***SE PICNIC IN THE WOODS***Sunday 27th March REVIEW

[gregster]

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

[rospicer]

Nice pics there Rob, I've heard all about the woods from Paul (Badboy) and cant wait to come down to the next one

[gregster]

Wotcha foggers....

A great day today, albiet an intimate gathering, (not cos bobbins was perving...he wasnt there ) but cos there was only a few of us today....

But we still had a blinder!!!

and THE SUN IS HERE AT LONG LAST!!!!

So we werent freezing after what seems like coldness for a year!

The L'ill white leafer (reincarnated) put in an appearance today, and caught Kel out a beauty when he first arrived!

And it was Houndogs buffday today too...so he received birthday greetings/ridicule/hummiliation (delete as applicable!) from the mob...

The birthday boy himself...




Todays Gang (in no particular order!)

Houndog and co

As above it was Phils birthday so the proceedings kicked off with much p1ss taking and birthday wishes as would be expected.
Nice to see Nina Georgia and Lilly (who yet again didnt do much!)
Phils trusty 2.8 was sporting its new sticker, well back window...looks really good...
His 2.8 did well today, I dont recall seeing it stuck, and unstuck Kel from a tricky one with the extraction gang...
Nina, sprog and sproglet kept sally company down at basecamp in the clearing...
Had to laugh when Georgia gave an outstanding re-enactment of what her mum did behind a tree in the woods...so descriptive and the actions to boot...hilarious! and when she hit Sally over the head with a stick...equally hilarious!

Robertmillsav
My co-pilot for a large chunk of today, encouraging me to try silly things like most of my copilots seem to do...
Christened his supershiny B shorty in the woods today, and Rob demonstrated some excellent car control on a/ts with me co-piloting, right up to when he drove into a tree Little scuff on bumper as a souvenir!
Big help in the (many) extractions...
Thanks for you help clearing down buddy...much appreciated

Krusher
Our resident moth attracter was there as always, giving it what for in his 2.8lwb...Got proper stuck at one point up in the top bomb hole, when some bright spark spotted a new challenge that had to be tried...
I got stuck, then Kel got stucker, and needed dragging sideways by Houndog to get him out...then i drove it straight afterwards in a pretty unmodded truck!
Kel was not impressed "it was because I have compacted it" was his explanation....WRONG....I just used more than enough momentum (brain in glovebox moment!)
Kel extracted me and many others may times....funny 2.30 leaving though Kel??? LOL

Hippo1024 and crew
Dan was a newbie to our madness and came down with his brother and some mates...Nice to meet you fella....
Took him and his gang out in the LWB to start with to show them round, (and got stuck a few times! )
Then they ventured out in their 2.2dti lwb for some slippy fun as the woods dried out in the sunshine...
Dan did really well, getting the lwb most places on A/ts throughout the day, a few stucks, but thats half the fun of it...
Sidestep scored a bit of carnage with the end cap coming off, the only other carnage was when I ripped the end bit off one of his roofrails..I learnt they are plastic on a B not metal like on an A...
He didnt really stop all day apart from when food was dished up at lunchtime...
Great to meet you mate...you gotta come down again!

Stevey2stuck
Put in a surprise appearance later in the day in the snot green shorty A, and Steve got to put his new tyres through their paces...
I DONT THINK STEVE GOT STUCK TODAY!!!!
Took Ste out for a mad one in the bus...another co-pilot encouraging much sillyness!

Lloyd
The StrangeRover was there today doing its bit for global warming by turning gallons of petrol into nice noises and dents upon dents...
There may be plan hatching to kinda buggy the Strangerover, by removing the few remaining bits of bodywork...watch this space!

Matt and Abbie
Came today with the 2 labs, and a familiar white shorty on the trailer...
Rich and Horses would have been horrified to see it today!
Its now got a welded rear diff, welded auto lockers and was running Fudges dumper tyres today, and was being pretty acrobatic as white leafers have a reputation for in our woods...

Sally
The mainstay of the operation as always, Sally ran basecamp in the clearing, cheffed for us all, and was the massive help she always is...
Kept company and beaten with sticks by the Houndog clan, she seemed much happier now the sun is coming out and the woods are warmer.
Big thanks as always

Gregster...ME
Had a great day...really nice to meet Dan and great to see those who have frequented our madness before...
I annoyingly bust a headlight on the 2.4 when I nudged a tree, forgetting momentarily that it doesnt have a bullbar!
The woods have dried out nicely since the last meet making everything doable, and the 2.4 didnt miss a beat all day.
Gotta say I am really impressed with it, the 2.4 engine being loads more torquey that the li'll white leafers 2.0i, it climbs hills in 2nd, at no revs at all, and actually engine breaks too!
The newley cut dirtdevils worked well and got the truck places I didnt honestly think it would go.
Great day with great company...thanks everyone for coming and see y'all soon..

Some piccies I took

Robs supershiny ShortyB





Kels 2.8lwb moth bater


Stevey 2stucks super flexy snot green shorty


The Hound dog gangs 2.8lwb


Our fixed 2.8lwb...


The li'll white leafer reincarnated!


OOPS....


Krusher looking suspicious



Thanks again to everyone who came, and everyones help....was a goodun....cant wait till the weekender in June now!

