***Weekender in the woods*** Friday August 26th-Mon Aug 29th

[Retro Pedro]

Cheers Jim and Andy for offers - yes if there is one up for borrowing it will be much appreciate - would only need to fit me on my bivvy/fishermans bed in and that will be me sorted. I'll do a measure up on the length of the bed to get an idea of size and post up the findings.

[2much]

count me in peeps!

will do the saturday and sunday but wont be down until saturday afternoon due to footy. re: the tent situation i have largish 2 bed room (6 man) number i could bring down (on friday night if need be), i hate putting it up but if it would help i can bring this as well as 2 man jobbie, not sure if i will have my eldest with me or not but as a minimum there would be a spare "room" from the combination i have.

greg this does give you a challenge though - need to see if we can get diff sorted beforehand, i'll call you later....

[Gregsters Boss]

LIST

Gregster n Sally n Roma...for the duration!
Robertmillsav (Rob) - Try and stop me All weekend
Mr. and Mrs. RatCav - All weekend as well
Fudge (poss kelly)
Krusher - Getting stuck and drunk all weekend.
Jammy - its the weekend after my 40th - so if i'm not still drunk, in prison, dead or abroad.. I'll see you there.. for 1 of the days at least
Andytats sat-Sunday
Rancidrich+Family(don't know if Pyro Girl will be with us or the Grand Parents) will warn you all closer to the day
Bobster
Horses45 + Audra & Ria
Alchamist
Robbie + son + my 2 dogs
Random Ross all weekend
Le Wilberforce; Friday - Monday
Badboy - Full attendance TBC, but defo Saturday night
Retro Pedro - Saturday staying Saturday night
Mapracing
2much + 1
Bobbinsjob + Maria From Saturday evening

[horses45]

sorry to have to say this but due to lack of funds i wont be able to make this and im gutted to say the least but i have a few things going on the for sale soon so hopefully this will be a short money drout.sorry greg and sal i would of loved to come but truck insurance just had to be paid and need tyres for my car all at once yay.

[4x4 bobby]

Hey up Greg me and Jay are out too unfortunatley, i got shortage of the greenstuff aswell co's the Golf's due MOT/Road Tax and bloody insurance all at the same time. We will get down to you at some point as i want to have a play in your workshop and see what goodies you got. Oh and i want to see you big yellow peril!!!

Sad Regards Bobster.

Robertmillsav (Rob) - Try and stop me All weekend
Mr. and Mrs. RatCav - All weekend as well
Fudge (poss kelly)
Krusher - Getting stuck and drunk all weekend.
Jammy - its the weekend after my 40th - so if i'm not still drunk, in prison, dead or abroad.. I'll see you there.. for 1 of the days at least
Andytats sat-Sunday
Rancidrich+Family(don't know if Pyro Girl will be with us or the Grand Parents) will warn you all closer to the day
Robbie + son + my 2 dogs
Random Ross all weekend
Le Wilberforce; Friday - Monday
Badboy - Full attendance TBC, but defo Saturday night
Retro Pedro - Saturday staying Saturday night
Mapracing
2much + 1
Bobbinsjob + Maria From Saturday evening

[headbanging]

Possibly me and Mrs H, if we can get the babysitter to confirm with us .

Won't be driving the old girl though, as she has now gone onto the organ donation register, so we'll be travelling down in comfort and at some speed

Robertmillsav (Rob) - Try and stop me All weekend
Mr. and Mrs. RatCav - All weekend as well
Fudge (poss kelly)
Krusher - Getting stuck and drunk all weekend.
Jammy - its the weekend after my 40th - so if i'm not still drunk, in prison, dead or abroad.. I'll see you there.. for 1 of the days at least
Andytats sat-Sunday
Rancidrich+Family(don't know if Pyro Girl will be with us or the Grand Parents) will warn you all closer to the day
Robbie + son + my 2 dogs
Random Ross all weekend
Le Wilberforce; Friday - Monday
Badboy - Full attendance TBC, but defo Saturday night
Retro Pedro - Saturday staying Saturday night
Mapracing
2much + 1
Bobbinsjob + Maria From Saturday evening
Headbanging + Mrs H, Fri to Sun (TBC)

[cheekychick]

Am definitely going to make it this time, think I will get shot if not!

