What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[Tazzieman]

I always used to laugh when I lived in Devonport and people drove off the boat with a plan to do a lap of Tasmania on the weekend.

Well it's at least 2 days to drive around East Devvy to pick up enough illicit substances at the most reasonable price.

 

[Tazzieman]

@DaveB @ECrider

 

[Eric]

And not to forget
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Hmm, you don't need many fuel stations then..

 

[ECrider]

I guess I have a little bit more room to roam when you compare the size of the entire UK to just the local area where I live and drive regularly.
I am doing a work trip in May (Cyclones permitting) from my home (lower yellow dot) to Cairns (upper yellow dot) 1,441 kms 895 miles. Each way

• It will take me 16 hours drive over Saturday & Sunday to get there.
• 2 days in Cairns
• 3 days in Townsville
• 15 Hours over Saturday & Sunday to drive home.

Green map is the true size comparison of the entire UK overlaid.
Purple is US in true size.
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That's some drive.
How often do you stop for a break?
Here in the UK if driving at night in the rain and heavy traffic I find after 3 hrs is about right to pull over and stretch the legs. It just takes a moment and tiredness can change your and/or others life.

Obviously a lot of factors can change, age, experience, car, weather, type of roads, how much sleep one has had, been in the fresh air all day etc etc.

I remember driving on NZ's south island for 9hrs straight and thought I'd been driving for 4! Pacific highway was excellent.

 

[Tazzieman]

Driving in the UK is pretty tiring, but pretty. And 99.9% of gazetted roads are sealed.
And yes , driving in NZ is most excellent.
Pretty obvious why the emigrant Scots felt so at home.

 

[CRH]

That's some drive.
How often do you stop for a break?
Here in the UK if driving at night in the rain and heavy traffic I find after 3 hrs is about right to pull over and stretch the legs. It just takes a moment and tiredness can change your and/or others life.

Obviously a lot of factors can change, age, experience, car, weather, type of roads, how much sleep one has had, been in the fresh air all day etc etc.

I remember driving on NZ's south island for 9hrs straight and thought I'd been driving for 4! Pacific highway was excellent.

It's far more tiring driving in the constant traffic, and fear of mixing up the ever-changing speed limits. The heavily congested roads and constant car lights in your eyes at night is very tiring. Travelling in more remote areas that aren't single track roads but little traffic, traffic lights or speed changes/cameras is far better.
I find driving on motorway in summer at speed that is way below the capability of modern vehicles can make me nod off very quickly. We were promised years ago to increase to 80mph on our motorway, instead we got smart motorways with speed cameras, constantly changing speed, no hard shoulder and far more stress, all causing more tiredness.

 

[Eric]

That's some drive.
How often do you stop for a break?
Here in the UK if driving at night in the rain and heavy traffic I find after 3 hrs is about right to pull over and stretch the legs. It just takes a moment and tiredness can change your and/or others life.

Obviously a lot of factors can change, age, experience, car, weather, type of roads, how much sleep one has had, been in the fresh air all day etc etc.

I remember driving on NZ's south island for 9hrs straight and thought I'd been driving for 4! Pacific highway was excellent.

My bladder controls my driving time. (and my night sleep time, in fact come to think of it, it controls my whole life. oh to be young again)

 

[Metricshifter]

And not to forget
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nice placement of the map.

 

[RYAustralia]

That looks so good. The stock cupholders are comically small. I don’t care that much as I don’t really make care buying decisions based on cupholders.

I find the opposite. I drink coffee in small strong size - 6oz cups so the factory cupholders for me are too large - I put a couple of ceramic car coasters into each cupholder so my coffee cup top /lid stays above the level of the cupholder top.

 

[Tazzieman]

nice placement of the map.

Well I lived in Oxford until the age of 8, before transportation here.

 

[CRH]

Well I lived in Oxford until the age of 8, before transportation here.

CONVICT!!!!

 

[CRH]

My bladder controls my driving time. (and my night sleep time, in fact come to think of it, it controls my whole life. oh to be young again)

Get on the tablets

 

[Tazzieman]

CONVICT!!!!

Married a descendant of one

 

[Itsdchz]

Ran WeBoost antenna wiring, and solar charge cabling, auxiliary powered solar charge cabling through door grommet and up driver rear hatch. Added solar powered 12v, USB, voltmeter.

 

[DaveB]

That's some drive.
How often do you stop for a break?
Here in the UK if driving at night in the rain and heavy traffic I find after 3 hrs is about right to pull over and stretch the legs. It just takes a moment and tiredness can change your and/or others life.

Obviously a lot of factors can change, age, experience, car, weather, type of roads, how much sleep one has had, been in the fresh air all day etc etc.

I remember driving on NZ's south island for 9hrs straight and thought I'd been driving for 4! Pacific highway was excellent.

I only drive during the day although I do tend to be out the door by 6:00 am

I tend to stop every 2-3 hours for a call of nature and a drink, coffee or snack.
It's great having the fridge in the back with plenty of water, strong nitro coffee and some cold meat and salad.
Plenty of bakeries along the way so a nice fresh bread roll or two so I can make a cold meat and salad roll.

I am the world micro sleeping champion so I often have a 10 minute nap.

The roads are pretty rough with lots of potholes, washouts and damage due to the huge amount of rain and flooding lately.
Not to mention the regular stray, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, camels, kangaroos, wombats, emu's and birds playing chicken with cars.

The Grenadier is just so good for this kind of trip.

I have ordered some new gear and will do a complete rear fitout over the next couple of weeks.
Make the loadout better and a lot safer.

 

[TheDocAUS]

The roads are pretty rough with lots of potholes, washouts and damage due to the huge amount of rain and flooding lately.
Not to mention the regular stray, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, camels, kangaroos, wombats, emu's and birds playing chicken with cars.

Please stop it, I am stuck at home. That sounds so tempting.

 

[Znarfgh]

I needed some more light behind the front row as the overhead lights are not bright enough.

 

[DenisM]

@Znarfgh ....might I suggest that for safety sake in the event of an unforseen "sudden deceleration" you mount the fire extinguisher on the cargo compartment side of the cargo barrier?

 

[OGrid]

Changed the oil and filter today (diesel).

Had to revert to the early trail blazers again on this Forum to recall torque settings and oil volume (easier here than that manual, which now had some oil smudges). DCPU really did ask some very good questions back then, not to forget also the significant contribution @DCPU

 

[Pat-Ard]

Today my new Küat Pivot V2 arrived...
Now I have to wait for the hitch ball attachment. When this part arrived I'll have to look for a cable extension.