Introducing the Overland Workshop Day!
who is this desgined for ? Anyone who uses a vehicle for green laning or overlanding. With no experience or plenty and wants to learn new practices or gain more knowledge in certain areas in this group based event.
Designed for adventure enthusiasts like you! This workshop will immerse you in all aspects of overlanding, green laning, and vehicle preparation—whether you're gearing up for a day on the trails or a month-long expedition.
What You’ll Learn:
Our workshop covers a comprehensive range of topics, including:
Key Areas:
- Vehicle operation and layout
- Preparing your vehicle for an adventure
- Hill descents, navigating side slopes, and tackling mud and ruts
- Wading rivers and safe practice
- Self-recovery strategies
- Understanding jacking points and equipment
- Vehicle checks before and after your trip
- Setting up and building your vehicle for optimal performance
- Quick fixes for common breakdowns
You’ll also engage in equipment to help make informed decisions regarding recovery methods, including:
- Snatch straps, winch extensions, and tree savers
- Sand tracks, bridging boards, and traction aids
- Kinetic ropes
- Jacks/Hi-lift jacks and exhaust jacks
- Sand recovery techniques
- Winch rigging essentials
Winching Techniques:
- Safe winching practices: The dos and dont's
- Understanding different types of shackles
- Winch blankets
- Types of pulleys and anchor points
Overland Travel Considerations:
- Emergency maneuvers & Convoy driving
- First aid essentials (what we carry and why) – please note this is not a first aid training session
Schedule Overview:
Kick-off with Breakfast Start your day with a continental breakfast and tea or coffee along with meet and greet to get familiar with fellow participants.
Morning Session: Join us for a presentation that covers essential topics, equipment, and an overview of vehicle operation, with a chance to get hands on with equipment. —leading up to lunchtime.
45-minute lunch break.
Afternoon Session:
After breakfast We will head out to our vehicles practice techniques covered earlier in the day on our designated off road course, practice driving exercises on the trails, explore terrain to apply new thoughts about how to approch objects.
Before a debriefing and conclusion at the end of the day on topics and personal development and any questions you may have.
Whats included:
- Days full guiding by Qualified Instructor.
- Cold breakfast continental breakfast & Coffee / Tea
- Tea and coffee throughout the day.
Conclusion:
By the end of the workshop, you will have gained invaluable knowledge about yourself and your vehicle, preparing you for your next great adventure!
This events needs a minimum of 4 to run, upon not reaching minimum amount place will be transfered to next date.
Please note that this is not a qualification course. Instead, it is an event organized by us to share over 17 years of experience in these fields, highlighting what we have found to be effective and what does not work.
This information will be beneficial if you are looking to head off on your own overland journey, out greenlaning or to further your skills in 4x4 driving or winch training.
We also offer Training including 4x4 Familiarisation and Professional courses, Aligned with The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) More info here