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By bob91yj - 11/6/2009 10:50:04 AM
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The Tierra Del Sol 4x4 Desert Safari has been officially unofficially chosen to get the JA crew together.
If you've never been to the TDS Desert Safari, you owe it to yourself to see it at least once. The gang at TDS put on a hell of an event, and donate their time and $$$ to land use issues.
I suspect that there will be enough West coasters there that there should be plenty of open seats for anyone that wants to fly in.
West Coaster's, if you have open seats, or can put some one up at your camp for the weekend, post up what you have available.
I suspect that there will be several different camps, rather than one large JA camp. I'm sure Machelle and I will be in the DJR/Get Ugly! camp at Truckhaven. Plan on the meet/greet Friday night at 7PM.
I'll see if I can get it started...
I can host 1-2 people, provide camping supplies, can pick up/drop off at the San Diego Airport.
Camping is primitive, essentially a flat spot in the desert.
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By qwiksilver - 11/6/2009 11:01:30 AM
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I wonder if we will have the JA Adult Alternative Camp again?
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By imgonnasnap - 11/6/2009 12:59:10 PM
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I'll probably be there
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By reddoggunner - 11/6/2009 4:09:54 PM
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Todd, Scott and other adult/alternative campers....lets set up near the old tds sight this year.
The drive over last year was kinda long. I'll be there with the RV for sure!!!!!
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By WallyCJ7 - 11/7/2009 4:39:45 AM
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I'll be there without the golf clubs
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By qwiksilver - 11/7/2009 12:14:05 PM
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Originally posted by reddoggunner
Todd, Scott and other adult/alternative campers....lets set up near the old tds sight this year.
The drive over last year was kinda long. I'll be there with the RV for sure!!!!!
Sounds good to me.
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By 92GreenYJ - 11/8/2009 2:52:28 AM
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Yeah I'm down with that. Though it would be kind of a haul from the old site over to registration and the raffle. Todd, whatcha thinkin? set up where we used to be in truckhaven?
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By Scramblerman72 - 11/8/2009 11:36:39 PM
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Just PM Jeff to see what would be a good place to Hook up with him and fly in and go to TDS this year, we talked about me flying out when he was here so I am going to start saving now and get flight out for the event if flight are cheap enough this far in advance
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By HopeRocks - 11/9/2009 6:14:32 AM
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David check Southwest, I just booked some flights for $75 each way from San Diego to Portland. There running a special right now with limited days of coverage.
Bob,
Jeeze, after last year with Mike don't you think I've done enough.
(just kidding Mike )
Not sure if I will have any room this year. Think the wifie wants to tag along.
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By 92GreenYJ - 11/9/2009 8:23:20 AM
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Hey You Have it easy Steve, My Wife wants to drive the Yj this year!!!
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By Mike Simpson - 11/9/2009 9:16:54 AM
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For anybody that hasn't been to TDS, I highly recommend it if you can get the opportunity.
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By WallyCJ7 - 11/9/2009 9:28:01 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by 92GreenYJ
Hey You Have it easy Steve, My Wife wants to drive the Yj this year!!!
Now Scott has to ride Bitch
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By bob91yj - 11/9/2009 9:59:16 AM
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I hate it when Machelle drives my junk...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q75nc6oBvF0
...she may be the better driver, heheh!
Besides, if you're honey isn't there, you're probably sleeping alone!
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By Jeepnbeer - 11/9/2009 10:28:50 AM
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Originally posted by 92GreenYJ
Hey You Have it easy Steve, My Wife wants to drive the Yj this year!!!
That's fine with me. With her driving, we won't be standing around waiting on you to fix another axle shaft, or flat tire, etc.
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By qwiksilver - 11/9/2009 12:36:59 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by 92GreenYJ
Hey You Have it easy Steve, My Wife wants to drive the Yj this year!!!
You just lost your Jeep. She won't give it back. 
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By 92GreenYJ - 11/10/2009 2:25:12 AM
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Lol. It should be interesting. Hopefully her driving will help her catch the bug and she'll let me start lifting and moding her Sidekick so she can wheel her own vehicle.
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By qwiksilver - 11/10/2009 3:54:35 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by 92GreenYJ
Lol. It should be interesting. Hopefully her driving will help her catch the bug and she'll let me start lifting and moding her Sidekick so she can wheel her own vehicle.
Something tells me she'll sidekick you into her vehicle and keep the Jeep. 
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By 92GreenYJ - 11/10/2009 4:08:26 AM
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Originally posted by qwiksilver
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Originally posted by 92GreenYJ
Lol. It should be interesting. Hopefully her driving will help her catch the bug and she'll let me start lifting and moding her Sidekick so she can wheel her own vehicle.
Something tells me she'll sidekick you into her vehicle and keep the Jeep.
Yeah like I'd let that happen. Definitely looking forward to trying out those perty new seats I won last year. Gotta get them installed for sure.
