Yankee Method

"Obviously it would rely on the first arrival at a junction to be able to
correctly indicate the correct direction for the next track section. " meaning that the "assumption is" that everyone in the convoy knows exactly where they are going..... and the person holding the intersection doesn't assume all are through and take off leaving someone behind....

Interesting concept though. Agree that it probably would be quicker; but do you need to be in such a hurry and miss all the scenery, wildlife etc.....

The convoys in our little group tend to rely on having the one out front who has the best eyesight as the others cannot read the signs until they are passing them.

David

Gday Robin
Little Wes and I get lost without any help from others.We have been lost so many times it's not funny.
So off we go at Christmas to get lost again.

I recently went with a group in convay and was quite disgusted at the lack of concern for following vehicles. Tail end charlie stopped and let them through but the next vehicles didn't bother. And there were plenty of places where one or two cars could stop briefly. There was a rucus when the leader finally pulled over and we all stopped and they went past. Some of the cars blasted us. And rightly so. We were well below the spped limit. I will not try to diagnose the look on the bus drivers face. Not right. Thats how we get bad names. I am waiting to see how it goes on the Australia day weekend when we are out with the same mob. All the way from Mount Hotham down to Harrietville at around 20K less than the speed limit.

I used to run "loose" convoys between the Rockhampton Army training area and Ennogera in Brisbane. All drivers had the option to pull over and let anyone through. Following vehicles including convoy vehicles were also allowed to pass those stopped. But tail end charlie always stayed in the rear.

Whats wrong with letting them through. Are we so god damned perfect that we have the right to antagonise other users.

No I am sorry. Not fair. Its our reputation at stake here guys. Whats wrong with having "meeting points" with detailed instructions how to get there. Or letting them through.

My 2 cents worth.

Phil

When I used to ride dirt bikes the lead rider would got through the junction and the second rider would wait with bike pointing in the direction of travel. When the sweep rider came through the rider would rejoin in front of the sweep. This meant that each rider would take a turn at waiting at the junction. This was a very fast way of doing it and the point rider was the guy who knew where he was going. Also you always had the same sweep so you knew when every other bike had come through.

I have been on a few convoy trips where this “rolling” method has been used.

However the Trip Leader has always retained the lead and it is the second vehicle that stops and then resumes as either “Tail End Charlie” or as “second last” vehicle depending whether the Trip Leader wants to retain the same TC throughout the trip.

Not sure whether it speeds things up but certainly does share the dust more evenly throughout the convoy, LOL.

Ron

G/Day Robin

We have been in several Convoy situations over the years, and it reminded me of one particular group who would organise an outing, and at the end of the trip we would be discussing the days events and the drivers who whinged the most regarding getting lost or missing a turn-off or detour arrow, would receive a Large Rubber Dummy,with a card saying The Winner Of The Dummy Spit Award, needless to say the Cook and I got heaps of them over the years.

Cheers

On our convoys it was LR LR then 6WD International Tractor, then LR LR followed by 6WD all the way down the line, each 6WD protected by LR machine-guns.
When in occupied territory we always sent gunner Mc in his 6WD on point, because he was single and no great loss, you have to use proper bait sometimes which also included mine-fields, many hundreds of dollars rode on gunner Mc's journeys and we were quite surprised that he manage to return home safely.