Wading

Post by **Doug G** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 18:22

Given the recent weather in St.Neots

what is the safe maximum depth for mokes to safely ford*

before the engine would stall?

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*To avoid being shot at dawn (By Chad firing squad it is not a noun "Ford" as I use the word 'ford' as a verb
ford n
a shallow part of a river or stream where people, animals, or vehicles can cross it

vt
to walk, ride, or drive across a river or stream at a place where the water is shallow

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Post by **Nigel(no top)Sykes** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 21:04

In Bobs Moke about 6" is all he can manage...............Speaking from the experience of some one who's pulled him out of two rivers !!!!!

gizmoke · Post by **gizmoke** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 21:13

Ha ha

green_moke · Post by **green_moke** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 22:50

ask the webmaster about Bovington tank range and getting stuck LOL

Post by **Nigel(no top)Sykes** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 20:09

the time I visited there with the club they wouldn't even let us on the tank track............. And Dean wasn't in his Moke then (I think)

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 20:52

Nigel, Dean had his moke at the first Easter Eggstravagaza. They wouldn't let us on the track because their was an event on over the weekend, and unfortunatly it was not us that time. Maybe sometime in the future though.

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 20:52

oh yes and there was ice in Dean and Karen's tent

Post by **Nigel(no top)Sykes** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 21:17

In retrospect - perhaps that was what prompted the move South ?

green_moke · Post by **green_moke** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 21:52

am going back to about 1993!!

an 850won the speed test, shows its about the driver! everyone had fun, for those of you who have seen the yellow californian going through the HUGE puddle, that was where it was at!

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 22:04

I remember seeing the write up in one of the old mags. Looked like quite a fun event.

Post by **Dean** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 23:57

green_moke wrote:am going back to about 1993!!

an 850won the speed test, shows its about the driver! everyone had fun, for those of you who have seen the yellow californian going through the HUGE puddle, that was where it was at!

It was indeed 1993 at the Moke Club National in Weymouth.
As well as the photo at the top of this page, there are more photos in the club album of this event (further submissions welcome!). Basically, I took on a small puddle that turned out to be The Sepentine!
This was actually my second visit to Bovington. The club had been there twice (I think) before 93. I used my blue Californian on the first event with Peter Jones, Roger Richards and Mike Newitt in their Mokes and John Kirby in his Marlin trials car. I have lots of video of this event somewhere.
Dean
PS: No ice here!

gizmoke · Post by **gizmoke** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:46

carrieandphilc wrote:oh yes and there was ice in Dean and Karen's tent

Was that the 'The Tin Foil Tip'

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:52

gizmoke wrote:
carrieandphilc wrote:oh yes and there was ice in Dean and Karen's tent
Was that the 'The Tin Foil Tip'

Yep the tin foil trip. the predecessor of the Return to Hypothermia event

jaycat · Post by **jaycat** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 20:23

Actually It was ice "ON" top on Dean and Karen's tent, not "in", dont want folk to get the wrong idea.

Everyone thought they were crazy i seem to remember, but they soon learnt it was the truth.

They did go to a lovely B&B just down the road and came back most mornings warm and dry to some very cold mokers wrapped in tin foil that still camped.....now who were the mad ones???

"Jaycat"

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 0:04

We didn't have tin foil. Just five layers of clothes, coats mittens and hats, that is why we bought a heater for Easter Eggstravaganza II Return to Hypothermia. I seem to remember that Bob, Sara and Gizmo were like roast turkeys one night with their tin foil. We will have to do Easter Eggstravaganza III sometime.