I think I bought the Tardis!

[mojo]

We're off to Straddie this weekend, and no matter how much camping gear and other crap I throw into the Fender, it just won't fill up! :eek: :D

[DiscoTDI]

You obviously do not have kids:p:D

[weeds]

Have a good one

[Bigbjorn]

You obviously do not have kids:p:D

Or drink beer. A carton per day per adult male was required loading on our fishing club trips to Fraser and Straddie, plus any spirits considered necessary for medicinal purposes and central heating. New members would be lectured by the Club Captain that any lesser quantity meant they would run out.

[roverfj1200]

Have a good one

Put the rod in to...:D

[Landy110]

I've had that happy problem.
Trying to get enough gear in there to keep everything in place while bouncing around in the bush

[Chenz]

We're off to Straddie this weekend, and no matter how much camping gear and other crap I throw into the Fender, it just won't fill up! :eek: :D

Try going anywhere with my wife, you will see what a full fender looks like!!!!!

[Defender=1st]

Have a good weekend. Pics when you get back mate

[Bigbjorn]

Put the rod in to...:D

If he doesn't have kids he might manage that too.

[mojo]

You're right, no kids for now. Might try and do something about that this weekend :twisted:

Pleny of beer packed though :twobeers:

And I've remembered the camera, so hopefully some pics ...

[barryj]

We were at Amity Point Tuesday to Friday last week in a cabin at the council park.

It rained everyday and all night, but it was still nice to be there.

Have fun.

[Blknight.aus]

no comment about how much you can actually get in a deefer... suffice to say tis easy to go past the GVM or rear axle mass without trying too hard, ESP when your packing mechanicin and recovering gear.

[Outback 1]

obviously don't have a missus like mine ;).go away for a weekend and she packs for a month:eek:...........................

[tombraider]

You're right, no kids for now. Might try and do something about that this weekend :twisted:

Pleny of beer packed though :twobeers:

And I've remembered the camera, so hopefully some pics ...

Not of the rod being thrown in I hope... :eek:

[tombraider]

obviously don't have a missus like mine ;).go away for a weekend and she packs for a month:eek:...........................

Must be related to mine...

We took 2 vehicles away once...

Hers had 2 kids and her and the dog...

Mine had room (just) for ME to sit in drivers seat...
Everywhere else was full :eek:

And that was for a 4 day trip :(

[Blknight.aus]

bloody hell Ive gone to another country for 3 months and lived out of one bag.....

[Outback 1]

no kids here but last time we took 3 dogs and the budgies;)

[landyfromanuthaland]

you have the beer covered but what about food? u better throw in a couple bags of chips, the back of my series3 is cavernous too, the amount of junk I have in it, it makes a good makeshift shed

[tombraider]

I pack the vehicle for trips now...

She's not allowed!

[tombraider]

bloody hell Ive gone to another country for 3 months and lived out of one bag.....

Tell me about it...

I moved to Whyalla 4 months before my wife..

Lived out of 1 bag and slept in my rental house on my swag rolled out on the floor....

[Outback 1]

and don't try to make a mile ,it just doesn't happen:eek:when your not stopping for the loo'your stopped to walk the dog or whatever else they come up with:eek:

[Outback 1]

I pack the vehicle for trips now...

She's not allowed!
i'm off in 2 weeks :D on my own:D

[Bigbjorn]

and don't try to make a mile ,it just doesn't happen:eek:when your not stopping for the loo'your stopped to walk the dog or whatever else they come up with:eek:

Damn right. When I used to frequently do Sydney-Brisbane I hated having a passenger or passengers as they always added 2-3 hours to the trip. Stopping for refreshments, toilet, "let's just have a quick look at this", and so on. My usual was fuel and wee wees at Moonbi, fuel and wee wees, soft drink and Mars bar at Jennings or Warwick, and into Brisbane in 12 hours. Melbourne was a little different, fuel, toilet, two schooners and a steak sandwich at Gurley, much the same at Tomingley except maybe a mixed grill and some make-a-mile pills, same except for bacon & eggs in lieu of the steak sanger or mixed grill, at Tocumwal or a bit further south and into Melbourne in 20 hours.

[CraigE]

I have only filled ours right up once. But most times have the camper trailer as well.

[barryj]

I pack the vehicle for trips now...

She's not allowed!

Is it fair to leave her behind :angel:?

[Chenz]

Is it fair to leave her behind :angel:?

I cannot leave her behind alone!!!!!:eek:

[barryj]

I cannot leave her behind alone!!!!!:eek:

Yeah, I know, someone's got to clean the fish, cook, and wash up ;).

[mojo]

For those interested in pics of Straddie, there's a few below - not much of a photographer unfortunately :p

We had a great weekend - the weather was fantastic (aside from a half hour storm on Saturday night), the water was chilly to dip the toe in but beautifull once you took the plunge, the beer was cold and the snags and bacon plentiful! :D Bugger all fish around unfortunately, but ya can't have it all I suppose ...

Anyway, here's a couple of pics of the campsite ...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/199.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/200.jpg

And the beach just over the dune from camp ...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/201.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/202.jpg

The 'Pin on Sunday afternoon - just about had it all to ourselves ...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/203.jpg

And I couldn't resist - waiting for my mate to un-bog his Wrangler as we left the beach for the last time :D

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/204.jpg

Nothing to do with any shortcomings of the Wrangler, totally driver error :tease:

All in all had a great weekend, can't believe it's been over 15 years since I've been there - will definitely be heading back soon :BigThumb:

[barryj]

Nice pics. Did you camp at Flinders Beach?

[barryj]

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Did all that stuff fit in the Fender :eek:?

[mojo]

We camped on Main Beach, down towards the southern end - about 5 minutes drive from the Pin.

I'm sure we could just about have fit all the gear in the Fender, but no - there was also a Wrangler and a Triton.

[Defender=1st]

Nice pics mate

[barryj]

We camped on Main Beach, down towards the southern end - about 5 minutes drive from the Pin.

I'm sure we could just about have fit all the gear in the Fender, but no - there was also a Wrangler and a Triton.

Nice choice of campsites. Main problem would be the south-easterlies but last weekend would have been perfect with the northerlies.

I've never camped down that way.

Is that old yacht still on the beach where it bumped into the island years ago? We saw it just after it beached itself.

[mojo]

Didn't see any old yachts on the beach ...

I didn't really notice which way the winds were blowing - while it was windy on the beach, up behind the dune at the campsite it was quite sheltered.

From what I've been told, Flinders beach has more people camping along it - Main beach is supposed to be a bit more secluded. The nearest people to us were camping a few hundred metre's away. Although I suppose in school holidays there'd be alot more campers ...

[barryj]

Didn't see any old yachts on the beach ...

I didn't really notice which way the winds were blowing - while it was windy on the beach, up behind the dune at the campsite it was quite sheltered.

From what I've been told, Flinders beach has more people camping along it - Main beach is supposed to be a bit more secluded. The nearest people to us were camping a few hundred metre's away. Although I suppose in school holidays there'd be alot more campers ...

Flinders has toilets for those who like those sort of amenities.

Flinders is also handy to Point Lookout watering hole (XXXX) so the drunks can top up. Definitely not recommend for holiday times at Flinders.