Cruise Moab 2018

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@TonyP asked the question in the chat thread if anyone was attending Cruise Moab 2018, but I figured it would be a good idea to make it more visible to more people to create a thread. Cruise Moab is my favorite event of the year where 150+ Toyota 4x4s descend on Moab to a few days of trails from May 1-6 (Cruise Moab - Toyota 4x4 event in Moab, UT). I will be there along with @Romer, and he will be leading Metal Masher on Thursday and gunning Steelbender on Friday. I'll be leading Hells Revenge on Thursday, so if any of the 200 group wants to join, you'll know a couple of attendees. Anyone else thinking about joining? Registration should be open very soon!

Couple pics from last year:

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Looks like I totally missed out wheeling with the cool crew. Will miss this year but last year was a blast.
 
@Romer Are you taking the 40 or the 200 on Metal Masher and Steel Bender? Just watched a video of them, looks like fun. If I get these lockers in (I should) I might be down for Metal Masher, if not Steel Bender looks like fun too, that way I can do Hells again with @mcgaskins. So my lineup would be:

W: Swell Overnight
T: Hells
F: Steel Bender
S: ????

If I get on the trip with Southwest Adventure trip, my 200 is going to be doing a lot of dirt time that week. :D
 
TonyP said:
@Romer Are you taking the 40 or the 200 on Metal Masher and Steel Bender? Just watched a video of them, looks like fun. If I get these lockers in (I should) I might be down for Metal Masher, if not Steel Bender looks like fun too, that way I can do Hells again with @mcgaskins. So my lineup would be:

W: Swell Overnight
T: Hells
F: Steel Bender
S: ????

If I get on the trip with Southwest Adventure trip, my 200 is going to be doing a lot of dirt time that week. :D
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I will be taking the 200. I generally only the wheel the 40 on the 40's only run :D

If you are doing an overnight run on Wednesday, you wont be doing a different run Thursday. Thy get in Thursday late afternoon
 
Enjoy it. It’s a blast! I won’t be able to attend this year.
 
Here are some of my Pics from last year

Hells Gate
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Wipeout Hill
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Top of the World
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Kennys Climb (Fins)
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Moab is one of my favorite places and wheeling it with friends every year the last 14 years in May has been awesome. I always make new friends and reconnect with old friends
 
Bubba and I plan to be there. :steer:
 
TonyP said:
Nice, thinking of doing an overnight or just the trails?
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Not sure. I've never done Cruiser Moab. Would prefer to go with some of y'all, so I'd be open to anything.
 
Markuson said:
Not sure. I've never done Cruiser Moab. Would prefer to go with some of y'all, so I'd be open to anything.
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TonyP said:
Word, same here. This will be my first year and I don't want to roam around like a loser. Guess we'll wait until the trails and registration are opened up.
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Registration is slow to open this year because they needed more people to sign up to lead and gun trails, but according to the sign up sheet I just saw from one of the event organizers they're extremely close to opening up registration. I will update this thread as soon as I get word of when it will open. I'd love to catch up with you guys and anyone else from the forum, and I can guarantee you will have a blast!

The format is that most people show up in Moab on Wednesday and check in at the event headquarters which is the Kane Creek Campground (kanecreek-moab-camp). They'll do a quick tech inspection to make sure your brakes work, you have a fire extinguisher and first aid kit, CB radio, etc. (Cruise Moab - Vehicle Requirements), and you'll get a sticker that proves you're good to go for trail runs. Most people including us rent a condo or house instead of camping, but plenty of people just stay at the HQ campground. Although the Kokopelli and San Rafael Swell overnight runs start prior, most of the official trail runs start Thursday morning and there are official guided runs through Saturday. Starting times aren't too bad - usually 8am or 9am, and depending on how far out the trail is they wrap up anywhere between about 1pm and 7pm. Close trails like Hells Revenge don't take nearly as much time as something like Elephant Hill, so depending on how much wheeling you want to do you can easily finish the guided runs and go run out and explore on your own afterwards.

My first Cruise Moab was 4 years ago in my 100, and it quickly became one of our favorite trips. Last year we were in the 200, and there were a surprising number of other 200s. They are more than capable for all of the trails but the most hard core, and I personally think they do better and are more comfortable than the 100 out there. Last year my buddy and I were in the front seat with the AC and cooled seats on, and his girlfriend was in the backseat with the heater and heated seat on taking a nap. For anyone who's reluctant to take their 200 out on the slickrock, there's no need to be - in fact it's some of the grippiest and funnest terrain you can wheel on. If you have any questions or concerns, post them up here! It would be great to get more 200s out there this year.
 
mcgaskins said:
Good news - there are enough leaders and gunners, so they are just testing the registration website now to make sure it's ready to go. Should be very soon now.
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Rolling the LX or the Taco?
 
Oakleyguy said:
Rolling the LX or the Taco?
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Hopefully I won't be rolling either :hillbilly:

It looks like I'll be bringing both though! I will probably come down a day early with the Taco and do some solo wheeling and camping, then my wife will bring the dog and LX the next day. If I get the sliders on in time, I'll be in the LX for Hells Revenge.
 
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Registration opens March 1st

I'll be staying at the Kane Creek Campground which is the new home for this event. Look for the two aussie trailers and you will find me and cdan (picture is from Slickrock campground) looking forward to no cotton :)
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So bummed to be missing CM for the fist time in nearly a few decades.
 
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