If i'm not working i'll be very keen to do this trip. I have a '90 Pajero and a bit of off road experience however dont have a UHF. You guys think i should be getting one?
Mike,
I'm not sure if you have already mentioned it, but for my benefit can you tell me what type of car you now terrorise the supermarket carparks with?
Cheers,
Wags
If i'm not working i'll be very keen to do this trip. I have a '90 Pajero and a bit of off road experience however dont have a UHF. You guys think i should be getting one?
Hey Nicko, Not absolutly necessary as you can easily follow everyone, but its good to be in radio contact with the group. Plus you get to hear all the humerous banter going on, and hear wags and timi bicker like an old husband & wife
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Condamine Gorge will be full of water on Sunday if this bloody weather keeps up...
Cheers,
Tim
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Nicko,
If you don't want to go to all the expense of getting a cb style uhf in the car, just go down to Tandy, Dick Smith, JB, etc. and get a hand held job. They are cheap as chips and work just as well when you are in convoy.
As Marc said, they are not a neccessity but they do come in very handy. They are great for getting instructions from people on the outside when doing difficult sections of track or being recovered etc.
If you don't have one, some of the more serious 4wders (and some who like to pretend we are) will have a spair hand held uhf in their glove box which they may be willing to lend for day trips. Makes the trip more interesting, doesn't it Tim. .
Just my 2 cents,
Phill
All I want is to catch MORE legal fish!
As for this trip, I am still very undecided. I really don't like the idea of water, well my car doesn't like the idea anyway. I was nearly ready to lay it on the line and make the call to come until this rain. Oh well. there is still nearly 2 weeks in which to make the decision.
Phill
All I want is to catch MORE legal fish!
Phil, I'm not a fan of deep water after my submarine effort west of Mackay in Feb, so I'll be keeping an eye on the weather too. I may even get a chance to do the run midweek next week.
Cheers,
Wags
If you are going to buy the ' el cheapo ' handheld UHF from a elec retailer, at least buy Lithium Batteries for it.
link here for stuff :-
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...uct/View/S3241
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...uct/View/D2084
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...uct/View/D1962
I have something like this:-
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...uct/View/D2082
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Thanks Phill i'll be checkin those out for sure.
The Condamine run is usually quite easy and gental, just a small bit of rough coming out of the eastern end Gorge. The water crossings have been "filled" with rock/rubble by the Council to make it a safer crossing. This might help too, its the river heights http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ60293.html.
Ohh the link on the first page to 4x4earth.com.au was posted by me, wife and I have done the trip a few times now, nice run through there. Mate has done it quite easy in a Delica.
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Bloody hell Mike.
Get a snatch strap and you can pull some of the others out.
Have fun.
Rod.
My dictionary defines green as ‘unripe, immature, undeveloped'. Perfect description.
Most political parties are seen as interested in what the voters think, the Greens are seen as thinking the community should be interested in what they think.