| Author | Message | ||
     Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Senior Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 365 Registered: 10-2002 |
The trip is on! Sat May 1st, I scouted yesterday and found that the trails are mostly passable, There is alot of water and mud to get through, It Will be a great day ! ! ! If you aren't running MTs, This is your excuse, If you are running road tires, Bring something to bail out your interior! I got through with no water ingress, I was lucky!! We Will be meeting at rt 70 + rt 206 @ 10am sat morning May 1st, Will be stopping for lunch on the trail, so bring something to eat/cook/drink, Once we go in, we wont be emerging for several hours, 5-6pm, and some of us will be staying for a night run lasting long into the night! This is a free outing in a great area, Things you need to bring! A strap for the front, and one for the rear! A great smile! A change of clothes Food Things that are suggested, extra shackles, ( i will have some 4 3/4 ton for sale cheap) Hip waders/water proof boots your dog your winch your cb( most of us are using them) a very useful tool! Your mud terrains Rain Date-----------Sat may 1st If you need to call or e-mail please do Peter 215 778 5301 [email protected] I'm looking foreward to a great sunny day, and meeting some new folks! See you there! | ||
| Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Senior Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 366 Registered: 10-2002 |
Oh yes one more thing, If you do not have an intake snorkel, Bring an extra air filter! | ||
| Tyler kinghorn (Flippedrover) Member Username: Flippedrover Post Number: 90 Registered: 12-2003 |
What town is this near? I'm thinking about comming up from the Washington area. | ||
| Eugene (Eugene) Member Username: Eugene Post Number: 183 Registered: 02-2003 |
Tyler, Try a MapQuest search for "Red Lion, NJ". Two results will be returned. Choose the one for Burlington, US. If you are familiar with the NJ Turnpike, the Rt. 70 and Rt. 206 circle is about 30 minutes south of Exit 7. If you are coming from the DC area, it will probably be about 2:45 or 3 hours without traffic. | ||
| Tyler kinghorn (Flippedrover) Member Username: Flippedrover Post Number: 92 Registered: 12-2003 |
Cool. I have family in Trenton so I'm some what familiar with the Turnpike. Thanks for the info. | ||
| Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Senior Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 369 Registered: 10-2002 |
Look for Wharton state forest, This is where we will be, We will be meeting about 7 mi, north of there, on the way to the entrance we will stop for a fill up!! Peter. | ||
| Tyler kinghorn (Flippedrover) Member Username: Flippedrover Post Number: 93 Registered: 12-2003 |
I'll met ya'll at the circle on rt-70 & rt-206. Blue 90 with frog on front bumper. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1649 Registered: 02-2002 |
So the frog gets a swim  | ||
| Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Senior Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 370 Registered: 10-2002 |
I think that you and i should bring some elec contact cleaner, Lots of distributers coming along! If you've got one of those dizzy things. I suggest that you get some Noalux from home depo, and use it on all connections at the distributer and spark plugs. you will be getting wet up there, and a waterproofed distributer will keep us all moving along quite nicely! Dean 3" this week?????? Time for those 8"portal axles??!!!!!! Peter. Sounds like great fun! | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1651 Registered: 02-2002 |
Do you still think we're gonna be able to do the mud trail / D's Nemesis / and all that jazz? Also, is Jaime's winch gonna work after a dip? | ||
| Eugene (Eugene) Member Username: Eugene Post Number: 184 Registered: 02-2003 |
Peter, Dean, Jaime- Given the amount of rain we have had lately, do you think it makes sense to advise people to remove their CD changers? This is for Rover's with CD changers mounted underneath the passenger seat. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1652 Registered: 02-2002 |
I assume you are taking part in this, Eugene? After all, Peter said he doesn't want to go first, and that that task was assigned to me, unless I can find some other sucker! (well ok he didn't put it quite that way, but you get the point!) | ||
| Eugene (Eugene) Member Username: Eugene Post Number: 185 Registered: 02-2003 |
I thought we had all agreed that the heaviest vehicle goes in first! (Oh wait, that was from the winter runs.) I'm in for the May 1 festivities. I have a new recipe for hot and spicy sausage parm sandwiches that I want to try. | ||
