SE picnic in the woods...Sunday 25/10/09 REVIEW

[gregster]

Wotcha foggers....


Hoping that you all enjoyed todays picnic and frolicking in the woods, thanks very much for your support and attendance....


Please post your comments, pickies and vids here...


Laters

Greg n Sal...

[Drift]

Hurry up

[gregster]

Have just this second sat down in the front room with a coffee....knackered!

We didnt leave till it was well dark as a certain Jim, who we wont mension, got VERY stuck and it took a good hour to extract him!!

Will do a proper post in a minute...was a blinding day, thanks to everyone who came and made it a success

Kinda guess the others have only just got in or are still travelling home...

Right...coffee, upload pickies, and sort a proper post...

[Frontycustoms]

Hurry up then son get it done

[Drift]

a certain Jim, who we wont mension, got VERY stuck and it took a good hour to extract him!!

My hero, well done Jim, I think the one's who dont get stuck are boring

[gregster]

I think we all got stuck at some point...I got stuck 3 times I think...saying that I didnt have my magic tyres on today, just the dirt devils!

Jim went for an always fatal, last quick go, as it was getting dark...bad move!

[Krusher]

Hi all

Well what can I say? What a fantastic and adventerous day. Lots of sliding, slipping and getting stuck with a good solid helping of carnagr thrown in for good measure. Its a totally different course now in the woods after all the recent rain and now fallen leaves, a true test for even the most experienced off roader.
I managed to get myself well and truly stuck requireing the assistance of our now southerly based BBB and Jim dragging me out of my predicament, cheers mate!

Big thanks to Greg and Sal for the organisation and top notch BBQ also all the Foggers that came probably the best turn out yet!

Anyway here are the pickies and clips that I got, not too many I'm afraid as was far to busy enjoying myself.

The usual meeting spot....



Then a short trip to the woods....



Gregs and Sals shorties...



And some of the rest.....











Jim with his final humiliation, well and truly stuck fast and taking the efforts of very nearly all of us to get him out...





And me going nowhere...



















Well thats it from me.....

[Wilberforce]

a certain Jim, who we wont mension, got VERY stuck and it took a good hour to extract him!!

My hero, well done Jim, I think the one's who dont get stuck are boring

Aye, and I got royally, well and truly stuck, hehe... So much so that the services of 2 cars, a hi-lift jack, and best of all a chainsaw were needed to extract Holly. There's gonnae be a piccie up in greg's "carnage" thread as soon as I can get a pic in daylight, of the slightly dented O/S sill

Aside from that, it was a blinding day, good turnout, and a cracking BBQ sorted by Greg & Sal, so 3 cheers for them
Saving grace, I did use Holly to extract a very stuck Krusher, so good karma to balance out the rescue later on, hehe

Jim

[Drift]

Top jobby

So who is fabbing the tree sliders then for next time?

[Wilberforce]

Top jobby

So who is fabbing the tree sliders then for next time?

Funny you should mention that... I've been plotting replacing the sills for the last week or so. no excuses now, eh? Anyhow

[Retro Pedro]

Mighty thanks to Greg and Sal for arranging todays picnic. Blinding day with challenging areas newly created in the newer of the two bomb holes.

Monday night amends - can stay awake now so I'm adding a few more captions.

First run through is Jim on the loose virgin soil on top of the steep, deep trenches.




