Tindog Trip 13-14/01/07 [Archive] - Sydney Jeep Club Forum

Steve F

14-11-06, 06:56 PM

I'm planning on running a trip up to the property on the 13th and 14th of January if there is any interest.

Let me know so I can book it in if you'd like to come along.

Cheers
Steve

Those interested
Steve F
Katana
sir_camel
Outback
Cpage66 + 2
Stevet
Jeeper

AussieCJ7

14-11-06, 09:45 PM

I would be keen as I was planning a reccy for CNP at around that time

arb87u

14-11-06, 11:24 PM

yea i might make it :)

sir_camel

14-11-06, 11:30 PM

I can potentially be in here too. Be great to actually get up there.

Steve F

14-11-06, 11:31 PM

Well I've booked it in the property calendar. Should be a good weekend, nice long days so time to drive as well as have a swim, the water might even be warmish :)

Cheers
Steve

jeepy

15-11-06, 10:17 AM

Yeah, I'd be in for that, might even convince the misses to come along for the weekend.

Are dogs welcome? (She's only little and well behaved, and LOVES jeeps)

edit: before anyone asks, the above are unrelated, whew 8O

Dorzun

15-11-06, 10:35 AM

I may cruise over for the day, I'll be up that way prepping another property for ther jan long weekend :wink:

MRGC

15-11-06, 05:59 PM

Im going up on the 25 and 26 of Nov can someone tell me how to get access to tindog only for 4 wheeling as we are staying at our normal spot on Campbells property.

Steve F

15-11-06, 06:05 PM

Im going up on the 25 and 26 of Nov can someone tell me how to get access to tindog only for 4 wheeling as we are staying at our normal spot on Campbells property.

How many vehicles going etc. The main reason I'm asking is that the Suzuki Club will also be up there then, they have the property booked for the week. This shouldn't be an issue if you're not camping on the property but we still need to let them know we will have other vehicles driving the property at the same time as them.

To get access you go to the main office and get the key from Cambell, we are supposed to let him know in advance as well though as sometimes there are large groups up there and we restrict the tracks we travel on. It should also be registered as a club trip etc.

Cheers
Steve

Outback

15-11-06, 07:52 PM

Steve, Nada and I are a possible.

CDKJ

16-11-06, 01:19 PM

CDKJ

16-11-06, 01:25 PM

might even convince the misses to come along for the weekend.

Are dogs welcome? (She's only little and well behaved, and LOVES jeeps)

edit: before anyone asks, the above are unrelated, whew

Jeepy,
Glad you cleared that up :wink:
CD

arb87u

16-11-06, 01:28 PM

Hi Steve,
Put me down, the family is up for it (So make room for the 9 man tent :lol: )
I just want to know is there a toilet and kettle for coffee, also do you need to bring water :?: I know it's early but where & what time in the morning do you meet for the drive up :?:

ChrisD

Tindog has excellent facilities. We have running water, a checmical tiolet, 240volt power (within reason it is supplied via solar panels to a battery room into an inverter). I would bring your own drinking water (rainwater available onsite). Not sure if we have a kettle, but we can power it so bring yours along. Meet point is normally the Caltex/Macca's @ Wyong northbound on the freeway. Don't think a time is set yet.

jenko

16-11-06, 01:41 PM

Any chance of tagging along

CDKJ

16-11-06, 07:35 PM

Tindog has excellent facilities. We have running water, a checmical tiolet, 240volt power (within reason it is supplied via solar panels to a battery room into an inverter). I would bring your own drinking water (rainwater available onsite). Not sure if we have a kettle, but we can power it so bring yours along. Meet point is normally the Caltex/Macca's @ Wyong northbound on the freeway. Don't think a time is set yet.

Thanks Warren,
Sounds good, I will bring a kettle (can't start the day without one or two). I guess the other question is how about a BBQ?

