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Jason Bard (Jbard)
| | Posted on Monday, November 18, 2002 - 12:02 pm: | 
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Looking to get some folks together for a weekend of camping/socializing and wheeling in the GWNF Dry River Ranger District this coming weekend.
Stock vehicles are fine.
Weather looks like it's going to be favorable. Usually camp up at Meadows Knob. If you're interested, email or post and I'll send you the specifics.
Went last weekend and hooked up with a few folks from DWEB. Mike Noe, John, James and Corrine... Hoping to get a larger group this time and perhaps we'll find Mike's missing mud flap!
Jason |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 09:24 am: |
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Jason, email me the info. I should be able to go. Just waiting to see if the little woman is going to have any issues with me being gone all weekend. |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 09:46 am: |
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any one else from around here thinking about going??? |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 10:26 am: |
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Eric, why don't we bring our pregnant wives along. We'll make camp, and they can hang out in the great outdoors and hold the fort down, while we go out and abuse our disco's???? |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 10:35 am: |
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Hahahahahahahahhaha, no I don't think so. My wife doesn't camp as it is. She hates it. Pregnant!!!!! No way in hell. |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 11:09 am: |
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Just trying. My wife loves camping, and wheeling, but the wheeling part hurt her to much now. Oh well. WE'll just have to wait til after March and put the little one in the Britax. |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 11:44 am: |
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you going this weekend Zak? |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 12:03 pm: |
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I'd love to, but have a ton of stuff to do at the house, plus the Mrs's gets mad enough when i go wheelin' on day trips and she can't go. She'd be really upset if I went down there for the weekend. Only way I could go is if there was a pretty big group, and a few people stayed behind at a base camp. Wheelin' just isn't to safe for her right now.
I'm hoping to go to Paragon this Sunday, care to drive up to this???? |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 12:07 pm: |
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No, I don't see me doing Paragon. I'm not even sure that I'm going on this outing. Still waiting to see what the little woman says about the leaves I may be raking this weekend. Probably won't know till Thursday. |
Zak Ruck (Zak)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 12:11 pm: |
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Just let the wind blow them into the neighbors yard. Works for me every year!! |
Jason Bard (Jbard)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 01:35 pm: |
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Here are some of the specifics......
Some of us will be heading out Friday afternoon with an arrival to the camp site around 5PM. Set up camp, cook dinner, drink, smoke and do whatever you like for the evening.
Saturday morning, breakfast, rendezvous with whoever is coming out on Sat morning, let them setup camp, and then go wheeling. Lunch, more wheeling, back to camp for dinner and more socializing. Sunday morning break camp and either more wheeling then lunch at Luigi's in Harrisonburg, or break camp and hit IHOP in H'burg before going our seperate ways.
I'll be on CB channel 4 and FRS channel 4 (0).
I'll be heading down from Frederick MD.
Email me for my cell number.
Below are directions to the camp.
Directions to Meadows Knob, GWNF Dry River Ranger District
At I-81 South, Exit 247 in Harrisonburg, VA., turn RIGHT onto US-33 West [E Market St]
Make sure that you fill your tank before you pass step 5 below.. don’t run out in the forest…
1-Take Rt 33 West, toward SR 613.
2-Turn left (on SR 613 South) , toward Ottobine community & SR257.
3-Continue straight (on SR 257) ,through Ottobine.(613 turned left)
4-SR 257 will make a distinct left turn , SR 731 enters on right.
5-Go ~1/4 mi,there's a gas station on left & Deb's Family Rest. on right.
(TOP OFF YOUR TANK HERE)
6-Turn right (as does SR 257), and continue toward FR 85.
7-Continue past the Hone Quarry campgrnds (on rght)
8-You will enter the forest, Sign on right.
9-SR 257 turns to Rt 924 , and becomes a lower standard 1 lane road.
9a- past dam & lake on left.
9b- At the top of the mountain, there's a 180 degree left turn , & a dirt road if you go straight.
This DIRT ROAD is FR 85 (and this is what you want.)
This makes for a good rendezvous point…..
10-Turn right (on FR 85), toward Meadows Knob.
ZERO YOUR ODOMETER NOW, AT THE TRAIL HEAD.
10a- Go ~6 miles on FR 85 toward Meadows Knob (big open field).
You will encounter some rocky decents and climbs on the way.
