Chipsnegg - ive had my fair share of abuse on other forums (not on LZ - yet lol) and i know how you feel so heres some more honest advice! Get on internet and find people like landrangers website etc - local enthusisats who make a living out of it and know all the local lanes and in some cases private lanes!!! Ive done a few days out for about £30/40 so once youve included food + drink + petrol (v8) for 2 ppl is about £100!!!!
That is NOTHING compared to the damage that could be done to your landy going on your own on unknown lanes! Then the time it takes to find the lanes and make sure the lanes are legal and then take into account £1000 fines if your found on illegal lanes - £100 is a cheap day out.
Ive only been on a few days but made some great friends who have helped me out of some muddy situations and some mechanical situations when i begin a job and dont have the parts! I do what i can to help them aswell - like someone said previously, you get out what you put in!
But in the mean time - practice what you preach and share these belting lanes youve found lol - im trying to find some local lanes to go down tomorrow and i know its a nightmare so what youve found will be great!
What a brilliant idea.