SE picnic in the mud/woods...sunday 17th Jan Review

another fun day out!!

guess we spent more time doing recovery than driving but that is a challenge in itself. pleased to see i've managed to learn something from lloyd, hit the trees with your car = now much narrower = easier to fit through the gaps next time = perfect logic

really impressed with Pete, the tyres and the diesel torque really seem to be ideal combination. nice to see kel's new 2.8, v.tidy and despite expectation the dumper tyres didnt rip the mudflaps off :shock:

excellent to see gareth again (and now i know how to rewind a winch drum!!!) cant wait to see videos and more importantly his new lexus do the woods :wink:

always a pleasure to be in greg and sals company, so thanks as always.

well my truck has left a nice little pile of mud at work - just marking its territory - and all seems ok still, now just need to set aside some time for its christmas goodies to be added :dance:

hope everyone was ok on monday and my cooking didnt affect anyone too much :sick:

still with the amount we had left over i can always try again....

greg - where are we planning to pitch the tents on weekender, be interested to know so can start to think which tent(s) to bring (and try and unravel following the last, frustrating attempt at putting them away after a festival bender) could be missus 2much and Caleb coming along...

cya

Funny you should mention the mudflaps Steve, One of the rear ones was rubbing quite badly and has been distorted so will be getting removed soon as I get a chance to clear all the mud that has stuck to everything in the arches. Looks better without them anyway especially when lifted...

Glad everyone enjoyed themselves....was a tadge muddy....

Camping....in answer to your question Steve...
We are planning to use the area thats not driven on between the bbq site and the lower entrance to the woods....Kinda where I parked the chevy on sunday and across to where the track comes in the bottom of the woods...is pretty dry this area and not churned up...Pete, sal and I cleared it all at the last workday...
The landowner has Ok'ed for caravans to use the bottom of the grassed field next to the woods, as its unlikely that we will get the entrance graded and the woods caravan proof with all the mud before the weekender...

This addition shows the stills that Steve, my co-pilot took.
Reckon these piccies give a good illustration of the quality of mud up at site.
These pics show the original bomb hole with me braking my duck and getting stuck in. Cheers to Greg and the lads on applying weight on the drive wheel and the final push out. Order of last Sunday was muscle power to do some of the extractions.

These pics give a view of the horse-shoe.
This run now gives some interesting attempts and bits back. That's my rear quarter panel window in a thousand pieces on the ground.

Sam's phone stills from inside the cabin showing the newest bomb hole

Going to follow on with a couple of small vids on the next reply, because I've lost this once trying to upload the vids.

Top vid is Steve at the wheel doing the approach and then up over the final bank of the newest bomb hole. Vid taken on phone by Sam, Steve's son on their first visit to our picnic day.

Found the following vid on my photobucket, and felt it worth adding because it shows Kel in Kit doing the inaugural descent of the famous Krusher's Revenge, at must for any visitor to the site, when the conditions allow.

Cool vids and pics pete....thank your buddy for us for shooting them...

That one of KITT....havent the woods changed, kinda a lot less trees and less green stuff now!!!!Boy we have been busy!! :lol:

Like that in-car vid matey...shows kinda how tough on of the tracks through the bomb hole we accidently attacked with the digger is....can see more digger coming on I thinks!!

Now just waiting for Gareths stuff....but he shot loads of video which is gonna be a nightmare editing for him :oh yer:

Hi There people thanks for a great day out, really enjoyed it. Special thanks to Greg for putting my car back together with cable ties and gaffer tape!!!!!
I have got some great vids from the day, I have sorted them all out ready to go, sadly I have been sent away by work again, and am nowhere near a broadband connection. as soon as I can they will be up promise!!!!!!!!!

First vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkJkPWDI37I

Lovely pickie quality gareth....gotta get me one of them phones!!! :shock:

WE WANT MORE>>>>>WE WANT MORE>>>>>>WE WANT MORE....... :lol:

Whats happened to Gareth then? We got one short vid and then nothing, did he forget???

Didnt forget, been away from Home, this being unemployed is turning out to be very hectic and busy for me!!!
here is another vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp8Kwd_xVpY

Cool vid Gareth....dont know what was best, my cool recovery so I didnt get stuck like steve did, or steve falling A-over-T in the mud!!! :lol:

OOHHHHH!! I want more vids. Its like eastenders with all these cliffhangers...

as i keep reminding you all, i wasnt stuck i was PARKED!!!! :oops:

I am really really sorry, Its taken sooooo long here is another one!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LiXSYyh1Us

Brilliant!

Fab videos!

John

Yeah, crackin vids there gareth....

Great stuff, looks great fun. :dance: