Thread: P38 River crossing preparation?

I'll second that!!

Its a thing that comes with owning a very much "pretty" 4 wheel drive these days! And instead of having your cake and eating it, why not have it delivered via helicopter!

Cheers
Keithy

Hehehe yeah the helicopter Idea was a thought!!

There is actually a company in Cairns that will take you out in a range rover and cook you a 3 course meal where ever you want, I.e. on the beach, in the rain forest... I was going to get him to follow us up there!!

"Anyone for Caviar?"

Caviar and cake by helicopter? What the? How 'bout beer by eskie?

The way you blokes talk, they must have been way off the mark when they started calling Rangie's "Toorak Tractors"... perhaps they should have been called "Bris-Vegas Buses"!

He-he-he!

I just read this thread and watched the vid... now I'm starting to really get second thoughts about buying a p38a... I've driven a vw bettle through deeper puddles than that...

what do you do when it rains a bit heavy and there is water on the road?

hmmm... might need to double thing my plans... pity cause I've always liked the look of them.

Originally Posted by dbs

I've driven a vw bettle through deeper puddles than that...

You've driven a VW Beetle through water deeper than this?

Methinks you're having a lend here... the Beetle would have floated briefly and sunk well before this 0.7-0.9m depth

Notice the wheel arches? Here is the same car before going in to that river with 31" tyres on it, checking for water leaks from the first crossing. It did another 2 crossings before drowning.

Shame I didn't check the air box while I was looking for leaks

I still regularly drive my "new" P38 through puddles and shallow water crossings like this one


which looked like this when a D2 went through


but mine looked like this coming out


That's why my Rangie is not afraid of "shallow" water, even without a snorkel (yet)

Rather than double-think your plans for getting a P38, just double-plan your preparation when tackling water crossings.

Cheers, Paul.

Paul,

Your list of goodies is starting to drain my wallet :-) I'm seriously considering the Hardrange kit with the arnotts bags too! That way i'll have OEM spares in great condition too!

Deepest water i've hit so far has been about 700mm, no worries as long as you stay into it and spray the bugger with CRC first!

Keithy

that restores my faith... drove beatle through about .5,... 1st gear hit the water and don't stop. More than that and it would need a bit more preperation and some accessories.

by the way... the vid I was refering to was the one in post #22

Hello All

Yeah water crossings are a bit tricky, but like Paul say plenty of prep and no probs.....a couple of things to take note of though

1-when you remove your standard plastic bumper bar and fit a HRA Roo Bar, I realised that it makes it easier for water to get to under the wheel arch, the standard bar acts like a bull dozer and pushes a lot of water away. NOTE - all this took to overcome this was a different line through the water and understanding.

2- With a good prep and sense you can wade above the door sills, but i wouldnt recommend above the door handles!!!!!

Raz