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Its about time we had another trip guys,

Henty dunes/Ocean beach seems like the go.
Say around mid july? for a weekend or so.

How about we meet in Strahan for some fish n chips and drive up ocean beach to the dunes?

There is a nice grassy spot to camp, if its not flooded. Or there is a hut we can use. If thats flooded as well we can camp on the dunes, bound to be a few suitable places.

Bring a rain coat. You WILL need it. This is the west coast in tassie's finest weather.

I can have friday to monday quite easily on a selected w/end.

All hands on deck this time.

Discuss. Deliberate. Comprimise. Attend.

Awwww yeah!!
Bout bloody time to have another go at things..
I'm all ears. Though i assume as most others, I'm only avail fri arvos till sun arvos. But that should be plenty of time..
If we arnt going anywhere too hardcore, i have met a couple of fellow Subaru owners(stockos) who are keen to come out for a bash.
Hope to have a few people turn up, should be good.

mid july.... should be able to make that happen

i spose if we aim to get to a campsite fri night i can either have fri off or leave early to get to the west at a reasonable hour

adz seems to get an early hour or 2 on fridays anyway

but yeah, keen for a play on teh sand

would love to. don't reckon i'll be able to make mid july tho. I've pretty much got a new job and i'll probably be away for all of july. can do late June and probably mid august?

will get back to you tho

hey hey whats up all my good fellows im back online again sorry its taken soooo long ill be keen too guys aslong as bluesteel allows me to go with him anyway soundds cool i can get a fri sat off i rekon just get some dates organised ok guys cheers Ben

I shall be there.
Bring fishing rods...the salmon at the mouth of the Henty are worth a cast.

Welcome back Ben, its been a while.

Good to hear Matt, I imagine you wont have a lot of free time after this. You have a pm as well.

Stock subies (and more importantly their owners) are most welcome, still much fun to be had in stock trim. Might even be able to increase the population of lifted subes!

Take friday off johnny, you know you want to. How long a drive would it be from hobart to strahan in the monsta truck? 2 hrs?

It would be a little quicker to take the highway north from strahan and take a track in if getting there before dark (which is too early atm) is an issue.

Have a mate with a hilux who is keen to come as well, if thats cool.

Late june is a little tight for me, though if thats the concensus I will still be there.

July would be better for me, but I have a permission slip all filled out.

Bring on the Stocko's, at least they won't break anything!

Hobart to strahan is a dream compared to Swansea to Strahan
(especially the way Adam goes).

Bring snatch straps if someone is bringing a hilux.

The track Sir Will speaks of is a beauty, it ends at the southern shore of the Henty and I believe you can get onto Ocean Beach from it.

i'll have to see how things with my new job pan out. what are we going to be drving on mostly? mud or sand? Just wonderin if i will put on the muddies, or stay with the balding roadies?

Nearly all sand, there is a little bit of peaty mud (remember that little detour off jeffery's?) most of it is avoidable though.

I would say bring whichever set is wider and bags out best with a lower pressure.

High chance of some water holes on the way in at this time of year, might be an issue for the stocks, we will just send Johnny through first!

Thats the track Matt, normally not a problem getting onto ocean beach, but dunes shift etc, so we will see.

woo... just paid brumby rego and transfer. all go now

does anyone have a decent air compressor?
its something on my list of things to buy, but not likely for a while

What does the group say about July, perhaps the 7th and 8th??
Need to organise work schedule.

I heard an excellent trick the other day when I was telling a Mate about this trip.... take a roll of chain link fencing (or two even better) to lay under bogged wheels. Sand drops through it and it rolls up and away. Great traction.
I have some to bring- for that poor hilux.

225's ftw!

Let's have an update, we need to converge on some dates soon lads.

7/8th w/end is good for me, as are any others!

How is the new job looking Sam?

Well, i'll be leaving for 4 weeks on the 4th of July so the 7th and 8th is out for me. Can do the 30th and 1st tho for sure. or is that a bit tight for some ppl?

7/8 sounds alright to me

so who has and spare l series driveshafts? i need to stockpile a few :P

7/8th it has to be for me.
Parole from house painting.
(good behaviour)

no worries, you guys'll have to go without me. i'm def keen to head up the west coast so maybe again in a few months time. See how we go.

have fun. don't break too much stuff johhny

If you are not going, lend John your CV's he may need them ... he he.

Seriously, sorry you can't make it.

7/8th it is then, mark it on the calender in red!

Sorry to hear you can't make it Sam, its no good when work get in the way of lesuire! Will definatly key something up for later on in the year. Is Josh coming? He is welcome of course.

I only have three L driveshafts, none in good condition but they would get one out of a pinch. Bringing plenty of other spares as well.
Good thing here is that most of them can be left at camp, and fetched when (not if) required.

I'm looking at going down on the friday morning, depending on what my co-pilot is up to.

Do you want to meet in Strahan or at the track entrance (A little north of Strahan)?
Can't remember what mobile reception is like down there.

Will, If you or anyone would like to leave fri night, your more than welcome to crash at my place in Rosebery?? Just an idea.