Isle of Wight!

[britrb]

Any Isle of Wight off-roaders here? I'd love to meet up and have a pint some time.

Brian

 

[Thomas61]

Hi mate,

Well I am Isle on the Wight and I think we must be quite close to each other. I am sure I have seen your truck on my travels too and from Cowes although without that spare wheel cover it is harder to tell :lol
Sadly I can't risk my truck off road at the moment as it is needed for Cumbria, Lake District and Devon trips in the near future. However more than up for a pint and a chat as and when :thumb2

 

[britrb]

Great, how about sometime next week? Kingston Arms?

 

[Banshee]

Fair play lads!!! Repping the Isle of Wight, that's not a bad number given the size of the island :thumb2

 

[Thomas61]

Great, how about sometime next week? Kingston Arms?

Sounds good to me. Kingston Arms is only a 10 min walk there and a 20min
stumble back from my house. Have not been in there for a while though, is it still trading?

Will send you a PM tomorrow :thumb2

 

[britrb]

Yes, they haven't stopped. I'll be off saturday, as next weeks rota has changed so I now have no days off next week, not sure about after next week.

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

What village is that in lads??

 

[Thomas61]

What village is that in lads??

That be the Cowes on the north coast of the Island. It has a fast passenger ferry route to Southampton.

 

[Thomas61]

Yes, they haven't stopped. I'll be off saturday, as next weeks rota has changed so I now have no days off next week, not sure about after next week.

Hi britrb

I have sent you a PM :thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

I've been looking on memory map lads, looks like there is quite a few BOATs more south, any knowledge of them??

 

[Thomas61]

I've been looking on memory map lads, looks like there is quite a few BOATs more south, any knowledge of them??

Hi,

Not too sure of BOATs on the island. I know driving around the island see signs prohibiting the use of some rather interesting looking lanes.

Here is a link to a 4x4 club on the island. Have not really come across them but from what I have heard they are a nice group of people. They claim to do green laning so should be up together with what's out there.


http://www.iow4x4club.co.uk/index.php

I will have a look on the council website and a few others and see what I can dig up. There has got to be something out there !!!!

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Nice one, cheers. There are plenty clearly marked as BOATs on memory maps which is just a electronic version of o/s maps, I'll have a dig, if the lanes offer a good amount of entertainment I may organise a meet, try and get some peeps over and boost the tourist industry :thumb2

 

[Thomas61]

Hi,

A quick look on Youtube for Green Laning on the IoW brings up Dacia Dusters Explorers UK and this guy Adam who seems to of filmed quite a few on the Island. Not suggesting anyone should go out based solely on a Video without further checks on maps, council website, Temporary Closures etc. But the Videos do give a taste of what is possibly out there.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AYVfFdLrMXo

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Hi,

A quick look on Youtube for Green Laning on the IoW brings up Dacia Dusters Explorers UK and this guy Adam who seems to of filmed quite a few on the Island. Not suggesting anyone should go out based solely on a Video without further checks on maps, council website, Temporary Closures etc. But the Videos do give a taste of what is possibly out there.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AYVfFdLrMXo

I've seen that guy too, he does other parts of the country aswell.

I'll find out if anyone is interested, if enough are then I will do the research :thumb2

 

[britrb]

His latest video isnt very happy!! Maybe he should have had the wheel brace in the door pocket.. I carry mine there because my hubs are manual

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

His latest video isnt very happy!! Maybe he should have had the wheel brace in the door pocket.. I carry mine there because my hubs are manual

Not seen that one, I'll check it oot :thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Haha yeh, I'm afraid my temper may have gotten the better of me there :doh:lol

 

[britrb]

Found these guys..

http://island4x4.net/

They are in Chillerton.

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Nice one, tap them up for some lane info too :thumbs