January 22 Club Run, Smoke Creek

[WILLD420]

I think there were 6 or 7 rigs. A very nice Jeep showed up for it's maiden run and there was a lot of picture taking, and rightfully so, it was a gorgeous rig. Just not my speed. I guess I'm too used to Jack and his bonzai runs everywhere.

It took us about 2 hours to cover 6 miles, lot's of poser stops and discussion about various types of beverages that were brought to the event...

I'm not that type, so I wasn't bored, just not my type of wheeling if you know what I mean. Not sure there is any such thing as a "Bad" wheeling trip, just not what I was looking for.

 

[WILLD420]

I'm sure the CB'ers were smack talking my skinny little XJ all the way...

btw, I was back up to 20MPG on that trip. Looks like the issue is my snow tires, not engine temp.

I might almost buy an XJ if I could get 20 mpg out of it. Of course, then I would throw on bigger tires, lockers, bumpers and go back to 12 mpg..

 

[DesertLake]

Injected late 90s XJs with the part time 4WD do pretty well on gas for a reason - its a light unibody, and doesn't belong on anything more complicated than mild trails. I've been surprised at the crappy mileage on the newer crossovers, I guess the AWD hurts.

 

[locrwln1]

I guess I'm too used to Jack and his bonzai runs everywhere.

Yeah, but now you are starting to appreciate a wheeling trip vs. a picture/posing trip. Got tired of the photo wheeling trips years ago.

Someone would tackle an obstacle, and then every rig on the trip had to pause on/during the obstacle so they could take a picture. Then everyone would have to get back into their rigs (which is like herding cats), onto the next obstacle, repeat. Gets really, really old.

Jack

 

[rusty_tlc]

Yeah, but now you are starting to appreciate a wheeling trip vs. a picture/posing trip. Got tired of the photo wheeling trips years ago.

Someone would tackle an obstacle, and then every rig on the trip had to pause on/during the obstacle so they could take a picture. Then everyone would have to get back into their rigs (which is like herding cats), onto the next obstacle, repeat. Gets really, really old.

Jack

I figure every time you stop it takes about 5 min per vehicle to get moving again, that adds up quick when you get a few trucks on a run.

You'd like our Rubicon and Fordyce trips, the only time we stop is if somebody gets hung up or breaks. The exception is lunch / snack breaks and I know you never mind stopping for lunch. There is also very little poser picture taking, most of our trucks aren't all that photogenic.

 

[locrwln1]

I figure every time you stop it takes about 5 min per vehicle to get moving again, that adds up quick when you get a few trucks on a run.

You'd like our Rubicon and Fordyce trips, the only time we stop is if somebody gets hung up or breaks. The exception is lunch / snack breaks and I know you never mind stopping for lunch. There is also very little poser picture taking, most of our trucks aren't all that photogenic.

Yep, the time frame sounds about right.

That's the way to run the trail.

We used to run Fordyce, with two built rigs, hit the trail at 7 am and run all the way through to Meadow Lake, and be back in Reno by 6pm. No BS, just a good trail run. And yes, we did stop for lunch and even had time for a few pics/breaks.

Besides you can (should) only take so many pictures of your rig flexing...really.

Jack

 

[spressomon]

<<<SNIP>>>Besides you can (should) only take so many pictures of your rig flexing...really.

Jack

Unless your name begins with John and ends with Shotts.

 

[locrwln1]

Unless you're name begins with John and ends with Shotts.

It's the L shocks man. You non believer, sheesh.

Jack

 

[rusty_tlc]

Unless your name begins with John and ends with Shotts.

Doesn't he just re-post that one picture where he has his rig all sideways in the v notch he could have crawled with all four tires on terra firma if he had moved over a couple of feet?

I've had him on ignore for a couple of years now.

 

[spressomon]

Doesn't he just re-post that one picture where he has his rig all sideways in the v notch he could have crawled with all four tires on terra firma if he had moved over a couple of feet?

I've had him on ignore for a couple of years now.

Yep. A legend in his own mind. Somehow, and he'll argue until the cows come home and go back out , the 1" difference between the total travel of a std OME and an L OME shock equates to 3" additional travel at the wheel. The shock is only 6-8" or so inside the wheel center. But John's convinced...as well as some of his 100-Series lemmings

 

[WILLD420]

I have to agree with the poser shots killing a trip. So does drinking a 12 pack in 2 hours. There was a constant river running behind the rigs and it wasn't from the snowmelt...


Good people, but totally not my kind of wheeling.

 

[rusty_tlc]

.....
We used to run Fordyce, with two built rigs, hit the trail at 7 am and run all the way through to Meadow Lake, and be back in Reno by 6pm. No BS, just a good trail run. And yes, we did stop for lunch and even had time for a few pics/breaks.

....
Jack

Shawn and i were talking about that on the run. When we did Fordyce with Andy we could easily have made it to Meadows Lake that day. But when we got to the "good" camping spot and there was no one there how could we pass it up?

 

[chicago]

I hate to admit it, but I DO like the occasional tweaked out flex shots.
Last year on Rubicon, I rode shotgun with Rusty Dan and was the designated spotter and photographer, which was actually pretty cool to do. Got shots of everyones rigs.
However, I do like to keep moving. NOT a break neck speeds, especially on harder trails. But I agree the photo ops do get long winded trying to get pics of everyones rig. If someone is out with a camera...cool, but the intentional stopping for it...naw.