So what's the consenus for the adult camp site this year? Our old site in Truckhaven proper off of North Marina Drive? Or last years site? As of right now the rough plan for us is to drive out thursday night as ususual
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By reddoggunner - 11/11/2009 2:07:51 PM
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We will try and head out thursday too, Friday morning for sure. I vote for the old spot near the notches.
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By qwiksilver - 11/12/2009 9:45:46 AM
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Originally posted by 92GreenYJ
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Originally posted by qwiksilver
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Originally posted by 92GreenYJ
Lol. It should be interesting. Hopefully her driving will help her catch the bug and she'll let me start lifting and moding her Sidekick so she can wheel her own vehicle.
Something tells me she'll sidekick you into her vehicle and keep the Jeep.
Yeah like I'd let that happen. Definitely looking forward to trying out those perty new seats I won last year. Gotta get them installed for sure.
So what's the consenus for the adult camp site this year? Our old site in Truckhaven proper off of North Marina Drive? Or last years site? As of right now the rough plan for us is to drive out thursday night as ususual
I thought those seats went in the Saturday after the LAST TDS. What you waitin' on?
And I definately vote for N. Marina Drive. It seems warmer over there and I just like the area.
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By 92GreenYJ - 11/12/2009 11:44:30 AM
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ok, so North Marina it is. Still have the old coordinates in my 60c. Haven't had much time to work on the YJ with the wedding, new job, etc. I've had a lot going on lately. I also wanted to wait to install them until i redid my cage, but thats gonna be a while off yet so I may as well just go ahead and put em in now
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By Nightclaw - 11/25/2009 4:21:57 AM
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Having never been to the N. Marina site before, how far is it from there to the 'actual' TDS site? Not that it matters too incredibly much as I'll be trailering the YJ behind the RV, but I'm a lazy SOB and don't want to drive half an hour between the runs and "home"...
-Brian
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By qwiksilver - 11/25/2009 6:28:13 AM
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It's not that bad a shot over to the other campsite and you have to do dirt to get there. A little extra dirt is ok?
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By Nightclaw - 11/25/2009 9:45:12 AM
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Absolutely OK! Man, I'm itching to go out - haven't had dirt under the Jeep since this year's TDS... 
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By reddoggunner - 11/25/2009 10:10:37 AM
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I'd say about 10-12 minutes give or take. The wheeling by the old spot (marina dr) is way better than what is over by the S-22, unless your Scott and you find the only spot to put your junk on its side!!!!!
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By 92GreenYJ - 11/27/2009 1:29:44 AM
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Lol. yeah that was pretty bad. Definitely my worst stuck to date. Got some great pictures out of it though. Just glad the wife wasn't with us. And hey, it was your fault Mike. You were the one that just had to go for a test drive to try out your re-built transfercase
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By imgonnasnap - 1/14/2010 1:30:09 AM
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Is scramblerman the only "other coaster" coming out?
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By Scramblerman72 - 1/14/2010 10:29:53 AM
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I hope more people show up, I am trying to Get crystal to fly out with me but she doesn't want to leave the kids that long with mom and dad but I am trying to get her to come...
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By Jeepnbeer - 1/14/2010 11:13:12 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Scramblerman72
I hope more people show up,
I don't think you'll be disappointed with the amount of people that show up...should be at least 30-40 (or more) JA'ers out there, as well as about 5000-6000 other folks.
I'm down for having the "J.A.A.C." on N. Marina. With my set-up, I can camp anywhere...
And we also need a location for the Friday JA Meet and greet.
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By 92GreenYJ - 1/15/2010 5:07:28 AM
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yeah i think the plan for the Adult camp is gonna be the old site on North Marina. I'll dig the gps out later and pull the coordinates and post them. I still have it marked. Plan is for the wife and I to head out Thursday evening after we get off of work
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By qwiksilver - 1/17/2010 9:04:48 AM
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You do realize that this week's rain is hitting Truckhaven and washing out all the notches. Ma Nature is preparing a really nice set of runs for us. 
Update....the club has my registration! This year I win something at the raffle!
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By Scramblerman72 - 1/21/2010 10:01:29 AM
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just sat and showed Crystal pics but she is tired and wasn't in to it right now but so far she said there was no way she was riding in a notch with anyone, but i said its mostly riding to a good place and watching as people try runs, it this correct? also how many other females will be there that arn't that in to wheeling as fare as the fear factor goes, she LOVES mild wheeling but hates any thing dangerous so she wants to know who else will be around her since I will be in the mix of the Good stuff
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By Scramblerman72 - 1/21/2010 10:03:04 AM
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and what will be sleeping arangments Jeff pop up or tent that might be a desiding factor on her going
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By imgonnasnap - 1/21/2010 10:59:12 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Scramblerman72
just sat and showed Crystal pics but she is tired and wasn't in to it right now but so far she said there was no way she was riding in a notch with anyone, but i said its mostly riding to a good place and watching as people try runs, it this correct? also how many other females will be there that arn't that in to wheeling as fare as the fear factor goes, she LOVES mild wheeling but hates any thing dangerous so she wants to know who else will be around her since I will be in the mix of the Good stuff
Notching isn't very dangerous since you are usually "below ground" the notches are basicly holes in the ground, so you may flop over buy you are'nt rolling down a huge hill. Speaking of hills, which can be the most dangerous part of truck haven since there are a lot of hills to play around (thus truck haven hills). But if she is riding along its just as easy to take an alternate easier route so she isnt so freaked out.
