Brass Monkey

**FJRider** · 27th May 2018, 21:16

Originally Posted by russd7

oddly enough i have been to a brass that turned out to be shorts and T weather a few year ago

I think I went to that one. One I went to got to -14 degrees. Other rallys had either 4 inches of rain or 4 inches of snow.

**FJRider** · 27th May 2018, 21:19

Originally Posted by kiwi cowboy

Warmer in the cook shack too

Is the cook hot ??

**russd7** · 27th May 2018, 21:57

Originally Posted by Honest Andy

Tent?
Don't you just open the panniers and sleep under them?

naaa I've grown a bit so the don't provide as much shelter as they once would have in the past and the missus objects to not having a little privacy

**jasonu** · 28th May 2018, 02:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dxhSPoBjY

**granstar** · 28th May 2018, 06:39

Originally Posted by russd7

naaa I've grown a bit so the don't provide as much shelter as they once would have in the past and the missus objects to not having a little privacy

May as well, seems every Brass you have to buy a new tent, either demolished by drunks, hot fire embers, and that year of the wind the sales people were rubbing their hands.
Decision to stay or not is subjective, depends on health on the day, I always enjoy the ride to and fro, done well over 10 only just claiming my 10Y badge this year- roundtuit. Tradition deems a stay at Ranfurly, Oturehura, or Naesby for Friday Night, allows a look around the area St Bathans, Ophir, etc, before heading to the usual band-fire-talk shitte ho-hum.

**Honest Andy** · 28th May 2018, 07:07

Originally Posted by russd7

naaa I've grown a bit so the don't provide as much shelter as they once would have in the past and the missus objects to not having a little privacy

Haha fair enough. Personallly I just leave it on sidestand and curl up under the right hand bank

**actungbaby** · 28th May 2018, 11:30

Originally Posted by ellipsis

...I'll be home in front of the fire...thinking about you

...and wondering why the fuck you all do it...

Yes i rekon ;-) there must be some reason went just one time hmmm

**actungbaby** · 28th May 2018, 11:32

Originally Posted by FJRider

Is the cook hot ??

you better man than me if you can think that on the cold night ;-) mind you the one bar heater might lear up .joking

Stiffy understment its ice forming in beer can and those dudes with sooty faces in the morning

**actungbaby** · 28th May 2018, 11:40

Originally Posted by russd7

oddly enough i have been to a brass that turned out to be shorts and T weather a few year ago

I have to sayi was freaking out ice the roads such like but was okay . and like you say day was fine . its at night temp drops.

Not even sure that lake ida is that right next door weather had ice on it i know they do curling sport on there in winter.

Bloody cold in palmerston north today icy let alone palrmerston sourh.

**FJRider** · 28th May 2018, 20:16

Originally Posted by actungbaby

I have to sayi was freaking out ice the roads such like but was okay . and like you say day was fine . its at night temp drops.

Not even sure that lake ida is that right next door weather had ice on it i know they do curling sport on there in winter.

Bloody cold in palmerston north today icy let alone palrmerston sourh.

Just wait until you go there in winter ...

The "lake" "next door" ... is the Idaburn DAM.