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  • WA - Dwellingup to Yarloop - Saturday 19th January

    Hi all

    Just floating a shorter day trip for this coming Saturday 19th January.

    I reckon meet in Pinjarra at 9.00 am (9.15 departure) and head up to Dwellingup. I would like to have a quick punt around the Nanga 4WD Heritage Circuit (Trip No:3) in the morning, stop for lunch at Nanga Campsite (the same place we stopped for our 15 car trip), then pick up Trip No:14 and follow the Murray River Fire Line around the back of Lane Pool Reserve and down to Yarloop.

    This trip involves some formed gravel roads, forrestry trails, fire line trails and great scenery down by the Murray River .... some ruts and corrugations .. but no extreme sections. Some sections are through tree lined tunnels and you will get the odd sap line on the paintwork.

    There's a few thoughts behind this .... (yeah, go on ... fall over laughing .... but there is some thought goes into these trips :lol: :lol: :lol: )

    1. A little bit tamer than last weekend ... out of consideration for standard suspension .... and that I haven't got my tyres sorted yet ops:
    2. It involves a section that we've done before (in the wet) and I want to check it out in the dry.
    3. I want to explore some more camp sites
    4. I'm also filling in the gaps in my maps and building a series of tracks between Collie and Armadale .... for future runs
    5. I flipped weekends to match up with work schedules (MUMSRIG ) so that we might also get to meet a few more WA 'Pointers

    and 6. (and this is the cool one) ... I'm looking at a series of tamer tracks ... that we been over and GPS plotted during the day ... for a night run ... perhaps even over a weekender :lol:

    Not fussed if there's no interest, I know its been a busy month, but I'm still on holidays ... so I'm going anyway :P :lol: :lol:

    It would be nice to have a GPS along (hey Sharkbait / GPS Boy :lol: ) so we can add this to the plot.

    Anyone interested ?? ... and I'll post a bit more detail.

    Cheers
    Chippy

  • #2
    I'm in (I'm still going to be on school holidays.....kind of) and would love the opportunity to do a bit more driving myself on some tamer tracks! I still need lots of practise in lining the Prado's body and wheels up to things after drinving my little Pulsar. :shock:

    Fishnut is out scuba diving right now so I haven't checked with him. He has to rip a pergola down at his mum's this weekend - let's hope we can swindle that to Sunday!! :twisted: :?:
    If you're not the lead dog the view never changes!

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    • #3
      I'm in Brisbane and Adelaide this weekend. So no go for me.

      leachy
      EX-Prado Owner

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      • #4
        Sorry you can't make it Leachy .. mind you .. this trip probably doesn't have enough of the "gnarly element" for you :lol: :lol:

        Good to hear Deb ... don't ask .. just tell ! :lol:


        Participants .. so far .....
        1. Chippy & tribe
        2. Deb and Fishnut
        3. Steve and Sandra
        4. Mitch, Tam & Hayden

        5.
        6.

        Cheers
        Chippy

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        • #5
          I will check with the missis and see what the has been planned for the weekend and if im free we will come.
          Cheers Moto
          2007 Grande crystal pearl D4D auto

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          • #6
            Cool bananas ...... good luck :? :roll: :lol:

            Cheers
            Chippy

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            • #7
              Sorry but I'm out. My baby desperately needs a polish after saturday and I really want to pull my winch out and check the chinese remembered to grease it up. I just can't keep up with you chippy! Sorry.

              MT+E

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              • #8
                Originally posted by MattWhite
                I just can't keep up with you chippy! Sorry. MT+E
                No worries Matt ..... that's just the advantage of AHDH and school holidays :lol: :lol: :lol:

                Cheers
                Chippy

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                • #9
                  AND ADHD TOO :lol:

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                  • #10
                    Yeah .... that too ops:

                    Cheers
                    Chippy

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                    • #11
                      were in

                      Count us in chippy, would love to come. Do you guys mind putting up with the mrs and kids though haha.

                      I might add though that our bus is still standard so am a little unwilling for any extreme stuff as yet. I am still shopping for bits and pieces.

                      Is there anything i may need before the weekend as in recovery gear or points.

                      Looking forward to it.

                      Cheers

                      Steve & Sands
                      Lightforce 240Blitz driving lights, Rear hitch recovery point, GME tx3400 uhf, 64watt Uni-Solar cell, ARB CKMA12 Air compressor. all awaiting new vehicle to be delivered so they can be remounted.

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                      • #12
                        Cool bananas Steve

                        Bring the whole tribe .. I am :lol: :lol:

                        I'm certainly looking at this trip being relatively easy on standard suspension .... in fact, last report on the Nanga Circuit was that you drive around it in a Corolla :shock: :? :lol: ... and am more than happy to backtrack around any troublesome areas.

                        The trip notes claim that there are no extreme sections on this trip ... just some fairly tight tree tunnels and some wheel ruts ..... but its Dwellingup .. and there are so many detour tracks available.

                        Cheers
                        Chippy

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                        • #13
                          Sorry guys iam out, im the designated taxi for the weekend seen the wife did it last week.Bugger!
                          Cheers Moto
                          2007 Grande crystal pearl D4D auto

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                          • #14
                            WOOOHOOOO!!!!!

                            I'll check with MUMSRIG herself in the morning, but I'm pretty darn sure we'll be there!!!!

                            YAY!!!!! Can't wait....

                            If so, we will comprise of Tam, Mitch and Mini Me (Hayden).

                            Mitch

                            http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&tab=wl Sure looks like nice country!
                            [img]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f296/1cut808/MUMSRIG/Mitch-Prado.jpg[/img]

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                            • #15
                              Good news Mitch .... looking forward to putting faces to some of these names


                              For those who have an interest in GPS' and knowing where you're going ... here's the waypoint data for this trip.


                              Wpt 3A 0 411 895mE 6 380 240mN
                              Wpt 3B 0 412 961mE 6 379 781mN
                              Wpt 3C 0 415 115mE 6 369 852mN
                              Wpt 3D 0 414 818mE 6 367 339mN
                              Wpt 3E 0 415 963mE 6 366 088mN
                              Wpt 3F 0 418 066mE 6 366 464mN
                              Wpt 3G 0 418 577mE 6 366 558mN
                              Wpt 3H 0 417 882mE 6 364 325mN
                              Wpt 3I 0 422 219mE 6 356 296mN
                              Wpt 3J 0 418 364mE 6 358 196mN
                              Wpt 3K 0 418 342mE 6 357 374mN
                              Wpt 3L 0 415 596mE 6 357 088mN
                              Wpt 3M 0 416 520mE 6 361 877mN
                              Wpt 3N 0 416 727mE 6 363 338mN
                              Wpt 3O 0 415 016mE 6 366 196mN
                              Wpt 3P 0 413 449mE 6 374 873mN
                              Wpt 3Q 0 415 773mE 6 374 654mN
                              Wpt 3R 0 418 379mE 6 370 024mN
                              Wpt 3S 0 423 933mE 6 354 652mN
                              Wpt 3T 0 418 821mE 6 352 299mN


                              ... and here's a pic of what it looks like



                              Cheers
                              Chippy

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