Johnson Valley run

[Goatman]

We're running JV again the weekend before Thanksgiving, which is Nov 21-23. It looks like I have Friday off, so if you guys want to run on Friday I'll run with you.

Minimum equipment is 33" tires and two lockers, no 260x axle joints, no D35's. If you have 35" tires, no stock steering. Front axle joints should be snap ringed, not c-clipped.

Who's going? :D :D

[Jes]

You know I'll be there. I'll probably be there Thursday afternoon/evening sometime.
Ready for Outer Limits anyone? :cool:

Jes

[4ward]

I'll be there............................................. ....................next year- sniff, sniff. Think I'll have it ready in time ;)

[Goatman]

Originally posted by OneTonXJ
I'll be there............................................. ....................next year- sniff, sniff. Think I'll have it ready in time ;)

You gonna have some real u-joints and hubs by then? We wheel out here, not sit by the side of the trail waiting.;) :D :D

[Gary E]

would love to go but I am having a pretty long roadtrip the week before and the week after so I will bow out.

have fun and break little :)

[Paul S]

I'm in. I'll probably head out Thursday morning.
Paul

[4ward]

Got it covered, I wanna run with da big dogs :eek:

[CRASH]

The machine shop is jacking me, so the new rig won't be ready.

On the bright side, I'm getting my old turbo diesel back from our factory, so I can tow my old junk down there, if need be.

I'm 50/50 right now, depends on when the in-laws get here from Ohio.

CRASH

[Jes]

Originally posted by CRASH


On the bright side, I'm getting my old turbo diesel back from our factory, so I can tow my old junk down there, if need be.

CRASH

Come on down and finnish off Princess right! ;) :D :D


Jes

[CRASH]

If only I could guarantee the integrity of the fuel pump wiring harness, I would be down.

CRASH

[Jes]

Have you hooked up your fuel pump wireing harness temp guage yet? :D

Jes

[Lupine]

GO! PLEASE go. Please please please. I may actually have the house clean when my folks get in town.

[CRASH]

Don't worry, I'm moving into the garage.

The only thing I need to do inside from now on is shower.

CRASH

[Gary E]

so the old junk can drive to moab and back but not to JV?

Poor Lupine is going to be husbandless for a while. Or should I say lucky rather than poor? Do you have a digi cam we need some cage in progress pics.

[GRNT]

Learned the secret of getting out of town at any time you wish with permission from your wife.
Just become an annoying a--hole for a period of time prior to you wanting to go somewhere and they will be so glad when you say your going out with the guys doing whatever your planning to do. expect that they will go shopping while your gone and then take them out for a nice dinner when you get home. Has worked for me for 30 years.
Oh and being messy around the house does help also. They can't wait to be able to cleanup the house and see it clean for a couple of days until you get home.
It's the secret of marriage and Freedom.
Mil the homeless GRUNT

[CRASH]

I think I'm already banished from the house until the new back patio, and gutters are in.

It's just me and the cat in the garage until the projects are done.

Cage in progress pics after this weekend........maybe. I've got to take it all back apart to measure it up carefully. URF needs to get a good group of measured drawings. (it's all tacked together for the moment, and I need to bend up the roof halo)

CRASH

[AzRick]

I'm probably going to come out, if you don't mind an obnoxious AZ guy tagging along. How 'bout if I promise not to bring Joe?? He actually mentioned he might just ride with me. What a :looser:

Hoping to make it out there on Thursday night.

Later

R Rok :firedevil

[Matt S.]

Well, it looks like I will be joing you guys this year jeepless again.:( Be taggin along with Farmer Matt unless I can convince Greg CROK to go. He says he has no more vacation! :doh: I guess a week for moad will do that! Hopefully I can get my ideas into a wheelable rig by nov of next year. No one would mind if I tagged again would yall?

