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Offline ozstickman

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Having a go....
« on: September 09, 2013, 04:41:46 PM »
Putting all the "overloaded" cements aside for a moment I give this guy 10 point for having a go at exploring this great land. Without needing all the flash stuff they have done with what they got.




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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2013, 05:04:02 PM »
I thought we traveled with a lot of junk.!

But your right, getting out there and living; doesn't need a big budget.
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2013, 05:05:07 PM »
Holly crud batman!
points for getting out there, but wow is it sagged in the rear. I wonder what it drives like  ???

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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2013, 06:11:44 PM »
My concern would be all that weight only being held on by those gutter grip roof racks. Brake suddenly and i'm picking the whole top rack would suddenly overtake the vehicle.
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2013, 06:17:18 PM »
I think that is the first time I have seen a bullbar on a Seca. ;D
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2013, 06:22:24 PM »
I reckon his missus must have caught him out mucking around and turfed him and all his gear out... have car and now call it home..
Looks like my mates car after he got his stuff off the front lawn at 3 in the morning .. ;D
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2013, 06:28:36 PM »
Seen them again about an hour later heading south on Gladstone rd in rocky and it did look like it was bouncing on the bump stops in the rear. There was a bloke driving and a lady in the passenger seat.
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Having a go....
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2013, 09:52:36 PM »
Oh what a feeling!

Is that at the botanic gardens?


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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2013, 10:21:39 PM »
Working holiday?

Just noting the rake and step ladder!
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2013, 11:16:52 PM »
wonder what they use the rake for ??
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2013, 06:55:09 AM »
2 spare tyres plus the one in the boot. Tipping the might have destroyed a few tyres already with that load.

The ladder is to get everything off the roof, now how do I get the ladder down?
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2013, 07:07:30 AM »
It's ok, it's a Toyota ;D
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2013, 07:59:18 AM »
l don't reckon the roof rack would fall off if you hit the brakes suddenly ,,,,,, it wouldn't be going that fast would it  >:D
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Having a go....
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2013, 08:09:19 AM »
Not to put a downer on what is a great thread, but I've seen something like this before and it was basically an older male pensioner that had been evicted from his home and this is how he lived in the short term.  I pulled into a camp site and was chatting with the guy. He'd had had a reasonably comfortable life, wife passed on and he was just touring with his wordly possessions until He found a new place to settle down.
It didn't look great nor safe, but He was happy in life.  I left knowing He was going to find a new place, neither sure where.

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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2013, 08:21:31 AM »
That is at the gardens. We go for a walk there every few days. My daughter loves the zoo and say g'day to the zoo keepers.

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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #15 on: September 10, 2013, 08:34:33 AM »
If it fails...... Pedal power on the back.
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« Reply #16 on: September 10, 2013, 11:51:32 AM »
Quote from: ozstickman on September 10, 2013, 08:21:31 AM
That is at the gardens. We go for a walk there every few days. My daughter loves the zoo and say g'day to the zoo keepers.

Great spot, I had a house just walking distance from there, used to walk down for coffee on a Sunday.
We have been down here for about 4 years now but only just sold that house in the last month or so.

Anyone travelling through Rocky, this is a good rest spot to take some time off the road. Very relaxing and Rocky's best kept secret!


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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #17 on: September 10, 2013, 12:52:13 PM »
Quote from: evolution on September 09, 2013, 05:05:07 PM
Holly crud batman!
points for getting out there, but wow is it sagged in the rear. I wonder what it drives like  ???

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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #18 on: September 10, 2013, 12:55:26 PM »
Quote from: Ynot on September 10, 2013, 11:51:32 AM
Great spot, I had a house just walking distance from there, used to walk down for coffee on a Sunday.
We have been down here for about 4 years now but only just sold that house in the last month or so.

Anyone travelling through Rocky, this is a good rest spot to take some time off the road. Very relaxing and Rocky's best kept secret!


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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #19 on: September 10, 2013, 01:35:24 PM »
Quote from: D4D on September 10, 2013, 07:07:30 AM
It's ok, it's a Toyota ;D

That was my first car actually Toyota Corrola Seca i took that thing to Yagan and so many other tracks that had 4wd only it was not funny FWD will always pull you through i then donated it to my brother and he did the same thing.
6 years of abuse later it had some dints in the floor panels and 1 tie rod replaced

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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #20 on: September 12, 2013, 10:08:45 PM »
Haha, that looks like the way I did my first lap of oz in a Toyota tercel.
Bought it in broome for $500, got a roof rack off a landcruiser off it which we used to sleep on. Just used the tent poles from the dome tent and.chucked.the mosquito net over and if it rained we would chuck the fly of the tent over.
We used to get some funny looks in the morning when we had pulled up after dark and people would get up and see two ferrals sleeping on the roof of the car!
The car sat on the bump stops for the whole trip and would ping if you tried to use 5th.
It made it from broome to townsville the. Up to cooktown via the blomfield track then, survived 2 months of driving pizzas for domino's in airlie beach and all the way back to Perth only to blow up 2 weeks after we got home!

It doesn't matter what you do it in just get out there!
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #21 on: October 08, 2013, 11:48:46 AM »
Quote from: berlitza on September 09, 2013, 11:16:52 PM
wonder what they use the rake for ??

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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #22 on: October 08, 2013, 12:41:45 PM »
You are right about the rake. We used the rake to clear the yard from the seeds from the tree we have in our back yard for the camper. We bought a second one to stay in the camper. It will be so handy!
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Re: Having a go....
« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2013, 06:05:47 PM »
We use a Ryobi one blower.
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« Reply #24 on: October 08, 2013, 06:21:01 PM »
Unfortunately I camp in a state forest, so it is important to return the area to it's natural state when we leave, or s close to it as we can ,so a rake it is.
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