Snowy Mountains - Wild Weather - Solo Camping.
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- The second part of my trip up in there Snowy Mountains - Koscuiszko NP, I continue to explore the Long Plains Region including Coolemine Historical Homestead and the Blue Waterhole, before taking off to find camp.
The weather certainly didn't improve throughout the day, and only worsened when I made camp for the night.
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Thanks for showing us great places… love your work 👍
Too easy mate. Appreciate you taking the time to watch and drop a comment. 👍🏼
I'm with you with the weather, rain doesn't bother me much when camping, but heavy winds (especially gusting winds) can fuck right off 🤣
Yeah, I hate wind, especially when you run out of ropes and pegs. 😂😂🤦🏽
🎉mix!!!!!!
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Very cool my friend 🤠
And very wet and windy that night x!! 🤦🏽🤣
Look like a sweet spot and an awesome storm, cheers
It was a sweet spot, but the storm not so awesome !! 😂👍🏼
Awesome vid. Classic GAHT. Never get sick of it 👍🏼
Thanks Mate, glad your easily pleased !! 😂👍🏼
Nice👍
Thanks 👍🏼
Very nice homestead, lot of history there
How cool were the old news papers, be some good stories in amongst them I’d reckon. 👍🏼
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What a great trip,
It’s was indeed, even with the shit weather the whole time. 👍🏼
Awesome mate , cracker spots right there , that camping spot 👌👌👌
Be even better with out the storm I reckon Shad ! 👍🏼
Totally agree, dont care about rain, lightning, thunder etc but wind can just F right off 😂 Great spot, will definitely be checking it out when I get back when Long Plain reopens 👍🏼 Love these videos mate!
The wind definitely takes the enjoyment out of a good storm while camping.
It’s a great spot, I’ll be back to check out Blue Water Holes for sure. 👍🏼
Looking forward to more of those gourmet "Krustys Kooking" sessions 😁Great vid again mate
Your putting the pressure on me now Pete, I’ll see what I can do for ya !! 😂👍🏼
First boyz!
Gav, can’t believe you didn’t get the fishing rod out! 👍
I actually did mate, but it wasn’t worthy of making the episode !! 😂😂🤦🏽
PS Can't wait for Blue Waterholes 🙏🏻
Either can I to tell the truth. Should be awesome. 🥰
Another awesome video would be good see the next video of that area sorry your stuff got wet mate cracker of a storm
Well I have another little POi of a waterfall in the area dropping this Sat 👍🏼
Cheers Les
That was Grouse!
Beautiful country up that way, and some crazy weather !
Thanks for watching and taking the time out to comment. 👍🏼
I was literally going to comment that the Yarrangobilly camp spot is awesome and then you pull in there.
I stopped there for lunch in my Part 2 video. Great little spot
How good is it, can’t believe the other side of the road was packed, and bugger all that side !
@@aguyandhistroopy when I went 2nd week of May there was only 1 car on other side. But yeah for. holiday period you found it pretty quiet. Next time I take a journey down there it's going to be one of my camp spots.
@@mudgutzadventures436 a few to choose from on that side. 👍🏼
Nice one mate, and that storm, very cool
Look forward to what you produce from your trip 👍🏼
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A great trip! I've always wanted to go to Blue waterholes but never got around to it because of family etc. Looks like it is a lot more accessible these days. I'll have to add it to my bucket list.
Cheers,
Definitely 2WD access down there off the Snowy Mountains Hwy, well 90% of the time when the seasonal closures are open. I’m keen to go back and do the walks, looks like pretty awesome scenery👍🏼
Another cracking episode great drone work, and music mix. An area which I never explored. Perhaps one-day.
Thanks mate.
Seems like you have never been over to the Snowy Mountains mate.
Perhaps one day ?? Lol
@@aguyandhistroopy that’s right. Never been not in the four-wheel-drive anyway.
Beautiful area , good different.
Awesome. Been waiting for part 2
And part 3 ? 🤷🏼
Have a short POi of Landers Creek Falls dropping next week.
