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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jeepers Creepers on October 08, 2012, 07:01:32 PM
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OK, i haven't ruled the pages out in the diary yet, but i'm close.
We are thinking of leaving friday Nov the 8th (i think that date is correct) and returning on the wednesday.
Low tide on the friday is at 9:10am, so we are planning on hitting the barge at 8am.
Returning, the wednesday low tide is about 2pm, so we have more time to pack our crap. Last time we came back at 11am and the pack up time was a bit stressful for me, because by then, the wife had the sh1ts good and proper and was swinging punches.
She doesn't hit all that hard, but is a very good shot, so after a while, ya eyes are starting to blacken, ya lips are begining to split and the kidney punches just seem to top it all off.
If anyone else is gunna be there over that time, it would be nice to catch up for an icy cold Carlton Dry.
Now, being a mowerman, weather will play a part, as wet weather will put me miles behind, but with the predictions so far, i reckon we will be a goer.
PS, with alcohol, the wife does settle down...... ;D
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hey Jeepers, don't forget our little talk about tyre pressures!
We're just back, wish we were still there to be honest
I'll post up a trip report when I have sorted out the photos
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Hey Jeeps any luck with the O rings for the guy ropes ??
Sigh just under 12 months till we get back up there.
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Hey Edz,
i'm going to get some off the bloke you recomended, but no sense getting them yet, i'll wait until 2 days before we go, like i always do.
Yes Mr. Black, them there tyre pressures will be going down and this time, the air pump can come along too.
With the weather what it is, i'm expecting the sand to be soft again.
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Last week..
The southern beach was good,
Hook point was especially good if you wait about 1.5hrs after the high, no blind alleys round there this year!
The path to the cape was also good, Nkgala Rocks were at their usual, we dug a pile of travellers out of there, just need a clean run and keep the momentum up
Indian head was typically soft but we tend to avoid the ruts and go straight up the middle however there's a dead tree blocking that path atm.
So this year we used radios and went up the out track for the 1st 100 metres because it's a much smoother surface and then we cross over.
We tend to avoid taking the initial up side of the bypass because there's either usually someone in there with a drama and the tour buses and supply trucks dig big whoopdies that are more like wombat holes that can chuck you around and possibly damage something... or if you slow down there's the risk of losing momentum and getting stuck
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Hmmmm,
Only 22 sleeps and we're going again.
Got the Jeep serviced yesterday, so thats all sorted.
Got a baby sitter for the 3 cats, so thats all sorted.
Starting to place work jobs around the Fraser dates, so thats getting sorted.
Time to start checking the 28 day rain forecast.
Stuff it, after some god advice, i'm going to follow Mallory Blacks advice on tyre pressures. 18 all round on da Jeep and 16 on da CT.
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Spot on with the tyre pressures. Ran 18psi all round last year and never had a problem. Towed our Cape York up to Orchid Beach and into Central Station. I always go to 18psi on the beach. :cheers:
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you... lucky....lucky....bugger!
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just got back from the island this morning, heading back over in 3 weeks
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just got back from the island this morning, heading back over in 3 weeks
What date are you going over? We're going on Friday the 9th of Nov.
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Just had a slight change we are now heading over on the thursday the 15th
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We're coming back on the wednesday before.
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Two weeks tomorrow and we're off to Fraser for the fourth time this year. (one of those trips was a day trip)
So, to all those who can't go..... suffer in ya jocks or knickers, as the case may be...
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JC,
Thanks for your understanding :'(
Bunyip
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Hey Jeepers, I'll throw you a real beer from the top end of Morton ;D
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Might be heading up there when we collect the CT in Brendale. Around the 23 or 24th of Jan.
Wayne
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Hey Jeepers, I'll throw you a real beer from the top end of Morton ;D
Cool, kick it to me, kick it to me...... :cheers:
Hey fuji, ya mad if ya don't do Fraser being so close when ya pick up da camper. Good road test for it.
In two weeks time, i'll be sitting back, sucking on a Carlton Dry or 6 while the good wife prepares dinner. :cheers:
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I bought the ct home yesterday for a trial repack after the last trip.
(Its kept about 5 klm's away, but at least is undercover in a shed, so nice and safe)
Left a few things out we didn't use last time and then set about the best way to pack it.
Managed a much better pack job and then drew myself a diagram of it all, so when we are quickly packing up on Fraser to make the low tide around Hook Pt, the divorce word might not come up again. :laugh:
Gave the ct a once over and apart from filling the water tank, we are good to go again.
Hmmm, Fraser Island, golden sandy beaches, cool cystal clear lakes, nice sunny days.... can't wait.
I sure hope the weather sticks with us again.....
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Hey Jeepers! Either you're on nightshifts or have insomnia.