Truck haven is a place for everyone to play from mild to wild, so we can watch or play.
quote:
Originally posted by Scramblerman72
and what will be sleeping arangments Jeff pop up or tent that might be a desiding factor on her going
I personally do not have any motorhome or pop up, I usually only have a tent or sleep in my jeep. One of my friends has a cab over camper/truck I may be able to barrow for the weekend, but the truck is his main transportation so I wouldnt count on that either. Maybe one of the other JA'ers can provide better accomidations.
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By qwiksilver - 1/21/2010 11:51:20 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Scramblerman72
just sat and showed Crystal pics but she is tired and wasn't in to it right now but so far she said there was no way she was riding in a notch with anyone, but i said its mostly riding to a good place and watching as people try runs, it this correct? also how many other females will be there that arn't that in to wheeling as fare as the fear factor goes, she LOVES mild wheeling but hates any thing dangerous so she wants to know who else will be around her since I will be in the mix of the Good stuff
The  factor will be represented by myself and Scott's wife.
The stuff I do is not too scary. She can ride with me so you can go play. I don't have lockers so I can't get wild. (if she doesn't mind riding with my Miniature Pinscher.) Also, the Notches is a park and sit on the hood and watch everyone else get stupid situation. It's something that needs to be experienced to be believed. There's also another spot to go watch people try to hurt themselves. Todd fell over trying to climb a hill there.
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By Scramblerman72 - 1/23/2010 3:46:58 PM
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my brother in law who is a OTR car hauler is trying to left me , let him haul my Jeep out there but thats a hell NO as I wouldn't be afraid to wheel it and I would only destry it and its my main form of transpo right now as I just wrecked Crystals Jeep on a stump in a snow drift and pushed the axle back..so were shoping for mini vans again cus I don't wheel them as hard
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By WallyCJ7 - 1/24/2010 12:10:39 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Jeepnbeer
quote:
Originally posted by Scramblerman72
I hope more people show up,
I don't think you'll be disappointed with the amount of people that show up...should be at least 30-40 (or more) JA'ers out there, as well as about 5000-6000 other folks.
And we also need a location for the Friday JA Meet and greet.
Ok Ok... Sorry it took me so long....
http://www.jeepaholics.com/support/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=60945
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By 92GreenYJ - 1/24/2010 2:58:12 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by qwiksilver
quote:
Originally posted by Scramblerman72
just sat and showed Crystal pics but she is tired and wasn't in to it right now but so far she said there was no way she was riding in a notch with anyone, but i said its mostly riding to a good place and watching as people try runs, it this correct? also how many other females will be there that arn't that in to wheeling as fare as the fear factor goes, she LOVES mild wheeling but hates any thing dangerous so she wants to know who else will be around her since I will be in the mix of the Good stuff
The factor will be represented by myself and Scott's wife.
The stuff I do is not too scary. She can ride with me so you can go play. I don't have lockers so I can't get wild. (if she doesn't mind riding with my Miniature Pinscher.) Also, the Notches is a park and sit on the hood and watch everyone else get stupid situation. It's something that needs to be experienced to be believed. There's also another spot to go watch people try to hurt themselves. Todd fell over trying to climb a hill there.
Cricket beat me to it. My wife sort of falls into that category. But she trusts me and knows I know what I am doing so she generally doesn't freak out when I go to do something a bit on the gnarly side. Of course she also wants to drive my Heep this year so that should be interesting
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By Nightclaw - 1/27/2010 12:29:22 AM
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So are we talking the same M&G location here as in Wally's thread? Can't be in two places at once yanno...
-Brian
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By Jeepnbeer - 1/27/2010 11:38:36 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Nightclaw
So are we talking the same M&G location here as in Wally's thread? Can't be in two places at once yanno...
-Brian
The TDS M&G is at the same spot as in Wally's thread.....hill near old TDS site.
The N. Marina location we are refering to is for the J.A.A.C.
And Scramblerman, I've got a small 2-man tent.... and a leaky air mattress you can use when you visit TDS.
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By bob91yj - 1/27/2010 12:07:37 PM
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Dave, if nothing else comes through for you, I should have my enclosed trailer available, beats the crap out of a tent, especially if it gets windy. I can fix you up with most everything you'll need. I'm hoping to be out there Thursday night, but it may be Friday before I get there. I'll be camped in the Dust Junkies camp, a bit away from the feature attractions, but always a good time.
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By 92GreenYJ - 1/27/2010 2:45:29 PM
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I have a spare 4 man tent I can pack out if its needed. Actually come to think of it I have 2 of them. Just let me know
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By qwiksilver - 1/29/2010 9:39:57 AM
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Who else here has a butt load of tents? I've got 5 of them from a tube tent to this goofy circular thing someone gave me that has a bajillion stakes.