So good. I’m heading away for Australia Day weekend and I’m watching all your videos and now I can’t decide where to go lol
Well you only got a few more days to go … you better get in to them. 🤣🤣👍🏼
Which direction you heading ?
Your refrigerator is a legend
Ran into a German backpacker today travelling around Aus, he was no where near as much fun as you mate !! 👍🏼😂
@@aguyandhistroopy There will be a day where we catch up again in Australia. That's a promise 😎
@@BurningFeetAdventures be good mate… will I need a bike ?
Cheers from California🤙🏼
Cheers mate, nice part of the world. 👍🏼🍻
sweet episode, and damn, that storm rolled in hard :D
Cheers
Jijm
Thanks Jim.
Yeah, I wasn’t ready, but the second one really took me by surprise 🤦🏽.
@@aguyandhistroopy you did well
Love your content mate ! Only just stumbled across your channel and am now hooked ! Throughly enjoy your videos cheers mate
Thanks Daniel, appreciate you taking the time out to watch them … Spread the word mate. 👍🏼
Love a high elevation storm, great episode Gav😬
I thought after your awning broke you’d be off high elevation storms Mick 🤷🏼
You would think that, but no. It creates excitement and show another side of the high country- Love it
@@4x4devgru yeah, I just need to either bit more ropes and pegs or a good 270 deg awning.
Good one man just keeping everything simple and letting the universe make the story, alot like I roll cheers
Cheers Darren, yeah that’s the best way, I never really have a plan, and if I do it never goes to plan. 🤦🏽
Thanks for watching and taking the time out to comment.👍🏼
Storms in the mountains. Sitting under 270’ awning Nothing better mate
It’s not a 270 awning, 2 seperate awnings and a extension with a a handful of ropes and pegs ! 😂😂👍🏼
What a bloody awesome area, great work on capturing the areas you visit mate, bloody ripper job pal 👍
Hanging for a trip up the Snowys, thanks for sharing your trips mate.
James
Cheers James, it’s a pretty spectacular area, when it’s not all closed up, plan on doing a lot more of it while I’m working up there. 👍🏼
@@aguyandhistroopy look forward to it Gav.
Keen to get up there myself at some point, can’t beat altitude and alpine trips 👌👌
Awesome video, great content and well put together.
Thanks mate, and I appreciate you taking the time out to tune in 👍🏼
Another good one Gav. I was just thinking to myself right before you said about the graffiti that theres not much compared to the VHC.
Great area, you've inspired me to go check it out!
Thanks mate, the huts are so much cleaner and well looked after compared to the VHC. Definitely worth the trip to go check out that area mate, that’s for sure !
Great Video two ropes on each pole should sort the wind next time.
Mother nature sure can put a good show.
Definitely… just didn’t have the ropes needed to do that, had plenty of pegs though ! 🤦🏽😂
Red alert brother, u should've been sittin in the crib 😂, just spent a night down at Six Mile Creek camp ground, yep, the wind can fuck off, love y videos mate, I'm in a 2009 Troopy pop top camper, working at Lobs, hopefully catch up on the dirt one day
Mate I was in the same area this afternoon, went to a old pub near Cathcart, but of locals only location. Was built in the 1860’s … but how’d this, people use to use it after catching ships into Eden on the way to Kiandra. I couldn’t believe it when I read it.
You on Green Swing? I’ll have to keep an eye out for ya!
Another good one mate,thanks again. Cheers, BobbyB.
Too easy Bobby, thanks for watching ! 👍🏼
@@aguyandhistroopy Hey mate, I took a trip down to Yarrangobilly for the day yesterday for a bbq lunch with the bride (the new trucks first trip out). The river was up a bit so didn't take the D-Max for a swim.Visited Sawyers, Delaneys, (fantastic restorations) and the homestead at the camp ground. Brumbies, lyre bird, wedge tails, snow up at Kiandra and just a terrific day out.
Also had a look at my old fly fishing stomping ground at Denisons. (hadn't been back there for 30 years and has changed quite a bit from those days.) Was going to go and have a look at 2.0 but was running out of time. Bobeyan Rd on the ACT side is atrocious but getting repaired on the NSW side. Wish the ACT Mayor would do something about it.
