Gembrook Saturday

Submitted: Thursday, Jul 22, 2004 at 20:05

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I would like a reply from all that are heading out to Gembrook this Saturday . It seams like there will be a few , so I will need to brake up into groups , otherwise we wont get far lol . Also please not , anyone withought a snatch strap and recovery hook/point on there vehicle will not be doing much . I dont want to sound like a party pooper but sick of trying to recover vehicles with no recovery points.

Also let me know if you have maps of the area , that way we can make sure we have enough maps for all the groups.

Meeting point , Gembrook puffing billy car park ( for a quick coffee and chat ) 8:30

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Even though we are braking up into groups , will still will keeping in contact , icase one group gets into trouble . We also will meet up for lunch .

Looking forward to the replies

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Reply By: Peter - Thursday, Jul 22, 2004 at 21:14

Thursday, Jul 22, 2004 at 21:14

hey eric,
i would like to attend. unfortunately the lads i was coming with have pulled the pin and my rig is not able to 4 wheel drive. front diff is stuffed.
would it be possible to jump in the vehicle of someone who has a spare seat. i would only be doing the saturday part. no overnight stay.
i can bring recovery gear and maps and a good knowledge of the good spots around gembrook.

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Follow Up By: terracan tim - Thursday, Jul 22, 2004 at 21:41

Thursday, Jul 22, 2004 at 21:41

Plenty of room in my 4X4 as long as you can lower yourself to sit in a terracan would be handy as i will be bringing my digital camerra

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Follow Up By: Peter - Thursday, Jul 22, 2004 at 23:50

Thursday, Jul 22, 2004 at 23:50

hey tim,
thanks for the offer. i may just take you up on it. if i am there just look for the dirty big troopcarrier with the "OZSEE" number plates. i can do the camera gig no worries. wont be lowering myself in the terracan. last time i bush bashed did it in a mate's terracan. very impressive piece of machinery. it did the infamous rankin track at gembrook with no problems at all.
oh yeah and for all those people looking to bring gps and all this other paraphernalia you make me chuckle. its only gembrook guys. not the simpson or the canning. you get lost you end up in pakenham. trust me i know. and boy was it funny.

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Follow Up By: Member - Dragan T (VIC) - Friday, Jul 23, 2004 at 00:00

Friday, Jul 23, 2004 at 00:00

Yeah but where to from Pakenham mate????

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Follow Up By: Peter - Friday, Jul 23, 2004 at 00:20

Friday, Jul 23, 2004 at 00:20

come on dragan,
your not even trying. lol. you dont even need a map. as princes hwy runs through pakenham go one way and you end up in melbourne.go the other way and you take the long circumnavigation of australia way back to melbourne. either way you end up in the same place. you just end up either doing around 70 k's or around 20,000 k's. personally i would like to do the scenic route. now that's an idea. go to gembrook. ring the missus and tell her your lost. be back as soon as possible. get home in a few months. when she asked what happened you tell her you turned left when you should have turned right. had no gps so just followed the road till you got home.

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Follow Up By: Member - Dragan T (VIC) - Friday, Jul 23, 2004 at 00:31

Friday, Jul 23, 2004 at 00:31

Hm nice one!!!! Dodn't have a mius yet, but I can do that when I get hitched! And I'll say, turned left, didn't have GPS to find way home, didn't have HF radio to contact you, didn't have winch to pull my self out of bog hole, that a tall blonde in a ute came along to help me! That way she gets me all this gear (except the blonde) so I don't get lost again! : ) Simple!!!!