Stockton Beach trip Sunday 30th March 2014

[nuclear_jk]

Hi all,

I'm heading to Fraser Island at Easter and would love some more beach driving experience. Anyone is welcome to come along.

Where -- Stockton beach,
When -- Sunday 30th March 2014,
Meet -- 8 am Waitara McDonald's (Pacific Hwy)

We will depart at 8:15 sharp. Please ensure that you have all your food for the day and have a full tank of fuel.

Requirements -- recovery points Front/Rear, recovery gear, radio, food/drink of choice, camera.

For further info please call me (Thomas) on 0404 867 637 or PM me.

Attending:

1. Thomas (JKU)
2. Dean (patriot)
3. Richard (JKU)
4. SK581
5. Vstanman
6. Teshie
7. Rainman
8.

[richhenning]

I'll join you Thomas.


Rich

[Elio S]

I'm a definate maybe. (Have to ask the wife first)

[Jeep11]

I am thinking I could be a maybe for this
Handbrake and Hayley

[richhenning]

Thomas, we are likely to make a weekend of it and stay over at Port Stephens on Saturday. Will make arrangements to meet you on Sunday morning. Rich

[nuclear_jk]

Sounds good Rich. I would expect that we would be on the beach around 10am

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[Elio S]

I'm now a definate. The minister of war and finance has granted me permission to play in the sand. Have never driven the WG on the sand. Am looking forward to it.

[SK581]

Please put me down. Is it alright if we meet you there?


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[nuclear_jk]

Sure is. I've added you to the list.

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[Elio S]

Sooooo, this idiot got up before the crack of dawn, got himself ready and the car loaded up and headed out to Macca's at Waitara. While sitting around sipping my cappucino I started wondering where was everybody, so I got on the forum and realised it's next Sunday...... DOH!!!!!!!
Sorry guys, I've got to pull out as I'm working next Sunday :-(

[nuclear_jk]

I'm sorry to hear that Elio! We'll catch you next time.

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[AussieProtector]

Hey all...

What is the day are you looking at getting back??

[Teshie]

I would like to come, but this will be my first 4WD trip. I am a new member with a stock 2006 TJ, Will that be OK for this trip ? I have the recovery gear, radio, compressor, etc so that is not an issue. Just want to know if this trip is suitable for newbees.

[Longy13]

I would like to come, but this will be my first 4WD trip. I am a new member with a stock 2006 TJ, Will that be OK for this trip ? I have the recovery gear, radio, compressor, etc so that is not an issue. Just want to know if this trip is suitable for newbees.

It won't be a problem. I'm in a 2008 Patriot and nuclear_jk has pulled my car out plenty of times.

[vstanman]

Have joined a few trips with the club before. Please put me in

[Hunno]

A TJ will will be great on the sand.

[Teshie]

Great, Thanks for the feedback. Please count me in as a certain for coming Sunday to Stockton. Cheers.

[Jeep11]

sorry Hayley and I are off the list, Tuff Trucks yeah baby !!!!!!!

[nuclear_jk]

Hey all...

What is the day are you looking at getting back??

Depending on how the day pans out. I thought we would most likely leave the sand round 3-4pm, putting us max 2 hours from Sydney.


Have joined a few trips with the club before. Please put me in

I'll add you to the list.


I would like to come, but this will be my first 4WD trip. I am a new member with a stock 2006 TJ, Will that be OK for this trip ? I have the recovery gear, radio, compressor, etc so that is not an issue. Just want to know if this trip is suitable for newbees.

Look forward to having you on the trip.


sorry Hayley and I are off the list, Tuff Trucks yeah baby !!!!!!!

Sad to hear. We'll have to plan something soon.

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[nuclear_jk]

Just a few notes for the day:

-We will leave McDonalds at 8:15am sharp. If you are running late or cannot make it on the day please let me know via SMS or PM.
-Please ensure that you have a full tank of fuel when you arrive at Waitara.
-Please bring all your food and drink with you as there is limited options to purchase it once we get to Stockton.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Thomas

[dobbo56]

Don't forget to take a compressor.

[rainman]

pls put me down.
Xj 4" lift & 32"s

[SK581]

Is it ok if I bring my old boy (Stephen)?


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[nuclear_jk]

Definitely! See you tomorrow morning.

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[DanD]

Also, don't forget to take a shovel

[nuclear_jk]

Thanks to everyone who came today. I had a great time and really enjoyed the company. It was great to see how willing everyone was to lend a hand when we all got bogged.

Thanks to vstanman for bringing along his toys - can't wait to see the footage.

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[richhenning]

Thanks nuclear_jk for taking us all to Stockton, I had a great day. Really nice to meet everyone.
Here is a link to a few pics from the day.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rtxow92epywottr/BtcWcQXEQp

A better experience than last time I went to Stockton, when the auto oil overheated and cut my day short. Today was all happiness in 4L, no problems.