We probably wouldn't have gone without watching your post, but glad we did, we had a wonderful day. Thanks again mate, looking forward to your next one. Cheers, BobbyB.
@@bobbyb9371 sounded like a great trip Bobby, but I reckon you should of let it have a swim, its a very easy crossing that one. 👍🏼
They do a great job on the restorations of the huts that’s for sure.
Did you stop in at Brayshaws Hut in Bobeyan Rd… that’s one fine hut that one.
Glad I inspired you to get out and check it out, some much more to see in the summer months. 👍🏼
@@aguyandhistroopy Yeah mate, the bride wasn't keen on the crossing. Been to Brswshaws heaps.
Cheers, Bobbyb.
You stuck it out mate. Loved it. So many awesome spots hey.
A couple of grubby graffiti artists getting a shout out 😂
Good job Brother 👌👌
It’s all apart of the adventure really isn’t it, it was definitely worth it.
Appreciate the support guys 👍🏼
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Another 'banger', great stuff Gav. That last campsite was brilliant.
How good was it 👍🏼… couldn’t believe it was there when I drove in so late. Seriously on the other side of the road they were camping on top of each other 🤷🏼😂
Cracking camp site mate , a trip you wont forget 👍🏼
Cheers Craig, it was a good spot, hard to believe know one was there when on the other side of the road they were camping on top of each other. Couple of small bog holes must of scared them off.
Thanks for your purchase mate, I’ll get them in the way early next week. 👍🏼
Fucken oath mate! The troopy eats up that country, great to see you out and about, love it!
I take my 80 series cruiser to Simon's shop, get all the mechanical work done there; top notch bloke!
Yeah he’s a good man, handy one to know! 👍🏼
Think I need to get back up in the tracks again, it’s getting it a bit easy these days, all 2WD lately. 🤦🏽
The walk to the waterfall at Blue water holes is definitely worth it
I’ll be back for sure over summer... I just wanted better conditions for filming it.
Gav, that was shit hot!! Great country, great storm, the whole thing was just bloody great….except for the lunatics flying around the corner
There was a lot more of them that I didn’t get on camera.
It’s awesome Country that for sure.
Cheers Clint. 👍🏼
Another quality ep again mate keep em coming 👍
Thanks Mate. 👍🏼
Gav, hope you get a break in the weather soon and bring us some lovely sunny pics where you are dry! 😅
It would be nice that’s for sure, but it’s all in the adventure, and it is that time of year I’m guessing ! 🤦🏽
@aguyandhistroopy True, l escaped to Lightning Ridge, even cool here too! Grrr!
@@Lee-astrololee have you been to Grawin Opal area? It’s on the other side of the highway from Lightning Ridge. It’s awesome… it’s like going back in time.
@aguyandhistroopy l was there for 4 days Gav last week, better than LR and l had a blast, even went to a funeral at the pub, pretty sad but it was very Ozzie, loved the 3 pubs, got lost on the golf course, emus gave me a bum steer, wandered thru potch heaps for a week still found nothing and laughed at every turn. Even the war memorial was a special place to be. I'll be back there again one day for sure!
@@Lee-astrololee yeah, I spent 2 days there. Then drove into LR and just turned around and drove out again.
I've never seen a wrap around rear awning before! Where/what brand etc is it am keen to see one
It’s a SupaPeg awning. Was called a
“ Stand alone 180 “ pretty sure they don’t make them anymore. But it’s a great bit of kit if you using the pack of a vehicle while camping. 👍🏼
G'day mate. Great episode. Seems it doesn't matter how well you prepare good old mother nature will always throw a curve ball at you. Half the fun I think. Loved the blue water holes.
Thanks Steve, yeah… have to be on ya toes up in the high country, think I need some more ropes! 🤦🏽
I can’t wait to get back to the Blue Water Holes in summer, walk the whole lot !
