Which Trails/Journeys/Trials would you like to see INEOS attempt with the Grenadier ??

[parb]

I would love if Grenadier went on the Transamerica trail. Documented the whole thing including repairs. That would be an podcast I would follow.

 

[owl (Owl Outdoor)]

I came here to ask this question. Anyone ?

4 of us did Black Bear pass in our Grenadiers a week or so ago.
The turning radius sucks on the Grenadier compared to most everything, no way to sugar coat that.
We had a 100% success rate on BBP, and 50% of our group had never driven that road before.
Black Bear is intimidating to most people because of the shelf road aspect, not the actual technical offroading involved.
The steps at the top are the most technical part of it and they are not really that difficult.

 

[Tazzieman]

I did Cape York about 27 years ago both directions on the old telegraph track in a SWB Nissan Patrol, including Gunshot Creek Jacquie exited the vehicle, and crawled up Gunshot and thought I was mad, but recent pictures of Gunshot look far worse these days. I took the bypass on the way back 15km of savanna, crossing Gunshot once was enough.
I think the Grenadier would be the perfect vehicle for a Cape York trip, and if you do it in the late season the river crossings are lower.

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/MZbQ38g521o?feature=shared

 

[Logsplitter]

WTF . Personally I’d drive around if I could. I only do anything that bad if I have no other choice.

 

[Fab]

Or in someone elses car.
I am more of an overlander type but do enjoy a challenge every now and then.
If it wasn’t that far away, I would give it a try. But keep my winch line ready.

 

[Tazzieman]

WTF . Personally I’d drive around if I could. I only do anything that bad if I have no other choice.

You are a wise man! Some people go end over end on the main ''option''
Same part of the world; Tyler take a trailer down as well!

View: https://youtu.be/pGlGxYF2Juk?feature=shared

 

[Baron von Teuchter]

Darien gap!

 

[Logsplitter]

As we travel alone overlanding, we cannot take unnecessary risks, especially when loaded to the hilt and in the middle of know where. I’m sure @globalgregors and @Matt P would agree. Occasionally I’ve done stuff that I’m really not happy about, but have had no other choice.

 

[TheDocAUS]

You are a wise man! Some people go end over end on the main ''option''
Same part of the world; Tyler take a trailer down as well!

View: https://youtu.be/pGlGxYF2Juk?feature=shared


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Lunatics. Utterly nuts. I want to drive my car home.

But there are plenty of people wanting to do it, just playing BSD's.

 

[Tazzieman]

Lunatics. Utterly nuts. I want to drive my car home.

But there are plenty of people wanting to do it, just playing BSD's.

People go from hero to idiot, just like that.
Backflips off waterfalls is where it starts; the consequence gene sometimes never gets activated.

 

[Steve.B]

Lunatics. Utterly nuts. I want to drive my car home.

But there are plenty of people wanting to do it, just playing BSD's.

People go from hero to idiot, just like that.
Backflips off waterfalls is where it starts; the consequence gene sometimes never gets activated.

It was 27 years, now 29 years ago when I did Gunshot in my old SWB patrol, I was 34, and it was not as steep then as it is in that video.
I would not even contemplate doing Gunshot now, even if the bypass through savanna was 50km instead of 15km I would still take the bypass.
The brain fairy may have been late in my case.
By the way thanks for reminding me of that trip Tazzieman it brought back fond memories.

 

[Tazzieman]

I think You Tube has ruined a lot of tracks
Things will get expensive very quickly playing silly games with a Grenadier.
Question is , which laugh emoji to use?

 

[LabRat]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/MZbQ38g521o?feature=shared

With my luck, the airbags would deploy with a hit like that.

 

[parb]

Craziest thing I've seen in a long while. The cars are literally resting on the front bumper. The Grenadier barely fits width wise. Pure lunatics... If I didn't car anything for my car I'd do it....

 

[Matt P]

4 of us did Black Bear pass in our Grenadiers a week or so ago.
The turning radius sucks on the Grenadier compared to most everything, no way to sugar coat that.
We had a 100% success rate on BBP, and 50% of our group had never driven that road before.
Black Bear is intimidating to most people because of the shelf road aspect, not the actual technical offroading involved.
The steps at the top are the most technical part of it and they are not really that difficult.

Did you film it? Would be cool to see. Or pictures?

 

[Matt P]

Darien gap!

I was asked yesterday if we were going to do this. I said it would have to be without the fam but I’d be keen to explore the possibility. It would have to be a proper expedition with a few Grenadiers.

 

[Matt P]

As we travel alone overlanding, we cannot take unnecessary risks, especially when loaded to the hilt and in the middle of know where. I’m sure @globalgregors and @Matt P would agree. Occasionally I’ve done stuff that I’m really not happy about, but have had no other choice.

Wise words.. can’t say I always follow them! Leah (my wife) is a good counter balance for me. If I was with a bunch of other 4x4 and sans family, I’d almost always go the most challenging route. I can’t help myself. Good stories for the bar afterwards and you always learn something.

 

[Matt P]

People go from hero to idiot, just like that.
Backflips off waterfalls is where it starts; the consequence gene sometimes never gets activated.

A good point

 

[Krabby]

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/MZbQ38g521o?feature=shared

Nope.

 

[Baron von Teuchter]

I was asked yesterday if we were going to do this. I said it would have to be without the fam but I’d be keen to explore the possibility. It would have to be a proper expedition with a few Grenadiers.

I suspect it’s a different situation these days to how it was for the 1972 event