The first dip in the wet muddy stuff

Hubby surprised me last week by booking the pair of us on an off roading course way down in Devon, suppose its his idea of a dirty weekend. A good idea since he bought the Land Rover and because I've never been in a 4X4 let alone driven across a field (yes, I know I have had a sad sheltered life) some swift advice would not go amiss. After a full day of trundling about in the mucky stuff, some off my wise instructors words must of paid off, because now any steep hill now is given a ratio of hight and instructions of what gear I should be in to get up it! Bloody good fun

If in doubt low 2nd everytime

Sounds like you had fun.....

Are you coming to LZ13? we are going to do a little greenlaning.

If you do go and play unsupervised on a pay and play ( greenlaning is better and safer with a small group )..But if you are driving offroad, never forget the maxim, to get out and check first if in any doubt on hills , wading , unseen hazards.

Good luck and enjoy. I suspect many a dirt weekend to come in your future.

Cheers

blue beasty said:

If in doubt low 2nd everytime

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You told me "Maximum Attack ...every time...."........

Cheers

neilly said:

You told me "Maximum Attack ...every time...."........

Cheers

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Maximum attack is only for when yer half way across a river with the bow wave washing the bonnet and you suddenly remember you've not locked the freewheeling hubs

True story

neilly said:

Sounds like you had fun.....

Are you coming to LZ13? we are going to do a little greenlaning.

If you do go and play unsupervised on a pay and play ( greenlaning is better and safer with a small group )..But if you are driving offroad, never forget the maxim, to get out and check first if in any doubt on hills , wading , unseen hazards.

Good luck and enjoy. I suspect many a dirt weekend to come in your future.

Cheers

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LZ13, yep if I can, the shopping list for parts is getting longer! at the moment we are still systematically going through our landy, but Greenlaning is certainly on the cards, who knows might even meet up with you and share a packet a jelly babies with you.

My first off-road foray is coming up and really looking forward to it !

@Mr S1

Where you going? P&P / GL?

Cheers

Heading off with a few top fella's into the countryside in May