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MEMBER TRIP REPORT Fivesies with the Experts ! 30 th October 2020

Participants
Member No .
Vehicle Details
Nas Foscarini ( TL )
1933
Challenger
Rod Chapple
1814
Pajero
Russell Chatfield
1256
Land Cruiser
Bruce Phillips & Evie Czarnecki
1977
Pajero Sport
Laurie Finlay
267
Ranger
Paul & Sue Harris
1721
Pajero
Brian Hay
1497
Dmax
Ralph Longley
829
Cherokee
Ed Reddick
1623
FJ Cruiser
Bruce Shelley
1954
Pajero
Melinda Sutherland
1969
Triton
Baby Thomas
1908
Pajero
Ian & Maryann Street
446
Pajero
Trip Summary
A casual get together and opportunity for some of our new members to pick the brains of some of our more
experienced members . A variety of subject covered including offroad set ups , packing tips , towing and
communications .
Distance & Route
Zoom meeting .
Fuel & Supplies
Drinks and nibbles to share .
Difficulty Level / Vehicle Requirements
Easy to difficult subjects covered .
Tips , Notes and Special Remarks
Friday night get together on Zoom discussing all things 4WD .
Trip Detail
Friday 30 th October Unlike most of our events , this one started with a few drinks and nibbles shared from our own loungerooms and across a variety of screens . The main objective of this zoom meeting was to introduce our newer members to some of our older ( should I say more experienced ) members . This was a great opportunity to ‘ pick the brains of our experts ’ and ask some of those technical questions we would normally save for one of our general meetings .
We had a good turnout to the event . Thirteen cars ( I mean screens ) in total . More than we would normally have on a trip . I gathered some questions before the event to make sure we had some topics to get us started but as you could imagine , the conversations flowed quite freely anyway . You know 4WDers , once you get us started , we just can ’ t stop . We covered a good variety of topics from the essentials to offroading , to packing tips for tourers and even