Wattle Flat - Moto Camping - CRF 300 Rally

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Ride map in the Description Box 👍 Support the Channel - www.buymeacoffee.com/philbennettmca - Cheers 🍻

[@bogor73]

Always good to get out with your mates and explore the country. Looks like another top spot!

[@darrabase1]

I'm a cold weather camper Phil, and a cold temperature swimmer, can't handle hot weather riding at all, never did it when I was younger as well, but except for a stint in the army, have always lived in the mountains around the traps. I like watching you, you give me good routes to follow, thanks mate.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Yep, can't say I enjoy the heat either. I like "warm" but not too hot. Cold is ok, so long as the sun's out..lol Cheers mate 🍻

[@AdamHeartlandADV]

The one corner you had some slippery gravel right before you had it kick out a bit I was like “tooo fassssst mate loooooks slippy”

[@MidCoastAdventures]

That dark gravel is crazy loose in places, Adam. Also I need a decent front tyre... Cheers mate

[@garywain7261]

Stycks river might have to get up there and check that joint out

[@in2ADV]

Two of the things I would never share with an other man.... My wife, and my chips! 🙂 As always, loved the video mate!

[@MidCoastAdventures]

🤣 I was flat out getting a few chips! Cheers Petros 😎👍

[@in2ADV]

@@MidCoastAdventures hahaha

[@bazz6670]

What a great trip Phil, so nice up your way.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Was a good way to escape the holiday crowd, that's for sure Bazz 👍👍

[@peterwoollard288]

You take us to some great places Phil..thank you

[@MidCoastAdventures]

My pleasure, Peter 👍

[@johnnyhayward69]

That is so cool can’t get over how beautiful and green it is thanks Phil

[@3goldfinger]

Another refreshing video, I wish

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Thanks mate, was a sweet little getaway 😎👍

[@anotherguyonabike4726]

Having good quality company on a trip makes such a difference😅great vid Phil👍

[@MidCoastAdventures]

🤣, first he tried to evict me off the camp site, and then ate crunchy pub-style chips in front of me! 🙄🤣 Cheers Curt 🍻

[@anotherguyonabike4726]

@@MidCoastAdventures hahaha what a bloke😂😂

[@postieadventures1209]

Great spot up there 👌 I was up there on the DR a couple of weeks ago - camped at Wattle Flat New Year’s Eve 👌🏕️😎

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cool spot to spend NYE for sure 😎👍

[@AdamHeartlandADV]

Awesome!

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Thank you Adam! 🍻

[@michellerolph2248]

Can’t believe no one else was there! Awesome spot. What’s the go with no camping at George’s Junction I wonder? So lovely & lush at the moment.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Was very surprised no-one was there also! And good question with Georges Junction. Not sure what the plan is, or why the No Camping signs are up now. May re-open when the road does, perhaps 🤔 Time will tell...

[@Jacko123-b6g]

Nice Phil 👍

[@kaneoliver2080]

It’s so nice up there👌I’ve only ever camped up there in my van, I’ll have to moto camp up there next time. Great work 👍

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Kane! It's a fun run up there via Kempsey - Armidale Road (only open on weekends) but sweet run there from most directions. Worth another stay on the moto- if only to avoid the summer crowds and heat 👍

[@harbour_explore]

No camping at George’s hey strange🧐 maybe letting it regenerate a bit as it gets a fair bit of traffic. Love wattle flat been there plenty perfect spot to relax! Awesome vid mate! Loving the content around our area👌

[@MidCoastAdventures]

We live in a great region, that's for sure 😎 Yeah, hoping it's only closed whilst the road / landslip is being repaired - time will tell... Catch ya 👍

[@skulijakobsson5116]

Much Enjoyment 👍😎

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cool, thanks for the visit mate 😎

[@grahamcooper6538]

Great video mate. I enjoy all your rides. Keep them coming

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Graham! 😎👍

[@dannyhall3287]

Another good one.

[@grantbullock8519]

I noticed when you were at George's they are putting Gates near that campground i hope they don't close it off its such a good spot to Camp There and im still yet to do that

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Ah yeah. It's looking ominous as a future camp spot - judging by the signage and barriers. Was also signs saying surveillance cameras installed. So, camping there looks to be shut down. I hope not also, it's a fantastic place to camp.

