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General => Introductions => Topic started by: jethro1963 on August 19, 2011, 08:55:59 PM

Title: New member from Kempsey
Post by: jethro1963 on August 19, 2011, 08:55:59 PM

Finally lashed out and picked up a 2nd hand CT on Wednesday for a good price. Some work to get it the way I want, but looking forward to the adventure! I got sick of lugging all my camping gear in the 80 Series GXL Cruiser. It'll be good to bolt the back seats back in again!!  :D

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: Snow on August 19, 2011, 09:00:29 PM

G'day Jethro and welcome to Myswag.  :cheers:

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: Gunna Do on August 19, 2011, 09:02:48 PM

Welcome to Myswag.

You won't know yourself with all the extra room with the new camper.

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: xvprado on August 19, 2011, 09:35:14 PM

Gday Jethro

welcome to this place

My Mother in Law lives in Kempsey

I dont ;D

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: Heiny on August 19, 2011, 10:43:00 PM

Hi jethro1963 and welcome to My swag :cheers:

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: gunna on August 20, 2011, 08:52:17 AM

Hi Jethro
Welcome
 :cheers: sheeds

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: D4D on August 20, 2011, 08:56:47 AM

Welcome to myswag, oh and :worthles:

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: jk on August 20, 2011, 09:02:23 AM

Welcome to the show mate  :cheers: , let the modifications begin and take plenty of pics, we love pics  :cheers:

Cheers
jk

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: jethro1963 on August 20, 2011, 09:24:41 AM

Thanks, Pic's will be forthcoming.

The rig is a 1998 Offroad by Jumbuck. Has a lot of extra metal that I would like to shed, like too many gas bottle holders for my liking, and the MS lid on the huge drawbar mounted box is going to come off and be replaced by an aluminium one.

I'll load some pic's of it "as is" in the next few days.

Any advice would be much appreciated. I've been a keen hiker as a youth growing up in the Blue Mts, but lugging everything on your back is something I do rarely now. I have always loved the bush though and particularly mountain country. Love the Carrai Plateau and Werrikimbe Nat Park to my immediate west. I know Carrai like the back of my hand, have spent a lot of time up there looking for the shiny stuff, and fishing for rainbows.

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: BigJules on August 20, 2011, 10:16:21 AM

G'day & Welcome

I spent a bit of time knocking around out the back of Kempsey as a lad, but don't know what any of the places were called possibly West Kunderang. We used to go abseiling down a massive waterfall.

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: Pete_R on August 20, 2011, 10:19:27 PM

Hi Jethro. Welcome to MySwag

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: jethro1963 on September 14, 2011, 10:06:06 PM

as promised, pic's of Jumbuck on the day of purchase, and a couple of progress on weight reduction.

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: Hairs on September 15, 2011, 05:45:23 AM

Hi Jethro,
Welcome to Myswag. Your 80 wont have any problem dragging this camper about.
Let the Mods begin hey, what have you got planned for your camper? It looks nice and strong.
Good Stuff
 :cheers:

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: barnray on September 15, 2011, 07:25:01 AM

Welcome to MySwag Jethro.We will have to catch up one day I'm in South Kempsey. As a matter of interest your trailer was built by an ex Kempseyite who also did the canvas work on mine. Barnray

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: balfang on September 15, 2011, 07:51:27 AM

Gidday Jethro,

Welcome and enjoy tinkering with the new CT. Keep the pics coming as your work progresses.

And say hi to Jed, Granny and Elli-May as well  ;D

Cheers Balfang  :cheers:

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: gibbo301 on September 15, 2011, 10:47:54 AM

Hi Jethro Welcome to My Swag your camper looks great for its age (they don,t build em like they used to lol  ;D) keep the pics coming  :cheers:

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: jethro1963 on January 20, 2012, 12:13:33 PM

Finally ready to take the mildly modified CT for a trial run this weekend, with a view to an extra long weekend on the Australia Day "weekend".

Photo's will be forthcoming!!

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: jethro1963 on January 23, 2012, 10:30:35 AM

 Pic's from this weekend. Nothing fancy, just a one night affair at a birthday party at Kendall Showground, but a good test nonetheless.

Title: Re: New member from Kempsey
Post by: Dreama on January 23, 2012, 12:54:47 PM

jethro1963,

Welcome to My Swag, that looks like a great rig.
Looks as tho you are going to enjoy your time out and about as well as at home doing the mods.

 :cheers: Dreama