End of year trip.

MY_STI · Post by **MY_STI** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:32 pm

Whats the go lads?

Are we going to strive to do this again? with more troops this time?
Where do we want to go? When do we want to go there? and how long for?

Really keen to work something out.

I 'should' have fair bit of time off from mid dec thru to late jan.

Discuss.

MY_STI · Post by **MY_STI** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:03 pm

Don't tell me we're going a little soft.

That is simply unacceptable.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:34 pm

I will come but in some one else car

Fatz take me

I wont leave stuff around for u to tread in

LOL

subelover · Post by **subelover** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:04 am

hi will im keen im the same ill prob get a lift with jonny....i rekon sam and his brother in their lifted l serieswill go aswell...sounds good m8 cheers BEN

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:29 am

im always keen for a trip

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:45 am

I will be there.
North South East or West?

Throwing some ideas around.....

central highlands
Friendly beaches

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:22 am

MY_STI wrote:Don't tell me we're going a little soft.

That is simply unacceptable.

Will is right, as usual.
GENTLEMAN, WELD YOUR DIFFS.

Purchase chains if you have to.

Fatz · Post by **Fatz** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:34 am

hey guys.. im def in..
super sedan for this trip.

subius · Post by **subius** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:16 pm

I'll be there for sure. Got some work to do on the ol wagon first but she'll be there. Getting kybs all round and some kings for the front. Should have some winter treads too

Whos free when? I'll have uni hols so i'll have HEAPS of time!

MY_STI · Post by **MY_STI** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:32 pm

Ideas are what we are after, keep em coming!

Friendly Beaches is in the Freycinet national park isn't it? Sounds Good.
And always a fan of the central highlands.
Maybe we could go to those Salt flats?
I wouldn't mind a bit of a circumnavigation of tassie, or something like that.

Tough life being a student, isn't it Sam!

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:34 pm

i think i get between christmas and new years off, maybe even a few days either side

but if some dates are set theres always leave to take

MY_STI · Post by **MY_STI** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:44 pm

anymore thoughts on where we would like to go? beach/sand, highlands, gravel, rock, mud, or bit of everything?

I am pretty determined not to come home for a least a fortnight, hopefully have enough spares to see it out.

The henty dunes are always great fun, if anyone hasn't been there it should be on the list.

Wouldn't mind a sticky beak at the Darwin Platea, near Queenstown, rated 'Hard' for 'real' 4wds and fairly rocky, should be a bit of a challenge.

Have also been told there is some killer forestry tracks around huonville, would be nice to try and get lost in them!

Lets keep the ideas coming guys!

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:27 pm

will have to take you all over jeffrys track/white timber trail, which goes basically between new norfolk and huonville (round the back of mt wellington)

drove that in the snow last weekend!!! was abuot 4 inches deep

MY_STI · Post by **MY_STI** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:33 pm

Bluesteel wrote:drove that in the snow last weekend!!! was about 4 inches deep

You lucky sod! Sounds like the makings of a route, all in favour?

subius · Post by **subius** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:02 pm

Yeah im keen for a bit of everything. Never driven in the dunes before so that should be cool. There are some pretty cool forestry tracks in the Florentine Valley too. Got to give a Uni Forester a good thrashing round there last year during a field trip. Might even find some good mud round there too.

subius · Post by **subius** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:01 am

just did a quick good abou the area and found this.

http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/factsheets/ ... sfield.pdf

looks like there could be some cool stuff to explore are here. And getting a key to some of the tracks shouldn't be a problem either. I particulaly like the bit that says

"People using this route must be experienced four-wheel drivers with high clearance vehicles. There is a particularly steep and slippery section on the Saw Back track just before it joins the Adamsfield track."

There is heaps of stuff like this on the park website, havn't had a chance to look through them tho:

http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/factsheets/index.html

some ideas here maybe?

Subaruba... · Post by **Subaruba...** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:52 am

Ill be working 3 days on 4 off or something zooming around the river on a 600hp tour boat, so i wont really know till dates are sorted, but its for sure possible at least for a few days. yet to take the new L off road, keen to find out how she goes....
Josh

MY_STI · Post by **MY_STI** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:02 pm

Its about time we took this off the shelf and blew the dust off.

There are a few track mentioned here on the parks website, all of these should also be in the Off Road Tasmania book. (good read)

So far we have something like this:

For the east:
Friendly beaches track (medium)

For the south:
01 Jeffery's track (medium)
02 Wellington Park Fire trails (medium/hard)
Sawback Track (hard)
And some forestry tracks!

For the west:
22 Ocean beach/ Henty dunes (medium)
23 Mt Huxley (hard)
25 Mt McCall (medium)

Thinking it would probably be better if we started out east-south-west to make a bit of a circuit out of it, then those with work commitments could jump in/out at various times more easily.

There may be park fees involved with some of these tracks. Any one else already have Park Passes?

And Comm's, what have we got? I have a UHF and AM sideband sets in the wagon, and two handheld UHF's to bring.

Will try and make a bit of 'spare dump' from excess spares (can't carry tooo much) in queenstown between now and xmas (near the rocky tracks)

Finally dates, is there a general time everyone has off? would it be better early to mid Jan, a little after the silly season? Maybe if we did the the sections as smaller individual trips?

Wagon is so close to ready I can smell it, Custom exhaust all the way and little bit more wiring should sort it out.
Unfortunatly I don't think my latest potential project will be ready for this trip!

subius · Post by **subius** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:09 pm

I'll be up north for christmas and available from mid boxing day till mid friday (29th) as i have to work in hobart on friday night. Is probably better to split it up into a few smaller trips i reckon as there isn't much time between xmas and new years to cram it all in.

what do you guys reckon?

who's keen for part a between xmas - new years? and which bit first? east or west?

i would be keen for the rest in early jan a little after the 'silly season'.

I've also got a uhf and a few spares if needed too.

its getting close!!

MY_STI · Post by **MY_STI** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:22 pm

Definatly keen for a part between xmas and new years.

Question is: which part?
Personaly would like to do the south section, but not too fussy.

Gentlemen, Cast your vote and availability for Part 1.