Maybe? I don't know everyone's financial, work, family, ect obligations. Not many people are able to take 2-3 weeks off from life to drink tequila, eat tacos, and wheel through the desert. I could be wrong. And if I am. Let's do it! Seriously.
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Maybe? I don't know everyone's financial, work, family, ect obligations. Not many people are able to take 2-3 weeks off from life to drink tequila, eat tacos, and wheel through the desert. I could be wrong. And if I am. Let's do it! Seriously.
Markuson
SILVER Star
I can do those in the Summer...
Winter, Spring breaks (2 weeks each)... Summer. Late June - mid August.
Would be up for a "journey..."
Atwalz
Civil Engineer
I'm in...
We are in!
we definitely need to do a east coast trip one of these years. check out mountain state overland on YouTube - Vermont looks cool
Markuson
SILVER Star
Ok... I stand corrected... I guess we're going to Mexico....
I would go just about anywhere BUT Mexico.
I would love to do an east coast trip, though those trails are too hardcore for my LC right now.
I'm way too chicken for Mexico.
I'm way too chicken for Mexico.
Being an IT guy, when things begin too big we break them into pieces, but related pieces. (Distributed processing.) So what about 2-4 overlapping sub-events where each one is different in trail selection/difficult, duration or type. Yet we would schedule some overlap so for one weekend we are all in one place - primarily to meet, talk, drink meet with vendors or whatever. Rather than 1 or 2 people planning the whole thing, each sub-event would have a couple of people helping organize it. SO Utah is a pretty large area. Maybe Moab is the central place we all meet. But before and/or after there would be sub-events that focus on challenging trails or extended trips or easier trails or something we haven't done or whatever. Just throwing it out there. If there a couple of "sub events" the week before the central weekend and a couple afterwards then those with more time and interest could possibly do two. And maybe a couple of people could focus on just the weekend in Moab.
Of course, that means a lot of people would have to step up to organize the sub-events.
OK, maybe that's all a bad idea.
Of course, that means a lot of people would have to step up to organize the sub-events.
OK, maybe that's all a bad idea.
indycole
GOLD Star
Let the Mexico planning commence once we all get aux tanks.
Markuson
SILVER Star
Don't worry, I'll protect you Mark
Ha ha... I've been all over the third world... Colombia, Afghanistan, all over Africa...jungles galore.
Just have Zero attraction to Mexico... Call me weird.
TexAZ
NEW???? It's BETTER than new!!!
you're weird 
Nah it'll be fun with a group. I'll buy your adult beverages.
TexAZ
NEW???? It's BETTER than new!!!
Much of Baja is saddening. the land and geography is amazing, high desert, mountains, beaches, you name it! some of the cities and small towns just break your heart how dirty and impoverished they are.
I used to go down through Baja with a pit/support team for the races, we would take toys, furniture, coins, stickers for the kids. Those who have so little appreciate every little thing. but there are so many that have taken the hardships there and turned dark in their soul. just steal and destroy stuff because they can. and usually there isn't much that can be done about it.
I used to go down through Baja with a pit/support team for the races, we would take toys, furniture, coins, stickers for the kids. Those who have so little appreciate every little thing. but there are so many that have taken the hardships there and turned dark in their soul. just steal and destroy stuff because they can. and usually there isn't much that can be done about it.
bluecruiser
SILVER Star
Seems like a time has kind of 'enhanced' the legend of the year one of the 200 event. I believe I came out there (no sponsors or payola involved) and lead you guys through Black Bear and had a good time. Glad you guys are still meeting up.
Just to clear it up for @TonyP and yourself, if you believe there is money to made running these types of events, you are pretty far off the mark. Year 1-7 of HIH has been net revenue neutral. The money you see exchange hands is covering costs. Our event brings everyone together for 3-4 full days @ 1 site, there are very few of our 200 plus attendees that stay in hotels. Space for that costs money, space requires infrastructure (toilets, showers) and those cost money. The shirts, hoodies, hats, etc. also have a cost. Unless you are buying 1000 plus of these types of items, you aren't making money on them. We also carry insurance = $$$$, pay the forest service/BLM for permitting costs, etc. Lastly, we have the best raffle for an event even remotely close to our size (thanks to vendors who come to our event and love it). Stan and I do not even take a raffle ticket, ever.
HIH speaks for itself really. We started with 4 trucks meeting up for fun and it has organically grown into an event that people get excited about. Sure, it can't be exactly the same as it was with 5-10 trucks, but from the feedback we get, it isn't that far off.
It's also a lot of work, so good luck with whatever you end up doing. thx
@paflytyer and I are already planning HIH8, send us your address and we can get you a sticker.
thx @BuckeyeFan for the kind words.
Seems like a time has kind of 'enhanced' the legend of the year one of the 200 event. I believe I came out there (no sponsors or payola involved) and lead you guys through Black Bear and had a good time. Glad you guys are still meeting up.
Just to clear it up for @TonyP and yourself, if you believe there is money to made running these types of events, you are pretty far off the mark. Year 1-7 of HIH has been net revenue neutral. The money you see exchange hands is covering costs. Our event brings everyone together for 3-4 full days @ 1 site, there are very few of our 200 plus attendees that stay in hotels. Space for that costs money, space requires infrastructure (toilets, showers) and those cost money. The shirts, hoodies, hats, etc. also have a cost. Unless you are buying 1000 plus of these types of items, you aren't making money on them. We also carry insurance = $$$$, pay the forest service/BLM for permitting costs, etc. Lastly, we have the best raffle for an event even remotely close to our size (thanks to vendors who come to our event and love it). Stan and I do not even take a raffle ticket, ever.
HIH speaks for itself really. We started with 4 trucks meeting up for fun and it has organically grown into an event that people get excited about. Sure, it can't be exactly the same as it was with 5-10 trucks, but from the feedback we get, it isn't that far off.
It's also a lot of work, so good luck with whatever you end up doing. thx
@paflytyer and I are already planning HIH8, send us your address and we can get you a sticker.
thx @BuckeyeFan for the kind words.
Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't saying you personally were profiting just that I know for a fact that large enthusiast gatherings like these can bring in a profit for the organizers. I left a "automotive based club" due to that very reason. But again, I don't know anything about HIH personally, just hearsay which is like the telephone game, by the time it gets around the forums, the consensus is the HIH organizers killed Jimmy Hoffa.
Canyonero
Beating up Land Cruisers since 2015
Baja sounds like an adventure I can get behind!
As for LCDC, I'm in if it's friends on this site saying "let's meet here and wheel" -- which is literally how all of this started.
But I'm out if/when the event gets too big, involves registration, insurance, paying in advance, etc. Everyone I know that I've met and become friends with from LCDC is awesome - but too many trucks on a trail, too many cooks in the kitchen organizing and too many different layers of bureaucracy is not of any interest to me.
As for LCDC, I'm in if it's friends on this site saying "let's meet here and wheel" -- which is literally how all of this started.
But I'm out if/when the event gets too big, involves registration, insurance, paying in advance, etc. Everyone I know that I've met and become friends with from LCDC is awesome - but too many trucks on a trail, too many cooks in the kitchen organizing and too many different layers of bureaucracy is not of any interest to me.
