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@@Victoria49357 did the Holy Spirit prompt you to say that or do you just randomly post that on peoples channels?

Thanks Craig - So let’s use your knowledge to teach others! I’ll add the bird IDs into the video description. Craig or others, Please ID the bird at each of the following video points. 3:56 6:30 8:48 12:06 12:44 16:20

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@craigmontgomerie4753 Added, credit to yourself 👍

Thanks Anita, it’s a hard one, personally I would have appreciated knowing what level of pain he was in so we could consider all options if need be like taking the easier Wairere track or make up a splint to transfer the weight to it rather than onto his ankle etc. Suspect he didn’t want to seem a burden but yes, he was certainly a good sport and is one tough cookie, we didn’t know (to the point of him driving the car home) that it was actually a fracture. He was wearing his glasses at the off track creek crossing but I literally don’t have any facial shots after that to know when he actually lost them. I’m sure you make a good nurse, take good care of him, all my love, Dave 🙏

Very astute of you to pick up the irony of that 👏👏👏

Never hiked in there, it looks flat but that’s the sort of off the beaten track adventure intel I’m looking for thanks.

Thankful Tania, that’ll go towards the battery charger 🙏

Also, with the markers, there's a lot of pest monitoring lines/tracks. I go with my Dad every now and then to put out or collect pest monitoring cards to check what's going on. The track we do is about a 5 hour trek, lots of bushbashing involved. And the birdlife is fantastic.

Yes, a saddleback, black belly, orange saddle, thanks for that I just couldn’t think of it at the time.

It’ll dm you about something

Yup saddleback and with the kokako the only two native wattle birds left in NZ. The 3rd wattlebird native to NZ was the huia which was hunted to extinction by Buller.

Actually can you dm me via my instagram outdoorsman_dave as I can’t seem to activate your link 🙏

Find anything interesting, waterfalls, caves, mines?

@OutdoorsmanDave .Na don't remmber any those I remmber go up to old trig at top steep steep steep when u 8 years old and remmber sneak into one guides tents ⛺️ and kiss 💋 one hicks girls 👧 on cub guide camp lol 😆

@iantooke3549 ah, thems were the days, today you’d be in deep trouble 😉

@OutdoorsmanDave lol how world 🌎 changed 🤣 the hicks parents be in their late 70s now I don't know if James son ever took on family farm. Nice spot up there I live 2 hours south Perth now

The Aerial on Maungatautari summit.

Nice, Did you do the tunnel or windows walk?

@OutdoorsmanDave we walked along the river from the one lane bridge to the train station and back. The ole girl has a hip injury she's getting over so a flat short in walk in the sun to see how she went. Tomorrow we going around Kainui Lake flat but a bit longer see how she goes.

“The ole girl” you’re living dangerously Les 😃

@OutdoorsmanDave true that lol... but she's not that tech savvy so should be right lol...

Thanks Graeme, if you love bird sound in the bush then you were going to absolutely love my next video due in a week. The most prolific bird sounds ever on a hike and for good reason that secret will be revealed in the video. Lots of bush teaching tips and philosophy in this one too, I just hope that my members are personally growing as a result. I just see so little value in empty calorie entertaining.

Yes have summarised it well, you might be interested in some Kaimai Forgotten Five hut history then, a five video series starting with czcams.com/video/kv4JOio0WB8/video.html see description for links to the others. Includes the secret Puketutu, enjoy.

Work through the DC3 video list in description and you’ll find one where we took the ridgeline route up (same as SAR in 1963) from what most likely is the farm you speak of. There was only one body intact, the rest choppered out in bags in parts. The wreckage has spread over a few kilometres.

@@OutdoorsmanDave That's interesting. Will have a look, thanks.

Here it is czcams.com/video/ftT2nq6JX-Q/video.html is it the same farm, it’s directly below the crash site. Future videos show more of it.

Such a remote area, have you been through it yourself?

Thanks Brian, have you ever walked it?

@OutdoorsmanDave Hi Dave, if you look at Google maps, you will notice a distinct colour change in the bush north of Ngamarama track, this is where the bush was logged by Ngaroma Sawmills of Greerton 1962 to 1975, (may be others as well), there are extensive logging tracks north, west and south of te tuhi track road, I guess yr salvation hut was built by the logging contractors, they logged south down to the Ngamuwahine and probably across the other side as well, there is on google maps a logging track across a clearing at -37.7759183, 175.9419616, which I guess is very close to yr hut

Thanks Jarrod, yes I’m very pleased with it all round actually

It’s a hiking Mecca, I’m back again soon, might do the Aotea circuit again, for CZcams

From each end when the river is low yes, between well, do it yourself first and decide

It’s about $150 flight each way. I’m back again over long weekend. Central Aotea track is awesome, well worth doing, see czcams.com/video/5jtHysc9vf0/video.html for some of that track.

Thanks so much Gavin. What did you think of the story?

Thank you Graeme for sharing your gratitude publicly & yes they are two wonderful sites to visit which quite doable from either end. I’m very happy with the results of this video, it’s been a real shot in the arm for my efforts as you say, given the lack lustre views of my previous 9, so thank you for your viewership 🙏 check out my “Forgotten Five” series for more Kaimai hut intel.

