Author Topic: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?  (Read 3165 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Snapman007

  • Hard Floor Camper User
  • *****
  • Posts: 1097
  • Thanked: 48 times
  • Gender: Male
  • Beer
Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« on: August 19, 2014, 09:00:33 PM »
We are wanting to do some off-roading aswell as camping so we are thinking of heading out with our pup to Glendon, Gordon Country or Janowen Hills.
I'm interested to hear people's thoughts on the above places. We would obviously prefer to stay closer to home but being relatively new to 4wding its hard to find anything closer to home.

Where as you guys off to?

 :cheers:
Cheers,
Paul

2003 V8 Sahara
2010 Lifestyle Extenda Elite
Great haircut

Offline oldmate

  • Soft Floor Camper User
  • ****
  • Posts: 496
  • Thanked: 1311 times
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2014, 07:27:39 AM »
I haven't been to Gordon country. Janowen is awesome, Glendon is great also, Glendon is more suited to easy 4wd, it is mostly just station tracks with a few little hill climbs here and there.

Pm sent
Our Blog. A work in progress
https://www.facebook.com/UltimateAdventuresBlog/

Offline aussieducker

  • Tent User
  • ***
  • Posts: 210
  • Thanked: 2 times
  • Gender: Male
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2014, 07:32:11 AM »
my vote would be Janowen, and if i'm not wrong you may be able to grab a powered site. I'm sure he was building these when i was last there. And also you only pay for the days you want to drive. Lots of tracks, varying levels from scenic up to ridge line and extreme in the play areas. Then take a drive up to the end of road and check out Gordon country for a future trip. my 2c.
2013 Ford Ranger
Lifestyle Reconn Hypercamper

Offline Vitara_JaycoSwift_Outback

  • Soft Floor Camper User
  • ****
  • Posts: 265
  • Thanked: 12 times
  • Gender: Male
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2014, 07:35:16 AM »
Just ducking down to Brunswick Heads for the weekend. My school structures it so we get the Thursday off as well so 4 day long weekend for us.

Where is this Janowen place? I have never heard of it

Offline jwb

  • Hard Top Camper User
  • ******
  • Posts: 2278
  • Thanked: 144 times
  • Gender: Male
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2014, 07:52:26 AM »
Just ducking down to Brunswick Heads for the weekend. My school structures it so we get the Thursday off as well so 4 day long weekend for us.

Where is this Janowen place? I have never heard of it

 in the foothills of the range on the right hand side once over Cunninghams gap.

Take a right @ the driver reviver shed

quite easy to find

cheers
Cheers

Jwb

Offline Clouty

  • Hard Floor Camper User
  • *****
  • Posts: 1278
  • Thanked: 15 times
  • Gender: Male
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2014, 10:08:07 AM »
At this stage just going to Darlington park for a night or two..

Have to test out the new van before Fraser trip :cheers:

Offline oldmate

  • Soft Floor Camper User
  • ****
  • Posts: 496
  • Thanked: 1311 times
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2014, 11:31:38 AM »
Just ducking down to Brunswick Heads for the weekend. My school structures it so we get the Thursday off as well so 4 day long weekend for us.

Where is this Janowen place? I have never heard of it

Same rd as Gordon country
Our Blog. A work in progress
https://www.facebook.com/UltimateAdventuresBlog/

Offline Snapman007

  • Hard Floor Camper User
  • *****
  • Posts: 1097
  • Thanked: 48 times
  • Gender: Male
  • Beer
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2014, 01:41:38 PM »
Just thought I'd update on where we decided to go.
We knocked Glendon off our list due to distance and their website being painful at best.
We knocked Janowen off our list due to their buddy system if you want to 4wd.
That left Gordon Country.
Then we received an invite from fellow swaggers to join them at an undisclosed top secret location. 
Gordon Country will have to wait.
:cheers:
Cheers,
Paul

