Thread: New huts

Originally Posted by bluebaiter222

My contribution to the thread on newly built huts,but this model quickly in the space of 3 months got relegated to 'old huts' status.A relocatable 2 manner I built when doing winter goat work in the Tararuas.450kg as built on the hook of a D model to lift anywhere over the 4000' main range.I may have over engineered it with open cell poly for ceiling & wall insulation (due to no fire heating)and MDF lining to brace it up for strop loadings.Heating via a humid belching gas heater.First and only lift was from Otaki Forks Rd end into the T.L. mid Otaki about 2 miles up from the mouth of Kelliher Ck.Lift done by Amalgamated Helicopters principal Duncan 'Dunny' Sutherland out of Masterton.After 3 months of use we had tonged up all the goats so ready for Dunny to shift it to fresh country down valley.This is where the fun starts.In the interval of use by us couple of hairy hunters in damp conditions ,using the heater,cooking etc the painted linings had soaked up a hellava lot of moisture along with the poly.Dunny had probably too much fuel onboard,has all the gauges in the red and barely could make translation.Managed to haul it down valley towards Penn Ck junction,ran out of lift and had to button it from 30ft into the canopy.Old Hut.Has any Horowhenua members come across the debris field on a bench T.L. Otaki about one mile upstream from Penn Ck?Attachment 228247

That looks like Island forks hut? I know it was moved to its current location but not sure where they moved it from.... Sits on the Waitewaewae river up from the Waitewaewae / Otaki river confluence.
Might not be but looks similar!