Trips.

Guys,

Has there been any effort put into big offroad trips... I mean like 4x4ing in France or spain, or ever the Sahara?
I'd love to go back to the desert and take a Frontera.... thing is it's not really a 1 truck trip, it's more like a 5 + truck trip...
Any Takers....
And before anyone asks, I'm being serious....

If we can get the numbers I'll start organsing something.

Cheers.

Matt

Would love to but kids, job and life are stopping me

next year maybe, infact deffo

yeah, know what mean about Life.

I just got fed up withthe same old holidays and fancy going 4x4'ing maybe the alps, or the Sahara, or somewhere a bit different.
Obviously the closer to the UK we go the less trucks we will need. For example, Spain could do Spain with 3 trucks.
To save fuel could get the Bilbao Ferry... but thats just an idea...

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More idea's Welcome...

The Desert is a long way.. it's about 3k by road, and will probably require camping at some point, large amounts of bribary of border guards, and some mechanical knowldge. It'll be the ultimate test of Family's and Machines...

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I'll be taking my little boy and wife along if we go...

The Alps is a good one, and so is the south of France...Or Norway to see the Northern Lights!
Cheers.

Matt

what about across Botswana ...like top gear did in ordinary cars

Norways great, but dont have a clue to their rights of way. How much is the return Bilboa ferry? i think you might be wiser to organise a euro based venture first so theres more help if you have difficulties.

As for getting groups, Drift hit it on the head, its a big justification to the family budget as it will cost the same as a nice family holiday. I thought long and hard a bout the Bofa euro excursion, but find camping weekends in the SWB a squeeze, propper outings would really want a LWB.

I might just leave her for a year , as no way would I spend that time in my car with my kids :shock:

what about Finland? We have a member there (Flyingfinn) and the scenery there is breathtaking

but to start it of you could go round this country first

Finland, yes, that would be an idea... Even Better if there is a member out there... he could show us around!!

I'll investigate Finland, never been there, and look stunning.... Wonde what the RoW are like over there...??

Cheers.

Matt

Always fancied driving around the coast of our fine country and then nipping over to Ireland to do the same there, but would want about 2 months to make it worth while. There must be a way of linking up some play sites with as many green lanes and ROW's to make a decent trip, bit like a uk pub crawl but with p+p's and lanes.

We, Trugga, Sandy in a Landy and myself had a cracking couple of days laning in Wales a while ago ( last year or the one before

) tents in the back and a rough itinery and away we went, remote campsite and great weather most enjoyable

Now a week of that kind of thing would be perfect, family allowing

Maps are about £9 a bit more for laminated maps, I use Memory Map on the pc and pda.

Where about in Wales are you thinking, I know lots of sites in North Wales

Here, Ste, is that you showing off at work in your avatar??