Calico - January 2023 Club Run (1 Viewer)

[Otis]

All the hi-jacks I could find were nearly taller than me, which seemed kind of excessive, so I'll keep looking for that one.

Don’t worry about a high lift for this run. If you get stuck there will be plenty of other ways to get you going…. You may want to go through Rich’s high lift clinic at the next meeting before deciding if you really want one. If you do not have an air compressor to air up your tires it may be worth picking one up. The Masterflow MF 1050 is a good cheap one ( well, they used to be only around $75…) that does a reasonable job and lasts a long time. I have had one for around twenty years and it still works great.

MF-1050 Tsunami Air Compressor

The powerful & compact MasterFlow MF-1050 Tsunami is the best portable 12V air compressor for your Car, SUV, Jeep, Truck, 4x4 or Off-Road vehicle tire inflation.

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You may be able to find one cheaper at another vendor. If you don’t get an air compressor in time, don’t worry there will be enough compressors to get you aired up.

 

[Sunny71]

Don’t worry about a high lift for this run. If you get stuck there will be plenty of other ways to get you going…. You may want to go through Rich’s high lift clinic at the next meeting before deciding if you really want one. If you do not have an air compressor to air up your tires it may be worth picking one up. The Masterflow MF 1050 is a good cheap one ( well, they used to be only around $75…) that does a reasonable job and lasts a long time. I have had one for around twenty years and it still works great.

MF-1050 Tsunami Air Compressor

The powerful & compact MasterFlow MF-1050 Tsunami is the best portable 12V air compressor for your Car, SUV, Jeep, Truck, 4x4 or Off-Road vehicle tire inflation.

masterflowair.com

You may be able to find one cheaper at another vendor. If you don’t get an air compressor in time, don’t worry there will be enough compressors to get you aired up.

Thank you for the recommendations! I’ll look into buying one of these soon (hopefully before Friday/Saturday).

 

[BobFJ62]

I'll be attending. I'd like to join your club also.

 

[Rockys60]

I'll see you there.
. Ron

 

[Katsuo70]

I'm planning to make this run in my white/black trim LX450. Is there a good place to fuel up near the meeting spot? I probably won't have supplemental fuel cans with me on this trip. - Rob B.

 

[Ttoner80]

I'm planning to make this run in my white/black trim LX450. Is there a good place to fuel up near the meeting spot? I probably won't have supplemental fuel cans with me on this trip. - Rob B.

There are several gas stations at Ghost Town Road. I ran this last year and didn’t need more than half a tank if I fill up before hitting the trail.

 

[Justanothermember]

Joe, Chris, looks like its a 95% chance of rain this Saturday and will drop an estimated 0.5" rain in the first half of the day. Is this a rain or shine run? A little rain wont hurt and it'd make for an interesting challenge!

 

[Otis]

The forecast as of this morning for Barstow calls for afternoon showers and rain in the evening. I think we are good to go!

 

[Justanothermember]

Sounds good! I'll see you guys out there!

 

[DirtyRice Joe]

I'll be attending. I'd like to join your club also.

We'll look forward to meeting you there!

 

[DirtyRice Joe]

I'm planning to make this run in my white/black trim LX450. Is there a good place to fuel up near the meeting spot? I probably won't have supplemental fuel cans with me on this trip. - Rob B.

There's a Costco Gas Station in Victorville, about 45 miles away; and, Eddie World (huge gas station/store/rest stop) is right off the I-15 at Calico Road.

 

[DirtyRice Joe]

Joe, Chris, looks like its a 95% chance of rain this Saturday and will drop an estimated 0.5" rain in the first half of the day. Is this a rain or shine run? A little rain wont hurt and it'd make for an interesting challenge!

Latest forecast (8:56 PM on Thursday evening) on the Weather Channel app shows "Cloudy skies. High 58F. Winds SW at 15-25 MPH. 24% chance of rain." for the day; "Cloudy & windy with rain early...then becoming partly cloudy. Low 43F. Winds WSW at 20-30 MPH. Chance of rain 80%." for the night. I concur with with Chris, unless things change, we should be good to go. However, I'd probably prefer to not be in an open roof FJ40 for this run!

 

[Justanothermember]

Latest forecast (8:56 PM on Thursday evening) on the Weather Channel app shows "Cloudy skies. High 58F. Winds SW at 15-25 MPH. 24% chance of rain." for the day; "Cloudy & windy with rain early...then becoming partly cloudy. Low 43F. Winds WSW at 20-30 MPH. Chance of rain 80%." for the night. I concur with with Chris, unless things change, we should be good to go. However, I'd probably prefer to not be in an open roof FJ40 for this run!

Nothing a home depot tarp and some duct tape cant fix!!

 

[Live to Ski]

Hm....I'm out due to mud (no pun intended) concerns. a borrego video from yesterday crossed my youtube feed. Lots of mud. 'course Calico and borrego are different...well not that much.

As an aside, I'm attempting to have Ana y my xmas yuma/picacho/palo verde/bradshaw trail published in TT. Hopefully my writing is acceptable

 

[Sunny71]

I think I’m backing out of this one as well. Atm Google says there’s a 40% chance of rain @10am & up to 80% @1pm. Not quite up for that just yet, but definitely looking forward to any upcoming dry & sunny trips!

 

[DirtyRice Joe]

Yeah, the latest weather forecast is not looking good. But, as Jim Carrey said in Dumb & Dumber, “Wait, so you mean there’s still a chance!” I’m heading out in a few minutes. We’ll see who else shows up…

 

[Katsuo70]

Yeah, the latest weather forecast is not looking good. But, as Jim Carrey said in Dumb & Dumber, “Wait, so you mean there’s still a chance!” I’m heading out in a few minutes. We’ll see who else shows up…

I'm saddling up now. See you there. -Rob

 

[Ttoner80]

I love the smell of rain in the morning! See you soon

 

[Brentbba]

Hope you all stayed a little dryer than we were in OC.

 

[Ttoner80]

We managed to stay dry for the first half . White 80s were at home