ThreePointFive

So not really what you're asking for but I've found a good set of noise cancelling headphones work better than my actual ear defenders. They have the added benefit that you can use them for other household things and not look too weird. The downside is the price, the upside is the quality of the music.

I feel like the danger symbol at least validates my (unecessary) concern! I should have guessed there would be a solution.

I might be missing something, or the answer might be "don't electrocute yourself" but isn't that capacitor bank a bit of a significant emotional event waiting to happen? Or is there an easy off switch I'm not seeing? It won't help, but the cheapness, availability and simplicity of GPS/GSM/5G/WIFI jamming devices has even base level thieves operating on the level of serious organised criminals. In my view, trackers are a less valuable security layer than they once were and the major deterrent is to increase the risk of being detected mid-crime.

Must be difficult being so emotionally effected by a vehicle that you need to put a negative statement on your own car to try to make people feel bad about their choices. They now have the brand name they hate so much on the tailgate of their car in bigger letters than the manufacturer badge. And it's misspelt.

If I'm not mistaken....

I think it was mentioned before several hundred pages ago, but what is the underside of the engine bay like? That is one hell of a seal under the bonnet, I'm just wondering if the underside is closed in as well, otherwise I don't really understand what it's keeping out.

I have a feeling if you built the wall, that wouldn't be a problem.

This thing has infinity symbols where there should be numbers for approach and departure angles. Is it possible it could climb vertical walls?

Edit: nevermind

Does anyone with the Nslumo lights have any further experiences with their reliability and performance? Also keen to see a set on a car.

Can't I do both?

I've always thought these look the part. No idea if they're any good, but they look the part when I see Environment Agency/Utility company ones. If it's going to weigh more than the moon anyway, surely this is the way to go.

Nige has been recoverying from an operation so may just need a bit more patience than normal, I'm certain he'll help you out when he's able. Good luck with this though, you've been at it for almost as long as I had and I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.

Ah, the school of More Lights = More Off-road

Matt's Off-road Recovery seem like the biggest load of cowboys going. The lack of forethought, risk assessment or basic care about things even novices have drilled into them from day one is just alarming. I cannot believe they've not injured anyone yet. Stupid stuff like applying the handbrake before putting a rolled vehicle back on its wheels, not walking over a rope or hanging out downhill of vehicles being recovered. I like Donut (or used to) but hearing the way they talk about MOR seems so wrong to anyone that has half a clue. Oh yeah, the camper seemed pants too and they knew it.

If it was done with a sense of humour and self awareness, I think that's brilliant. If it was done with a straight face, however....

The time of those post suggests a late evening was had! Huge regret at not taking the car up, but that was always going to happen.

Yes, the recommendation is a tyre be used no longer than 5 years. Storage, exposure to UV, usage, environment etc all factor in this being shorter or longer in reality. Those look dry rotted to me. You will find a DOT code moulded into the sidewall somewhere, that will tell you the date of manufacture.

Have you warned NASA the earth's going tilt slightly more when it comes south?

I get the impression from the US that as long as you have the VIN plate, you can do practically anything you want to the rest of it. That seems to be the market they're aiming for. Still, to use parts of a Rover live axle to make fully indepedent suspension all round, and that propshaft jiggery is really something. I only wish the camera had picked up more of what they were talking about at the same time they were looking at it.

The guy is slightly annoying in talking at the camera but the tech here is very interesting. I was surprised by the Range Rover Sport chassis option.

I really appreciate the offers (and I do mean that) but I know from previous experience that sitting in as passenger when I don't have a working vehicle only makes me more frustrated with the fact I'm not driving mine. I've arranged to go camping about 15 miles from here, so we'll see how it does for that at least. I hope you all have a great time. Please share photos for those who didn't make it.

Extremely sad to say I'm not going to make it. Some will know I've been working to get ready for months but it still has issues (including some new ones). I'm just not confident to drive it so far, run it and come back. I'm not really enjoying owning it any more. I'm going to use it locally to see if anything comes of some issues (booked into a garage for others) and work out what to do next. I was looking to cancel as I thought I was all booked up but looks like it didn't go through... Just the camping. Huge shame as I was looking forward to meeting so many of you.

Or aluminium, for cheaper than the "new" old stock on eBay. Still robbery, but less robbery.