Ohhh cheers Jason! I'm pretty pleased with how it came out - was a pretty sweet day out. It's an awesome track - get a clear day and you can see for miles. Been pushing hard this year to up my cinematography game - cheers for the encouragement! Live for this stuff - love getting out there and filming these trips!
Awh! We love watching videos like this. We live on our sailboat, sailing the world so enjoy watching likeminded adventurers share their stories. Keep the content coming! Maybe we will cross paths out there someday :)
@@OverlandNZTV Just stumbled across your channel! Grew up in Pohangina Valley and spent a lot of time up Takapari Rd and the Ruahines! Cool to see the A Frame hut all done up! Cool Vid man!
Great to see the hut has been fixed up, just a few years ago it was full of bullet holes and covered in graffiti, hopefully gets more respect now than it used to.
Another great spot to check out with a bit of a 4x4 playground nearby is Whariti Peak, only think to watch out for in winter is falling icicles from the radio tower, can be a bit of a hazard especially when its windy, but great views from up there, even though its right by Ashurst you can see all the way to Kapiti Island and on a really clear day Lake Ferry can be spotted to the south east.
It was really nicely done - hopefully it lasts this time. Not sure why people feel the need to smash huts up... Whariti Peak is awesome eh! Managed to get up there on a clear day a while back - the views were epic
So much fun! Have never driven in that much snow before. Long way from Auckland though eh... The snow only last a few days tops up there, got pretty lucky!
Cheers man! It was touch and go - wasn’t sure id get through. Has gotten way worse now apparently - hopefully they can get a digger up there to sort it out
Usually happens there I think? There's a culvert that blocks up and nobody thinks to clear it etc etc. Was probably worse than that in 2013 doc sent a digger up and tidied it up. Was pretty rugged in early 2000s too. Good to see the hut fixed up hope it gets respected! Seems to be heaps of lakesea & light bar types up there making their own side tracks and wrecking shit all the time :( same with North range
True - interesting to know! First time I've seen it that bad - but I don't tend to go up in winter. I really hope it does too, no idea why people feel the need to destroy huts and stuff - just a waste. Haven't done North Range for a long while, have heard it's gotten pretty rough though
Hay mate another great video so apart from the hut are ther any areas to camp up,and also how far pass the hut can u drive down to any way of getting down to the dannevirke side or is it walking tracks cheers
Cheers mate! There are probably spots you could camp - it’s pretty exposed up there though, the wind smashes through. There’s a little campsite by a river about 5 minutes up the road from the start. Can’t think of any major flat bits off the side - but sure there would be some. Haven’t gone beyond the hut myself - I know you can, but it gets fairly hardcore pretty quickly. All walking tacks down the other side - would be cool if you could drive it though eh!
I was thinking the exact same thing as I was heading up the hill - thankfully Takapari Road is a hard rocky surface normally, so didn't have too many issues. Lot of extra weight to carry for something I wouldn't use often though
Cheers mate! It is a dead end - I know a few people who push on, it gets pretty rough pretty quickly - and you have to turn back. I'm keen as to do it one day - solo in the snow wasn't the best day to try 😂
Cheers! It’s about an hour on a good day from the gate to the hut. Between filming and the snow it took maybe three hours to get up there? Always hard to know - filming makes things take three times as long haha
I was a tad concerned about getting back up as I headed down - it was getting icey. Turned out not to be too bad - managed to crawl back up. Can see how you'd get into trouble there though eh!
Wasn’t too bad when I went through, drove it easily. That spot gets boggy every winter - and the traffic over the following weekend finished it off sadly - too many people trying to get up and see the snow
Potentially my most fav episode of yours. Never knew this existed. Thanks so much for sharing. And thanks for your effort in cinematography 10/10
Ohhh cheers Jason! I'm pretty pleased with how it came out - was a pretty sweet day out. It's an awesome track - get a clear day and you can see for miles. Been pushing hard this year to up my cinematography game - cheers for the encouragement! Live for this stuff - love getting out there and filming these trips!
Awh! We love watching videos like this. We live on our sailboat, sailing the world so enjoy watching likeminded adventurers share their stories. Keep the content coming! Maybe we will cross paths out there someday :)
Cheers guys!
That was great mate, I love the snow as well, makes it 10x more fun aye. Good on ya.
Cheers man! Sure does - was such an awesome day out!
Took a Mk 2 Ford escort right to the A frame hut 20 odd years ago!!
I reckon you’d still get one up there on the right day - seen a few Subarus up there in the past. Hopefully DOC sort the muddy bit sometime soon!
@@OverlandNZTV Just stumbled across your channel! Grew up in Pohangina Valley and spent a lot of time up Takapari Rd and the Ruahines! Cool to see the A Frame hut all done up! Cool Vid man!
Awesome video! That's going on my bucket list for sure!
Highly recommended! Such an awesome spot!
That's awesome - adding that destination to my list for sure.
It's an awesome trip no matter the time of year - get a clear day and the views are amazing!
Great video sir👊
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Thanks for sharing the adventure, loved it!!
