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Page 1: Established in January 1978...and thanks to Jim Simpson for hosting the event on his property. Thanks also to those members for taking part as this makes the Club stronger as a group

Established inJanuary 1978

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TrackChat, August 2020, Volume 8

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Position Phone Email

NEW MEMBERS WELCOMEEmail us for more information

[email protected]

Training Coordinator John Kent [email protected]

Vice President Greg Ogden 0419 494 451Secretary Ian Davidson 0427 262 091 [email protected] Scott Sainsbury 0402 943 331 [email protected]

Activity Coordinator Alan Pottie 0414 492 055 [email protected] Jason Hussey 0421 634 676 [email protected] Officers John Moore 02 6926 6224

Brenda Moore 02 6926 6224Association Delegates John Kent 0414 492 055

Alan Pottie [email protected] Officer David Ohlsen 0418 457 434QTA Coordinator Jim Simpson [email protected] Editor Kelli Edwards [email protected]

President Alan Pottie 0414 492 055 [email protected]

The WW4WDC meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at

Wagga RSL ClubCorner Kincaid & Dobbs Streets

Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

Commencing 7:30pm

Members can also join online via Zoom

[email protected]

www.facebook.com/WaggaWagga4WDClub

www.wagga4wdclub.org

PO Box 5842, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650

Upcoming meetings:

Tuesday 18 August 2020 (AGM)Tuesday 15 September 2020Tuesday 20 October 2020

Name

EXECUTIVE

MEETINGS

CONTACT US

Archives Coordinator Greg Ogden 0419 494 451 [email protected]

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The Wagga Wagga Four Wheel Drive Club(WW4WDC) was established in January 1978 andis one of the longest running 4WD clubcs inAustralia.

Our club is affiliated with Four Wheel Drive NSW& ACT (the Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs)and promotes Tread Lightly and the Code ofEthics of Four Wheel Drive Australia.

Our clubs Code of Conduct ensures we promotesafe and responsible four wheel driving and apositive approach to conservation at all times.

Our members have the opportunity to appreciateand enjoy the outdoors through our manycoordinated 4WD touring adventures, bothlocally and throughout Australia, and ourregular social activities.

Presidents UpdateEditors NoteAnnouncementsTrip Reports - Tumut to Tumbarumba Trip

- Tumbarumba Mapping & Track Clearing Trip

- Trip Leaders Workshop

- Quarry Morning

Tidbits4WD Break DownWhat's Cooking?Activity Information Sheets - Quarry Morning & Autobarn Raffle

- Bago State Forest Track Clearing and Mapping Trip

- Bushrangers and Beyond

- Advanced 4WD Driver Training Course

Events CalendarMembership Form

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AROUND THE CAMPFIRE

Cover Photo: Club members Scott Sainsbury, Kaye Hoogland,Alan Pottie, Susan Schraenkler and Ian Davidson at the SugarPines at Laurel Hill NSW (Tumbarumba), 28 June 2020. Photocourtesy of Ian Davidson.

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I hope this issue of TrackChat finds everyone well in these strange times.

I highly encourage attendance at the next Club meeting on 18thAugust, be it in person at the RSL Club or on ZOOM. This meeting willimmediately be followed on the night by our Annual General Meeting. Please contact Ian Davidson to help him organise as there is a cap of 30 people who can attend in person.

On the AGM, we have nominations for all positions at this stage, which is a fantastic result for the Club. It shows that we have dedicated, enthusiastic members who are keen to help each other.

Given the COVID restrictions on outdoor gatherings the decision has been made to postpone theAnnual Cookout event originally planned for 5th September. We will revisit this once restrictionshave eased.

The Chainsaw Training course a couple of weeks ago went off beautifully. We had great weatherand thanks to Jim Simpson for hosting the event on his property. Thanks also to those members fortaking part as this makes the Club stronger as a group.

A successful track clearing activity in the Bago State Forest lead by Scott Sainsbury was wellattended in July, and a bunch of fun was had. Thanks to Grant Gablonski fpr the Trip Report whichyou can read about in this edition.

