BUSHNUT
Well-Known Member
After Queens Birthday Weekend, comes the time of the year that I hate . The closing of Tracks until the end of October , and now because of Black Saturdays fires, some all year round tracks will be closed because of all the dead timber .
If anyone knows of an area that that is accessable and will be of interest to the active members of the forum then please let us know . This includes day trips .
For people new to the 4WD scene , a suggestion that I have would be at our ( LOOSE NUTS 4WD GROUP ) miners cottage at Lima East near Swanpool, for those who are geographically challenged, nearly halfway between Mansfield and Benalla . The deal is, everyone pays $8.00 per head for the weekend, that just to help with upkeep, electricity and bottled gas, also everyone brings up 20 litres of water , what isnt use for consumption and cooking is poured into the water tank- there is shower and toilet, wood stove and outside barbeque . You are asked to be quick with the shower as water is only mainly roof collection and nowadays the little creek we pump from has dried up- if you are taking too long with a shower, you run the danger of having half a bucket of water coming over the top of you, we love those ear piercing screams !
The nearest 4X4 tracks are up in the Strathbogies and are mild most of the time, this is where we take our new chums for a bit of tuition although for those who want something gutsy , a few tracks in the pine forest area to the south can be bunghole puckering .
The cottage, has basically 2 bedrooms and a built in porch, in winter can sleep 10 plus if someone wants to put their swag out in the lounge at the foot of the sofa bed, 11.
Just register your name if you are interested in this at all !
If anyone knows of an area that that is accessable and will be of interest to the active members of the forum then please let us know . This includes day trips .
For people new to the 4WD scene , a suggestion that I have would be at our ( LOOSE NUTS 4WD GROUP ) miners cottage at Lima East near Swanpool, for those who are geographically challenged, nearly halfway between Mansfield and Benalla . The deal is, everyone pays $8.00 per head for the weekend, that just to help with upkeep, electricity and bottled gas, also everyone brings up 20 litres of water , what isnt use for consumption and cooking is poured into the water tank- there is shower and toilet, wood stove and outside barbeque . You are asked to be quick with the shower as water is only mainly roof collection and nowadays the little creek we pump from has dried up- if you are taking too long with a shower, you run the danger of having half a bucket of water coming over the top of you, we love those ear piercing screams !
The nearest 4X4 tracks are up in the Strathbogies and are mild most of the time, this is where we take our new chums for a bit of tuition although for those who want something gutsy , a few tracks in the pine forest area to the south can be bunghole puckering .
The cottage, has basically 2 bedrooms and a built in porch, in winter can sleep 10 plus if someone wants to put their swag out in the lounge at the foot of the sofa bed, 11.
Just register your name if you are interested in this at all !
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