Thread: Hurry up with that snorkel!

If I was ever reluctant to buy a snorkel, that was changed yesterday!!

Took a newby 4x4ing. He has a Hilux with bars, snorkel and such. So we went down to the sand area at Shoalhaven river rest area near Braidwood.

We go down onto the river bed, drive through the sand and find a few water crossings. Got out and checked each one before leading him through. All were only about hub height deep except for one large one that was indeterminable, but definetly not for me, it had a chicken track around it, so we used that.

So we go through all these crossings as far as we could, without getting his new truck horribly scratched.

We turned around and started back. My wife, and chief photographer, got out to take some movies of us doing these crossings.

So, I'm leading and off I go ... STRAIGHT INTO THE CROSSING THAT WAS DEFINETLY TOO DEEP.

Bonnet goes completly under water... I scream.... then floor it. V8 still has some air at the moment, and luckily the hole was only very short and I managed to get out alive!!

My newby went through, smug with HIS SNORKEL!!

So, hurry up Paul/Andrew!!!

Although I'm experienced enough to know what my car can and cannot do, I'm not bright enough to remember where I've been after 10 minutes!!!

Sorry, stuffed that up too...

Here's the video

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The RR can handle that wading depth no worries at all.

Originally Posted by ytt105

So, hurry up Paul/Andrew!!!

Although I'm experienced enough to know what my car can and cannot do, I'm not bright enough to remember where I've been after 10 minutes!!!

I hear ya! seeing water on the bonnet is a scary thing in a P38a... I don't think anyone is as keen to get their grubby mits on that snorkel as I am. I don't want to build up any false expectations, but it is real close... and Andy won't share the "spy pics" even with me
Cheers, Paul.

We know where you live Andy

If there's photo's in existence... they had better get put up here soon!

I took the family out camping/off roading on the weekend in MRS car and am now again pretty keen to do more wet weather trips this year... sans family and in the "pretty pig" of course!

Come on Andy we could do with a little tease and something to keep us keen until they are ready...

Hoo-Roo, Dave.

P.S. If you need a Melbourne based vehicle to prototype-showcase this product I'm up for it.

some prototyping of the next snorkel for your edification

Basic design showing smooth lines that compliment the wheel arch of the Rangie, with clever no-drilling-required mounts. Notice how the RH mount doesn't obstruct your view to the LH side of the vehicle anymore.


With weatherproof pre-filter


Optional removable blower attachment... beware of low carparks and tool booths


Now I know you'd love to throw all your hard-earned at me, but you'll have to be patient as we work out a few minor "issues"

Cheers, Paul.

Excellent... tuned length of specially designed light weight inlet manifold to promote turbulent flow (no need for Hiclone...there's a saving already) plus independently powered forced induction package. AND a bucket to stop water getting in when the whole lot submerges totally

you spend too much time in the shed don't we all