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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665   
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Many people on here will have a Defender for work duties, and many for pleasure, and some both...
It may be interesting to see what hobbies we have and how the Defender meets the challenge of helping in the pursuit of those hobbies. Frinstance, mine does a (little) bit of "work", towing & load lugging for my business, but predominantly: * Kayaking - with a Kari-Tek roof rack - great for lugging the 2 kayaks to beaches and loch-sides. * Mountain Biking - gets bikes in the back (and being a USW, they're pretty hidden from view for security). * Climbing - Land Rover's great for getting a couple of mates and all the gear - especially for winter ice routes. One of the reasons for the USW is that I can leave stuff relatively securely (out of easy eyesight) in the back as well (plus I didn't need 7 seats). What's your hobby, and how does the Defender help? Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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13th Oct 2011 1:16pm |
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| pjb Member Since: 08 Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Oxford Posts: 1244 |
90 CSW
Hobbies :- Dogs - Great for dogs never have to worry about wet dogs provided they stay in the back Sailing - Have a couple of small sailing dinghies, LR obviously excellent for towing & for changing in the back when cold & wet. Horses - Towing horse box to events, saddle rack in the back, and general daily hack to stables We rarely use the rear seats so have removed one to put in a storage box in its place - lockable metal box 
Plus I just enjoy driving it |
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13th Oct 2011 1:36pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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13th Oct 2011 1:43pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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Dogs
Getting through snow Getting through more snow (and floods) Snowboarding (only good thing about snow) Four kids Towing (trailer + trailer-tent)  off the poncy Munich softroaders by driving very slowly (especially around the school car park)  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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13th Oct 2011 2:12pm |
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| XS Pete Member Since: 13 Jan 2011 Location: Suffolk Posts: 632  
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Flying large scale model aircraft and all the paraphernalia that involves lugging about!
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13th Oct 2011 2:21pm |
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| Surrey Rover Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Surrey Posts: 360 |
Skydiving - No help at all.
Fishing - Useful for loading wet muddy gear into. Logging - Very useful for carrying 1m3 of logs in the back. Nick 2.2 110 Tipper |
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13th Oct 2011 2:27pm |
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| Ads90 Member Since: 16 Jun 2008 Location: Cots-on-the-Wolds Posts: 812 
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MTBing.
Baby, dog & pushchairs (I think I need a 110!) Going to the builders merchants / tip. Camping. Hopefully getting into kayaks next year. Most essentially - my wife doing her district nurse rounds in the snow. Probably nothing a soft-roader couldn't do just as well (maybe better), but it wouldn't be the same! |
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13th Oct 2011 3:02pm |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304 
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 Made me smile!  Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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13th Oct 2011 3:02pm |
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| iruffell Member Since: 03 Sep 2010 Location: Marlow, Buckinghamshire Posts: 343 
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Shooting : during the season carry 4 people and at least 2 dogs + equipment and then lots of birds on the way home, no need to worry about getting carpets and seats muddy.
Boating : towing Camping : just throw all the gear in, no need to worry about getting carpets and seats muddy. I've been considering changing to a D4 recently but I'm sure I'd worry a lot more about dirt and scratches than I do now. |
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13th Oct 2011 3:26pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Camping
Kiting Kayaking BMX ing MTB ing.... 90 does it all... a 110 would be better... A 130 would be perfect  |
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13th Oct 2011 3:44pm |
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| dnorrishill Member Since: 15 Jul 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 616 
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Fetching and carrying stuff for my veggie garden
Dogs x 3 Getting through snow to my mum who is 82 has Alzheimer's and lives in the middle of frigging nowhere. |
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13th Oct 2011 5:41pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3645 
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MTBing
Dogs Holidays DIY and Garden towing my small trailer for various reasons not sure it does any of the above any better than my BMW but its a hobby in itself DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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13th Oct 2011 6:10pm |
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| Green Machine Member Since: 19 Nov 2010 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1226 
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It IS my hobby - so it comes in very helpful for that! Without it, I'd just look like a weirdo. Having said that, the Land Rover bug bit around age 7, so I had to endure a fair few years with the hobby and without the vehicle! I had wondered where all these stacks of Land Rover magazines had come from - but that kind of explains it. 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green
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13th Oct 2011 6:22pm |
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| DefenderOfTheEarth Member Since: 09 Nov 2010 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1304
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Hmm - we use our BM for totally different things. The BM is pathetic on anything but tarmac, isn't all that big (despite being an "estate") and can't tow anything (can't fit a tow bar on a 335d - I don't think!). The Landy is perfect for these. The Landy is a pain on long distances, is rather slow and a bit noisy and uncomfortable - the BM excels here. Enjoy both very much when in their ideal environments. But a lot more people let a Defender out than BM!! Defender 110XS SW gone... now VW California 180 4 Motion. |
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13th Oct 2011 6:34pm |
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