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Tom Rowe
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 09:46 am: | 
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Sorry for the repost, I messed up the first one.
At 6pm here in Atlanta area, the History Channel is broadcasting a Modern Marvels episode on the 4x4 |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 11:59 am: |
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I've caught that one before, it was pretty cool but I found it strange that they covered just about every major 4x4 but made no mention of Land Cruisers |
Alex Cabrera (Alexcabrera)
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 07:16 pm: |
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Sweet clips of the Camel Trophy!!!
Paraphrase "40% of the worlds population first encounter with a vehicle was a Land Rover"
Alex (chilly in Atlanta also) |
Tom Rowe
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 07:21 pm: |
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Yeah, on watching it I realize I'd seen it before. There were a few chots of Land Cruisers, but true, not mention. I also noticed that they spent alot of time on the baja races, showing mostly 2WD buggies racing.
They also mentioned the Kublewagen, but didn't mentionit it was 2WD. Oh well...I'm a nitpicker ;-) |
Greg French (Gregfrench)
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 08:08 pm: |
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I caught the last 10 min. I lOVE that it was mostly Land Rovers!
Is that the one that has the Cruisers going across Antarctica? Those were some cool rigs...no pun intended... |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 09:06 pm: |
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I THINK the one w/ the cruisers going across Antarctica is something else but I do know what you are talking about. While I'm nitpicking on these shows I should add that in that one it seemed kind of silly how they showed them using the lighter fuel trick to re-set the beads on their tires (and made it seem like losing one was a common occurrence), with all the money they pumped into the trucks why not go ahead and add some bead locks? |
KJ
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 09:51 pm: |
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Carter,
You will never get the chicks thinking that way! I thought the lighter fluid trick was "KEWL"! It's just like a roof top tent.....chicks really dig 'em! Think, man, THINK! LOL!
Karen  |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2003 - 10:36 pm: |
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Well, the only chicks in Antarctica are penguins so unless you are like some of the degenerates around here that factor shouldn't come into play |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 26, 2003 - 09:12 am: |
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now ya got me thinking impure thoughts about little penguins. damn. first amish ladies, now artic birds. |
KJ
| | Posted on Sunday, January 26, 2003 - 11:09 am: |
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Way to flush our our favorite resident perv, Carter! Props to you, LOL!
Karen |
Greg French (Gregfrench)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 26, 2003 - 06:19 pm: |
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I guess the lighter trick is the preferred method in Antarctica as it helps to warm up your nose...or burn off your eyebrows!
Bead locks would be nice, but then they wouldn't be able to play with fire and make little explosions. That's always a bonus! |
Tom Rowe
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 09:20 am: |
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Most expedition guides I've read, including Land Rover's, recommend using tube type tires.
Had a friend in Vermont who tried tubless during mud season. The constant burial in mud and stones kept breaking his beads. Not talking trail rides here, but every day for weeks. He went back to tube type. |
TPH (Snowman)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 10:24 am: |
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The poor flightless birds never had a chance. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 11:54 am: |
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