[Iswear]

Originally Posted by star_aqua

Sure you can hop IN.

After Soligere OTR, Starter relay gone, back bench seat is broken and the silencer is open. I need to get these things fixed before saturday. and also this week im stuck with the office work. if i cant get this done before saturday, then i may have to drop out .

Thanks for let me hop IN cheers:

Originally Posted by star_aqua

forgot to mention one more damage in the Soligere OTR, the rear view mirror is also broken.
this is also one more important thing which i should get it fixed

But ya, on a serious note, no issues if you can't get these fixed before saturday. We'll drop off and I'll give you company when getting these fixed. I'll get to lech at your baby, then

Any ya, you'll have to let me drive it around too. He he. Just kidding!

[dwaraka]

Originally Posted by snaronikar

One more confirmation here...for cottage at Chandan's place.

Hi Snaronikar, Difficult proposition.

Get a tent on hire from Adventureworks or wildcraft.

Dwarak

[dwaraka]

Originally Posted by Iswear

I am game for this. I am right now in Hyderabad and would be back next Thursday.


Ok, I don't have a 4X4, no tent etc.
So guys tell me, what all I need to buy? I would be back to blore only on Thursday. So do I have enough time? Pavan

You have time to buy tent and sleeping bag. Hop into one of the vehicle.

Dwarak
Thanks

[dwaraka]

Hi all ,

Attached herein is the Xls worksheet. Please update the same for participation. If you are not geared up for tent and sleeping bags, Please do so immediately.

We can't get the cottage for stay, excepting for nature calls and freshening. So, tenting is the only option.

Participants are requested here that, we all meet at Nice Road junction on Tumkur Road sharp at 5.00 a.m. Departure from Tumkur Road is at exactly 5.30 a.m. People who arrive late , need to catch the rest of the team at Mayura Hotel near Chennarayapatna or at Sakleshpur. We wish to make this travel very limited stopping and reach Sakleshpur by 1 p.m. max. Post lunch we have offroading on Munjarabad trails.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...2rmaQtag&hl=en



Please keep to the schedule.

Dwarak

[hrag]

Dwarak, with your permission, I will put up the route details.

0 km: starting point (NICE Road ramp meets NH4 / Tumkur Road)
11.1 km: Turn left here (junction of NH48 and NH4) towards Hassan / Mangalore
90.8 km: Hotel Mayura (Bellur Cross) on the LHS, this is our breakfast stop
143.5 km: Kamat Upachar on the RHS, after Channarayapatna (no planned stop here, given only for reference)
164.3 km: Vidhata / Gayatri dhabas on the LHS (no planned stop here, given only for reference)
207.9 km: Ossoor Restaurant on the RHS (no planned stop here, given only for reference)
210.1 km: IOC bunk, Kanchanaganga Fuel Station, Kollahally, on the LHS, we tank up here
212.8 km: Sakleshpur Town Hall on the LHS
218.7 km: Take the side road on the LHS here. A rusted board displays "Manzirabad Fort". This stretch is a sweeping right hand curve, take the side road just after the tea stalls.
226.4 km: Turn right here for a gravel road. You will come to an intersection, keep straight
228.0 km: chandan's cottage, turn right here and there are acres available to park your rides (in gear and handbrake applied)

Overall, the route is:
Bangalore - NH4 - Nelamangala - NH48 - Solur - Kunigal - Yediyur - Hirisave - Channarayapatna - Hassan - Sakleshpur.

[khan_sultan]

Originally Posted by dwaraka

.... Please update the same for participation. If you are not geared up for tent and sleeping bags, Please do so immediately.

We can't get the cottage for stay, excepting for nature calls and freshening. So, tenting is the only option...

Dwarak,

Have updated the excel file. Most probably I will be coming alone and my wifey may not accompany me. (My mother is leaving to Delhi on Saturday and it is important that one of us be there in Bangalore that day)

Few observations:

• Chandan's name is missing from the list .

• As of now, we have 20 people and 8 4x4's. Good to see Giri, Suresh & Sibi's name there.

• Apart from Giri, is there anyone with a winch? We may need it. Remember Vikram was mentioning that the so called tough route would need a winch.

• Lots of folks without tents/sleeping bags/mats etc.

Cheers,

[rangan]

Originally Posted by khan_sultan

I am just praying that the rain gods don't go away for the next 3 days. The rain should lash on till thursday evening and then stop -- so that we can have best of both worlds of OTR + Camping.


Cheers,

any update on the rain scene?

[Iswear]

Originally Posted by dwaraka

Hi all ,

Attached herein is the Xls worksheet. Please update the same for participation. If you are not geared up for tent and sleeping bags, Please do so immediately.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...2rmaQtag&hl=en

Please keep to the schedule.

Dwarak

Hi Dwarak

I have updated the excel sheet with my cell no. And currently I have mentioned 'N' for the Tent Available section. But I have asked a friend of mine to either buy or rent a tent from the Wildcraft store in Cambridge Layout (I hope I am talking about the correct store. The last I went there was like 2 yrs back!!)

Originally Posted by khan_sultan

• Lots of folks without tents/sleeping bags/mats etc.

Cheers,

Sorry for asking this. But I see that there are 11 people who said 'Y' for Tent Available part. How many people can one tent accommodate? I am a total newbie in these aspects

[rangan]

@Iswear

depends, some tents can accomadate 4 people and some 2 or even 1.
so, depends on the size of the tent actually.

[inder_s1]

Hi All,

Sadly, I wont be able to make it to this OTR

Have some work around the house and need to attend to it.

Have fun and click lots of pics.

[HappyWheels]

Don't know what is it with me and OTR's!!!

Leaving the country on a flight at the early hours of 2nd morning!

Why me... why....!!!!!!

Anyway, all you guys have a rocking and safe outing.

[CJ3b]

Originally Posted by khan_sultan

Oye yaar, where is your CJ3b? Haven't seen it for ages now. what's happening man.!!!!

Cheers,

The CJ3B is on a major overhauling, should have it by end of this year, the last time it was five years back, it needed some work on the body as the rust were having fun with my jeep,

she will be back for you all to enjoy, by pongal.

Till then bear with me,

Best regards
Vinay Thomas

[Iswear]

Originally Posted by rangan

@Iswear

depends, some tents can accomadate 4 people and some 2 or even 1.
so, depends on the size of the tent actually.

That was very helpful rangan

[hrag]

Guys, less than 48 hours to meet up at the starting point. Get your tents / sleeping bags / mats now, if you haven't already.

Important: THE OPTION OF SLEEPING IN THE COTTAGE IS NOT AVAILABLE.

[Jaguar]

Originally Posted by Iswear

But I have asked a friend of mine to either buy or rent a tent from the Wildcraft store in Cambridge Layout (I hope I am talking about the correct store. The last I went there was like 2 yrs back!!)

Wildcraft has stopped renting out tents. You may have to try someplace else.

- Jag