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keith



Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Edinburgh
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Scotland 
Surfs up on Tiree.
Fully loaded for a week on Tiree. Famous for the giant Atlantic waves and the world windsurfing championships each year. Daughter and I for a week in the sea, surfing, SUPs, cycling and camping.


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Post #961926 16th Aug 2022 7:46pm
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keith



Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Edinburgh
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Awesome campsite location, view and white sand surfing beach.


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Post #962043 17th Aug 2022 6:53pm
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Caterham



Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
hope the weather holds out for you.
have a great time and please to see you're there with no mechanicals. Thumbs Up
Post #962087 18th Aug 2022 8:04am
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Kiter25



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Location: Beauly
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Enjoy , best place in Scotland. Should have been going across next week but family illness has put paid to the trip. 23my p400e x dynamic hse, fuji white, towing pack, comfort and convenience, e diff, activity key, 3 zone climate, cold climate and a host of accessories. Now gone.
Post #962161 18th Aug 2022 5:55pm
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keith



Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
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Speaks for itself really.


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Post #962168 18th Aug 2022 6:36pm
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Muddybigdog



Member Since: 11 Apr 2014
Location: Suffolk
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Zambezi Silver
Loving these pictures, pure escapism, please keep em coming. Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
Puma 90 XS - Sold
D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold)
Freelander 2 HSE - Sold
Freelander 1 - Sold
Disco 2 - Sold
Post #962193 18th Aug 2022 9:14pm
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Ianh



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I see you managed to sort out the 7 to 12 pin converter falling out issue, did you use a 7 to 7 pin extension cable so the converter connects at the trailer, not at the rear cross member.
Post #962195 18th Aug 2022 9:19pm
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keith



Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Edinburgh
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IanH…
No pal I haven’t solved the plug problem but I’m still on Tiree trip. I’ll get it done next week.
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Post #962348 20th Aug 2022 6:20pm
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keith



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Post #962538 22nd Aug 2022 3:57pm
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keith



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That’s it…. Surf is over.
1week on Tiree absolutely awesome island and people, great beaches, surfing, windsurfing, swimming and activities.


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Post #962661 23rd Aug 2022 6:12pm
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mwestcrew



Member Since: 09 Dec 2019
Location: South Warwickshire
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Baltic Blue
Where do you get the ferry?
Oban?

Thanks 2011 130 Utility Body
2005 110 Van
Post #962699 23rd Aug 2022 9:01pm
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keith



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Yep Oban. 3hr
Post #962768 24th Aug 2022 5:51pm
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donmacn



Member Since: 06 Nov 2017
Location: Nth Scotland
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Hi Keith,

Looks like a great trip, on lots of levels.

Last time I was in Tiree, I had a corncrake fly out of the verge, get scared by the Defender, and fly straight down the road - about 1ft above the bonnet! I eased off the accelerator and as I slowed down it managed to get its act together and fly off to one side into a field. As close a view as you’re likely to get.

But I actually wanted to ask for a ‘real world’ opinion on your Frontier stove flue water heater.

I’ve had one of the stoves for several years - from when they were first developed as a ‘disaster response’ solution - but never went for the heater.

How do you get on with it? Really useful or just ‘OK’?

Ta Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...
Post #964552 10th Sep 2022 8:42am
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keith



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Depends on one’s requirements for boiling water. If it’s only for yourself then no use at all. Although it uses the heat of the chimney and the stove top, it takes ages to boil. You have to have a raging fire on to get it up to boiling. For tea and coffee it’s no use unless you have multiple people because it will only boil dry with water for 1 cup or 2. It is really useful when it is full of hot water and lends itself to washing dishes, multiple teas, personal hygiene. For brews, use your jetboil, everything else fill it up. If cooking on the stove top then turn it around and it stays warm hanging on the chimney pipe. Cost wise, just use an old large campsite kettle always full and ticking over.

Another Tiree trip in October
Post #964554 10th Sep 2022 9:10am
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donmacn



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Thanks Keith,

That’s more or less what I expected to be honest. Normally I’ll only use this stove if there’s two or more of us, and would still default to the jetboil as a ‘kettle’. I suppose I thought this heater might do some of the ‘heavy lifting’ - taking water from cold to a little warmer using heat which would otherwise be wasted. Then the heat could be topped up for washing dishes or people.

It is probably worth considering for my useage then.

Ta Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...
Post #964556 10th Sep 2022 9:19am
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