VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat SF - TRIP REPORT

[darrensmall Member Find all posts View Profile Close darrensmall]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

Hey guys,
If there's still room, I'm going to try make it to too.
Just need to check the gear after central oz trip...
Cheers

[lc120_man Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lc120_man]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

I got excited about joining you until I worked out it is over 200k from Echuca where we will be around that date. Enjoy guys.

Hi Callo, just let us know when you and Barb are in Melbourne, will see if we can organize troops for another day trip or just a Pub GTG.

Stan

[Callo Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Callo]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

I am not going top Melbourne so will have to say next time. We are doing the Great Alpine Road from Wangaratta to Bairnsdale and down to Lakes Entrance. Then it is around the NSW coast (probably catch up with Dobbo) and home mid Dec.

[longdog Member Find all posts View Profile Close longdog]

VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

Hope you can join us Darren.

Callo - sorry we'll miss you this time around, hopefully next time. If you are passing through Mallacoota around the end of Nov we might be there.

[lc120_man Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lc120_man]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

Just a quick update guys:

We are planning to have a BBQ for lunch, so please BYO meat, sausages and cooking gear (if you have it).

Stan

[Wazza1978 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wazza1978]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

storms friday rain all weekend hmmm :S

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

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

Could be wet that would make things interesting

[longdog Member Find all posts View Profile Close longdog]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

Could be wet that would make things interesting

Yep, just checked, still forecast for rain or storms fri and sat, but should be a warm northerly wind so will be pleasant rain - and in those northerly winds the Bureau of Met generally don't have the foggiest idea whether it will rain much or at all - they just think it might. And often in those conditions it's only localised rain - could get 50mm and hail or nothing at all. Anyway, a bit of rain helps keep the dust down - and I didn't buy a Prado to be boring... :wink:

Stan - you mentioned BBQ lunch - are we planning on stopping at a picnic area with fire pits or should we be bringing a gas BBQ? I have a Weber BabyQ (yes the one that got a lot of airtime on another thread recently) that fits nicely in the back of the Prado that everyone can share unless we are going to one of the spots with wood fireplaces... Although it might be a good idea to bring it anyway in case it's raining - we can set it up under your awning (I can't believe I still don't have an awning, damn it!)

Cheers, ld

[longdog Member Find all posts View Profile Close longdog]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

... I also dont have a uhf well i have a real little uniden one not even shore its watts . Its really the kids haha .Its a uho36 cant even find it on the uniden web site

Wazza, I have a portable UHF you can borrow - it's not an expensive 5W one but it's also not a crappy el-cheapo toy one either, it's somewhere in-between, I can't remember its power, probably either 1W or 2W, but I've used it in convoys before and it usually works well within a kilometer or two. That's all we'll need for this outing. Let me know if you'd like me to bring it.

[lc120_man Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lc120_man]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

Stan - you mentioned BBQ lunch - are we planning on stopping at a picnic area with fire pits or should we be bringing a gas BBQ? I have a Weber BabyQ (yes the one that got a lot of airtime on another thread recently) that fits nicely in the back of the Prado that everyone can share unless we are going to one of the spots with wood fireplaces... Although it might be a good idea to bring it anyway in case it's raining - we can set it up under your awning (I can't believe I still don't have an awning, damn it!)

Cheers, ld

Longdog -The lunch area has a good size roof cover over it, so the plan is for gas/shellite powered BBQ and we should be fine even if it rains.
If you got the space for BabyQ this would be great. My awning is staying home at this stage as I am too lazy to put a roof rack on for a day trip

Cheers,

Stan

[darrensmall Member Find all posts View Profile Close darrensmall]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

Sorry guys, I'm out.
Handbrake has organised something else
Very interested in a any other trips to be had though...
Sorry again.

Cheers Darren

[Wazza1978 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wazza1978]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

so there are bbqs there is there need coins to run them ?
IS the meeting place a house ?

[lc120_man Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close lc120_man]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

so there are bbqs there is there need coins to run them ?
IS the meeting place a house ?

Wazza,

There are no BBQ facilities, we'll bring our own, you'll be able to use it for cooking as well.

The meeting place is in McDonalds car park.

Cheers,

Stan

[Wazza1978 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wazza1978]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

Ok its ok I have a portable bbq same size as a q i think but cheap haha

[Wazza1978 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wazza1978]

Re: VIC: Saturday 13th November: Wombat State Forest

Ment to be a south west wind change . Might need gum boots tomorrow haha