wild weekend.

Jamese1505 said:

Hi guys,
I'm new to the forum but have a 'reasonably kitted' disco and was wondering if there's any space left for the Feb trip as I'm a definate if there is but also i'm well up for the recce in December (or whenever tbh)
Cheers, Jamie

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:welcome: see ya in Feb

Jamese1505 said:

Hi guys,
I'm new to the forum but have a 'reasonably kitted' disco and was wondering if there's any space left for the Feb trip as I'm a definate if there is but also i'm well up for the recce in December (or whenever tbh)
Cheers, Jamie

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Pikey & Minty
Si
90Boy
B3aker
Hammy2909
PaulD
Booger
JP
Goonarmy
MudStorm.
Carpy
Ratty
Trewy
Ryder
Redwingslandrover
Nathan5346.
CrookedSprite
DEF49
Hext
Sticky
Jamese1505.

There yu go ya on the list. There's gonna be quite a few recces before the big day. I'll drop yu a line via PM when I've sorted out when the first one is gonna be..

Pikey & Minty
Si
90Boy
B3aker
Hammy2909
PaulD
Booger
JP
Goonarmy
MudStorm.
Carpy
Ratty
Trewy
Ryder
Redwingslandrover
Nathan5346.
CrookedSprite
DEF49
Hext
Sticky
Jamese1505.
Mark Disco

Spot on guys thanks

right redhand when you gonna do a recce find out routes en?

well this weekend will give me a chance to recce part of it. for starters.

give me a shout i'll pop out and help you

Disco71 said:

give me a shout i'll pop out and help you

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Will do Recce groups are gonna be small about 4 or 5 of us. no point letting every fooker drive the route before the big day is there.

well thats what i was thinking - i got no issue roughing it in a bivvy bag and sleepingbag, im quite happy starting early early on the saturday and driving all day through sunday, just stopping for lunch and that, get as many lanes in as possible so you can choose which ones are best, and work out difficulty levels etc. just as long as noone on the recce comes along with road tyres we should be able to cover alot more ground than on the actual weekend, so we can workout exactly which bits are best off doin

will the weather make any difference to if the routes are gonna be/not be suitable for the petrol drinkers out there?

redhand said:

I figured as it's Feb and probably very cold peeps would prefer motel/B&B so going to find one that's big enough o take 22 vehicles. but I can look for a place that offers camping as well. Once we get closer to the trip I'll get people to pm me their preference.

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There is a place called the Red House/Red Lodge or summat on junction of A303/A338 at Cholderton which supposedly give good winter rates or theres that Holiday Inn thingy at Solstice Park

goonarmy said:

will the weather make any difference to if the routes are gonna be/not be suitable for the petrol drinkers out there?

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i would imagine so. its things like that that a recce can flag up. go along, find a big water run thats tyre depth, but would be alot deeper after rain or whatever. would give a chance to grade the routes, and work then work out which bits are suitable. no good a bloke with a disco on road tyres coming along and then getting stuck every 10 minutes coz the stuff is too muddy if it can be avoided - have the more road orientated vehicles miss out the most severe stuff or whatever? i dunno

carpy said:

i would imagine so. its things like that that a recce can flag up. go along, find a big water run thats tyre depth, but would be alot deeper after rain or whatever. would give a chance to grade the routes, and work then work out which bits are suitable. no good a bloke with a disco on road tyres coming along and then getting stuck every 10 minutes coz the stuff is too muddy if it can be avoided - have the more road orientated vehicles miss out the most severe stuff or whatever? i dunno

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I aint road orientated, just not a boat!That said i reckon i might have rid of me classic by then and be rolin in me disco....but we will see.

I've already got a route planned out I just need to drive it and make sure it's gonna be driveable by a std landyy on 235/70/16's. No point reccing it in a lifted monster truck with huge wheels and then saying "oh yes it's drivable." As I said in the early posts AT's or muds are gonna be a requirement. as are recovery points and a rope/strop/chain etc. If there's a deep section that can't be got round we can always tow the petrol injun'd motors thru the worst.

The whole idea is to have a laugh and tackle some wet/muddy lanes that wouldn't/shouldn't be driven when in such a state under normal circumstances. But it's not gonna be a gungho macho big boys toys trip. If we end up having to tow someone half way round because they keep getting stuck, then so be it.

redhand said:

If we end up having to tow someone half way round because they keep getting stuck, then so be it.

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My reputation preceeds me!:doh:

Can i throw my name into the hat please? I've had some discos and a couple of series 3's but now i've got a lifted v8 disco i want to have a go at what owning one these vehicles is all about... this will probably be my first proper off roading adventure so ought to be an eye opener.. I've got some half worn colway MT's i'll put on for the weekend. i assume these are ok?

Ive jus been informed that a certain member on ere will leave me on Salisbury Plain on this ere trip in Feb.... if I dont start bein nice to him Me finks I may need another passenger seat

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Ive jus been informed that a certain member on ere will leave me on Salisbury Plain on this ere trip in Feb.... if I dont start bein nice to him Me finks I may need another passenger seat

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my passenger seat is available, and I is MUCH bigger than Pikey!

Can i nick an invite?

nathan5346 said:

Can i nick an invite?

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Add yourself to the list Nath