trip around Australia route plotted but not set in stone.
Righto thanks everyone for your support on my query about the idea of carving the roads all the way around Australia on a longboard. I have plotted the route and will be uploading exactly where i will be going in the next week or so. At the moment I am still tossing around the idea of doing a self supported trip but the more research i do the more it looks like a possible suicide mission. Some stretches mostly WA and NT have 10 days before the next settlement or creek where i can collect water, food and have new pairs of shoes delivered to.
The entire trip will take a maximum of 18months and a minimum of 12 months. I'm looking to start and finish here in byron bay hopefully at the beginning to the middle of summer this year... that way NT and WA will hopefully be that 2 degrees away from heat stroke.
QLD- 3-4 months if i cut across from rockhampton instead of heading to my hometown of port douglas (cairns) which will make it 6 months
NT- 2 months
WA - 6months stickign to the coastal roads right down to the bight
SA - 1-2 months
Tas - undecided on whether to go there or skip it
VIC & NSW - 2 - 3 months
The entire time I will be doing my best to avoid the heavily trafficked roads but the majority of my trip will be spent on the nations highways.
Now i'm after some information.
1. I would love to know if there are any Aussie cpmpanies that are manufacturing or are able to manufacture an Australian made board similar to the specs of the rolls rolls longboard that david cornthwaite did the nullabour on. After researching that is definately my best bet of completing this.
2. I only want anything and everything to be made here in Australia from the wheels to the trucks to the bolts and the nuts especially the board. If you know a good company let us know so i can start sending out letters for sponsorship but most likely for quotes on how much it's all going to cost me.
3. This whole thing will be to raise money for charity in the history of longboarding one beneficiary has always been the lowesyndrome assosciation so it's only fitting that they also be a beneficiary here in Australia. the other two foundations will be the red cross and the cancer council Australia because they have done the most miles towards helping humanity people can either choose a specific charity or put into a general pot that will be split between all three equally
4. Any ideas on how to structure the fund raising side of things would be great... not sure on taking bets on how far i'll get or do it money per kilometre per day.
5. If you want to come jsut come any companies good company remember I'm planning on going anti clockwise around Australia so you want to join me for 10 metres or 40km the conversations could be a relief from "push...push...push...push... carve... push..." going through my head methodically for days on end.
next couple of months the route will be concreated and people can make the decision on what stretch they want to join me on...
anyway i'm pretty much everything i wanted to say but the main thing i really want is a good Aussie company... which may be hard since they all are
Thanks for your supprt and suggestions
Jason Harmshaw
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Tags: australian, endurance, help, longboard, longdistance, skate, wanted
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jack on -
did you read the book boardfree? i think its about the dave cornwaith guy
good luck on your trip
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Permalink Reply by Jason Harmshaw on
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Not yet. ordered it last week from the book shop should be here soon though :D
Jack Nolan said:did you read the book boardfree? i think its about the dave cornwaith guy
good luck on your trip
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Permalink Reply by Elliot O on
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Norfin or FSU for a board?
i have an FSU bought off eBay, and its very nicely built
i think GLYDE are out of action for a bit because of supplies or something
you would be lucky to get some Kooky's, maybe second-hand, however i haven't heard of another Australian truck brand
i'm on the Sunshine Coast and i would be keen to keep you from the insanity of pushing
good luck
Elliot
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Dani on -
Cant be a skate around Australia if you miss a big part of it..... Tassie.
Check out Kangaroo Island while your in SA too. Could do the South Coast North Coast loops.
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Benbro on -
prob to hard to skate across bass straight dani....
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hahah yeah
he could to Fraser Island too... nah that was a joke
theres only like 1km of sealed roads
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Dani on -
haha Fraser would be a slow skate. It's called a ferry Benny boy.
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Permalink Reply by leighgriffiths on
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yeah and unless your lucky, its the worst ferry ride you'll ever have.
let me know when you come to Adelaide. we'll show you some of the best hills in oz.
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Permalink Reply by Joe on
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"you would be lucky to get some Kooky's, maybe second-hand, however i haven't heard of another Australian truck brand"
Thats the last truck I would think of for a long distance skatetrip ahaha. may as well dress up as a knight while your at it!!!!
Good luck anyway dude, If you do end up coming to the sunshine coast, I'll support you what ever way i can ;)
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Permalink Reply by Hank's Place Australia on
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we emailed you after your first post regarding this; our offer still stands should you think it is something you may need.
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jack on -
yeah its good. it will give you some insight in to some stuff
he did alot of what your doing now and wrote it in his book. if u posted on his blog (if its still active) im sure he would probably offer advice or something. good luck
Jason Harmshaw said:Not yet. ordered it last week from the book shop should be here soon though :D
Jack Nolan said:did you read the book boardfree? i think its about the dave cornwaith guy
good luck on your trip
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so i did some google maps work pretty easy since i knew the towns I'd be going by you can view and modify it at...
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Jonson+...
also doing another post of the checkpoints that i intend to cross... and thier approx time in days
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