Then Greg's turn



Don't know if this pic gives the perspective, but the trench through the middle really put the cat among the pigeons

Steve's first day at the site in his 90

Marks run through bomb ally

My undercarriage damage after I lauched myself over the top and forgot all about the hole on the descent.
Light damange and nothing to serious that can't be repaired, but it did hurt when I landed

Don't know about Krushers revenge, this is the rabbit's revenge with Kel getting stuck on the rabbit warren run

Got to mention it (how sad), but my £3 piece of fleabay rope coming into play


John doing his maiden tour of the site - glad you enjoyed it mate

Paul sizing up the new entrenched bomb hole

Couldn't let this one go unnoticed or not documented - Greg stuck on the hill in amongst the logs - take note Jimbo



Kel's turn to play the good guy with the pulling power


Greg doing his tripod/see-saw impersonation with his little white Fronty


You didn't take note did you Jimbo


Jimbo trying hard to get off Trugga's christmas card list

And finally the destruction derby team playing. They took the site extremities to the limit (the rest of us wanted to get our cars home in one piece). They had a ball but I reckon the remains of the motors will be back another day only a bit lighter.

[Drift]

so that will be the stuck bit then

[gregster]

Right...photobucket has finally finished its fing....

Blinding day today, great turnout of foggers, plus Petes mate, and 2 of the landowners employees (who did fantastic job of demolishing their rangerovers...quality entertainment for everyone watching!)

Met up at Notcutts, I was a bit late as dived up the workshop to grab my dumper tyres en route...

Sal was there to greet everyone in her purple glitter ball 2.8tdi...







Regrouped on the way to the site to wait for the others that came up the byway...we couldnt this time as didnt want to scratch Sals car, and I had my little trailer on the back with my tyres in it, so we went the road way...



We all assembled in the clearing for group photos and team briefing....







Lloyd and louis, the lads who work for the landowner...there cars did not look anything like this at the end of the day!


Then up to the bomb hole that Lloyd and I attacked with the digger the other day
Jim went first (brave or stupid?) valient attempt got stuck on the exit (but it hadnt been driven so the loose stuff was piled really high)





Then pedro had a go...gave his 2.8 some stick and made it through...got a bit of air...then nose dived it straight into the next hole that we had cunningly dug...he knew it was there-he'd been standing in it...but kinda forgot...15-0mph in 0.0001 seconds...bent bullbar, and seat belt bruising I reckon!



Lloyd had a go in his bobtail rangey...his carnage began at this point and finshed when he left!


Then I had a go...it started well, but then I got it wedged in the bottom of one of the holes...a bit of bumper carnage ensued, and the first mud filled tailpipe of the day! Had to get recovered out by wilberforce...






Peters mate Steve had a go in his 90...


Lloyd doing the really tight V notch...


Mark having a go...did the same nose stand as Pedro...


Lloyd driving one of the other V notches we cut...proper challenging...but the right line makes it easy...this is the wrong line!






Jim taking a different route round the top of the new obsticles...



The FOG-B-Q....worked alright....discovered I am no good at catering for large groups...thanks to Mel and Jim for saving the day or we would have all starved or been poisened!!


And finally....me stuck....the same place that Jim got stuck later, only that tree you can see behind my car was wedged under his, with his rear diff on a tree stump, and the front end in the shrubbery!!! Was a bit of a mission to get out...mine was easier to extract with a tow from da Krusher!





Jims however took much more effort! Tried shifting the lwb sideways using a highlift, but diff was on a stump, couldnt get to cut the tree out from underneath as it was tight against the radius arm, jacked the osr wheel with a highlift, rammed logs under it, to lift the car a bit and clear the diff, Killed the chainsaw chain, cutting flinty soil and tree from under the car, then with 2 tow cars attached, one to the front, one to the NS rear radius arm mount, so the car could be dragged kinda diagonally to stop the tree which was inches off the rear quarter trashing the rear of the car, finally jims bus moved up the hill, then reattach with a single tow to the front to straighten it up and it was eventually extracted!
This is what happens when you are going for one last go....

I reckon I got stuck more than Badboy today but I did try some silly things with the wrong tyres!!! Saying that got him a beauty...he went into the big bomb hole at the top, only to find when it was too late that we had been in there with the digger!!!! (He should read my posts about progress up the site...he would have known then )

Blinding day, nice to meet Jammywagonwheel and family at their first FOG gathering...John is probably browsing the net looking for muddies as we speak...his all terrains struggled with the mud on his first offroading trip in the fronty, but he drove fantastically with a bit of help from some better tyres more suited to the conditions and went everywhere we did (dumper tyres )...

