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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by aviator
hjalti gto great pics of Iceland in summer. I have got to get myself up there one of these days. Love the beautiful desolation...

please please please submit some of your pics to the 2013 calendar contest... those amazing Iceland trucks have got to get a chance at the contest... they are bar none some of the baddest offroad beasts out there.
Thanks how do i submit to the contest ?
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 06:22 AM
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You have got a big set of balls to try that river..WOW!!!!

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Thanks how do i submit to the contest ?
Here you go


https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f121...s-open-256942/
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 11:43 AM
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some pics from last trip.

Alot of volcanos in this picture


Also old lavaflow



in between the lava were green feelds



with deep tracks









44" kind of big





view to the sea


and 1000year old lavaflow



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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 12:40 PM
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Wow sometimes i wish i lived out there lol
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 06:18 PM
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Great pics hjati... how high was that Mercedes camper lifted?
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by aviator
Great pics hjati... how high was that Mercedes camper lifted
my dad and i lifted it around 4" i think , You can send my pm if you want better info








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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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Some pics from last weekends trip up into the mountains , On friday we drove the easiest track to the mountain hut Setur. The friday trip was 160 km and took about 8 hours. On the Saturday we took a short trip to Kerlingafjöll huts , About 30km in rough terrain , that trip took about 5 hours , after that there was a bbq and fun at the Setur hut ,On the Sunday was the go back home day. Me and guys on 5 trucks decided to take the hardest and highest trail home . The trails highest spot is at 960m.

The red track is Friday
Green is Saturday
And Black is sunday










fueling up at Hrauneyjar highland center






Alot of snow soon after the fuel stop


some guys got stuck




the Toyotas were first to arrive at Setur Hut

Saturday morning




The first hill on the way to Kerlingafjoll huts















Ekið inn að Illahrauni




Under peak Lodmundur


4runner hybrid








6 trucks made it to the Kerlingafjoll huts ,

tire of the rim


not alot of snow at Kerlingafjöll













On the way back we found this Land Cruiser with broken rear diff








Back at hut Setur

On the saturday there was a "party" at the hut and on the Sunday the group divided into two parts. The majority of folks took the same route back (red on map) me and 5 cars decided to drive a hard way to town





alot of snow under the first hill


Driving on snow bridge.




first hill












fj80 stuck

















up it got


highest part , it mountain climb took about 3 hours


White out on the trail , relied entirely on the navigation computer







Then later we got hit by this snow storm







then 3 hours later it stoped









Back at the gravel roads at 2am.
the trip from Setur hut took about 13 hours , the trail is around 70km long
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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some videos




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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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Sweet man, looked like a fun weekend! I've been eagerly awaiting your trip reports now that winter is here. Can't wait to see some more, the landscape is beautiful, and those trucks are awesome! Looks like that TDI is working out pretty good for you.
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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Would so love to come out and play out their. Iceland looks so freakin gorgeous
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 04:40 PM
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KILLER PICS AND VIDEOS MAN!

Looks like a blast!
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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BRING ON THE SNOW. alot of pictures. i love it. great seeing the other rigs as well
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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All great rigs playing in the winter wonderland. Awesome!

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Old Dec 22, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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why don't you use mattrax? I'm no expert but am curious.
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Old Dec 22, 2012 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by nedhills
why don't you use mattrax? I'm no expert but am curious.
they would need alot of maxtrax. from my experienced with them in the sand, they tend to get shot down deep in the sand if hit just right, i had to dig them out lol. i bet its the same with the snow
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Old Dec 22, 2012 | 10:18 PM
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dang hjalti... brother you better post up some of those pics for next year's calendar contest you could seriously win the thing... looks like it was an amazing trip... hard to fathom it took 3 hrs to go up a 950m (2850') hill... snow or not... and driving together in row with nothing but a gps nav system to guide you... around here folks have learned [hopefully] not to trust them... you might end up on an unmaintained fire road... or worse.
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by nedhills
why don't you use mattrax? I'm no expert but am curious.

You cant drive on mattrax on city streets.. All of those trucks are daily driven
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by aviator
dang hjalti... brother you better post up some of those pics for next year's calendar contest you could seriously win the thing... looks like it was an amazing trip... hard to fathom it took 3 hrs to go up a 950m (2850') hill... snow or not... and driving together in row with nothing but a gps nav system to guide you... around here folks have learned [hopefully] not to trust them... you might end up on an unmaintained fire road... or worse.
I use computer with highly accurate data and i use contours lines and have older tracks from other offroaders to follow. We never follow roads when we drive on snow.

those are all tracks from other trips and people

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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by hjalti_gto
I use computer with highly accurate data and i use contours lines and have older tracks from other offroaders to follow. We never follow roads when we drive on snow.

those are all tracks from other trips and people
You have lots and lots of waypoints I see... still pretty wild to follow each other when you can't see each other...
I guess if one of you says "Stop!" you all do right away so you don't get too seperated or run into the back of each other.

By the way don't forget to check out the calendar. fwiw you got May.

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Old Dec 30, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by aviator
You have lots and lots of waypoints I see... still pretty wild to follow each other when you can't see each other...
I guess if one of you says "Stop!" you all do right away so you don't get too seperated or run into the back of each other.

By the way don't forget to check out the calendar. fwiw you got May.
Thats great !
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