CD

Steve F

17-11-06, 12:32 AM

Any chance of tagging along

Looks like we're going to get a few members coming along and they'll obviously get priority. I'll let you know when it gets closer, maybe you'll be in Sydney for sure by then and have joined up again anyway :)

Cheers
Steve

Cpage66

17-11-06, 06:21 AM

Looks like we are a go for this and we might have one tag along in a 'Cruiser...

arb87u

17-11-06, 07:46 AM

are we sure the tracks can sustain more cruiser action? :lol: :lol:

jenko

17-11-06, 11:26 AM

Ok Steve thinks for leting me know

jenko

17-11-06, 11:38 AM

:oops: I meant to put [ thank's for letting me know ] :oops:

MRGC

17-11-06, 12:31 PM

sir_camel

20-11-06, 05:19 PM

Steve Taylor just called to let me know that he is in for this trip. Having troubles accessing the internet at the moment.

Manuel

21-11-06, 09:31 AM

I am hoping to make it up aswell

Katana

26-11-06, 09:25 PM

I'm keen to go on this trip, what would I need to bring? Costs?

Steve F

26-11-06, 09:40 PM

I'm keen to go on this trip, what would I need to bring? Costs?

As you're a financial member of SJC you're welcome to come, cost is nothing. You just need to bring food, tent and anything else you think you might need for the weekend, this also includes recovery gear etc as outlined in the mag in the trip section.

Cheers
Steve

Dave

27-11-06, 02:54 PM

Hey steve,

Am interested but don't know where I will be re school holidays. I'll let you know when I do!

By the way, any more info re Christmas Party?

Thanks,
Dave.

Steve F

27-11-06, 03:00 PM

Hey steve,

Am interested but don't know where I will be re school holidays. I'll let you know when I do!

By the way, any more info re Christmas Party?

Thanks,
Dave.

Looks like you didn't have access to the club section and have not been recieving the emails as we had a different email address for you. All fixed now. Go check the Club section (You should now be able to see it) for Christmas Party details :)

Cheers
Steve

jeeper

08-12-06, 08:59 PM

were defenately up for it! :)

Katana

13-12-06, 12:21 AM

I'm definitly up for it. Count us in please. :)

arb87u

20-12-06, 08:23 AM

the stockton nav event/training is on the same weekend. I might pull out.... :(

Outback

21-12-06, 12:18 PM

the stockton nav event/training is on the same weekend. I might pull out.... :(

Warren, i didn't know you did D grade trips :D

CDKJ

21-12-06, 12:57 PM

Outback
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:18 am Post subject:

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arb87u wrote:
the stockton nav event/training is on the same weekend. I might pull out....

Warren, i didn't know you did D grade trips

Didn't you know Warren's looking at a KJ :lol: or was it a Dodge Nitro.

CD

arb87u

21-12-06, 02:27 PM

i wanna do navrun and i have never done a nav event before, so stockton is a good chance to learn ;) makes it hard though when it is a big club trip to tindog on the same weekend.

Steve F

23-12-06, 07:48 PM

Updated the list, be great to get confirmations ASAP. I plan to head up there pretty early so we can get a good weekend out of it, so hope you're all up for an early start.

Cheers
Steve

jenko

24-12-06, 07:50 PM

Sorry steve i can not make it that weekend.

Outback

25-12-06, 11:36 PM

We would like an early start also keep us posted, will be out of email contact till 9Jan.
Have a good new year one and all :D

jeeper

04-01-07, 04:38 PM

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!
steve, so when and where are we meeting for the trip??????

Steve F

04-01-07, 07:08 PM

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!
steve, so when and where are we meeting for the trip??????

Hows an 8:00am departure from the service station on the freeway just past the Wyong turn off? Say get there at 7:45, make sure we're all there, sign the trip register etc and we're away.

Cheers
Steve

sir_camel

04-01-07, 07:57 PM

Sounds good. Really looking forward to it.

Cpage66

05-01-07, 09:04 AM

At this point I'll have a really nicely built Hi-Lux dual cab tagging along and there might be a 'Cruiser as well...

Steve F

05-01-07, 09:56 AM

At this point I'll have a really nicely built Hi-Lux dual cab tagging along and there might be a 'Cruiser as well...

Dont forget an axle or 2 with CV ;)

Cheers
Steve

Cpage66

05-01-07, 01:11 PM

At this point I'll have a really nicely built Hi-Lux dual cab tagging along and there might be a 'Cruiser as well...

