Offroad-Express

Jerry wrote:as stated before will advise soon, was thinking basing at reefton, an idea of what sort of trips people want and potential numbers would be handy which is why this post is here

Reefton's a good spot to base plenty of tracks around it, and of course it's only 20mins down the road to the chasm track
Reefton has some good accomodation at the local campground which has cabins, and the old nurses home is quite good as well, although noisy, boozy 4x4er's have upset the owners in the past
Tracks in the area range from easy to hard, and harder.

Westport is a great spot as well, again the local campground has good facilities and cabin's, some great tracks around there as well, there's a few locals that are always in for a bit of 4x4 and will show you around if they're home.

Either way I can't commit to anything quite yet, I'm rostered to work and our leave schedule for next year isn't out yet
But hoping to secure some leave and attend

haynzy wrote:you will never ever see me on a 4wd trip at easter ever, unless of course you are offering me your v8 to drive.... do you even still have it??????? or you still scared of the baby lexus

A capable driver doesn't need a V8.

Cheers Richard

Bulletproof wrote:

haynzy wrote:you will never ever see me on a 4wd trip at easter ever, unless of course you are offering me your v8 to drive.... do you even still have it??????? or you still scared of the baby lexus

A capable driver doesn't need a V8.

Cheers Richard

or lockers or a supercharger or completlly reconfigured susp or a winch etc etc etc
sorry last thread jack

I may come on the trip myself with my old diesel banger

Cheers Richard

taz01 wrote:

pressy wrote:

taz01 wrote:whose leading this trip

taz01 sounds like your puting your hand up

no just wanting to know where we going to make sure its worth bringing the shorty if its going to be easy shiny shit i will bring the whale
also just heard that its leaderless thus far[/quote]


mate just bring the shorty, there are some great tracks over that way.

bring the shorty Taz, your longy won't like going up tailings

Am guessing at this stage we run a grade 2-3 trips and a grade 4-5 trips for those that want to wreck their trucks (trip leaders are being organised) Accom in reefton, there is a motorcamp there (am still checking out)

What tracks do people want to do?

For the grade 2-3 was thinking the goat track, mt greenland, deniston, tailings, that beach/cave track last year was good, (open to suggestions here)

If you are going to stay in Reefton shouldn't you be looking at more Reefton based tracks.
I wouldn't think Mt Greenland is a shiny tip these days either.

Big River is a good easy shiny trip, It would take most of the day to drive in and out if you want to stop and look at the old gold workings.
Petrol Hill is also on the Big River road, though it's probably not for shinys
Slab Hut creek can also be accessed from the same road.
Napoleons Hill is a must, would need to organise access though.
Montgomeries Hut is a good short track half day to in and out.

There is also a basic DOC camping ground South of Reefton.

http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recrea ... hut-creek/

Mt greenland isnt really for shinys anymore. Depending on truck numbers the chasm would be a goody, tailings? plus plenty of others that im not sure what there called all around reefton area.

coxsy wrote:we at this stage will be coming down maybe with a challenger following as well

And possible a fj40, if its running.

There are lots of good tracks in the Reefton Area and it is not far to westport or Greymouth

Harder tracks around Reefton

Chasm track
Cooze hill
petrol hill
Subaru hill
slab hut
Alexander power house
Etc Etc

Easier tracks

Green hut
Waitahu
Waipuna caves
Nomame road
Cookeye creek
Greenstone
Big River
Etc etc

then only 1 hour away there are the Westport tracks

Tailings
Bennetts farm
Number 6
Seddonville
Denniston
Mackley
Mt frederick
Etc Etc

Reefton is a good base area with accommodation and eating houses

Cheers Richard

could be 4 wagons from greymouth keen for this, will have to decide closer to the time tho.
waipuna caves are pretty awesome, cockeye creek is bollocks, went in there today, just miles of overgrown gorse and bush, hated it

heya just heads up the southland landrover club is looking at heading up at easter as well. Will try find out what their plans are so we not all trying to do same tracks and cuase a traffic jam in the middlw of nowhere
Am working on going as missed out this year. .

Is this a definite happening

southland landrover club is going to haast

hoping so

Have done alot (i think) of these tracks with my parents when i was a kid.. Have been saying to my partner i wanna go down and show him these tracks for ages so will ask him and see if we can get a couple of other Nelson trucks keen
Are we booking in at the Reefton campground?

At this present time I have changed my mind on going to Reefton because I have thrashed those tracks recently and will most likely go to Westport instead.

Cheers Richard

Hey Jerry have you double booked yourself again or have you finaly finished your cloan . I wont be going as I will be heading north

now, i find after a week in tassie with gq grannie then work for 7 days total then say i 'm off to the south island for another week is going to be pushing my luck with my boss

coxsy wrote:now, i find after a week in tassie with gq grannie then work for 7 days total then say i 'm off to the south island for another week is going to be pushing my luck with my boss

sweet car park on coxys front lawn for the welly boys at easter

might be better to postpone it for a bit as there are other groups on the tracks .... (unless someone else wants to take over organising this)