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Hi All,

For those of you that might not be familiar with it, the HU event at Ripley in Derbyshire has been running at the same location since 2003, with the last one a little over five weeks ago. Although it started as a gathering specifically for motorcycle adventurers, in recent years there's been growing interest from Land Rover and other 4x4 drivers.

Sam Manicom and I organised the Ripley event on behalf of HU, and since it finished we've been burning the candle at both ends planning things for next year. After lots of discussion with Grant and Susan, taking account of everything we've learned and all the feedback received, we've come to the firm conclusion that it's time for something new.

We're therefore really excited to announce that the UK Summer Travellers' Meeting is being completely re-invented to create a brand new event for all overland adventure travellers at a cracking new venue near Donington Park.

The name for the new event is HUBB UK and it's going to be taking place from Thursday 30th May to Sunday 2nd June 2013. Get the date in your diaries!



The event will have something for everyone, combining all the best bits from the past with lots of new features, and to better reflect the HU community it'll be an event aimed equally at 4x4 drivers, motorcyclists and cyclists.

There's still lots to do before we're ready to properly reveal all the details of the event, so please bear with us until early September when the event's web pages will go online and pre-registration will be up and running.

In the meantime, if you've done (or are doing) a big 4-wheeled journey, or if you have some expert technical knowledge to share, please have a think about giving a presentation or 4x4 specific demo/workshop at the new event.

Keep an eye on the HUBB or follow the hashtag #HUBBUK on Twitter for further news.


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Great idea guys

And its just up the road from me, I can turn up on thursday night and go to work still on friday
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Hi Iain,
For the ones that live further than around the corner and could not join the event, is there a link or site where we can find some forwarders or adds on transports?
I am looking at sharing a container to the US and back for summer 2013.
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...is there a link or site where we can find some forwarders or adds on transports? I am looking at sharing a container to the US and back for summer 2013.
You've already got it covered with this thread, which is the right way to go about finding someone to share a container.

You'll also find lots of shipping-related information under the "On The Road" menu above.

Good luck with it all.
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As well as this thread and the #HUBBUK hashtag on Twitter, another way to get updates and notification of when full details go online is to "Join" the HUBB UK event page on Facebook.
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Pre-registration is now open!

I'm pleased to report that the HUBB UK event pages are now online.

Event updates will be posted in this thread, where you'll find a quick summary of the main event details.
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Land Rover and Unimog News

Just updated the main HUBB UK page following confirmation that Land Rover World magazine will be in the HUBB Zone at the event and its editor will be giving presentations about winching and recovery plus travelling with children.

As well as a presentation from Rich Clafton, we now also have Unimog adventurers Merv and Sarah Colton hosting a live webchat from somewhere in South America.
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The twitter link returns a 'no tweet result' and the same applies if you do a search.
Can I suggest you 'tweet' something so that we can find you
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#HUBBUK and @HorizonsUnlimit

Ah yes, so it does. Thanks for pointing that out Ralph.

Twitter only maintains a hashtag archive for a little while, so will be tweeting with it more frequently as new things get announced.

For general reference (for everyone) the hashtag for the HUBB UK event is #HUBBUK and the main Twitter account for HU is @HorizonsUnlimit
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Toby Savage and 4x4 Forum

With 230 days to go (and only 19 until the pre-registration price goes up), the HUBB UK event page has been updated again....

Joining Simon Ward-Hastelow from Land Rover World magazine will be Toby Savage with a presentation about his epic 2,000 mile journey across the Sahara with two 1943 Jeeps, retracing routes used by the Long Range Desert Group in WW2.

Also pleased to confirm that Tom McGuigan will be in the HUBB Zone representing his 4x4 Overland Forum and the Adventure Overland Show.
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Adventure-Spec.com Sponsors HUBB UK


We're delighted to announce Adventure-Spec.com as the new sponsor of the HUBB UK event in 2013.

As you'll discover on their website, and on their stand at the event itself, Adventure-Spec manufactures, distributes and retails the very best parts and accessories for adventure overlanders. Based in West Yorkshire, the company was co-founded by Dave Lomax who's been a loyal supporter of Horizons Unlimited (and an ever-popular presenter) since our very first UK event over 12 years ago.

Adventure-Spec is providing financial support for HUBB UK, along with extensive event promotion, an adventure cycling clinic, several fantastic presentations, the donation of a £500 Klim voucher to the charity raffle in aid of Prostate Cancer UK, and a 3-day adventure riding holiday in Spain for the winner of our prize draw.

They'll also be screening 'Adventure Motorcycle Morocco' and bringing along their sponsored Enduro rider, Graham Jarvis, to give demonstrations of his incredible bike-handling skills and offer some expert instruction about off-road riding techniques.

As part of our effort to make HUBB UK the most enjoyable and inspiring Horizons Unlimited event ever, a great deal of work has been going on behind-the-scenes over the past couple of months to secure an event sponsor.

We'd therefore like to express our grateful thanks to Dave and his team for their generosity and continuing support.
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Last Chance to Pre-Register at £45

A quick HUBB UK update and an important reminder....

Margaret and Mike Hingley have now confirmed they'll be presenting at the event and talking about vehicle prep, route planning, and how they explored southern Africa in their Land Rover 110.

4x4 Overlander and Vampire 4x4 Tours will be exhibiting in the Adventure Travel Zone, along with Adventure Trucks who're making a special trip over from Holland.

Today is the last opportunity to pre-register at the most-discounted rate of £45 per person. The website will switch-over to £55 at around 11pm tonight (UK time).

All the latest event info is here and the main pre-registration form is here.
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Vote for your preferred Region

The HUBB UK schedule is going to include three 90-minute discussion sessions - each one about a different region of the world. The idea is to provide an opportunity for people who've travelled in each region to share their experience and advice with those who are planning trips and have lots of questions.

Each session will have a moderator to help things along, but other than that they'll be completely open and very informal.

We'd like to leave the choice about which regions get covered entirely up to you, so we've set up a simple voting page here.

Just pick the region you're most interested in and click the button. The three regions that get the most votes will be the ones that go in the event schedule.

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Hi guys,

We've just arrived in Cape Town after our 6 month journey through Africa.

Looking forward to sharing our experiences with fellow members.

Hope to see you there next year!!
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Congratulations on making it to Cape Town!

Perhaps you'd like to be one of our presenters?
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