madtuna
Only owns one toaster
Spotted a camper tucked away in the bush not far from a well. Drove over to see who and introduce myself but no body there but car tracks visible heading towards the well so I followed them.
Tracks went passed the well and towards the next one, not in a gold area and towards an area that has recently flooded and the ground is very soft.
Followed them and could see where they had turned around and headed back up another track that is impassable and as there were no track heading back out I knew there was a fair bet I would find them coming back out (hopefully) or bogged.
Yep 4 klms in I find a Hilux bogged up to the eyeballs with a mid 70's NSW couple huddled inside and extremely relieved to see me.
Time is about 4.30pm and they had been there since the morning, no recovery gear, no comms, no food and only a thermos of coffee.
You guessed it, I got bogged trying to pull them out. As they had not eaten all day I gave them what food I had and plenty of water.
They slept in their car that night and I slept in my ute plus in front of a fire when it got too cold.
The next morning I hiked 17klms to the road with the intent of getting a lift into town and then out to the homestead to get my other ute to pick these people up and drop them back at their van and let them sort out getting their car out themselves. Lucky for them and for me a mining company offered to get us out and did with the aid of my 5 chains and two snatch straps. We nearly bogged the mining companies ute too.
Some people are just plain stupid and should stay at home and take up knitting. :N:
Tracks went passed the well and towards the next one, not in a gold area and towards an area that has recently flooded and the ground is very soft.
Followed them and could see where they had turned around and headed back up another track that is impassable and as there were no track heading back out I knew there was a fair bet I would find them coming back out (hopefully) or bogged.
Yep 4 klms in I find a Hilux bogged up to the eyeballs with a mid 70's NSW couple huddled inside and extremely relieved to see me.
Time is about 4.30pm and they had been there since the morning, no recovery gear, no comms, no food and only a thermos of coffee.
You guessed it, I got bogged trying to pull them out. As they had not eaten all day I gave them what food I had and plenty of water.
They slept in their car that night and I slept in my ute plus in front of a fire when it got too cold.
The next morning I hiked 17klms to the road with the intent of getting a lift into town and then out to the homestead to get my other ute to pick these people up and drop them back at their van and let them sort out getting their car out themselves. Lucky for them and for me a mining company offered to get us out and did with the aid of my 5 chains and two snatch straps. We nearly bogged the mining companies ute too.
Some people are just plain stupid and should stay at home and take up knitting. :N:
"stupid is as stupid does" 