[vstanman]

Teaser Pictures/screen grabs. Still editing the video. check back later or tomorrow for the video link. Thanks for the great day guys!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/suntez/vlcsnap-2014-03-30-19h51m00s15_zpse1c5dfca.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/suntez/vlcsnap-2014-03-30-19h55m57s197_zps0ebff1dc.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/suntez/vlcsnap-2014-03-30-19h54m13s218_zps0adebcf3.png

[DanD]

Thanks nuclear_jk for taking us all to Stockton, I had a great day. Really nice to meet everyone.
Here is a link to a few pics from the day.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rtxow92epywottr/BtcWcQXEQp

A better experience than last time I went to Stockton, when the auto oil overheated and cut my day short. Today was all happiness in 4L, no problems.

LONG LIVE THE LITTLE HAND SHOVEL!! Haha *they* are everywhere!!

What pressure did you all let your tyres down to?

vstanman - did you use a drone for those pics? If so, what was it? (been thinking about one of those parrot AR drones - as they are cheap lol)

[nuclear_jk]

Most of us started the day at approx 18psi. By the end of the day and having to climb up and out of some ditches we were at 15psi.

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[DanD]

Nice - the 15psi in the stockies did me well when up there with the guys & gals on Jeeps on the beach day last year

Also - I can't remember if it was you or not, but (I *did* speak to someone at Grease Monkey re coffee makers) the one used in the ARB skydome youtube clip is a Bialetti http://www.jetblackespresso.com.au/shop/ac/stove-top-coffee-makers/

*edit* yeah, I was a little bit drunk when the camp fire / stove top coffee maker convo happened - hence why i'm not sure on who I spoke to about this!

[Longy13]

Gent's a pleasure to be on the beach with you all today. Thanks for letting the Patriot give it go and also thanks for helping me dig her out.

Here are a couple of my photo's.

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/9tt0lni9afiano7/wyJUx3dS0i

[Dieselcon]

Some great pics... Please don't forget the trip report...please email it to me :).

[Teshie]

Thanks everyone and great job by the trip leader for leading from the front in multiple sticky situations. As a first timer, i had an awesome experience and heaps of fun. Learned a lot about gear selection, car's capability and my driving abilities. This trip’s given me a good baseline to build upon. Overall a gainful first lesson in 4wd. Thanks for letting me tag along.

[Rob.79]

Nice one guys sounds like everyone had a good time, would have liked to have come along too, but I had already committed to something else on Sunday. Great shots rich. Next time!


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[nuclear_jk]

Trip Report


On Sunday 30th March 2014 5 cars met at Waitara McDonalds to start the drive to Stockton Beach. Another car joined the convoy early on the M1 and one more met us at the air down point at Stockton Beach. In the car park, just past the newly built gates, we aired down. We hit the sand at approximately 10:45.

As a group we made our way to Tin City and stopped for a little photo shoot. Vstanman kindly allowed all that wanted to look through his helicopters (quad copter) goggles at our cars parked below. It was at this point we all remarked at how well our cars had performed.

On the way to the way to the Sygna wreck our days recoveries began. At one point we had three cars bogged at once. Longy13's Patriots' 4wd system decided to overheat and for a period of time it's clutch had a little smoke... With the Patriot recovered the group headed onto the Sygna. nuclear_jk helped Longy13 drop his car off at the car park and then rejoined the group at the wreck for lunch.

After lunch we hit the dunes. All had fun trying to get up the dunes. By 2:30 we decided to have a final 'tour' of the dunes before heading back home. On our tour all of us had some difficulty getting up some steep soft hills. At approximately 4pm we quit the beach and aired up.

The day was successful as, from what I can tell, we all learnt more about our Jeeps and importantly had fun. I was truly impressed by the camaraderie of the day, everyone pitched in and helped one another when needed. Thanks to everyone who came, you made my day.

Cheers,

Thomas (nuclear_jk)


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[vstanman]

Here is the video guys. Watch in HD


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsqTYmqp8Zc

[Greg D]

Excellent Video. The aerial views certainly change the style of making videos. Thanks for sharing.

[nuclear_jk]

That's fantastic! Amazing shots from the air.

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[Longy13]

Sweet video mate. Well done and thanks for shotting!

[Teshie]

Awesome video, and what a lovely day it was too with clear blue skies. A job very well done with the editing, amazing to see how stable the footage is. Thanks !

Here are some more trip pics... https://www.dropbox.com/sh/net179qio2esjf3/Ja2rMTJEPh

[dobbo56]

Great video, the aerial shots are a whole new ball game, Awesome.. Doggy......

[Elio S]

Awesome video. Sorry I missed out

[jetkev]

Wow incredible shots. Thanks for sharing


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[DLE068]

Great video.