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These sort of trips are fun. Earlier in the year I set the challenge to drive from Dunedin to Wanaka on as little tarmac as possible. Keep up the vids

I remember heading north with mum and dad up the old state highway 1 in the back for the Cortina station wagon. The good old days !

Yeah that’s exactly how to travel, choose a road and go, the longer the route the better.

I drove the Nevis Rd in 1980 from Bannochburn to Garston. I had a 73 falcon station wagon , it took a bit of a beating but survived ok.

Awesome! Love the nostalgia stops. This is living, Sam.

I love doing this sort of trip. You find all sorts of neat places. Awesome trip Sam Always take the road less traveled

This is a really cool concept Sam super chill, should definitely do more of them!

And right there is the enjoyment of exploring remote back country. The😊 difference between here and OZ is simply... take the wrong remote road over there and you might be dead.

Hello Sam, a question, of the various ways up to Old Man Range & Obelisk, which route has the 'staircase on it'? Because we will be travelling solo up there next February I think I would avoid that route. Thanks.

Can't wait for ya new videos mate! Awesome 😎

Cool still got the surf?

Hey Sam, I know your pain with getting videos compiled. I currently have a South Island trip from Nov-Dec 23, a Kaipara - Rodney trip from May 24, and now a Coromandel North trip from last week. Sign. So much to do, so little time.

Just Curious, Sam. You're based up north but doing lots of trips down south... Are you garaging one of your vehicles at each end of the country or spending heaps on ferries?

Good to see ya mate, looking forward to seeing Napoleon Hill 👍👍

Nice to see you back Sam.

I'm confused in the video you read a sign saying it was prohibited and then you just passed through? is it because you paid for a key?

Well I guess I'm weird too, that sign is VERY exciting!

nice

Gore mud boggers...

Hey mate, may I ask what gps system do you have attached to your windscreen. Cheers bud 👍

Good job this place is awesome you are enjoying like us without ripping it up😊

Hey Sam, Darky's Spur has been impassable since Gabrielle in Feb 2023. Basically that section of road, and the two bridges where you introduce the video all disappeared down the hill. You will travel a long way to see a blue sky like a HB Blue sky day.

Surprised, in Australia you really only get skids, rubbish and bogans anywhere accessible by 2wd - 99% of people who are set up for and head out into, more 4x4 only areas respect the land and tracks.

It's even more spectacular when you go to the top of the falls!

Well done. I've seen you using this vehicle in subsequent and wondered if you might upgrade like this. Good choices. You still running COOPERS?

Great job. Your driving skills are already well documented. In a Suzuki now, rather than the Subaru (or as well as)? Snorkel AND diff breathers will keep your gear protected. A suspension upgrade for the Suzuki can provide a legal 40ml lift. I use Bilstein Shocks with Dobinson Springs. One size larger diameter tyres will fit under the guards but won't bust any steering arms and add to your clearance. I think I saw you in that Suzuki doin a trip up the northern west coast beaches. You get around.

What's with all the steam from under the hood? That would freak me out - but I assume it's something simple?

I'm watching this 1 yr on. A great trip! Thanks for sharing. Amazing, accessible scenery on a fantastic summer day/evening. Those rock formations are stunning. I'm curious about the rig you were using. Do you still have it? Obviously there's a few after-market extras... bash plate and a snorkel are visible. Do you have diff breathers too? Looks like you are running ATs which handle that track fine. What psi you running for that trip? What about shocks and springs, are they OE? You are obviously not in a boat. Great flex shot! I appreciate why that was a one take edit. Well done.

Hi, what year is the Vitara?

What tyres were you running on that trip? What pressures were you using? Did I see you in a video heading Far North in a Suzuki recently (July 2024)?

i went there labour weekend 2023 and was an amazing trip for the first time at mavora

I don't think it's anything at all to do with the subaru it's tottaly down to your throttle control ie rpms are constant not fluctuating up and down that's the secret to keeping moving

You have inspired me to get back to off-roading although I only have a Subaru now. What camera/phone mount did you use?

I'm pretty sure I found that same hole where you bent your bash guard a few years back in the buggy

Just wondering how long does it take to travel from Lake Mavora up to Walter Peak Station and would one need to be an experienced 4wd driver to do this trip ? Cheers

Shocking the amount of slash from forestry in some areas of background.

Just found this site, great filming. Danseys Pass is my fvourite piece of NZ, love Otago. Spent time here rock hunting while boyfriend and his friends were gold panning. Pitched tents in area before the pub. Every night we ended up at pub, love it.

Thanks for that we going there this coming summer good you showed the track just what I wanted to see have you been up to forks hut

Cool shot of the rock and truck man.

I went there on my adventure bike in March last year. I got a code for the gate because I thought it was the right thing to do to support the track. But a few bikes rode down to the beach to by pass it. A 4x4 also got around it somehow. It's sad to see the state of the track in parts. Nightmare on an adventure bike.

I enjoy your Vids. I've tramped the Mavora thru to the Routeburn track, total awesome place. Cheers

Jerks in 2 tonne mobile panic rooms smashing the trails to shit. This is why so many of them are being closed like Mavora.

Awesome video definitely looks awesome track . I so need to do what you have done with your Vitara and lifted it after market wheels and tyres X Rocks Bull bar and snorkel so I can start to get out there and do some of these tracks myself instead of just beach only for me . Because every bit of off road it bottoms out

Cockeye has always been a mission aye awesome video as always sam super sick drive bro! ☺️

Well done, thanks for sharing.

Hey mate, What time of the year did you do this? cheers

Awesome video I just started watching your videos last night. The enjoyment of driving a GV Vitara I’m driving one too. But at least you have the 40 mm lift and snorkel and Bull Bar I don’t have any of that at the moment. 😊

How can you make a video about Pureora Forest without even mentioning the wonderful ancient podocarps that the forest is famous for? At 15 Min. after driving for ages thru cutover bush you finally reach the majestic avenue of ancient podocarps, Rimu, Totara, Kahikatea and Matai, you don't even acknowledge them. Do you actually see anything on your trips apart from your 4WD bonnet ? It seems you might as well drive in a boring pine plantation.

The poor suk won't last long on tracks like that 😢

Yahoo I live n Kawerau. Have been to the falls and also Matahi dam. For camping try lake aniwhenua.