Man I hope the trails dry up. We tried falls dam and I didn't want to risk getting stuck it is extremely slick. Should be fun!
Wintery Mix Uwharrie Run---6-8 Dec 2013
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What a blast! Thanks for getting me unstuck Jamie! Great meeting everyone else (Clayton, Sarah, Elizabeth, Dave, Meatball). I see lockers and a lift in my future for sure.
Anyone get any cool videos or pics?
Anyone get any cool videos or pics?
Great to meet you too Jeremy! And your dad was a cool guy too. I didn't take any pics or video other than just around my camp and a video Sara took of my rig going up rocky mount trail. I know Clayton was taking some pics as well as video so hopefully we will get to see his. Until next time guys! Wish we could of hung out more but Sara got to feeling pretty sick Saturday so I stayed with her. Ron I'll just have to get some venison in Charleston haha.
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The Wintery Mix went from suspect to STELLAR in just a few hours. Friday we arrived around 4pm (wife, granddaughter, myself) at outpost with Clayton in tow in his blue 60. Fueled up, bought passes and headed to campsite.
Got camp set up...fire started and then got a text from ChsG8R...he would be at outpost in hour...so headed out to buy some firewood and pick him up.
Retrieved him and his father along with wood and got back to camp to see Jamie and his wife talking with mine around the fire. We had a nice visit that evening with everyone and got the fire roaring as we put some venison chili in a dutch oven for dinner.
A couple beers, couple bowls of chili with crackers and everyone was heading off to slumber.
Later Friday night it started raining and continued to do so until about 7am....temp dropped into low 60s and some wind but the amount of rain we had discouraged everyone slightly.
We showed up at Outpost at 9am as mentioned by Kenny as the meet time for ONSC....9:20am and nobody.....9:35am and Jamie shows up and also Meatball in is white FJ40...followed quickly by DBENKE in his 62. Rumor had it that quite a bit of spirits flowed well into the morning hours and not likely they would make it to trail.
I know the ONSC guys live right up there but we did not drive all the way from MB and Charleston to not wheel....so talked with Jamie and decided we would try Falls Dam....and if it goes good then maybe something else.
So off we went..slippery, tricky, and fun and the rain and slickness made a moderate trail more enjoyable for us veterans.....and maybe a bit nerve wrecking for newbies. LOL
After we were done we decided to tackle Dickie Bell....figuring we would winch our way to top or slide our way to bottom. LOL
We had a few issues as one of our group of 6 was open/open and needed some help....but did very well...figured it was a mix of nearly stock vehicle and low experience in this environment wheeling. That is what we are all for and with some encouragement, guidance, and a jerk strap or two...everything was good in the world.
Dickie Bell was a bit of a challenge for most....DBENKE had a little trouble in his locked 62 as everything was slick and Dickie Bell may in fact be tougher now than it was a couple years ago and warrant a new rating...hahaha. Jame went up with little to no trouble in his 100 series...the DT headers and exhaust sounded good going up and crawling through the loose stuff.
CharlestonG8R had some issues but made it pretty good until a turn got him straddled with wheels in air on opposite sides. Some work and he was free and able to go up quite a bit more....and then a tow up the final crest by Jamie and his thunderous 100 series fixed it.
The white 40 went to the left...but found the deep/steep ledge too much for his FJ40 with open diffs....he gave it a hell of a try but had to submit and go to the right like rest of group. While he was backing down I approached and made it to the point of concern for everyone....spun a tire...backed up...turned to passenger more and then walked up the face all the way to the top. Of course I had to brag as there was a slew of Jeep people standing around and they had forgotten Jamies and DBenkes walk up with little trouble themselves....so out I went and said, "So what was taking you guys so long on this one...bunch of pussies...let a Lexus show you all up and make it look easy!!!!" Everyone had a good laugh...as we got meatball rest of way up as well as Clayton in the 60...
Clayton busted a motor mount...same place I did in the 60 3 or 4 years ago before I sold it to him......so must be something about Dickie Bell and motor mounts.
Anyhow...we were done around 1-2:30pm...went to outpost and ate lunch and everyone pretty much had enough fun for day...it was great time but slippery and we were needing to do some things before going to barn that night.
Everyone headed out that afternoon except myself......Jamie was in campsite with his camper...and DBenke stayed at barn. Marinated a bunch of venison tenderloin....headed to barn and had a great meal and cooked the tenderloin med rare for everyone....and enjoyed meeting some new people and talking again with some not seen in couple years....Brian and family, Al, Ryan, Kenny and his wife, etc.....Granddaughter got filthy playing in grass and dirt with Lilly and Ella and all the pooches running around.
