Fancy going laning, but what do i need?

I drive a Disco 1 300 which is currently bog standard, my question is what do i need to do to it before i can consider laning? Also, what kit do i need at first?

Thanks in advance!

Gary

Glb8686 said:

I drive a Disco 1 300 which is currently bog standard, my question is what do i need to do to it before i can consider laning? Also, what kit do i need at first?

Thanks in advance!

Gary

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Depends on the lanes

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regardless of the lanes a decent set of boots is a must.

Series71 said:

regardless of the lanes a decent boot is a must.......................so don't take a Disco

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Series71 said:

regardless of the lanes a decent set of boots is a must.

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Road legal anyway

Most important really is

a, check out that you can drive the lane your planning to drive.
b, never ever ever go alone

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By the looks of it, the Holmfirth lanes are the most local to me, if that help at all.

a good tow rope, and dont go alone

basher79 said:

a good tow rope, and dont go alone

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And this week pontoons

Read the "sticky" thread "before you go green laning"

Decent recovery points just incase and Diff guards

First time I went laning was in a bog standard Disco, just fixed the HG wiv a little help from on here (and was told now you got to come get muddy). Had a great time, only got a little stuck and had a little oil leak. Find some local peeps and go get stuck (in). Them decide what to waste your hard earned on...

A freelander managed the holmfirth lanes with no trouble with just a set of ATs, a disco should be fine. my standard fender (just ATs) had very little trouble with my newbie butt in the seat (the bit I had was more down to inexperience).

First is don't go out alone until you really know the lane.
Enough fuel, charged mobile and someone to ring, water, etc.
Recovery points front and rear, if you get stuck it help if someone has got something to attach their rope to.

Take a look at the trips being organised on the forum and tag along.

All this 'never never never ever ever go alone' really winds me up, where has the great British sense of adventure gone?

Maybe all these landies with 'one life live it' stickers on should have a disclaimer underneath saying 'only if it's safe to do so'

People overland across Africa alone, in America guys go on the 'trails' for days, alone. This guy is just going to drive down a lane that is probably half a mile long, he's not proposing to cross the Simpson desert in Australia...alone

Anyway that's my early morning rant over, I'm off to work now....alone

I'm the person that got the phone call from someone that did go out alone, stuck in a lane, in Winter, with his wife and kids including a baby, didn't know exactly where he was and it was dark. He only phoned me because he'd met me the weekend before and had my number.

I found him eventually and got him home.

If you don't believe me ask Ryder

I go laning alone, but I know what I'm doing, have lots of numbers in case I need them, I've got a winch, ground anchor, waffle boards, hi-lift, tools, spares, etc.

The OP is new to laning, he shouldn't go out alone.

twice_nightly said:

All this 'never never never ever ever go alone' really winds me up, where has the great British sense of adventure gone?

Maybe all these landies with 'one life live it' stickers on should have a disclaimer underneath saying 'only if it's safe to do so'

People overland across Africa alone, in America guys go on the 'trails' for days, alone. This guy is just going to drive down a lane that is probably half a mile long, he's not proposing to cross the Simpson desert in Australia...alone

Anyway that's my early morning rant over, I'm off to work now....alone

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I and many others who say to newbies "don't go alone" also go laning on our own .. but we have recovery kit and experience.

It's a worthwhile message to pass on, that frequently the most innocuous lane can get anyone stuck .. OK, it's unlikely in UK to be fatal, but it's only common sense and there's always the chance that the first lane may actually (as one of mine did) turn into a slurry pit that almost swallowed the Disco and me with it!! What would a newbie, on their own, do then? I had mates with me, but it took a series3 and a Disco in tandem, and a ****-load of digging and preparation to pull me out ... Yet this was a lane we'd 'done' perfectly easily the day before, but overnight rain had turned a section of it into what can only be described as slurry, and the Disco sank through the surface such that the whole front end was under slurry to halfway up the windscreen, with the arse end still on dry land!

twice_nightly said:

All this 'never never never ever ever go alone' really winds me up, where has the great British sense of adventure gone?

Maybe all these landies with 'one life live it' stickers on should have a disclaimer underneath saying 'only if it's safe to do so'

People overland across Africa alone, in America guys go on the 'trails' for days, alone. This guy is just going to drive down a lane that is probably half a mile long, he's not proposing to cross the Simpson desert in Australia...alone

Anyway that's my early morning rant over, I'm off to work now....alone

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Hmmmmm ok well no

Going alone when you're a noob is probably the single most stupid idea.

Anyone doing an overland trip will first gain experiance in off road driving or be experianced.

The first thing any noob Landy will need is good recovery points front and rear. after that think about a good set of tyres and recovery strope/rope. Then well as you gaing knowledge of your 4x4 you will decide what is needed. I have seen some pritty trick landys out there where the driver knows jack about how to use it.

The point is if you have never done it go with someone so when and if it hits the fan your not royally ****ed.

Got to agree with the above, dont lane alone until you ave the experience and tools. I would lane alone nowdays but I have plenty of experience of getting stuck, know how to judge lanes and have got winch/strops/recovery gear to help me out if needed.

Anyway, first modification without a doubt is tyres, AT's are fine but dont really cut it if you get near boggy stuff, MT's are a must if you want to do it as a serious hobby. After this is recovery points, jake rings are a favorite. once you have done a few lanes and met a few people you will know what to do next, usually people go for bumpers, sliders, guards, lift and winch. As gets said many times a standard landrover will go 95% of the places a modded one will go so don't rush out and spend thousands on bits you dont need!