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September '06
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Member of Victoria’s finest
Our latest social trip with the boys into the high country in
Victoria was a testament to male bonding, organizational skills
and managerial operational.
One of the first requirements was the perfectory chimney (hollow
log) for the campfire, they seem to get larger each trip, the
selection was made but it was on the side of a steep hill. After
careful assessment, vehicle positioning and a good plan, the log
(350mm x 2000mm) was cut loose. As with well laid plans it hit a
small stump, diverted, went around the hill, hit another small
stump, then down the hill, off the embankment and straight into
the side of a LWB Nissan Sedan (damage bill $2500, owner not
happy).
The second challenge was a little water action for the video
camera thru one of the river crossings, with a slip and a splash
the end result was a little water ingestion in the engine, but the
car was clean. Land cruiser 80 series turbo & engine (repair bill
$12,000)
The icing on the cake was one of the vehicles needed relocating
within the camp area at night but as most portable fridges are
grey and hard to see at night you guessed it, one flattened fridge
(replacement bill $1100).
These events actually happened on a overnight trip and are meant
to alleviate stress from our day jobs. Our next trip will be taken
with complete fear and trepidation.
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June '06
Roz Bryce of
Katherine NT
While droving in north west N.S.W. with 850 cows and calves, I
asked 8 people out for a camp oven dinner. My husband and I set up
camp and then went back to move the mob along. I was in the lead
so I could light the fire and get some coals to cook the roast
pork. I was a bit late in lighting the fire so used Sandalwood,
which burns HOT, I made a fire break with the shovel about 1 metre
around. I then went back to the lead to turn them into a gate for
water. I could see lots of smoke so left the lead and cantered up
to have a look. Well the fire had jumped the break and was burning
everywhere.
We had left 6 canvas horse rugs under the front of the caravan
which was on fire, I pulled them out, got drinking water to put
the fire out under the van and horse truck, meanwhile the cattle
are going past the gate way. Neil came up to see what I was doing
and here I was with 1/2 a horse rug trying to put out the grass
fire that had started.
In the meantime the bush fire people went past and saw the smoke
and thought "What a good fire I had going for tea." We got the
fire out, lost 6 horse rugs and had sausages for dinner instead of
roast Pork!
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March '06
Tracey
of
Blayney NSW
I was camping with my family and my mother and step-father at Wyangala Dam in the scrubby backwaters. My husband is an avid
camper and often takes the kids out - and I reluctantly agreed
this time because my mother and step-father were going. I tend to
like the 'creature comforts' of home!!
All was going well and admittedly I was having a fabulous time!
Hubby was cooking up a great BBQ and the smell was delicious! We
had the tents set up, the sleeping bags out, and the chairs set up
around the campfire! After a few cool drinks - the urge to partake
in a 'wee' walk was upon me.
I set off in the dusk to the pit toilets provided at the dam. The
smell is usually atrocious - but hey, I felt the real camper after
my great afternoon in the great outdoors! Sitting there on
the old pit loo, I was congratulating myself on a great afternoon
- thinking how I should make the effort to do this more often. I
reached down to grab the roll of toilet paper when I saw something
big and brown curled up in a spiral !
Well I reckon I jumped 5 foot high and was out of that door before
the damn thing moved. I had my jeans, my knickers and a roll of
toilet paper screaming and running like a madwoman out of the
toilet!! My family could hear the commotion and came running up!
I sobbed that there was a brown snake in the toilet and how it
nearly got me!! By this time - the kids were laughing and pointed
out my pants around my ankles. and the trail of toilet paper that
was sailing in the breeze from the main roll near my feet!
Hubby went back to the camp and grabbed a shovel to remove the
deadly creature that had just caused me so much trauma! He
snuck in there and then from within the toilets came a great
hooting laugh that bellowed in the near dark! Out he came with my
big snake... hanging from his hands. It was huge, deadly…and made
of RUBBER!!
By this time my children were rolling around the ground with tears
coming out of their eyes and everyone else gelled as to what had
happened!
MORAL TO THE STORY: If you want mum to go camping with you
again - don't scare the b'jesus out of her!!
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