South Island Impromptu Adventure Ride: 12, 13, 14 March

[mattsdakar]

Maybe a bit of overkill taking a 3 man tent, no doubt she'll be heavy and big, I have one of these you can borrow if you like
http://www.adventureguide.co.nz/arti...helter-fly.php
It only weighs a little over 800grms and fairly small, you're welcome to it if you are up for fly camping[/QUOTE]

Sorry call me soft but I would get munched alive sleeping under a fly, I'll ring around some mates who are into their camping and see what I can find

[ADVGD]

Sorry call me soft but I would get munched alive sleeping under a fly, I'll ring around some mates who are into there camping and see what I can find

There is a mozzy net with a zip entry and floor in it that I have made up. I use it to keep the sanflies at bay, great wee setup. Let me know how you get along, we'll sus something out for sure

How is your bike looking, or more to the point sounding?

[rogerh]

Josh, Jatz's pics are better I think, but try




Hope it helps, but the bottom line is you should be fine on any bike that can deal with the rest of the track

[mattsdakar]

There is a mozzy net with a zip entry and floor in it that I have made up. I use it to keep the sanflies at bay, great wee setup. Let me know how you get along, we'll sus something out for sure

How is your bike looking, or more to the point sounding?

Gave it a clean and that seem to fix it, I wish!!!
Will take it apart tomorrow and see what I can find.
Don't expect you to carry all the food etc, we'll try to spread it out amongst those going I reckon, have dug out my collapsible fly rod, so up for a bit of that!!!

[Smifffy]

It may not be worth a special trip, like most people I just use standard duck grade bungee cords

Have you ever tried (ahem) Duck tape?

[ADVGD]

Hope it helps, but the bottom line is you should be fine on any bike that can deal with the rest of the track

Sure does, thanks mate

Don't expect you to carry all the food etc, we'll try to spread it out amongst those going I reckon,

We can sort all that out tomorrow mate, I'll come up with sort of horrifically overpriced haulage rate

have dug out my collapsible fly rod, so up for a bit of that!!!

I catch and release 99% of my fish but every now and then I take one home for the table, a freshly caught trout could be just the ticket for a meal one night

[chainsawbike]

sent pm - thanks for organising this

[GrantWtf]

It may not be worth a special trip, like most people I just use standard duck grade bungee cords

Good to see that you are taking a spare, just in case the first gets completely ducked.

[Padmei]

Oh look this thread is getting completely silly- Ducks FFS!! Now get this thread back on track or I'm gonna call a mod in to kick your lily white arses.

[ADVGD]

Oh look this thread is getting completely silly- Ducks FFS!! Now get this thread back on track or I'm gonna call a mod in to kick your lily white arses.

You're right, sorry Padmei, if I am going to post pictures they should really be adventure riding pictures like this one



Mind you, to be fair, this isn't actually adventure riding is it Padmei? Its more like adventure falling

[Monstaman]

Oh look this thread is getting completely silly- Ducks FFS!! Now get this thread back on track or I'm gonna call a mod in to kick your lily white arses.

Feathers gettin flustered there Padmei ... take a paddle and keep ya sticky beak out of it.

ADVGD might send you a bill for wasting his time.

Anyway, if you want a roasted duck I have one

[Transalper]

Have a good ride guys.
I might still go camp up somewhere like Lake Tenneyson or further into the Rainbow area maybe for Saturday night with J but we'll be later and skipping all your interesting extras.
Cheers
TA.

[mattsdakar]

Sorry Josh, just checked my roster again and unfortunately I am back to work at midday Monday, bugger!!
So I'll only be coming for the Saturday night. Depending how we go for time would still be interested in doing an in and out up the Waitahu, another option might be going up the Rappahannock and Station creeks to near the back of Lake Daniels??
I've sussed out a tent so no worries there
Cheers Matt

[ADVGD]

Have a good ride guys.
I might still go camp up somewhere like Lake Tenneyson or further into the Rainbow area maybe for Saturday night with J but we'll be later and skipping all your interesting extras.
Cheers
TA.

I couldn't recommend Edwards and Mailing Pass enough, you'd be right at home there mate, fairly easy with just enough technical bits to make them good fun. The views are stunning, you and J would love it.

Sorry Josh, just checked my roster again and unfortunately I am back to work at midday Monday, bugger!!
So I'll only be coming for the Saturday night.

You've been drinking heavily and then planning trips again haven't you?

Depending how we go for time would still be interested in doing an in and out up the Waitahu, another option might be going up the Rappahannock and Station creeks to near the back of Lake Daniels??
I've sussed out a tent so no worries there
Cheers Matt

I'll still be doing the 3 days, pretty flexible for day 1 and 2 but to be honest I'm really amped to have a nudge at getting to the end of Waitahu, as a group, or solo. We can play it by ear on the day, the Rappahannock maybe a better option if we start to run out of time, either way I am easy as both options sound like fun to me

[mattsdakar]

Bike sounding better now, not perfect.
Next dilemma, my rack brackets are witha mate to reweld them after snapping them on the Dusty Butt, unfortunately he cant find them, so I guess I will be carrying everything in a backpack,