THANKS AGAIN!
MATT

[Jes]

Hey Rick, if driveway Joe comes he better bring his Jeep and drive it! ;)

Jes

[Paul S]

Garry will continue his tradition of never missing an XJ JV run. So who's up for Jack backwards:eek:

Hey Sean, have you thought about picking-up a cheap ticket on Southwest & coming out to JV for a few days? I think you'd have a great time even without your jeep.
Paul

[4ward]

Paul, I would but I'm going to Paragon for the week of Turkey day. I'd rather drive than ride. I'll be riding with Mrs. Hinkley for EJS though. I wonder if I can spot him into a rollover :firedevil

Sean

[FarmerMatt]

If I miss this trip I will go insane. I needs some R&R. I'm so fried even Jack backwards sounds like fun. Only thing left on the ranch is cotton & that will be gone by this Monday.

Matt

[WesternXJ]

Rick, you need a spotter? :eek: :D

[AzRick]

Spotter?? Hell, I think I need a driver! Maybe I'll let the wife drive more often. It seems to work for FarmerMatt.

If only I could keep her from closing her eyes all the time.............

[Goatman]

So what should be the big Saturday run this year? We haven't run Sunbonnet Pass for awhile. Who's going to be there on Friday? Should we do Outer Limits, or run something shorter and do another Friday night run? Clawhammer would make a good night run either Friday or Saturday. Since the front half of Jackhammer is spooky in reverse (at the top), we could run the back of Jack backwards and then run the bottom of Sledge backwards.....that would be fun trail.

I'm thinking Upper Big Johnson and Outer Limits should be on the list for BOTW. The other thing we could do for BOTW is to try to run them all!! :D

[XJJPR]

Originally posted by Goatman
The other thing we could do for BOTW is to try to run them all!! :D


Been there, Failed! :D

mark
orgs mfg

[Jes]

Originally posted by Goatman
So what should be the big Saturday run this year? We haven't run Sunbonnet Pass for awhile. Who's going to be there on Friday? Should we do Outer Limits, or run something shorter and do another Friday night run? Clawhammer would make a good night run either Friday or Saturday. Since the front half of Jackhammer is spooky in reverse (at the top), we could run the back of Jack backwards and then run the bottom of Sledge backwards.....that would be fun trail.



I'll be there and ready to get it awn Friday morning! All I know is I need a dose of OL, maybe Saturday? I haven't done Sunbonnet Pass or Clawhammer so I'd be up for that. I know Porch Puppy hasn't done OL or Sledge and he'd be up for both of those I imagine. I also know of this little trail, should take us 45 minutes or so. ;)

Jes

[DesertXJ]

NIGHT RUN :eek: :eek: I don't know after last the last trip!!!:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[Jes]

What happend last trip?
I know Andy, Richard, and I were fully gettin' it on Sledge. :greensmok

[Porch Puppy]

I'd like to do Outer Limits on Saturday. Everyone says it a great trail. I will probably be up for a night run - either Friday or Saturday night would be fine. I won't be getting there until probably 8-9 PM on Friday evening though.

[DesertXJ]

Originally posted by Jes
What happend last trip?


Night run - Lower Big Johnson - If there was a rock in the trail (and you know there arn't many rocks in JV :D :D ) I hit it, got hung up on it, or just got F***ing stuck on it!!:mad: :mad: Not a very fun night! Just one of those trips.....

[FarmerMatt]

Sun Bonnet / Outer limits would make for a cool weekend. I should be there thursday night so sledge on friday would be cool. I haven't run sledge since BOTW 1. Haven't run Sun Bonnet since my first trip out to JV.

Matt

[Goatman]

Another great wheeling trip is brewing....... :D :D

I'll be there Thursday night.

[Paul S]

One small note on the night run. Unlike past night runs that we always plan around a full moon, there will be little to no moon this weekend:cool: I'm thinking Claw.
See ya Thursday.
Paul

[AzRick]

Two words..................

