Green Laning

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sixpackpert

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4,704 posts

221 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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Anyone go green laning in the Stroud area? Need to put my new L200 through its paces!

Cheers

Jon

agent006

12,058 posts

271 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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Not yet. Seems that getting to the moon would be easier than getting a laning trip going round here unfortunately.

Black5

579 posts

230 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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dickbastardly

448 posts

215 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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Hi guys.
i could be up for a bit! although it would be more fun when the weather gets a bit better cool. I am from Dursley so not to far away.

jonnylayze

1,640 posts

233 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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we're south of Bath and go green laning with some other PHers.

Anyone else round here?

Bomber Denton

8,759 posts

275 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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I'm up for it but only on two wheels I'm afraid.

mechsympathy

54,257 posts

262 months

Saturday 20th January 2007
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thumbupI'm up for some of this. I've got a landy that's not being used for what it's designed forpaperbag

agent006

12,058 posts

271 months

Saturday 20th January 2007
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I'm waiting for my Crag membership (and therefore access to the wayfarer database) to be sorted out. Should know then where we can go. Will definitely get something sorted.

k50 del

9,353 posts

235 months

Monday 22nd January 2007
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I have a full set of local OS maps and know how to use them if anyone has a spare seat for a greenlaning trip - I had to sell my Rangie and I miss the rough stuff!!

agent006

12,058 posts

271 months

Monday 22nd January 2007
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Had a quick trip out on a few local lanes yesterday. It's still very very wet, so we're likely to do far more damage to the lanes than the whole "laning etiquette" thing would reccommend. If it stays dry for a week or two then i'd definitely be up for something.
Del, all my OS maps are for Gloucestershire and the surroundings, so you're welcome to the passenger seat in the rangie.

sixpackpert

Original Poster:

4,704 posts

221 months

Monday 22nd January 2007
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Excellent agent006! Will be well up for this, completely agree with letting it dry out a bit. Don't want to give the already 'moan-a-lot' generation of ramblers more ammunition!!

Cheers

Jon

k50 del

9,353 posts

235 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2007
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agent006 said:
Had a quick trip out on a few local lanes yesterday. It's still very very wet, so we're likely to do far more damage to the lanes than the whole "laning etiquette" thing would reccommend. If it stays dry for a week or two then i'd definitely be up for something.
Del, all my OS maps are for Gloucestershire and the surroundings, so you're welcome to the passenger seat in the rangie.



Top job, you're pretty local to me as well (I'm in Yate)
How offroad do you normally go - have you got snorkel / axle breathers etc?

black5

579 posts

230 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2007
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For bikes have a look here www.ktrc.org.uk

or www.cornwalltrf.org.uk & look in the links page to find Devon, Somerset & others

Mon Ami Mate

6,589 posts

275 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2007
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I'm in too - plenty of space in Gloria for passengers (recommend you bring your own cushions and pile cream).

Mon Ami Mate

6,589 posts

275 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2007
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While I think of it, any of you lot also considering forming a welcoming committee for this halfwit and his cohorts? www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=337802&p=14 Or am I just being a middle-class reactionary?!!

sixpackpert

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4,704 posts

221 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2007
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Trying to organise a meeting with a customer that day in order for me to accidently/coincidently run into the waste of oxygen that is David Rose.furious

Cheers

Jon

A57 HSV

1,510 posts

237 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2007
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Mon Ami Mate said:
While I think of it, any of you lot also considering forming a welcoming committee for this halfwit and his cohorts? www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=337802&p=14 Or am I just being a middle-class reactionary?!!


Just read that post. Almost without exception, these idiots know nothing about cars. I never had any negative comments about the HSV's that I drove for 5 years. My last one even had V8 5.7 SUPERCHARGED badges on it.
Since driving my TDV6 Disco., I've had several comments along the "gas guzzler", "killing the planet" theme. Also had a fair amount of sarcastic head shaking (even when carrying 5 passengers & mud splattered all over it!). This is despite the fact that it averages 27mpg (30mpg on a run)& with the exception of our Smart, is by far the most economical vehicle I've owned for years. It's taller & a bit wider, but no longer than big estates & people carriers.
This idiot agrees that a 4X4 is o.k in the country, so does he think that all the rural people who depend on 4X4's (many of whom are skint) should buy a car for trips into a city?
Some amusing comments on this site.
http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire





Edited by A57 HSV on Tuesday 23 January 15:52

Xenocide

4,286 posts

215 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2007
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I'd love to take up a passenger seat somewhere!

agent006

12,058 posts

271 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2007
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k50 del said:

How offroad do you normally go - have you got snorkel / axle breathers etc?


Completely standard, with road tyres too i'm afraid. Snorkels for modern rangies are pretty much non existent.

mechsympathy

54,257 posts

262 months

Tuesday 23rd January 2007
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A snorkel? Greenlaning?


(Sounds goodhehe)