2003 V8 Sahara
2010 Lifestyle Extenda Elite
Great haircut

Offline dazzler

  • Hard Top Camper User
  • ******
  • Posts: 5104
  • Thanked: 40 times
  • Power Power Power
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2014, 02:22:50 PM »
Nice n muddy for 4wd fun ATM.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
My alternative to cheap import trailers;

http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=36094.msg578367#msg578367


Offline oldmate

  • Soft Floor Camper User
  • ****
  • Posts: 496
  • Thanked: 1311 times
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2014, 02:25:53 PM »
Just thought I'd update on where we decided to go.
We knocked Glendon off our list due to distance and their website being painful at best.
We knocked Janowen off our list due to their buddy system if you want to 4wd.
That left Gordon Country.
Then we received an invite from fellow swaggers to join them at an undisclosed top secret location. 
Gordon Country will have to wait.
:cheers:

Hope you have fun at this undisclosed location
Our Blog. A work in progress
https://www.facebook.com/UltimateAdventuresBlog/

Offline aussieducker

  • Tent User
  • ***
  • Posts: 210
  • Thanked: 2 times
  • Gender: Male
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2014, 03:12:26 PM »
This topic needs it's own section. Secret swagger camps
2013 Ford Ranger
Lifestyle Reconn Hypercamper

Offline oldmate

  • Soft Floor Camper User
  • ****
  • Posts: 496
  • Thanked: 1311 times
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2014, 03:57:26 PM »
This topic needs it's own section. Secret swagger camps

Its only a secret if you dont know about it  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Our Blog. A work in progress
https://www.facebook.com/UltimateAdventuresBlog/

Offline Clouty

  • Hard Floor Camper User
  • *****
  • Posts: 1278
  • Thanked: 15 times
  • Gender: Male
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2014, 05:48:41 AM »
Just thought I'd update on where we decided to go.
We knocked Glendon off our list due to distance and their website being painful at best.
We knocked Janowen off our list due to their buddy system if you want to 4wd.
That left Gordon Country.
Then we received an invite from fellow swaggers to join them at an undisclosed top secret location. 
Gordon Country will have to wait.
:cheers:
Have a good weekend away ;D

Where ever your going  ;)

Offline Stewart

  • Tent User
  • ***
  • Posts: 171
  • Thanked: 20 times
  • Gender: Female
    • Camping with a Cocktail
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2014, 06:16:27 AM »
We are taking ourselves and the dog to Darlington.
Prado 150 and Cub Supamatic Escape
https://www.campingwithacocktail.com/

Offline oldmate

  • Soft Floor Camper User
  • ****
  • Posts: 496
  • Thanked: 1311 times
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2014, 06:23:42 AM »
We are taking ourselves and the dog to Darlington.

Nice keep an eye out on the rd to beaudesert for us.  We not going to Darlington, but have to go out through beaudesert.  Will be on the road from about 8 this morning.  :cheers:
Our Blog. A work in progress
https://www.facebook.com/UltimateAdventuresBlog/

Offline edz

  • Hard Top Camper User
  • ******
  • Posts: 6880
  • Thanked: 926 times
  • Gender: Male
  • " I dont like Sheeple "
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2014, 01:14:05 PM »
Going by the amount of traffic /  crashes / packed shops and our local roads turned into a carpark atm the  Tweed area is it .
" IMPROVISE  ADAPT   OVERCOME   and  PERSEVERE  "

Offline oldmate

  • Soft Floor Camper User
  • ****
  • Posts: 496
  • Thanked: 1311 times
Re: Where are Gold Coasters going for the Show Day long weekend?
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2014, 08:01:09 PM »
Going by the amount of traffic /  crashes / packed shops and our local roads turned into a carpark atm the  Tweed area is it .

Not where me and Snapman went there wasn't any of that :cup:
Our Blog. A work in progress
https://www.facebook.com/UltimateAdventuresBlog/