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Co-Pang-Yang said:
Vid of recovery strobes please! :D
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yeah need to do that, have put it on to-do list in workshop, will attempt it this afternoon!

just noticed yesterday that i have folded the OSF brake pipes right up and over the caliper, hope they will bend back, dont need a flaring task this afternoon thats for sure! :mad:
 
redhand said:
for cheap easy tool storage B&Poo are doing soft tool rolls for a fiver each I have two and use em for all me screwdrivers spanners, socket (on a carrier) etc etc.

Then when ya need a tool just unroll and there they are. and been Canvas they don't rattle like they did when I had em in an ammo box.

this is what I bought.

JCB Tool Roll, 5052931119585
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yeah decent idea that joe, but for me its more the fact that the hilift, ground anchor, spade and recovery stuff is buried, could do with those more accessible and the tools more buried, and everything easier to get to!!
 
And this from the guy saying I was adding too much weight because of my steel recovery points lol.

In all seriousness, I think that it is all too easy to have **** in your boot that is more akin to preparing for WWIII than a day off roading.

My philosophy is, if it breaks do I really need to repair it out in the field? If I break a half shaft in the rear, then well I have those as they are easy swop outs. If wheel bearings go then well, I should have noticed it before going out. That kind of thing.

Recovery equipment should be priority and then a few general tools, however, I have virtually nothing in the back of the hornet. A couple of strops, hi lift, but nowhere on the vehicle yet to attach lol, water and gloves. T date in six years, I have never got stuck and failed to recover, never broken something other than lights and dents.

If I put all that stuff in my boot, I would have to disappear for weeks abroad to the Andes to justify it lol

Come to think about it, I really should get a spare...........that's right I don't even have one lol
 
I used to have my hilift in the rear footwell drilled thru and fitted 2 big bolts then mounted hilift to the bolts. Couple of wingnuts and the jobs a good un. Just tilt seats to get at it. shovel could be in same place with a bungee or shock cord loops.
 
Mr Noisy said:
two different stoves :rolleyes:

again, should condense, but the propane does the big stove and the butane does the brew up stove!
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I have one of those single burner stoves with the disposable cans. great for a brew or heating soup etc. and only take the twin burner and big bottle if I'm going to be camping overnight..
 
Well.

The thing is Ian that mainly this cars goes laning, often for a couple of days in the middle of nowhere. Also I go solo laning quite often.

All the gear is in there because at some point I have needed or will need every item.

This doesn't apply to pay and play of course, when it becomes a serious hinderance!

Interestingly joe I have the hilift in the rear footwell, with the spade and ground anchor bungee corded around it!! :)
 
In all seriousness I would also carry a lot of stuff around if I were alone too. I enjoy going out with no one else as its peaceful, there is no pressure to perform (ohh) and do silly stuff, you can go where you like and how fast you're comfortable with. In fact going out alone is what its all about.

Yesterday I went out with 4 other guys and we had fun but as i was leading I didn't enjoy it all that much tbh. Always wondering if they are happy etc.

The Hornet was initially about a bit of fun in the stuff that I used to get stuck in, now its slowly getting more about the enjoyment of the vehicle which is more about expedition mindset other than weekend off roading and they are two very different disciplines.

I do have tyre weld as it happens but its not great and cant beat a spare. I am working on a spare carrier which will also carry other stuff too as and when its needed.

I used to have my hi lift in the footwell too.
 
Mr Noisy said:
Well.

The thing is Ian that mainly this cars goes laning, often for a couple of days in the middle of nowhere. Also I go solo laning quite often.

All the gear is in there because at some point I have needed or will need every item.

This doesn't apply to pay and play of course, when it becomes a serious hinderance!

Interestingly joe I have the hilift in the rear footwell, with the spade and ground anchor bungee corded around it!! :)
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Heh, same here now .. what's in has been needed at some point. If I've used it once it stays, every couple of years I sort out as you're doing and don't take some stuff, but there's always something else or something new that I think "hmmm, might need that if X and Y happens.." .. ;)
 
Really should get a spare Ian before you go any great distance, because the chances of getting a nail are slim but the chances of ripping the sidewall are high! Not to mention blowing a bead off, damaging a rim, or just needing a handy beer bucket/camp seat/ground anchor etc etc!