Dont forget an axle or 2 with CV ;)

Cheers
Steve

Already done...hopefully will have the rear locker installed by then also.

CDKJ

06-01-07, 02:32 PM

:cry: I'm out.
CD

jeeper

06-01-07, 03:17 PM

sweet cant wait peoples!!!!see yall there

AussieCJ7

08-01-07, 10:28 AM

I have found my front drive shaft is looking like a bannana :o I am going to have to give this one a miss. Not happy Jan !!! sorry guys have a good trip

sir_camel

08-01-07, 06:51 PM

Thats a bummer Dave. Was keen to see how the 'new' beast performs. Might be time for a slightly thicker front shaft eh? :)

Cpage66

08-01-07, 07:23 PM

In best Butthead voice..."You said 'thicker shaft'"

AussieCJ7

09-01-07, 07:34 AM

Thats a bummer Dave. Was keen to see how the 'new' beast performs. Might be time for a slightly thicker front shaft eh? :)

confident we have found the root cause for it bending and fixed that, thicker shaft is not an option due to clearence on the starter motor

Cpage66

09-01-07, 10:20 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c7/Beabuttitle.jpg

jeepy

09-01-07, 02:49 PM

I'm out too, have a great trip, I want to see lots of action shots.

Steve F

09-01-07, 03:50 PM

Should be interesting, storms forecast for Friday up there and 33 C and then occasional showers on Saturday and 30 C. We might get some mud and hopefully the river will be up a bit :)

Cheers
Steve

Outback

09-01-07, 09:30 PM

Sounds good Steve, will see you at the Servo (Caltex???) at 7.45am I better bring a blind for the KJ its' not keen on deep water crossings!

jeeper

10-01-07, 09:32 PM

sheeez.....with no snorkel are my still going to have a motor left???? although i am looking to try out my new mudders....but kinda worried about water crossings.....

Steve F

10-01-07, 10:32 PM

The water crossing will be fine, the highest I've seen it is bottom of the bumper, although last year sometime the AWD club went up and it was over bonnet height, ain't going to be the case on Saturday though.

This is the deepest I've seen it.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album673/TinDog_004.jpg

Cheers
Steve

sir_camel

10-01-07, 10:58 PM

Yea at the SJC Jamboree in 2002 there were rocks the whole way across.

Katana

10-01-07, 11:32 PM

Definatly looking forward to this trip. See you all there at Caltex.

jeeper

11-01-07, 04:32 PM

sweet!!! caltex it is see you there

Manuel

11-01-07, 07:36 PM

Sorry guys but I won't be able to make it. Dropped the car off to get a SYE installed and I still don't have it back. :cry:

sir_camel

11-01-07, 11:21 PM

Sorry guys but I won't be able to make it. Dropped the car off to get a SYE installed and I still don't have it back. :cry:

That sux mate. Was really looking forward to catching up. Hope they get it done tomorrow.

sir_camel

12-01-07, 10:44 AM

Is there a BBQ? Just trying to plan some easy food options.

Steve F

12-01-07, 01:05 PM

Is there a BBQ? Just trying to plan some easy food options.

No BBQ up there but you're welcome to use our gas stove when I'm done on Saturday night, I'm just cooking up a few rissoles for burgers.

Cheers
Steve

sir_camel

12-01-07, 04:47 PM

Weather looks like fun. Can i book a patch of floor in the building?

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR043.loop.shtml

Steve F

12-01-07, 05:36 PM

Should be enough room for all of us if we need it and squash up a bit, just take some earplugs :)

Cheers
Steve

Steve F

14-01-07, 08:16 PM

Finally made it back :) Thanks for a good trip guys.

Cheers
Steve

Outback

14-01-07, 08:23 PM

Great weekend away apart from SteveF loosing a panhard on the way home.
A view from the tops

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1545/fd820108so8.th.jpg

The lineup

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9752/jeeplineuphu9.th.jpg

Outback

14-01-07, 08:37 PM

Trying to get them fullscale

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9826/fd820098rq8.jpg

Camel Track

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3607/fd820068gu7.jpg

Sir Camel show the way!