Rock Lights

[Jes]

Got glow?
http://www.fototime.com/{65A08EEC-5F23-47A4-A5DB-39C0177D9FE6}/picture.JPG
:D

Jes

[DesertXJ]

That looks like Porch Puppy, I recognize that aircraft anywhere!!:D :D

OOPS, looked again and I guess not :doh:

[Jes]

Nope, look at the rear diff. ;)

Jes

[DesertXJ]

You caught me, I looked again and noticed the bumper :doh:

[86XJ]

just out of curiosity how far away is johnson valley from the bay area, just how long does it take. i would love to go but probably be working plus my rig doesnt meet the requirements.
joe

[Jes]

From my door to camp it's 7-1/2 hours for me.

Jes

[CRASH]

9 hours form Sac Town.

CRASH

[David Taylor]

I guess living in socal isn't so bad. 2.0 hours if I stop for Gas.:D
I will be making the trip but the xj might not be ready. I might have to show up in the 4 door sedan and hitch a ride.

[Goatman]

Originally posted by David Taylor
I guess living in socal isn't so bad. 2.0 hours if I stop for Gas.:D
I will be making the trip but the xj might not be ready. I might have to show up in the 4 door sedan and hitch a ride.

Are you still working on the front axle project, or something else?

[David Taylor]

I'm still working on the front end. I'm doing the gears and ARB today. I still need to finish the mounts, build steering,make a new track bar and put it in. Plus I need a new set of 5 on 5.5 wheels,
pull the rear shafts and press the studs in the bigger pattern.

The 30 is still in there so I could bring it the way it is. I just don't whant to brake somthing on it now that it's ready to come out.

[Goatman]

Well, you have a whole month. :D

I say get it all ready, wheel JV with the D30 one last time, then you have a month and a half to make the swap to the new stuff before the Jan wheeling begins. :) :)

[Jes]

Do you guys want to do one of our big Mexican pot lucks Friday night?

Jes

[Matt S.]

I can bring a BBQ and some bigger stuff in the back of my truck if you guys want. That might beable to help someone bring less stuff with all the rest of their junk. Maybe some chairs or anything. I feel like I should help! Any ideas?

MATT

[mil thornton (GRNT)]

Thursday nite also if theres enough of you there for a Friday run.
I don't necessarily want to spend alot of time cooking this time if you guys don't mind, but I could bring the big stove if someone else wants to cook or I can bring the big pot and make chili the easy way if everyone wants.
I like the potluck idea only if we know we will be in camp at a decent hour.
I don't think I'll change the doors or back hatch quiet yet if we are going to do OL.
I want to really spend the time wheeling on this trip with you guys.
Mil

[Jes]

Mil, you've done enough cooking for us in the past and it's appriciated. :thumbup:
I think we should do the pot luck deal on Friday night, they have always worked well in the past and we've always had an ample amount of good eats.
I'll once again bring fresh chips and salsa, carnitas, beans, and tortillias. Also, the Margaritas will be flowing, without any campground managers to worry about. :D :D

Jes

[CRASH]

Damnit, I want to come out and play!

Maybe the tow rig will be sorted out by then.....they said two weeks to rebuild the turbo.........

....of course I have about 127 house projects to complete before Thanksgiving. :rolleyes:

CRASH

[XJJPR]

Originally posted by CRASH
Damnit, I want to come out and play!

Maybe the tow rig will be sorted out by then.....they said two weeks to rebuild the turbo.........

....of course I have about 127 house projects to complete before Thanksgiving. :rolleyes:

CRASH

List of honey-do's just to long to go wheeling. :bawl:

When's the new one getting torn apart and built up? :D

mark

[Goatman]

Originally posted by CRASH
Damnit, I want to come out and play!

Maybe the tow rig will be sorted out by then.....they said two weeks to rebuild the turbo.........