We will be camping @ Meadows Knob.. you can’t miss it, as it is a big clearing on the trail with a big scary looking dead tree at the far left end. |
Jason Bard (Jbard)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 11:33 am: |
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Trip is cancelled due to weather situation deteriorating.
Jason |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 11:56 am: |
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Really, It's only supposed to rain Friday night and then cloudy Sat and Sun with 10% chance of rain. At least thats the forecast for Harrisonburg. That's cool anyways I guess.. Least now I'll have the leaves raked so I'm free for next time. |
Jason Bard (Jbard)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 01:38 pm: |
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Yeah, sorry man. Camping on Meadows Knob is really nice but if it's in the 40's in the valley it'll be in the 20's on the hill plus the damn wind......
I was just up there 2 weekends ago and we lucked out on weather but hell, I've got a Trek rear bumper to mount anyway and you've got leaves to rake. Should have the roof rack to install by Friday as well......
Oh well, till next time.
Cheers! |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 07:39 am: |
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Trek Rear Bumper and a roof rack? Jason, you have been busy. |
Jason Bard (Jbard)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 01:15 pm: |
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Hey there Meat Burgler, you know I'm not here to play. The Trek is under my desk as I speak (everybody at work is wondering what the hell it is), Rear skid is on the way, Adventure rack and ladder are on the way and should be here tomorrow, John's buiding my Slimline front with A-bar and skidplate and Warn 9500, also building my sliders.
What's up..... |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 01:35 pm: |
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How about spending some money on a -40 sleeping bag  |
Michael Noe (Noee)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 03:57 pm: |
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That's gonna be one bad-ass low rider, man. You need some HD somethin' under there...  |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 04:05 pm: |
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true, the sliders alone will sag your stock susp by at least 1/4 an inch. |
Jason Bard (Jbard)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 05:08 pm: |
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Yeah yeah, I'll be shopping for susp this weekend I think. Any opinions on OME vs. Rovertyme?
I want the best of both worlds, lots of flex but highway drivability as well. Oh, and compatability with ACE. |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 10:21 pm: |
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I'm sure some one will chime in if I'm wrong but, I don't think that ACE and OME are going to work together. |
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Friday, November 22, 2002 - 07:05 am: |
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Meat Burgler? Are you sure that's not Mike hiding under your desk, Boy? Damn Drunken Sailor! Listen to Eric and Mike and go buy some HD's and a cold weather sleeping bag. |
Michael Noe (Noee)
| | Posted on Friday, November 22, 2002 - 07:44 am: |
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I've got OME HD "2inch" with ACE, no problemo. Just a little more "groaning" around tight curves. But, Jason's got SLS too, so that adds something to the decision process.
Eric:
Why would OME and ACE cause a problem but RTE lift and ACE would not? Unless you're talking body lift... |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Friday, November 22, 2002 - 10:04 am: |
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Didn't think that the air bags and springs would play nice with each other. |
Michael Noe (Noee)
| | Posted on Friday, November 22, 2002 - 10:19 am: |
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ACE does not mean airbags, SLS means bags. Many rigs are ACE w/out SLS (mine is). From what I understand, converting from SLS to coils on a D2 is not that hard but might require a testbook entry or two.
What's interesting is that SLS should "self-level", so if you lifted the front and then just put longer shocks on the rear...I wonder if that would work...?
Seems like EE has a write up on this somewhere. |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Friday, November 22, 2002 - 10:36 am: |
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That's good to know. I figured ACE and SLS both had the bags. But, then I have a D1 and never really looked at the D2s since I don't want one. |
Michael Noe (Noee)
| | Posted on Friday, November 22, 2002 - 10:40 am: |
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Aw, come on, aren't you just a little bit curious... |
Jason Bard (Jbard)
| | Posted on Friday, November 22, 2002 - 01:32 pm: |
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Yeah, they're 2 seperate options, SLS and ACE. As Mike knows, I've got both. I noticed John at RT has an airbag 'spacer' which I believe is meant to retain the SLS feature when running with longer springs. I would like to keep the factory options if possible...... |
James Gall (Jimmyg)
| | Posted on Friday, November 22, 2002 - 01:40 pm: |
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I might be selling my RTE 2inch springs and shocks for the 3 inch RTE. I've had them for 5 months and have loved them. I can't make it this weekend, but if I were to camp up there again and it was cold and windy, I'd just set up in the trees or at a location that is not the highest with least protection. |
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