2014 GTG Vic high country - ask anything here

[JPH Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close JPH]

Email received and I think I did a little wee... MLC - do you have any spare sanitary products??

Gold, maybe you better bring a porta potti with you cos the trip will have you going like a fountain it's going to be sweet!

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

Hypothetically speaking...

If someone couldn't make it in time to get to Mansfield but headed straight to Talbotville... what's the most direct route from the north? ... and would they be allowed to attend

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Hypothetically speaking...

If someone couldn't make it in time to get to Mansfield but headed straight to Talbotville... what's the most direct route from the north? ... and would they be allowed to attend

If they are bringing 3 set of maxtrax then I suppose they could attend.....
If your in, will sort out a root for you

[VKPrado Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close VKPrado]

If they are bringing 3 set of maxtrax then I suppose they could attend.....
If your in, will sort out a root for you

Are you sorting out a root for all of us? I know you have already sort out the route we will drive on.

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

No just those that bring the goodies, you can have a route!
Or many routes.
What's better a root or a route?

I thought u might like that, if I can find a spare gtg sticker you can have it for being the fastest to get exited about a root or route

[JPH Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close JPH]

If your in, will sort out a root for you

This trip keeps getting better and better! Hope the missus doesn't find out! If that doesn't want to make you attend Snaga not sure what will! More than welcome at Talbotville, you know you want to! Still a couple of spots left for any other last minute entrants..

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[blkd4d Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close blkd4d]

Hypothetically speaking...

If someone couldn't make it in time to get to Mansfield but headed straight to Talbotville... what's the most direct route from the north? ... and would they be allowed to attend

I would come straight down the Highway to Wangaratta, turn off to Bright then to the Dargo High Plans rd .
That's the easy route .

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

I would come straight down the Highway to Wangaratta, turn off to Bright then to the Dargo High Plans rd .
That's the easy route .

Looks like your root has been sorted

I mean route, same thing?

[PradoGXL08 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PradoGXL08]

Hi All,

Is there a need for a Satellite Phone, given that there is poor or no reception at Tabotville?

If so, would a small cost of $10.00 per vehicle be acceptable? Based on 40 Vehicles = $400.00
$10.00 is a small price to pay, to have it on standby, incase of something more serious happens.

This would be just to cover the loan of the unit for the duration of the GTG.
This would be on loan to me from my local 4wd Club, and I think its only right that if we borrow it, we chip in some cost for having it.
Any calls would be extra $3.00/30 secs.

Please advise

Stuart

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Hi All,

Is there a need for a Satellite Phone, given that there is poor or no reception at Tabotville?

If so, would a small cost of $10.00 per vehicle be acceptable? Based on 40 Vehicles = $400.00
$10.00 is a small price to pay, to have it on standby, incase of something more serious happens.

This would be just to cover the loan of the unit for the duration of the GTG.
This would be on loan to me from my local 4wd Club, and I think its only right that if we borrow it, we chip in some cost for having it.
Any calls would be extra $3.00/30 secs.

Please advise

Stuart

Stuart $400 to hire your 4x4 club phone, wouldn't we own it for $400? No Thankx.

I'm pretty sure there will be at least 1 in the group & we can get Telstra to work in an emergency.

[PradoGXL08 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PradoGXL08]

Hi All,

What Price would you be prepared to pay per vehicle?

Do realise that these unit cost the other side of $1,000?
Plus any repairs would be approx $200.00 min.

Relying on someone else to have one is really fraught with danger!!!

Better to know someone has one available now, than waiting until we are there to find out there isn't one?

I hope and pray we don't need to use it, but better to have one than not.

But if you want to go down that path, thats on your head as organisers.

You guys have done the reccies, you know where the coverage is, we don't.
This should be one of the first things to look at as part of your risk management.

Stuart

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Hi All,

What Price would you be prepared to pay per vehicle?

Do realise that these unit cost the other side of $1,000?
Plus any repairs would be approx $200.00 min.

Relying on someone else to have one is really fraught with danger!!!

Better to know someone has one available now, than waiting until we are there to find out there isn't one?

I hope and pray we don't need to use it, but better to have one than not.

But if you want to go down that path, thats on your head as organisers.

You guys have done the reccies, you know where the coverage is, we don't.
This should be one of the first things to look at as part of your risk management.

Stuart

No sorry i ddnt realise they were worth so much i thought i saw sat phones in bcf or rays for $400 i must be mixed up.

I have not seen the prado point gtg risk management plan. Not sure if there is one.
Life is full of risks & if anyone thinks they need a sat phone They can calculate their own risk & have their own. Without sounding too smart, what I mean is with this safety stuff, where does it end? Should we make sure attendees are only coming from thousands of miles away have 5 star safety vehicles?
The committee members would reccomend safe practises, but are not experts in risk management.
If anyone has concerns about this, perhaps they will reconsider attending?

If you have concerns about the safety of this gathering, which is a fair call, Perhaps your 4x4 club would let you bring it along to use only in emergencys? We surely would appreciate their gesture if they did.

Please read and understand the Pradopoint Social Event Disclaimer Notice.

By attending this Pradopoint Social Event you are agreeing to the terms contained within the disclaimer notice, if you do not understand or agree to those terms DO NOT attend. This extends to all Pradopoint members, their families, friends and others.

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

I will have my sat phone with telstra on the Iridium network with me, if anyone has an emergency they can use it so long as they pay for the calls, oh and they have to tell me what a great bloke I am and maybe buy me a beer, except I don't drink, so don't worry about the beer.

Anyone calling the sat phone from a telstra phone it is only the same charge as any mobile call, so calling out and asking for someone to call back can work out pretty cheap.

I need to get a new mic for my HF, hopefully that is sorted by the GTG and we will have double coverage.

Cheers Andrew

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I will have my sat phone with telstra on the Iridium network with me, if anyone has an emergency they can use it so long as they pay for the calls, oh and they have to tell me what a great bloke I am and maybe buy me a beer, except I don't drink, so don't worry about the beer.

Anyone calling the sat phone from a telstra phone it is only the same charge as any mobile call, so calling out and asking for someone to call back can work out pretty cheap.

I need to get a new mic for my HF, hopefully that is sorted by the GTG and we will have double coverage.

Cheers Andrew

Thank you very much.