Things I learned at WF

[Rev Den]

An alternator can run 400 miles without a sound....then DIE in the quarry, and seize so hard it stops the engine.

Before trip maintenance should include battery cables.

Dyno-mite can outdrive her husband.

Muffins like mud. (Thats my girl)

Flight Attendants practice their skills on WF trails.

The results of mixing booze and Dyno-mite results in getting called a "sick-F##k" :D

Dodge has a much better back seat then Ford.

The chance to "win" the Frankenspare can happen anytime during the weekend, including the pre-runs.

Automatic XJs will move if left in drive, when the drivers gets out.

Ice makes Green hard, and Orange easy....till it melts.

Someone in our club buys really cheap tires, according to them.."the only problem is that they are not round"

Mike Hales "people will come to him".

If JCR ever decides to open a hot dog place.....they would make a killing.

Bloose can wheel......and NOT break. (if I had not seen it for myself...)

A bottle will make 1.5 laps around a campfire.....UNLESS it is Goldschlager and gets to my wife.

Bullwinkle can make a grown man talk like a little girl.

Tamber still works at the Attica Inn.

Straw makes a muddy field down right homey.

John makes kindiling for a living. (good thing....we would have froze)

Brian needs more hats.

And finally.....

People CAN change, for the better.

Rev

[HaleYes]

Corvette motors in GMC trucks are very beasty.

There are not any XJ tow hooks for sale in Attica.

Carpet IS structural.

Robies still makes some darn good grub.

It is impossible for the Pres. to bypass a campfire bottle-go-round without "his people" revolting.

There are not any XJ tow hooks for sale in Attica.

People can change. Impressive.:thumbup:

Stock YJ's with street tires and one tow hook that's 2ft. under water and massive chunks of ice can be extracted with a Tmax.

The Big Sleazy has 12 pair of Super Man underware inside displayed on the wall as trophies. These are located next to the "Jesus Loves You" sign.

There are not any XJ tow hooks for sale in Attica.

Nobody needs a 24 Volt inverter.

mcnamaag is not an old man as I had thought.

There is not any XJ tow hooks for sale in Attica.

Light switches for your home can also be utilized as turn signal switches.(Stupidweirdo)









I'll post more as they come to me.

[xj4life]

Always double check to make sure you know when the park is closing :doh:

Make sure you keep an eye on Stupidweirdo cause he's bound to do something stupid while no one is looking :D

I love the sound of breaking glass and bending sheetmetal

Robies Catering cooks better than my wife does (its okay she'll never see this) :D

[IllianaXJ]

Jim can break into a late model XJ in under 30 seconds.

It takes a true idiot to lock your keys in with the Jeep running at 9:05 Friday morning.

People don't always match up with the image in your head when you meet them for the first time.

Others do.

31" TSLs hate to stay on the bead.

No matter who organizes the raffle, Hale always cleans up.

People who don't smoke tend to borrow cigarettes from everyone else that do.

Next year is too far away.


Stock YJ's with street tires and one tow hook that's 2ft. under water and massive chunks of ice can be extracted with a Tmax.
And 2 anchor rigs.

Guys in stock YJs will turn around and flee when they see a large group of XJs on the access road.

An EZ Awn shelter with tarp sides feels like a heatwave after being out in the wind.

[HaleYes]

And 2 anchor rigs.

:cheers:


I'll add:

I love it when I come home from a weekend of wheeling and am greeted with a little guy running at me with open arms and a big smile.

The MWC has it's very own volunteer fire department. Complete with siren.

Just when you think there won't be any firewood.......theres more than enough.

MWC potlucks always have great baked goods.

[BOB]

..wrenchfest can be anywhere..including quarries.

skoolie is better at spotting than he is at dodging snowballs

I knew it was going to be a long day when I couldn't find the entrance to green,

Hale can make some tasty venison

high winds and nothing to block the wind makes for a chilly evening.

I still have a tough time with everyones names

Les's son Aaron is the best driver (without a front locker) by far!

Dynomite is a better driver than Nate (by far!)

odd...but, why did we have a smaller fire on the cold night and,
a bigger fire on the warm night????