Cheers man!
What an incredible track! Love it!
It's pretty awesome! Views are amazing on a clear day
Just what the lockdown ordered, thanks guys !!!
Hope you enjoyed it! So glad I made the trip when I did 😅
Great to see the hut has been fixed up, just a few years ago it was full of bullet holes and covered in graffiti, hopefully gets more respect now than it used to.
Another great spot to check out with a bit of a 4x4 playground nearby is Whariti Peak, only think to watch out for in winter is falling icicles from the radio tower, can be a bit of a hazard especially when its windy, but great views from up there, even though its right by Ashurst you can see all the way to Kapiti Island and on a really clear day Lake Ferry can be spotted to the south east.
It was really nicely done - hopefully it lasts this time. Not sure why people feel the need to smash huts up...
Whariti Peak is awesome eh! Managed to get up there on a clear day a while back - the views were epic
Great stuff mate, cool trip
Good to see some peasant has taken the mattress’s
Cheers man! Crazy eh... You know they were just thrown outside of something too
That looked like a heap of fun. Bit of a trip from Auckland though. I'm seriously jealous
So much fun! Have never driven in that much snow before. Long way from Auckland though eh... The snow only last a few days tops up there, got pretty lucky!
Awesome video dude, glad you made it up, I turned round after trying that bog spot a couple times
Cheers man! It was touch and go - wasn’t sure id get through. Has gotten way worse now apparently - hopefully they can get a digger up there to sort it out
Usually happens there I think? There's a culvert that blocks up and nobody thinks to clear it etc etc. Was probably worse than that in 2013 doc sent a digger up and tidied it up.
Was pretty rugged in early 2000s too.
Good to see the hut fixed up hope it gets respected! Seems to be heaps of lakesea & light bar types up there making their own side tracks and wrecking shit all the time :( same with North range
True - interesting to know! First time I've seen it that bad - but I don't tend to go up in winter. I really hope it does too, no idea why people feel the need to destroy huts and stuff - just a waste. Haven't done North Range for a long while, have heard it's gotten pretty rough though
Hay mate another great video so apart from the hut are ther any areas to camp up,and also how far pass the hut can u drive down to any way of getting down to the dannevirke side or is it walking tracks cheers
Cheers mate! There are probably spots you could camp - it’s pretty exposed up there though, the wind smashes through. There’s a little campsite by a river about 5 minutes up the road from the start. Can’t think of any major flat bits off the side - but sure there would be some. Haven’t gone beyond the hut myself - I know you can, but it gets fairly hardcore pretty quickly. All walking tacks down the other side - would be cool if you could drive it though eh!
I wonder sometimes whether it is worth carrying a set of chains ,in conditions with snow and ice and clay tracks they give a better grip
I was thinking the exact same thing as I was heading up the hill - thankfully Takapari Road is a hard rocky surface normally, so didn't have too many issues. Lot of extra weight to carry for something I wouldn't use often though
I gotta try this track👍
It's pretty sweet! Get a clear day and you can see for miles - though they don't happen too often up there
meeean bro awesome in the snow have you herd of anyone driving beyond the hut though the gnarly section? I herd its a dead end way beyond.
Cheers mate! It is a dead end - I know a few people who push on, it gets pretty rough pretty quickly - and you have to turn back. I'm keen as to do it one day - solo in the snow wasn't the best day to try 😂
@@OverlandNZTV cool be sick to drive though there I'd be keen myself one-day be gnarly as! awesome vid as always mate cheers!!
Amazing video! How long did it take you to reach the Hutt?
Cheers! It’s about an hour on a good day from the gate to the hut. Between filming and the snow it took maybe three hours to get up there? Always hard to know - filming makes things take three times as long haha
Probably the worst excuse to get a day off from work 😂 but great vid tho bro ✌🏽
Hard life but someone’s gotta do it 😅 cheers man! Was an epic trip
How was the hill going back up front the hut? Seen a few get stuck there on a snowy day
I was a tad concerned about getting back up as I headed down - it was getting icey. Turned out not to be too bad - managed to crawl back up. Can see how you'd get into trouble there though eh!
mean as, wish I could get up there.
Pretty cool spot even without the snow!
Do you think a standard 07 suzuki grand vitara with A/Ts no lift would be capable of this track?
Assuming they’ve fixed the huge ruts at the start, you’d have no issues at all - it’s generally a fairly easy, if not crazy bumpy, drive up the hill 👍
what size tyres please
Running 265/70R17s 👍 Have a very detailed rundown of our setup here too - ruclips.net/video/RBhRZdrLZY8/видео.html
12:56 so basically you ruined it for everyone else?
Wasn’t too bad when I went through, drove it easily. That spot gets boggy every winter - and the traffic over the following weekend finished it off sadly - too many people trying to get up and see the snow
NZ is much nicer than Aus - I need to move there....
Gotta love the snow! We have a ton of snow here now. So, we've been out on the snow covered trails. Cheers!
Sure do! I'd never done that much snow driving before, it's amazing eh! Nice - hope you can make the most of it and enjoy it!