This is awesome – a video of a somewhat smaller-than-life Camel Trophy Defender going ‘off road’! Really well filmed and looks the business – if only I was 5 inches tall I’d want to drive it!
Howling Moon ‘Tourer’ Roof Tent
Manufactured and designed in Southern Africa where off road means long expeditions in the african deserts, savanna and jungles, Howling Moon have been leaders in Roof Tent production for over 30 years. Their website features a great section on roof tent owners photos and stories from around the word – really whets the appetite if you’re thinking of going on an expedition yourslef, but also shows these great tenst in real world scenarios – (see http://www.howlingmoon.co.za/Tour.html).
Fantastic image of a Land Rover Defender with HM roof tent set up in Egypt, from the Howling Moon On Tour pages - click for LARGE image
The latest variation of their ‘Tourer’ tent features 2280 gms/sqm Polyester/cotton ripstop material, Fluoro carbon coated with a lightweight vacuum laminated composite base construction with Zip operated, ventilated and insect screened windows.
Aluminium mounting extrusions, 2 Piece ladder with internal ladder access to tent, flysheet and 75mm thick high density mattress come as standard. The tnet also features useful internal storage pockets and maintains space for bedding when the tent is folded. A unique bungee cord system helps when packing up the tent.
Howling Moon Tourer roof tent - cick for LARGE image
Also a zip integrated annex tent with built in groundsheet provides large living room space for lounging around the camp after long days on the trail, whatever the weather. The tent comes in several size configurations as well as different size annexxe tents. This is a staple roof tent and one you should consider when choosing a roof tent for serious expeditions. Available in the UK from trekoverland.com
Happy Valley: North Wales Greenlaning Adventure!
Just got the video edited from our wild-camping off-road trip in the mountains for North Wales. It was an awesome adventure, as good as it gets in the U.K. I reckon! With fellow members of the North Somerset Land Rover Club we drove Happy Valley and several other excellent lanes just south of Snowdonia National Park. We drove my Defender Hi Capacity pickup, a ‘proper’ greenlaning Discovery 1, and a classic Series IIa. All vehicles were more than up to the challenges and proved that Landy’s really can “Go Beyond”… Here’s the story of the trip, including 2 out of 3 Land Rovers taken out by a nasty axle-twisting gulley!
Happy Valley Adventure: Part One:
Happy Valley Adventure: Part Two:
Mountain Land Rovers…
On a hike this weekend through the Brecon Beacons in beautiful September sunshine, I saw these fantastic Defenders from the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team up high in their natural habitat, ready to rescue anyone in trouble, hopefully not me I thought at the time!
Strata Florida and Mid Wales Green Lanes
Finally finished the video of day two of our trip to Strata Florida and other mid-wales greenlanes: here’s the two together: try viewing full screen as they are in HD video.
Day One:
Day Two:
Enjoy!
