been so would like to go with others.
Was that a 4wd club trip?
When are ya next going?

Hi PM me if ya want to go and I will see if it's worth my while (if enough interested).
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MrBeef
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Re: Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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Was a good day out there Harry aye.

My wagon the safari with pallet on roof,
Thoroughly enjoyed going through all that water and only having slightly damp floor. Whereas the other safari had about 3 inches hahahha.

Dunno why everyone always worried about all the "soft sand" it really ain't all that bad, I've only got stuck going over crests. I guess we have beaten tracks that we follow tho :)

I'm always up for trips to Pouto, love it there. Good fun, not so much when front diff and gearbox were all milky tho... Oops
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Re: Pouto Trip 20/21:09:14

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the photos with water up to the bonnet are awesome! that would scare me:)
great photos, guys.
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