....of course I have about 127 house projects to complete before Thanksgiving. :rolleyes:

CRASH

Shoot, I thought you were going to be there to race me back to camp. :D

Maybe Sean will loan you his Tundra, if he and his Jeep can't make it, at least his truck would make it to JV. ;) :D :D

Hope you can get that truck running and join us. We keep saying this is the last run for Princess......she's like a cat with nine lives. :)

[Lupine]

Mr. Goat,

Now, I'm a lenient kinda gal. I don't sweat the small stuff, like my husband showing up on the I-net holding another man's hand after a trip I thought was just to blow off some steam. But I can't take no more of these late night calls from God knows where with blenders whirring away in the background. A girl gets jealous, you know? :D

[Goatman]

Originally posted by Lupine
Mr. Goat,

Now, I'm a lenient kinda gal. I don't sweat the small stuff, like my husband showing up on the I-net holding another man's hand after a trip I thought was just to blow off some steam. But I can't take no more of these late night calls from God knows where with blenders whirring away in the background. A girl gets jealous, you know? :D

Well, Miss Britt, you work for the state, what are you doing with all of your vacation days? Are you and your loving CRASH taking seperate vacations? :rolleyes: :confused:

Of course, don't ask me where Kathy is all the time.......we do take seperate vacations. :D :D

We miss you, and want you to be jealous, because we want you to come out with CRASH and play. :)

[Jes]

To the top for this one.

So guys, are we going to do a big pot luck fiesta Friday night?
Matt, home made guac and some salsa perhaps? ;)
Only two weeks away!


Jes

[FarmerMatt]

guac always sounds good. It will be there. Scrappy was talking about bringing out some smoked samon for FishBoy. That would also go good in fish tacos. You bringing those chips? Need me to bring out some extra Cuervo?

Matt

[Jes]

Certainly, I'll bring chips and stuff for carnitas tacos. Some extra Cuervo is always good too! :cool:

Jes

[TRNDRVR]

Can someone post a name of a nearby city for a reference point?
Thanks,
Dan.
PS Do I meet the (rig) requirements for this trip?

[Jes]

Originally posted by TRNDRVR
Can someone post a name of a nearby city for a reference point?
Thanks,
Dan.
PS Do I meet the (rig) requirements for this trip?

A nearby town is Lucerne Valley which is just to the west of Johnson Valley. Barstow is about 30 miles north west.
The rig requirements are on page 1 of this thread.

Jes

[TRNDRVR]

:dunno: thinking :dunno: thinking :dunno: thinking :dunno:

From what it looks like, my weaknesses will be my non-snap ringed 297s, and my Truetrac. :dunno:

[GRNT]

This is also an alternative to the snap rings.
One other requirements is NO Sniveling when you get a ding or dings in the body. It just means you've been initiated.
Come out and have a good time.
GRNT

[SeanP]

Originally posted by Goatman
Shoot, I thought you were going to be there to race me back to camp. :D

Maybe Sean will loan you his Tundra, if he and his Jeep can't make it, at least his truck would make it to JV. ;) :D :D

Hope you can get that truck running and join us. We keep saying this is the last run for Princess......she's like a cat with nine lives. :)

I love to send my truck and trailer to events that I cannot attend!!!

[SeanP]

If I come down sans-jeep, anyone have an open seat?

[TRNDRVR]

So is this a camp-as-we-wheel situation, or is there a base camp that we stay at and wheel during the day and return to camp in the afternoon? Where is this camp going to be located? If I show up on Thursday, will I be able to find this place? Maybe someone can leave me a trail of chips and salsa for me to follow. With a margarita at the end of course. :D

SeanP, if I can get Amtrak to finally figure out my vacation, and I attend, I'll have an extra seat. No promises I'll even be there as of yet though.
Thanks,
Dan.

[SeanP]

Base camp type of deal. Base camp easy to see from the sand road going into JV, it's just that the road is very easy to miss from the highway. Someone might have GPS coords of the base camp. I know that Richard has posted some pretty foolproof directions from Lucerne valley

SeanP

[Matt S.]

So how mayn people are going to be there. Not the number of jeeps, but people. I would like to know how much slamon i need to bring!

MATT

[Goatman]

Originally posted by SeanP
If I come down sans-jeep, anyone have an open seat?

Sean, I'll have an open seat, and you're welcome to ride. Dad won't be there 'cause he's in South America.

