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Thx mate, yeah Dan does a top job! He's a great bush cook and puts a lot of effort in.

Hey brett thanks for watching not sure exactly what your comment is referring to?

thanks for the heads up will check that out on a future trip!

Thx Calvin, nice to see some of the older stuff on the channel still getting a watch! Yes it's the large firepit.

Great, glad it was helpful there's some excellent spots along the Omeo Highway, hope you have a great trip.

Thx for the feedback James. Yeah they're a great bunch. Paul and Luca both have a lot of experience, definitely a bonus having them along. Dan does a great job with his video's building the story's, it's something I'm working on including more.

Yeah mate it is one that is seasonally closed, I should have mentioned that in the video, will be open again end of October. Sorry about that.

Thx mate, Devils Hollow was a bit of a must do after your video a while back. Gunns and Albion are definitely worth the drive.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus need to camp there Jase, the sunset and sunrises are amazing. Cheers 👍🏼

Thanks mate, definitely will be, take the DOT I reckon.

Great video and an awesome trip Jase. Thanks for showing it from a different angle. Definitely helps with trip planning 👍👍 Take care mate

@@James_James01 thx mate much appreciated!

Thx Glenn, it was a cracking drive and one I'll definitely do again.

A few take that opportunity, we had enough for camp that night otherwise would have gathered more.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus your videos are easily the most informative, no nonsense guides to the area! I enjoy watching them for this reason so keep up the good work 👏

@@melburnian1979 true mate, I always check out Jase’s videos before tackling unknown tracks. 👍🏼

@@aguyandhistroopy your videos are also a great watch mate, especially the drone shots 👍

@@melburnian1979 cheers mate. I’ve loved this series by Jase, given me so much inspiration to hit some of these tracks.

Thx Bobby, would love to catch up sometime! Agree Gunns Track coubled with the Albion Track was, while not a difficult drive definitely epic for scenery.

Hey Gary, well remembered. Honestly both directions are pretty epic, as I have the camera usually on the passenger side going this direction probably captured more. I'ts a great drive either way, the first direction I did the driver is closer to the edge on the big drop off sections which probably made that a bit more hairy to do. Sorry that probably doesn't help does it but it's pretty awesome whichever direction you do it.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus thanks and I definately like these ridge line tracks as well. I normally solo drive so can’t bang on enough on how informative your vids are showing the whole track. Very much appreciated. Cheers!

Thx Gary much appreciated!

Awesome drive thanks Jason, definitely on the must‐do list now! Just love ridgetop drives & Blue Rag is getting so busy, this & Buffalo Range are equally as good if not better and less busy 😉

Thx Ian, couldn't agree more. Gunns in particular every bit as good as Blue Rag without the traffic. You could have a great day trip from Bright entering where we exited and taking Avalon, onto Gunns then onto Dargo High Plains and doing Blue Rag and heading back...

Hey Mark, yeah thanks it's an epic track. Quality is an interesting one as what you see on youtube is very different to the raw footage I take. The GO Pro shoots at 2K and it's generally crystal clear however by the time it's compressed for streaming on youtube you get a lot of motion blur. The difference in demonstrating the gradient though was quite pronounced. Might look into getting another camera to match external footage with internal UHF audio :-) Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thx Michael, glad you enjoyed it mate, appreciate your regular feedback!

Thx Mick, yeah bit different having the camera in the car, prefer the higher angle of the external mount but sometimes some good stuff over the UHF. Was a lot of atmosphere this leg and some great scenery. Lunch at Devils Hollow was epic.

Thx Lauire really appreciate your feedback and comments. Check out next weeks video for an epic ridgeline track that no one talks about!

Yeah have to agree, way out of date in many instances... it's a shame as would be a useful resource for newbies..

I do believe they spent 3+ months out in the VHC earlier this year for the purpose of updating g their maps. So will be interesting to see what comes of that with future updates of their maps.

@@endless4x4 Yeah maybe the next release will actually have some updates. Last couple have been pretty much cosmetic changes.

He definitely is! Big supporter of the channel.

Yeah this was the second last trip with them. :-) Much better now. Tyre upgrade video coming soon.

thx mate. Yeah Krusty's a top bloke, hopefully do a trip with him someday.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAushe sure is mate, genuine 👍 Great work as always mate, nice views

@@James_James01 thx mate! Views this weeks video are next level.

Thx mate certainly was. Lots of great memories off this one!

Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it. Bit of exploring that ended up taking some side tracks. Can find some gems that way. Devils hollow was awesome love to camp there sometime.