A trip was held last Sunday in search of Snow, with not-so-much-snow found (none), but plenty ofgreasy tracks. This trip was also in the Bago State Forest area between Tumbarumba and the ElliotWay. You can read about this trip in the September issue of TrackChat, thanks to Adrian Laws.

Club Member Susan Schraenkler has launched her first Trip Activity; Bushrangers and Beyond. Thisis a 3 day weekend down to the King Valley in Victoria (COVID permitting ) on 6/7/8th November.Susan has enlisted John Kent’s support and carried out a recce a couple of months ago tothoroughly plan it out. Looks like a cracker!

Another trip to keep in mind for these spring is to the Rosewood –Tumbarumba Rail Trail. Staytuned for details.

Looking forward to seeing Folks next week at the next Club meeting.

Yours in 4WDing, Alan Pottie

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PRESIDENTS UPDATE

If you missed our previous editions you can view them online or download them from the clubs webstite:

March 2020, Volume 3 April 2020, Volume 4 May 2020, Volume 5

June 2020, Volume 6 July 2020 www.wagga4wdclub.org

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Welcome to our August edition of TrackChat. Another bumper edition this month so crank up the heater, grab a cuppa and enjoy.

Our Annual General Meeting is only a couple of days away and will be held both face-to-face and via Zoom. Good luck to those who have thrown their hat in the ring and nominated for a committee position.

We are fortunate to have been invited to Autobarn and Opposite Lock for a members only night on Wednesday evening (19 August 2020) commencing 6.15pm. Shout out to Steve Cotton for hosting the evening and giving our members the opportunity to get some great discounts on selected products.

Please don't forget that we have also been selected as one of the Grill'd Local Matters clubs thismonth. There's still a couple of weeks left in August so plenty of time to purchase a burger or fourand vote for our club.

It's great to see members getting out and about and we have some excellent Trip Reports thismonth. Thanks to Alan Pottie and Susan Schraenkler for their article on the Tumut to Tumbarumbatrip, Grant Gablonski for the article on the Tumbarumba Mapping & Track Clearing Day, and JohnKent for his articles on the Trip Leaders Workshop and the Quarry Morning. For those reading thisonline we are also testing video functionality in our newsletter (a bit flash!) so I hope you enjoy it (ifyou are not reading this online the links to the video's are supplied).

Our 4WD Break Down this month showcases the unique and economical mousemobile owned byDavid Ohlsen. Our suspicions about the Suzuki's 1.4L mouse powered engine have been confirmedand we even get a very rare glimpse of the three mouseketeers! Speaking of cheese, thanks also toJan Mackenzie for sharing her recipe for Cheese and Bacon Rolls which is one of my all timefavourites. I will happily test any samples over the coming weeks.

Our Club Cookout planned for 5 September has unfortunately been postponed due to the currentlimit on numbers permitted at outdoor gatherings. A new date will be set once restrictions haveeased and we can safely hold this event. Keep an eye out for our Quarry Morning and AutobarnRaffle on 23 August, Track Clearing Trip on 5 & 6 September, Bushrangers and Beyond trip on 6-8November and our Advanced Driver Training course on 21 & 22 November. Details can be found inthe Activity Information Sheets.

Until next month stay safe... and keep the articles coming.

RegardsKelli Edwards

EDITORS NOTE

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FUN FACT: The term "4×4" was first used as early as the 1940's to describe North American military vehicles. The first numberindicates the number of wheel ends on the vehicle with the second indicating the number of driven wheels.(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-wheel_drive)

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Hardwood Kindling for Sale$5.00 per bag

All money collected donated to charity

Call in and see Peter and the team at

All Things Off Road1/33 Pearson Street

Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

Phone: 02 6925 2000

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

PresidentVice PresidentSecretaryTreasurerTraining CoordinatorQTA Coordinator

 

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting is being held this Tuesday 18 August 2020 commencing 7.30pm at theWagga Wagga RSL Club (Bowls Room). Those planning on attending in person are asked to contactIan Davidson ([email protected]) so we can ensure numbers remain within thecurrent social distancing regulations.