[Goatman]

Originally posted by TRNDRVR
So is this a camp-as-we-wheel situation, or is there a base camp that we stay at and wheel during the day and return to camp in the afternoon? Where is this camp going to be located? If I show up on Thursday, will I be able to find this place? Maybe someone can leave me a trail of chips and salsa for me to follow. With a margarita at the end of course. :D

SeanP, if I can get Amtrak to finally figure out my vacation, and I attend, I'll have an extra seat. No promises I'll even be there as of yet though.
Thanks,
Dan.

Dan, if you're real careful you can make those c-clipped 297's live. Plenty have run with them, it's just that you might be OK and you might get unlucky. Have to remember to try to climb everything straight on, and ease into the throttle. Do you carry spare front shafts? The front LSD isn't a big deal, it just makes it more of a challenge and you may need to winch now and then. If you are running stock steering, do you have a spare drag link and tie rod?

You can go to Mapquest and put in Old Woman Springs Rd and Boone Rd, Johnson Valley, as your destination and it will give you the directions. Basically, you go to Barstow on I15, go south on Barstow Rd (Hwy 247) for about 30 miles to a stop sign, turn left at the stop (still Hwy 247) and go about 22 miles to Boone Rd, which is a dirt road that only goes left. Boone Rd is near the end of a long straight section of road, so if you hit the curve you just missed Boone Rd. The sign is on the right side of the highway, immediately opposite of the dirt road, so it's easy to pass the turn by the time you see the sign.....lots of skid marks on the highway.

Once you make the turn onto the dirt road, go about 3-5 miles and you will come to a four way intersection with most of the tracks clearly going to the left, follow the tracks and turn left, then go a few hundred yards to an open section on the left, which is where we camp. The open section is right before the road drops through a gulley, so if you hit the gulley you just missed the camp spot. If you happen to continue down this road, it ends up at the dry lake bottom where most of the people who use JV camp.

We set up camp in this spot, and then go out from there to wheel. Most of the trails are a short drive from camp. There are no facilities, so it's dry camping, and there is no gas close. I fill up in Barstow and can run a few days, but if I'm running three days, and since we're running Outer Limits which is further from camp, I'll fill up in Lucerne Valley. There are a couple of gas stations close to the stop sign where you turn left on Hwy 247.

Hope you can make it, :D

[TRNDRVR]

Originally posted by Goatman
Dan, if you're real careful you can make those c-clipped 297's live. Plenty have run with them, it's just that you might be OK and you might get unlucky. Have to remember to try to climb everything straight on, and ease into the throttle. Do you carry spare front shafts? The front LSD isn't a big deal, it just makes it more of a challenge and you may need to winch now and then. If you are running stock steering, do you have a spare drag link and tie rod?

You can go to Mapquest and put in Old Woman Springs Rd and Boone Rd, Johnson Valley, as your destination and it will give you the directions. Basically, you go to Barstow on I15, go south on Barstow Rd (Hwy 247) for about 30 miles to a stop sign, turn left at the stop (still Hwy 247) and go about 22 miles to Boone Rd, which is a dirt road that only goes left. Boone Rd is near the end of a long straight section of road, so if you hit the curve you just missed Boone Rd. The sign is on the right side of the highway, immediately opposite of the dirt road, so it's easy to pass the turn by the time you see the sign.....lots of skid marks on the highway.

Once you make the turn onto the dirt road, go about 3-5 miles and you will come to a four way intersection with most of the tracks clearly going to the left, follow the tracks and turn left, then go a few hundred yards to an open section on the left, which is where we camp. The open section is right before the road drops through a gulley, so if you hit the gulley you just missed the camp spot. If you happen to continue down this road, it ends up at the dry lake bottom where most of the people who use JV camp.

We set up camp in this spot, and then go out from there to wheel. Most of the trails are a short drive from camp. There are no facilities, so it's dry camping, and there is no gas close. I fill up in Barstow and can run a few days, but if I'm running three days, and since we're running Outer Limits which is further from camp, I'll fill up in Lucerne Valley. There are a couple of gas stations close to the stop sign where you turn left on Hwy 247.

Hope you can make it, :D
Thanks for the info Richard. I also hope I can make it. It's now up to Amtrak to come through with my vacation. It's a long story.
Thanks again,
Dan.

