Help needed for Botlerey

[savagedavid]

Hey CTWUGgers

I am setting up a highsite on Botlerey and I need some help. I have all the equipment necessary, but I need a bakkie to get the stuff up there, and I need some helping hands. I will gladly cover petrol costs etc.

So if you have some time and/or a bakkie to lend, let me know. The highsite will really help connecting Durbanville and even Stellenbosch to the rest of the WUG.

[Summoner]

I'd be happy to lend a hand and i'll try to organise a bakkie.
Hopefully i'll finally be able to connect to the WUG from Kuilsriver !amazed

[Stolla]

Will see what i can do, what are you looking to take up that is so big that you need a bakkie........ more than willing to help with setup, have lots of tools, grinder, and drill whatever you need.

Stolla

[savagedavid]

Basically there is nothing up there - just a piece of ground. So we need to dig a hole, fill it up with concrete, and then mount a mast onto it.

It is not so much big stuff as it is that the terrain is quite rough. A bit heavy for a car but nothing that a vehicle with slightly better ground clearance cant handle.

[wiki]

my father has an old bantam bakkie and generator - my contribution

[savagedavid]

wiki I know you are always in for an install - thanks for the offers of help guys. We are hopefully looking at this weekend to throw the concrete and next weekend to fit the mast. I will still confirm.

[mydesktop]

I live on Langverwagcht rd (complex next to new spar centre) and my friend in Brandwag/Soneike. We have Linksys access points, but will have to still construct the antennas.We would like to join the network. Any info on this will be helpful.Thanks

[Summoner]

mydesktop, hopefully we'll be able to see the highsite. i have plotted it on google earth and was a bit worried about Zevenwacht hill blocking the signal, but it looks like it will work. I am in Mikro Park, at the lower end of Langverwacht.

[Stolla]

Savagedavid,

Did you plant the pole yet ???? when are you planning to do the setup ??? Is is posseble to sent me a placemark or screenshot i want to see if i can maybe reach the site from me. Did you speak to marius ??? he said he struggled to reach you.

Stolla
stolla@ananzi.co.za %-6

[Mufasa]

count me in !!!!!! when is it happening savagedavid ?

[moses]

Just say when

Have lots of tools and willing to do almost anything. How long is your pole and how will you fasten it to your foundation, do you need to make block's to fasten your stays also? or is there no stay's involve.. Pleasegive more info so I can see how I can help... :p Always glad to see CTwug grow..

[encrypted]

Just say when, got the 4x4 which has done the trip many times and harness etc

[Mufasa]

about time encrypted got involved...... :p

[moses]

When is all this happening... Do we need rope acces kitt..?? ?! Just say when... ;)

[sgs]

Ah - a thread that got me to register on the forums :)

Did this highsite happen in the end? I'm in Brackenfell and might be able to hook up this way...

[savagedavid]

Not yet - but it definately will. We are working our way around to that end.

[sgs]

Did a bit of sight-seeing <grin>, and depending on the location on Bottelary, I'll probably not have LOS from here anyway - the slope of this hill I'm against will probably be in the way.

Any other nodes closeby that I can try and spot? (I guess I need to borrow an antenna and see what I can pick up. Have a pretty good view from here...)

[Stolla]

Any news on the new highsite ???

[nOs]

In the future, don't hesitate to ask for help, especially when we are talking about rope access gear as I'm a active rock climber.
Anybody else out there that climbs?

[Eben]

i'm a pro roof climber

[nOs]

it's normally not that hard to get up the roof, it gets challenging to rig a safety rope or to on a asbes roof.

[Eben]

thanx i like learning stuff :-)

[Eben]

getting my harnass to fit the first time was a challenge