Overland Journal Project Land Rover Discovery 4 (LR4)

[1leglance]

If you are using a handheld in your rig then look and see if you can get a remote speaker mic for it.
Most of my Yaesu units (I have 3) have remote speaker mics so I don't have to lift the HT along with it's cables to my face when talking

 

[X-plorenow]

Scott, was has been your experience with the Warn lighting so far?

 

[Valkyrie Voyages]

Actually, Tactical Rovers has a bumper for the LR4.
I have their bumper on my LR3. I was torn between the two, but ultimately I preferred the better approach angle, and replacing ALL of the plastic with metal.
Their LR4 bumper just hit the market a few weeks ago.

This is by far the best looking rover I have seen in a while. Good job and I am glad you have this still running. I had an '05 LR3 that turned out to be a lemon and killed my faith in the brand! Moved over to a Touareg and haven't looked back since. I wish I could get a bumper for my Treg. Anyway, thx for the pic.

 

[ZG]

^A beautiful truck for sure, I wish they would have altered that raised air intake a bit to be flush with the fender instead of sticking out.

 

[SteveMfr]

Time to go back, Valkyrie. Quality in newer LRs is not on the same page (or even in the same book) as 6-7 years ago...

 

[Scott Brady]

If you are using a handheld in your rig then look and see if you can get a remote speaker mic for it.
Most of my Yaesu units (I have 3) have remote speaker mics so I don't have to lift the HT along with it's cables to my face when talking

I do have the submersible mic which has good volume and clarity. We were just commenting on that today heading to the trail. The mic screws into the radio and has proven to be pretty reliable.

 

[Scott Brady]

Scott, was has been your experience with the Warn lighting so far?

They are pretty ideal for this vehicle, especially with the limited options for firewall passthrough, etc. and that eight-squillion dollar dash. The Warn is remote, so we had the lights installed in about 15 minutes. My biggest complaint is that I wish the remote had an "on" indicator. It has a momentary confirmation that the button has been pushed, but it needs to have a "lights on" indicator. I burned up a set of covers because I had accidentally bumped the switch. The light performance is good given the reflector size and the color temp is complimentary to the LED and HID lighting of the truck.

 

[toddz69]

I do have the submersible mic which has good volume and clarity. We were just commenting on that today heading to the trail. The mic screws into the radio and has proven to be pretty reliable.

So if I understand what you guys are saying (Scott and Lance) - you have mics that function both as mics *and* external speakers for your HTs?

Thanks,
Todd Z.

 

[Scott Brady]

A little snow testing today. Land Rovers have always been good in the snow and the LR4 is no exception. What was most impressive was the HDC on a cambered descent. It held the line and didn't slide like I expected it would. It climbed like a boss. We didn't even air down. . . But that isn't to say we didn't get stuck. It was a really fun afternoon. I will try to post more images tomorrow.

 

[Scott Brady]

So if I understand what you guys are saying (Scott and Lance) - you have mics that function both as mics *and* external speakers for your HTs?

Thanks,
Todd Z.

Yes Sir: http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-009478

 

[toddz69]

Cool - thanks for the info - never knew something like that existed. Now back to studying for the test....

Todd Z.

 

[Dmarchand]

Scott, have you tried learning the warn transmitter to the homelink buttons? It should in theory work and is what I have had in mind but adding lights is still a few weeks away on my truck. Awaiting Justin's next shipment of goodies...

 

[Scott Brady]

Scott, have you tried learning the warn transmitter to the homelink buttons? It should in theory work and is what I have had in mind but adding lights is still a few weeks away on my truck. Awaiting Justin's next shipment of goodies...

You sir, are brilliant. I am going to give it a try and report back.

 

[Scott Brady]

A few more images from the snow. With technical snow travel, we found that "Rock" mode still provides the greatest effectiveness. We also found the IFS/IRS to be a unique advantage with undercarriage drag from the ruts. You do know it is a heavy truck though, as gravity did its work a few times. We did get stuck once, when the LR4 slide on a cambered slope and stopped just shy of the edge. We used four MaxTrax with good effect and we were back underway. What I found most interesting was the feedback from Paul May, who I had driving the LR4 on the trail. He owns a UZJ100 Land Cruiser that is heavily modified. His summary was "This thing really is incredible. It works awesome until the point it stops working. . ." Cruiser guys

Independent is nice in the ruts and snow

Paul, enjoying the heated steering wheel and the seats set to "Nuklear"

Good stability on the cambered stuff, but heavy, so gravity won over traction more than once

A few good shots of the ground clearance in "off road" suspension setting

Breaking trail with some good cross-axle challenges. I am a huge fan of driving in snow - so much more fluid and challenging

 

[ZG]

Great photos and super jealous of your adventures. I'll be taking an L405 out in the snow in a few weeks, can't wait to see how it does.

By the way, are those "snow" rated tires?