Can anybody tell me where this quote is from?

[dstrass]

"Attitude – cool it. Restrained sympathetic and alert driving is probably the most important characteristic to inculcate (instill, indoctrinate) into any expedition team going on a long and arduous (difficult, demanding) vehicle-base expedition, especially if it is likely to cover many miles on tracks or across open country. In this context we are unhelpfully surrounded by four-wheel drive magazines that feature brutish (rough, violent) driving, airborne vehicles, flying dust and mud and bolt-on baubles (trinkets, ornaments) as though these were the ingredients of professionalism. In a sense, since it is normal for the media to dramatize trivia and lionize (glorify, praise) the load, we have at least a guide on what to avoid. The vehicle is the very core of the expedition; certainly considerable cost, if not life itself, will be at stake if it is not looked after well and driven considerately. Whilst the best 4x4 do convey a feeling of being unstoppable, anything will break given enough abuse, so the urge to prove one’s manhood (or liberated status) by driving with excessive panache must be resisted."</div>
Brilliant in my eyes</div>
Doron.</div>
Scott, I know you know so ...http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/nono.gif</o:p></div>

[BajaTaco]

"But points of technique are important as well as just care, since there will be times, especially in soft conditions, where all the vehicle’s power output will have to be used."

http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/biggrin.gif

hehehe - I won't tell...

Thanks Doron! This is good stuff.


http://www.bajataco.com
Vibram or BFG - getting there on rubber and seeing it all!

[WhiteThaiGer]

"Know your gearbox and, if it is manual, especially know which gears have synchromesh; those that do not you will have to double-de-clutch into, changing up or down."
That's my quote from the document http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/biggrin.gif

I'll read the whole thing later, I amstill working...
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[JackSilb]

By Tom Sheppard, MBE, ARPS
DESERT EXPEDITIONS
Section 6: DRIVING AND RECOVERY
6.1 OVERALL PHILOSOPHY
Restrained, sympathetic and alert driving is probably the most important characteristic to inculcate
into any expedition team going on a long and arduous expedition, especially if it is likely to cover
many miles on tracks or across open country. We are unhelpfully surrounded by four-wheel-drive
magazines that feature brutish driving, airborne vehicles, flying dust, chrome spotlights and
dummy exhaust pipes as though these were the ingredients of professionalism. In a sense, since it is
normal for the media to dramatise trivia and lionise the extrovert, we have at least an inverted guide
on what to avoid. The vehicle is the very core of the expedition; certainly considerable cost, if not
life itself, will be at stake if it is not looked after well and driven considerately. Whilst the best
4x4’s do convey a feeling of being unstoppable, anything will break given enough abuse, so the
urge to prove one’s manhood (or liberated status) by driving with excessive panache must be

The beaulty of the Internet ...

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So much to see, so little time. Try using your 4WD tosee and do more.
Tread Lightly! empowers generations to enjoy the outdoors responsibly...
http://www.4wdtrips.net


Post Edited (JackSilb) : 11/7/2003 3:05:42 AM GMT

[JackSilb]

Did I ruin your game? http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/eyes.gif

Now I need to read the document.
-JACK
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So much to see, so little time. Try using your 4WD tosee and do more.
Tread Lightly! empowers generations to enjoy the outdoors responsibly...
http://www.4wdtrips.net

[WhiteThaiGer]

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JackSilb said...
Did I ruin your game? http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/eyes.gif

Now I need to read the document.
-JACK

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[dstrass]

This was just a test. Wanted to check you guys outhttp://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/biggrin.gif. You know, separate the man from the boys. Some of us are good and some of us are cheatinghttp://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/hitting.gif. I will let you guys decide who is who.
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Jack, get the full version. Thanks to a good friend of mine, this has been my “bible” for quite some time now.</div>

[MrS]

JackSilb said...

Now I need to read the document.No you don't, you already know it Jack.

KF6YSB

[JackSilb]

Doron said...
This was just a test. Wanted to check you guys outhttp://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/biggrin.gif. You know, separate the man from the boys. Some of us are good and some of us are cheatinghttp://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/hitting.gif. I will let you guys decide who is who.
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Jack, get the full version. Thanks to a good friend of mine, this has been my “bible” for quite some time now.
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[quote]Full version?
[quote]We need to find it then.
[quote]-JACK
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So much to see, so little time. Try using your 4WD tosee and do more.
Tread Lightly! empowers generations to enjoy the outdoors responsibly...
http://www.4wdtrips.net

[YukonBob]

I think I'm still one of the boys. I know the quote is from Tom Sheppard cause Jack told me but I don't know much more. http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/headscratch.gif

[JackSilb]

Bob,

Open the attached file I posted. It seems to be a 4WD manual part of a larger project.
-JACK


So much to see, so little time. Try using your 4WD tosee and do more.
Tread Lightly! empowers generations to enjoy the outdoors responsibly...
http://www.4wdtrips.net

[BajaTaco]

I cheated http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/biggrin.gif

But like I said, thanks to Doron, because now I have the full document to read and enjoy http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/wink.gif


http://www.bajataco.com
Vibram or BFG - getting there on rubber and seeing it all!

[WhiteThaiGer]

BajaTaco said...
I cheated http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/biggrin.gif

But like I said, thanks to Doron, because now I have the full document to read and enjoy http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/wink.gif
</div>Same here, if googling is cheating http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/joker1.gif


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[JackSilb]

Aha,

I an not the only smart @#$ around here.
That was good that someone made us run after something around here. I almost got tired of so much running http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/joker1.gif


-JACK
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So much to see, so little time. Try using your 4WD tosee and do more.
Tread Lightly! empowers generations to enjoy the outdoors responsibly...
http://www.4wdtrips.net

[YukonBob]

Scott said...
Expedition Travel- There have been entire books written on this subject. Tom Sheppards Vehicle Dependent Expedition Guide is probably the best (300+ pages). If I had been paying attention, I would have known the answer. I'm slow but I get there. Now, I'm paying attention.