It’s that time of year when a lot of our green lanes are sodden and therefore susceptible to damage. I was out and about the other day in the Audi Q8 and there were a few lanes I wanted to explore, but after a few days of torrential rain I decided to turn around as I didn’t want to make a mess. The other reason was, even though the Audi’s Quattro system is very good, sliding off track would have been a real possibility.
Again Brian’s words echoed in my mind… “Please be careful, it’s the only AT35 we have.”
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The Mud Life 4×4 Magazine Issue 43 November 2022
Turner’s Torque
Powerful ponderings
With dark nights closing in and more rain than I can shake a stick at, two things have been on my mind.
The first is that it’s that time of year when a lot of our green lanes are sodden and therefore susceptible to damage. I was out and about the other day in the Audi Q8 and there were a few lanes I wanted to explore, but after a few days of torrential rain I decided to turn around as I didn’t want to make a mess. The other reason was, even though the Audi’s Quattro system is very good, sliding off track would have been a real possibility.
Secondly – batteries. I don’t mean car batteries, but those little disposable types that you put in torches, radios and so on.
It occurred to me the other day that I have quite a few very good torches lying around, both at Turner Towers and in Deux Smurf that I no longer use due to not having batteries. Instead I find myself using rechargeable torches that I can either charge up at home, in the car, at work or using a battery pack, like my Ecoflow River.
The only downside to having a house full of rechargeable products is that you soon amass a large collection of different plugs, wires and cradles, with no idea which is for what. Luckily Muddy Madam has a label maker.
These thoughts have given me an idea for another article about battery-less camping, so I’ll leave it at that, see you next month!
Damian, Editor-in-Chief
The Mud Life is all about 4x4s, and enjoying the great British outdoors.
Damian and Karen Lee Turner (A.K.A. The Muddy Madam)
TURNER’S TORQUE 4
NEWS 5-12
SUZUKI S-CROSS 14-24
HOW TO SAVE ON FUEL BILLS 26-29
MOOCH – IT IS WORK, HONEST 30-35
GOODS & GEAR 37-41
WORDS FROM THE WILD 43-49
CAMPING LIFE 51-52
DRINKS ON THE GO 54-55
MOOCH – TO THE MAX 57-62
SSANGYONG KORANDO 64-73
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE 75-89
OUR GARAGE 90-91
THE TALES OF LILLY 92-93
WOOF STUFF 95-96
READER’S RIDES 98-106
DIRECTORY 107
BACK ISSUES 108-109
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