Went back to our camp while they did Dirty Santa...got things going for the temp drop as were expecting 32-34*F Saturday night with rain/sleet/snow. Got a big fire going.....and had a few beverages and hit the tent around 10pm.....rain held off until morning but started as I was prepping camp to come home....so stuffed it all in back without folding as it was wet now anyhow....and headed back to Charleston after gas and breakfast at outpost.
Great trip...and in spite of the wet trails had an outstanding time with everyone that wheeled with us. Great food and fellowship at Barn...as always....and would not change a thing other than have a few more Swamp Fox members attend with us....Bessinger, Excessive, Moses, Glen, etc....maybe next time. We had C camp at the group camp..and Saturday night I was there all alone...nice and quiet and private other than Land Rovers in A site and Jeep guys in B but they were all very nice and same guys that we saw on Dickie Bell that day actually.
If anyone has any pictures or video feel free to post it in this thread....I will load some of mine later. Thanks again and what a great time was had in spite of weather....
CharelstonG8R had a little rash though....tailpipe missing, bumper took a hit, and his sliders got their moneys worth...hahahaha...but hopefully he is psyched for next time.
Thanks again for making this a very enjoyable trip....here are a couple pictures:
Starting group...LtoR TRDSparks (100), Brock (100), ShermanFJ62 (60), CharlestonG8R (80)....soon joined by DBENKE and Meatball but no pics.
On the trail.....slippery, wet, clay....NICE!!!!
During the break before starting Dickie Bell...notice Meatball and Dbenke in group now...great having both of them with us.
At end of day...no damage, fairly clean despite all the mud and such....airing tires back up and getting things ready to go to Kenny's family barn later. My granddaughter having some fun as well...
Got camp set up...fire started and then got a text from ChsG8R...he would be at outpost in hour...so headed out to buy some firewood and pick him up.
Retrieved him and his father along with wood and got back to camp to see Jamie and his wife talking with mine around the fire. We had a nice visit that evening with everyone and got the fire roaring as we put some venison chili in a dutch oven for dinner.
A couple beers, couple bowls of chili with crackers and everyone was heading off to slumber.
Later Friday night it started raining and continued to do so until about 7am....temp dropped into low 60s and some wind but the amount of rain we had discouraged everyone slightly.
We showed up at Outpost at 9am as mentioned by Kenny as the meet time for ONSC....9:20am and nobody.....9:35am and Jamie shows up and also Meatball in is white FJ40...followed quickly by DBENKE in his 62. Rumor had it that quite a bit of spirits flowed well into the morning hours and not likely they would make it to trail.
I know the ONSC guys live right up there but we did not drive all the way from MB and Charleston to not wheel....so talked with Jamie and decided we would try Falls Dam....and if it goes good then maybe something else.
So off we went..slippery, tricky, and fun and the rain and slickness made a moderate trail more enjoyable for us veterans.....and maybe a bit nerve wrecking for newbies. LOL
After we were done we decided to tackle Dickie Bell....figuring we would winch our way to top or slide our way to bottom. LOL
We had a few issues as one of our group of 6 was open/open and needed some help....but did very well...figured it was a mix of nearly stock vehicle and low experience in this environment wheeling. That is what we are all for and with some encouragement, guidance, and a jerk strap or two...everything was good in the world.
Dickie Bell was a bit of a challenge for most....DBENKE had a little trouble in his locked 62 as everything was slick and Dickie Bell may in fact be tougher now than it was a couple years ago and warrant a new rating...hahaha. Jame went up with little to no trouble in his 100 series...the DT headers and exhaust sounded good going up and crawling through the loose stuff.
CharlestonG8R had some issues but made it pretty good until a turn got him straddled with wheels in air on opposite sides. Some work and he was free and able to go up quite a bit more....and then a tow up the final crest by Jamie and his thunderous 100 series fixed it.
The white 40 went to the left...but found the deep/steep ledge too much for his FJ40 with open diffs....he gave it a hell of a try but had to submit and go to the right like rest of group. While he was backing down I approached and made it to the point of concern for everyone....spun a tire...backed up...turned to passenger more and then walked up the face all the way to the top. Of course I had to brag as there was a slew of Jeep people standing around and they had forgotten Jamies and DBenkes walk up with little trouble themselves....so out I went and said, "So what was taking you guys so long on this one...bunch of pussies...let a Lexus show you all up and make it look easy!!!!" Everyone had a good laugh...as we got meatball rest of way up as well as Clayton in the 60...
Clayton busted a motor mount...same place I did in the 60 3 or 4 years ago before I sold it to him......so must be something about Dickie Bell and motor mounts.
Anyhow...we were done around 1-2:30pm...went to outpost and ate lunch and everyone pretty much had enough fun for day...it was great time but slippery and we were needing to do some things before going to barn that night.
