Ashley george 21/10/07

PR · Post by PR » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:04 pm

Annyone keen :?:

Plan of attack is:-

Heading down the Ashley from the Gorge campgound at about 1000 on Sunday 21/10/07.

Head down river until we hit the north bank track after the Okuku and then play in the mud.(if there is any left)

OR

Head down river until we hit the Okuku and head out from there getting toymotors stuck in the process :lol:

.

Tow Hooks a must :!:

Should be able to get through without snorkle(if you take it easy) :!:

AT tyres minimmum :!:

PRS is a must so we all have contact ( I have a spare one if needed )

PR · Post by PR » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:09 pm

Directions to camp ground=

From Chch head out along the Northern motorway,and take the first off ramp to the left after the Waimak. This is Tram Road.
Drive Tram road (all the way to the endof it) until you get to Oxford Rd at an area called Bennetts. Turn left here.A short distance along Oxford Road is the Town Oxford. Turn Right at the first intersection in Oxford onto Ashley GorgeRoad.
About 5 minutes drive is the Gorge campground on the left, just before the Ashley river.

Christchurch people can meet at the Belfast pub between 0900 -0915. Leaving there dead on 0915 if anyone nterested. Otherwise meet at the campground down by the river for a 1015 departure. I will not wait past 1015

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:54 pm

I'm in. That is next month right PR. I would advise snorkels as there will be spring snow melt still around then, but then it's your trip.
Al

PR · Post by PR » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:59 pm

Yeah next month :wink:

I think we should be right with the snorkles but I will have a look at the river flow a couple days prior so it might change to snorkles only :roll:

rangimotors · Post by **rangimotors** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:00 pm

I should be there in a mates truck, unless project rangi is ready..

PR · Post by PR » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:09 pm

Just add a pole for which way :?:

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:50 pm

Head down river until we hit the north bank track after the Okuku and then play in the mud.(if there is any left)

OR

Head down river until we hit the Okuku and head out from there getting toymotors stuck in the process Laughing .

I feel a challenge from the defending champ from last round! Although the true winner was the untowed zook.

I have the 33's now, fitting them on Sunday, will have to get the tyre pressures a tad lower too. LSD should be here soon too. Then I got to get around to fitting that and also getting a more efficient hook setup on rear etc.

Still don't have 35's, twin lockers, and full monkey bars...

Need to get my own PRS too (thanks for the loan last time!)

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:10 pm

I hope I can make it, I will see. Should I attach the tow rope to the front now?

I dont mind where we come out, are we allowed to try push upstream into the gorge or is it only the downstream run? I will follow whatever way we end up going (possibly on the end of a rope again) :oops:

Need some money to spend on the truck

to let it go further, but all in time I guess.

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:20 pm

We can keep a rope between us Steve - if we stick together we should be invincible and can round the others up at times

8wd and all that should be good.

PR · Post by PR » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:23 pm

Steve_t647 wrote:are we allowed to try push upstream into the gorge

You can if you want but from what Rockhound has said in the past there are biggggggggggggggg rocks and very deeppppppppppppp water

Rockhound wrote:Hey Al, if you want to make it really interesting, go up stream from the camping ground, into the gorge. For first time in, you could probably expect to take all day to cover about 3-4 kms
Snorkels, good ground clearance and at least 1 traction aid required. But and awesome trip.

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:32 pm

Tis a good beginers trip for those who want to start the step up from mudplugging.

I stand by what I said earlier. You will need at least 1 traction aid and good snorkels.
You will also need the ability to not break down and cry if you cop a ding or 3.
Bloody good trip though.
:lol:

truck-fixer · Post by **truck-fixer** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:46 pm

Yep I'm keen, don't mind which route we take as have not done either of them :roll:

. Just hungry for some new ground. :wink:

Jezza · Post by **Jezza** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:21 pm

I'm keen, never done the ashley before

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:25 pm

We should be there as well, keen to try as many sections of the Ashley as we can

PR · Post by PR » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:27 pm

I hope you have the video ready as Al likes to float up there :lol:

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:39 am

sweet, im keen to go. from what you were saying last trip PR it sounds like a good trip. i will probley meet you at the belfast pub at 9am. im looking forward to it and i can give a hand pulling out the toyotas :lol:

emma will proberly go aswell and be strop bitch again.

red-devil · Post by **red-devil** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:51 am

PR would you passageners seat be free :lol:

if so could i fill it with me ass and a camera, NO i wont be running this time.

I'll try and get the wheel beering fixed on my old girl so i can drive too

jono

PR · Post by PR » Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:26 am

red-devil wrote:PR would you passageners seat be free if so could i fill it with me ass and a camera, NO i wont be running this time.

I'll try and get the wheel beering fixed on my old girl so i can drive too

jono

Yea you will be in the back as my son will be in the front

PR · Post by PR » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:23 am

Bubbles · Post by **Bubbles** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:34 pm

i might be able to make it
have to get PR to look at my snorkel frist
i might even bring my number one bubble for a ride and my little sister

PR · Post by PR » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:04 pm

What have you done to your snorkle :?:

Bubbles · Post by **Bubbles** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:16 pm

nothing just havent used it yet

QUADRACER · Post by **QUADRACER** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:52 pm

sounds like a great trip, count me in will have snorkel by then,
had a good time ,last time out, and no can`t pull any thing out would
come back faster that you go forward!!

PR · Post by PR » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:34 pm

QUADRACER wrote:sounds like a great trip, count me in will have snorkel by then,
had a good time ,last time out, and no can`t pull any thing out would
come back faster that you go forward!!

Im sure your truck can pull Steve_t647 out :wink:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:32 am

May I suggest that people meet out at the Ashley gorge camp down by the river at say 0900.
Al

PR · Post by PR » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:47 am

albundy wrote:May I suggest that people meet out at the Ashley gorge camp down by the river at say 0900.
Al

It will be hard enough to get to the Belfast pub by 9am let along Oxford :!:

I do the night shift and dont finish to 2am

PR · Post by PR » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:53 pm

Ok now that sheffield is out of the way I will bring this back to life :wink:

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:56 pm

im still keen as.

Bubbles · Post by **Bubbles** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:37 pm

me tooooooooo got to get the cobwebs off my truck :lol:

QUADRACER · Post by **QUADRACER** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:50 pm

sounds good to me