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4205/fd820073mk9.jpg

Cpage66

14-01-07, 09:22 PM

Finally made it back :) Thanks for a good trip guys.

Cheers
Steve

Glad you made it back okay!!!

Steve F

14-01-07, 09:26 PM

Wasn't so bad, I got to sit in the pub at Gloucester for a couple of hours drinking beer and chatting to the bar maid. That was after the 1 hour wait for the tow truck, where I got to sit in the Jeep, reading the paper and drinking beer ;) Went through a few this afternnon.

Cheers
Steve

sir_camel

14-01-07, 09:33 PM

Finally made it back :) Thanks for a good trip guys.

Cheers
Steve

Glad you made it back okay!!!

I'll second that. A bit of a disapointing end to a great weekend. Thanks for the good times everyone. I'll try and post my pictures up soon. Don't have anything too special though...

arb87u

14-01-07, 09:40 PM

what happened?

Steve F

14-01-07, 09:50 PM

Wooders has a tierod end that he is swapping over for the busted one prior to discussing with whiteline, particularily impressed considering I didn't even buy it from him!!! So if the guys at gloucester can get the broken bit out cost wise it would be less than $100 I would think, bit of a pain having to go back up next weekend though.

The guy that the NRMA were going to rescue after me had been told the wait was 5 hours, they only have one flatbed up there and he was over the otherside of Barrington Tops!!! I guess I was kinda lucky :) at least according to the NRMA.

Cheers
Steve

Steve F

14-01-07, 09:52 PM

what happened?

Tierod end on my panhard snapped in two, just like yours except I was doing about 90-100kmh. Hit a small pothole, got a massive death wobble. Eithier the start of the death wobble busted it or it busted as soon as I hit the pothole. Hard to tell as it went from nothing to HUGE in a split second.

Cheers
Steve

sir_camel

14-01-07, 10:03 PM

Yea i was driving right behind. It looked amazing. Big congrats to Bec with how she dealt with the situation. I'd be keeping all reciepts for everything involved with the events including petrol reciepts for the recovery, parts labour, towing charges etc etc to send to Whiteline. Is a SERIOUS issue as was discussed today. Glad everyone is ok.

Katana

15-01-07, 02:35 PM

That?s the way Steve make the most of the situation, I'm glad to hear that you and your family got back to safely.
I must admit I doubt that there has ever been a death wobble like that . We'll done Bec for keeping the truck on the road. Two thumbs up from me.

Thanks for every one else for a top trip to Tindog. :D

Cheers Han

Cpage66

15-01-07, 04:15 PM

Where all de pics be at???

Daniel

15-01-07, 08:05 PM

Hi All,
I am in the process of uploading now.
I will post a link shortly.
Cheers,
Daniel

Katana

15-01-07, 08:41 PM

Check the link below for some of the pics from the trip.
http://www.aussiejeepimages.com/gallery2/v/Katana+TJ/Tindog/

Steve F

15-01-07, 08:56 PM

Mine are here http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/gallery/view_album.php?page=1&set_albumName=album706

I loaded up the better ones, my 9yr old son took most of them :)

Jeep and paparazzi
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album706/tindog_079.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album706/tindog_072.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album706/tindog_009.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album706/tindog_061.jpg

Cheers
Steve

arb87u

16-01-07, 02:06 AM

did anyone make it up 'the hill' (past the top of 'a' trail?)?

any pics of the gate? :wink:

Steve F

16-01-07, 06:47 AM

did anyone make it up 'the hill' (past the top of 'a' trail?)?

any pics of the gate? :wink:

Camel made it :) Not sure if anyone got pics of the gate but it is still just the poles.

Cheers
Steve

arb87u

16-01-07, 12:07 PM

did anyone make it up 'the hill' (past the top of 'a' trail?)?

any pics of the gate? :wink:

Camel made it :) Not sure if anyone got pics of the gate but it is still just the poles.

Cheers
Steve

Can't wait to have anoter crack at that damn hill, looks very dry up there, what happened to all the rain?

jeeper

16-01-07, 03:39 PM

that was one kick arse weekend! thanks peoples that was great fun cant wait for the next one!
by the way, i got a vid of when camel made it up.... can you post up vids anywere???