Thanks for taking the time out to watch it ! 👍🏼
Thanks Gav for allowing us all to enjoy the beautiful Kosioscko National Park areas, some great camping spots there hey. Pity all that way up there and you still wangkas in their 2WDs. Gee that water was so blue, certainly worth coming back. Yes Crocs are the go buddy the steel cap alternative to the Aussie work thongs 🩴. Be safe and look after yourself buddy. ⛺️
Thanks mate, it’s an awesome spot that’s for sure. The 2WDs treat it like a rally track, need to keep ya eyes out.
Definitely getting the crocs, have them in thongs, so much stronger then the shitty Havana’s!
Thanks for taking the time out to watch it mate. 👍🏼
@@aguyandhistroopy no wucken furries Gav, my daughter use to work at The Lake Crackenback resort so done a little of the tracks up in the hills, use to live on the Mornington Peninsula and was a member of the Port Phillip 4WD club so there were numerous trips up to the High Plains ect. So enjoy your episodes, bring backs memories, may get back one day 💪⛺️🏎️
@@The_Travelling_Jonoberries nice, haven’t been there yet, but have heard it’s nice.
Weather a bit to good up there in QLD to come back down here to the cold? You know you miss it !! 😂
Great little trip mate. Good to meet you at Ghost Gully, and hope at some point to catch up again. I was half expecting to see a bit of a clip of a knucklehead towing 21’ van over the bridge. 😉 Thanks for your assistance on that. Keep up the good work dude, looking forward to seeing more.
I can send you the footage of that knuckle head if you want. 😂 all good. 👍🏼 … was it a flat tyre in the end ?
I actually went back later that and filmed it again without the rain.
Shame didn’t get to have a few more beers later that night.
Thanks for jumping on board 👌
One of your best videos mate,keep them coming.stunning country.👍
Thanks mate, it’s a beautiful bit of country, pretty easy to make it look good, even in the shit weather !
Thanks for watching ! 👍🏼
Some sick drone shots in there 👌🏻 but yeah surely everyone loves watching a storm roll through.
Cheers Scotty, love a good storm when I’m sitting in the deck and it’s rolling through, not so much when I don’t have enough ropes and pegs! 🤦🏽😂
@@aguyandhistroopy 😂 the stress running around holding stuff down. We’ve all been there!!
@@scottysoutdooradventures1844 bloody oath. 😂
Good stuff Gavin. I like the rear awning setup, the way it attaches to your side awning. Is that designed that way or your own mod? What type is it?
Gday mate. It’s a SupaPeg 180 stand alone awning. Pretty sure they stopped making them. But they are a great bit of kit.
They aren’t attached, just have them so they are close, prob looks like they are. I like that setup, gives you a few options, but I’m saying that I’ll be getting a 270 awning.
Lake Buffalo is bloody miles from there.
True, but how much better was the weather. 😂😂
Had to catch up with a supporter- sponsor of the channel.
Coolamine Homestead has my ❤ Another cracking episode Gav 👏🏻 What an impressive storm and some superb drone footage 😎👌🏻👌🏻
It was a cool spot Coolamine Homestead. Wish I had a bit more time to really take it in, to read some of the newspaper clippings… be some interesting reading I reckon !
PS… F&@K the Storm !! 😂😂
have you got any merchandise for sale yet
Yeah mate. It’s on a big cartel website…
aguyandhistroopy.bigcartel.com
Geezus do I miss the smells, sights, and solitude of camping in the bush. Getting too old, but I say that every time. Time to rotary hoe
Never to old Mort, just need to change your set up to suit your needs… definitely time to rotary hoe. 🤣👍🏼
Haha, that's not what I meant when I said you need more water 🤣
Well I didn’t cramp! 😂😂👍🏼
do you sell the troopy shirts bud
Yeah mate. Sell a Pilbara style work shirt, your choice of colours, made to order. Also do a black and white tshirt, bonds bluey singlets and trucker caps etc.
aguyandhistroopy.bigcartel.com
Those blue water holes have some concerning colour to them 🤔 looks very acidic
How much damage to your GoPros ect ?
Nah mate, good to swim in as far as I know. It’s the calcium carbonate limestone reacting with the water, some good trout in there apparently 👍🏼