Rev does lift his leg when he drinks Captain Morgan

MWC girls are NOT afraid to drink whiskey from the bottle.

board breaking is now a new MWC campfire tradition.
(note: bring more bandaids) (aspirin too)

I am truly blessed to be a part of this group

BOB

[stupidweirdo]

To many hands getting firewood out of a truck can lead to blood. Sorry about that Rich? (Bob's daughters boyfriend)

If you forget to pack your air compressor and have a slow leak in a trailer tire, it will become a fast leak at a bad time and shread before you can stop to get the spare on.

I haven't varified this one yet, but my bed is more comforable that the back seat of a club cab Dodge.

[Bloose]

Having to make repairs to your jeep even before it leaves the trailer keeps you (well me anyway) from having to do repairs on the trail!

I actually can go to the Badlands and NOT run up rock face.

I actually can go to the Badlands and not break. Most likely related to above.

If you're driving so slow I can pass you with the bus, worry not I'll be stopping for fuel soon.

If a bottle gets to you at a camp fire and looks nearly empty it mearly looks it.

If a bottle gets to you at the camp fire and you pretend to drink from it, that's much worse than just not drinking from it!

If liquor taste like candy it likely won't make an entire round around the camp fire.

No matter how much wood you throw on a fire it'll be out by morning.

Flares make good fire starters.

Don't bother throwing pieces of wood scraps on a fire when you can just dump the whole box.

Even though I can wheel and not break I cannot make an entire trip without multiple problems.

If your brake calipers stick and you try to ignore it your brakes will start on fire!

Brake pads can ignite if you drive fast enough, long enough, and your calipers are stuck on.

Scooping water from a puddle to cool down your brakes takes about a half hour.

Even dragging a couple of calipers the bus gets 7 MPG.

Cold is OK but wind really blows.

John B will wheel right up until he need to be hospitalized.

John B's son and son-in-law can vinish without a trace right before your eyes.

A Jeep dealer can make you a key with your VIN code and proof of ownership for only $10!

You're an idiot if you leave to go Jeeping and don't realize till you are 150 miles from home you forgot the key for your Jeep!

Having your Jeep with you on a trailer and proof of insurance with the vehicles VIN# on it is not supposed to be considered proof of ownership.

Jeep sales people are such yuppies now that they don't consider a well trail used Jeep on a trailer behind a red bus good advertising and will make you move said vehicles into an alley so no one see's them.

4wheeler loves it when I call him and yell his old girlfriends name while he's in bed with his current girlfriend.

If you say your coming to WF all year and then back out at the last minute the last thing you should do is answer your phone in the middle of the night. If your laying next to your girlfriend that goes double!

Wheeling and hanging with the NAXJA group is always a great time!

B

[LBEXJ]

I had a really great time this year even though I did not camp. Being able to see everybody and spend time visiting really makes this event. Thanks to everyone who chauffered me around this weekend!

Things I learned this year:
1) Besides being really cold riding in a Jeep without a windsheild, whip hazards can being very painful.

2) It's just about as much fun watching your son wheel then wheelin' yer own junk.

3) Over-eating and sleeping still is not a good idea.

4) The Badlands still routes trails so you can enjoy the local junkyards sites.

5) Winterfest just is not Winterfest unless it's at the Badlands.

6) MWC ladies keep getting better looking every year! ;)

Les

PS: Almost forgot ... watching a bunch of Barkeaters trying to break plywood over their heads is priceless.

[IllianaXJ]

Few more...

Being able to make a corner in 4lo without doing 87 point turns is overrated.

You can run the rock garden on Orange while talking to your wife on the cell phone.

I sleep much better without Dave running a chainsaw in the hotel room.

A very lucky stop sign in Vincennes will soon be covered in Rough Country stickers.

You know you are "that guy" in the neighborhood when you pull in covered in mud and the neighbors don't even blink.

[seanR]

Even if you have been to the last four Winterfests, and miss one, you still miss alot....
A lot of good times, and a lot of good friends!