Those unable to attend in person can connect to the meeting via Zoom and we would like to thankCharles Sturt University for assisting us to provide this functionality for our members. The link tojoin the Zoom meeting is https://charlessturt.zoom.us/j/61107889252.

The positions to be elected at the AGM are:

Activity CoordinatorWebmasterEquipment OfficersAssociation DelegatesPublicity OfficerTrackChat Editor

 

Club Cookout Postponed

Due to the current restrictions on the number of people who can gather outdoors we have madethe difficult decision to postpone the annual Club Cookout originally planned for Saturday 5September 2020.

To keep the spirit alive please send any photos, recipes and stories of your own family cookoutevenings to [email protected].

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Grill'd Local Matters

Our club is fortunate to have been selected as one of the Grill'dLocal Matters clubs this month. For those who are not familiar withthe initiative, each month three local not-for-profit organisationsare given the chance to win $300. Every time someone purchases aburger at Grill'd they get a token and can vote for their preferredorganisation. The organisation with the highest number of tokensat the end of the months wins $300.00.

So if you, your family, relatives, neighbours, friends, colleagues,acquaintances and your neighbours babysitter have not yetpurchased a burger from Grill'd this month (or even if you have),head on down to their Baylis Street store and pop your token in theWW4WDC box on your way out (as enthusiastically demonstratedhere by Scott Sainsbury).

See the flyer on page 2 for more information.

Autobarn and Opposite Lock Members Night

Special thanks to Steve Cotton from Autobarn and Opposite Lockfor holding a WW4WDC members only night at the Autobarnstore on Wednesday 19 August 2020 commencing 6:15pm.

Our members have the opportunity to save up to 10% onselected Opposite Lock products, up to 15% off selectedAutobarn products, and free entry into the draw to win a lightbar with all purchases over $300.00.

For more information see the flyer on pages 10 and 11.

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VSI64 - Aftermarket Forward Facing Lamps - Fittingand Use

Transport for NSW has released their Vehicle StandardsInformation Sheet on VSI64 - Aftermarket Forward Facing Lamps -Fitting and Use.

Craig Thomas, President of the 4WD NSW & ACT Association, hasbeen part of the working party developing these standards and it'sgreat to see the Association actively working to represent memberinterests.

VSI64 can be downloaded from the Transport for NSW website.(www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/roads/safety-rules/standards/vsi64-aftermarket-forward-facing-lamps-fitting-and-use.pdf)

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Tumut to Tumbarumba Trip27 & 28 June 2020

Day 1By Alan Pottie

An enthusiastic group of 7 vehicles led by Ian Davidson (Mitsubishi Challenger) and passenger KayeHoogland, Scott Sainsbury in his trusty VW Amarok, Grant and Jo Gablonski (Ford Ranger), JohnKent (Ford Ranger), Kellie Oliver (Toyota Hilux), Jason Hussey and Danni McConnell (Ford Ranger)and Alan Pottie (Toyota Prado) set off from the Wagga RAAF Base at 0845. We repaired for smoko in Tumut where the group was joined by Kaye's good friend SusanSchraenkler, from Canberra. Thus suitably fed and watered, the convoy grafted through theWereboldera National Park near Tumut, via a lovely view at the Trig station, and on to the restarea at the Blowering Dam wall. After lunch, Snubba Road beckoned. This track climbed up and along the ridge, which neatlybisected the lush green pastures to the West overlooking Batlow, and to our left the eerie burnt outPine Forests, through which Blowering Dam lay calmly. Camp was set up in the late afternoon at the Flats, which gave a spectacular view looking Northalong Blowering Dam. This is a very popular water skiing/camping area in the Summer. At thispoint several of the party departed for Wagga, leaving Ian, Scott, Susan and Kaye and Alan. Veryclear and cool evening was had around a great campfire. Plenty of slices and a hearty tea was had.

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Driving around Blowering Dam. Video courtesy of Alan Pottie (www.youtu.be/2HNwzq51hk8)

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Tumut to Tumbarumba Trip27 & 28 June 2020

Day 2By Susan Schraenkler

Sunday morning we woke to a Top View transcending Blowing.  The last of the fire and wood wasused to gather the group for breakfast and to plan for this day.  