[TRNDRVR]

It's comfirmed. Amtrak came through with my vacation. So I'm in.
What can I bring for this potluck? I can't do much Mexican that already won't be brought, but I can do a killer marinated TriTip. (?)
Originally posted by UnknownScrap
I can bring a BBQ and some bigger stuff in the back of my truck if you guys want. That might beable to help someone bring less stuff with all the rest of their junk. Maybe some chairs or anything. I feel like I should help! Any ideas?
MATT
Is anybody that is driving their pickups instead of their Jeeps going to bring any firewood? I can bring some, but that would entail towing a trailer. I'm almost 700 miles one way. :eek: Are fires even allowed? Please let me know what I can do. I can even tow the trailer if need be.
Thanks,
Dan.

[Paul S]

Originally posted by TRNDRVR
It's comfirmed. Amtrak came through with my vacation. So I'm in.
What can I bring for this potluck? I can't do much Mexican that already won't be brought, but I can do a killer marinated TriTip. (?)

Is anybody that is driving their pickups instead of their Jeeps going to bring any firewood? I can bring some, but that would entail towing a trailer. I'm almost 700 miles one way. :eek: Are fires even allowed? Please let me know what I can do. I can even tow the trailer if need be.
Thanks,
Dan.

Good deal.
As with most 4 wheelers in CA, we're all vegetarians. Just bring some alfalfa or tofu.
Pretty much anything goes in JV. But, I think you can leave the firewood up to the local crowd, it's not worth towing a trailer 700 miles.
Paul

[Jes]

:rolleyes:
Don't listen to Paul, tritip would be great! :D

Jes

[TRNDRVR]

Originally posted by Jes
:rolleyes:
Don't listen to Paul, tritip would be great! :D

Jes Tritip is a given.

What about the firewood though?
Is someone closer than me or with a pickup going to bring any? I was the one that brought the wood to Moab. :flame: Gotta have a campfire.

[FarmerMatt]

I'll bring you a bale of hay Paul. I also usually bring out a stack of wood being that I have plenty of it & try to give it away. I throw it on my trailer with the XJ.

Matt

[DesertXJ]

So what's the schedule? I know Outer Limits is sceduled for saturday, but what about friday and/or sunday?:confused:

[Matt S.]

So is my BBQ needed?? As of right now, Greg (CROK) and I are riding up. So count him in as well. I can't wait to meet everyone, again, this year. Hopefully yall don't mind a college kidd hanging around. Oh, I am not able to get my salmon all prepared in time. So it looks like lots of chicken from me.

MATT

[Goatman]

Schedule? What schedule........we don't need no stinkin' schedule!


:D

We don't know for sure what we'll run Friday, but we've talked about running Sunbonnet. If we're up for a Friday night run probably Clawhammer. Outer Limits is the consensus for Saturday, and we might not have enough energy left after that for a night run on Saturday. I think Sledgehammer would be good for Sunday.

So, are we doing a potluck on Friday night or Saturday night? Everyone won't be there Friday night, but it would be easier to do a potluck that night because we know we'll be back to camp in time. Running OL with a group on Sat, if we have many problems we'll get back after dark.

[Paul S]

Looks like it's going to be pretty cold out there. The high for next weeknd is 61 degrees, the low is 32. Add a little JV wind & it should be down right bitter.
Paul

[Goatman]

Thankfully, we all drive enclosed rigs. :D

61 is pretty nice during the day, but it could get cold at night. We've never really had bad weather out there, except maybe when it rained on us earlier this year. Even then it was only when we were back in camp.

Are we going to have to listen to Matt's engine running again so he can have the heater on? ;)

[Porch Puppy]

We'll be bringing some firewood too. We are going to get there probably around 7:00 or 7:30 PM Friday evening. Don't leave for Claw without me! :D

Andy

[FlexyJOE]

has anyone ever seen a "mickeys bomb"??? Rick Norman and I will show y'all how we do it AZ style......we will bring the mickeys bombs!!! They are awesome!!!!!


