The Mongol Rally
For me, it's a shame that this is being asked now instead of in a month or so, as next week Chenobble and I are setting off on the Mongol Rally - a 10,000 mile drive, across inhospitably mountainous and deserty terrain, in a Nissan Micra. With a b3ta sticker on the back, of course.

We predict that it will take us a month and will either be the best of mates or never speak again, by the time it's over.

You can follow our progress (and donate money to an extremely worthy cause) at our blog: www.teamherdingcats.blogspot.com - we intend to update as often as we can. Though the lack of internet cafes in the wildest desert parts of Mongolia means that updates will probably be sporadic.

Sorry this is me spamming our blog, instead of a tale of a past road trip - we'll have plenty of tales to tell when we get back though. Ask again later.
( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 17:09, 11 replies)

Fucking hell, Aardvark.
I think I can speak for all b3tans when I say that I was completely unaware that you and Chennoble are setting off on the Mongol Rally - a 10,000 mile drive, across inhospitably mountainous and deserty terrain, in a Nissan Micra. With a b3ta sticker on the back, of course.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 17:35, closed)

I know right!
I should mention it far more often.
( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 17:36, closed)

So, your story is:
I'll have a story, later (probably)?

Good luck on the rally.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 19:40, closed)

Yeah, that's pretty much it.
Better than [make up a load of bollocks and type it anyway], which seems to be the norm on QOTW.
( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 19:52, closed)

Burn the outsider!

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 20:35, closed)

Very best of luck.
Do they still give out a rally buff at the start? Those things quickly become indispensable. I still use mine.

Oh yeah, my other tips (in addition to avoiding drunk Russian lorry drivers) are: take a load of babywipes, get one of those point-it books, and pack a dust mask.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 19:56, closed)

A whatty what?

( Aardvark and so at last, I understood, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 20:04, closed)

Jealous :(
Second the wet wipes, and if you can squeeze it in get an electric coolbox. 16 degrees below ambient temperature may not be icy cold but when your bumping down a track in Kazakhstan, and its 50C it makes water drinkable.... and the odd beer before you crash out exhausted to start driving again when the sun comes up. I wanna go again!
(therealche, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 20:05, closed)

And a funnel with some kind of mesh filter is a good buy -
the petrol in Mongolia is 80 octane with addded sand.

An electric coolbox would have been sooooo good, yep. I want to go again too.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sat 16 Jul 2011, 20:38, closed)

Good call on the filter and the book
cheers
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 14:30, closed)

This is an excellent story
bravo, etc.
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Mon 18 Jul 2011, 14:31, closed)