Climbing Gear Guide 2014: Editors’ Choice Awards | Climbing

Climbing Gear Guide 2014: Editors’ Choice Awards | Climbing

Minvani Visits Mini Craft

The Minivan went to the mechanic so I though I give you a look at Mini Craft in Bayswater Perth WA 

Taking delivery of our Hino rainbow bus.

Its claimed that to convert a bus to a motor home takes 800 hours. By the time we took delivery the project was already four months in. Maybe at best, a couple of hours down. All big projects are nothing more than a lot of little projects put together. We were on our way. 

You can secure a permit on line to move a unregistered vehicle. However, as the bus was still on TC plates the bus company was good enough to let us use the plates to get it home. Go West, the company we bought the bus from are great company to deal with. Professional, friendly and very help full. A kind friend drove it as neither of us could.

The first job on the list was the windscreen. Twenty cent size chips meant that it needed to be replaced. A trade person was secured and agreed to carry the work out on site as long as I helped. Perfect. Most companies needed to have the bus at their workshop. Work took about an hour. Not much change from a $1000 but cheaper than I thought.

If you are thinking of using one of the pre made Fiberglass bathrooms and need a windscreen change. Now is the time to put it in. This will eliminate the need to cut the bathroom/shower cubicle to fit through the door. More on bathrooms later.

Mountain Quarry Photo Synth

This photo syth is from my home crag in Green mount hill Perth Western Aust.

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POLISH PILLAR,HA LONG BAY, VEITNAM

THIS IS A PHOTO SYNTH THAT'S MADE UP OF HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS. 

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This is the most photographed island in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. It is a Trad climb of 55m. Pictures taken in April 2009, a number of different photographers, with a special mention to Kristal Stys. Climbers include Andy stys, Mel Nisbitt, Andreas Feichter, Andrei Balaj, Christian Hasler, Richard Martinez, Tina Kapoor and Zee

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The Day Of The Auction

The Day Of The Auction we arrived early. In order for me to check out the bus for myself. In the process of inspection we noticed the shadows of the decals of the company that owned the bus. A phone number could be made out, so we called them. After answering all our questions about the bus on auction. They explained that they had a "Sister" bus they considered to be better. It has air con. Less on the clock.  They had thought the auction process took too long and was too costly. In short If we could come up with $8000 then we could have this one.

The deal was struck. We stayed for the auction and the other bus went for $8500. It would not have made any difference as an older couple, who we had noticed earlier really had the heart set on it. They out bid every one, from first bid to last. No one was getting in the way of them getting that bus.