What are you all up to today? - part 3

If I have the wrong tyres and get stuck in a field and need help, this will take time and I will lose earnings. So I think it's better in our circumstances to have the type of tyres that can do the job!

 

And how many times has this happened??

A "stealer" main agent will charge top dollar and I wouldn't trust my car at a Halfrauds either! but that's just me.

Surely, thre are some independent garages in the area? Trusted traders may be a way to go? There will be cheaper / better options, you just need to do a bit of research 

Write your comments here...It has happened before, right here on the club site in Northbrook Farm, this Easter, during Storm Katie. The car had to be towed off with a tractor and I was delayed getting to work.

So that'll be once then! Hardly justifies the extra expense of off road tyres, eh?

Write your comments here...That's because last winter I alternated between Brighton CC site and Gatwick CC site both of which were hard standing pitches. However, we found the daily commute too lengthy and time consuming as well as costly in fuel to be able to manage it again this winter. So we plan to stay at the Charmill Cottage CS in Long Furlong, Findon which is only 5 miles commute from Worthing town centre but open all year. We'll be pitched on grass there where we will definitely get stuck without off road tyres.

We will also be using storm straps and guy ropes to hold the awning down in stormy weather. Last winter we had to live through ten storms, snow and ice, floods, high winds etc. So this winter we are determined to be prepared for the worst of the weather conditions.

We'll be pitched on grass there where we will definitely get stuck without off road tyres

I thought it was a Shogun you drove? Can't see how one of those can get stuck? Must be the driver! 

Of course, with a bit of planning and preparation you could park in the car park when a storm is forecast?

Any 4X4 is only as good as it's tyres. On tv the other night they were showing pictures of Glastonbury and there was a Discovery towing a caravan with all four wheels spinning. Not the sort of conditions you would expect on a "normal" campsite but I have seen it on rally fields where the ground was very wet.
Well, must get on, I've got to do the ironing as the wifes not well.

arrived at Broadway to lovely sunshine, so off for a walk and hope it lasts (the sunshine, that is....) ....i see the pizza van comes tonight, handy for the footie....Malc, not a side line of yours, is it?

Getting some laundry done, but judging by the sky, it will be a tumble dry job. Watching the footy later on

We'll be pitched on grass there where we will definitely get stuck without off road tyres

I thought it was a Shogun you drove? Can't see how one of those can get stuck? Must be the driver! 

Of course, with a bit of planning and preparation you could park in the car park when a storm is forecast?

Write your comments here...I had the wrong tyres for off road use and it did happen that all four wheels spun in the mud. There is no car park on the CS we'll be staying on in the winter. Just a grass field surrounded by hills. 

It's in an area of outstanding natural beauty so the site owner might have difficulty in getting planning permission for a car park!

arrived at Broadway to lovely sunshine, so off for a walk and hope it lasts (the sunshine, that is....) ....i see the pizza van comes tonight, handy for the footie....Malc, not a side line of yours, is it?

Write your comments here...No I just get delivery fees, no share in the company's profits . The Pizza van will get all the profits without the delivery fuel expense.

Getting ready for our next trip.It will be the 12th  This year. The only thing missing was our extended spring tour of Scotland but found excellent fishing on other trips much nearer to home.

Any 4X4 is only as good as it's tyres. On tv the other night they were showing pictures of Glastonbury and there was a Discovery towing a caravan with all four wheels spinning. Not the sort of conditions you would expect on a "normal" campsite but I have seen it on rally fields where the ground was very wet.
Well, must get on, I've got to do the ironing as the wifes not well.

Hmm. must have good tyres on my XTrail as bad weather has never caused me any issues? Mind you, I don't have the lifestyle that Malcolm and his wife have, thank goodness.

PS, hope your wife gets better soon and that the ironing is all done!!  

Malcolm, when you finally get your pension, will you then not be able to look around for a job that pays a proper hourly rate and once and for all, kick dinnertogo into touch