Land Rover Explorer

LRE-TV: Nordrach – Mendip Hills

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:30:39 +0000

Some images from a trip along Nordrach near Charterhouse at the height of summer this year.
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LRE-TV: Villice Lane in November

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:34:00 +0000

A short trip along the beautiful Villice Lane in North Somerset.

LRE-TV: Somerset Greenlaning – Dursdon Drove

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:27:07 +0000

LRO Show at Shepton Mallet

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:12:25 +0000

Made the local trip to the Landrover Owners Show at Shepton Mallet. A great experience all round – seemed to be badly publicized though, many of the traders there saying it was too quiet. And I found it very hard to get any info on it too! But once there it was superb, great fun, loads of old gear and army surplus Jerry cans etc, Landrover tents, parts, LR branded gear and huge variety of vehicles on show and driving around the big Bath and West Showground site. The Off Road course hosted and mashalled by XtremeOffRoad was great fun to watch as variously-equipped Landy’s went through the mud…

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Overgrown Lanes…!

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:15:04 +0000

A rainy trip in October exploring Sandy Lane – yes it really is that overgrown…

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'Keynsham Camels'… Camel Trophy Defender HiCap

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:41:56 +0000

Spotted this unusual Landrover on the off road course at the LRO show at Bath & West Showground: It’s a Camel Trophy vehicle – a Defender 110 High Capacity Pickup (HCPU) and all set up for Adventuring! More background and pictures here on this unusual Camel Trophy HiCap. According to the site it’s one of only 3 HiCaps used as Camel Trophy vehicles – one for example was specially built “to carry a dismantled raft on which the Camel Trophy convoy was able to cross rivers and lakes”!

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Get Out & Stay Out – Ebbor Camp on The Mendip Hills

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:13:34 +0000

Exploring the Chew Valley in Autumn

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:42:15 +0000

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Buzzard Lane, Compton Martin

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:02:59 +0000

Landrover Exploring in Autumn starts here… Kelly Kettle Tea in the woods near Compton Martin.

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Exploring Long Thorn Lane – Chew Magna, Somerset

kevin.ruston@gmail.com — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:00:53 +0000

This trip uncovered a new route via Chew Stoke – Long Thorn Lane, which starts as a metaled road and then dives deep into a magical old sunken lane, complete with badger sets in the banks. This was just a quick recce so I didn’t drive the full lane. Met a farmer in his 90 pickup who said it was a bit tricky in parts where the badgers had piled up earth making a very uneven surface where a Landy will lean pretty steeply… I’ll be walking it first so will take a look then.

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