Down near the dam foreshore are farm ruins from yesteryear and we ventured to the ruins toimagine the past times.  We could make out the shape of the homestead as well as out houses.

On the Foreshore Road we meandered south and were astounded by the black stark beautyfollowing the ravages of the bush fire.  Like Alan has described on day one, to our left wasmagnificent calm blue water and on our right incredible destruction, along with our day providingbest possible weather. 

Our meander brought us along Blowing Camp Road, Yallowen Access Road, to zig zag, up and up,for our morning coffee and northern view over Blowering and back to Snubba with entry to BagoState Forest.  A democratic vote decided on a visit and to morn the Sugar Pine Plantation at LaurelHill, that had been planted in 1928 and tragically succumbed to the deadly 2019 fires.  We saw thebeginnings of the final felling to these Pine Giants.

Pilot Hill Arboretum was the next stop and following that we planned to go to Granite Mountain. Scott knew the way along these tracks.  The tracks were impeded with many fallen trees and thechain saws were in use to clear our path.  A good team effort was made with Scott and Alan on thesaws; Ian, Kaye and I cleared the wood and made a trackside lunch for the hungry crew. However,there proved to be too many trees blocking the track and the day was getting away, so it wasdecided to save the trip for next time. 

With our trail behind us we made tracks for home.  We journeyed through Rosewood to the Hume.Fond good byes were made as we departed ways, the Wagga Wagga crew to Wagga Wagga and Ionto Canberra.

We all certainly enjoyed the freedom, space, beauty, contrasts, company and contributions of all.

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Left: Felled Sugar Pines Centre: Scott Sainsbury clearing a log from the track Right: Susan Schraenkler hugging one of the Sugar Pines burnt in the 2019 bush fires

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Top: John Kent, Grant & Jo Gablonski, Al Pottie, Scott Sainsbury, Kaye Hoogland and Susan Schraenkler give this trip the Thumbs Up.Bottom: The convoy overlooking Blowering DamPhoto's courtesy of Ian Davidson

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We encourage our members to join the Wagga Wagga RSL Club and Like their Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/WaggaRSL)

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Tumbarumba Mapping & Track Clearing 18 July 2020By Grant Gablonski

Saturday 18th July brought about a cold morning for the startof trip leader Scott Sainsbury’s Tumbarumba Mapping andTrack Clearing club trip.

Seven vehicles and nine members undertook the trip; ScottSainsbury in the Amarok, Ian Davidson with his Challenger,Troy Driscoll with a Rodeo, Paul Kingdom and his Prado, JasonHussey in the Ford Ranger, Chris Parr, his lad and a mate inthe GQ Patrol and yours truly in the blue Colorado.

It was a fun filled day even though it was probably later andmore tiring than people were expecting arriving home about8pm after clearing at least 30 trees of various sizes off thetracks.

A few lessons were learnt throughout the day and the firstone started with me learning what happens when you're lastto arrive at the Lake Albert Apex Park rally point. Lesson 1:Last one to arrive writes the Trip Report... so I hope you enjoyit!

Leaving at 7.30am our first official stop was at theTumbarumba bakery to fuel up the bodies before a hard dayon the tracks. Next we aired down and made our way into thestate forest to map some tracks. It wasn’t long before weencountered our first obstacle, a fallen tree that required allhands on deck.

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Top: Airing downMiddle: Driving through the State Forest Bottom: Chris Parr clearing the first obstacle

There was a myriad ofcutting tools in action andthis is where another lessonwas learnt for the day.Lesson2: You can alwayshave a bigger chainsaw!

Luckily Chris was on handwith the big saws to cut thelarger logs. These alsorequired the use of dragchains and winches toremove them from the track. Left: Jason Hussey with a Ryobi Reciprocating Saw

Centre: Scott Sainsbury with a Shindaiwa 46cc chainsaw Right: Chris Parr with with a Stihl 90cc chainsaw

After a break for lunch Jason took us for a bash though the scrub to find a log bridge that alsorequired removal of a log before everyone could cross. As Jason was the one that found the bridgeit was decided that he should take the honour of crossing first.

