The Off-Road 4-Wheel Drive Book: Choosing, Using and Maintaining Go Anywhere Vehicles

The Off-Road 4-Wheel Drive Book: Choosing, Using and Maintaining Go Anywhere Vehicles
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Manufacturer: Haynes Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.22042
EAN: 9781859606063
ISBN: 1859606067
Label: Haynes Publishing
Manufacturer: Haynes Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 1999-05-29
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Studio: Haynes Publishing
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With 30 years of experience in using 4-wheel drive machines on expeditions to all parts of the world, Jack Jackson tells you what to look for and which vehicles are best for the various terrains and conditions. Filled with details of all vehicles currently available, driving in and recovering vehicles from hostile environments, advice on planning expeditions including survival techniques, plus fully updated contact addresses for clubs and suppliers. Up-to-date with the autumn 1998 models.
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Summary: The Off-Road 4-Wheel Drive Book
Comment: Dated,author states Land Rover Series is proberly the best expedition vehicle,maybe pre 1984 / Defender times yes,

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Summary: Good all around information-but lacking
Comment: This book was helpful in describing all around driving techniques, and basically just alot of information for the extremely novice wheeler. Very slanted toward the Euro market, with all Euro names for vehicles, (Vauxhall for Isuzu, etc.) very different styles of vehicle modification, etc. Not an easy book to read cover to cover.
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Summary: But I don't have a Land Rover.
Comment: This information is generally good very much slanted toward European off-roading. If you have a Land Rover you will find information in this book to be right on target. If you are a US offroader the information will be a good read and if adapted to your particular vehicle will be useful.
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Summary: Planning an expedition?
Comment: Most Americans have the luxury of service stations at the trailhead and cell phones to call for help if we become stuck off road. For those who live in the west, where a cell phone signal is two hours away and a breakdown may be more than inconvenient, Jack Jackson's The Off-Road 4-Wheel Drive Book has good experience and insight to offer. The British point of view makes the book a bit quirky and centered on Rovers, but a refreshing perspective. You won't find the fat tire, bigger is better mentality here. Good information on self-reliant get there and back 4 wheeling is what this book is about. The preponderance of desert travel observations were particularly useful for the locale I explore. Get it and read it with Brad DeLongs 4-Wheel Freedom. You will not want for more information.
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Summary: Excellent book by a veteran off-roader.
Comment: An excellent book, covering the off-roading scene in England, the rest of Europe, the Sahara Desert, and the Middle East. Jack Jackson gives the reader much useful advice on how to travel through very difficult country, and summarizes the 4x4 vehicles available in Europe. My own book "4-Wheel Freedom: The Art of Off-Road Driving" covers off-road recreation and all-weather driving in the USA. The serious off-road recreationist will want to add both these books to his or her library. Brad DeLong
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