Would anybody be interested in a winching course run by Jim Samson of Overlander Training at Cannock Chase in Staffordshire?
I've just been talking to him and he's willing to run one for us if I can get four people together (yes, that is just four).
The format would be a half day of learning the arithmetic and geometry required to use a winch safely and within its limits. This would be followed by half a day of basic practise in techniques. The second day would be a case of going up on Cannock Chase and setting up scenarios and recovering from them.
The cost for the two day course would be somewhere between £185-200 depending on how many vehicles come. We'd need at least two 4x4s with at least one of them equipped with a winch (I'll volunteer mine) - one to recover and one to recover with.
If all the cars have winches then each driver can practise on his own equipment assuming Jim believes it to be safe (he has "opinions" on things such as Plasma Rope and underspecced cables - don't even *think* about using unstamped brightwork on this course).
The dates we have on offer are:
19th/20th June 3rd/4th July 11th/12th September 2nd/3rd OctoberSo, if anybody's interested in this can they please let me know at:
snipped-for-privacy@geekstuff.tv
If I haven't heard from anybody inside a week of this post I'll cancel the event.
P.