Leaving vehicle at Scotts Peake

[silkwood]

I'm wanting to walk into the Western Arthurs next March (been there before) and my partner wants to fly to Tassie (from Adelaide) to join me for a weeks touring afterwards. One option is for me to drive over (on the ferry naturally ) and pick her up from the airport later. This would entail leaving my vehicle for five/six days at Scotts Peak. What are your opinions on this (security etc.)?

Cheers,

Mark

[norts]

I have left my car there a few times for more than 7 days and never had any problems. The last time was last year.

Roger

[tasadam]

3 days for me in 2007, no problem.
Things have been getting hotter under the collar for some around the Florentine area from what I hear in the media, so if there's a malicious activist hellbent on causing grief to someone that likes the outdoors, not much you can do about that.
Sad that it is something to worry about.

[tas-man]

. . . . . if there's a malicious activist hellbent on causing grief to someone that likes the outdoors, not much you can do about that.
Sad that it is something to worry about.

This topic brought back into memory my unfortunate experience in December 1970 when myself and five mates from the Brisbane Bushwalkers Club spent 4 days at Lake Pedder, and parked our hire car at Scotts Peak dam site during construction. When we got back, a tyre had been slashed which caused some concern. There was a very strained atmosphere I recall at Scotts Peak with the stream of visitors to Lake Pedder having to "cross tracks" with the construction workers. That was nearly 40 years ago, and that tension still exists in the Tassie community, so its always a possibility, and a risk to be assessed.

See photos later in thread.

[stepbystep]

. . . . . if there's a malicious activist hellbent on causing grief to someone that likes the outdoors, not much you can do about that.
Sad that it is something to worry about.

This topic brought back into memory my unfortunate experience in December 1979 when myself and five mates from the Brisbane Bushwalkers Club spent 4 days at Lake Pedder, and parked our hire car at Scotts Peak dam site during construction. When we got back, a tyre had been slashed which caused some concern. There was a very strained atmosphere I recall at Scotts Peak with the stream of visitors to Lake Pedder having to "cross tracks" with the construction workers. That was nearly 40 years ago, and that tension still exists in the Tassie community, so its always a possibility, and a risk to be assessed.

Great story, I have a friend who's car was defaced by a protester who thought she was a contractor.
She was actually counselling protesters as how to protest peacefully and without causing malicious damage!
I agree chances are remote, but people are people.
I have left my car at various spots along SPR many times, with only really good contact with people offering lifts/advice(even a cup of tea), including Hydro workers.
It's worth the risk, unless it's some obscenely expensive machine which can promote uncontrolled fury, from otherwise normal people
Have Fun

[NickD]

Done it a few times, most recently in May this year for 9 days. No problems. I think this is considerably safer than other car parks as it's so far from anywhere, too much effort for thieves (unlike Frenchman's on the side of a quiet highway). Also because there is a campsite near by where people would be about in the summer time, that might deter people. I think it's pretty okay.

[north-north-west]

Never had any trouble at Scott's Peak, although I noticed there's a warning sign at Condominium Creek . . .

[tasadam]

... who's car was defaced by a protester who thought she was a contractor.
She was actually counselling protesters as how to protest peacefully and without causing malicious damage!

I guess she didn't do her job too well that day?
Sorry.
Seriously, there's some bad irony in that.

[flyfisher]

... who's car was defaced by a protester who thought she was a contractor.
She was actually counselling protesters as how to protest peacefully and without causing malicious damage!

Thats the sort of thing that makes me cringe, it really is self defeating if you don't maintain the moral high ground.
ff

[olblackbilly]

there are always going to be some incscupulous rednecks around the place....,i will stamp them out if i see them....

[olblackbilly]

learn how to spell peak..,without an e....the french prounounce it...ppeeeeeeeekayyyyee

[tas-man]

I found a photo of us changing the tyre at Scotts Peak in December 1970, so here it is for a bit of a "blast from the past" plus two others that add to the story.

Tyre changing at Scott's Peak

View of the dam wall construction from the bottom of the "New" Lake Pedder.

In the queue . . waiting for the Ladies . . .(construction site toilet!)

PS For interested photographers, these old Agfa CT 18 slides were scanned on my new CanoScan 8000F flatbed scanner using the "unfade" option that has turned these washed out purple images into quite acceptable photos.

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[photohiker]

Oh No! You're not taking the Kingswood!

[wanderer]

Great photos Tas-man, and no ,I've had no dramas at Scotts Peak carpark in the past.

[Penguin]

I found a photo of us changing the tyre at Scotts Peak in December 1970, so here it is for a bit of a "blast from the past" plus two others that add to the story.

Lake Pedder 1970_2s.jpg

Lake Pedder 1970s.jpg

Lake Pedder 1970_1s.jpg

PS For interested photographers, these old Agfa CT 18 slides were scanned on my new CanoScan 8000F flatbed scanner using the "unfade" option that has turned these washed out purple images into quite acceptable photos.

Love the shorts, the hair and the H frame packs. Those were the days......

P

[silkwood]

Thanks for the replies (and the pics!). I'll take the chance and leave the vehicle.

Cheers,

Mark

[Maelgwn]

I am wondering if there is a problem with leaving a car at Scotts Peak for 10 days+

Is the area general considered unsafe? Will the kids these days both driving out there to steal them?

Obviously nothing can be guaranteed ... but if nobody has had a problem before, then thats a good start!

Thanks

[samh]

Hi,
I can't give you a personal advise on that but here a similar topic has been discussed
http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2279&p=19889&hilit=scotts+peak+dam#p19889

[tomberli]

One option is to make sure the car is completely empty and then just leave it unlocked - that way if someone is just keen to look for valuables than they an feel free to have a look around. (Might void your insurance however).

If someone is just genuinely out to annoy bushwalkers for the heck of it, then there really isn't much you can do.