High Country Therapy - Thungutti Camp Ground - CRF 300 Rally

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Ride map in the Description Box - enjoy! 😎👍

[@margaretgardner5335]

Awesome birthday ride and so beautiful the area looked stunning. Great to watch and listen to nature at its best .😎 thanks and cheers 👍🏍

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Ah thanks Meg! Was a great little escape- got away from the heat also 😎

[@darrylrich719]

Kempsey/Armidale Rd….One of my favourite rides Phil. I dont suppose you found a Enduristan Tail Bag did you.? It fell off my bike earlier this year. Another great video as expected. 👍Wish I was there mate. Cheers Darryl.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Bummer about the tail bag, Darrly. And nah, didn't see anything like that. Talk to you soon mate 😎👍

[@TwoWheelerSparky]

Nice little reset for the mind 👌

[@neilheyward2599]

Phil you amaze me ever video👍👍 In the late 50's early 60's my dad used to camp at beech lookout while surveying roads in the state forest. It would have been wild country back then.👍👍

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cool Neil, and thanks mate! 🙏😎 Funny, I was considering camping at Beech Lookout. Just looked peaceful and miles from any crowds. Even wilder back in the 50's!

[@brotherbrenden]

I really appreciate all your efforts in making these video's. Because of you I brought a bike for gravel roads here in NZ , and go camping in random isolated places. Its really good for the soul i reckon. Cheers mate.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Awesome mate, glad I inspired you to get out exploring- lifes too short not too🙏 😎👍

[@anotherguyonabike4726]

I really want to camp at George’s junction looks so nice. As always great vid Phil👌

[@MidCoastAdventures]

If you head thst way, let me know, I'll show you some cool ways to get there from Kempsey. Naturally I'll camp out there too 😁👍

[@anotherguyonabike4726]

@@MidCoastAdventures mate sounds good to me👌

[@alanmillar2148]

😅always love your videos mate . You clearly live in gods country . That CRF300 seems to suit you well . More than a little jealous . Keep up the good work . It's a hard life hey 😂

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Alan! 😎👍 The little Rally seems to work for me. More grunt would be better, but it does the job 👍. Cheers for thepositive feedback mate 🍻

[@rodneysippel751]

I've been up and down that road a few times in years gone by . and PT lookout good place to enjoy some time . Thanks for the reminder .

[@MidCoastAdventures]

My pleasure Rodney 👍 It's a great loop ride to avoid some summer heat. Cheers mate

[@bogor73]

It's great seeing all these awesome places. Thanks for getting out there and sharing it. I can't wait until I can get out and do the same. Keep up the great work.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Get out there mate, we only live once 😎👍

[@bogor73]

That's the plan, just need to finalise this divorce ;) @@MidCoastAdventures

[@rlands5134fd]

Very nice👌

[@johnnyhayward69]

As usual a great video thanks Phil 👍👍

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Ah, thanks Johnny 😎👍

[@peterwoollard288]

Thanks Phil....another great video

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Ah cheers Peter 🍻

[@320duane]

All I can say Phil. Is I just love the videos brings back a lot of memories those places as a kid with the family and the uncles and auntie‘s

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Ah cool. Glad they bring back some found memories, mate 😎👍

[@jasontaylor8412]

Great video mate you certainly go the extra miles to get that shot, we only see the finished product the amount of time behind the scene you do is awesome thanks mate, have you ever thought about snake gators for your legs for when your wandering through the bush ?, could save your life when your so far from medical help, just a suggestion all the best mate looking forward to some more videos.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

There's some work under them for sure, but I enjoy it all, so it's a win win 👍 Got some gators, but seldom use them. Not a bad idea though! Cheers 🍻

[@jimmybags4209]

Cheers bro I'm grateful for your work! I'm in Chicago so cranking around on the Rally is not even close to your awesome area! So I really appreciate your efforts it relaxes me dreaming about riding there!

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Jimmy! And a big G'day from Australia mate 😁👍

[@michellerolph2248]

Beautiful countryside & top little camp! I camped at Wattle Flat because of one your earlier vids & opened up this whole area to me. I’ll make it to this place one day soon.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Michelle 👍 Wattle Flat is nice hey. I near camped there this trip but wanted to check out Thungutti.

