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kdx
October 20th, 2006, 18:33
hey i just got my 97 cherokee, doing some work right now but i dont know where to go. my older brother used to go alot but many places have closed. i was wondering ifany one lived near the putnam county area of newyork and if i can join on some trips. also i have been trying to find a brushguard for my jeep but i cant find anything that doesnt cost over 700 . anyone know of a good brand. thanks for the help in advanced.
kevin
rocklandxjer
October 20th, 2006, 19:00
hey man, welcome to the board

i guess im kinda near you, bout an hour SW, we played you guys in Lacrosse a while back, got killed and never have since heh

sadly there arent many legal places to go up here.
there are a few parks, there one in the appilacians about 2 hours north of me, a couple in PA and a couple in CT

theres probably some local trails, if you see some other guys with jeeps flag em down and ask em where they wheel, most jeep guys are friendly as hell and are more than willing to bring another guy along
TheInstaller
October 20th, 2006, 19:06
Hey, I am not very far from you. Most of the places I know about are a couple hours from me, but I am constantly looking for more places.
rocklandxjer
October 20th, 2006, 19:10
so your about an hour away from him and me both,

i live right near harriman state park in new york if anyones farmiliar with that area, and i have no where to go, only one or two trails that we know we can wheel on... id love to go upstate to a jeep jamboree, or to one of the naxja events, or even just to paragon, but there just so far away...
TheInstaller
October 21st, 2006, 11:08
I know Harriman. I used to love cruising through there back in my VW days. I would be interested in checking out the trails that you know.
TortureTested
October 22nd, 2006, 18:21
I used to live in putnam county myself,,,,Carmel, Mahopac areas. Would love to know of some wheeling as well.
Menzenski
October 22nd, 2006, 18:57
I may have found a legal place to wheel in New York that's worth going to. I want to verify that it's legal with the proper authorities before I mention any more than that, but I talked with another Jeep guy today and it sounds like it's a good place to go. I'll keep everyone posted.
rocklandxjer
October 22nd, 2006, 19:14
please do, im getting tired of the same old stuff. itd be great to set up a kind of trail run one day too.

keep us posted
kdx
October 22nd, 2006, 19:35
yea some kind of group run would be awsome..def keep me posted... how far from putnnam county though?
wulf711
October 23rd, 2006, 14:27
I will second or third or forth the request for places to go and play. Unfortunately with the urban sprawl there is not much around..... Any info would be helpful.... post post post... or pm if it is quasi legal.........
TheInstaller
October 23rd, 2006, 16:03
Too bad the legal places in CT are on the other side of the state from you guys.
YeaItsSlo
October 23rd, 2006, 17:07
where is legal in CT?
TheInstaller
October 23rd, 2006, 17:10
Paine Hill in Stafford Springs, and Lakeview in Voluntown.
kdx
October 23rd, 2006, 17:21
are they central, east , west, north or south conn?
TheInstaller
October 24th, 2006, 19:24
Paine Hill is northeastern CT, and Lakeview is southeastern.
BlueMeanie
October 25th, 2006, 16:07
Hey I'm from Carmel, now in Albany, you should go and check out JD's offroad I thik its in Brewster. They would probably know if there are any clubs there or where to wheel, not many places though that I remember.
rocklandxjer
October 25th, 2006, 18:45
how is that Paine hill, thats only about 2.5 hours from me. seems like it could be a pretty good two day trip if a couple of guys went.

how are the trails there, any good?
Art Triggs
October 26th, 2006, 08:58
[lurkmodeoff] Paine Hill is a nice mild-moderate forest road type ride, only a couple of obstacles, one is a stream crossing- mud/waterhole combination, the next is some rocks to go over, a stock xj could make it driven intelligently.....I would suggest hooking up with a localclub that does regular runs, or getting someone who knows the trail well to take you, there are a lot of turn offs that can put you on private property.
TortureTested
October 27th, 2006, 11:27
Hey I'm from Carmel, now in Albany, you should go and check out JD's offroad I thik its in Brewster. They would probably know if there are any clubs there or where to wheel, not many places though that I remember.

I lived in carmel myself years ago and im about 20 min outside of albany now! Where do u go wheeling bro???