Thx Graham, no we didn't use a winch blanket, conventional wisdom recommends them but I've seen more than enough evidence they don't make a huge difference. Second point is a camera issue. Mostly filmed with GO Pro's they have a fisheye style lens that distorts things a bit. i.e. everything gets flattened a bit and looks closer than it is. Luca was always out of the direct line. Tyre pressures - possibly could have been lower but these are highway terrains and I didn't want to wreck the sidewall or pop them off the bead. A few PSI less might have helped. They were already at 20 PSI.

Great its an excellent area to explore. Just make sure you go after the seasonal track closures are finished.

Mate in the wet, solo, twin locked with decent tyres I think you'd be fine. Luca and Paul both drove the whole track no issues and they're both twin locked running decent muddies. Thanks for the heads up on Collins Hut, I haven't been there for a few years and it was in a pretty bad state then. Definitely glad to have some decent tyres on now but it was interesting to see how far I could go on highway terrains and confirm that really its only in extreme terrain it makes a big difference.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus looking forward to how the cruiser goes on the new tyres. I’m only running AT’s might give it a shot one day soon.

Hey mate, I’m going to ask Jase the same question. In the dry this track would be easily accessible? Obviously it has its challenges in the wet. Troopy twin locked, lift on 33’s. Maybe with a Luca to help me out if I get stuck. 🤣 TIA. 👍🏼

Yeah have heard that it's a bit worse for wear since we went through. This was early Jan (yes I'm that far behind in editing) so couple of months more traffic prior to seasonal closures definitely could have chewed it up.

might have to take back my earlier comment Krusty, sounds like conditions have markedly worsened on this one. Might be a suck it and see situation.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus don’t think that area is a seasonal closure area, could be wrong. By the time I get around to getting there it will be open even if it was. 🤦🏽 The old troopy is always up for a bit of challenge, just hard to recover myself ! That’s for showing this mate 👍🏼

@@aguyandhistroopy think you're right mate so anytime you're ready hit it! I'll look forward to the video!

thx mate appreciate the feedback. Yeah I actually preferred the HX1 but the power connector on those was not a great design.

Thx mate, yeah I last did it 4yrs ago in the dry, in my Paj, which had both traction control and a rear locker. So had no issues then, track very different now for sure:-)

Hey Trev, definitely called for that. Was quite happy with how the Sherpa winch performed.

First 2km with me winching a lot took about 2hrs for everyone to get up, next 5km took only probably half an hour. l

lol maybe not but I'd just need a new transfer case ever 30,000km...

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus 🤣🤦🏽

Thx mate, we got a bit more than we bargained for but all the vehicles handled it well! Definitely memorable! Awesome you're watching from Ireland!

Winch did get a work out. The camera makes it look a lot closer than it was, he was forward and off to the side of where any recoil would be.

Hectic definitely sums it up. Solid stint from Luca running the winch rope. I hope I'm half as fit with half as much eneregy at his age!

Yeah the final crossing was definitely one of the widest I've done. We were lucky it wasn't too deep. Thanks for watching!

Yeah you and me both Bobby. As Luca said he's throwing the rule book out on what's possible. Was a great drive, even if some of us winched a fair amount of it. Literally like an hour and half for me to do the first 2km of the track...

Thx Mate, really appreciate the feedback. This was an epic trip none of us will soon forget!

Yes they're a well made bit of kit. If I was getting side steps for my Paj again I'd go for them again.

I could see that happening for sure. Particularly at this time of year. Was February when we drove it, so closer to summer than winter. Hope you had a good time still!

Yeah wet weather changes everything! We generally stay pretty close, Dan and Paul weren't actually far behind Luca and I, just everyone drives at their own pace generally, and yeah, what could go wrong up front? Those trees just jump out at you sometimes.

The million dollar question. General rule of thumb is the one coming down gives way, but it generally depends on a host of things, who has somewhere they can pull over etc generally you work it out with the person.

Thx mate, yeah very close to those tree's. Missed them by 'that' much. Was an epic trip along those 3km of track.

@@OffTheBeatenPathAus looked like some muddy fun for sure

Definitely was mate!

Thx mate, yeah doesn't surprise me Castleburn was closed by March. I'm guessing mostly for the section that was nearly collapsed into the river. We were lucky when we went through, was wet but hadn't been too rutted up yet and mostly had a a solid base. Thx for the heads up on Junction still on my list to get back and drive again sometime!.