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Hey Jeepers! Either you're on nightshifts or have insomnia.
Nah, not a shift worker, just wet the bed again, that's all.
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Nah, not a shift worker, just wet the bed again, that's all.
I have two cats who think its okay to wake me up at 5a.m. I thought you might be outside with your CT packing it over and over and over etc etc etc in prep to your trip lol
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Hmmm, Fraser Island, golden sandy beaches, cool crystal clear lakes, nice sunny days.... can't wait.
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There you go again, Rub it in, rub it in, Make us all jealous,us poor slobs that have to work... SIGH !! Only 10 more months and a camper T build to go.. SIGH !!!
Mungrel .. LOL .
Have a couple of pies from the servo bakery for me, Oh bugger !! gone and made want one now ..
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Only 6 more sleeps to go......
Low tide is at 9;50am and i want to be there an hour or so before, so planning on leaving home at just before 8'00am.
That gives the ol girl a bit more beauty sleep, and heaven knows, she needs it. :D
I bet we end up leaving by 7am though, as everyone wants to get there sooner than later.
Gotta get a set of rear brake pads tossed in the Jeep on Monday, but apart from that, i think we are all good to go.
We might get some pics this time at Inskip, as we shouldn't be spending a week there digging ourselves out of the sand this time.
With all the advice we got after last time, we're gunna blitz it this time and if we don't, it won't be our fault, as we can blame everyone on here. ;D
I'm just wishing now I'd stopped taking bookings for mowing a bit earlier, as I'm mowing until at least midday Thursday.
Hey, one question, when we bought our camper, it came with one of them big arse 20 x 30 black/silver tarps. the owner reckoned it was really hot once and he used it to cool the camper.
Will it bugger the tent material if the tarp was sitting on it in a few spots during a wind?
I was going to use some tennis balls on top of the tent pole spike thingys, but what about where the foldout internal poles are, well, internal?
Should i chuck a towel or something over those spots or would it it be OK?
There is a storm forecast for next Saturday with a good chance of rain, that day only. The seller reckoned it never leaked ever on him, but i don't wanna end up sleeping in a wet spot.
Being that the forecast says it will be a bit warmer for this trip too, i thought, if its gunna be hot and wet, it might make good sense to have it up early. (the tarp)
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Hey Mr Jeepers
We wouldn't be without our big tarp!
ours fits over the entire camper with plenty of overlap
As for protectors...There are things you can buy that sit on top of the awning poles but best thing we found is to get a Yo Yo and cut it in half, drill a hole in the centre and sit that on the tent pole. They are actually the perfect shape, better than the things you buy
In mild weather we have a gap of about 250mm at the outside edge for air circulation and if it blows up we just cinch it right down to minimize the amount of wind getting underneath.
For Fraser Trips we make sure we have the larger sand pegs, spare ropes and poles
this is the last camp setup, stood up to 20+ knots OK with extra poles and ropes added
Well worth the effort to set up for shade and weatherproofing
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Hey MB,
I bought some tennis balls yesterday and poked a hole in 'em to use on the top of the poles.
We've not used the tarp before (Only used the CT once so far) but i want to get it up this time so its not too hot.
It should cover the entire set up easy.
Yeah yeah, will get pics of it, i know the drill.
Mrs Jeepers picked up a few bits yesterday, a carton of Carlton Dry, a bottle of Tia Maria, a bottle of coconut rum and we've got 2 bottles of red to chuck in as well, but as its only 6 days/5nights, she didn't want to go silly.
Should be enough to give her the second hand dressing table syndrome though.
You know, when the finish is faded and cracked, the legs are all wobbly and the draws are loose. (THAT'S MY KIND OF GIRL)
Only 5 sleeps now.
P!ssed off at the moment too,about to give the ol girl a kick in the guts to get her up to go boating and we have a f@#*ing storm about to hit.
Deadset, if it was raining gold nuggetts, i'd get hit in the head with dogShit.
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lOl JC I know right, whats with this bloody weather lately..... one min it's 50,000,000 deg the next it's freezing or pissing cats n dogs we are wanting to set the camper up today to double check everything is right for next week but I'll be buggered if I do it with rain threatening, lol I took the weekend off work to get this all sorted and so far all I've achevied is picking up the new fridge and getting mildly drunk whilst looking at it do it's thing, turns out it's a bit like watching paint dry :)
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Where ya off to booga?
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The other Island brother, Morton for 10 days leaving in 6 days :cheers:
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lOl JC I know right, whats with this bloody weather lately..... one min it's 50,000,000 deg the next it's freezing or pissing cats n dogs
i wouldn't complain about the rain myself, i'm in a doughnut hole on the Southside of Brisbane and we've had very little rain in the last 3 months, i'm hoping it buckets down so the lawn can stop being brown and crispy.
