Now we have a proper Members only forum, I'd like to open up the trip planning up to particiapants. (hereon known as Adventuretourers)
Sooo... where to go.
Format will be as per previous years, so the following rules apply:
No massive 10 hour road trips to get to the start. Our junk won't make it.
We don't want to run fully packed for camping - water, all food, firewood etc, so -
Overnighting must be at somewhere with limited facilities - on site vans/cabins/cheap motel accommodation ideal, but tenting or something is OK provided we can have a shower and get some food.
The evening meal must be purchasable. I don't want to cook.
The finish point must be relatively close to melbourne. by the end of day 3, we're stuffed, so 6 hour return drives are out of the question.
Vehicle - Please prepare your car so there are no obvious big issues. Bringing junk is fine, I will, but understanding what's junk and how to fix it is important. It is very important to bring out totally untested and unique modifications, preferably only driven on tarmac before the trip. This is the spirit of the tour. however, 31" tyres are the bare minimum and one locker is mandatory for sierras. for bigger cars, I strongly recommend twin lockers. Generally, cars with 31's struggle a bit so bear this in mind.
Standard - It doesn't all have to be hard, but each day must have enough genuinely hard tracks that we don't run out of stuff to do. Last year, day one was limited due to closures, but we found one track in particular we spent most of the day on.
Ideas- well, Disappointment looks like it's out. Toolangi has been done to death and there's not much there if it's dry. (likely) We had some fun in Narby this year, and the Black spur pub was very accommodating, but it's all well known. Gembrook has been pretty much written off (but there are apparently some "secret tracks")
Cobaw and Tallarook look a bit easy, Pyrenees - too isolated to get in three days of driving without mega road kms?
Labertouche? Neerim? Walhalla? Tyers? (and if so, does that mean a friday night run down the valley?
Fire up Adventuretourers! give us some ideas.
PS - i'd still like to, one year, do proper "tour team" T-Shirts/stickers, only for actual participants, for a small cover charge. I'd be proud to wear one. What do you think?
PPS - the Adventure tour is only for PAID club members. It's not open to driving visitors, but passengers are fine. please ocnsider this before you suggest opening it up and boosting participation. I have run inter club events and general club events and like the exclusivity of the tour staying in the club.
Remember... what happens on tour stays on tour
Lastly, who's in?
Steve.
