camel trophy

[toyrunner95]

ok so i know the color of the truck is sand glow yellow, or LRC 361. but im trying to find a similar color in photoshop to test out colors on a new vehicle. whats the paint code for the computer?

[IH8RDS]

Ha HA If you find it let me know. I would like to paint my XJ that color. With a white top

[toyrunner95]

hahaha CAMEL TROPHY JEEPS RIDE AGAIN!!! hahaha yeah i think i found something close. but im not sure, it looks more like mustard yellow...... WAIT i remember seeing that yellow on the camel cigarette cartons. how much you want to bet that its the same color.

and heres another question. does any one have actual sandladders like the ones used in the camel trophy. not the newer mantec ones that are super expensive? cuz i think i can make them fairly easily. i have the tools and the knowhow. i just need some dimple dies.

[TeriAnn]

Abraham "Name one thing that a PC can do that a MAC can't!"

me. "right click."

Right click works fine on a mouse with 2 buttons and if you have a single button mouse it is called "control - click"


You can try downloading a camel trophy truck jpeg off the net, opening it in photoshop and using the eye dropper tool to get the colour. That should get you close enough for some modeling.

[IH8RDS]

Here are the ladders

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...US203%26sa%3DN

[toyrunner95]

thats using your noodle terri ann! thanks for the idea!

thanks for the ladders ih8rds

[Alaska Mike]

A local metal recycler had a pile of the steel sand ladders (PSP), and told me they would sell them for $.50 a pound. After hefting a few, I decided against them. For one, the usual mounting is up high, and these things aren't light. Secondly, the only real place they are effective is in sand, and we don't have a lot of that around here.

I also looked at bridging ladders, which would be more effective in a greater range of applications, but after shipping I pretty much was up to the price of a good winch, which is even more versatile for vehicle recovery in my corner of the globe.

I still may get a set of bridging ladders, but they would be almost purely "expedition bling" with no real use. I would find applications for them if I had them, but they would primarily for looks. Kinda like brush-deflecting cables in the Sahara. I would also invest in a very good locking system for them, so they wouldn't walk away.

[IH8RDS]

Look into waffle boards too. They are uber light. The steel sand ladders are 25 lbs. Thats allot of weight. I would of picked them up for .50 a pound though

[TeriAnn]

I also looked at bridging ladders, which would be more effective in a greater range of applications, but after shipping I pretty much was up to the price of a good winch,

I got my aluminum bridging ladders a decade ago when the pound was not so much higher than the dollar and shipping costs were way lower (purchased for around $200). I ordered a set right after coming off a run in the South East Arizona desert where I encountered numerous narrow washes with vertical sides. Perfect for bridging ladders but several long detours without them. They are great when you want to go up a step that is a bit higher than your bumper. Bridging ladders care also useful as sand ladders, except I only have 2 and not four.

Most trips they stay home though. You are right in that they take up space and are of limited use. But when you need them, they sure come in handy ... If I have them with me.

Kinda like brush-deflecting cables in the Sahara.

When I trail in the coastal states I frequently find myself on narrow overgrown trails. I have brush deflecting cables for 2 reasons: One to lift branches away from my way too expensive heated windscreens and if my roof rack should hit a low branch I don't want it to be pushed back into the fiberglass lifting roof.

I don't travel on overgrown trails all the time but I have decided to leave the lines on all the time. Why? Because in the desert they make functional clothes lines. So in some mornings you can see hand washing and a towel hanging from my brush lines as I sit reading or doing maintenance. So there actually is a use for them when there are no trees near by to run a clothes line between.

[UK4X4]

If your not just after the bling, and want sand matts-bridging matts you can just buy fiberglass floor grating pre cut,
comes out really cheap in comparison to the offroad marketed ones....

ie they buy the grating, double it and sell on 4x4 websites..