Everyone headed out that afternoon except myself......Jamie was in campsite with his camper...and DBenke stayed at barn. Marinated a bunch of venison tenderloin....headed to barn and had a great meal and cooked the tenderloin med rare for everyone....and enjoyed meeting some new people and talking again with some not seen in couple years....Brian and family, Al, Ryan, Kenny and his wife, etc.....Granddaughter got filthy playing in grass and dirt with Lilly and Ella and all the pooches running around.
Went back to our camp while they did Dirty Santa...got things going for the temp drop as were expecting 32-34*F Saturday night with rain/sleet/snow. Got a big fire going.....and had a few beverages and hit the tent around 10pm.....rain held off until morning but started as I was prepping camp to come home....so stuffed it all in back without folding as it was wet now anyhow....and headed back to Charleston after gas and breakfast at outpost.
Great trip...and in spite of the wet trails had an outstanding time with everyone that wheeled with us. Great food and fellowship at Barn...as always....and would not change a thing other than have a few more Swamp Fox members attend with us....Bessinger, Excessive, Moses, Glen, etc....maybe next time. We had C camp at the group camp..and Saturday night I was there all alone...nice and quiet and private other than Land Rovers in A site and Jeep guys in B but they were all very nice and same guys that we saw on Dickie Bell that day actually.
If anyone has any pictures or video feel free to post it in this thread....I will load some of mine later. Thanks again and what a great time was had in spite of weather....
CharelstonG8R had a little rash though....tailpipe missing, bumper took a hit, and his sliders got their moneys worth...hahahaha...but hopefully he is psyched for next time.
Thanks again for making this a very enjoyable trip....here are a couple pictures:
Starting group...LtoR TRDSparks (100), Brock (100), ShermanFJ62 (60), CharlestonG8R (80)....soon joined by DBENKE and Meatball but no pics.
On the trail.....slippery, wet, clay....NICE!!!!
During the break before starting Dickie Bell...notice Meatball and Dbenke in group now...great having both of them with us.
At end of day...no damage, fairly clean despite all the mud and such....airing tires back up and getting things ready to go to Kenny's family barn later. My granddaughter having some fun as well...
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Couldn't of said it better Ron! Except Jeremy and I were there before 9 waiting on everyone. We were just parked on the side. We are sneaky like that haha.
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Sorry I missed this one! Sounds like y'all had a great time! It's been really busy around here with the little one! Laney will be 1 on Christmas Day!!! Hope everyone has a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Awesome summary, Brock! You did leave something very important out... That was the best venison chili that my dad and I had ever eaten. EVER. Not trying to kiss up or anything, just sayin' that it can't get much better than that! Please give our regards to Christine, dad and I talked about the chili a number of times throughout the day.
I'm really psyched for next time! Everyone was VERY friendly. As Jamie mentioned, we got there a bit early and were wondering if we'd missed a message to continue on to the trailhead... The Land Rover guys invited us to join them, but Brock and Clayton showed up as they were pulling out. I'm not sure how off-road capable a Disco is, but most of them looked pretty much stock. I doubt they attempted Dickie Bell, but then again, I'm a newbie to this kind of trail riding and have never been in a Disco.
Clayton's truck... It was making a strange noise toward the end of the ride, was that from the motor mount? He mentioned it a few times, but what exactly happened to it? He didn't seem to be having problems, so there's a testament to the durability of the 60 Series.
By the way Brock, thanks for the advice on the sliders! We hit them hard quite a few times, so I know they paid for themselves. Of all the investments I've made on this truck, these were the smartest. CB was pointless - as everyone on here mentioned. I envisioned driving down trails at speed with a CB in one hand... In actuality, I had white knuckles on the steering wheel and wouldn't have been a good communicator. Three investments I plan to make before our next ride: rear lockers, lift, and underside protection (as suggested by Jamie). Both the dented bumper and the broken tailpipe were stupid/avoidable incidents. Good learning experience.
I stopped by The Barn and chatted with the ONSC guys a bit. Good folks! We didn't stay long as we met up with my brother in Charlotte for the ACC Championship Game. They mentioned an April ride as well as a huge Land Cruiser meet in May. I hate to wait that long to get on the trail again, but something is loose under my truck... Hopefully it's not too expensive to fix!
Thanks again for the awesome time, guys! Jamie, those pictures are great!
Here is Clayton, Meatball, and Brock.
And another picture with me wadded up on Dickie Bell before Jamie hooked up a snatch and pulled me up hill in the mud...
I'm really psyched for next time! Everyone was VERY friendly. As Jamie mentioned, we got there a bit early and were wondering if we'd missed a message to continue on to the trailhead... The Land Rover guys invited us to join them, but Brock and Clayton showed up as they were pulling out. I'm not sure how off-road capable a Disco is, but most of them looked pretty much stock. I doubt they attempted Dickie Bell, but then again, I'm a newbie to this kind of trail riding and have never been in a Disco.
