This weekend I'm off up to the Peak District with Widget who has a 50th Anniversary Defender 90.
It's the first big outing for my Defender since buying it to replace my tired Landrover Discovery which had got to that stage in it's life where I drove everywhere with my fingers crossed and had to beat it with a stick every now and then.
I've taken the Defender off-road a couple of times since getting it last month, and it feels so much more capable, even without bogging it down with blingy modifications.
There are a couple of things I'd like to get sorted out before the weekend though. The ever-so-slightly tacky CB radio needs wiring up so I can abuse Widget over the airwaves, and I could really do with some heavier duty recovery points, certainly on the front.
The CB should be easy - It needs just a power supply and an external antenna mount fixing to the car. In due course I'd like to add a second battery to power the fridge I've got for longer trips, fit the winch (with a suitable winch bumper) I took off the Discovery and that's about it. Might get some light guards and possibly a ladder to help with access to the roof tent when it's fitted (again something I've transferred across from the Disco)
As for recovery points for this weekend, this is somewhat dependant on being able to source some JATE rings before Friday.
Where is Stanage Edge anyway?
