Formal 4x4 training

[BiLLz0r Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close BiLLz0r]

Mind you she now knows enough to point out any time that I do the slightest thing that's not by the book, swings and roundabouts hey
Cheers Andrew

HAHA, that would be my wife. Mine is getting more into it too and recently on a day trip to Bribie she actually went looking for softer sand to plow on through.

[Beach Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beach]

Oh, and if you want to learn what NOT to do... just go on a forum trip with 4wd Action or the Outerlimits 4wd forum.
They were two trips I'm glad I don't have to go through again.


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Getting your wife to do it also is an excellent idea, my wife did it at the same time as me and that's been hugely valuable. Firstly she now is a lot more comfortable when the going gets tricky, but more importantly a couple of times I've been sick / injured and she has had no choice but to take over. Once was on Blue Rag in the high country, the other on the Gunbarrel Hwy after thunder storms and flash flooding.

Mind you she now knows enough to point out any time that I do the slightest thing that's not by the book, swings and roundabouts hey

Cheers Andrew

great idea guys, we had talked about my wife doing half the driving when we do the course in a couple of weeks. Also it means you can have more beers

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2 weeks after I got my Prado I did a 2 day training course with Australian 4x4 Driver Training http://www.australian-4x4.com.au/dt/index.html in the Blue Moutains. The training is all done round Lidsdale?Rydal and is very hands on.

It was definitley a good idea for me, beyond beach driving I haven't done any proper off-roading since my teens. I knew some of the theory prior but certainly learnt a few tricks and feel much more comfortable out and about now. It also ironed out a few bad habits for instance I now stop on exiting a river (where possible) to let the vehicle drain and don't drive on through washing away the banks.

I would recommend it, but if you like lots of classroom training and book learning, the course is probably not for you as it is very hands on. I couldn't have abided sitting around for a day in a class room so like the format. He does like to push newbies a bit so we tackled some stuff I would have turned around from

Basically the course a bit of pre-learning before the practical day, then on the day stand around the vehicles, discuss topic. Discuss technique - Do it, Drive to new location on bush tracks practicing, Stop - discuss - Practice, stop-discuss-practice etc. The second day is a lot of driving and making your own way around so plenty to practice from the previous day.

[pradogang Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pradogang]

I did mine with the Toyota Land Cruiser Club (Qld) earlier this year. It consisted of two theory sessions, one workshop session and four days of driving over two consecutive weekends. Limited to 10 with one on one accredited instructors. Emphasis on safety, looking after your vehicle and the environment. I learned so much and was able to take the Prado places I wouldn't have thought about before doing it.
Cheers

Jim

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I also did training with TLCC (Toyota Land Cruiser Club)

Another +1 on TLCC, I.ended up going back and doing the advanced recovery course before joining the tlcc recovery team. If you thought you learnt a lot on the normal course, try the advanced recovery course. Brilliant course and very valuable when the recovery is more involved than a simple snatch.

[SimonW Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close SimonW]

I did my training as a 17yo with Team Green at Puckapunyal. 7 weeks in total with about 2 weeks off road.
Reverse safety hill starts (or whatever you call them), fording, recovery - was great fun in Landrover 110s.
Good course if you don't mind instructors that yell and shite food

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Netarch has done the Vic Widman Great Divide Tours training up near Canberra and highly recommended it to me.

I did my training as a 17yo with Team Green at Puckapunyal.

A few of my dogs have come from a breeder whose property borders Puckapunyal, you think they'd be bomb-proof but sadly not LOL.