Hi from new member in Scotland!

[HistoryOffroad]

Hi everyone! Based in St Andrews Scotland. Have been into 4x4 for a while, but just starting to get the camping / overlanding bug (and have been waiting for my kids to get old enough!)

Looking forward to getting out after lockdown!

My rig is currently a '99 Wrangler TJ with a few mods (which I love), but looking to change for a Land Rover D3 - big enough to fit family, etc.

Cheers!

 

[Billiebob]

Welcome from Canada,
My grandparents immigrated from Scotland, the Orkney Islands, right after WWI.

 

[HistoryOffroad]

Orkney is beautiful, if you ever get a chance to visit. Amazing archaeology too - lots of Norse and even neolithic sites.

Would love to explore the trails in Canada, especially in the Rockies!

 

[old_man]

I'll trade you. You come over to the Rockies and I will be your tour guide and I will ship my rig to Scotland and you reciprocate.

 

[HistoryOffroad]

I'll trade you. You come over to the Rockies and I will be your tour guide and I will ship my rig to Scotland and you reciprocate.

Sounds good to me! :-)

 

[Lou Skannon]

Hi and welcome. Have you driven the NC500? It is on my bucket list. I presume that it is all tarmac but what is the situation with camping? can you just pull up and overnight in the wilderness or do you have to use regulated campsites?

 

[HistoryOffroad]

I've done pretty much all of the NC500, but never in one go. The scenery is absolutely stunning. And you'll be blown away (perhaps literally given the wind! ;-) ) by some of the beaches.

Yes, it's definitely all tarmac. Unfortunately there are virtually no offroad routes in Scotland (unlike England and Wales, which have certain greenlanes that are open to vehicles) because of the access laws. Only way to drive offroad is to get consent of land owners, and that's not easy.

However, wild camping IS legal in Scotland (unlike England and Wales), and up in the highlands you can basically camp where you like, within reason. There are some great spots, though I'm only just starting to explore them myself.

 

[Joey83]

Hello from Norway, I like your rig! :)

 

[HistoryOffroad]

Hello from Norway, I like your rig! :)

Hello! Thanks!!

 

[paramatt]

welcome to OB I am in the midlands and need to see more of Scotland got to get some of that fresh air

 

[HistoryOffroad]

It's pretty special up here! Let me know if you're heading north.