Flexy:flame: :flame: :flame:

[TRNDRVR]

Originally posted by FlexyJOE
"mickeys bomb"???......They are awesome!!!!! Can you give us a hint? :confused:

[Jes]

Originally posted by FarmerMatt
I also usually bring out a stack of wood being that I have plenty of it & try to give it away. I throw it on my trailer with the XJ.

Matt

Be sure and secure it to the trailor this time. ;)

I think we should have the pot uck Friday evening as it looks like Saturday might be a long one.

Jes

[FarmerMatt]

The motor only starts up if it falls below 20. Either it starts up or I'm crawling into bed & snuggling with Hinkley.

So Jes you want the Cuervo gold or what?

Matt

[Jes]

Bring it! :cool:

I should be down there by 2P.M. or so on Thursday, see you guys there.

Jes

[FarmerMatt]

Kids...

Is anybody else bringing kids. I'm debating on whether to bring my ten year old, but this trip is starting to sound like it should be rated R.

Matt

[XJJPR]

Originally posted by FarmerMatt
I'm crawling into bed & snuggling with Hinkley.

Matt


I'm now getting scared! :eek:

No kid with me this trip!

hinkley

[TRNDRVR]

Originally posted by FarmerMatt
Kids...

Is anybody else bringing kids. I'm debating on whether to bring my ten year old, but this trip is starting to sound like it should be rated R.

Matt
I debated bringing mine, but I think this trip will be a little much for a 15-month-old little girl. That's not even considering the rated "R" part.

PS Matt, did I see your Dad on CNN this morning?

[CRASH]

Matt,

You've got to start thinking of these trips as learning experiences for your son. Call it diversity training. :D

CRASH

[FarmerMatt]

He was supposed to be on there today. The CNN crew was out a couple weeks ago doing a piece on the cheap wine grapes. His name is Chester Andrew. I haven't seen it yet.

Matt

[TRNDRVR]

Originally posted by FarmerMatt
He was supposed to be on there today. The CNN crew was out a couple weeks ago doing a piece on the cheap wine grapes. His name is Chester Andrew. I haven't seen it yet.

Matt Although I don't really know you, and searching for where I saw it would take a while, I remember seeing somewhere that your last name was Andrew. I saw this morning the story about the grape industry, location was Madera, and the guys name was Chester Andrew. I was just assuming that it was a relation to you.
Small world isn't it?
Dan.

PS My folks live up in Auberry.

[Goatman]

Friday night looks like a good night for the pot luck, since no one else commented. :D

It ends up that I have to work till 9:00 pm on Thursday. I'll see how I feel, but it would probably be easier for me to just drive out real early Friday morning. If I can leave town before 9:30, I'll do it, otherwise I'll see you guys in the morning.

[Loose_Nuts_Enterprises]

Any idea what time you guys will be hitting the trail on Saturday? The Hammers are only an hour and a half away from my place. Rabbit and I are planning on coming in my jeep. I've done most of the trails there except OL in my flattie and would like to finish the set.

Dan

[Goatman]

Originally posted by Dan Turner
Any idea what time you guys will be hitting the trail on Saturday? The Hammers are only an hour and a half away from my place. Rabbit and I are planning on coming in my jeep. I've done most of the trails there except OL in my flattie and would like to finish the set.

Dan

We'll leave camp Saturday morning no later than 8:00 am. Outer Limits is the furthest trail from camp, plus it's always an all day run.

Are you bringing the flattie or the XJ?

[Loose_Nuts_Enterprises]

I'll be bringing the XJ. And a good friend of mine will be bringing his flattie if he doesn't wuss out. He's never been to JV but he and his jeep are more than capable, he's just a little psyched out about doing the best trails in the world.

A quick question about Wrecking Ball... I did that in the flattie, way back when they were calling it Rated X, and there was a squeeze that I barely got my flattie through. It still caved both Jerry cans I had on the back. Anyway, how do you guys get the XJs through?

That was a long time ago, maybe the trail has changed some???

