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    Pyrenees

    Hi has anyone heard of any problems with Dibble in the pyrenees we are off in 4wks to drive down through taking in some trails on route and i was told that local plod is not taking to kindly to expedition trucks using the mountain trails !! :confused:
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    Morocco May/June 2011

    We did 3wk solo trip in october this year and used Garmin 7200 same as G4 teams expensive but very good loaded with Olaf never get lost even when you think you are it will tell you the way out .We also took maps just incase Have a great trip we did Bob:)
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    Morocco trip report

    A roll cage would help im sure but unless you were well strapped in you would probably do yourself a lot of damage banging around inside . having rolled a rally car a few times if i didnt have a helmet and harness on im sure i would not be here now .maybe a cage would give you a false sense of...
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    Morocco trip report

    Thanks Booger easy when you know how :doh:
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    Morocco trip report

    Sorry jason i will get the boy on to it this week :doh:
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    Portugal overlanding

    Thanks for the info guys i will be in touch :)
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    Portugal overlanding

    Have any of you guys done Northern portugal i hear the forests and mountains are spectacular :) Bob
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    Morocco trip report

    Hi Mac yes ive posted on the Hubb sorry no blog ile get the photos up soon Bob :)
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    Morocco trip report

    Yes from what we learned over there it was a tourist part of a group so we were told not sure if thats right or not it looked like a fairly new truck and it had not been there long ile try to load the photo it looks like a dinky toy you have to zoom the camera in to see it :)
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    Morocco trip report

    Not sure it was to big to try jacking and as we were solo thought better of it I know they had huge rain storms earlier in the year and that had changed the track totally and if you slipped there was no way back up that ravine !!!
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    Morocco trip report

    yes it prob was ,the top of the pass where chis scott describes a large boulder that has slipped down on to the track used to be passable but apparentley hasnt been for some time as the edge of the track is badly eroded which is why the 110 was down in the valley ,challenge trucks were using it...
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    Morocco trip report

    Yep the bearing was a right bastard the inner race had siezed itself on to the stubb shaft it too 2hrs of pursuading to move it had to get it hot with a coleman single gas burner that i carry as aspare then as i only had one set of bearings and seal i made the decision to fit a new inner and...
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    Morocco trip report

    Oct 10th we left plymouth for santander with the 110 Drove down through spain in a day and a half got the ferry from Algerciras to the new port at tangier med straight through no hassles at all On the road spent our first night at camping rift noisy but clean showers ,Drove on down to Midelt...
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    Morocco Trip

    Yes will post some pics and yes we are doing off road got some of chris scotts off piste routes and have downloaded olaf for the garmin Took the landie for a test run yest from chelt down to porlock got a mate who lives in the woods down there so had motorway twisty narrow roads Porlock hill and...
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    Morocco Trip

    Well it seems a long time ago that i bought the 110 and started preparing for our trip its all finished and we are off on the ferry to santander 10th oct ,then down to almeria and over to nador ,cant wait will post some pics and report on our return Bob :)
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    Roof Tents

    Just bought a howling moon one in mint condition on ebay for £500 a bargain
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    A trip to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco

    Hi Mark when are you thinking of going the wife and i are going in late sept early oct for about 3 wks in our well prepped 110 would be happy for you to tag along if you like Its our first overland in morroco and we will be doing the atlas mountains Bob
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    110 Expedition prep

    It just gives a good fixing for the drop down cooker and stiffens up the back door frame and it looks bloody good .as for the wing tops you can stand on them to access the front of the roof rack !!!
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    Roof Tents

    Thanks for the info guys and yes we are taking a portaloo for the same reason Wife and shovel ooh no
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    110 Expedition prep

    Its a Sterling pro split R .it will be running water pump and external work lights plus internal lights I forgot a few bits off the list its being polybushed plus fitted snorkel and external work lights Winch bumper and warn 9.5 winch .Engel mt35 fridge run off split batt..I will post pics...