moab 10/17-10/19

[shmoesmith]

just getting the moab bug, but you guys are all going on the 2 weekends that i have to work this month...So, I have decided to even the month out and throw another moab trip in the mix so you could go any weekend this month with an RME person anyway, i'm heading down there friday night and coming home sunday.....anyone interested? I drive a geo tracker and a suzuki samurai, so I cant do anythign too hardcore, but i'm up for hells or poison or somethign in that range...

 

[spencurai]

I am gonna bite on this one....I would really like to be there. I know the competetion cherokee is going to be down there that weekend so I might just make the trip. we should probably get you some gears installed huh....?!?

 

[SAMI]

i ma planning on being there already this weekend....with skyline's off road club...

 

[shmoesmith]

yep, I was hoping to get the sammy gears installed by then...try climing up some steep stuff with my new 6.5:1 t-case gears and my oversized 26" tires might bring the geo tracker as well. Had a real good time getting the tracker up and over tip-over challenge 2 weeks ago took me 3 attempts and a whole lota skinny pedal would kill the engine trying to get up on it...guess it wasnt the smartest idea to shoot for a roll-over prone hill with no cage or bar, but I couldnt resist the challenge especially after the "hardcore" elephant hill that wasnt hardcore in anyway...need to do something stupid..was thinking about maybe taking the tracker up and over moab rim this time around, but I dont know how it will do since the transmision is having issues..the sammy wouldnt make moab rim since its tires are way too small.

 

[utahxj]

we'll be there

I'm going down friday-sunday as well. I'll be with my buddy in his TJ and Possibly another TJ. Not sure what trails we are looking to run yet.

 

[4thefamily]

We have the whole famdamly going down that weekend. We will be their from Wed. to Sunday. Not looking to go on anything to hard, Hells or something would work. What I am wondering if one of you would be interested in having us haul your rig down? We are taking my Father in Laws Semi with 48 ft. dropdeck, We have my XJ and his two Wranglers but have room for one more wrangler or Zuk if anyone is interested. He would probably just want a little help with fuel money not much I'm sure.

 

[MR.CJ-7]

let me check the schedule, this trip sounds good to me!

 

[SAMI]

What I am wondering if one of you would be interested in having us haul your rig down? We are taking my Father in Laws Semi with 48 ft. dropdeck, .

hey, lemme check on this........i am very interested if the offer still stands.....

i'll get back to you soon of i am for sure gonna go....


thanks
-jason

 

[sloppyjoe4by]

I am also planning on being down there that weekend, friday thru sunday. I am most likely going to be by myself though, so if you don't mind maybe I could tag along on some of the trails??

Adam Jurkiewicz

 

[shmoesmith]

I am also planning on being down there that weekend, friday thru sunday. I am most likely going to be by myself though, so if you don't mind maybe I could tag along on some of the trails??

Adam Jurkiewicz

the more the marrier happy to have you along with us...fair warning, Like i said we are taking either my geo tracker or my stock height sammy so we arent doing anythign terribly hard.

 

[Klif01]

I will be down there with my church youth group, probably with at least 3 furbies I think we will be doing hells or fins n' things. I think we might have a really nice jeep with us and possibly my 4runner if I have it mostly ready.

 

[sloppyjoe4by]

Hey Tim, how is it going? So do you have a 4 runner now in addition to your truck? I am still working on completing my jeep. Its growth was almost inhibited this week when I almost bought a sweet Mitsubishi 3000GT in addition to my jeep, but then the funds going toward building up my jeep would have vanished for a very long time>>> Anyway, maybe we can hit a trail together next weekend.

ALL~ Should we set up a meeting place and time for wheeling in the mornings? CITY MARKET???

Adam

 

[shmoesmith]

well, what we need to know is how many are going to be staying in hotels etc and how many are going to be camping??? I know we are camping. If we could schedule a camping place such as the $8 spots on sandflats road then we could all have a great time friday/saturday night and would be super easy for the morning get together so we arent all sitting around somewhere wonderin where everyone is....big fire and RME folks all campin it together..sounds like fun to me. Of course if people are staying in a hotel or those going down with other groups, I suppose we should set up a meeting place. I like daves corner market on the way up to sandflats road, they have great coffee, whcih willh elp with all the groggy eyed wheelers in the mornign any other suggestions?

 

[Klif01]

Hey Tim, how is it going? So do you have a 4 runner now in addition to your truck? I am still working on completing my jeep. Its growth was almost inhibited this week when I almost bought a sweet Mitsubishi 3000GT in addition to my jeep, but then the funds going toward building up my jeep would have vanished for a very long time>>> Anyway, maybe we can hit a trail together next weekend.

ALL~ Should we set up a meeting place and time for wheeling in the mornings? CITY MARKET???

Adam

Have I met you before? Anyway I sold my truck and bought the 4runner. Anyway I just talked to the guy who is planning our trip and the jeep rental thing fell through, so we won't be doing any trails, I hope everyone else has fun though. I just got finished putting the lift on both front/rear and I have a few bugs to work out. ie the drop draglink is jamming on somthing and I need longer brake lines in the front and shocks all the way around.

 

[chadbuckner]

I might be going down there with a buddy of mine I guess there is some huge annual tacoma roundup that is going on then. 50-75 tacos and others are supposed to show up coming from CA, CO, UT, ID, AZ, NV and a bunch of other places. so we might be rolling with them.

 

[spencurai]

I am screwed for this weekend. I got a pharmaceutical company coming in and I gotta tech a show...they are super paranoid and want a tech in the conference hovering for the ENTIRE DAY saturday...I am not amused!!

 

[shmoesmith]

that really sucks that you cant come.. anyhow, everyone that wants to camp with us on friday and saturday night, where would you guys like to camp? and does daves corner market or the city market work better for saturday/sunday morning for meeting for those who didnt camp with us?

 

[sloppyjoe4by]

City Market sounds good to me, that's where i usually meet people to wheel when I don't go down with anyone. Say around 9?

I drive a green YJ by the way, License Plate "GOTJEEP"

Tim, I wheeled with you and your buddy when you had your bikes with you and when we got to wheel with Cody and Jon and all of their friends.

Adam

 

[JeepTJ38]

I might show up with the jeep in my sig ! It might be a strech but i need to go before i head to california and it snows here ha ha ha !

 

[shmoesmith]

alright everyone, we will meet at city market at 9:00 am on saturday morning for a trial ride...Like I said, i will be in my geo tracker and my stock height sammy so nothing tooo dificult...fun run pics of my samurai and of my tracker (so you know what to look for) are on my homepage at www.geocities.com/shmoesmith