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Old 03-14-2022, 12:52 PM
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Here's a little wading action because who doesn't like a good wade.

Here's some ATPC at 3mph. Zoom! The camera never really captures slop well. This was a little under 20 degrees.
 
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We finished driving the 100 mile White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park last week. Here are some photos:






The Defender P400 did great. Upgraded to 18 inch wheels with KO2s which performed well off road and well enough on for the ~2,500 mile total roadtrip.
 
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@GavinC - Doesn't count if you don't bury the grey trim in the front! Honestly though, awesome video. Wish I was there!

@Bjs1234 - Wow!! Great pics. I have the latest smart phone and STILL couldn't take pictures like that. Well done.
 
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^^ Wonderful! White Rim and surrounding environs is one of my favorite places on earth. Great photos.

 
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Originally Posted by Bjs1234
We finished driving the 100 mile White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park last week. Here are some photos:


The Defender P400 did great. Upgraded to 18 inch wheels with KO2s which performed well off road and well enough on for the ~2,500 mile total roadtrip.
Great picture. I love the Grey Tuffants with the Pangea.

That's the upgrade I want to do eventually. I've been humming and hahing between black and grey. Thanks for sharing
 
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Old 03-14-2022, 02:27 PM
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@GavinC - Doesn't count if you don't bury the grey trim in the front! Honestly though, awesome video. Wish I was there!
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You're not wrong mate. we were only about 2/3 the max depth I reckon. Amateur hour for sure. Definitely these twisty narrow trails had me sweating bullets at a couple of points. The wading is so relaxing. I was stoked when I saw the flooded trail open up before us. Makes me yearn for some of the green lanes they have in UK. That would be a blast.
 
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I was having fun tooling thru a deep muddy rut like that until it suddenly dropped another 10". Then I started sweating hard thinking how far the next drop would be. I still have nightmares of swimming out of the Defender!
 
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I think Gavin had a nefarious plan by sending me through the river puddle first. It was a great time and it is always fun to see how capable these things are.
 
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I was having fun tooling thru a deep muddy rut like that until it suddenly dropped another 10". Then I started sweating hard thinking how far the next drop would be. I still have nightmares of swimming out of the Defender!
Apparently if we go too deep it floats. You just select boat-mode in TR2. The raised air intake turns into a mast and a Union-Jack pops out the top. Just be sure you've fitted the JLR rudder to the hitch receiver.

Being Irish, I've disabled the flag in Pivi settings.
 
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White rim trail in Canyonlands National park is awesome!
Did it a few years ago in a jeep rental, after mountain biking from Telluride to Moab. The one issue is that this was late July so it was 100F plus. Camped half way into the trail.




 
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