BUILDING A DISCOVERY 2 FOR THE RHODOPES
Off-RoadBuilding a Discovery 2 for the Rhodopes
Tyres, protection and gearing that make a cheap Disco 2 unstoppable on Balkan trails — without wrecking it on the road home.
DKDimitar Kolev
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Notes from the workshop.
Workshop guides, buying advice, and build stories from the ramps.
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TERRAFIRMA VS OME: CHOOSING A LIFT KIT
Off-RoadTerrafirma vs OME: choosing a lift kit
Two inches sounds simple until you price the shocks, springs and geometry fixes. Matching a kit to how you actually drive.
DKDimitar Kolev
RECOVERY KIT ESSENTIALS FOR BALKAN TRAILS
Off-RoadRecovery kit essentials for Balkan trails
A winch is not a recovery plan. The straps, shackles and boards that get you home when the trail turns to mud.
DKDimitar Kolev
CHOOSING A WINCH YOU WILL ACTUALLY USE
Off-RoadChoosing a winch you will actually use
Line pull is the number everyone quotes and the least useful one. What actually decides whether a winch gets you home.
DKDimitar Kolev
TYRE PRESSURES: THE FREE UPGRADE
Off-RoadTyre pressures: the free upgrade
The cheapest traction mod you own is already fitted. Airing down properly, and the numbers we actually run.
DKDimitar Kolev
DISCOVERY 4: STILL THE BEST FAMILY LAND ROVER
Model GuideDiscovery 4: still the best family Land Rover
Seven proper seats, real off-road ability and a diesel that will do 300,000 km. The three things to check before you buy one.
IPIvan Petrov
ROOF TENTS, ROOF RACKS AND THE WEIGHT NOBODY CALCULATES
Off-RoadRoof tents, roof racks and the weight nobody calculates
A roof tent looks like eighty kilos. On a side slope it behaves like a great deal more, and that is the number that matters.
DKDimitar Kolev