testing... testing

Ok, so its time to test this rig we've been putting together for the past two months... It's been a little while since we last camped in the true sense of the term - usually our camping is pretty much just a swag on the ground for an overnighter on a paragliding weekend or mountain bike ride.

Destination... Coolendel with Tania/Paul & Jason/Loleen plus kids... This should be easy - we have great camper that only takes 3 minutes to set up... according to the sales guy...

I never thought we would ever have the need to read the 'how-to' manual from cover to cover before being able to erect a simple 6 pole tent. The only comfort we could take was that even with the help of seasoned camper professionals (Jason/Paul/Tania/Loleen), this simple 3 minute tent has us all face-down in the 'how-to'. Three minutes was to be an hour and a half... We can only improve from here..

Wheeney Creek

The second stop on the 'tester' took us to Lake Glenbawn

just off the Hunter valley via Wheeney Creek near Colo NSW. This gave us an opportunity to do a little off-road work, however quite disappointingly never had the need to lock the front hubs.

One of our dear Aussie mates made the trip even more worthwhile... one spotted tiger quoll joined us in the campsite and then took a swim in the lake - a real treat as you don't get to see these endangered little guys very often.

Spotted Tiger Quoll

Well now back to the shops with our 'forgotten list' made over the past few days...