[mcnamaag]

X2 There are no TOW HOOK brackets for sale in Attica.

[87manche]

Everyone will come help you with your broken junk in the Quarry.

There are no Renix alternators for sale in Attica.

There's always someone willing to drive you 30 minutes away to go get said alternator. (Thanks mcnamaag!)

The campfire is always debauchery.

Don't setup your tent next to the campfire....

My wife LOVES the skinny pedal.

A bone stock XJ is still capable.

Winterfest is always a great time.

[RedHeep]

My wife LOVES the skinny ones.
ficksed.

[LineXKevin]

NAXJA have great events!!

NAXJA members are first to walk up and say hello.

NAXJA members are the first to ask if you need help. ( and give it )

NAXJA members know how to build a FIRE !!

........ and last $ 20.00 of raffle tickets will get you a water bottle :)

Thank you for a great weekend.

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

NAXJA have great events!!

NAXJA members are first to walk up and say hello.

NAXJA members are the first to ask if you need help. ( and give it )

NAXJA members know how to build a FIRE !!

........ and last $ 20.00 of raffle tickets will get you a water bottle :)

Thank you for a great weekend.

And some left over stickers!!! :D

[87manche]

NAXJA have great events!!

NAXJA members are first to walk up and say hello.

NAXJA members are the first to ask if you need help. ( and give it )

NAXJA members know how to build a FIRE !!

........ and last $ 20.00 of raffle tickets will get you a water bottle :)

Thank you for a great weekend.

and now you know how to rig up the CAD:D

[mcnamaag]

And some left over stickers!!! :D

I didnt get a sticker:bawl: LOL

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

Ahhhhh..so many things learned..where to start

loading a welder, gernerator, air compressor, XJ, 3 extra tires and tools on a 18 ft trailer and then thinking your going to pull it with your wifes Tahoe for 9 hours is rediculous

meeting Scott and thinking your only going to have ONE beer with him is impossible :D

putting faces with names is not as easy as originally thought

realizing the boys from Rough Country can drink like fish...

lesslimited can brew some damn good beer

the time change screwed with me

that guys that are not locked can get into some places they can not get out of :D

RC's rock rails do what they are supposed to

Illinois is serious about their trailer speed limit :(

you CAN make it through McDonalds drive through with a loaded trailer

a 9 hour drive is worth every minute to take part in this event

and last but not least, the gang from MWC is a helluva great group of people. I wish that we would have made it to Saturday nights fire to join in the fellowship. Thanks gents for a great time and looking forward to next year. :cheers:

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

I didnt get a sticker:bawl: LOL

I'll send you a few of the ones that I got if ya want them

[bshaw]

to get a truck alarm informing me that i'm being hit again by fawking sticker bandits!

[GRIMUS99XJ]

It's not called summerfest (damn is was cold)

Yankees know how do wheel LOL

D@mn it was cold

Hotel Attica has good prime rib but not very sanitized Rooms

If you just get into your room and a guy named Scott opens the door with good cold beers its going to be a long weekend

Scott (what more can I say)

D@mn it was cold

If your name is MAC _ _ _ _ _ _ gyver you catch a bunch of shit

After a long drive and a long night of Drinking, A street sweeper at 4:00am is the last thing you want to hear

No matter how much you drink if you go to the campsite at night the cold air will sober you up really quick.

and last but not least D@mn it was cold

p.s. Thanks again to all that showed up it was a blast. I can speak from experience and I believe that the MWC is got to be some of the best group of people I have meet in the off road world. Thanks again and look foward to next year. D@mn it was cold

[bgcntry72]

Seeing a smiling Rev on a cold Friday morning kicks off the weekend perfectly.

The Hotel Attica is losing favor with me due to hygiene concerns. (sleep between the sheets?!!??)

Mac 'I lost the bead on my new Swamper 4 minutes and 200 feet into the first trail' Gyver

Wild Turkey is no substitute for Jameson...but works in a pinch in Attica...

Rough Country Suspension needs to step up their hiring process...I think the current group was hired under 'operation bootstrap'.

