Renolds wrap / Eagle Rock November 14th

[RLMS]

Well we made it home in one piece! Thanks Eric G fro all the help and trevor!
We messed her up pretty bad, we lost it on the ice between 3 nasty corners, so all I could think of was yell to ben put er in the ditch, about 3-4 times and thank god we did! The other option was going off down into?
so we hit the Rock wall I would say about 30+mph at an angle.
It was brutal, ill post pics of the aftermath later
so far fropm what we could see in the dark was, the d60 is 2" to the pass. side, shocks are sheared off, red label krawler KIA, fan, all the steering KIA, and the frame is shot, just don't know how far back.
I can't thank Eric G and T-rev, enough for help getting her and us all back in one piece! I will be a good story for the kids!

Thanks again


Justin

 

[RLMS]

here are a couple of pics!

 

[EricG]

I said to Trevor at one point that you're not learning anything if everything goes as planned. So here are a few things I learned on Saturday:

1. Just because you walked up the icy hill, doesn't mean you can pull somebody else up - or even stop when the tires break free. Chain up early. (cost me a tailgate)

2. One more thing to add to the kit - valve stem, installer & bead breaker of some kind

3. If you think you're going slow enough down the steep icy switchback road with a cliff on one side - you're not. Slow down some more.

3a. this is x10 if you're running boggers on welded diffs.

4. Crawling along at a slow walking speed with every light & electrical device on for an hour or so will not keep your battery charged enough to restart the vehicle.

4a.The blinking lights on my dash were probably indicating this - they blinked in sync with the flashers. When the flashers went on, the voltage was dropping low enough to flash the warning lights, when they went off or I gave it gas, it stopped.

6. Make like a boyscout and Be Prepared. It was a long night but by some combination of luck and effort we all got off the mountain Saturday night. It didn't have to end that way at a couple points. Be prepared to spend the night if things go wrong - food, fuel, fire, flashlight, jumper cables, chains, clothes, sleeping bag, radio - the whole kit, even if you think it'll just be a short run. And stay dry.

7. Don't slide the sunroof on your 80 back to get the CB antenna in when there's 2+ inches of snow on it!

 

[RLMS]

I still, am laughing about the sunroof deal!

 

[PPFJ60]

Eric,

Very well said!

I used to carry a lot more stuff with me but when I didn't seem to use it I started to leave it at home. At one point I wasn't carrying many tools with me and I decided I went to far in going lite so now I have been adding supplies back in.

After seeing Don weld up a track bar mount on Liberty I want to add a welder.

 

[black95]

I second the sleeping bag. Staying warm could actually save your life for longer than food and water. I carry three big wool army blankets, but sometimes I wonder if that's enough, I should try to stay warm in them for a couple hours one night, rolled up like a tamale.

On a second note, I was really getting worried about that weird squeal from my engine Saturday, might have me re-thinking how neat serpentine belts are......thought I was loosing my A/C compressor, If it locked up I would have lost all power, but pretty sure its a vacuum leak now.

I guess losing a belt would have been better than wrecking the rig, I'm really hurting for you Ben and Justin. Hope you get the wagon back together some day. I guess when in doubt, tube it out right?

 

[EricG]

I second the sleeping bag. Staying warm could actually save your life for longer than food and water.

Food and hydration are critical to cold weather survival also - all the insulation in the world isn't going to help if you aren't producing enough of your own heat. Dehydration can sneak up on you in the winter also, as you lose alot of water through respiration in the cold dry air.

 

[EricG]

Stopped by the Safeway parking lot over lunch today and found my missing tire chain!

 

[Isotel]

Don, you have any good photos from the Field at the top of the trail?

 

[nanuk]

I have several, we are in Castle Rock right now, I can post some and/or email you the rest when we get home later today.
Some of you guys coming out of the trees are pretty cool.

 

[Isotel]

some photos i took on my phone ;p

 

[GATORSJT]

NICE !!!!!!!

 

[daddywarbucks]

Hey guys - im the owner of that Sand FJC - just wanted to say thanks for letting me cruise with y'all

Lots of fun for sure - Sorry to hear about your rig Justin - hope she comes back

btw the name is Houston

 

[Isotel]

Daddy War Bucks..

lol Love the name..

Your welcome anytime bud! check back here for info on upcoming runs.. and you can always bring along jeep buddies, so we have people to poke fun at