New and improved New Member night run - March 11th (Updated)

[sixstringsteve]

i have a question and i may of missed it but, how come you decided to do this at night?

Very valid question. I always get more turnout when I schedule trips on Friday nights vs Saturday mornings. There are always more conflicts on Saturdays.

But the next noob run will be on a Saturday morning.

 

[sixstringsteve]

only one week to go!

 

[THSDragoon]

only one week to go!

YAY!

 

[ozzy702]

You can count on me coming with my GF. I doubt I'll have my truck registered and Utah road worthy by then so I think we'll take her XJ with a 3" lift and 31's. We'll most likely do part 1 and 2 if that's ok. I've got a few years of wheeling under my belt (although little seat time in her jeep). I'm looking forward to it!

I may also have a friend with a late 80's toyota on 31's that wants to come.

 

[sixstringsteve]

great. I'm sure you'll be fine on rattlesnake. Hope your friend can make it too.

 

[Chevycrew]

Someday maybe a saturday night run? Oh wait, I dont have a crawler anymore. Still like to get out though.

 

[sixstringsteve]

I'll make a note of that. I'll do a saturday night run one of these days.

congrats on selling your runner.

 

[LocalRich]

it looks like we could use some more seasoned members to help out.

and if anyone wants to help in the following ways, that would be appreciated:

- photographer
- someone to explain basic winching techniques

I know I'm a noob here, but I do have a nice D40 and we are sponsored by custom splice so I do know a thing or two about winching and I have two or three new syn lines at the house for people to play with

 

[sixstringsteve]

Here are some required things for the noobs to bring:

- a spare tire (with an inflated tire)
- a jack capable of lifting your vehicle enough to swap out the spare.
- something to deflate your tires (keys work fine for this). Lower tire pressure = more traction


Here are some more things you could bring, but they're not necessary:
- tire pressure gauge (strongly recommended)
- tow strap rated at 1.5 times the weight of your vehicle
- extra water
- a pump to inflate your tires
- a Cb radio (those who have them know how great they are)
- a camera
- warm enough clothes. You spend a lot of time outside your rig watching others try obstacles


And for those who like to over-prepare (highly unlikely we'll need any of this):
- an extra blanket
- extra food/water in case you get stuck overnight
- tools to fix your rig if you drive an unreliable rig
- extra fluids - oil, atf, brake fluid, antifreeze
- extra fuel


I'll eventually be putting together a guide/instructional video to explain some of these things, but that's not going to happen before friday.

 

[sixstringsteve]

I know I'm a noob here, but I do have a nice D40 and we are sponsored by custom splice so I do know a thing or two about winching and I have two or three new syn lines at the house for people to play with

great, thanks for volunteering. I'll have to plan it out and see if we have time to practice correct winching technique. I may be trying to cram too much into one night... We'll see.

 

[ret32]

Here are some required things for the noobs to bring:...

...- something to deflate your tires (keys work fine for this). Lower tire pressure = more traction

How about something to reinflate your tires with? Gotta make sure you have enough of those hanging around before you start having newbies deflating their tires. Especially that far from a gas station.

 

[sixstringsteve]

As long as they don't go below 20 psi they'll be fine on the drive home. Most noobs won't have enough sidewall to want to go any lower than that anyway.

 

[capt scotty]

I haven't been on one of your runs before but I have run the rattle snake a few times. I will do my best to be there. I have a 2 dr JK so I will have room for 1 person for part 2 of the trip. My rig has 4" TF lift, 35's, ARB s front and rear. rockrails and a winch. It also has a little rock rash from running the Rubicon this past summer. see you all there.

 

[sixstringsteve]

cool, it'll be good to meet you scotty.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

I may be able to make it, it would be some good medicine for me to get out in the desert

I have a recover, winching, spotting, etc training curriculum that I have used as a lesson plan for intro classes. Its better suited for a 'sit down' and watch learning setup but it cans be improvised for other mediums too. My fear is that teaching safe winching in the dark is like teaching safe shooting in the dark

 

[sixstringsteve]

Kurt, that would be great to see you out there. Have you been out on the trail since your fire?

Don't worry about winch training for this run, I'm trying to pack too much in as always.

If kurt makes it, then every noob needs to come out just for the chance to meet one of the greatest guys in the 4x4 industy in the world (not just Utah). Plus, he knows more trails, land use issues, how to wheel, and which equipment works and which equipment doesn't. Plus he's probably the guy the noobs will be buying all their future parts from.

 

[Awz]

What if I can't afford a hi-lift due to blowing my tax return on a front bumper? I know for a fact that even if I could get my spare tire off. (i've been trying for a while now) the jack that probably isn't in the back wouldn't be high enough, even for my stock height.

Guess I'll just have to cross my fingers

Mike

 

[sixstringsteve]

you're not a noob Mike. You know better. If you get stuck, it's your own fault

I'll have my hi-lift. Most noobs don't have a place to put the hi-lift without doing significant body damage.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

...Have you been out on the trail since your fire?

Sadly no, the closest I've got is driving some land manager reps around in the JK's out at the Miller Motorsports Park for earlier this week. While it was only 30 minutes of driving and in a Jeep it still felt great.

Don't worry about winch training for this run, I'm trying to pack too much in as always.

...If kurt makes it, then every noob needs to come out just for the chance to meet one of the greatest guys in the 4x4 industy in the world (not just Utah). Plus, he knows more trails, land use issues, how to wheel, and which equipment works and which equipment doesn't. Plus he's probably the guy the noobs will be buying all their future parts from.

You are far too kind my friend

 

[ttora4runner]

I'm out. Got a stake singles activity this night.

Gotta meet a lady friend.