The Rover-Landers of BC

Its been a tradition to have a club run on the Sunday after Founders day, namely the Snow Flake Chase which is a local run where we head out to enjoy the Mountain Air and get to crunch some snow under the Land rover tyres!
This year we have scouted out a couple of runs in the Chilliwack area and have come up with some fun trails.

Meeting Time will be Sunday Jan.10th at 9am at Tim Hortons at the Whatcom road exit of highway 1. Planning to depart by 9.30am sharp. We plan to be back on the ashphalt by 4pm.

Off road / All Terrain tyres recommended, also a tug strap and a tug strap points front and back of your truck.
Bring lunch (or a Sandwich from Tim Hortons) coffee, kids, wife! (if you can find one!)
A shovel and tyre chains if you have them.

Cheers,
Andy

Sounds good Andy, I'll be there with bells on and I am out at Canadian Tire looking for the Wife thingies you mentioned, do you hook them to the front toe hook or the back one??

Andy do you know if we will come out the same way we go in or do a loop and come out somewhere else? I am gonna bring the 110 on a trailer so ideally I want to make sure I come out where I go in.

I like to strap my wife to the front but she likes the rear bumper. :thumbright:

Hi JC,
Good to see you getting out, I hear a rumour there may be two LR3's along....that will be a first! (you can swap parts!)

Hi Ray,
Yes, we will come out where we went in. if you are bringing the tank tracks then maybe we will get to the top of the mountain this time! Just have to chain us all up behind you :shock:

Andrew, you can strap-on where ever you like! If you cant find the wife then bring someone else's :wink:

What is our policy on non-members/non-LR on this run?
I have a friend with a j**p that might be interested

cheers, Roger

Hi Roger

The Snow Flake like all our drives are open to all vehicles :D I managed to get my FJ drivin buddy to join the Rover Landers :P

Two LR3's wow but then again now that we are old and replaced with the New LR4 I guess we can laugh at them for a change...LOL... actually be nice to see another one out there, see if the auto lockers make a real diff assuming the other doesn't have them. Swapping parts is a great idea, maybe the entire electrical system, what is it with LR and their electrical systems, I still get the odd total system shut down....Ghosts in the machine!

Well u LR3 types all have a center locking diff of the infinitely variable auto locking variety. :)

And it does make a difference with the rear locker - generally in the ability to bring less momentum/speed to the specific obstacle or situation. 8)

Other marques are welcome? Excellent! I will try to get out there. Grey TD Land Cruiser 80.

So besides John and Roger, who else is going?

Me..... I'll meet the group at the trail head.

I am planning to bring the Iltis out if all goes well

Hi, all

I'll meet everyone at the pullout on Chilliwack Lake Rd just up from the turn off from Vedder. What Channel will everyone be on (CB)?

I'll be there about 0945

Oops, we are going up Chilliwack Lake Rd, aren't we?

Cheers, Roger

I was planning to come out, but the "offroad tires" thing scares me a little. I've been unable to locate a good set and wheels to use for offroad, so am currently running winter tires. :(

Also, being the other LR3 and also new to the group, I'm not sure I'm ready for the LR3 bashing that I've heard tends to happen (and was alluded to in this thread).

I like my truck, true it has lots of electrical systems and depends more on them than the older ones, but it is still a Land Rover. Not sure how members who say they love the Land Rover vehicles could be so cruel to owners of one. At the Xmas dinner, one fellow asked me what LR I drove, and when I said the LR3 was told "seriously, that's not a LR. What do you drive?" <sigh>

Ah well, I'll be at the AGM and also the gathering afterwards. Guess that will help me to decide whether I want to attend on Sunday or any functions...:wink:

Regards,

--Jon

Hi folks,

New here, but hope to be there as well.

Got the winter tires and chains all around so we'll see how that does. Still looking for mudders and steel rims but not untill the spring.

Glen

Hopefully Jon any ribbing was meant in fun. The LR3 is an awesome machine, and if I could afford one it would be in the drive next to my 110, and the Ford would be history. I have been amazed at slopes the LR3 has climbed with little effort that the rest of us struggled with.

Your truck on snow tires (which will be better than off-road tires in all likelihood) will likely be one of the best performers on Sunday so I wouldn't worry about it.

I dont think I can make it on Sunday, I rented a truck and a trailer but the two do not seem to be compatible. (Anyone have a truck with a 7500 pd towing capacity that wants to swing by and collect me on Sunday morning?)

I managed to hire a flatbed for Saturday though, so the tank will be at the AGM.

Cheers

Ray

:) Thanks for the kind words Ray.

Hmmm, my LR3 tows 7700 max. I'm setup to pull a trailer that hits slightly under 7300 and it does fine. I'm thinking that 7500 is getting a little close to the red line, and that doesn't leave much room for safety margins...

Where would "here" be if we decided to give this a shot? ;) Do you know what the tongue weight is on the trailer?

--Jon

rayhyland wrote:Hopefully Jon any ribbing was meant in fun. The LR3 is an awesome machine, and if I could afford one it would be in the drive next to my 110, and the Ford would be history. I have been amazed at slopes the LR3 has climbed with little effort that the rest of us struggled with.

Your truck on snow tires (which will be better than off-road tires in all likelihood) will likely be one of the best performers on Sunday so I wouldn't worry about it.

I dont think I can make it on Sunday, I rented a truck and a trailer but the two do not seem to be compatible. (Anyone have a truck with a 7500 pd towing capacity that wants to swing by and collect me on Sunday morning?)

I managed to hire a flatbed for Saturday though, so the tank will be at the AGM.