[@Buzzos111]

Magnificent country and a great video showing it. Thank you. I really liked your travel gear vid and just thought I’d put it out there for a future video. You couldn’t get much more of a difference in bikes for this trip and both did it well. I’d really like your thoughts on whether you sometimes regret not having a bigger bike? People travel the world on both and you’ve gone from a DR to the Honda. If you could only own one bike and wanted to do what you do PLUS a trip a around Oz. Would that change your bike?

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Good question, Stephen! First off, yep, entirely different bikes / size on this ride, but both effectively do the same thing. One (mine) is simply easier to handle, move around and ride rougher terrain- but not as good one the open tar road. Pete's Suzuki, is dead opposite to what I just listed - but will go to most places the smaller bike will. One bike 🤔 Ideally (for me) something like the KTM 690 / husky 701, but...I'm not convinced they're reliable enough yet. Specs are perfect, just haven't got the trust in Euro bikes like I have for Japanese machines. Cheers mate

[@reljoy]

Another great video! Thanks mate.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

No problem, glad you enjoy them 👍

[@marcelhorisberger9256]

I enjoy your videos. I really like your camping chair.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Glad you like them!

[@stevewolstenholme7482]

Another great video Phil, thanks mate! Are those rethnal bars the RC bend, we’re going to change Vicki’s so she’s not as cramped standing up Cheers

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Steve! As for the Renthals, yep - "Renthal MX 7/8 RC Bend Gold Motocross Handlebars" 👍

[@stevewolstenholme7482]

Cheers Phil, we were in that area a couple of weeks ago, will definitely be back!

[@CaptainCrankyMotovlogger]

Another great watch Phil, top spot to escape to, and great riding. Funnilly enough, your ride map reverts to the long way there, but I know where you went. What's with the Georges Junction no camping signs? Any idea? I was planning to camp there on the first day of a trip in mid March.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers David. Mate, I don't know what's going on with camping at Georges Junction. The area looks to have been given a face lift recently, but no camping signs and they claim surveillance cameras are set up. But the land is a designated Travelling Stock Route. Personally I'll be camping there when I feel as the land is public land. Cheers mate 👍

[@jasontaylor8412]

What an awesome ride, cheers Phil.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Jason. Was a short ride for me, but good fun away from the crowds and heat 👍

[@alexanderwright9064]

Got the same bike 6 mths ago, do moto camping and fishing. I'm always interested in gear. u use tyres, etc.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Fun little machines Alex, enjoy it mate 😎👍

[@jakelansley7285]

Its such a good spot, but the reason there is jo camping there currently, is due to armidale council apparently doing works. If we go to georges junction from armidale and have an acicident, we are not covered by insurance at this time.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Apparently, the road is open to local traffic, and yep, like you said, no insurance if a rock slide or whatever happens 👍

[@gumbysenduro6546]

Sweeet :)

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers Gumby, was a much needed Xmas holiday escape 👍

[@karenholloway7300]

Hi, loved the video, could you please let me know the camp you called wattle flat. I couldn’t find it on maps.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Hi Karen, should just be able to type in "Wattle Flat Campground" and it's comes up. I put a link to it in the Description Box also 👍

[@maldeplume1674]

Another good one and thx MCA. 😊 What program do you use on your phone for navigation pls?

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Cheers mate 👍 Been using g both OsmAnd as well as Gaia. Both worth downloading- and both free 👍

[@maldeplume1674]

Thank you @@MidCoastAdventures I've been using GAIA but still have some way to go and haven't yet played with OsmAnd. Happy trails!

[@CamperKev]

So is the Kempsey to Armidale Road open again ? The NSW Live Traffic App, says it's still closed in both directions.

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Hey Kev. Technically the road is closed, but for local residents have access. Basically, they do work during the week (have barricades up) and access is very restricted. On weekends, however, no work is done and the gates are left open 👍

[@CamperKev]

@@MidCoastAdventures Thanks very much for that information. It seems like they have been working on that road for years now. I can't understand why it's taking so long. 😂

[@kurtisnelson78]

Is the Kempsey road open full time yet? Any issues getting through

[@MidCoastAdventures]

I've only gone through on weekends. So I wouldn't bother during weekends as they are working and have gates up 👍

[@benjaminjackson8533]

So we can get all the way through kemps-armidale Rd now ?

[@MidCoastAdventures]

Only on weekends 👍

[@kelrobins7476]

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[@CamperKev]

Regarding the word you edited out. Us viewer's could read your lips. We are not stupid. We know what you said. It was the shameful F word. You said "Fudge" !!! 🤪🇦🇺🦘

[@MidCoastAdventures]

🤣🤣👍