BogMonster Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Might be worth getting a few "for stock" Les, if somebody doesn't mind looking after them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Put me down for one too Les. Thnx Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divster Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I'll take one off your hands Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 We need one too Les. Ours slipped down to the fairlead and got a bit mangled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Bar Cowboy Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Yes please Les ………..put me down for one ………. Even though I am very anti winch blanket and consider them to be a complete waste of space and at times they can even promote unsafe practises …………. however, if I wish to play, then the rules are RULES. When I were a lad ……….. if a blanket (known as a safety sack) was necessary, then a thick wet hessian sack was used. Ian Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 When I were a lad ……….. if a blanket (known as a safety sack) was necessary, then a thick wet hessian sack was used. Hadn't invented man made fibres back then eh Ian? My coat? Why thank you I was just leaving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 When I were a lad ……….. if a blanket (known as a safety sack) was necessary, then a thick wet hessian sack was used. Ian Ian Hark, do I hear strains of Hovis music Visions of Ian pushing his bakers delivery bike up a steep muddy hill, the front box full of wet hessian sack, cheers of encouragement coming from flat capped, bogged down Land Rover drivers at the top Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 <monty python mode on> A thick wet hessian sack....................... ?? you lucky B*****d, ......... all I had was a dead hampster on a stick to keep me warm, ....and I thought I was lucky Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritch1 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 id be in for one depending on price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 The first time I got a winch blanket was when I did the first Gigglepin challenge. Being somewhat of a mean bas**** and with some horse loving friends I was given 3 old horse blankets. They are big, they are waterproof and thay are warm. The secondary use for a horse winch blanket is the repair of Land Rovers in the field. Being waterproof and warm and big you can do a lot of underneath LR rolling staying warm and dry but (depending on the horse) not necessarily ponge free! Never go off-road now without a blanket or two. They do make an excellent winch blanket and double-up to protect the cable if you havn't invested in SimonR's X-Zag and if you can find a friendly horse owner with old blankets going free.......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsie Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I would buy a lr4x4 one.Mine is getting a bit sha**ed after a few trips through the winch.On the subject of Tim at muddyweb i think he works for Devon4x4 now Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Again dependant on price I would be up for one. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Turner Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Put me down for 2, there needed in theAWDC series and other's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 On the subject of Tim at muddyweb i think he works for Devon4x4 now Paul Ya, but I think Tims wife is running Muddyweb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Bar Cowboy Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Hadn't invented man made fibres back then eh Ian? My coat? Why thank you I was just leaving Mo, Boggy, & Nige ...... The sacks we used had big white arrows printed on them ……………I don’t expect they do that sort of stuff today ……. Bloody feet up and watching telly ……. All paid for by my taxes no doubt ………….anyway, the weave was quite loose ………….. the idea being that the frayed ends of a broken steel cable would catch in the weave and take the ‘sting’ out of it. We soaked them in water to add a bit of weight. ............ history lesson is now over Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I'll have one if it can be done sans weights, otherwise the postage would be a bit frightening. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Sent an enquiry to Muddyweb two days ago and nothing as yet. Does anyone know any other means of contacting them or maybe an alternative supplier? Thanks. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budgie Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 I know they are getting ready for Malvern this weekend Les so maybe busy. I'll PM Tim over on Mud Club and see if they are still doing them and get him to contact you but it maybe next week before either of us hear anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Any more news on these Les ? Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Im on. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 Any news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 No, not a bean and I forgot abou them to be honest. I take it they are made to a certain spec? Perhaps it's possible to get them made, rather than wait on other people to contact me. Does anyone know the size, material, weight, or whatever of these things? Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 1 kilo is usualy the specced weight, and as small as possible. The devon one you can wear over your shoulders like a sweater, usufull when u also run with a groundanchor and other stuff in the field. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 well if i could find the right material then i would get my seamstress at work to make them up. Does anyone know where to get really HD nylon based materials from in bulk, for cheap as well as some flat lead weights or similar? if anyone has a D4x4 sail then i could copy it- would probably take a week for one of the girls to do as she would have to fit it around her proper work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 although thinking about it wouldn't magnets be far more effective- instead of that crappy velco and lead weights you could just sling the sail over the rope and it would join together quickly and easily with the magnets. Also there must be some way of stopping the sail slipping down the rope- maybe some very rough cloth stitched in where the fold of the sail meets the rope itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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