Travels with a dob

[Guest]

On 23/10/2022 at 16:29, Louis D said:

Believe me, no American would mistake it for a big car.  It appears to be even smaller than a Mini Cooper S, which is considered tiny by US standards.  It's not imported into the US, though.

They think my half ton 4x4 is a tank lol.  

[Guest]

On 22/10/2022 at 08:00, cajen2 said:

A word of warning (depending on which dob you've got). My Oklop bag fits my 8" StellaLyra exactly, but only if I take the side alt bearings off, which is a PITA. If I'd known, I'd have bought the bag for the 10" version. If by any chance yours is similar, consider going large! 

 

 

Go big or go home.... Always sound advice. 

[Guest]

On 23/10/2022 at 11:15, Pixies said:

My 8" Bresser dob fits along the back seat of my VW Up. For those in the states - this is not a big car, you can't even get 3 adults in the back seat:

However, the base needs to go in the passenger seat unless you break it down.

 

Thats not a car thats a speed bump lol.  

[Louis D]

14 hours ago, Mike Q said:

Thats not a car thats a speed bump lol.  

On the other hand, have you seen how narrow some of their roads and streets are?  They were laid out centuries or even millennia before cars or trucks were a thing.  I don't know if you could even fit your 4x4 truck down some of their lanes.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Louis D said:

On the other hand, have you seen how narrow some of their roads and streets are?  They were laid out centuries or even millennia before cars or trucks were a thing.  I don't know if you could even fit your 4x4 truck down some of their lanes.

I have been to Europe and yeah..... Those are some narrow roads, but a truck would fit but it would be tight

[cajen2]

We also make cars that can go around corners....😂😂😂

[Guest]

44 minutes ago, cajen2 said:

We also make cars that can go around corners....😂😂😂

Our go around corners quite well actually 

[cajen2]

19 minutes ago, Mike Q said:

Our go around corners quite well actually 

Sure.....did you know, many American cars still use cart springs? Great for covered wagons....🙄

[Guest]

1 hour ago, cajen2 said:

Sure.....did you know, many American cars still use cart springs? Great for covered wagons....🙄

Whats a cart spring?  I know of leaf spring or coil springs and have changed them both.  

[cajen2]

= leaf spring.

[Guest]

Leaf springs are fine.  Especially on trucks.  Independent up front, leafs in the back.  

[cajen2]

Right...used in cars till about the 1980s here. They don't make for good roadholding! 😄

[Guest]

They do just fine.  I handled the twists and turns ups and downs of the mountains in Pennsylvania with no issues.  I was apexing all through them.... In my lane of course.