Yes we have rules. Not to spoil your fun but to make club activities safe and enjoyable for all members and to ensure that we respect the properties to which we have access. If you don't like rules don't bother joining our club.
We have membership rules, vehicle rules and trip rules as set out below. Most of these are pretty much commonsense. For example if you don't fit proper tow hooks it makes it more difficult and more dangerous to extract your vehicle when stuck in a bog hole or stranded in a river. And yes we may well see game such as deer or chamois (see pics here) on club trips but we are not a hunting club so please leave your rifle at home. Strange as it may seem many people, especially landowners, get nervous when they see people wielding firearms. And you may think our list of mandatory equipment to be carried on each vehicle excessive but we encourage members to be self reliant so that they can recover themselves in most situations. And all members on a trip are expected to help clear an obstruction from a track and you can't be much help without basic gear such as a shovel.