[@jeffreydennis8929]

So looks like I turned you off doing the crystal falls walk😅, beautiful walk though 😊 maybe next time when track is repaired

[@MidCoastAdventures]

🤣 Yep Dennis, it was closed like you mentioned. I did walk down it though, ran in NPWS working on it, and headed back to the bike. Next time...

[@in2ADV]

Wonderful overnight ride mate! Keep 'em coming 🙂

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Thanks Petros! Love my little escapes, lots more to come 😁👍

[@andrewadams3759]

Some nice countryside thru there , looked like a good ride , well done

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Thanks Andrew! It's a nice loop ride from my place. Cheers mate 😎👍

[@theboomerangbiker1966]

Nice work mate. I have a feeling we both follow a certain bloke in Norway as your cinematography is similar to mine?

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers mate. Damn, you put some effort into your edits! Well done. Not sure who the Norway dude is? Catch ya

[@craigcunneen145]

Hey Phil, really enjoying these vids. I live a few hours north of you in the northern rivers. I’m in the market for a bike, can’t decide between the DR 650 or the CRF 300. First world problems ….

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Craig 👍 Ah the bike choice. Hmmm, if your over 85 kg, and want to cart around another person or plenty of gear, get a DR. If your lighter, and wanna do the kind of stuff I do in the videos, get a Rally 😁 Both great machines, DR way more power though 👍

[@CaptainCrankyMotovlogger]

Awesome video as always Phil. Good to find out about that Styx Forest Road - a great link up! We tried to stay at Thungutti in December '21 but it was wet and very boggy throughout, so we wimped out and got an apartment at the nearby Eco lodge. We also did the Point Lookout walk and saw... clouds 🙄😅 We're going back again this Xmas and hoping for dry weather and views. Which site were you on - was it the walk-in one right up the back?

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers David 😎👍 Thungutti- I picked a "walk in " site, then road the bike in ...lol An interesting place to stay (2 night min) is Stix River Cabins. There's a cool waterfall about 500 meters down stream. Tip, less chance of clouds after lunch 👍

[@CaptainCrankyMotovlogger]

@@MidCoastAdventures Yeah thanks mate, Walk in means also ride in, we all know that 😁 Yes, saw the cabins - there are a few options from very basic to a luxury on at the Point. It will be good to have the opportunity to head up there after luch, hopefully :)

[@MrHorsePony]

Thank you Phil for another great video, looking forward to hearing from you on how the 605 tyres preformed ? are they any better or worse than the 606's ??

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Peter 👍 As for tyre comparison, the 606 are great on and off-road (70/30 dirt to road)- but wear pretty quick. I used to get around 3500 kays at best. The 605 is great also on and off road. Tyre wear should be slower- in theory... They're a great, low-budget 50/50 tyre for ADV riding 👍

[@MrHorsePony]

@@MidCoastAdventures .. How did they handle On and Off road compared to the the 606's ??

[@MidCoastAdventures]

@@MrHorsePony 606 better for more serious off-road. And 605 a good mix for both on and off. Think of the 605 as "All terrain" tyres, and the 606 as "mud tyres" Both work fine for adv riding- depending how wild the country is you ride in 👍

[@MrHorsePony]

@@MidCoastAdventures .. What sort of mileage will you get compared to the 606's ??

[@graemeshaw9716]

Great video Phil. Just out of curiousity, I see you film in 60fps (as opposed to perhaps 50fps) Any particular reason for this? I see a few utubers using the PAL format do the same.🤔 Many thanks Graeme

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Ah good question Graeme. Well, the simply answer is, I just used 60fps because it was a high setting on my Gopro that I knew would produce clear, smooth footage. My DSLR is at 50 fps. Both mix well together, and both seem clear to me. So no good technical advice from me mate 🤣 Cheers 🍻

[@peterbowley6484]

G'day mate, just wondering if you got the 605 on yet and your thoughts on it.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

So far so good Peter. Only done 400 kays- 50/50 dirt and tar. Will do a video on it when I've done 1000 or more kays. Cheers mate 👍