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the d3 made the otl with camper in tow!!
Hi all just wanted to let you know that we made the otl the whole way without a scratch. The d3 performed fantastically and I was in a group with 2 troopies and a Nissan. I even has to snatch one of the troopies out while the camper trailer was still hitched...palm creek was over a metre deep but didn't even get a drop of water in the car. Can't speak more highly of the performance of the disco, it made every entry and exit look alot easier than it was. I uploaded a few picks on my gallery (bmalpass)
Cheers Ben
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16th Jun 2011 9:46 am
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Great pictures.
Excuse the ignorance, but whats
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16th Jun 2011 10:04 am
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I've just had a look in your gallery and that is some pretty impressive stuff you did there What tyres are you running and what is the snorkel you have fitted?Club Exped trailer
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16th Jun 2011 10:17 am
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azurar01 wrote:
Great pictures.
Excuse the ignorance, but whats
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16th Jun 2011 10:23 am
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Great pics its got to be a Safari snorkel young pikelet.
16th Jun 2011 10:25 am
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Ent wrote:
I've just had a look in your gallery and that is some pretty impressive stuff you did there What tyres are you running and what is the snorkel you have fitted?
I have a safari snorkel and I am running265,60 18 general grabber at 2 tyres. Had the tyres at 28psi most of the way but down to 16 through the Sandy water crossing...
16th Jun 2011 10:28 am
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I would love to do that route, did it have a lot of sections like that and how did the disco compare to the other 3 in the group?Club Exped trailer
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16th Jun 2011 2:05 pm
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Awesome pics. I am leaving in 2 weeks to do exactly the same thing with camper trailer. Not sure about the 1M deep crossing without a snorkel though. Did you use a blind on the front? Bit hard to tell with the water over the bonnet.
Cheers,
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17th Jun 2011 6:46 am
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Why is it that every time I'm reading stuff like this, I get the feeling I'm living in the wrong country - or even the wrong part of the world?
Not AT ALL jealous
Great pictures and looks like a mighty experience!!!
regards,
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17th Jun 2011 8:16 am
bmalpass
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juddo wrote:
Awesome pics. I am leaving in 2 weeks to do exactly the same thing with camper trailer. Not sure about the 1M deep crossing without a snorkel though. Did you use a blind on the front? Bit hard to tell with the water over the bonnet.
Cheers,
Matt.
Hi Matt
You will have a ball however get a snorkel as everyone that had any issues didn't have one and there are at least 4 deep crossings...it would be a long drive home on the back of a truck!!!
Cheers
Ben
P.s. More picks on each crossing on our blog www.malpassadventures.wordpress.com
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What tyres are you running and what is the snorkel you have fitted?
,thanks for sharing 