Robertmillsav (Rob) - Try and stop me All weekend
Mr. and Mrs. RatCav - All weekend as well
Fudge (poss kelly)
Krusher - Getting stuck and drunk all weekend.
Jammy - its the weekend after my 40th - so if i'm not still drunk, in prison, dead or abroad.. I'll see you there.. for 1 of the days at least
Andytats sat-Sunday
Rancidrich+Family(don't know if Pyro Girl will be with us or the Grand Parents) will warn you all closer to the day
Robbie + son + my 2 dogs
Random Ross all weekend
Le Wilberforce; Friday - Monday
Badboy - Full attendance TBC, but defo Saturday night
Retro Pedro - Saturday staying Saturday night
Mapracing
2much + 1
Bobbinsjob + Maria From Saturday evening
Headbanging + Mrs H, Fri to Sun (TBC)
cheekychick + Harvey the dog

[gregster]

Thats bad news Rob, anything we can help with????

No worries about the workday bud...we have a good turnout of slaves..I mean helpers..

Hope to see you soon bud...

[gregster]

If it helps I have got the week off before the weekender...If you wanna come down early I could bang your car in the workshop and get it sorted while you make the tea Then a nice chill out in the woods for the weekend...

Up to you bud, let me know if I can help out

[RatCav]

I can also help out Sunday mid morning onwards if you can get to mine Rob.

[bobbinsjob]

me and maria will still be coming as long as she is recoverring from her op ok, but its looking increasingly unlikely we will be in the truck

[gregster]

glad to hear she is doing well bud....great news....where you at with Angelina?

[bobbinsjob]

its going in next week to strip oil pump, see which bits are fooked

[gregster]

Fingers crossed bud...

[gregster]

SITE UPDATE....

Spent a good evening digging yesterday with Lloyd, whilst Sally went off tending/pruning her 25acre garden!

Right now listen carefully Mr Retropedro (our resident airbag tester!)
...the holes at the bottom of woods have been reworked....
around the bottom of the horseshoe is more challenging with the existing crossaxle holes having their depth again...
The track by the pond has been reworked on the original woods entrance end, and louis dumped a load of earth the other end just before the workday so thats been tidied and is more challenging.
The bit where RancidRich engaged a tree down by the former stump garden, has been widened and regraded, so is much much easier in a lwb now...
The steep bit in the former rabbit warren climb is now very steep again, probably steeper than when we dug it last time...
The cross axle under the tree is now proper brutal again, but there is still the clear route to the right of it.
The hole by the final climb has been modded as has its exit..Its now deeper,steeper, but wider and with a better but more extreme exit where we redug it and took a tree out.
Rose the landowner daughter/lloyds fiancee had a go in the digger and put a new hole in the area at the bottom of the "under the tree climb" where we identified a new track could go through...she did really well and I finished it making it very deep such that a wheel in the bottom should give 4ftplus of air the opposite corner. It has a small V notch going into it and should prove interesting...
Some of the other tracks down the bottom were tidied and holes in the access track filled, and the wood pile moved back from the fire site.

So all in all a good evenings work I reckon, that will yield some real challenges for the more modded trucks to start...and the rest of the site is looking lovely and unscratchy thanks to sallys efforts...

As always with fresh digger works can we all...

Take extra care and look carefully before driving
Drive downwards to start to pack down a good dozen or so times before trying uphill
Avoid wheelspinning, use a tow or winch if traction/articulation is lost as the loose earth will move easily till packed and simply fill the holes back up rendering our efforts a waste of time.
Deffo modded or difflocked trucks to start out on the fresh stuff...until packed down unlifted trucks will ground out badly...
Once packed they should be driveable in more standard vehicles.
Please please remember that these interesting features need to be dug to a more severe nature so that they pack and weather into a good obstacle for the future...
Lines will need to be established through them and care when doing these pioneering runs is essential, to keep your truck shiny side up and to ensure the obstacle beds in properly to be much fun for months to come...

Thanks for your cooperation...you know it makes sense!!!

Cant wait till the weekender now...its gonna be brill and you guys are gonna love the reworks...
Big thanks to John for the digger, and Lloyd, Sally and Rose for their efforts.

[fudge]

soo all looking good now
and im hoping to have a set of 285's fgor then and maybe a greg bodged diff.

and i may have a firend in tow, insted of or as well as kelly

[RatCav]

If you do Fudge you will have to put the rear seats back in

[fudge]

Only one of them would have to go bk in
And since i have got a rear bucket seat it is all good

[gregster]

SUPPLIES LIST IS UP.....!!!!

(sally remembered!)

and its HERE!!!

[rancidrich]

Sorry guys I'm going to have to pull out on this one.
Due to family problems the truck has been put on hold while i get things sorted out
I will still be around on the site .