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By Scramblerman72 - 2/3/2010 9:34:08 AM
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Originally posted by imgonnasnap
Is scramblerman the only "other coaster" coming out?
Bad news Is I am no longer coming out all that checking on flight crap was null and void as Crystal's Blank ZJ got in a fight with a Stump and lost SO I have to buy her a new Mini van that I am not allowed to drive she said that was a damper But trip was still in at that point and we are still shopping for the van
The Good News for Me but bad for my trip plans, Is I bought the clean K5 blazer that i was building for my brother in law today... But now I can't see me paying for a trip when I just bought on rig cash and still have another to buy
Blazer details are Brother in law picked up a clean 85K5 blazer and brought it to me It has a New gen 5 crate 350 in it and a 465/208 and baby tires on it when it showed up... since then I have rebuilt and installed 3/4 ton axle in the 8lug Dana 44/14bolt rear and new 6" lift
H2 aluminum 17 wheels X 5 and then 4 brand new 35x12.50x17 BFG KM2 but all this time he ran out of play money so it was on hold waiting for Break lines and drive shafts.... and today its now mine
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By Scramblerman72 - 2/3/2010 9:35:27 AM
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Jeff has the inside scoop and it was here on his road trip and has seen it first hand
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By qwiksilver - 2/3/2010 12:33:32 PM
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Scramblerman....we were looking forward to you and your wife coming out here.
I'm having Jeep issues. That sensor keeps going off and I'm taking it in on the 13th to get something done. Needs the suspension looked at (just a readiness inspection) and the tires rotated anyway.
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By Al Bsharah - 2/4/2010 8:44:19 AM
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I hope Brad brings us some more loaned rigs to tear around the desert in.
Oh, and Aaron goes vertical.
<chuckle>
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By Scramblerman72 - 2/4/2010 1:30:44 PM
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Originally posted by qwiksilver
Scramblerman....we were looking forward to you and your wife coming out here.
I'm having Jeep issues. That sensor keeps going off and I'm taking it in on the 13th to get something done. Needs the suspension looked at (just a readiness inspection) and the tires rotated anyway.
Me 2 before I crashed her Jeep and had to buy her a new one she was bugging me about a Motor home to travel back and forth to Maine in and when Pete had his up for sale I tried to talk her into flying out and driving back...she said no
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By 92GreenYJ - 2/4/2010 2:35:58 PM
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you gonna make it out again this year Al? Seems you were my good luck charm at the raffle. Maybe this year your good luck will win me that Dynatrac Axle
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By Switch1625yj - 2/9/2010 3:44:36 AM
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Ill be there this year again, but jeepless.
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By qwiksilver - 2/9/2010 1:30:05 PM
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Originally posted by 92GreenYJ
you gonna make it out again this year Al? Seems you were my good luck charm at the raffle. Maybe this year your good luck will win me that Dynatrac Axle
That axle is mine buddy. I'll fight ya for it.  Watch it. I fight like a (ie....I fight dirty.)
Oh yeah....and that code thing on the Jeep is now fixed. (only the Jeep can get me on my knees)
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By 92GreenYJ - 2/13/2010 3:46:57 PM
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Wifey said thats a good one Crickett.
Man I can't wait!! Just hope I can get all my YJ projects done in time. With the new switch panel I decided it would be a good time and idea to go ahead and completely re-wire all of my accessories again. Hopefully one more solid day of wiring should do it. I've managed to eliminate a lot of my rats nest. Upgraded the Hellas to some 500 FFs with 130 watt bulbs in them, put the old 500s on the Dodge with some 100 Watt bulbs in em. Threw a fresh coat of paint on the dash while I had it all tore apart. Got the ARB Mini compressor installed and all hooked up. Still need to get a new inner axle seal for the Dana 30 and get that in. Went to Pick Your part for half price day this morning and grabbed another spare axle shaft from an ABS equipped XJ so it should have a 297 joint in it. Hopefully that will hold up to my lead foot a little better. Also still need to replace the u-joint on my front drive shaft and the one that let go in my last good spare axle shaft (prior to todays score anyway) so I have 2 spares per side as usual. Need to put the interior of the YJ back together, mount yet another ammo can, throw another couple coats of Scotch gaurd on my new seats, and of course the usual fluid checks and changes. Need to do oil and rear diff fluid change in the truck and get all the camping gear and such out and ready to go.
Man thats a lot to do in the 4 days I have off between now and our Thursday afternoon/evening departure for Truckhaven
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By qwiksilver - 2/14/2010 2:53:17 AM
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After all was said and done that code that the Jeep kept throwing was a $35 part that required the removal of two torx head screws. While I was in there I cleaned up the idle air control motor (dirty) and the air intake (dirtier). Jeep runs smooth now.
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By 92GreenYJ - 2/14/2010 3:12:59 AM
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yeah that desert dust gets into everything. When I tore my dash apart I was astounded! Everything inside and behind the dash had a layer of sand dust on it.