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Something that I didn’t expect to see in the bush was a traffic jam. Some RAAF boys that had beendriving through the bush wondering who had been clearing all the tracks finally caught up with us.

As mentioned earlier our tripfinished later than expected. Thisfound us airing up in the darkbecause we had to back track inorder to leave the dirt when anout of commission bridgestopped us in our tracks.

Video courtesy of Scott Sainsbury (https://youtu.be/CTmmz3xjfF0).

Arriving home around 8pm madeit quite a big day of driving andclearing trees but I’m sureeveryone enjoyed themselves asmuch as I did.

Thankyou Scott for organising acracking day. I’m sure you’ll havemore people lining up for thenext one!

Left: Club members preparing to drag a log off the track Centre: Jason Hussey crossing the log bridge firstRight: Traffic jam in the bush

Above: Out of commission bridgeBelow: Chris Parr clearing one of the many logs off the track.

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TRIP REPORT

what makes a good trip?what makes a good trip leader?how to go about planning and preparing for it? what a trip leader needs to do before, during and after a trip including the paper work requiredand the importance of communication?the responsibilities of participants.

Trip Leaders Workshop25 July 2020By John Kent, Training Coordinator

After a couple of people requested a session on how to organise and run a club activity or trip, weduly obliged by holding an informal discussion workshop at the RSL Club on Saturday 25 July.

About 12 enthusiastic people turned up to learn the in’s and out’s of it. Basically, we talked aboutwhat is outlined in the Club’s Activity Leader’s Guide which is on our web site in the Members Onlysection.

With lots of input and questions we covered topics such as:

There was quite a bit of discussion about the willingness of experienced trip leaders to supportpeople who put their hand up to run an activity with the suggestion to keep it simple and easy firsttime. We then had a look at our web site and where to find the relevant documents and had a goat filling out a Trip Information Sheet for a proposed trip later in the year.

I trust those who attended found it useful and the prospect of running a trip not too daunting. Itwould be great to have say 15–20 activities/trips per year (including Trip Lotto activities) with moretrips in Autumn and Spring and fewer in winter which is more conducive to social events. With over60 memberships in the club it should be easy to have a dozen or more people running just one ortwo activities a year. That would also provide a lot of variety. Activities can be social events, tours,day trip, weekend camping trips, longer trips, expeditions – whatever. Don’t leave it upto the same people all the time.

Thanks to all who attended and contributed so well.

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Club members participating in the Trip Leaders Workshop. Photo courtesy of John Kent.

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It was also great to see a number of our members who had undertaken the recent basic driver training courseturn up to practice what they had learnt and take their skills a bit further on the steep slopes that we couldnot drive on during the basic course because it was so wet then. A few were very chuffed to realise they hadthe skills and confidence to negotiate some pretty steep hills without difficulty, and to learn a bit more abouttheir vehicle. Some just wanted to have a drive because they were suffering withdrawals with the Covid andwinter shutdowns, while others just wanted to catch up with mates.

The last of the attendees drifted off home at about 2 pm after a pleasant lunch around the fire.

I think these informal quarry mornings are great because there is no set program, they are good for socialinteraction, people can do things that are of interest to them, new members can be inducted into the club,meet some members and get some basic guidance if needed, and visitors have a regular opportunity to findout more about who we are and what we do. There are always experienced members there who can assistthose who want to learn more.

Thanks everyone who turned up and made it a great morning. 

Quarry Morning26 July 2020By John Kent, Training Coordinator

I think I will give up organising things at our Quarry TrainingArea! It seems that every time I organise an activity therethe weather is lousy. Some might say I need to keeppracticing until I get it right!

At least this time the weather for our July monthly clubmorning and welcome to new and prospective membersthere was no fog or ice, and it was not actually raining. Itwas more like a dismal heavy dew with enough of a sprinkleto settle the dust but not enough for us to get wet and stopus gathering around the fire for a bit of a chin wag.

