19th June 2009, 16:49
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| BHPian  | 72 Bullet - While any reading material given is nice, Practical experience is much better. We all have seen Dwarak Sir talking all members (seniors and newbies) through the trail. We have also seen Dwarak, StarAqua, Swastikviji and other senior members guide ALL members through the various obstacles.  Its just that most of us are learning about our respective vehicles. Seniors - Please do organise a training camp, I am sure you will have an overwhelming response from all members Cheers GB |
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19th June 2009, 17:31
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19th June 2009, 19:46
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20th June 2009, 09:39
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During Offroadring sessions safety practices must be rigorously implemented and not treated as an optional. I have seen some jokers standing casually around within a foot of the cable during a winching operation. The cables are not secured with a rubber mat or anything to arrest whiplash. So on and so forth. Its a miracle that nothing drastic has happened so far! I hope Arka and group come down to this part of the country sometime so we can benefit from their immense experience. Last edited by COUGAR : 20th June 2009 at 09:44. | |
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20th June 2009, 21:04
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| Dear Sharath, Well i have noted your requirement will have this picked this time for sure before i land up to your place for a recce, Dear New & the old Jeepers, Well safety is very important, no doubt on this, a good point of discussion, How many have a seat belt, we have gone very far to see that nitin was satnding on the fender, just to update the some the jeeps which i have inspected before the OTR i have noticed even the battery is not even clamped, what kind of safety are we talking, some dont even have proper brakes, forget all that some don't even have a 4/4, I am very clear with many if the basics of the jeep is clean & complication are less, the results in a OTR is better, secondly in a OTR i expect the new jeepers to track the trails by walking, this is a must, most of the jeepers simply fail to understand why this is a required feature, It is a must the new jeepers should alway monitor the jeeps in action, this will help you in performing better, The more number of OTR participated you will have better understanding, I once got hear from a jeeper that in his first jeeping session he was asking from a jeeper ahead of him on how to operate a 4/4, when the convoy was on the move, & now this is the best part the guy ahead of him was also new & this was his first jeeping session, and his reply was just use the small levers up & down it will engage the front wheel & that's it. well are we so shy to mention that i have no idea on how to operate 4/4, the saying s little knowdlege is dangreous, As mentioned by Suresh i will be available from July onwards will surely be there to help any body, Dear Ganesh - join us on a OTR & you will get to see what your jeep can do & you will also get to learn how to hanlde the jeep on the trail, Very important - every jeep should atleast have a tow cable with couple of D shakles of 4 ton capacity & a Load starp if you dont want a tow cable, dont depend on other for the basics, Till then take care & enjoy, Best regards Vinay thomas ------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote:
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24th June 2009, 14:09
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24th June 2009, 16:14
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Thank you for taking the lead on setting up a Training session. You can count me in on this. I need help to equip myself with the items you mentioned in your previous post. 1. Fix a hook in the rear and recovery hook in the front: I have hooks in the front, but not the "D" hooks. 2. Recovery cable(10 meters) with eyelet on both sides: I believe this can be bought at Ozone, but is there a better place? 3. Bow shackles 5/8" 4 nos: Where can I buy these? 4. Gloves: I am assuming heavy duty work gloves - not sure where I can buy good ones either. 5. Hilift jack(48") min( absolutely essential): Where can I buy these? 6. Shovel, pick axe: Where can I buy these? I guess I also need the recovery hooks & snatch blocks. Thanks in advance. | |
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25th June 2009, 09:58
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25th June 2009, 11:32
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25th June 2009, 11:44
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| BHPian  | Nice initiative and valuable info from veterans .@Ganesh, A-jay and others looking for info as to where these stuff can be bought, please have a look at this informative thread: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-v...4x4-india.html Also mods, kindly move the "Places to buy stuff for Off-Roading/4x4 in India" to the "4x4 Technical section". Last edited by S@~+#0$# : 25th June 2009 at 11:47. |
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25th June 2009, 12:38
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 You may need to get shackle mounting plates attached to your front and rear bumpers. Not really required and there are various purpoes for the shackles. I had fixed them on my Classic but dont have the pics. so taking one of whitemm540's Jeep.  | ||
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28th June 2009, 21:05
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29th June 2009, 07:31
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 What is offroading? OR did you do a cut and paste job and miss something? | |
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29th June 2009, 09:35
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| BHPian | What? Quote:
The only thing I am missing is a hyphen between off & roading  | |
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29th June 2009, 10:12
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| Team-BHP Support | Even Headers (Palar 08 winner) gets to learn something today. Ganesh, I think Headers was wondering whether offroading can be bought in a shop. May be you should have said offroading supplies. |
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