Wednesday 14 April 2010

Our Weekend in Pictures

The Terry looks great with our new toy...


Our first go at setting up - at least the little fellow seems impressed :)


The Clyde River at Yadboro Flat - not sure how much longer the bridge will last...


Ah - the serenity :)


Heading south - towards Nelligen


Mogood Mountain lookout - spectacular 360 degree views


Coming up the Clyde Mountain...


Source and the full run down on the story can be found here.

Saturday 10 April 2010

Abercrombie River National Park - May 2010

Have recently been camping at Abercrombie River National Park. We spent a night at Bummaroo Ford, and a night at The Sink. We enjoyed exploring some of the firetrails, but the best part was the time with the family.

Some snaps of our recent adventures:

Middle & Abercrombie Fire Trail Junction.jpg

Terracan at the Beach 2.jpg

Source: Very happy CRDi owner

Tuesday 6 April 2010

The 4WD

Our car is a 2005 Terracan CRDI with about 116 000km on the clock (just run in!!!).  We bought it in August last year, and to date it has performed flawlessly in the 10 000km we have had it.

Accessories:
It came fitted with a TJM/Airtec Snorkel - to keep the diesel breathing cleaner air.
We fitted a TJM alloy bull bar - as Kangaroos and I have a nasty habit of coming together.  The good folk at Haig Park Offroad at Mitchell in the ACT put this on for us.
We have just installed a cargo barrier - bought cheaply on Ebay with the Hyundai clearance of parts.  The fitting of this was best left to the experts... and Haig Park Offroad helped us out here again.

Suspension:
When we bought the car it came with Foam Cell Shockabsorbers - and I was more than happy with their performance.  The rear end was very soft, so I decided to install new rear springs.  The forum provided me with all the knowledge I needed to install the new springs, and after finding a pair of Iron Man rear springs on ebay this was soon accomplished.  This has probably been the single largest improvement on the Terry's ride.  The front torsion bars have been adjusted to even up the ride, but not wound up too far to require shaving of the bump stops.

Sound:
Our boys currently love audio books - of the Winne-the-Pooh and Beatrix Potter variety. We decided that it would be great if we could install a stereo head unit that allowed ipod input to reduce the number of CD's filling up the console and getting scratched.  Again with the help of the good people on this forum, and a Ryda wiring harness, I was able to install a Sony head unit in about an hour.

Tyres:
The Terry came fitted with Cooper STT Tyres.  I have been impressed with their performance to date, and the little extra noise they make at highway speed has been solved with the new stereo - see previous point!

The Plan

Well, I have been given approval in principle to take 12 months leave in 2014 to take the family on a lap around Australia; Whilst it may seem a long way off, I am sure the time will fly, and before we know it, we will be heading off.  I thought I might use this blog to share some of our adventures as we gain experience camping and touring throughout our region.
The main thing will be to get out there in the lead up to our big adventure, and instill in our young boys a love of camping.