Central Coast members going to IISAC

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Hi Guys,
Just wanted to have a place to co-ordinate our plans for IISAC this year.
Well I have finally bitten the bullet and decided on camping in the lower area where we did last year. (For me, thats camping, as in camper-van-ing )
This year I have opted to do my own catering like most of you did last year.

It would be good for us all to be close again, that really made it for me last year - good friends and good fun.
But i know the comfort of a bunk may be more appealing to some, but I am sure we can work around that ( Hmmm! - ideas ?).

I presume we can meet for pre-games coffee at the Twin Servos on the Thursday morning.

If you can post your intentions here, I think that will help us organise.
Any new comers who want to travel with us are welcome too, of course.

[Rick Petrie]

Yep, I'm in,booked and paid. bringing the van and the boss!!!
So you better be on your best behavior. LOL. I should talk!!!

[Arthur Alchin (Arthur Alchin)]

Hi guys

We will be there at the bottom spot again, tenting of course (hopefully another car by then)

Paid this morning. Will try and arrange maybe meeting at the twin servos like usual about 0900hr, does that sound ok?? (Channel 8 of course)

Also got a very new, very quiet (54dbs) KIPOR inverter generator (1Kva) to recharge gear.

Will be eating our own grub so if anyone needs to use the Webber it will be burning each night.

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Originally Posted by Arthur Alchin

Also got a very new, very quiet (54dbs) KIPOR inverter generator (1Kva) to recharge gear.

HaHa !
Must have been Jacob's impressive thingy, got us all thinking.
I got one too.
A 3.2 kva. Super quiet(57db) pure sine wave inverter type. Smart dodar.
$499 ebay.

[Satchmo]

Originally Posted by Allan_L

A 3.2 kva. Super quiet(57db) pure sine wave inverter type. Smart dodar.
$499 ebay.

As long as your generator is not close enough to disturb campers in their tents from sleeping you should be fine. You wouldn't want to wake up to find your generator at the bottom of the river

[Arthur Alchin (Arthur Alchin)]

I would expect some mature discussion and negotiation before finding that some immature person would take it upon themselves to destroy someones property by throwing it in a river

[Allan_L (Allan)]

maybe i should invest in one of those sound boxes just to be sure

[Rick Petrie]

I have taken my generator to IISAC for the last two years.
It is a Honda 1000 and pretty quiet as far as generators go.
I was concerned what people may think of the noise factor, however quiet, and tested mine.
I encase mine in a storage tub open one side to breath and directed to dissipate the sound away from campers across the western side of the creek and this seems to work pretty well. Haven't had any complaints as you can hardly hear it.
I take a fairly long cable and position as far away as possible and only use at times when most people are awake anyway.
I think if you are responsible in this fashion it shouldn't end up in the creek.
Cheers Rick

[Satchmo]

Originally Posted by Rick Petrie

I think if you are responsible in this fashion it shouldn't end up in the creek.
Cheers Rick

Well done Rick , apart from tripping on your extension chord a couple of times I didn't find it a problem but then I was fairly inebriated when I went to bed.

[Octane (Humayun)]

Can you put the generator on a little dingy in the creek? : P

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[Rick Petrie]

Originally Posted by Satchmo

Well done Rick , apart from tripping on your extension chord a couple of times I didn't find it a problem but then I was fairly inebriated when I went to bed.

Well I guess I'll just have to bring a backhoe and bury the cable.!!
All 3/8ths of an inch of it.

[Rick Petrie]

Originally Posted by Octane

Can you put the generator on a little dingy in the creek? : P

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And what......electrocute the fish.???? New concept in fishing!!!!!!!!

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

not as noisy as dynamite Rick

geoff

[Arthur Alchin (Arthur Alchin)]

a backhoe might be a bit of overkill don't you think rick, why not just a ditchwitch? (I do have a trenching shovel)

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Originally Posted by Rick Petrie

And what......electrocute the fish.???? New concept in fishing!!!!!!!!

This is just getting better and better all the time !!!

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

WELL! - us "tophutters" do know where the tractor is kept

geoff

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

and if that is not possible - i will just bring ALL my tarps and we'll put a tent the entire length of the cord

NO WAIT - i have it

we will just put all our vans and tents in one long line all the way down to the river and put the cord under them
what you reckon ?

SEE - trust the owl to come up with a solution

geoff

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

are we supposed to be staying on topic ?

geoff

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl

we will just put all our vans and tents in one long line all the way down to the river and put the cord under them
what you reckon ?
SEE - trust the owl to come up with a solution
geoff

Brilliant. !
It will be like a "Border Crossing"
And we can charge people to Cross The Border

...and of course, we will have to "Issue Tickets"

[Allan_L (Allan)]

Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl

WELL! - us "tophutters" do know where the tractor is kept
geoff

...Back on topic

So you did get the Top Hut Geoff ?
Who else will be Top Hutting?