Mechanized trip

[housil]

Yesterday we had the hottest day of the year with 38°C (100F), the same temperature as in the Sahara dessert that day.

A good opportunity to do a little trip and rations "cook out"

Our little convoy


driving criss cross the county






Having lunch with MREs


hot out of the rations heater


and they were *really* hot...


the most important equipment these days


US mermite container with 4lbs of ice cubes

even after 8hrs at 100F outside, the beverages were still ice cold inside

Keep on driving


until the next break for "coffee & cake"

a hikers resting cabbin
Boiling water for coffee


MRE style

[sodjer]

hey looks good, is that vogelsang in nord eiffel? those wee iltis look good(the best audi quattro ive ever seen )are they 24 volts?

[Name_not_found]

Great Photos thanks for sharing them Housil!

That mermite container looks like its in great shape, did you do any repairs?

I thought Germany drove on the left of the road?

[housil]

hey looks good, is that vogelsang in nord eiffel? those wee iltis look good(the best audi quattro ive ever seen )are they 24 volts?

No, it´s the place I grew up. It´s Germany´s biggest mixed forrest called "Spessart" , the river is the "Main" in Northern Bavaria. The most famous place is the City of Lohr next to it. Where do you know "Lohr"?
From that little Lady:

Snow White was born in the city of Lohr

This is the castle in Lohr where the real story of Snow White took place:


The Iltis are genuine military so they all have 24V.

That mermite container looks like its in great shape, did you do any repairs?

I thought Germany drove on the left of the road?

I had luck to get such a great mermite, the three inner containers were never used yet.
Only the British drive on the left of the road in Europa.

[German_EPA]

the container with the icecubes is a simple but really great idea for cooling drinks in the car
i use a 12 v car electro fridge

[dirtbag]

Olli's 'Road Trip' reminded me about this site, a photo journal of before and after WW2.
Note- this may be interesting, or depressing...
Lohr is mentioned on this page.
http://www.thirdreichruins.com/misc_sites5.htm
And here.

http://www.thirdreichruins.com/mainspessart.htm

[housil]

Third Reich in ruins is a great site and collection of places from here. I like to see the pictures of the places I life now.

I was in metal school in Lohr for three years, so I know that street where the tank stucks into the house very well

This is the place we life now

[dirtbag]

And part 2
http://www.thirdreichruins.com/wurzburg2.htm

Amazing !
I sure hope that big bomb has been deactivated...

The British had one on display for decades, until it was discovered to be 'live'...

A live Grand Slam bomb was accidentally displayed as a gate guardian at RAF Scampton for nearly fifteen years before the mistake was realised. It was gingerly removed (by crane and low-loader) to the test range at Shoeburyness, where it was detonated

OOPS!

[housil]

That´s the place I was born

I was at the exhibition, it´s in the basement of the townhall of Würzburg and I think all bombs are defused

[rationtin440]

Way cool pics housil! One thing I'm curious about since I'm a cold war history addict, what former cold war bunkers or communication sites are in the areas you passed through and stopped in?