NSW + QLD LOST Camp - 26th -29th August 2011

gi frog · **Posted:** Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:07 am

Hi All,

Best time of year?
This year good for us Mid August till early Sept great for us. :CAMPING:

as for the rest of questions all find with us no problem with in mid August 2011.
Thinking of hiring a trailer to try out.
James
Gi frog

jenko · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:53 am

I'm cool with any time in spring.

I should have my car back by then.

Glend · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:26 am

Just bumping this back up for the guys returning from Europe.

G'ME MUD · **Joined:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:55 pm **Posts:** 370

[quote="Silverkee"]I'd like the chance to meet all you guys. I often read your posts but don't post myself unless I have something useful to say. I like the idea of around coffs. Have been to most the places in SEQ. I also have about 8 weeks long service leave waiting to be used! So a longer trip the corner country would not be out of the question.[/quote
Welcome Silverkee,
Nice to have another KJ'er around, would be good to catch up sometime, Where are you at?
Regards Ross and Imelda

G'ME MUD · **Joined:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:55 pm **Posts:** 370

1. Best time of year & which year most suitable to you?
Any last week of school holidays as Imelda works school time plus the first week of holidays.
2. Long or extended week-ends available to you ?
Any
3. Period of time in the year available to you?
Any
4. Distance of travel preferred by you?
Any
5. Area preferred by you?
That area around the waterfall way sounds interesting, but open to anywhere, I'm not familiar with much in NSW.
Regards Ross and Imelda. :CAMPING:

Silverkee · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:34 am **Posts:** 11

G'ME MUD wrote:

Welcome Silverkee,
Nice to have another KJ'er around, would be good to catch up sometime, Where are you at?
Regards Ross and Imelda

Thanks for your welcome! - I'm on the southside of Brissie... when I'm not tripping away for work!

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:22 pm

Silverkee wrote:

G'ME MUD wrote:

Welcome Silverkee,
Nice to have another KJ'er around, would be good to catch up sometime, Where are you at?
Regards Ross and Imelda

Thanks for your welcome! - I'm on the southside of Brissie... when I'm not tripping away for work!

Well if you're that close to us we should get together for a meet & greet :CAMPING:

or at least a day :JEEPIN:

2JeepFamily · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2011 3:02 am

another place for us to look around. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resou ... elundi.pdf
some of this area I saw on the 4wd action camper trailer touring DVD and it looked pretty good.

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2011 4:18 am

2JeepFamily wrote:

another place for us to look around. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resou ... elundi.pdf
some of this area I saw on the 4wd action camper trailer touring DVD and it looked pretty good.

Yes, Jason, it does look pretty good. We've driven through Ebor & Guy Fawkes NP a few times and the landscape is very pretty (cold in winter) I don't mind the idea of camping on one of the river sites

Glend · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 9:14 pm

I noticed that three of the top fifty "Free Camping" sites listed in "Camping with your 4WD Magazine" are around the areas that we have been discussing as possible destinations.

One is 11kms east of Nundle, the Sheba Dam Reserve, it has toilets, shade, mobile access and allows dogs. GPS marks are Lat South 31 29 56, Long East 151 11 46.

ANother one is 9kms norht of Glen Innes, Beardy Creek, it has toilets, mobile access, allows dogs, but a time limt of 48 hours and you have to boil the water available there. GPS is Lat S 29 39 52, Long. East 151 46 37.

ANother one is Ellenborough Reserve, it has toliets, shade and allows dogs. GPS is Lat S 31 26 25, Long East 152 27 40.

The final one listed is further west, the Mendooran Rest Area, it has toliets, showers, shade, mobile access, allows dogs, but a 48 hour time limit. GPS is Lat S 31 49 28, Long E 149 06 53.
The Mendooran Rest Area probably is on the main road so that is probably out.

Even if we don't fancy these for our gathering its handy to know where they are and that they are free.

Cheers

2JeepFamily · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 4:11 am

Maybe we should add another item to the criteria list. Do you want to travel around and camp in different spots and if so how many nights in one place?
If we have a few camp spots available for free for up to 48 hrs max then we may be able to take advantage of this by travelling around.
My main concern is that most of us are going to be towing camper trailer and set up and pack continually could be a pain, especially if the weather goes bad.

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2011 3:39 am

2JeepFamily wrote:

Maybe we should add another item to the criteria list. Do you want to travel around and camp in different spots and if so how many nights in one place?
If we have a few camp spots available for free for up to 48 hrs max then we may be able to take advantage of this by travelling around.
My main concern is that most of us are going to be towing camper trailer and set up and pack continually could be a pain, especially if the weather goes bad.

I favour that we base ourselves at one location and if we feel the need.....have day trips from there.

There seems to be afew good sites on the link below

e.g. The Doon Goonge camp site located beside a river in the Chaelundi NP. Accessed by 4wd from either one of two directions and through locked gates (obtained from NPWS Dorrigo Office)

Try this link then
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resou ... elundi.pdf

Time of year - let's say, end of July early Sept...just to get some reaction from everyone interested

Glend · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2011 5:37 am

Greg that link doesn't seem to work can you check it please. Late July probably suits me a little more than early Sept. First weekend in September is Fathers Day and we usually go skiing that weekend (but its not confirmed that we will do that this year - nothing booked yet), but the weekend of the 10th and 11th is OK with me. I have to begin heading up to for Cairns around the 18th of September for the Cape Trip so would not be able to make any of the dates after the 10th and 11th (because I need to get back to Sydney and there is Cape Trip prep list and time). I will be back from the Cape around mid October but I may stay up at my son's place for a while before coming back down.

Silverkee · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:34 am **Posts:** 11

[quote="Team J.a.G)
Well if you're that close to us we should get together for a meet & greet :CAMPING:

or at least a day :JEEPIN:

[/quote]

Hi People's,
How about a pub lunch to say G'day on on weekend soon for all those close to brissie south? Meet & greet would also be a great chance to do some trip planning. Let's say June 29. Please nominate a pub nearby, cause I don't know where you are all located. I'm in sunnybank.

nobster · **Joined:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:52 am **Posts:** 126

G'day Silverkee, there are a few of us going down to Janowen hills 4wd park on the june long weekend, why don't you come down and meet and greet and :CAMPING:

and do some :JEEPIN:

all on one weekend.Check out the post on the June long weekend

rossow · **Joined:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:06 am **Posts:** 7

Hi Silverkee,
I live in Drewvale and drive through Sunnybank on my way to work at the uni every day! I've probably passed you a few times

I drive a Khaki CRD.

Rossow.

Silverkee · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:34 am **Posts:** 11

Would have been there in a flash but have already booked my bardge for a trip to Morton with some non-kj'er mates. Was down that way at Easter - real nice with all the rain. Maybe a day trip to the forestry north of brissie in the future. I'll keep an eye out for kj's passing through sunnybank. Mine is silver, with snorkel and chrome Tjm winch bar. Give us oi if ya see me about sunnybank.

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2011 10:09 pm

OK... Just thought I would bump this back into circulation again. Are we still interested in getting together (i.e. NSW & QLDERS)? If so can we decide on a time and place? Suggestions so far r around the NSW central tableland NP's. Time scale could be around August/Sept.?
Or any further suggestions???

Glend · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2011 12:09 am

I'm still in! Preference is August. Are all the Europeans back?

gi frog · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2011 1:03 am

Hi all,
Count us still in for aug/sept.
James & Lyn
gi frog

NSW + QLD LOST Camp - 26th -29th August 2011

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