Sad goodbye to a true friend

[Bluey]

Did he have an old friend has it been forgotten about ????? Overtaken by the best tow car this side of the world !!!!!!!
He needs to change name of this thread .....Thought my nav was good till i got a toyota ....... far superior nothing comes close

 

[Drover]

I'm with @Boots in Action , wish we had some water in the dry gullies up here.................. Murray Tour again next year I think.

 

[chartrock]

Murray Tour again next year I think.

Me too, I hope.

 

[Crusty181]

The entire length of the Murray is a gem and there's no shortage of freecamping along the length of the Murray, all absolute water frontage and most on wide open sandy beaches as this sect btw Yarrawonga and Ulupna indicates. Most of the well worn access tracks to those sites is grade 1 on the level of difficulty and would suit a 1979 Commodore station wagon towing a 35ft Franklin

Off season youll find plenty of locations all to youself with a healthy supply of fallen firewood not to far away, along with river towns not too far away

Typical access track

Typical river bend beach camp area

 

[Bluey]

When its warm how many flys do you camp with ??????
That pic of the corner campground looks like a good spot to drive a navara into the river to be used as a spot to tie up a boat

 

[Crusty181]

When its warm how many flys do you camp with ??????
That pic of the corner campground looks like a good spot to drive a navara into the river to be used as a spot to tie up a boat

I dont have a Navara, i own one of the most capable true 4x4 veh ever to roll on Aussie soil ... so i could i do that

 

[Drover]

That looks like a fantastic spot @Crusty181

Except on a LWE then that lovely beach front camp would be a sea of campers and ARB display vehicles ............................ Gadds Bend up Jingellic way is truly one of many great camps above the Hume Dam......

https://www.expandasdownunder.com/threads/gadds-bend-murray-river-reserve-free-camp.11196/

 

[Crusty181]

The greatest car/van/boat touring combo grazing in its natural habitat

 

[Drover]

Only one word to describe you oh @Crusty181 ...... Bustard, makes me really pine for my Ute, actually reminds me of my old Landy set up............ Oh well just have to work harder to give The Yuppie Wagon some off grid style....................

Having another long hard look at that rig I have decided I don't like you anymore..................................

 

[Bluey]

Ive looked at your boat specs and thay only seem to be rated for 3 people the small tinnines thats no good for me mine blows up fully foldable goes in boot of car rated for 6 people my motor transon lift is doing well after more testing

 

[Crusty181]

Ive looked at your boat specs and thay only seem to be rated for 3 people the small tinnines thats no good for me mine blows up fully foldable goes in boot of car rated for 6 people my motor transon lift is doing well after more testing
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Correct @Bluey, the direct result of the ditching of 2 stroke. Id guess it would effect the newer IRBs as well. My short motor also effects that because of the lower transom. 6 in your boat ?? ... i pay to watch that

 

[Drover]

Mine can carry 4, sorry folks I only have 2 lifejackets......lol.

 

[Bluey]

Correct @Bluey, the direct result of the ditching of 2 stroke. Id guess it would effect the newer IRBs as well. My short motor also effects that because of the lower transom. 6 in your boat ?? ... i pay to watch that

Only going by the boat plate 20 hp max and 6 preple ??????? But only have 4 in my family not haveing anymore looking to up grade to fiberglass hull inflatable maybe ???? a mercury boat they have alloy bottoms to but the fiberglass are rated higher in motor and seem a bit better hang on didnt i start a boating thread for boat talk but crustys the king hijacker so thats ok then lol carry on

 

[Crusty181]

hang on didnt i start a boating thread for boat talk but crustys the king hijacker so thats ok then lol carry on

I cant hijack my own thread !!!!!

 

[Drover]

I cant hijack my own thread !!!!!

I thought you were showing the newbies how a thread evolves from moaning about finally waking up that you needed a new vehicle and then getting a Mine Truck, to showing off that you have a boat mounted on top of said Mine truck in the traditional Sandman style of 4 x bolts to roof rack...it's all in the looks, the style................... well bolted down is an assumption as unlike @Bluey who throws pics of his catches and his rubber dinghy I can't recall any fishy shots from Crustycon ??? (emails/texts don't count in this tale of mockery either).......................

There you go @Bluey holding the fort for you while you haul in a big catch......

 

[Crusty181]

I thought you were showing the newbies how a thread evolves from moaning about finally waking up that you needed a new vehicle and then getting a Mine Truck, to showing off that you have a boat mounted on top of said Mine truck in the traditional Sandman style of 4 x bolts to roof rack...it's all in the looks, the style................... well bolted down is an assumption as unlike @Bluey who throws pics of his catches and his rubber dinghy I can't recall any fishy shots from Crustycon ??? (emails/texts don't count in this tale of mockery either).......................

There you go @Bluey holding the fort for you while you haul in a big catch......

If this relentless wind doesnt easy, the roof is likely where the boat will stay. I fitted a line-release to the drone to take a land based bait or lure out a few 100mtrs behind the surf, and i cant use that either

 

[DRW]

I just spent the morning fishing, a couple of umdersize moses perch and a couple of undersize rock cod for the kids, put two crab pots in will check tomorrow even though i know they will be raided before i get out of bed. Found a way to stop grand son from being scared in the boat, get him to drive (now i'm scared lol) sorry to hijack your thread @Crusty181

 

[Drover]

No pics Dave so we don't believe you ........................................ I think about going out but damn wind blows up by 0900, yuck................. my gkids have no interest in going out in the boat..........
Don't bother posting them, folks will just think your a skite........

 

[DRW]

Now @Drover in not going to take a picture of poor little fish who’s life I’m trying to save, BUT, believe me if I manage a keeper you’ll see it

 

[Boots in Action]

I just spent the morning fishing, a couple of umdersize moses perch and a couple of undersize rock cod for the kids, put two crab pots in will check tomorrow even though i know they will be raided before i get out of bed. Found a way to stop grand son from being scared in the boat, get him to drive (now i'm scared lol) sorry to hijack your thread @Crusty181

Good to hear you are enjoying yourself by entertaining children and Grandson @DRW . Have a better New Year in 2020. Cheers