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By 92GreenYJ - 2/18/2010 3:33:26 PM
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ok. Finally found my Garmin 60c.
Here is the co-ordinates for our camp site:
N 33* 17.574'
W 116* 00.049'
We will be camping off the right side of North Marina Drive shortly past the housing development over by the old TDS main camp and close to the main notches.
The wife and I will be heading out Thursday afternoon/evening. I hope to be on the road by 4 pm. We will be staying until Sunday afternoon.
Keep an eye out for this camp sign:
should be nice and visible. even at night as I bought a solar powered spot light to aim at it from Harbor Freight.
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By 92GreenYJ - 2/19/2010 3:02:25 AM
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Just finished marking the site in Google Earth. for some reason Google Earth is giving me slightly different co-ordinates than what my Garmin is giving me. But I know I marked the Garmin waypoint sitting at camp back in 05.
Anyway, here is the google earth image of the Adult camp site
Google Maps Link to the area:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=33.293079,-116.00003&z=16&t=h&hl=en
and the co-ordinates from Google Earth:
33°17'35.10"N
116° 0'0.01"W
So yeah, roughly about there
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By qwiksilver - 2/19/2010 12:56:25 PM
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Ah....finally back home. No more exile camp.
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/1/2010 6:01:39 AM
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man talk about a small world. A kid just came into my arcade wearing a TDS shirt from last year. I said nice shirt and asked if they were going this weekend. Talked to his dad. turns out they come down from Oregon every year for TDS. they are heading out Wednesday. thats crazy! although not the first TDS shirt I've seen in here. probably about the 4th.
Almost time!! Just got to go grocery shopping and do some food prep. then thursday get off work at 3. go home, change, load up, hook the Jeep up and head on out!!
So when is everyone planning to arrive this year?
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By reddoggunner - 3/1/2010 1:24:44 PM
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We will be there Friday about 10PM. Leave us some room for the RV !!! Major thrash on the Jeep still in progres.
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By aaronb - 3/1/2010 3:42:21 PM
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So.... who all is going, and who's camping where?
Can we get a roll call?
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/1/2010 4:20:46 PM
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well the wife and I for sure. Adult camp on North Marina Drive in the old spot by the old registration area and the main notches. I know Eric is heading out Friday evening and bringing his Girlfriend.
Mike, no worries. I plan to rope off a nice big area. I gotta install my new Yellow Top in the YJ tomorow morning. Did the grocery shopping this evening and got all the food prepped as best I could. Chili, Steaks, Lobster tail, some Carribean Jerk season shrimp skewers, mmm gonna be good stuff this year. Got most of the gear staged and ready already. gotta finish cleaning the coolers and pull the beer kegs out.
We will be heading out THursday afternoon. I plan to leave work at 3. and hopefully get loaded up and be on the road by 4
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By WallyCJ7 - 3/1/2010 10:10:04 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by aaronb
So.... who all is going, and who's camping where?
Can we get a roll call?
I'm in and at the same spot as always.
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By qwiksilver - 3/1/2010 11:46:59 PM
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I'm leaving Friday morning and will join Scott's camp. I've had a miserable two weeks and probably will show up looking like a zombie when I get there.
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By Jeepnbeer - 3/2/2010 9:29:41 AM
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Should be arriving there with Neil on friday by lunchtime.
I've got almost everything done on the Jeep, the camper is ready, and I'll be getting fresh meats on the truck Thursday.
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By reddoggunner - 3/3/2010 1:45:46 AM
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Test drove the Jeep and filled the motorhome last night...TDS is going to be killer!!!!!
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/3/2010 2:39:43 AM
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filled the YJ yesterday and got the new Optima installed. put the receiver rack on it. Shes ready to go. just gotta hook it up tomorow, disco the rear drive shaft and check the tire pressures. Loaded a bunch of Geocaches onto the gps last night at work (it was dead). Just came inside from loading the quad up (i need to have a buddy at work help me get the front end up on the toolbox since we found out last year wifey can't help me lift it) loaded some firewood under the tool box and checked the tire pressure on the tow rig. About to wipe a 4 gig memory card for the camera. one more day!!!!
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By qwiksilver - 3/3/2010 3:19:00 AM
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Hey Scott, I'll join you on the geocaching. My stats are horrible. PM me the GC codes and I'll stash them in my iPhone app for Geocaching. Gotta remember batteries for the camera (and the camera...and use it). Let the landlady know I'll be gone and leave food for the cat. What to eat? I never feel like cooking out there and I'm not much of a sandwich fan. Dog lives on beef jerky while out there (probably why he likes wheelin'..only time he gets the good stuff.)
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/3/2010 4:35:59 AM
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yeah I forgot to log my finds from last year, but as I was going thru I recognized a few we found last year and logged them. I pulled 50 caches. doubt you want all of them. I just went to geocacheing.com and did a search for cahces within a 5 mile radius of our camp site co-ordinates. loaded anything that looked interesting. figure it will give Chelsea and I something to do Friday while we wait for you all to get out there.
