VIC Trip/Gathering Report - Wombat State Forest - Blackwood Area
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Member - John (Vic)
Date: 16 Oct 2004
Name: Wombat
State Forest -
Blackwood Area
Read the Trip/Gathering Report.
Reply By: Member Eric - Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 18:31
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 18:31
SOB SOB , sniff sniff , bog holes , deep ruts , bogged Troopy . DAM CELLAR . I hate you all
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 03:53
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 03:53
I rated the trip Easy to Medium, and poor old Leigh was out of his depth literally.
At least I got someone else to take there pants off and preserved my reputation in this respect.
I guess he did not realize who I have been associating with in recent times.
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Reply By: Mad Dog (Victoria) - Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 18:42
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 18:42
Thanks for the day John and to Leigh for writing the report and to all who turned up. I left home at 7.00am and returned 12hrs later not knowing where all that time had gone, it sure goes fast when ya having fun. It was a good tryout of my recently purchased Hilux which perfomed
well. I wasn't expecting any winching but was pleased to try my winch by hauling John out who once insisted on checking the depth of the bog with his diffs :) Some rough tracks, lots of bush and great company sure makes for a good day out oh and I must say Bernies Prado impressed guided by some of his expert driving.
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 03:55
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 03:55
Agreed Ray the old Bernie sure can drive that Play doe.
I to am impressed with it's ability and ground clearance.
Just a pity about all the plastic bits hanging off the outside that always seem to fall off at the most inopportune times.
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Reply By: Baz (NSW) - Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 18:43
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 18:43
What a great report
well written and sounded as if you guys had fun, can't wait for the pix and how Mad Dogs Hilux went, did she go
well Ray ?
Baz.
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog (Victoria) - Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 19:16
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 19:16
I was very happy with it Baz. It took everything in its stride and being locked at both ends there's usually no need to rush at things. The clearance is a blessing after the old Rodeo. Pic below from the start of the day, it wasn't quite so clean at the end :)
My Hilux
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Reply By: Member - Toonfish - Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 21:38
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 21:38
i wish my car ended up so clean!!!
had a good dirty weekend
thanks to john jim leigh bernie and mad dog
toonie
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 03:58
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 03:58
Mate I am still washing
mine, bloody mud everywhere.
What happened to those photos you were going to email to me.
I have some from Ray but they are mostly the Troopy bogged to the head lights so to speak.
Would be nice to post a few of everyone Else's truck also.
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Reply By: Willem - Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 21:45
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 21:45
Just as
well I decided to stick to a Nissan and forgo the Troopie which always seems to get bogged or punctured....hahahahahahaha Yiu are getting quite a reputation John....getting people to drop their dacks in public..what?...hahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Member - Luxoluk - Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 22:39
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 22:39
Hey Willem....you talking about me?? LOL
Luxoluk...(in the process of transmigrating to Troopie Leigh.)
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Follow Up By: Mad Dog (Victoria) - Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 22:58
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2004 at 22:58
Hey Leigh, maybe you should get yourself a pair of those thigh high waders that fishermen use...LOL
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 04:33
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 04:33
Willem what can I say.........
I am always in the $hit it's only the depth that varies.
Hmmmm I am also sure that I am not the only bloke who has had the odd puncture or two and needless to say got bogged once or twice.
I seem to recall a story about bogs from you in your younger day's up in the NT.
By the way Willem, Muddy Girl has better legs than Luxoluk "Leigh"
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Follow Up By: Member - Luxoluk - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 08:45
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 08:45
Hi Ray, I suspect John will have a pair of those waders in those new drawers of his as part of his permanent recovery gear??
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 12:28
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004 at 12:28
Some photos are now on the trip report page.
Keep your eye on it and when Toonie sends me a few will stick them on to.
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Reply By: Rossco100series - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 20:30
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 20:30
hi john
the
water shots look like the XL Track. I know of a few that are quite hard but u will get plenty of scratch's and dints.
Rossco
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 20:53
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 20:53
Nah Rossco XL was closed along with a whole heap of others.
List of closed tracks is on Parkweb.
Plenty of others that are open with the same looking bog holes.
Wombat is renowned for it's bog holes, I have found them right through the forest and they all look the same, not sure off the top of my head if this track even had a name.
Yeah dents and scratches are the name of the game, happens when you take your 4by out of the driveway. LOL
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Reply By: Rossco100series - Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 21:45
Thursday, Oct 21, 2004 at 21:45
John part of the xl is closed but xl track up the top of lerderg
park where it joins the wombat
park is open its a continuation.
I do a lot of
mine shaft exploring have found a few and going back up there soo to explore more.
Rossco
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Friday, Oct 22, 2004 at 00:43
Friday, Oct 22, 2004 at 00:43
Yeah XL Link track, your correct Rossco.
We did do it as part of the day, not were we got bogged though.
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