Nowra - Yalwal
Nowra - Yalwal
Nothing much goin on in nsw. so thought may as well add this intro to the yalwal area just out of Nowra.
camping...
plenty of firewood supplied, and pick a cold winter weekend out of school holidays, and probably have the place to yourself.
Flush toilets for the ladies!
The dam..
Its freezing let me tell you, now I thought I might have a decent swim as i'm an all year round swimmer at the local rock pool, but f!#@ this here!!
ventured out a few meters and muscles started seizing up, f@$! this!
Fire trails, ok there are heaps of fire trails in the area to explore. Some quite steep, I only tried the well graded ones:rolleyes: - no lift, just king springs (if that really adds anything not sure - but it copes well with the bumps)
And I'm not too confident with the OBW, the L series I would go anywhere here
Had to take some bits very slow, as I was sure I'd scrape the bottom.
Even though there was some bit of rain, I didn't find mud - damn! car still looked way too clean after.
Its actually very steep.
Heres the thing, I've found some new respect in the torque characteristic of the 2.5EJ, and also the low range did apparently make a big difference ?? this surprised me, because I thought that just couldn't be right???
claytons low-range and all that....
Best thing all of this trip, was only a 3/4 tank trip. I think the way things are going we will be decides trips on how many tankfulls:(.
There are so many OBW s around my area, as common as flies, yet mine is the only dirty one I've EVER seen round here!:(
camping...
plenty of firewood supplied, and pick a cold winter weekend out of school holidays, and probably have the place to yourself.
Flush toilets for the ladies!
The dam..
Its freezing let me tell you, now I thought I might have a decent swim as i'm an all year round swimmer at the local rock pool, but f!#@ this here!!
ventured out a few meters and muscles started seizing up, f@$! this!
Fire trails, ok there are heaps of fire trails in the area to explore. Some quite steep, I only tried the well graded ones:rolleyes: - no lift, just king springs (if that really adds anything not sure - but it copes well with the bumps)
And I'm not too confident with the OBW, the L series I would go anywhere here
Had to take some bits very slow, as I was sure I'd scrape the bottom.
Even though there was some bit of rain, I didn't find mud - damn! car still looked way too clean after.
Its actually very steep.
Heres the thing, I've found some new respect in the torque characteristic of the 2.5EJ, and also the low range did apparently make a big difference ?? this surprised me, because I thought that just couldn't be right???
claytons low-range and all that....
Best thing all of this trip, was only a 3/4 tank trip. I think the way things are going we will be decides trips on how many tankfulls:(.
There are so many OBW s around my area, as common as flies, yet mine is the only dirty one I've EVER seen round here!:(
- subalex
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- Location: Kellyville Ridge, Sydney
Hey there Fredsub, I just took my 9 yr old daughter and 4 yr old son for a camp overnight on Friday just outside Lithgow so we could take our time getting to Kanangra Walls on Saturday. The camp overnight was, like your spot, incredibly cold (about 0 to -2 deg overnight) so my gas cooker wouldn't even work - spent 30 minutes trying to cook one pancake!! Ice on the kitchen box and table before I retired for the night.
As for the OBW. You might recall me mentioning that I went somewhat backwards and went from a new, luxurious '02 Outback Limited, with all the trimmings, to a 13 year old base spec L-series because I knew that simplicity would rule offroad. It sure does settle your mind when off the bitumen that you're not going to scratch any of that valuable paint off the bumpers or rip something off underneath. How's that power though, I do miss that.
I'm looking to do another trip over a long weekend (Fri-Sun or Sat to Mon) again soon... particularly Sydney-Lithgow-Oberon-Yerranderie-Abercrombie-Nowra-Sydney in the next couple of months. Anyone else like to do that? I'm looking to make it a real getaway... decent off-roading (fire-trails, creek crossings, steep hills), camping in the tent, doing some sight seeing bushwalks along the route.
Anyone else up for that?
