Going off road when petrol is expensive!
- Thread starter Buckman
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I could have done it when i was younger but not with a bad back now but i would agree it looks great
Traveling too far can aggravate my back which can result in bedrest for a week, the doctor has said to expect this and so anything more than this would be inadvisable. It would be stupid to go against doctor advise so I want to be able to continue to enjoy holidays and everyday life as independently as I am able, as you must agree not causing more issues for my wife who has been my carer for the past thirty years since my first stroke.
In case you missed it, the car is radio controlled from the comfort of your armchair.
Having done some serious off roading throughout England and Wales I can sympathise with BBs concern. Despite a RR having better suspension than my SWB Pajero I’m sure that he wouldn’t like the jolting and times the car is leaned over at some extreme angle. At the end of a good day out you feel as if you have been out through a wringer. The only cure being to meet up with the group in the local pub to yarn about the days trip. 🤣
Somewhere between Tregaron and Rhandirmwyn
Yes it said so on the title text to the video. I’m not that decrepit that I lack the ability to read and comprehend. I was picking up on BBs post. 🤣
Did well for a 3 wheel drive for a lot of the time. I was guessing at the scale size thinking it might be a quarter. turns out it is a tenth.
John
John
This video look so real i kept looking to see if the bike would fall off
As youth I have done it although with Land Rovers rather than Range Rovers. They were fitted with the essential winch for when enthusiasm exceeded ability.
Only did off-roading once as an experience day. I very much enjoyed it. This was in a quarry in the Forest of Dean. Our demonstrator was a young girl who had achieved some national awards. She could make it dance. At one time she stopped precisely balanced so the Land Rover was only on front offside and rear nearside wheels. Her helper could then lift our side of the vehicle up to show us the diff and breaks. Also how to go up, then back down, (backward). a near-vertical climb.
We, trainees, did not attempt those advanced maneuvers.
One of the vehicles they used was a Range Rover with had the rear overhang chopped off to improve maneuverability.
John
We, trainees, did not attempt those advanced maneuvers.
One of the vehicles they used was a Range Rover with had the rear overhang chopped off to improve maneuverability.
John
One of the reasons why the Suzuki Jimny can outperform many large SUVs as it has a short rear overhand and can climb straight up the side of a hill
That would be Whitecliffs? My son and I took our Pajero there and did a number of courses including winch recovery etc. Then when we turned up for a weekends off roading with a group in mid wales. our hearts went to max when the group leader said “ we will start of on Strata Florida and see how we get on with the bomb hole”. A classic route more challenging than Whitecliffs but their training was invaluable in showing us what the car was capable of, and training us in the correct techniques.
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Off roading was part of police training and we spent a month learning all the ins and outs in addition to learning to ride a BSA or Matchless motorcycle. On arrival at your allocated station was when you drove a proper car for the first time.
I have only done off roading once when i got my Tiguan going on the river bank and getting to the place where i wanted to fish but now four years later would not like to risk it with my bad back .
A lovely video of a 4x4 RC range Rover , very realistic, my best or Worst experience off road was with a series 3 Landy, through a 2 ft deep mud road in Nigeria for about a mile, got through ok but with nobody around for about 20 miles, and 50 miles to go , a bit twitchy, no diff locks.
Son and I did the off road experience in New Zealand in the Suzuki Jimmy, straight vertical descent, I was driving on this section and was very twitchy to say the least.
Done a fair bit in the UK and France, but too many ****** took up green laneing with no respect for other users, spoilt it for the rest of us. You can tell its a model, as its not broken down
Do you think the open canoe on top was intended to fill with rain water just to add a bit more difficulty!
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