Thanks to everyone who came...you made it a brilliant day...Sal and I really enjoyed it, my bbq worked, my white leafer got some more "character", we witnessed hilarious rangey carnage, (I will be having words about SPEED though....)...I slipped over flat on my back in the mud (Jims fault!)...got to do some fronty acrobatics...

Excellent...cant wait for the next one...see you all soon and thanks again for your support...

Laters

Greg n Sal..

[Drift]

Fantastic

Pink wellies to

I reckon there is a good point for a LWB bobbed Frontera, as the SWB cross axle and less in the LWB but the LWB fat arse catches it out, add an LSD fun.


Anyway I digress, for the first time Im jealous of being this far North

[gregster]

Pink wellies to

Sal wore em to match Krushers fronty!!!

I reckon there is a good point for a LWB bobbed Frontera, as the SWB cross axle and less in the LWB but the LWB fat arse catches it out, add an LSD fun.

Like the thinking...would have to be a coiler though or you would have nowhere to attach the rear spring hangers!!

Anyway I digress, for the first time Im jealous of being this far North

End of feb there will be a weekender for you northern lot....will be a brill weekend....dates TBC very soon....

[Drift]

PM on the way

[jammywagonwheel]

Hi Everyone,
Can I first say a great big thank you from Myself, Mel, Cathrine (Cat) and Chrissy for a fantastic day out!

We were made to feel increadably welcome by a very friendly group, We all thoroughly enjoyed the day and will most certainly be back - And Gregster is right.. I've already EBAYed muddies - oops! Heading to my local friendly scrappies for a set of steel rims at the weekend...

Greg - Your a diamond for lending me the tyres, I would never have believed that a 15 year old Frontera in bog standard trim (at the moment - watch this space - but DONT TELL MEL, she'll kill me! ) could be so capable off road, OK, my tow bar electrics got mangled (bomb crater bit too quick) - and the passenger front wing had some good news (small bit of character, but it will tap out) apart from that the old beastie didnt miss a beat, or get stuck - - hee hee!

Have some great Vids and pics - I'll post them up tomorrow - when I remember to bring my camera to work .

It was great to meet you all, and hope to see you all soon.

John & Tribe

ps - did anyone manage to get a picture of a tree that wasnt intimate with a Range Rover, If so can you post it?

[gregster]

Glad you enjoyed John and co....

Thanks again for the shackles, got a feeling they will be coming in really handy in the winter up the woods, or if (when ) we get crazy with the digger again...

Regarding tree moments and rangerovers, I will try and get a pickie and post it of the tree they didnt hit!!

Still laughing at Louis rangerover...I have never seen so many dashboard warning lights up on a car that still driving....
did you see how full his boot was with all the bits he knocked off or fell off that he picked up!!

Just goes to show how capable our little fronties are (and their drivers!)...

Cracking day...glad you made it up to meet everyone and have a play...see you all at the next one!

Looking forwards to seeing your pickies and vids...

[chris 808]

hiall its chris looks like i missed a blinding day sorry to let every one down but was beyond my control was coming down saturday when alternator came loose and spilt all the oil pipes on it spent sat eve trying to fix it so i could make it only got spair parts sunday ps dont write me off please as would like to come 2 further events

[gregster]

hiall its chris looks like i missed a blinding day sorry to let every one down but was beyond my control was coming down saturday when alternator came loose and spilt all the oil pipes on it spent sat eve trying to fix it so i could make it only got spair parts sunday ps dont write me off please as would like to come 2 further events

No worries mate, shame you couldnt make it as missed out on a brilliant day...

Hope you car is all sorted now, hopefully see you at the next one....(see links below for details)...

You should have my mob no... so if any probs next time, give me a bell