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Oh crap, I'm frantic now, trying to get everything mowed on time before Friday.
Went screaming past where i keep the CT and thought to myself....
"self, it might a good idea if ya picked it up and took it home sometime before you leave"
I ordered the meat today, the Tin Can butcher does sh!thot meat hey, really really good, but it is reflected in the price too.
I got 2 really wild, kickarse chops that weighed in at over 1 kilo for the two of 'em.... Can't wait to wrap the ol laughing gear and false teeth around those babies, along with some very nice steaks, chichen schnitzels, bacon, pork chops, the works.
I even looked after the wife, after i ordered all my stuff, i splurged and got her some budget snags and rissoles from the IGA.
I can't get her anything too fancy, or she'll be wanting it everytime.
Hmmm, might pick up the CT tomorrow me thinks and chuck the ol fridge onto the house power to get it cool.
Only 4 sleeps to go and we are gunna sail over that soft Inskip sand so damm well it will shock people.
Be my luck i won't be able to stop in time and I'll hit the barge.
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Hmmm, not happy.....
weather site show we gunna get a high chance of rain for 3 days, medium chance of rain for two and 1 fine day.
The worse part is, pack up day is a high chance jobbie. Thinking of being a sook and holding off for a fortnight.
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Oh harden up you sook, never let the weather dictate your holidays ;D
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MMM Chance it could rain mmmm but still on Fraser camping ..Or ahhh work and not be on Fraser camping ...Bring on the Bloody rain I'll go !!! Least it will be nicer than in July .. Well warmer at least .
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Its ok, if we don't go, we just move everything along by a fortnight.
We'll still be going, one way or another, just the dates may vary. You can do that when its only 30 minutes away to Inskip Point.
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Hmmm, not happy.....
weather site show we gunna get a high chance of rain for 3 days, medium chance of rain for two and 1 fine day.
The worse part is, pack up day is a high chance jobbie. Thinking of being a sook and holding off for a fortnight.
They've been saying that since August ;D
But if it's going to rain ANYWHERE, it'll rain on the Eastern Beach and Inskip Point !!
Shane.
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Just go!
your big tarp will take care of the weather!
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Just call me Nancy..... :'(
Out of 6 days, 4 of em are for rain, with 30 knot southeasters on sunday, so now we are going in 3 weeks. :cheers:
I think its the 6th of Dec now, whatever the friday is anyway...
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Thanks for not going, now I know that the weather will be perfect for the next few days.......
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Bloody heck, I was counting on some rain for the lawn and garden. Now I'll have to water until the 6th of December. :laugh: :laugh:
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Well we had five Black cockies in the trees in the back yard yesterday.. So the saying goes 5 days of rain on the way ... Well it did rain today ........................................................................................enough to leave a few spots on the cement for a minute or two, and not a rain cloud in the sky five minutes later .
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Well I'll be %^&$ if I'm changing my plans because of a bit of rain, it is Queensland after all just means I get to spend more time drinking or fishing by myself :cheers:
We leave Saturday Morning, gonna be intresting setting up in the so called storm
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Have a good trip.
Its not just the rain, we're getting a 30 knot wind on Sunday from the southeast, so it'll be hammering the beachfront.
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Now that JC, really is a pain to try and set up in,After our trip in July with 30 knot + winds for the third year in a row.
Thats why our soft floor camper is now no longer and a pop top is in the planning stages to be ready for next years trip .
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Hey Edz, yeah, the main thing is, i wanna have a really good time and wind and rain doesn't come into that for me.
Being self employed, its easy enough to give myself some time off in three weeks.
The lack of rain so far, has the mowing thing not as busy as it should be and if i'm going to spend money on barges and stuff, i want my monies worth. (yeah, i'm a tightarse)
I have no doubt we'll cop bad weather at some point, thats a given, but if i can skirt it, why not.
The really bad part is, i've got all this grog and thats not gunna keep for three weeks, so the next couple of days could get a bit, shall we say, festive... :cheers:
Was going to be leaving about now too, so i'm hoping i've made the right call.
I hope is pours down rain now....
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You know Monday is going to be a beautiful day.........................Isn't it always.
Best days on the beach are always Monday.
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That's OK, the boats only 2.5 klm away sitting in the marina with 280 litres of fuel on board ready to roll.
Its showing that Tuesday and Wednesday might be pretty good, so its only a 20 to 30 minute run to Elbow point or Browns Gutter and throw the pick in the drink.
At least that this way, i get to visit Fraser still, as we can rubber ducky it onto the island. ;D
Yesterday, i bought myself the loudest Hawaiian shirt you;ve ever seen with "Skipper" on the pocket, so I've gotta give that a test run too.