I'm lookin forward to our grub. Got some Chili for Friday night, prepped the meat with onion, garlic and seasoning already. threw some steak chunks in it too. Got some steaks, a Lobster tail and some Carribean jerk seasoned shrimp skewers with potatoes, Asparagus, onion and baby portabella mushrooms. for lunches we have sandwich stuff and some frozen burritos for manifold burritos. breakfast stuff includes pancakes, hashbrowns, eggs, bacon and pancakes. I also made a big batch of my pico de guilo (sp?) for snacks oh and some home made beef jerky in various flavors cause we got a Ronco for a wedding present
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By qwiksilver - 3/3/2010 10:00:47 AM
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Hmmmmm frozen burritos in the manifold. Forgot about that. I'm also getting a vision of potatoes baking in the fire. Easy to keep and easy to fix and loaded with carbs. Stuff with cheese and a near perfect meal in a skin.
BTW....how long do you manifold the burritos?
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By pumpkingpr - 3/3/2010 11:06:26 AM
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Local Weather > LOCAL WEATHER ALERT for Salton City, CA
Special Weather Statement for Coachella Valley, CA
Updated 3 Mar 2010 6:55 pm Local Time
Issued by The National Weather Service
San Diego, CA
1:01 pm PST, Wed., Mar. 3, 2010
... TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK...
A COUPLE OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK. THE FIRST WEAK UPPER LOW WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. A SECOND STRONGER STORM WILL LIKELY BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
RAINFALL TOTALS WITH THE FIRST WEAK SYSTEM SHOULD GENERALLY BE A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
THE SECOND STRONGER AND COLDER STORM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL LIKELY BRING RAIN... MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS RANGE FROM ABOUT HALF TO ONE INCH WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH ABOUT A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH IN THE DESERTS. HOWEVER... RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE QUITE VARIABLE DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION. THE RAIN COULD CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AS THE COLD AIR ALOFT DESTABILIZES THE ATMOSPHERE. THERE COULD ALSO BE WATERSPOUTS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
PEOPLE SHOULD STAY INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS.
No Additional Weather Alerts for Salton City, CA
[State alerts for CA]
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By osburn - 3/3/2010 11:37:47 AM
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Originally posted by Al Bsharah
I hope Brad brings us some more loaned rigs to tear around the desert in.
Oh, and Aaron goes vertical.
<chuckle>
Hey Al, Kilby is still equivocating and not likely to show this year. The plan is to camp in the old TDS area with Bob and Mo. Probably get out there Thursday night. Hope to see you there!
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/3/2010 2:37:44 PM
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Originally posted by qwiksilver
Hmmmmm frozen burritos in the manifold. Forgot about that. I'm also getting a vision of potatoes baking in the fire. Easy to keep and easy to fix and loaded with carbs. Stuff with cheese and a near perfect meal in a skin.
BTW....how long do you manifold the burritos?
yeah I wrapped some small potatoes up in tinfoil to cook on the grill. 2 are wrapped with butter and kosher salt and pepper, two with olive oil and montreal steak seasoning. Just gonna toss em on the grill with the steaks.
As for the manifold burrito cook time. Not sure. never done it. Figure I'll toss em on when we take off on a run and see how they are doing when we stop I grabbed like 5 different kinds including a couple of breakfast burritos.
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By reddoggunner - 3/4/2010 1:14:04 AM
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Watching all the trucks head up Poway road to the 67 sucks....I'm ready to leave now! Nope, one more day.
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By peteyg - 3/4/2010 1:37:26 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by pumpkingpr
Local Weather > LOCAL WEATHER ALERT for Salton City, CA
Special Weather Statement for Coachella Valley, CA
Updated 3 Mar 2010 6:55 pm Local Time
Issued by The National Weather Service
San Diego, CA
1:01 pm PST, Wed., Mar. 3, 2010
... TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK...
A COUPLE OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK. THE FIRST WEAK UPPER LOW WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. A SECOND STRONGER STORM WILL LIKELY BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
RAINFALL TOTALS WITH THE FIRST WEAK SYSTEM SHOULD GENERALLY BE A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
THE SECOND STRONGER AND COLDER STORM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL LIKELY BRING RAIN... MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS RANGE FROM ABOUT HALF TO ONE INCH WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH ABOUT A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH IN THE DESERTS. HOWEVER... RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE QUITE VARIABLE DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION. THE RAIN COULD CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AS THE COLD AIR ALOFT DESTABILIZES THE ATMOSPHERE. THERE COULD ALSO BE WATERSPOUTS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
PEOPLE SHOULD STAY INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS.
No Additional Weather Alerts for Salton City, CA
[State alerts for CA]
We had almost that exact same forecast for our trip last weekend, and we did get just a trace of rain. But we watched the storms come over the mountains and split as they came over us. The rain went north and south of us. Indio got drenched. Ocotillo Wells got drenched. We stayed dry. It's gotta be a pretty robust system to make it to Salton City...
