Calgary Jeep Association
Off Highway Staging Area => Open Trail Rides => Topic started by: muffintop on July 25, 2009, 12:10:59 PM
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Me and a buddy... also has a Jeep... are looking to get out and do some wheelin August long weekend. Kinda looking for a day trip or two... I think?
Both Jeeps are geared up for offroad use, gettin stuck and gettin out of the mud. We are both responsible humans and would be bringing the wives (how is that for a selling feature :D)
We are starting to run out of trails (I'm new to the area) and wouldn't mind tackling some new stuff with people who have been there before. Looking for mud and technical type stuff. Trying to stay away from 6 straight hours of flat rocky trails :(
My diffs should be done by next weekend... but I don't get my parts till tomorrow... so I don't know yet if anything got lost in transit or they shipped the wrong stuff.
Anyone looking to put together a run?
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Ill be out there sunday monday tuesday wednesday havin some fun. Id be down for a ride.
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oh i see you didnt say where, lol, well at mclean.
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I hope to be out at mclean saturday sunday monday, so chances are I'm in
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FREAKY...The wife and I were just talking about this :o Long story short we're in ;D
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what are the requirements for this run? and if this run goes through where would it go? can i suggest "top of the world" as i have not been there and would like to learn mclean creek better.
havent been out since the 101 course (cracked front brake rotor) and am itching to go again.
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what are the requirements for this run? and if this run goes through where would it go? can i suggest "top of the world" as i have not been there and would like to learn mclean creek better.
havent been out since the 101 course (cracked front brake rotor) and am itching to go again.
Have you fixed that yet? If not, we can't let you post here :-X
;)
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will be fixed after work one night this week! :-[
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I might be up for something on one of those days. Top of the world is always fun...some nice hills.
Keep us posted on when/where
Jenn :)
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Have you fixed that yet? If not, we can't let you post here :-X
hey todd,
Its tanner....You heading out on sunday aswell?
;)
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Heading out to Waiparous on July 29th aint coming back until Aug 4th or 5th!
Just a group camping trip with some dirt bikes, no Jeepy tho. :-\
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Sounds like there may be a few takers... cool :)
I would love to lead... but I have pretty much only been out to North and South Ghost in Waiprous. South was cool... has some pretty deep water and mud sections (yeahhhh) and would go there again. North was flat and rocky (boooo) and would prefer not. Having said that... I have not explored every square inch of the place either.
All my diff parts got delivered today except my front Elocker... its apparently on a plane heading my way and should be here Thursday. So... assuming all the parts shows up and go together... I am in for something.
Do we have any leaders amongst us?
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i have to back out ::) i am going fishing for three days instead :) have fun on the run everyone!
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So is this run going to Mac Creek or Waiporous?
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It could be either... if me and/or my buddy lead the charge... it will probably be South Ghost in Waiprous.
Anyone care to lead a run into Maclean? I have never been and would like to see what all the fuss is about :)
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I might be up for something on one of those days. Top of the world is always fun...some nice hills.
Keep us posted on when/where
Jenn :)
x2 Never been to Mclean :(
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As a default... I booked me and the wife a camp site at North Ghost for Saturday night. Not sure which day we will wheel (sat or sun)... maybe both. Either way I'm leaving things open.
If someone wants to lead a "Mclean Creek adventure"... I'm in for that too and can change plans accordingly.
I'm starting my diffs tomorrow... wish me luck ???
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I would be willing to lead a ride in MacLean on Sat. Will not know until tomorrow evening... Will keep ya posted.
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I'll lead on sunday if you guys are looking for a trailer leader. Mclean that is...i know that area fairly well. If you guys want some excitment we could do the full fisher east backwards?
If there is anyone who hasn't been out to mclean before, and need directions i can meet you at the petro canada gas station on HWy 1 as you head out towards canmore. Im coming from airdrie, so i have to drive right past it. I dont mind stopping. Let me know what you guys think!
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As I'm in the process of purchasing my future trail rig ( found the one if not at least down to 2 Jeeps ) if anyone would like a winch monkey for Sunday just let me know as I'll be glad to come along.
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im heading the waiperous . camping 3 trucks 8 people and a DOG
see anyone out there
most likely near the falls again
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I'm thinkin about maclean on saturday, meet at store around 9am ?? fischer east or west i'm game for it all
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I'm thinkin about maclean on saturday, meet at store around 9am ?? fischer east or west i'm game for it all
x2 good buddy,See you on Sat slim ;D
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I'm thinkin about maclean on saturday, meet at store around 9am ?? fischer east or west i'm game for it all
I'll be there Slim. Would really like to do Fisher East... ;D
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Is Fisher East the bog to practice winching in??
Just curious
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yes.....
i h8 mud..... and so does my altenator.
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I am out for fisher east then...I am up for anything but being stuck all day thats no fun.