JohnLL doesn't half-azz anything, whether wheeling, brewing, carpenter-ing(?), and just being a helluva guy.

The Parke County apple don't fall far from the petrified, 108 year old tree.

Brian Hale is good chit, but his passenger choice is suspect.

Tyler can wheel with me anytime, anywhere.

Mac 'I don't need an engine, as long as I have a motor' Gyver (think about it)

Bob Loose can leave Attica with his heep in better condition than when it arrived, and I would have never believed it if I hadn't seen it. Hell, the Jeep probably could have towed the bus home after the brake incident. Also, just great seeing/wheeling with B Loose.

I don't always need to be lead idiot at the campfire...but in order to do that I have to skip the campfire...:dunce:

Painting my bumpers body color was world-class stupidity, right up there with thinking I could actually keep a set of flares after doing Orange trail.

Mac 'This time we aren't fixing my rig' Gyver

That kid with JCR in the YJ on IROKs is to finesse what Florida is to natural ice hockey players (again...think about it...)

BOB is looking outside the family to improve the bloodline, and I hope it works, because Dick is a helluva kid.

The yellow XJ from All Pro was drag racing from stopsign to stopsign all weekend. Its a throttle cable, gimpy, not a ripcord.

Those boys from Cinci are welcome on my trail anytime as well...good chit there...

Did we really trade golf cart and washing machine for stove and water heater?

Thanks to all for a great weekend.

[Lawn Cher']

I need to web-wheel more... been out of the loop for too long.

3 wheel drive requires more skinny pedal.

An ugly rig attracts as much attention as a pretty one.

The MWC attracts some really good folks.

[macgyvr]

I forgot how well an XJ on 31s with lockers could wheel...

The $100 JC Whitney 3in Rough Country lift is still the best bang for the buck out lift kit out there...

The $100 JC Whitney 3in Rough Country lift costs $120 now...

Having a CB that you can listen on but not talk is very hard to handle, especially when a certain someone is behind you...

Inner safety beads and Tsls are good at 15psi...

Partially missing inner safety beads on Tsls are bad at 15psi...

Reseating a bead on a Tsls with missing inner safety beads takes at least 120psi and no valve core...

The psi on everyone's on board air is less than 120 psi...

I need on-board air...

BFG ATs make a respectable spare...

Bloose can still hang a tire soooo far in the air and keep from flipping his rig...

Pat has more fun on 34 inch tires than should be possible...

GeneMJ should buy a certain ZJ...

BrianHO still has too much sheet metal left on his XJ...

The big slEasy is still crazy retro cool...

Those Rough Country stickers are everywhere...

Sleeping on the big red bus makes cold nights warm and comfy (thanks Bloose)...

A true midwest campfire needs at least 6 fire rings...

There are more kinds of wood than I was ever aware of...

Certain kinds of wood are easier to break over your head than others...

I'm going to start making home brew...

A 10x10 first-up canopy with sides on it will not hold up to attica campground winds...

I should've brought more Jack and Goldschlager...

I now officially have two XJ's to wheel (tho one is almost always out of commission)...

The new 08 Ford's are nice trucks...

After nearly 10 years of wheelin, 6 different tow rigs, I should've bought a diesel 8 years ago...

A megacab with a diesel towing a trailer with brand new axles and tires = the best towing experience of my life...

Thanks for the fun and memories...

mac 'winterfest IS only winterfest in Attica' gyvr

[jcshaney]

cost of fuel to get to winterfest 68.00
entry to winterfest 47.00
hand warmers - trying to keep my wife warm 10.00
my wife asking me to buid her a XJ for her -- PRICELESS!!

we had fun thanks:wave1:

[steelmen]

John's homebrew never disappoints

The time zone change really threw me off

You can fit 3 37" boogers in a XJ if you work them just right

Being mexican I still hate Patron and peer pressure is a bitch

Brian never needs to buy another hat again

The MWC really knows how to kill bottles around the campfire

Even missing out on the wheelin' you can still have a blast at WF


There are more kinds of wood than I was ever aware of...

Certain kinds of wood are easier to break over your head than others...

:laugh:


:cheers:
SaM