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/4/2010 1:48:28 AM
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yeah im not too worried about rain. Got an awning to go over the kitchen this year. And it is the Desert. if it does rain I doubt it will be much or long. Might be cool to see though. 6 hours of work stand between me and my departure!! Stopped on the way in this morning and gassed up the Dodge, filled the fuel can for the quad. I'm ready to go NOW damnit!!
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/4/2010 8:29:47 AM
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its 4:30 and we're loaded up and outta here!! see ya all in the desert!
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By qwiksilver - 3/4/2010 1:04:50 PM
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Shopping done. Packing tomorrow. Bringing both tents. I really want a tent I can stand in, but the 4 season backpacker is the bullet proof tent (although I have a motorhome spot over by registration if it gets bad).
Oh....and new tent is round.
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/4/2010 4:00:38 PM
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We're here. Full cell signal. Weather is mild. Nice low breeze. Not too cold yet. Not exactly in the old spot. Someone was already there. We're right next to it though. Got a good sized area roped off. Gps coordinates off the 60 c are:
N 33* 17.559
W 116* 00.064
See you all tomorow. We're hittin the sleepin bag
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/4/2010 11:09:31 PM
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Just woke up to a gorgeous, clear, cool desert morning. Got the coffee brewing. Moved the "fence" out a bit to make the camp a bit bigger. Found more big rocks for the fire ring. Fell asleep and woke up to the sound of engines. Lots of RVs rolling in all thru the night.
Fair warning to my fellow tent campers. Site is pretty rocky. Bring a tarp to put under your tent and be ready to do some rock clearing before u pitch it.
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By Tom Jacobson - 3/8/2010 12:59:55 AM
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Monday late AM and no TDS pic threads??!? Everyone still stuck in the mud out there? ;-)
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By Switch1625yj - 3/8/2010 3:59:50 AM
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Got about 400 pictures uploading right now. Ill put up a link to my photobucket when they are done.
The pictures from the notches actually came out pretty good, Heather found out that using sport mode works really good at night.
Oh and she is already all set for another camping trip, and she wants her own jeep take offroading.
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By Switch1625yj - 3/8/2010 4:10:41 AM
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By Switch1625yj - 3/8/2010 8:14:30 AM
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By qwiksilver - 3/8/2010 8:35:13 AM
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Pavement damage!
Sorry Scott, couldn't resist. But good save catching that bent bolt before it became a bigger problem.
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By bow - 3/8/2010 9:02:20 AM
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I broke some shit.
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Thanks for the picture, Shawn. And no cricket, I was NOT the one yelling by your tent on Saturday night!
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By qwiksilver - 3/8/2010 11:01:25 AM
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Thanks for the picture, Shawn. And no cricket, I was NOT the one yelling by your tent on Saturday night!
Sorry for being so bitchy. No sleep the night before and hacking up a lung for an hour and a half Saturday night (and trying to do it quietly because I knew Scott's wife was asleep)....I was done. Thank god I don't carry a sidearm. I would've shot somethin'. I was falling asleep driving home on Sunday after a double espresso.
AND
Creative use of a wrench. If it's Craftsman I wonder if you can use the picture to get a replacement on the warranty?
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By Nightclaw - 3/8/2010 11:57:50 AM
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Well, was swamped today and didn't get to do anything with video. Which means that's probably going to have to wait until next weekend. <grrrr...>
Here are some still shots though from the weekend. To browse the entire contents, click here for small sizes, or click here for large sizes. I'll have a proper gallery up soon; for now those are just directory buckets.
-Brian
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/8/2010 3:25:36 PM
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damn Brian, great pics!! I love that last night shot. I still have to go thru my pics and see what I got, but I'm headin to vegas tommorow so I won't be able to get em up for a few days
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By Switch1625yj - 3/9/2010 3:35:41 AM
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Heres my photobucket link. Theres 200 pictures up right now ill put the other 200 up tonight. 90 percent of em are from the notches using sport mode where it takes a million pictures per second.
http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f165/switch1625/TDS%202010/
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By reddoggunner - 3/9/2010 5:50:00 AM
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Thanks for the pictures Eric!
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By Switch1625yj - 3/9/2010 9:18:27 AM
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Originally posted by reddoggunner
Thanks for the pictures Eric!
No problem.
Only a few good ones, but just uploaded the final 200 pictures, almost all of them are from the notches at night so dont go expecting to see some national geographic quality pictures!
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By bigjohn - 3/9/2010 10:34:01 AM
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Originally posted by Nightclaw
-Brian
What a bitchin pic. Right click... Save!
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By reddoggunner - 3/9/2010 10:55:43 AM
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You're pics are great too Brian! It was great to meet some new people. TDS is always a great time. Unless you break an axle housing and a driveshaft. (sorry Todd) Already looking forward to next year!
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By qwiksilver - 3/9/2010 3:44:53 PM
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One of my friends wondered how they lit the mountains and didn't believe me when I told him it was just all the headlights of all the vehicles. Brian, those pics are phenomenal.
