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I was hoping to get lucky with a golden ticket this year for all the promise of good food, great scenery and fireside camraderie. If the primary topic of conversation is comms my grandmother will be laughing down at me from heaven. She always warned me, be careful what you wish forPretty sure the HiH thread record for fastest time to comms discussion has been set here.
Pretty sure the HiH thread record for fastest time to comms discussion has been set here.
@paflytyer @bluecruiser Ladies run again this year? We're in to lead/sponsor this year again (assuming we get in)!
Comms...last one.
Have a working CB. Yes, it's old school, but a CB is required to attend HIH. Chris and I spoke again tonight about it. I'm putting in a call to my contact at Midland to see about the possibility of getting +/-100 GMRS radios. We don't like the idea of forcing everyone to buy a new radio and the required license to use it. Only family members can share a license.
FRS isn't strong enough for use in the mountains. It's fine for car to car, but not when there is 10+ trucks spread out on a trail and around a mountain.
We will most likely have a CB kit available at the event for someone to purchase if their unit fails. I have had the same CB setup for 10 years. I use this radio and a Little Will mag mount antenna. It sits on a shelf in my garage and is only used for Cruise Moab and HIH. Takes me less than two minutes to plug it in, run the antenna out the door and stick it to the roof.
HAM radio is great, but not required for HIH and it is NOT a substitute for CB. We will list a HAM frequency for all trails, but it's mostly for trail leaders to communicate with each other on different runs far apart and for emergencies.
If you don't like to listen to a lot of jibber jabber, you probably do not want to be on a trail that Chris and I are on together. Chris will most likely say something he shouldn't.
I feel like a douche every year when this comm discussion gets going. We want everyone to have a CB and be involved. There are a lot of times when someone needs to ask a question or warn the driver in front of them of a bad line or a hazard on the trail. Being on a trail led by Josh is a great experience and you'll want to be able to hear what he's saying. He's been guiding in the area for years and is a wealth of knowledge. It's part of the experience that we want attendees to have. We get it, CB's are old school. They're still the best option for what we do.
I'll follow up after I hear back from my contact at Midland. For now, grab your trucker hat and git yer CB lingo down, good buddy.
Heck yeah! Gamiviti glasses are like 75% of the reason to do to HIH!
Well I was going to surprise you all with that, but may as well spill it. I've got this covered... @paflytyer Gamiviti's bringing a PA, and karaoke.
Dang, that quote needs to go on the website, or a t-shirt, or maybe the glasses this year...
Welcome to the club, best investment I have made!! @nakman made it even more awesome when he hand delivered it to my site last year!! Support the vendors that do so much for our 100's!! I think the rack will get your launch angle right to achieve the largest water crossing in HIH history, I mean you have the biggest the past two years!!
Wait a minute- didnt he also install it for you too?
I just hate missing out on the chatter. Because of the limitations of CB, even with a well tuned setup if you are near the front or back of the line you can miss out on a lot. I love being on the runs that Chris and Stan are on together, just listening to them is half the fun.