| Jaime Crusellas (Jaime) Senior Member Username: Jaime Post Number: 323 Registered: 05-2003 |
I'm getting pumped for this trip, and can't wait to try out the winch. I have no doubt that it will work when wet, since this winch was weaned in the Barrens with Mr. Blatt at the controls! I'll also bring some extra straps in case we have any long pulls. | ||
| Rick Neff (Lostinboston) Senior Member Username: Lostinboston Post Number: 407 Registered: 06-2003 |
How bout smallest tires goes first, not heaviest. That way when the person in front of me gets stuck, i will know where not to go. LOL Ill see you guys at the diner. hopefully i will have my new toys installed by then. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1654 Registered: 02-2002 |
Hey how long are you down from Boston? (ps I agree - smallest smoothest tires go first, unless we need to pull someone through. Although I think we have enough winch line to double back for most crossings anyway ) | ||
| Rick Neff (Lostinboston) Senior Member Username: Lostinboston Post Number: 408 Registered: 06-2003 |
i get back on the 27th, stayin till may 2nd. So that gives me a few days to install everything. I may come down this weekend to get an early start, im done with classes friday but have a final next week then vegas for 5 days. I just hope i dotn have a problem with the centering pin for the rear driveshaft. i'm gonna bring my truck up to boston with a fresh coat of mud on it. ive been itching for this since the fall | ||
| Jeffrey DelVecchio (Jeffreydv) Member Username: Jeffreydv Post Number: 76 Registered: 01-2003 |
If smallest tires go first then I guess I have a good chance of going first, 225/75-16. Jeff | ||
| Jaime Crusellas (Jaime) Senior Member Username: Jaime Post Number: 324 Registered: 05-2003 |
Jeff, I'm with you....saggy stock springs and 225/75 16s as well. But at least they're mudders. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1663 Registered: 02-2002 |
Peter B emailed me today to confirm that he is very eager to head up the trip and hit ALL of the water crossings first. Honestly Actually, for all the people attending this trip, especially the newcomers, you should take in the techniques and almost god-given vehicular skills that Peter excels in, especially in water crossings. Generally a flawless and unsurpassed technique that very few in the world could ever aspire to, much less reach. As one of the great grand masters of offroading, we can all learn a valuable lesson in following and attempting to mimic such an intrepid leader. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1664 Registered: 02-2002 |
Except Rick's Lake. Rick gets to do that one first. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1665 Registered: 02-2002 |
Oh and Dean's Nemesis, but I'm DEFINITELY NOT going through that one first, or until at least a dozen others have gone through unstuck. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1666 Registered: 02-2002 |
Not to forget Jaime's Ice Crunch. | ||
| Rick Neff (Lostinboston) Senior Member Username: Lostinboston Post Number: 410 Registered: 06-2003 |
Dean, you have to send out a new map with the new names lebeled on it. Where is Deans Nemesis? sounds fun | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1667 Registered: 02-2002 |
What software do you have? Mines all in Delorme (NJ Topo Quads). Or do you ust want a jpg? | ||
| Rick Neff (Lostinboston) Senior Member Username: Lostinboston Post Number: 411 Registered: 06-2003 |
i have topo quads also on my comp, a jpg would be good to print out and pass out as a reference map also. I have garmin streetpilot in my truck though. | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1669 Registered: 02-2002 |
Ok I'll bring 11x17 maps on the day. I can print them on my office color lazer printer. I'll email you all the trails we've done and you can import them into a new project. Give me a few days I'll try to do it this weekend. Dean | ||
| Rick Neff (Lostinboston) Senior Member Username: Lostinboston Post Number: 412 Registered: 06-2003 |
awesome, thanks a lot Dean. | ||
| Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Senior Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 373 Registered: 10-2002 |
I am still laughing Dean!!! The stream crossings are fun and not too deep, 20" or so, safe wading depth for disco's, But that is on the way to the swamp trail! And Dean, Who was that driver who took the center of the trail where noone else went and sunk his charelston green disco up to the top of the headlights, and the bottom of the center consol???? me? Oh well, we will all have a great time and noone will be getting stuck! Peter. |