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By Nightclaw - 3/9/2010 11:02:14 PM
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Thanks for all the compliments guys! I love long-exposure night photography; still kind of experimenting with it as some of the pictures attest, but I'm real happy with how they turned out overall.
I had a really great time meeting and wheeling with everyone this weekend - can't wait till next year!
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By HopeRocks - 3/10/2010 1:56:20 AM
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Originally posted by bigjohn
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Originally posted by Nightclaw
-Brian
What a bitchin pic. Right click... Save!
X2
That guy on the hill is sure in a shity place to be thou.
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By Nightclaw - 3/10/2010 2:47:43 AM
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Here's a link to the "real" gallery with previews and full-size downloads. 
-Brian
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By Switch1625yj - 3/10/2010 3:07:33 AM
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Awesome pictures bryan!
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By Robert-R - 3/12/2010 10:49:34 AM
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Looks like a good time.
Sorry I missed it.
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By qwiksilver - 3/12/2010 11:40:17 AM
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Originally posted by Robert-R
Looks like a good time.
Sorry I missed it.
Sorry we missed you.
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By aaronb - 3/13/2010 4:40:46 PM
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So I lag on posting my pics... 
Here ya go.
Link to more of my pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburruss/
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By aaronb - 3/13/2010 4:58:28 PM
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My trip report:
It was a mad scramble getting ready for this trip (like always for me). It was the maiden voyage on my new rear springs. I had a full set of Alcan springs, which I had been running on the front for about a season or so.. but still was running some fairly stock Rancho YJ springs on the rear. Last trip I snapped one of my rears (which in turn grenaded my rear drive shaft). So I finally got the new Alcan's on the rear. The ride is amazing.. Besides having a MUCH better ride, the other side affect was that it moved my rear axle back about 2 or 3 inches.. so I'm stoked about that too.
Wheeled just a little bit on Friday night, then hit it pretty hard on Saturday. The day started off to Shawn spooning me.. so the day couldn't get much worse.
Sometime in the day, I broke both of my motor mounts again after twisting myself up in some crazy notches, but nothing that prevented me from wheeling the rest of the day.
Bow tried to follow me and Manny through a pretty tight little notch, and broke his outers on his front axle, and then his steering. We got him back to camp, and then he loaded his junk up on my trailer, and drove back to San Diego. After getting home, he turned around and came back out to truckhaven with my bed (ie: my trailer)
After the raffle on Saturday night (where I didn't win anything), we went to the notches and played a bit, found some punk kids who Shawn almost had to beat down because they were being lame trying to instigate stuff from the top of the notch. They felt that they could ever move, or I'd run them over, so the beat-down was averted. After stopping by the other JA camp and seeing the few of them who were still awake, we headed back to camp. I did my normal routine and went to sleep at about 3am on my trailer. I was rudely woken up at around 530 by raindrops hitting me on the face. I slept the next few hours in my truck. By about 930, all of truckhaven was a soupy mess. I was completely un-prepared for this, so I wasn't going to be doing any more wheeling on this trip. We packed it up, and headed home.
VERY good trip, good friends, met some new people. Thanks to everyone we camped with for the hospitality, the food, tools, firewood...etc. When's the next trip?
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By aaronb - 3/13/2010 5:07:09 PM
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Oh yeah.. the nature police talked to us while we were out there... apparently it's in the "fine print" in some unknown rule book that I've never seen... that you are not "allowed" to drive though any sort of virgin notches.. You must stay on previously driven paths. I get it for driving through the middle of no-where with a bunch of plant and animal life, but a notch? really??
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By Jeepnbeer - 3/14/2010 1:01:11 AM
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Oh yeah.. the nature police talked to us while we were out there... apparently it's in the "fine print" in some unknown rule book that I've never seen... that you are not "allowed" to drive though any sort of virgin notches.. You must stay on previously driven paths. I get it for driving through the middle of no-where with a bunch of plant and animal life, but a notch? really??
Damn Aaron, you should have known better by using the map provided. I mean come on.....it's all right there, and soooo easy to read.
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By qwiksilver - 3/14/2010 2:56:01 AM
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I love the nature police. If knowledge of their subject were gun powder not a one of them would have enough to blow their noses....let alone enough to blow their brains out and put them out of our misery.
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By ioman2 - 3/14/2010 9:59:00 AM
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nice pictures. i love the use of that wrench in that fix
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By JakeOrion - 3/14/2010 11:31:11 AM
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Every year I keep saying I would go to TDS, and every year I keep getting the shaft up the kazoo. Difference this year was, I completely forgot about it. Damnit.
Nice pics and trip reports (as usual.)
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By 92GreenYJ - 3/15/2010 3:24:35 PM
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better late then never. finally got my pics uploaded. Didn't win anything at the raffle this year. The seats I won last year were fantastic though!! I never realized the old ones were as bad as they were. It was a great time as always. weather was great until Saturday night when the temperature dropped and the wind picked up. Packing up camp in the rain sucked. Anyway heres a few of my better pics
rest of them are here:
http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/92greenyj/TDS%202010/
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