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Old Mar 10, 2025 | 05:09 AM
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Maroko stará dakarská sjezdovka M-Hamid-Tata, zrádný jemný písek fesh
Maroko stará dakarská sjezdovka M-Hamid-Tata, zrádný jemný písek fesh
Morocco 2025 total 11850km without any problems. The car worked perfectly. Only the omnipresent dust was everywhere
 

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Old Mar 10, 2025 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by mopadzi
Maroko stará dakarská sjezdovka M-Hamid-Tata, zrádný jemný písek fesh
Morocco 2025 total 11850km without any problems. The car worked perfectly. Only the omnipresent dust was everywhere
Nice!
 
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Old Mar 11, 2025 | 12:40 PM
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Great photo. Doesn't get much better than riding dirt bikes with your buddies.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2025 | 11:47 AM
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@mopadzi - That's one of my bucket list trips! Aka, trips of a lifetime. I've always wanted to go to Morocco. Were you able to drive it out of that or was the Defender stuck! Looks like a ton of fun.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2025 | 07:07 AM
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Hey GrouseK9, my colleague bailed me out. A little dune where I hit the brakes and that was it. Dunes, even small ones, need to be crossed faster. Unfortunately, I couldn't see what was behind the dune, so I braked. The area was full of small dunes, with rock-hard hills in between. I was very careful not to hit any of them. I wrote a little more about this route on Facebook. Unfortunately I can't post a link here. If you click on the post, there is also text in English and more unedited photos and videos. In the text I also briefly describe the developments in Morocco since my last trip in 2017 and now.

If you need any information, write.
 

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Old Mar 13, 2025 | 07:45 AM
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One of the Sahara's dry rivers
One of the Sahara's dry rivers
Table Mountain region. Well, it's not Arizona :-) There are more of them and they are more colorful. I hope to see it one day.
Table Mountain region. Well, it's not Arizona :-) There are more of them and they are more colorful. I hope to see it one day.
Crossing the Atlas Mountains at an altitude of 2400m/nm
Crossing the Atlas Mountains at an altitude of 2400m/nm
The largest dune field in Morocco - Erg Chebi near the small town of Merzouga
The largest dune field in Morocco - Erg Chebi near the small town of Merzouga
Tunnel built by the French Army
Tunnel built by the French Army
Crossing the Atlas Mountains at an altitude of 2400m/nm
Crossing the Atlas Mountains at an altitude of 2400m/nm
 
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Old Mar 23, 2025 | 06:50 PM
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Joined the Capital Off Road Enthusiasts (CORE - a DC area group) on a day trip to the George Washington National Forest. Ten rigs - two Wranglers, two Broncos, a modern and a first-gen Tacoma/Toyota Pickup, a 4 Runner, a lifted Subaru Crosstrek (did surprisingly well), a Chevy Colorado, and my 110. Perfect weather, nice day on the trail.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2025 | 12:19 PM
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A day to put the sliders to the test.

Voyager brand performed perfectly as expected. Others, not so much. Very surprising and disappointing to see.






 
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Old Mar 31, 2025 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by GavinC
A day to put the sliders to the test.

Voyager brand performed perfectly as expected. Others, not so much. Very surprising and disappointing to see.

Are the bent sliders TuffAnts?
 
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Old Mar 31, 2025 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike_F
Are the bent sliders TuffAnts?
Yes.

Looks like a rock deformed the box structure and bent them up. The mud-guard and associated trim are also displaced.

Door can't open as a result. The slider will need to be removed, and replaced or hammered back into shape. Never going back all the way of course. This was the slider's maiden voyage. This trail really required them.

Given my own experiences of stellar customer support from Tuffant, I expect a positive outcome here. The owner is understandably disappointed.

 

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