Tunnel + 2 foot flood = FUN

This'll be good op2:

op2:

nathan5346 said:

This'll be good op2:

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thought you would all like it spicing up, lol

major truma 2 said:

dick head ,,get a grip ,,i think your missing the point ,or do you not no anybetter ****!

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well give me the benifit of your wealth of off road knowledge, and what point am i missing

Paul D said:

Yup, create a bow wave and keep with it .. only thing I saw 'wrong' by the OP was that he appeared to be going a little slowly and didn't drive with the bow wave.

I enjoyed the vid, I'll not bother commenting on the rest of what's happening ..

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very well observed

johnlad said:

thought you would all like it spicing up, lol

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Like a little off piste action?

redhand said:

So where you in the group of 12 vehicles that did strata. a couple of weeks ago??

Or in the group that tore up Soar Y mynd in a stripped down Unimog..??

Youtube says you uploaded the vids????

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I was,and this is one thing the club is discussing,keeping groups to the "recommended" 6 vehicles

And i think your being a bit harsh saying that we tore Soar y Mynydd up,what were we doing wrong?

This looks like a lot of fun but things like this can go pearshaped very quickly. You know the risks and nobody got hurt. Just take care.

redhand said:

Think this prick needs a new map. Cos I know that int the route across Strata..

UnimogStrata Florida - YouTube

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You're right, that is well off-piste ...

blue beasty said:

Like a little off piste action?

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as far as i see the guy is on a public highway, that appears to be open as there are no signs to the contray and drove through in textbook style, but because it dont sit right with some of you, you choose to become jackels with strength in numbers and have a pop at the guy,
yet a few weeks ago most peeps were contemplating driving through 5 foot flood waters to feed a couple of horses

driving thro 5 foot of water for a reason or driving threw water for a laugh.

johnlad said:

as far as i see the guy is on a public highway, that appears to be open as there are no signs to the contray and drove through in textbook style, but because it dont sit right with some of you, you choose to become jackels with strength in numbers and have a pop at the guy,
yet a few weeks ago most peeps were contemplating driving through 5 foot flood waters to feed a couple of horses

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Thanks,i don't mind a bit of banter though but i'm running out of beer cos this is going on so long! :beer2:

thought it was mine! said:

driving thro 5 foot of water for a reason or driving threw water for a laugh.

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horses will last many days without food, and it werent like they didnt have water to drink is it

why do most of us have landrovers??
Almost everyone i know has one as a toy, for off roading or green laning. So a local area has flooded?? so he jumped in his toy and went for a drive, so what, did he do anyone any harm or damage? did he force his mate to go with him? I think not. Why when some one posts something on here does everyone jump on the bandwagon and slate em??
What is the point in prepairing a vehicle to go through water and then drive arround? Cant see what the problem is unless in reality some peeps havent got landy or they have but its the family motor and the misses wont let them out to play in it?
The first thing i do when areas around me flood or get snowed over is jump in the 90 and drive out looking for people who may be stranded or in trouble, how would i be able to help if i wasnt sure i could get to them?
FFS if it doesnt fit with you it doesnt mak it wrong.

johnlad said:

as far as i see the guy is on a public highway, that appears to be open as there are no signs to the contray and drove through in textbook style, but because it dont sit right with some of you, you choose to become jackels with strength in numbers and have a pop at the guy,
yet a few weeks ago most peeps were contemplating driving through 5 foot flood waters to feed a couple of horses

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horses and pepole need help in times of flooding ,,so it would be worth while ,
just to do it as a laugh and post a vid of it ,as if we are bothered is daft,
all im trying to say is ,that maybe his efforts would be better used helping the locals ,at a time like this ,dont forget we are only a few days away from xmas and a lot of family homes are in ruins due to the floods ,
if you enjoy driveing in these conditions put it to good use !
that is all

major truma 2 said:

horses and pepole need help in times of flooding ,,so it would be worth while ,
just to do it as a laugh and post a vid of it ,as if we are bothered is daft,
all im trying to say is ,that maybe his efforts would be better used helping the locals ,at a time like this ,dont forget we are only a few days away from xmas and a lot of family homes are in ruins due to the floods ,
if you enjoy driveing in these conditions put it to good use !
that is all

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as the guy already said, how do you know he aint in 4x4 response, or that he lived at the other end of that road,
all i see is people trying to put there will over someone else, there's danger all through life and if you want to dodge it all then stay in bed, but dont criticise others for trying otherwise we'ed still be thinking the earth is flat and the moon is made of cheese

major truma 2 said:

horses and pepole need help in times of flooding ,,so it would be worth while ,
just to do it as a laugh and post a vid of it ,as if we are bothered is daft,
all im trying to say is ,that maybe his efforts would be better used helping the locals ,at a time like this ,dont forget we are only a few days away from xmas and a lot of family homes are in ruins due to the floods ,
if you enjoy driveing in these conditions put it to good use !
that is all

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I was helping the locals....ME! driving home the same way i go home every day!,maybe next time i'll rescue a cat from a tree if it'll make you feel better

johnlad said:

as the guy already said, how do you know he aint in 4x4 response, or that he lived at the other end of that road,
all i see is people trying to put there will over someone else, there's danger all through life and if you want to dodge it all then stay in bed, but dont criticise others for trying otherwise we'ed still be thinking the earth is flat and the moon is made of cheese

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NO IT'S NOT MADE OF CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's a button and mr spoon lives there

thought it was mine! said:

NO IT'S NOT MADE OF CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's a button and mr spoon lives there

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at last.... a sensible arguement!

johnlad said:

as far as i see the guy is on a public highway, that appears to be open as there are no signs to the contray and drove through in textbook style, but because it dont sit right with some of you, you choose to become jackels with strength in numbers and have a pop at the guy,
yet a few weeks ago most peeps were contemplating driving through 5 foot flood waters to feed a couple of horses

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I'm just having a little poke at bonkas and you know that

Seriously think that flowing water in a tunnel is risky, fun sure but risky. And yes I'd agree it was well driven other than maybe tad slow but bow waves in a tunnel are unpredictable.

My concern isn't for the motor stalling etc so long as there was help nearby for recovery but rather for a rapid change in water flow/levels which can easily be caused by any number of things......a landslide behind or a bank washing though ahead which could lead to a real life threatening situation and emergancy service response.

We all take risks but a situation like the tunnel has too many unknown variables to risk for a laugh....for my tastes anyway.