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Recently,  had a booth at the Off Road EXPO held in California. I'm not sure yet how many new members we got signed up but from what I saw and the people I talked to I think the booth we had was a huge success.
We had two XJs there belonging to JOSEJALAPENO and VETS XJ. I put together the flyers and had a larger version printed into a poster, set up the banner, etc. Other local guys put together a slideshow of pictures on the flat screen.
We ended up passing out 55 flyers. These were given out to people that showed interest in our booth, who own XJs, and are prospective new members. Several people had XJs but had no idea that existed. One guy wanted to sign up right then and there...
Del Albright from BRC stopped by and thanked us for our efforts with land use. We gave a short interview on videotape. Moses Ludel, author of The Jeep Bible, stopped by also (he owns an XJ) and he also wanted to interview us for an online mag he does. I have to say I am NOT good at speaking in front of a camera!
-EricsXJ
The poster which was a larger version of the flyer we were passing out:
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» Land-use Awareness |
once again had the opportunity attended the Annual North America Motorized Recreation Council Meeting held at SEMA in Las Vegas this year. NAMRC is a meeting of groups who represent different interests with the same goal in mind, keeping access to public lands open. The Blue Ribbon Coalition, CORVA, ORBA, The Utah 4wd Association, California 4wd Association, The Washington Snowmobile Association, The Bureau of Land Management, and SEMA are just some of the organizations that were in attendance. The meeting was moderated by Del Albright.
At the meeting, there was an interesting presentation made by Jeff Knoll from ORBA that I wanted to share with you. Of the 16 Westernmost states, the Federal government owns 54.9% of the land. Heres a partial breakdown for you: the Federal government owns 84.48% of Nevada, 36.63% of Colorado, 45.3% of California, 48.06% of Arizona, 57.45% of Utah, 30.33% of Washington, and 41.77% of New Mexico.
Now let's take California as an example to use it for further breakdown. In 1976, there was approximately 25 million acres of California Desert. At that time, 50% of it was to be for public multiple use under the control of the BLM. In 1980, 8% of those 25 million acres was set aside as wilderness, leaving just 42% for public multiple use. In 1994, that 8% set aside for wilderness was increased to 25%. That left us only 25% of those 25 million acres for public multiple use. Then in 2007, the BLM was forced to further expand that wilderness to accommodate expanded endangered species lists. This now left us with only 12.5% of that original 25 million acres open for multiple use. If Johnson Valley is take over by the Marine Corps, this number will be even further reduced.
Why is is this important? Because these same reductions to public land-use have been occurring all across the country.
A bill introduced to Congress a couple days ago would put into law a Clinton administration rule that put nearly 60 million acres of national forests off limits to most logging, road building, and motorized recreation. While it faces significant resistance in the House of Representatives, it is still something we all need to keep an eye on.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and remember that there are lots of things that you can do to help. Being a club member is just one of them. We all need to do our part to help to protect the access to the land we enjoy using.
I will be updating this with new and interesting land-use info/topics on a regular basis. If you have something you would like to see shared with our forum community, send me a pm.
-lobsterdmb
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NM rio puerco wheeling awesomness |
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May 13, 2012 - 4:46 PM - by 96xjdude
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so we started off on the trails a little after noon
my jeep
my brothers jeep
my dads jeep
with me leading the expedition
so we headed down the trail
he got a little ambitious
various wheeling pics
ill upload more when i get them to my photobucket
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Re: May 2012 ROTM Submissions |
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Apr 30, 2012 - 8:46 PM - by SC Rednek
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HP Dana 44, ARB, 5.13 gears, homemade truss
Crossover steering and trackbar w/ heims, homemade trackbar braket
Rock Krawler 3 link w/ Ballistic Fab heims, 4.5" lift coils, ACOS adjustable spacers
Ford 9", Detroit, 5.13 gears, disk brakes
5.5" lift springs, 1" lift TNT boomerang shackles
36x13.5 IROKS, 16x10 steel beadlocks
Rancho 9000 shocks, limit straps
SYE, heavy duty driveshafts from Adams Driveshaft
HD Offroad frame stiffeners
Homemade high clearance trans crossmember w/ poly mount
Brown Dog poly engine mounts
JCR Offroad front winch bumper, 9000 lb Superwinch
JCR Offroad tire carrier rear bumper
Homemade steal taillight boxes
Rock slider welded in place of rocker panels
On board air (converted A/C) w/ 5 gallon tank
Dual Batteries w/ disconnect switches
800W (1600W peak) power inverter
CB, 2 Meter
Removable front doors w/ CJ hinges.
Homemade dash center panel, push button start
Homemade overhead speaker bar w/ dome light
Homemade dents, custom scratch-finished rattle can paint job
(Darky, you already have the full resolution version of the first picture)
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