The Camping Forum

[in-a-tent]

Every time I see off-roaders out and about it always reminds me of those fast show characters



there's always a long line of them snaking along some track, seems like being in a muddy traffic jam to me

they are barred from the droves around here over winter as otherwise the droves get ruined, there's big steel gates across the entrances and in some cases huge hay bales - by huge I mean enormous, like 4 or 5 foot high/deep and 8-10 feet long. luckily for me there's always a nice little space to ride around will get a pic of them next time i'm out.

[Wayne]

I imagine I will be doing quite a few reviews for in-a-tent and I'm also planning a wild camp on Kinder Scout around November, wanted to do it last year and never got chance.

[Rob-merlin1973]

Mine is a 95 series 1 300tdi

It is tidy alround exept the seats which have taken a battering.

I used to have a 2.5L series 3 deisel which i used to take on fun days untill i blew the engine wading toooo deep, so i replaced the engine with a GMC 6.8L twin turbo V8 deisel. That was a beast of a motor and i loved it up until i sold it. (had a prang and had not told old insury man about the engine change)

I am getting around the 25-28 mark around town and 30-32 on a run so not too bad for an old tonker toy

[jubbababy]

I imagine I will be doing quite a few reviews for in-a-tent and I'm also planning a wild camp on Kinder Scout around November, wanted to do it last year and never got chance.

Just make sure you don't come back down on any 'unauthorised routes' LOL.

[in-a-tent]

Just make sure you don't come back down on any 'unauthorised routes' LOL.

I am guessing this is an 'in joke', you're going to have to share it with us now

[buddy]

lol am still waiting 4 the summer its pssed down most ov it

[Wayne]

Just make sure you don't come back down on any 'unauthorised routes' LOL.

I am guessing this is an 'in joke', you're going to have to share it with us now

, last time we went up Kinder, I brought them down a new route,,,,,,,,,,well it wasn't actually a route, I just took them straight over the side and down. , It was harder going than I thought it would be, but we made it back.

[in-a-tent]

I just took them straight over the side

Classic!

[Wayne]

I just took them straight over the side

Classic!

Not one of my best moments to be honest.
We were never lost, but we did go through some rough terrain.

[in-a-tent]

some rough terrain

Do you mean gorse, ditches and quagmire?

[Wayne]

some rough terrain

Do you mean gorse, ditches and quagmire?

Yes, but the worse bit by far was in one area, near a place called Mermaids Pool looked fairly level from about 400m higher up, but it was actually fallen boulders which over the centuries moss had grown over the gaps. You were basically 4/5 feet above the ground and had to feel for holes on each footing or your leg disappeared down the gaps. . Also we need to step it up in places from quagmire to actual streams to cross

[jubbababy]

I just took them straight over the side

Classic!

LOL, and that was with a 6 month old baby on my back. It took about 4 hours to get back down. It would have given army cadets something to think about if it had been part of their obstacle course training! I really thought Mountain Rescue would have to come out.
Never again!

[Wayne]

I just took them straight over the side

Classic!

LOL, and that was with a 6 month old baby on my back. It took about 4 hours to get back down. It would have given army cadets something to think about if it had been part of their obstacle course training! I really thought Mountain Rescue would have to come out.
Never again!

Its saved in my GPS unit, under Kinder Extreme. Funny though, the kids loved it.

[TerryV]

I guess I'm going to be recovering from knee surgery over winter so will see where I am by then and even if I have had the surgery.

Otherwise it will be some mountainbiking and if my knee is fixed, some trail running would be nice.

[livsnana]

I am going to taking my first steps towards a degree in IT and Computing with the Open University so, I guess I will be reading and writing quite a bit