Climbing sand dunes . . . easy!
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 16:39
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Wombat
When going up a steep incline and you don't quite make the top is this the correct procedure to come back down and have another go?
Reply By: Member - Omaroo (NSW) - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 16:44
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 16:44
Cool as a cucumber. Balls and reflexes.
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Follow Up By: Wombat - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 16:47
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 16:47
Aaaaargh! You've already seen it Chrispy!
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Follow Up By: Member - Omaroo (NSW) - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 16:56
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 16:56
hehe... yup...it's doing the rounds today. Great video :)
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Reply By: Michael B - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 16:52
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 16:52
Change of undies due I reckon...........
Michael B (SA)
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Reply By: Member - Pezza (QLD) - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 17:13
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 17:13
Awsome self control, cool, calm and calculated!
Avagoodn
Pezza
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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 23:42
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 23:42
Absolutely worth the wait....even on dial-up.
Would take pretty big kahuna's in ice undies to do that again.
Cheers Trevor.
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Reply By: Member - Luxoluk - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 17:27
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 17:27
Just awesome!!
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Reply By: Rock Crawler - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 17:42
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 17:42
Now thats a dune , he would have been ok , if the other clown hadent blocked his line
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Reply By: Patrolman Pat - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 17:46
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 17:46
Like it.
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Follow Up By: Pud & Barb - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 18:44
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 18:44
Hi patrolman pat, how are you going?
Barb and I have moved to sunny
Goulburn. How's life down your way?
Cheers Pud.
PS Want to buy a patrol. Bargain price. Are you having any trouble with your 3 litre? If not recommend trading her in. Wouldn't want anyone to go through what we are.
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Follow Up By: Member - Brian (Gold Coast) - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 20:04
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 20:04
Pud & Barb...
"Barb and I have moved to sunny
Goulburn."
Don't you mean windy cold Goulbourn??
A friend of
mine has a house for sale down there.... interested???
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Follow Up By: Patrolman Pat - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 20:06
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 20:06
Pud I've been following your saga and feel for you mate. My car is fine so far *touch wood*.
Glad to see things working out for you and Barb, hope
Goulburn is good to you.
Pat
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Follow Up By: Member - Craig D (SA) - Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 07:53
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 07:53
Very sorry to hear of you dilemmas with the 3 litre - been there, done that, too! New 4.2 cab chassis on order for me and bye-bye 3l (a very early one - Feb 2000 plate).
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Reply By: Member - David 0- Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:07
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:07
damn it won't work on Safari on my Mac says file not available
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Follow Up By: Wombat - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:26
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:26
You should be able to access it David - I'm running Safari in OSX.
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Follow Up By: Member - David 0- Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:49
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:49
OK same here, but it can't locate the file. I suspect I have a DNS settings problem becasue some sites need a refresh to load, and I get a "can't find server" response. Happened since I did an OSX upgrade. Bigpond are hopless, they haven;t responded to my query
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Follow Up By: KenD - Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 02:04
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 02:04
Works for me in Safari. OSX 10.3.9 and ASDL
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Follow Up By: Member - David 0- Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 09:05
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 09:05
I am running Safari 2.0.3 and OS X 10.4.2
I definitley won't work for me.
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Reply By: Member - Ozdyssey (QLD) - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:19
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:19
That is insane.
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Reply By: rickwagupatrol - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:39
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 19:39
WOW !!!!!
rick.
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Reply By: Member - 'Lucy' - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 20:21
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 20:21
That is the apotheosis/mother of all REVERSE self recoveries.
I shall be implementing same when out in the JEEP or TROOPY next, just to put those Nissan Pussies - Bonz, Roachie, Brew & Truckster - to shame and back in their caves with a decent '4WD fat bottom lip'.
(ROFLMAO)
C H I T I love this
forum
PS
Thank you Wombat. ( See you can do something other than 'chomping, bonking & departing')
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Follow Up By: Wombat - Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 20:28
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2006 at 20:28
Awwww! Thanks - I think - Ken!
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 18:03
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 18:03
Looks like that Nissan has no lubricant behind the dashboard unlike Jeeps
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Reply By: Member - Bware - Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 02:11
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 02:11
I don't know if my wife will let me out to play this weekend knowing that I've seen that; espcially if the kids are in the back!
In response to the comments about bravado,skill, and coolness I would suggest that there was an element of luck involved?
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Follow Up By: Member - Ed. C.- Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 02:59
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 02:59
I beg to differ....
Certainly lucky that the engine was still running, but you can see from the rooster-tails that he had the power on the instant those wheels made contact again with the dune... That took a cool head, quick thinking, reflexes, and sheer skill, IMO...
I'll give London to a brick that if he hadn't "sunk the boot in" when he did (& powered down the slope), that thing would have barrel-rolled straight back down that dune...
10 outa 10 for skill in my book!!
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Follow Up By: Member - Bware - Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 03:06
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 03:06
Yep, in reflection, I think you're right, but.....as you said," certainly lucky that the engine was still running....." and that the 'roll' rolled the way it did unless you assume he calculated the roll.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bware - Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 03:10
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 03:10
I'm not detracting from the unbelieveable skill of the driver in any way; it is AWESOME!
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Reply By: Goughy - Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 16:40
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2006 at 16:40
Did we all check out the one for Safari snorkles on the same website, now that is pure luck (Stupidity in the first place but...)
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