What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[DenisM]

I am home from my hip surgery 3 days ago. I climbed in my car to move it 1 m backwards so that my wife could manoeuvre her car more easily in the garden: took me 10 minutes. Indeed climbing in and getting out was difficult. Luckily I have the BUZZ rocksliders/sidesteps.

Hope your convalescence goes well Jean ... you may be the oldest "hipster"on the forum!

 

[Tazzieman]

Your car, your money and your time
That's the beauty of the Grenadier.
I have a list of 50 things I am planning to do once i finish the other stuff I am doing

We saw Jimeoin (comedian for you those that don't know) at The Theatre Royal last night.
He doesn't have a bucket list.
He is prone to being lazy around the place.
Therefore he admits he has a fucket list

 

[NoAge Hunter]

I am home from my hip surgery 3 days ago. I climbed in my car to move it 1 m backwards so that my wife could manoeuvre her car more easily in the garden: took me 10 minutes. Indeed climbing in and getting out was difficult. Luckily I have the BUZZ rocksliders/sidesteps.

Good luck with you recovery

Get well soon Jean.

 

[ECrider]

Drove into a field, cooked, drank some beers and some wines, chewed the cud with my younger child and then told ghost stories and slept like ye gods. Woke up, cooked some bacon, drank some coffee, drove out of the fields.

 

[ECrider]

very nice of Burke & Wills to make their swags in Sela Green

 

[Rab]

Through Honister Pass, Lake District.

 

[acwiltshire]

Through Honister Pass, Lake District.View attachment 7864110

This could well become the backdrop for all UK Grens? How many would it take to fill it end to end ?
I feel a quiz coming on....

 

[CountyV8]

Down at the builders merchants getting the final touches to finish off after the floods.
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[Eric]

Through Honister Pass, Lake District.View attachment 7864110

If you're still in the Lakes, try Wrynose pass and Hardknott pass

 

[ECrider]

If you're still in the Lakes, try Wrynose pass and Hardknott pass

avoid Hospital Pass

 

[NoAge Hunter]

Installed the checker plate from EXTEC on the rear bumper. It simply gives be a better stand and a bit bigger area to step on.
Superb quality from Extec - what a difference to some checker plates coming from some other countries

 

[NoAge Hunter]

Through Honister Pass, Lake District.View attachment 7864110

Have been there- what a lovely place!

 

[NoAge Hunter]

I always was wondering why there is no second airlinerail in the back. There is one …..but what do you fix on one rail?!
Anyway - today I fixes an airlinerail from @Offroadtec. Offroadtec- Good Quality and an outstanding support

Tomorrow I will fix one on the other side as well.

 

[Catpaw4x4]

Through Honister Pass, Lake District.View attachment 7864110

Queen's Red!!

 

[Krabby]

I always was wondering why there is no second airlinerail in the back. There is one …..but what do you fix on one rail?!
Anyway - today I fixes an airlinerail from @Offroadtec. Offroadtec- Good Quality and an outstanding support

Tomorrow I will fix one on the other side as well.

View attachment 7864175

How is that airline strip attached to the vehicle?

 

[Catpaw4x4]

Through Honister Pass, Lake District.View attachment 7864110

I could turn that into a screen saver!!

 

[bigleonski]

So as some of you know, I recently had a knee replacement so haven’t driven the IG for around 6 weeks.
So yesterday was time to remedy that with a day trip out into the country.

The boss (swmbo) and I headed off around 7-45am up the highway towards the Sunny Coast before heading west towards Kilcoy all up an hour at 100km/hr. Quick stop at the bakery for a coffee and breakfast.
Then we headed up into the mountains to Jimna to explore some of the forest tracks and just enjoy some country dirt roads and the scenery. The bushfire observation tower at Jimna that you used to be able to climb to see the countryside for miles is now closed and sadly falling into disrepair.

Highlight of the trip. We came upon a large wedge tail eagle just dropping down onto the road in front of us to land on a hare that had recently been hit by a car (roadkill). We pulled up to watch it circle down onto the hare about 20m in front of us. It then lifted the hare into the air and slowly headed off away from the road. Spectacular to watch, and while not the biggest we have seen, was every bit of 2 metres in wingspan. (Not quick enough to get a pic)

Heading back down the mountain via Monsildale we took the Louisavale station track across to Linville which in my view is better than the Condamine River run. Basically a goat track across numerous properties (4-5gates) that follows the creek with multiple creek crossings of various sizes. Nothing challenging other than one dropoff that might get an SUV hung up if not careful but just a pretty drive along the creek for 10-15km.

Then a picnic lunch near Linville along the Brisbane River, before heading west to Blackbutt and south along backroads to Esk, and around Lake Wivenhoe. Final leg over Mt Glorious and Mt Nebo getting home nnear 6pm.

Great day out in the country, the grenny made it comfortable and easy and just did what it had to do. A fun touring vehicle.

The steering - just steered. The hump un-noticed. Great day out with the bride.

All up 475km, 10 hours with 8 hrs driving time, ave speed 58km/hr, 11.3L/100km.

Some highway, twisty dirt roads up into the mountains, goat track station tracks, secondary bitumen country roads through nice scenery both open and forest, then a tight twisty drive with lots of 20-30/kmhr turn up into the mountains to end the trip home. Loved it.

 

[angstorms]

Hanging out with family in Creede Colorado

 

[Braydo]

Today: Cleaned dog vomit off my back seats

Tomorrow: Fit new seat covers

 

[Tazzieman]

Today: Cleaned dog vomit off my back seats

Tomorrow: Fit new seat covers

Teach them to look out the front when on the move. And confiscate their gameboys