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Hawian shirt !!! Skipper !!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...
Thats just soooo wronnngggg.. LOL .
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The really bad part is, i've got all this grog and thats not gunna keep for three weeks, so the next couple of days could get a bit, shall we say, festive... :cheers:
Post your GPS coordinates please and we can help you so the grog doesn't go off. :cheers:
We are a helpful bunch us swaggers.
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Post your GPS coordinates please and we can help you so the grog doesn't go off. :cheers:
We are a helpful bunch us swaggers.
You wish....
This why we canned it
Friday until midnight: Winds: N to NE 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots at times. Seas: 1.2 to 1.7 metres. Swell: Less than 1.5 metres. Isolated showers.
Saturday: Winds: NW to NE 15 to 20 knots ahead of a 25 to 30 knot S to SE change extending from the south during the evening. Seas: 1.7 metres, increasing to 3 metres during the evening. Swell: E to SE 2 to 2.5 metres. Scattered showers, increasing to rain areas and thunderstorms during the morning.
Sunday: Winds: S to SE 25 to 30 knots.
Monday: Winds: SE 20 to 25 knots, decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the day, then further to 10 to 15 knots by late evening.
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Been raining steady since friday evening, Down our way .Reckon you made the right call JC, will be plenty of grass waitng for you when you get back into it after this rain .
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Hey Edz, rain to me is like watching $50.00 notes falling outta da sky..... ;D
Yeah, happy with the call we made regarding the weather.
I wonder how Booga got on going to Moreton yesterday after making this statement......
"I'll be %^&$ if I'm changing my plans because of a bit of rain,"
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I am on the noosa northshore working today and its windy enough to blow your dog off the chain. North side of Moreton might be okish.
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Sooo Jeepers more rain more grass more reddy neddies, might be a new employment opportunity for me to look at ...
Only thing is I hate mowing my own bloody lawn, but then a gain I'm not getting paid to do it either ..
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Good choice jeepers. We left teewah on sunday after 5 days in a house there. Weather was that bad we'd have packed and left on sat had we have been camping for this trip. That SE wind was hammering the rain down!
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Yeah Wazza,
I'm pretty happy with the call mate. we got 68 mm over sat and sun and then it blew its guts out over sun Mon and even today, still a reasonable on shore wind.
We did however, sought of make it to Fraser today, we backed the boat out of the marina and went for a blurt. We stopped at Elbow Point, but still a tad windy, as the southeaster goes straight up the strait.
We ended up going up to Stewart Island, hung a right at the top, came back through Garry's Anchorage and back to the marina.
One of the guys who works there joined us a for chicken Caesar salad and a cold drink on the back of the boat. (about 2.5 hours too)
Might go out again tomorrow if its OK, as the wind will swing to the east/northeast, so much better.
The ol southeaster with an outgoing tide, tends to slop up a bit after a dose of wind.
Might even take the camera tomorrow.....
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Hey Edz, rain to me is like watching $50.00 notes falling outta da sky..... ;D
Yeah, happy with the call we made regarding the weather.
I wonder how Booga got on going to Moreton yesterday after making this statement......
"I'll be %^&$ if I'm changing my plans because of a bit of rain,"
Hahaha just got home mate, will fill you in soon as I can be bothered sitting down at the computer for more than 5 mins just so buggered been a hell of a weekend
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Mate, can't wait to hear...
You may even got the odd shower or two over the weekend. ;D
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For a teaser.....
Weather was awefull
(http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt81/ferrite1976/IMG_0437.jpg)
Sunsets were terrible
(http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt81/ferrite1976/IMG_0446.jpg)
Fishing was rubbish
(http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt81/ferrite1976/IMG_0447.jpg)
Food was awefull
(http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt81/ferrite1976/IMG_0439.jpg)
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got off the island yesterday, weather was great, when we were on our way to the lighthouse some character got bogged at ngkala, so after 20 minutes of waiting we turned around. Some people need to let there tyres down alot more than they do, when your in a hurry and there is someone bogged, blocking the track it is farking annoying.
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Oh well, here we again.....
Only one week to go and we;re gunna try again, ring on next friday i say... 8)
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OK, thats work done for the week for me.
Time to get the CT out for a quick once over, fill some water tanks, stow away some food and lots of beer.
At 6am tomorrow, we're outta here and off to Fraser... at last.
Yeah, i know, lots of pics..... sheesh, i've even gone and got a wide angle lenns so i can fit the wife into some shots. i hope.
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Have a great time mate. Look forward to seeing your pics. I sure am keen to get up that way myself.
Safe travels :cheers:
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well here ya go jeepers