[hipo1024]

Thank you Greg and Sal for a awsome day! I started off scaired of it all thinking I was going to be going sideways more than any other direction, but the truck kept its cool, even when I didnt lol. My trusty bit of rad fan "hot wiring" worked a treat, it never got above 85C and only went above 80 when I was hill climbing at 4k RPM lol

Hidden damage report (so far): I did almost rip the exhaust off, the front mount for the middle box is no longer lol. I bottomed out a few to many times on the middle box and it just shired of both the bolts so every so offer it vibrated against the boby...a very unnerving feeling until you realise what it is. and the tail pipe isnt in factory shape anymore lol.

I didnt get any pics (very unlike me as Im a bit of a photographer) coz I was enjoying myself to much and when I wasnt enjoying myself I was too busy ripping the seat cover off with my lol. I'll review the video and post it once Ive edited it. And I will defo be making another appearance! it was great!

[gregster]

Glad you enjoyed it Dan....was a bit slippy to start with but dryed out nicely later....

I bet you did some fuel...you never stopped!

The exhaust is trying to tell you that your truck needs lifting more and some bigger muddies for it

[hipo1024]

yeah...fuel...I put £50 of diesel in the night before, plus I still had some left over from the last £30 I put in....and well now my fuel light is on....:/ So today Id say I burnt about £65 worth of diesel and have done about 400 miles this weekend.

As for the lift. Im 95% sure its got the springs from milners (plus 2inch), but I cant be 100% because it came with them fitted already. and the paint is flaking off due to rust, so it wouldnt suprise me if they have sagged a bit, and the front has sagged since I raised it to match the back. I want to fit some 2inch spacers and wind the front up as far as I feel the CVs will go. (its my only car so it does a lot of miles). Then if that dont fix the problem, I'll just cut it short and have a side exit, straight pipe!

As for tyres...its got 31" ATs...the next set will be muddies for sure! then a full external cage to protect it from the trees lol.

[gregster]

then a full external cage to protect it from the trees lol.

I gotta say you did really well to avoid them yesterday...was quite slippy still to start and that combined with a/t's and a lwb was going to be a challenge, but you pulled it off....well done fella

[2much]

Sorry i couldnt make it a longer visit, it wasnt on the agenda at all really but i managed to take a ~30mile detour (to the site) between leaving football and going home to cook for dinner guests

Nice to see everyone and looks like a good day was had by all, first time i've been out since Christmas break so good to get back in the mud - next stop the "annual"

PS. if you could have the 2.4 installed in my truck and ready to go before the annual meet Greg it would be appreciated

[gregster]

Got offered another complete 2.4 today for scrap money Steve....£250 ish....tempting aint it!

[hipo1024]

I would if I had the dosh!

Also is it normal for tyres to get shredded in the woods? I had a look at mine because the truck seems to be bouncing down the road alot more then it did and all 4 tyres have bits of treat torn off and scars in the tread ect. lookes like they have been massacred!? or was that just me and my right foot again?

[gregster]

That was your right foot again mate! I guess you would have been wheelspinning more on A/T's than us on muds, which can make em get cut up....

You need to drive sensible like I do!

[Wolfie666]

You need to drive sensible like I do!

[jammywagonwheel]

Looked like a great day!! Sorry I missed it.. too little time, too many bills and not enough paycheques.. its that time of year again..

You need to drive sensible like I do!

Your Honour - May I approach the bench - some compelling evidence to the contrary has come to light...

It was acquired by a private investigator who was tasked to unearth 'alleged' claims of cruelty and mistreatment now deceased but not forgotten "Lil white Leafer", as well as "Arboreal assault" as the 2nd video shows..

Evidence 1 - filmed at a secret location near Maidstone on the 15th Aug 2010.. Click to play...



Evidence 2 - again at the same location... Click to play..


As you can clearly see there is no evidence to substantiate any of the above charges..

Looking forward to the summer - and a few more days out

John

[Krusher]

I got a couple of pics, better late than never eh!















Thats all I have got though, I was far to busy breaking my truck

[hipo1024]

ARHH my god! you got some shots of me! all I can say im glad they are of me when I could move under my own power lol

Reminds me I need to sort out my videos lol

[hipo1024]

Heres my 1st Vid

[gregster]

Cool vid Dan...cant wait for the next installment...(sorry about the low tree )....like the bonnet imbellishment!

Cheers John for the slur on my character with your vids edited to make me look like a loon...good to reminisce the day of 3wd though!

Good pics Kel...I do dig your truck, looks so nice when clean, but better when dirty!

[hipo1024]

Second and third vids...
Attempting something my boxers really wished I hadnt lol (bewarned, exotic language )


And standing start vs roling start...see the difference


2 more vids to come, but it takes so bl00ming long to upload I cant be asked tonite! will do it tomorrow daytime if I get up early enough, if not tomorrow night.

[Krusher]

First vid is youre descent down the now infamous Krushers revenge...

See this from back last summer, Video shot by Jammiewagonwheel...

When Krushers revenge was doable (just) upwards...

[jammywagonwheel]

lol I remember that day well!

Wonder why its called "Krushers Revenge"

I 'fondly' remember the first time I went down that hill - it was that moment precisely when I realised that Adrenaline is brown!

Lol.. Wilberforce also did it in a A series SWB down and back up (cheating with a 2.8 on big nobbly tyres.. in the dry...) theres a vid knocking round on youtube from yours truly - others too if you have a spare 5 mins.. same username as on here..
http://www.youtube.com/user/jammiewagonwheel#p/u/2/gTN6JZLoqOU

Great site, and theres some gentler bits there to play with, but Hipo to attempt Krushers on AT's in the mud??? Welcome along - Nursey will be around with Medication in a few minutes!!

John