Its one to think about,...For some of us!

Lucky Bugger!..Lol


Cheers Axle.

Which unit was your wife an instructor in Burra, not 4 Trg Gp by chance?

No I wasn't. I was a member of 2/10 MDM Regt and did my training through 7 Transport Sqn and Army school of Transport

Mate your blessed, don't worry about the patrol front end ,,she could save your life!.


Cheers Axle.

Your right Axle - even if they don't do it regularly everyone with a license in your car should be able drive it a bit (and use the radio).

But 3 days straight , by herself , and it was a manual , what a legend.

Don't tell anyone else - but I brought a second remote for our TV , just so she could have one to play with to.

Robin,
You miserable bugger. Put her on, she should have her own TV, not just a remote.
What a top lady. Mine can't back the 4 be out of a shopping center carpark without scatching 3 other cars in the process...(:=((

Cheers
Pop

Chris their weird creatures as we all know!( hope she's not reading forum this week), but you know when they say "they can't", and you know they could",My trouble is now! to OLD to CONVINCE.....LOL.



Cheers Axle.

Hi Val , ..Yes it is a issue , and complacenty can rule a brain sometimes, I've always been the drover and never had a problem for years,..Hence Wife has had no issues either, ...But have to stop now and say Hey!..What if something does go wrong?,

Cheers Axle.

Axle, I missed an important point.

4x4 driving is FUN!!! (blokes know that, don't they)

Why would any woman want to miss out?

Cheers,

Val.

What a great post. Such a safety issue but also why should the husband have all the fun!

But I have to say the other half may not always be that encouraging. (criticism, even while saying you should drive more often, does not make it a fun experience).

I'd encourage any women wanting to learn to drive their 4x4 to get out in it without the husband (or put a muzzle on him). Just being by yourself and being responsible for making the decisions about how to drive a track does a lot for your confidence & enjoyment.

At the TLCC driver training weekends they always get the wife do the driving part of the training before the husband. They found if the husbands did it the first day they discouraged the wife from doing the driver training the next day.

Lol Vicki, ...But what about poor ol hubby if the wife does a excellent job first?...LOL...."Just get over it'.. you would say! .haha.

Fair enough ,both have got to be capable drivers to make a safer situation.


Cheers Axle.

Personally I have no problem with the good lady driving off road. It's just the thought of trying to change a clutch half way up a sand dune somewhere along the CSR that gives me cold shivers....lol

Cheers
Pop

Your the same as me mate,.....lucks been on our side!, ..But it doesn't take much to put a different slant on things.


Cheers Axle.

G/Day Di. Towing through a major city is a exercise on its own!,


Good on you.!


Cheers Axle.

Good point axle, back in the early eighties I was posted to a remote park in wa. I taught my wife to drive every piece of equipment that was available, the reason being that it was remote and it was a bonus for me to assist with the job. She even drove the fire truck. Years earlier there was a ranger who went out into the park and did not return. His wife who did not drive walked to the neighbouring property to find no one home as she did not drive, she did eventually get someone on the hf. My wife now tows the van and goes 4wding in the dunes, remote travelling and the like and is very competent. She does have a licence to drive a 100 ton dump truck.

Haha Phil!!

Seriously though I think that every woman with access to a 4WD would get a lot out of doing a decent 4WD course - noting that "our" course was pretty full-on, offering rather more than what could be fitted into a one day offering. And having some female trainers was a real bonus too.

We put off doing that course for a long time with all the usual excuses. But as soon as we got through the theory and out onto the "nursery" slopes it was clear that we had much to learn. Subsequent outback trips have put that learning to the test, but there is nothing like learning by doing to improve your skills.

But why stop at just driving? I have known a number of women like your wife who had excellent mechanical skills. Mine aren't up to your wife's level, but I do have a pretty good idea about what happens under Troopys bonnet, and can change a wheel too, given time.

Cheers,

Val.

A few decades back we went to Oran Park in her Mini. When we pulled up she said that one tyre was on the way down. Sure enough, so I open the boot. "What do you think you are doing?" I hear from behind.Well didn't I get the look!!! No way was she going to let me change that tyre. And it was done in quick time also.

At Peter (stand up Peter's) third day she had a flat in the Toyota. Boy was she a bit upset when she got home. The "MEN" changed it for her. I stayed clear until I had made her a cuppa.

And before we go down the track of our Germain Greer - No she isn't. But handy = You betchya.

I get a little put off at some blokes though. There is one post earlier complaining about the thought of extra clutch wear. You never know she may be better than him. I am only using it as an example of the caveman attitude of some. No necessarily that bloke either as I didn't read the whole post.

After 44 years I am not about to challenge my wife's mechanical or especially her driving skills. She used to beat them all in the rallys and I wasn't fool enough to challenge her. She and her Mother we made lifetime members.

Say Hi to John for me. Next time we should make time for a cuppa.

Phil

Good for you! Troopys really are fun to drive, especially with their good visibility. Do a couple of day trips first without the trailer to get used to the feel of the vehicle. Backing the trailer can come later. Do a 4WD course if you can find a good one.

Good luck,

Val.