Clayton's truck... It was making a strange noise toward the end of the ride, was that from the motor mount? He mentioned it a few times, but what exactly happened to it? He didn't seem to be having problems, so there's a testament to the durability of the 60 Series.
By the way Brock, thanks for the advice on the sliders! We hit them hard quite a few times, so I know they paid for themselves. Of all the investments I've made on this truck, these were the smartest. CB was pointless - as everyone on here mentioned. I envisioned driving down trails at speed with a CB in one hand... In actuality, I had white knuckles on the steering wheel and wouldn't have been a good communicator. Three investments I plan to make before our next ride: rear lockers, lift, and underside protection (as suggested by Jamie). Both the dented bumper and the broken tailpipe were stupid/avoidable incidents. Good learning experience.
I stopped by The Barn and chatted with the ONSC guys a bit. Good folks! We didn't stay long as we met up with my brother in Charlotte for the ACC Championship Game. They mentioned an April ride as well as a huge Land Cruiser meet in May. I hate to wait that long to get on the trail again, but something is loose under my truck... Hopefully it's not too expensive to fix!
Thanks again for the awesome time, guys! Jamie, those pictures are great!
Here is Clayton, Meatball, and Brock.
And another picture with me wadded up on Dickie Bell before Jamie hooked up a snatch and pulled me up hill in the mud...
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Great run. The slick condition made it challenging. Dicky bell has become difficult and was surprised that the blue cruiser struggled with the climb. Broken motor mount and all it was a good time. Also I tried the 52 route back to I-95 and it seems to be quicker. Drove it straight from URE made it home 4 hours. Good to see a good turn out at the barn but need more wheelers and instead of drinkers or maybe dry conditions. Thanks to everyone who came will post some pics shortly.
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One thing to remember Clayton...the barn is not our event. That is part of the ONSC events and we are but guests there. Our run is the Wintery Mix....and we try to coordinate with the ONSC for their run of the same weekend usually...but in the end they are two separate events that we invite each other to attend as they see fit or desire. Together they are awesome....but even without it we proved that 6 vehicles can have a damn good time as well. Would have been nice to have more Swamp Fox participation and some that stayed over on Saturday night...but I wont make having fun mandatory to anyone that does not want to be there...hahaha
Post some pictures and video this week...since does not appear anyone else took any at Dickie Bell or elsewhere.
Post some pictures and video this week...since does not appear anyone else took any at Dickie Bell or elsewhere.
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Hey not hating on the partying. Look out now. The partying can go on as long as no one drives my cruiser around at night!
It is interesting this year I have been asked to film a funeral and have filmed some other random events. I would like to do some more videoing of our run next year. Showed the videos to my wife last night and she said wait a minute these are from last year. Dave Benkie got good video of the white 40 taking the hard line on Dickie bell and almost flipping and did some good editing to make it look like I just drove right up Dickie Bell.
It is interesting this year I have been asked to film a funeral and have filmed some other random events. I would like to do some more videoing of our run next year. Showed the videos to my wife last night and she said wait a minute these are from last year. Dave Benkie got good video of the white 40 taking the hard line on Dickie bell and almost flipping and did some good editing to make it look like I just drove right up Dickie Bell.
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Sorry I missed it. Faith ended up having to leave to out of town with our daughter, so naturally I watched the boys. I ended up having to work a catering saturday night and I have had it coming out of both ends today. Completely miserable.
Looks like a good, but technical time.
Looks like a good, but technical time.
Clayton, you ought to have some Dickie Bell video as well, no? My dad freaked out when he thought you gave him the camera and he couldn't find it! Lots of folks had cameras out there... We should have had a GoPro but accidentally left it at home... Anyhow, it was a blast! Thanks for the info, BTW!
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okay clayton...you had all day sunday and today to post pictures and video....get with it. LOL
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Here is a taste of the action. A rare shot of a smiling man in a white lexus.
Here is a taste of the action. A rare shot of a smiling man in a white lexus.
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More pics and I guess I will have to upload the videos to YouTube. I like that we got a few pics of jamie's friend espically in the back of the 40 doing his special forces thing
More pics and I guess I will have to upload the videos to YouTube. I like that we got a few pics of jamie's friend espically in the back of the 40 doing his special forces thing
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I can upload to YouTube if you dont have an account...just burn them to a DVD or CDR and I can do it.
Thanks Clayton. Also for including my new friend. I was worried he wasn't going to make it in the shot!
Sorry i missed this one! So we bought a new house (in Avondale in West Ashley) and we were actually moving last weekend! hope to make it out soon!!
looks like yall had a fun time, I've always wanted to try out the trails in the wet! My truck has received a few new upgrades over the past month, wish I could have brought it up there to try them out.....
looks like yall had a fun time, I've always wanted to try out the trails in the wet! My truck has received a few new upgrades over the past month, wish I could have brought it up there to try them out.....
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