It was terrific to see 18 vehicles wander out at various timesincluding a new member (Steve Cochrane) and avisitor/prospective member (Steve also). Steve Cotton fromOpposite Lock/Autobarn came out to see what we wereabout and answer quite a few technical questions aboutaccessories and vehicle modifications. Steve is planning on hosting a club night in August at the Autobarn shop sokeep an eye out for the details.

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A fun day was had by all at the July Quarry Morning. Photo's courtesy of John Kent.

Chris Parr navigating one of the more challenging hills at the quarry

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Source: Unknown

Is your Speedo Accurate?

You’d expect your speedometer, odometer andtrip meter to be on the money, right? The truthis, even a brand spanking new 4WD is allowedto have some speedometer error. At 100km/h itcan be up to as much as 10km/h, which makesa substantial difference.

However, with 4WD’s, the most common way toalter your speedo readings is to fit different sizetyres. Usually, bigger size tyres are chosen, andthis will make your speedometer read lowerthan you are actually going. If you’ve gone up afew sizes on tyres, your speedo will often beclose to accurate, or it may read a little low. Ifyou go up more than a few sizes, your speedocould be out by as much as 20%.

Sourced verbatim from www.club4x4.com.au/15-things-may-not-know-4wd

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Tell us about your 4WD! Using the above information as a guide please email your 4WD information and photo to [email protected]

4WD BREAK DOWN

Owner

Make

Model

David Ohlsen

Year

Colour

Transmission

Suzuki 4x4

Grand Vitara 3 Door

2012

Red (they ones go faster)

Auto

Modifications

If you could change one thing about your 4WD whatwould it be?

I would like to have a long range fuel tank.

What is the best thing about your 4WD?

Where do I begin! I love my Suzuki, it goes anywhere. I have had it now for 8 years and it has got me intosome beautiful parts of Australia. Don't let the sizefool you because it's right up there with the rest of thebig 4WD's. It's ideal for hair pin corners and can turnon a dime. Under the bonnet is a 1.4L petrol motorpowered by mice! Yes, these little creatures power my4WD with ease - they have got me up the steepest ofmountains, across rivers, and down steep hills... theyhave never let me down. They don't cost much to run,just a few pieces of cheese and they are happy. Themice are now forever part of our clubs folklore.

Most memorable trip in your 4WD

When I drove north from Tathra along the coast to thetip of Cape York where I stood on the edge and had myphoto taken. I also drove completely across Australiafrom east to west coasts with a bottle of Pacific Oceanwater. I had my picture taken emptying the bottle intothe Indian Ocean. I have also driven from Adelaide toDarwin through central Australia

Hairiest moment in your 4WDThe time we got lost in the high country after a day ofsightseeing. I was following my brother (who wasusing his new Hema Navigator) and we ended updriving down Billy Goats Bluff. I had no idea howsteep or rough this mountain was and I let him have itwhen we got to our camp ground. He reckons we gotoff track because the cloud cover was interfering withthe signal to his Hema. I did eventually drive BillyGoats Bluff... in the day time.

Worst break down

Suzuki's don't break down... but I did get a flat tyreonce which I plugged up and then continued on mytrip.

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THE SUZUKIaka "The Mousemobile" (editors note)

2" liftDiff breathersStainles steel stone guardsAll-terrain tyres (265/70 R17)Dobison suspension

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WHAT'S COOKING?

2 cups self raising flour1 cup milk2 tbsp butter or margarine0.5 tsp saltGrated tasty cheese to likingDiced bacon to liking

Cheese and Bacon Rollsby Jan Mackenzie

Ingredients

Combine flour and salt and rub in the butter ormargarineAdd most of the grated cheeseMake a well and add milkMix with a knife and add more flour if neededTip onto a floured surface and knead into a ballDivide into small scone sized balls and arrange inthe camp oven (just touching each other)Sprinkle the remaining cheese and diced bacon ontopCook until ready

Method

1.

2.3.4.5.6.

7.

8.

The cooking time will vary depending on the size ofyour camp oven and the temperature.

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Editors Note: Serve hot with lots of butter

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