Thanks Jesse, yes a real pity the state that it’s in. That’s the last of the Kaimai huts that I’m aware of. Do you know anything of its history?

Unfortunately not. When I went there was a log book going back to 1985 that I wrote in

Oh wow John that is most generous of you, it’s well invested, Thankyou 🙏

You are most welcome. For example the Rena shipwreck, with time, Mother Nature heals herself as if it was part of its design.

whānau, but I suspect as a kiwi you knew that!

Thanks, Whānau (Māori pronunciation: [ˈɸaːnaʉ]) is the Māori language word for the basic extended family group.

Thanks for that feedback, it keeps the purpose of my channel top of mind when it seems my efforts aren’t seen 🙏

Thank you Nathan

When? Did you find it easy or were shown? Yes but plan to do again once it’s opened up fully.

And I know someone that would like to do the North South track with ya. 😂. Cause I ain't doing it with him! 😂

It’s actually not so bad these days as the Kaimai trust keeps it in good order but yes at > 80 km it’s a bit of a haul. Let’s see how “Stranger Danger II” pans out before committing to 2-3 nights, I’ll be In touch soon 👋

@OutdoorsmanDave I had GPS coordinates for the hut, but didn't make the last part easy in my self.

@OutdoorsmanDave I did the North/south in December over 5 days. But missed going up and over the table top past Kauritatahi hut, so that's now my next weekend mission.

Was it Blade carpark that I started at then, I did see what I thought might have been the 4x4 crossing Leyland. Any secret hunting huts you could DM me?

@@OutdoorsmanDave Yes it was the Blade car park you started at. Also the track you pointed out on your map where the waterfall track is, that will lead you to the Te Tuhi roads also, and crosses where the 4wd track comes out and turns into a gravel road. You can spend a lot of time wandering around the old roads over that way, and can look down on to the big swamp from one of the roads. 30 odd years ago it was much more open, now very over grown.

@NorthernladNZ You do know a lot, are people allowed to walks those paper roads, anything worth seeing? Do you know anything about a hot spring, DM if you know more 🙏

@@OutdoorsmanDave Yes you can walk those roads, they are inside the park. A looong time ago you could drive up the roads even. Have not heard about a hot spring personally. Lots of roads to explore, can walk up Clay rd over there and then over to Wairere falls. From Clay rd you look out over the harbour etc. There is a lot I have not explored over there.

Yes but what now, that’s all the Kaimai huts 🤔

Thank you Herman, it’s well invested 🎥

Hi Peter I actually did mention you in the video about it but in order to cut the video down I accidentally had taken the section out and I had so much trouble with the rendering due to its 4K size that I just didn’t have the heart to find it and edit it back in sorry. I do appreciate our attempt together, can you believe I crossed the river without even getting wet 😆

@@OutdoorsmanDave And here is me telling people what a good bloke you are! Then Im edited out! I was having similar problems with 4k, which is why I dont use it. The files are way to big for my poor old laptop. I almost didnt recognise the river as the same one that we struggled with.

@OAPAdventures I’m still a good bloke, just with crap old gear, except my new GoPro ☺️

Don’t believe so, might you DM or email me the topo please and I’ll look into it 🙏

You are most welcome, better than Catan?

Kaimai’s certainly has lots of water sources to camp by unlike say Pirongia. Well done taking your son up Long Swamp, it’s good that people get out for a look, celebrate it, outdoors makes people better ☺️

Do this and you’ll get another hiking leave pass soon 😆

Hey John, no but typically my wildcamp gear kit out weighs in at around 18-20kg. 14kg is light, what you upto, a big multi day?

Thanks Ervin 🙏

Yes, actually all bays on Great Barrier are quite stunning. I think it’s probably the lack of people around that I just find so tranquil. By all means have a look at the other Great Barrier videos for more stunning landscapes

I actually think I’ve walked to the Ross Bay lookout not Bay. but the Ross Bay track must go past that building and telegraph pole but probably somebody has removed the junction sign so people don’t take it. next time I’m back I will investigate

I don’t like lotto it’s hope deferred and I think it prevents people actually putting measures in place to become wealthy through investing rather than hoping on a win. I Mentioned you today on my video, I’ve just come out of the kaimai bush, have a guess where I went! yeah sorry buddy I don’t know if you would’ve been able to do this one, a bit gnarly.

@@OutdoorsmanDave Yeah, I should probably consider buying a ticket if I want that dream to come true!

Apparently you increase your chances if you actually buy a ticket. 🙃 I non repairably damaged my GoPro 7 on an adventure three weeks ago. I’ve upgraded to an 11, what are you currently running with gadget guy? Any recommendations on settings and such?

@@OutdoorsmanDave I am very much on auto, except for the white balance which I set to stop the colours changing and ISO max at 3200. The camera does everything else. Thats what I like about the camera. I can just press "film" and not worry too much. I cant think of anything else that I change. Easy!

@@OAPAdventures thanks oh wise one, what’s your setting on white balance then? Now to get a battery charger, spare batteries, foam windbreaker like yours and viewers. The algorithm hates my adventure videos

Crickey, that’s very generous of you, check out my next 10hr hike up next czcams.com/video/zD2ZF3bYy3g/video.html