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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2772  
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Cheers guys, I enjoyed making it!
All filmed on a GoPro for anyone interested. I was so impressed with how it came out, considering that it's roughly the size of a box of matches and is waterproof etc! Enjoy your Christmas and new year everyone, David Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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26th Dec 2014 10:01am |
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| ppad Member Since: 16 Nov 2012 Location: now, UK S Coast Posts: 223 
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 Click image to enlarge Self and OMO are back at base, in Chur after a bit of a trip thro -5C or so in France and Switzerland, and 5 hr ferry delay. Washed the Salisbury mud off in Kingston on xmas eve, now have to wash off 1000 km of salted ice. Will wait ...temp here will be well below zero day and night till weekend. 
Thanks for great trip. Hope to get back to UK in... a while. Click image to enlarge Sold the much modified 110 2.8, in Oz Brought the 90 home from Switzerland ... |
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29th Dec 2014 12:35pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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good to meet you Peter ... see you again, I should be sorted with another 4x4, hopefully a lightweight
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29th Dec 2014 12:38pm |
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| Thor Member Since: 17 Dec 2011 Location: Didcot Posts: 446 
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Finally got round to messing about with the GoPro footage
&list=UUvYF0sFw--Uieowh6gpZ_ag Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful! Last edited by Thor on 2nd Jan 2015 9:52am. Edited 1 time in total |
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1st Jan 2015 5:14pm |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2679 
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Nice video.
But so sad to see that the "tread Lightly" ethos wasn't followed.  110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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1st Jan 2015 5:50pm |
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| CatherineF Member Since: 22 Nov 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 762
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Great film. 2015 Audi Q3 Quattro S Line Plus 184 TDI Stronic
2010 90 SMC Over Land Nero Edition - Santorini Black Metallic (Now Departed) |
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1st Jan 2015 5:53pm |
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| Thor Member Since: 17 Dec 2011 Location: Didcot Posts: 446
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Thanks both ! 
Walfy, whilst the 'Tread Lightly' ethos wasn't followed to the letter there was a group of mature, very well behaved Defender enthusiasts, causing no issues to the BYWAYS as all. Yes, we maybe could've split into smaller groups but the same number of vehicles would've travelled the same route. Plus, with one group with a dedicated 'lead car' with a good navigator and excellent 'plain knowledge' the less chance of any one going off piste. In fact most of the water was driven around and not through! Absolutly no need for tears on this one Walfy Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful! |
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1st Jan 2015 6:14pm |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2679
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You say no need for
, I think there is. No matter how responsible you are the impression you give is a big group of offroaders out to trash the Plain.
I know, my last fulltime job, I was working on the Plain, that lasted 4 yrs. So I know the impression that big groups give. I had regular briefings that when I was out on the Plain to report any vehicle that was off piste. Even by a vehicles width, ie going round a waterhole or other obstacle. For that reason alone I very rarely go out on the Plain in a group anymore. If I go out it's normaly with Jamie for a quick trundle round. 110 D250 SE HT 110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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1st Jan 2015 6:37pm |
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| Thor Member Since: 17 Dec 2011 Location: Didcot Posts: 446
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I kind of see your point, but as I find with my job, the act will always out weigh the impression. After all it's not like we were out in a big group of challenge type trucks, with the exception of the odd winch and snorkel there wasn't an aggressive looking 'off roader' in the group and not even a sniff of a bit of a wheel spin to trash the plain.
Any one who saw the us on the day would have seen us acting as a group of sensible Defender drivers and would've been left with that exact impression.  Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful! |
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1st Jan 2015 7:26pm |
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| sparkylee Member Since: 06 Nov 2010 Location: surrey Posts: 1455 
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PM sent fella It's good to be back from the dark side
DC110 -2012 Black with black hood and black x-tech FFRR 4.2 vogue Renault traffic auto PT crusier convertible Laika x700 Motorhome |
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1st Jan 2015 7:40pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3790  
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Thor, EXCELLENT video,...& the music was OK too.
From what I saw, I can't see how there was any damage to the "environment"? Were you far from the Military area? Thanks, I enjoyed it. Pickles. |
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1st Jan 2015 9:04pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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I do have to agree with Walfy, it doesn't matter what sort of 'truck' you are in when out greenlaning, to the general public they are just a 4x4, to the anti brigade they are the epitome of the automobile antichrist. Whilst we are doing a legal act there are many out there who want to make it illegal, I smoke and whilst it is still a legal act I can't just smoke when and where I want to so please just be aware of the impression you are making to the general public.
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1st Jan 2015 10:03pm |
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| Thor Member Since: 17 Dec 2011 Location: Didcot Posts: 446
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Cheers Pickles, Yes music is a proper tough choice. I used 'Rollin' by limp bizkit on another video (on my YouTube channel) off roading with the G4 Owners Club, but accidentally added the remix version with a crazy amount of swearing. I'd already deleted the working copy so editing again was going to take forever at my current skill level haha. yes mate we were very close. No troops out and about that I saw, being so close to Christmas. Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful! |
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1st Jan 2015 10:19pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2772
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I can also vouch for the impeccable organisation and care taken by Steve and everyone to make sure as little damage as possible was done. Barely a wheel span all day and we avoided bits that were overused/in need of a rest.
Remember the videos you see are only 10 min or so long and as such contain all the 'interesting' bits, but you don't see all the lovely trundling around, chatting and general loveliness in between which was very in keeping with responsible use of the plains. And also remember, this is the Salisbury plains military testing ground, not the gardens of a national trust mansion or a national park bridleway!  Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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2nd Jan 2015 2:00am |
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