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| Hairysteve Member Since: 15 Jun 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 692   
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Looks amazing Ian
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24th Dec 2015 7:49pm |
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| TACK Member Since: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 1045 
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Like the wheels Ian 😜
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24th Dec 2015 7:55pm |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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keep us updated! what a great way to spend xmas
tipi looks cosy too! My 109 thread
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24th Dec 2015 8:08pm |
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| v8steve Member Since: 18 Apr 2011 Location: dumfries scotland Posts: 195 
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lucky,lucky guy
110 xs s/wagon
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24th Dec 2015 8:25pm |
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| Darcy Fairfax Member Since: 05 Oct 2014 Location: London Posts: 721  
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As already said - you lucky, lucky boy! Would love to do that! Enjoy the rest of your tour, fantasic
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24th Dec 2015 9:38pm |
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| JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706 
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I bet thats a great trip.
I wish i was there with you instead of be here in the pi55ing down rain. Enjoy the peace and quiet just listening to the snow landing on the tent. Heaven |
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24th Dec 2015 9:46pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2212 
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Great post
keep the trip pictures coming. |
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24th Dec 2015 10:53pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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That looks amazing!
Hope you have a great trip! Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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24th Dec 2015 10:57pm |
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| boode Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: Devon Posts: 428 
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So jealous - looks fantastic - makes me want to go back
Hows the handling, towing on the ice ? Tipis with a fire are great in the snow  Click image to enlarge |
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25th Dec 2015 9:52am |
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| RLD Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: Lancs Posts: 858
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Good one Ian have a good time
RLD fabricator of Hidden Winch Mount for D3/4 roof racks jerry can holders CB aerial mounts and much more and agent for Helsport Tents and gear |
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26th Dec 2015 9:35am |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2227 
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That looks fantastic ! I've never done a cold trip.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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26th Dec 2015 11:00am |
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| RLD Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: Lancs Posts: 858
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well you have a chance here topic Buxton Ice Fest - Jan 15/16/17 2016 on the D3/4 site come on up
 RLD fabricator of Hidden Winch Mount for D3/4 roof racks jerry can holders CB aerial mounts and much more and agent for Helsport Tents and gear |
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26th Dec 2015 11:17am |
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| Higgers Member Since: 08 Apr 2009 Location: Cheshire Posts: 668 
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Sorry i haven't given any updates - i'm too tight to pay the data roaming charges....
So, back in the UK at the end of an excellent trip. As an overview, we got the ferry from Harwich to Hoek van Holland then drove upto Hirtshals in Denmark with a roof tent stop on the German autobahn near Hamburg. We then got a Colourline ferry to Langusund in Norway - a short hop to Oslo to stay at a campsite on the outer edge of the city. We then went to Lillehammer (stayed in a hotel) and had our first dealings os sheet ice and a steep hill with a trailer on......no issues though thankfully. We were then due to go to Trondheim to camp, but we ended up doing a bit of a marathon day to get to Are in Sweden, including very snowy (mountain pass) which was one of the most exciting drives i've done - very heavy snow meant i had to clear snow from the windscreen every 15 mins or so..... We got to Are late, so stayed on a lodge before setting the Tipi up and stayed for 5 days. Heading home we stayed at Mora - lovely city with a huge multi activity campsite which would be great for families in the summer, surrounded by lakes. We stayed in a lodge, very reasonable at £20 for a 4 bunk wooden chalet. We then drove to Stockholm and ended up staying there for a couple of days - a lovely city. We then had a bit of a slog to Malmo to catch the Ferry to Travemunde in Germany - a proper trucker ferry, but it did have a sauna on board and was less than £100, before driving back home via Hoek of Holland. What we learnt: Everything takes about 10x longer in the cold, it was about -10, but coldest we had it was -19. We had to sacrifice all our tent pegs as they froze solid in the ground - couldn't even get then out with a crow bar. It took us all day to take down the Tipi!! We took far to much gear and didn't use the majority of clothes we took. Winter tyres were a must - law wise - ours worked really well (BFG AT on the car and Coopers on the trailer), but if i were to do the Nordkapp in Winter trip, i would deffo have studded tyres. I could have done with some dirt defenders to stop all the road grime spraying up the side windows and stopping any real wing mirror views - always stopping and cleaning. The vehicle and trailer were fine, no issues we were getting about 22MPG towing at 100kph which i was pleased with. Some photo's: Northern Lights in Oslo Click image to enlarge Typical road conditions Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Xmas Campsite with frozen waterfall Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Car and trailer Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Thanks Ian |
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3rd Jan 2016 9:04am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7905 
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Fantastic setup (110 and trailer) and looks a stunning trip!
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