Dissapear for a month..

[HoZy]

Hey all...

As the title says, Once i get my p's i've put some money together, I'm not working at the moment... I kind of want to dissapear from a month...

Thinking about going up to NSW to stay with a friend for a weekend, Then continue up to QLD find somewhere to stay reasonably cheap etc... An maybe continue around aus a little bit...

Suggestions?!?!?

Cheers
MaT

[Benji]

sounds good dude get away and forget every thing for awhile driving long distance is very relaxing i think looking at the senary

[HoZy]

I'd take camera, car chargers, video cam, tons of tapes........ I'd make it worth wild....... Do a lot of things i never could when i was younger because my parents are ill...

Cheers
MaT

[calais_cruzin]

Findin Places to stay would be easy for u hozy.....
Just put up a thread of ur route round aus n find local JC member that would let u stay for a couple nights then u could drive to next destination and stay at another members house.....
Im sure u wouldnt have a problem findin sumwhere....

[HoZy]

Findin Places to stay would be easy for u hozy.....
Just put up a thread of ur route round aus n find local JC member that would let u stay for a couple nights then u could drive to next destination and stay at another members house.....
Im sure u wouldnt have a problem findin sumwhere....

Well yeh thinking that... I'd prob go stay somewhere up in canberra, find someone up there from j/c that might put me up night or two...

Then off to NSW where i visit BENJI, Then maybe meet up with few other people there.

Then continue up to QLD, Say a big hello to garth, see another friend of mine up there... And maybe organise another quick car meet/get together lol... Go across to the NT maybe i dunno.....

I rekon i can get 1000km+ on full tank of gas & petrol(I would drive on gas most of the time an use petrol as reserve because you can always take a jerry can of petrol an u cant of gas).... I'd prob take up 2 spare wheels... All tools I needed.... Stuff like that. Some oil, coolant, Oil filter... I'm actually hunting for a VN car bra at the moment... And some HID spotties i can mount in my front bar... I'd take my Car jump park which is chargable via 12v cig, so it'd be fully charged an if i needed it i could use it.

I would take my laptop... I would take gps... And get australian maps on laptop... Sit it on passenger seat... Perfect...


Thinking about making a decent trip out of this...

Cheers
MaT

[walesy]

I would take my laptop... I would take gps... And get australian maps on laptop... Sit it on passenger seat... Perfect...

use www.whereis.com.au to get the maps. its an awesome site. good luck on the trip, i did the same thing when i first got my licence and even though i was by myself i had a mad time, good memories.

[Spaced]

Having seen the Eastern seaboard from Townsville to Melbourne I can tell you that you cannot comprehend how much there is out there. If you get up north I've heard that a pub called the woolshed in cairns is worth a look. I would recommend checking out Arlie Beach, Sunshine coast, Gold Coast Brsibane, Coffs Harbour at least.

[walesy]

yeh gold coast on a friday and saturday night is awesome except for the 10,000 turbo skylines, they park out at the spit near sea world and its pretty intimidating

[HoZy]

yeh gold coast on a friday and saturday night is awesome except for the 10,000 turbo skylines, they park out at the spit near sea world and its pretty intimidating

Might have to Connect up a Sc14 with 8psi pulley just for this trip... I got a mate i rekon i could borrow one from hahaha...

Cheers
MaT

[calais_cruzin]

Yeah the Broad water car park goes off up ere soo many ppl go there...
I went there on saturday night with JME_17...
It was packed heaps of nice commies there shoulda went round tellin ppl bout the site.....

The only time ppl meet at the spit is when BWCP is closed then everyone goes to the spit.....

Yeah well when u com up hozy we will have to do a trip into there.....

[Patrio7]

heh just dont get your car confiscated making your way out of a town lol

[stocky]

how about if you organise this trip around the same time as summernats?

[Troy711]

unless you are coming to canberra for summernats, dont bother. its a shit hole

[bangers]

go to schoolies week.

[YMY-88U]

yeh im with troy, the only good time to come to canberra is when summernats is on, other then that it really is a shit hole and r too many pollies around

[smokey_dj]

lol mat i can make ya trip cheaper no gps required or maps take me :P

anyway this is what i recommend and this is from weeks of planning
esentials
1 jerry of petrol FULL at all times (you never know)
2 of water
2 spare tyres
essential tools
a back up reserve of money in an undisclosed account and keep your bank card in your shoe or what not for that account (that isnt touchable unless you yourself wander into a bank and withdrawl it)
DO NOT pick up hitch hikers any further than 50kms from a major city (more so out bound)
DO NOT EVER stop for anyone in NT or top of W.A (broken down or not)
take a tent you never know if you might need it if anything happens with the car
ice and heat pack
snake bite kit
first aid kit
let ppl know where you are and where you weill be so if anything happens you arent gone long b4 the search parties out
ALWAYS check engine levels EVERYDAY
take a 2t load limit rope of 5m or longer
take jumper leads just incase jump pack fails
thats about what i can think of atm

[vy_storm]

Suggest you invest in a swag if you don't already have one. Easier than a tent and cheaper than accomodation.

[auc05l]

Throw in a spare fan belt. A commodore doesn't last long if you break one!

[wes_v8]

if u go and visit BENJI be sure to come and visit the ppl in Newcastle(like me :P)

[vt1538]

DO NOT EVER stop for anyone in NT or top of W.A (broken down or not)

Im not too sure on that one mate. Imagine it was you broken down & no-one would stop.
I would be more worried about walking around some of the towns at night than helping someone on the side of the highway.

[smokey_dj]

alright point taken i didnt actually mean everyone its more to the point i wasnt trying to be racist

ive known ppl to stop to help an aboriginal person up those areas and when they stopped they were jumped by his 10 mates behind what ever and stole there car and left em there to rot like i said not being racist it can happen anywhere anytime and by anyone but ive been told a fair few times this happens and mainly there the cause

also mat stick to the truckies sysatem and you cant go far wrong its law anyway for truckies
8 hours play (rest stops and meals
8 hours work (driving)
8 hours sleep

alst if your driving windy rds n hwy/fwy stop every 4 for 10 or so mins
and it you go on to the nullaboring every 2 hours make it a habit it could save your life out there
also on the nullaboring DO NOT drive at night its just too easy to clean something up out there countless interstate truckies have told me this and if you are to drive at night ask to follow a truck at a safe distance at least that way they hit what ever you just cop the aftermath from it that will be messy but wont destroy ya car

[HoZy]

I've got a cb/uhf I can throw in my car aswell, full brackets & aerials.....



Cheers for the help Smokey

Cheers
MaT

[Stupa]

sounds like an awsum trip, just be carefull of the people in Adelaide. there a little 'different'

[shaggerz]

city of light with the sky of vanilla known as the city of churches home of the serial killer

[cruzncommo]

my house on a friday saturday nite, its crazy [= i livei n qld