4x4 Response

[willow]

have you had an answer yet willow?

No nothing yet I will give them a week and try again.
How about you?

 

[zippy656]

No nothing yet I will give them a week and try again.
How about you?

http://www.4x4response.info/forum/index.php
http://www.wessex4x4response.org.uk/

joined here, not a full member though, going to there next local meeting, see what they realy get up to.

 

[willow]

Yes same here
Will try again:thumbs

 

[zippy656]

Lucky sod!!..even the post whore gets to go to a responce group,they're not going to know what hit them!!:lol:lol:sly

and what is that ment to mean my little friend

 

[avillaschi]

Thanks for the post.

I just made an email enquiry about joining Essex Rovers.

 

[davemud]

Hi have just got my activation back from the south East England Response group
not much going on with our area at this time thanks Terranosaurus for you original post

Davemud

 

[willow]

:lol:lol:lol
Ok got my reply back from the Breckland respose group they told me that if I join I must expect some flack as I own a nissan and they are all land rover owners:lol:lol:lol
They have invited me to a meet tomorrow though I think I will go and see how much flack I get:naughty

 

[Terranoman]

I'm in the Northants 4X4 Response team:thumb2

 

[avillaschi]

Hi have just got my activation back from the south East England Response group
not much going on with our area at this time thanks Terranosaurus for you original post

Davemud

I never heard back from the Essex group. Disappointing... maybe they're too busy fixing their Landys? :nenau

 

[dinky]

There should be no problems what vehicle you drive as long as you and it are capable and safe.If they only want certain makes look elsewhere and let them know in writing what you think.No responce group should turn away members irrespective of vehicle driven.

 

[avillaschi]

It's not so much that they told be to b****r off, it's that they have simply failed to reply to any of my emails over the past few weeks.

I've sent them one more today, I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Bibio]

:lol:lol:lol
Ok got my reply back from the Breckland respose group they told me that if I join I must expect some flack as I own a nissan and they are all land rover owners:lol:lol:lol
They have invited me to a meet tomorrow though I think I will go and see how much flack I get:naughty

What's in a Name
No COTAG team is a "one make" group. Each project welcomes applications from volunteers irrespective of make and model of 4x4 owned and driven. COTAG identifies two distinct advantages to this policy. Firstly, it is our belief that it is the quality and commitment of the volunteer not the badge on the car's bonnet that will make the difference. Secondly, whilst some 4x4s are certainly more competent than others, a mixture of makes, styles and performance offers possibilities for a very flexible approach to assisting partner organisations.

sounds good to me !.

John

 

[Terranosaurus]

Absolutely - a 90 truckcab or tray back is rubbish for transporting people in - but can come into its own carry goods/supplies - likewise a LWB T2 only the other way around.

Humber-Yorks (soon to be Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) operate a similar policy. I'e not done the maths but suspect non landies to make up 25-50% of the membership with Discos rather than defenders being the landy of choice it seems.

The only exception I think is Rover Rescue, who were te original and retain there Land Rover only policy I beleive - wrong IMHO but thats how it is.

 

[willow]

Breckland response team have not said I can't join just that they are landrover based and that i may get a lot of flack and to be prepared for that. I must admit it has put me off a bit but I guess you get this sort of thing anyway don't you:nenau. It is a shame when the whole idea is to help each other.
Still I have not been along yet it might be just fine:augie

 

[zippy656]

here i am, i looked under at the back of my T2 today.. no recovery points as towbar in the way.

so, is it ok to loop the strap over the ball, or get a shakle thats a good fit. Or should i be using some where else at the back.

AND at the front is there any reason i cant have TWO of the front loop/hooks?

Zippy

 

[Terranosaurus]

here i am, i looked under at the back of my T2 today.. no recovery points as towbar in the way.

so, is it ok to loop the strap over the ball, or get a shakle thats a good fit. Or should i be using some where else at the back. - better to put it around the support brackets etc than the ball itself. Don't use a shackle point loading a cast iron toll ball is not a good idea.

AND at the front is there any reason i cant have TWO of the front loop/hooks? - no reason - though I beleive a second one is't a straight fit without a bit of jiggling - IIRC JonathanM did it ages ago.

Zippy

BAt if you're reading this can you shorten the min length of message please. I had to add this in order to get it t oallow me to post and have come across this a few times.

 

[zippy656]

ok, thanks bud, will have another look under see if i can get a strap around the horizontal itself.

mmm will have to look then, want a front tow ball too from scot as some point.

zippy

 

[avillaschi]

It's not so much that they told be to b****r off, it's that they have simply failed to reply to any of my emails over the past few weeks.

I've sent them one more today, I'm not holding my breath.

Ok so they somehow now finally remembered that they are indeed associated with 4x4 response. And I can volunteer, but only if I join Essex Land Rover Club!

I think I might give up or join some other group...

 

[wolf]

Can some one tell me what i need to do to go about setting up a 4X4 response unit here in Ireland, to my knowlage there is none here.

what do i need? paperwork? legal?

or can some one get me in contact with someone in the know?

ta.
shane

 

[Terranosaurus]

Take at look at the national network site - www.4x4response.info