Oh, and as for fuel being a key element to planning a trip nowadays... whoa yeah! Thanks to keeping the L-series it's still relatively cheap. I've decided against selling it and getting a Pajero largely for that reason.
As for the OBW. You might recall me mentioning that I went somewhat backwards and went from a new, luxurious '02 Outback Limited, with all the trimmings, to a 13 year old base spec L-series because I knew that simplicity would rule offroad. It sure does settle your mind when off the bitumen that you're not going to scratch any of that valuable paint off the bumpers or rip something off underneath. How's that power though, I do miss that.
I'm looking to do another trip over a long weekend (Fri-Sun or Sat to Mon) again soon... particularly Sydney-Lithgow-Oberon-Yerranderie-Abercrombie-Nowra-Sydney in the next couple of months. Anyone else like to do that? I'm looking to make it a real getaway... decent off-roading (fire-trails, creek crossings, steep hills), camping in the tent, doing some sight seeing bushwalks along the route.
Anyone else up for that?
Oh, and as for fuel being a key element to planning a trip nowadays... whoa yeah! Thanks to keeping the L-series it's still relatively cheap. I've decided against selling it and getting a Pajero largely for that reason.
'91 Sportswagon - 3" lifted, 14" speedys, 27" Nankangs + lots of small details improved. Wouldn't mind some extra grunt from an EJ.
Looks like a nice place Fred. Thanks for sharing with us!! Your right there is not alot happening in NSW, were all here though just quiet, keep up the good work mate.
So when is the 2" lift coming along? There are a few out there now that have sorted out any issues Im sure. No reason she can't be better that the L;)
So when is the 2" lift coming along? There are a few out there now that have sorted out any issues Im sure. No reason she can't be better that the L;)
awesome photos there!!
im considering miking a trip over east to see some of the site like this
cheers for sharing the pics:)
dave
im considering miking a trip over east to see some of the site like this
cheers for sharing the pics:)
dave
no more subarus
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- subalex
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Ha! Campfire! I couldn't get the thing going because of the cold. I needed some kero bombs or firelighters to really get it going enough to burn more than the smaller sticks. It was bizarre, usually it's a matter of turning the fire down, not struggling to get it going.
Great images there. However, the lack of humans in the photos suggests that you were alone? I know how it works mate... unless you tell someone about it or show photos it didn't happen. Ok, you proved it.
I'll see if I can get some pics off the phone of Kanangra Walls here.
Great images there. However, the lack of humans in the photos suggests that you were alone? I know how it works mate... unless you tell someone about it or show photos it didn't happen. Ok, you proved it.
I'll see if I can get some pics off the phone of Kanangra Walls here.
'91 Sportswagon - 3" lifted, 14" speedys, 27" Nankangs + lots of small details improved. Wouldn't mind some extra grunt from an EJ.
the pics at the start of thread, I was there just a few week-ends ago,
other pics are of my collection of the area, different times and year!
other pics are of my collection of the area, different times and year!
You need to get out more often, that's embarrassing not being able to start a fire.......subalex wrote:Ha! Campfire! I couldn't get the thing going because of the cold. I needed some kero bombs or firelighters to really get it going enough to burn more than the smaller sticks. It was bizarre, usually it's a matter of turning the fire down, not struggling to get it going.
- subalex
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- Location: Kellyville Ridge, Sydney
I had an awful feeling that someone might pick up that phrase and, with a dirty, foul-minded immature mind, spin it around out of context and throw it back at me like that.... I would have
Yeah. I know. My wife wasn't anywhere nearby and I ain't getting a "fire" started anyhow else... I gotta get out more... tell me about it... but it's hard enough getting away from the handbrake as it was for just one night.
Yeah. I know. My wife wasn't anywhere nearby and I ain't getting a "fire" started anyhow else... I gotta get out more... tell me about it... but it's hard enough getting away from the handbrake as it was for just one night.
'91 Sportswagon - 3" lifted, 14" speedys, 27" Nankangs + lots of small details improved. Wouldn't mind some extra grunt from an EJ.