Cheers

Ray

Mirth wrote:I was planning to come out, but the "offroad tires" thing scares me a little. I've been unable to locate a good set and wheels to use for offroad, so am currently running winter tires. :(\

True winter tires will likely do you better than off-road tires in snow. We've had every type of tire and truck you can imagine on Snowflake chases over the years. And no one has ever been left behind.

Don't hesitate to come out and play.

Dave

I am just past Hope in Sunshine Valley. The weight is probably about 6800 pounds all up.

Cheers

Ray

Hi All,

Good to have you all along!

Roger, we will be on Channel 4 CB, we will be passing through Yarrow about 09:45 so that would be a good place to meet if you are not going to be at Tims on Hway 1.
If there are any updates after Founders day, I will be posting them here tonight.

Cheers,
Andy

6800 is doable, as long as the tongue weight is under 770...

I'll chat with my wife on the way out to the event today. You said you'd have the "tank" with you today, so I'll be able to identify you fairly easily. ;) We'll talk today about it.

I think it might be fairly cool to have a Land Rover tow the tank-ized Land Rover. Would make for an early early day though (we are coming from Richmond)... lol On the other side, I'd love to have a ride in a tank-treaded LR, that opportunity doesn't present often.

Where would we store the trailer while both vehicles are "playing" in the snow?

--Jon

rayhyland wrote:I am just past Hope in Sunshine Valley. The weight is probably about 6800 pounds all up.

Cheers

Ray

If anyone has a spare seat, I would be interested in tagging along on the snowflake chase. I am currently without a Land Rover.

David

Hey Andy

I won't be in Yarrow tomorrow, have to change plans so I can't make it :cry:

maybe next time,

Roger

Hi All,

Everything is set for a go as planned, see you all at Tim Hortons.

Roger, no worries, catch you next time.
David, if you can get to our meeting spot there is always spare seats available.

This run is a fun, easy going trail, dont worry about damaging your trucks!
Any tricky obstacles can be bypassed or taken slow enough that there will not be damage.

Cheers,
Andy

ANDYD wrote:Hi All,

Everything is set for a go as planned, see you all at Tim Hortons.

Andy: You've done a wonderful job of leading this event, and it was an honour to participate under your guidance! While I was originally not sure about going, I'm very glad that my wife "persuaded" me to locate some guts and get out there; we both had a total blast and can't wait for the next adrenalin rush with the club.

I've experienced a whole new side of the Land Rover as a result of this excursion, and more importantly, got to know an amazing group of Rover-Landers. Friendly, helpful, encouraging... it was excellent, and so were all those who came!

I pin-striped the truck, but now I feel that it really is a Rover! I'll be touching up two spots where scrapes were deep, but the rest I'm going to leave just as they are for now. Sort of a pride-badge thing. ;)

Once again, to everyone involved in planning, operating, and attending.... Thanks!

(I'll post the list of names in the members section, so that we can have them included in the news letter)

And now, for some images... Sorry about the low quality, didn't bring a great camera with (won't happen again). Click on the images for a large and more grainy version (I hope).

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Snow only presents a minor inconvenience!

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Okay guys, what did you do with the bridge?

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I know I can, I know I can!

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Out of the fog, something this way comes!

Hi All,

Thanks again to Andy and all those that made this such a fun, safe and exciting day.
A few snaps from the day

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There's a few more on my facebook

Glen

That was a fine day out! Really appreciate the easygoing attitude and relaxed pace. Truly a well organized and executed event- many thanks to you all for letting me tag along. Getting to see Rovers from all eras and with diverse configuration was a real treat! And the Mog was awesome, made me feel a bit inadequate! (lol) Hats off to the LR3 contingent, Land Rover obviously hasnt strayed far from it's roots, even if those roots have grown more luxurious! (Nice work out there Mirth!- You really grabbed the bull by the horns!) Couldn't believe how well the Ranger did- some fine skills there. Hope you will all keep me in mind for future expeditions and my thanks again.

Graham
HDJ81 Land Cruiser
(The least reliable car in Bolivia according to Clarkson)

Hey everyone
I just wanted to thank all the organizers and the guys who gave me a tug up that muddy hill. Awesome trip, great to get to know some of you and I don`t know if I can wait for the next event!
Eric

I too had a great time, we had a bit of everything on this run!

A little muddier than expected on the hills but it gave us all a chance to get those new "toys" out that we bought ourselves at Christmas or won at Founders Day!

We did hit snow at around 3000ft and official claimed the Snow Flake Chase complete!

Thanks all for coming out, special thanks to our new VP Pete for helping me scout out the trail the weekend before and assist with some well timed spotting between the rocks.

See you on the next one....

cheers,
Andy

It was a great time andy and you guys deserve a big thank you for organizing it. My family and I had a great time and gave a chance to offroad our Rangerover for the first time. Still miss the old one RR, but know it's in a good home.

Thank you for a great trip. I had a great time. I was very nice to finally meet everyone after a few years of chatting on this forum. I hope i can make it out on more of these drives.
I know I wasn't driving a Land Rover, but just the same it was great fun in the Iltis. Hope you dont mind if the Iltis joins a few more of the runs, as long as i can keep up with you.

Does anyone have more pics of the run? I didnt bring my camera on the trip unfortunately and would like to see more so i can show the family.

Here is a few
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I have sent some more photos to Bill for posting up in the Gallery I'm sure they will be there in the next couple of days...

If any one else has any, send them in to Bill our Friendly Gallery minder at [email protected]

Cheers,
Andy