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| CFB Member Since: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire Posts: 803  
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Considering booking a day's laning with Kankku, they will do it for £250 for 4 x vehicles which is steepish for using Green Lanes I know but it takes the stress out of the research etc.
Anyone interested? It would be a mid-week day. Andy |
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16th Apr 2010 8:12am |
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the research is part of the fun | CFB Member Since: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire Posts: 803
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Maybe, if you have the time and a memory-map equipped GPS, of which I have neither! Andy
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16th Apr 2010 8:28am |
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| Cibit Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Northumberland Posts: 424 
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I spent all day sorting routes with a red pencil and a 1:25,000 OS map for a days fording with the kids tomorow
Nice to plan where your going and do it at your own pace 
Booked trips can be fun too but hope you don't get companions from hell  59 2.4 110 XS Utility
55 TD5 110 CSW Special Vehicle |
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17th Apr 2010 6:06pm |
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| CFB Member Since: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire Posts: 803
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Well I decided to delve into Memory-Map today and with the help of the LDNPA website have marked up a load of lanes so looks like I'll save the £60 and do it myself!
Surprisingly my new phone (HTC Touch-Pro) has GPS and works a treat with Memory-Map, never even checked before as work supplied it  Andy |
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17th Apr 2010 6:20pm |
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| Cibit Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Northumberland Posts: 424
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This is one of the places I got to with my paper map and red pencil
Jetboil on  Click image to enlarge Solitude 
Click image to enlarge Only person I saw was a frankly beautiful jogger but decided not to take a pic 
So have another of Sally instead 
Click image to enlarge Took the kids to the lakes last week and took the TD5 while the roll cage was fitted It was so wierd to drive after 9000 miles in the Puma but fun all the same
Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated 59 2.4 110 XS Utility
55 TD5 110 CSW Special Vehicle |
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18th Apr 2010 5:36pm |
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| discocuzzy Member Since: 16 Jul 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 1200 
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Andy,
Ill organise another weekend soon for nought.....have memory map and touchscreen in the car..Sonic and I have all the routes that outfit do You cannot teach stupid people to do clever things |
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18th Apr 2010 8:42pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 
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Cibit - that roll cage really makes the Defender look awesome.
Very Very nice truck One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
+ New Defender 110 First Edition |
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19th Apr 2010 6:29am |
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| Mad Cow Member Since: 27 Oct 2009 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 292 
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Back to the original question.
Never used Kankuu and I would object to paying someone to tell me where to drive on public roads anyway. However not very impressed with them... I was on holiday in the Lakes recently and walking from Grizedale Forest visitors centre towards Esthwaite Water on the Byway known as "The Fox". Now this byway has a voluntary restriction on it so that it is only driven West to East. The reason being that driving down the rocky descent towards Grizedale (Westwards) causes excessive erosion as it pushes the rocks down hill. So you would expect a local operator to know this but no, half way up we met a Kankuu 90 coming down the slope. Not only that, the driver under "instruction" was obviously still in high range and relying on the brakes all the way down. 
I have also heard stories the owner refuses point blank to assist with any voluntary repairs in the area despite the fact he is earning money from and potentially damaging these byways. Make your own mind up! MAD COW 2007 90 Hard Top - 2009 BMW F800GS - 2002 CCM 604E Dual Sport Project90 |
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1st May 2010 10:51pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Looks like they are still going strong - even expanding judging by the fleet they have.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/yorkshire-l...-1-7159374 |
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23rd Mar 2015 9:14am |
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| Anderzander Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1000
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They've always ignored the voluntary restraints.....
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23rd Mar 2015 9:20am |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833 
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CFB,
I'd be interested in a day out laning depending when you had in mind Rosco 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone 2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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23rd Mar 2015 10:36pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833
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Ignore that I've just realised how old this thread is
 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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23rd Mar 2015 10:37pm |
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| Anderzander Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1000
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Oops ! I didn't notice that !
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24th Mar 2015 7:07am |
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| Chris86 Member Since: 15 Jul 2014 Location: South Yorks Posts: 789 
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Adding into the thread resurrection-
Going to be up in the lakes this weekend (Ravenglass area-ish) keen to get out and do a bit of laning if anyone local is heading out that would like some company? Chris |
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30th Mar 2015 8:33pm |
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