Thread: Advice on wading kits

Originally Posted by browndogrider1

I have a current model defender. I have been setting it up for "adventure", and I would like to be confident to wade through water is required.

I notice Mantec do wading kits, and I want to know how nesecary these sort of mods are very 100%. first two mods i would for "adventure" driving would be a steel bull bar ARB, and a snorkel mantec or safari, and how limited I might be without them, 500mm is the stated wading height for a defender. I see lots of pics of dudes pushing through deep water. Do these guys generally have wading kits installed?, if they drive out the other side then most likley.

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what does the 'wading kit' consist of? I've done plenty of deep water crossings without a snorkel.

So, Im thinking I'll extend the breather from the diff. I dont want to drown the vehicle, but want to cross maybe up to 750mm. The 500mm seems just a little risky to me. I've heard some say they would not worry about the gearbox - its the diff that mostly will take water. Not sure what other componentry is generally at risk and would need an extended breather on a Puma? - yes it already has a Safari Snorkel. Its anything else that might be at risk, that I'm worried about. Any more advice would be good.

McBrain, do you have any mods at all for deep water, and what sort of depth are you saying you are confident of going through? I'm assuming we are talking about Deefers.

Check he connections between snorkel and air filte box are watertight. Also check drain hole in air filter box is plugged.

On my last ute ARB installed a snorkel and if I;d driven it in deep water it would have done no good at all.