Off roading is fun if you want to blow off some steam which I find the need to do every 6 months or so, but the real excitement for me (like you say) is getting out there and actually depending on the vehicle.

That's when the hard work really pays off, because you built the vehicle that can take you to some wonderful places, and also it gives you a great sense of achievement when you use that work light that you sweated away at to fit, or plug a lamp into a rear power socket that you spent ages fitting, or use the heated screen that you nearly broke your own fingers trying to fit into the aperture, and so on.

This will sound a bit gay/geeky/loser/weirdo but getting out into the nowhere with your mates and your vehicles and allowing that home made machine to transport you, your food and camping equipment over some extraordinary terrain is the absolute dogs bollocks for any outdoorsman land rover enthusiast.

Plus there is the navigation part of laning which is interesting, again using the in car technology you fitted to help you guide yourself or sometimes even find yourself!!

Its all about getting that bond with the vehicle, I mean tbh I have done SO much work and spent SO much time in the garage, usually alone and often late into the night/morning fettling away at something I feel like the car is my best bloody mate.

My other best bloody mates can't understand why I spend so much time and money in the thing but I guess I just really like my land rover and do enjoy a fettle!
 
Mr Noisy said:
Really should get a spare Ian before you go any great distance, because the chances of getting a nail are slim but the chances of ripping the sidewall are high! Not to mention blowing a bead off, damaging a rim, or just needing a handy beer bucket/camp seat/ground anchor etc etc!

Off roading is fun if you want to blow off some steam which I find the need to do every 6 months or so, but the real excitement for me (like you say) is getting out there and actually depending on the vehicle.

That's when the hard work really pays off, because you built the vehicle that can take you to some wonderful places, and also it gives you a great sense of achievement when you use that work light that you sweated away at to fit, or plug a lamp into a rear power socket that you spent ages fitting, or use the heated screen that you nearly broke your own fingers trying to fit into the aperture, and so on.

This will sound a bit gay/geeky/loser/weirdo but getting out into the nowhere with your mates and your vehicles and allowing that home made machine to transport you, your food and camping equipment over some extraordinary terrain is the absolute dogs bollocks for any outdoorsman land rover enthusiast.

Plus there is the navigation part of laning which is interesting, again using the in car technology you fitted to help you guide yourself or sometimes even find yourself!!

Its all about getting that bond with the vehicle, I mean tbh I have done SO much work and spent SO much time in the garage, usually alone and often late into the night/morning fettling away at something I feel like the car is my best bloody mate.

My other best bloody mates can't understand why I spend so much time and money in the thing but I guess I just really like my land rover and do enjoy a fettle!
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I totally understand - not too gay or geeky either :D:D

I have spent many years traveling around Europe on the motorbike and really enjoy nothing more than heading in one direction only for a few days or even more.

I haven't enjoyed camping with the Discovery yet but it will happen this year at some point. I have already spotted some great traveling opportunities abroad too.

As for the spare and all the other equipment, I do really agree and just taking the **** :). I have almost done all the mechanical items on the discovery so now will be settling into some cosmetic work and niceties. So plenty of switches, plugs and lights to follow.

Happy Christmas and thank you for your online friendship this year - its been fun and next year we should all meet up and have a weekend green laning.
 
GreenHornet said:
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Happy Christmas and thank you for your online friendship this year - its been fun and next year we should all meet up and have a weekend green laning.
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Mr Noisy said:
Yep that would be good Ian, finally the two bogeys can stand side by side. Will park the cars next to eachother too :p

All the best mate :)
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Envy, ....... I'm going to cry in a corner. :(

Happy holidays. :5bcheers2:
 
redhand said:
I used to have my hilift in the rear footwell drilled thru and fitted 2 big bolts then mounted hilift to the bolts. Couple of wingnuts and the jobs a good un. Just tilt seats to get at it. shovel could be in same place with a bungee or shock cord loops.
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bloody cheap skate:p:)


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