But I pretty sure I will be out in MacLean somewhere
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Damn,I'm going solo this round so I won't have my wife's rig.I'll be using my stock rubi clone for this run,will a stock 08 jk make it through this run?
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I do wanna go out Saturday for sure just don't want to do fisher east. If anyone wants to do something else out there I am in....let me know
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will a stock 08 jk make it through this run?
Sure, if you like being at the end of a winchline... but better ask your buddy who has the winch, if he wants to pull you through it all day.
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I didn't want to scare everyone off, Jenn ;) I'm sure we can figure out "something".
Last time we came down the hill from Fisher West it looked like it might be "fun" to try going back up... ;D
Would ya be in for that?
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I didn't want to scare everyone off, Jenn ;) I'm sure we can figure out "something".
Last time we came down the hill from Fisher West it looked like it might be "fun" to try going back up... ;D
Would ya be in for that?
I'm down for the west,I'm not to keen to be stuck all day in my JK.Again if my wife didn't need her JK on sat I would be all over the east ;D
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Is Fisher East the bog to practice winching in??
Just curious
thats an interesting way to put it.......................... its more like a 20km bog........... nothing short of 33s and lockers belong out there. unless you like to bag the hell out of your rig just to get through......
Sure, if you like being at the end of a winchline... but better ask your buddy who has the winch, if he wants to pull you through it all day.
trevor likes to run winch line, don't ya trev? lol
have fun wheelin this weekend y'all. i'm building a deck
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trevor likes to run winch line, don't ya trev? lol
kick ya in the ding-ding!!
KER-POW!!
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Any one heading out to Waiporous? I should be there Sat and maybe Sunday. Would be down to get to know the trails.
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Sure, if you like being at the end of a winchline... but better ask your buddy who has the winch, if he wants to pull you through it all day.
Oh come on now Trev.
I've done Fisher East in a stock JK (Rubicon). It is reasonable to do if:
#1. Anything that's on small tires (under 33") has lockers front and rear. M/T's at a minimum - no A/T's.
#2. Most rigs have a winch. Also make sure that there are enough snatch blocks and tree savers to go around.
#3. You know going in that you're going to pick up a lot of mud and some serious pinstriping.
#4. You expect a LONG day. Get an early start, and understand that it may be a late night. Last time I did Fisher East during the summer, people were still limping their Jeeps home at 2AM the following morning.
#5. All of the drivers have a combination of good skills and good judgement. Poor skills = lots of extra time winching. Poor judgement = lots of extra time winching and maybe lotsa time wrenching.
#6. It's a small group. 3-5 Jeeps.
On the other hand, fisher East is a GREAT run if you tackle it between when it freezes up and when McLean closes.
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Hey Kevin
I am in for that...I will see you at the store Saturday morning and then it can all be figured out there.
See you saturday morning
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I'm down for the west,I'm not to keen to be stuck all day in my JK.Again if my wife didn't need her JK on sat I would be all over the east ;D
I am in for the west run too... see you at 9AM at the store.
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Looks like my front Elocker got shipped ground instead of air and they didn't ship my carrier bearings at all... so I'm behind schedule and missing some parts >:(
I could just finish the super 35 & put the matching 4.56 gears on the factory D30 carrier w/ stock axles for now... that should get me on the trails for Sunday AM.
Anyway... enough of my Jeeps life story... I'll check back to see who's in for a Sunday or Monday run.
Later.
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Jeep has a full tank,Lunch and beverages in a cooler,Me and my daughter will see you in the morning at the store ;)
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Looks like fun I will see you at the store at 9:00am. It has been a while since I have been out!
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Hey Guys,
I'll be at the store at 9, i'll be in a Black JK Rubicon. I want to do a small run, if anyone wants to do a easy run to Top of the World, i'll be happy to take us there. I want to be heading back to the city around noon or 1pm.
See ya at the store.
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I can't make Saturday but would like to go out Sunday. I'm a newbie so I don't know the trails very well - tried to navigate them last Friday and ... well... a bit dicey!
If anyone is going to Mclean or Waiprous on Sunday, let me know. As long as I don't have to lead!
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it turned out i could not make it for Sat. I am ready to go for Sunday too. Lets plan it. Who is in for Sunday?? Where to go?
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Thanks Guys Serge and I had a great time today.
It was a wonderful day of wheeling
Todd
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it turned out i could not make it for Sat. I am ready to go for Sunday too. Lets plan it. Who is in for Sunday?? Where to go?
I'm definitely in.
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Yeh i had a good day today although it started out a little rough... I think some of you passed me on the road with a wet air cleaner...
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I'm out.
As much as it kills me to wait... it makes no sense to put new gears on a stock carrier and then pull them out a week later and put them on a locker. Right now I have 4.56's in the rear and stock gears in the front... not a great combo for wheelin :-[
Sad but true :'(
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I'm definitely in.
It doesn't look like there is a very positive response. I guess the Saturday run was the big one. Lets try again Holiday Monday... anyone going out?