LandCruiserPhil said:Not sure on the cost butit would look great on your 80
The radiator blockage does give me a little concern
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They are saying $850 on their Facebook page. The winch would definitely block some airflow.
Overland Expo - Wagon Train from N.PHX (5/19/-20)
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They are saying $850 on their Facebook page. The winch would definitely block some airflow.
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Those wings look more like canards to me, but I did make it back in one piece with my Short Bus bumper ready to be installed tomorrow.
Quick trip recap; snorkles, snorkles, everywhere! (What is it about those things???)
Route map shown took me the shortest route, about 130mi, all paved, and scenic for this drive. No road restrictions due to recent fires, and no 'smokies' along the way except for the 45mph section outside of Camp Verde (as expected). I had forgotten what a great sports car road this is to cut over to Happy Jack, and it was a fun drive.
Once there, I was driving into the parking lot and ran into Rudster, shook hands, and went ahead to park. Just walking around, I also saw Lauren/Matt, RedMuttonChops and 'Spotter', and we managed to meet up at several points throughout the day, sometimes unintentionally. Lots of rigs there that were some semblance of this;
The schedule seemed a little random throughout the day, but we did manage to happen across a Land Rover team who were adept at rolling one off of it's wheels,... repeatedly. This rollover recovery demo was actually pretty cool, and the way they demonstrated 3-4 different ways to right the sinking ship were impressive, including use of the onboard winch, a sand anchor, and a stationary object to get the thing back on it's wheels again. The overriding theme was; "Don't Panic" and the demo team got that point across nicely by showing what an easy task it can be to roll it back on it's wheels on flat ground, with the right tools and experience. I shot some video of this but haven't edited any of it yet.
I grabbed a Chili Dog from concessions, bought a JetBoil Coffee Press for $10, and picked up my Slee bumper from Cristo on the way out at about 2:30 or so. Temps were in the mid-60's, and lots of people were driving both the adventure moto course and the overland adventure setup. All said, a great day, and I'm looking forward to the bumper install tomorrow after I've had a chance to rest.
Was nice to see the high visibility TEQ CSC shirts in attendance, and it made meetings a lot more convenient. One member joked with me that we had to 'represent', in case anybody threw-down! we were certainly there in force.
I hope the other guys took more (and better) pictures than I. Amazingly, I also managed to average 28mpg up there and back going 75-80 most of the divided highway!!*
(*Mazda6s)
Quick trip recap; snorkles, snorkles, everywhere! (What is it about those things???)
Route map shown took me the shortest route, about 130mi, all paved, and scenic for this drive. No road restrictions due to recent fires, and no 'smokies' along the way except for the 45mph section outside of Camp Verde (as expected). I had forgotten what a great sports car road this is to cut over to Happy Jack, and it was a fun drive.
Once there, I was driving into the parking lot and ran into Rudster, shook hands, and went ahead to park. Just walking around, I also saw Lauren/Matt, RedMuttonChops and 'Spotter', and we managed to meet up at several points throughout the day, sometimes unintentionally. Lots of rigs there that were some semblance of this;
The schedule seemed a little random throughout the day, but we did manage to happen across a Land Rover team who were adept at rolling one off of it's wheels,... repeatedly. This rollover recovery demo was actually pretty cool, and the way they demonstrated 3-4 different ways to right the sinking ship were impressive, including use of the onboard winch, a sand anchor, and a stationary object to get the thing back on it's wheels again. The overriding theme was; "Don't Panic" and the demo team got that point across nicely by showing what an easy task it can be to roll it back on it's wheels on flat ground, with the right tools and experience. I shot some video of this but haven't edited any of it yet.
I grabbed a Chili Dog from concessions, bought a JetBoil Coffee Press for $10, and picked up my Slee bumper from Cristo on the way out at about 2:30 or so. Temps were in the mid-60's, and lots of people were driving both the adventure moto course and the overland adventure setup. All said, a great day, and I'm looking forward to the bumper install tomorrow after I've had a chance to rest.
Was nice to see the high visibility TEQ CSC shirts in attendance, and it made meetings a lot more convenient. One member joked with me that we had to 'represent', in case anybody threw-down! we were certainly there in force.
I hope the other guys took more (and better) pictures than I. Amazingly, I also managed to average 28mpg up there and back going 75-80 most of the divided highway!!*
(*Mazda6s)
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That would be me.....I wasn't joking....
Cool - got the Slee short bus bumper! 
Binks has a great bumper design, great lines and simple but I too am not a fan of how high the winch mounts. I've contacted them a couple times now about the winch tray and they have no plans to alter or lower it.
I did the full 3-day event and had a lot of fun. Seeing other people's rigs, talking to vendors, taking classes, and seeing the demos was great. Land Rover built a nice little course to demonstrate the capabilities of the LR4, Range Rover, and even the Evoque. The Camel Trophy guys had demos everyday, including bridge and pontoon building. The Mormon Lake venue was spacious and nice weather. And I want a Unimog!
Wow, did you see the size of that snorkle in the thrid picture?
Im sure theres some snorkle envy brewing out there....
Im sure theres some snorkle envy brewing out there....
Wow, did you see the size of that snorkle in the thrid picture?
Im sure theres some snorkle envy brewing out there....
Size doesnt matter its how well it sucks