Thanks, Dan

[Paul S]

Originally posted by Dan Turner
I'll be bringing the XJ. And a good friend of mine will be bringing his flattie if he doesn't wuss out. He's never been to JV but he and his jeep are more than capable, he's just a little psyched out about doing the best trails in the world.

A quick question about Wrecking Ball... I did that in the flattie, way back when they were calling it Rated X, and there was a squeeze that I barely got my flattie through. It still caved both Jerry cans I had on the back. Anyway, how do you guys get the XJs through?

That was a long time ago, maybe the trail has changed some???

Thanks, Dan

Somehow it usually just works out. Wrecking Ball is one of the lesser body damage trials out there. I'd rate Outer Limits & Sun Bonnet (both of which we are running this weekend) much higher on the potential body damage scale.
Paul

[FlexyJOE]

I could describe the mickeys bombs....but that would take alll of the fun out of it.....:) Just wait and see....:flame: :flame: :flame: :flame: :flame:


Flexy

[TRNDRVR]

I'm not gone yet, but I'm loading up the Jeep and getting ready. :eek:
I'll be there tomorrow. See ya there!!!
Dan.
PS You guys are going to break my "hard core" virginity.
:) :) :) :)

[Goatman]

Originally posted by TRNDRVR
I'm not gone yet, but I'm loading up the Jeep and getting ready. :eek:
I'll be there tomorrow. See ya there!!!
Dan.
PS You guys are going to break my "hard core" virginity.
:) :) :) :)

We may break more than that........

:D :D

[rpili2001]

Originally posted by FlexyJOE
I could describe the mickeys bombs....but that would take alll of the fun out of it.....:) Just wait and see....:flame: :flame: :flame: :flame: :flame:


Flexy

I would guess:

Fill a consumed mickeys beer bottle 1/4 way with gasoline and place it mouth up on a camp fire and wait till the gasoline is gone.

[XJEEPER]

Almost as fun as filling balloons with propane............:D :firedevil

[Loose_Nuts_Enterprises]

Acetylene balloons anyone?

Dan

[XJJPR]

I'm parking way away from the fire ring :D

hinkley

[Goatman]

Originally posted by Mark Hinkley
I'm parking way away from the fire ring :D

hinkley

Are you about gone? :)

With any luck, I'll be there by 12:30......

Otherwise I'll see you guys first thing in the morning.

[MJR]

Originally posted by DesertXJ
Night run - Lower Big Johnson - If there was a rock in the trail (and you know there arn't many rocks in JV :D :D ) I hit it, got hung up on it, or just got F***ing stuck on it!!:mad: :mad: Not a very fun night! Just one of those trips.....

You weren't alone in that. I thought I was the only one "finding" all the rocks but it was still fun anyway.

[rpili2001]

As usual, I does not look like I'll make it this weekend. I got the "You always go off roading....blah blah blah.... you need to spend more time with ...... blah blah blah ....." when I reminded my wife I was going to JV Saturday. When that happens I'm screwed if I dont do as she wants so maybe next time.

[MJR]

Originally posted by rpili2001
As usual, I does not look like I'll make it this weekend. I got the "You always go off roading....blah blah blah.... you need to spend more time with ...... blah blah blah ....." when I reminded my wife I was going to JV Saturday. When that happens I'm screwed if I dont do as she wants so maybe next time.

What you didn't follow Mil's advice ?

Originally posted by GRNT
Learned the secret of getting out of town at any time you wish with permission from your wife.
Just become an annoying a--hole for a period of time prior to you wanting to go somewhere and they will be so glad when you say your going out with the guys doing whatever your planning to do. expect that they will go shopping while your gone and then take them out for a nice dinner when you get home. Has worked for me for 30 years.
Oh and being messy around the house does help also. They can't wait to be able to cleanup the house and see it clean for a couple of days until you get home.
It's the secret of marriage and Freedom.
Mil the homeless GRUNT

[MJR]

Should be heading out tonight to hang out/ride along this weekend. See you'all there.

[Loose_Nuts_Enterprises]

What channel on the CB are you going to running?

Dan.....leaving Yucaipa at 5 am.