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What I learned

BRIANHO13

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Spring, TX
1) Teddy now knows my nickname and used it several times today.

2) drawing tickets is a great way to keep teddy occupied during the raffle and can even pull my number at the right time.

3) no alcohol at the raffle makes the raffle go a little faster

4) Harlan in 80 degree weather kicks ass

5) new three link kit works flawlessly

6) I make new friends every year

7) sec guys are awesome

8) you can use google to find specific posts in naxja easier than naxja'a search, try the following "bwfdrums goat naxja"
 
1. NASCAR trailers are handy
2. Mark doesn't always spot you into the best locations
3. Airlines well pop when they get hot
4. Wheeler can wobble
5. Broncos are finicky
6. Enchilada casserole gets better every time
7. Molly is officially the queen of bacon
8. Doug can kill the ugly truck
9. Supercharged 6.0's make noises that everyone can enjoy
10. Durbin can make it through the weekend with minimal carnage
 
9) a 220v welder (w 50amp plug) can be plugged directly into a 50 amp rv outlet. Just doesn't use one of holes.
 
1) NAXJA events kick ass

2) Glenn doesn't really care, he just kinda hits the gas

3) Lower Profanity and Profanity will make you say profane things

4) Empire Offroad guys are extremely entertaining

5) The heli pad has the best view in Kentucky

6) Plan ahead of time. Ahead of time is not 3 days prior

7) Summer in Harlan doesn't necessarily mean hot

8) I need lockers

9) Stock Jeeps break too

10) Broncos are hot...literally

11) Last Minute Motorsports can make an awesome concoction

12) You can bounce through lower rock garden, but you may stall out and crush a rocker in

13) Wheelers wobble but they don't fall down

14) The extreme group sets record times getting up the mountain
 
1) I should probably get a trailer to put my jeep on

2) Bring a spare camp chair

3) Get a better cooler

4) Coilovers are awesome (Which I already know, just trying to convince others to upgrade because they drive so slowly)
 
10) if you follow me you have a 50% chance of getting towed down the mountain.
 
I will bring my own gas cans next time. Went through lots of gas in XJ! Thanks to Jim for letting me borrow his gas cans.
 
Wheeling someone else's junk is way better than your own.

I should not wheel the wife's, cause I break things.

high velocity rocks make neat windshield art.

don't follow brian.
 
1. In rural Kentucky, on a weekend, it is hard to tell which trailers are having a yard sale and which aren't.

2. There is actually a gas station that doesn't require you to pre-pay before pumping gas!

3. A stolen Frontier pick up can make it up to the lower rock garden from the Evarts entrance.

4. On a road that is a combination of pavement and maintained gravel, 20% of the Jeeps will still break down

5. Country stations in Harlan County apparently don't know that people were making country music prior to 2005 - which is why my iPod came in very handy

6. Sadly, Mac didn't remember meeting me at XJ Fest in Tellico 13 years ago.

7. Even more sadly, after calculating actual miles with a GPS, I realized that my wife's WJ DD only gets about 1.5 MPG better than my XJ.

8. It is WAY easier to pack a Jeep when a tent, cooking items, and sleeping quarters are not necessary.

9. Cricket doesn't have as good of cell coverage as they sold me on.

10. Harlan spends some coin for their fireworks display.

11. On Saturday night, I was pretty sure I heard a meth lab explode.

12. My fortune cookie fortune - "Friends long absent are coming back to you" - was pretty dead on since I missed the Crawl the last 2 summers (either that or it means I need to reinstate my Facebook account).

13. My 8 year old has already decided on the personalized plate that she is going to put on her off-road Jeep when she turns 16.

14. It is acceptable to use $125,000 worth of tow rig and NASCAR equipped trailer to haul an $800 Jeep to the trail.

15. It's been years since Lobster drove a rig with 31" tires.

16. $4000 worth of raffle merchandise gets distributed FAST with Stump on the M-I-C.

17. I never want to come to Harlan again.....

.....unless it is in a tow rig.
 
1. Don't follow Brian.
2. If you do follow Brian make sure to have Macgyvr behind you to be your brakes when Brian has to tow you out.
3. No Bus makes every jeep owner cringe.
4. Nate has some pretty sophisticated software.
5. Don't go to Harlan without a trailer.
6. Ben and I have the worst luck.
7. The SEC is a pretty great group!
 
1) Front lockers are not over rated. (I will have one soon)
2) I will not attempt Intimidator again.
3) I love seeing more MJ's at the Crawl than just mine!
4) No matter how prepared you are...you still aren't
5) 5200 lb trailer axles are like teeth within 200 miles of Harlan...we only found 2!
6) I need more lights on my trailer so I can see when a wheel is missing.
7) I hate Florida more every day.
8) I was tickeld to spot my wife through Lower Rock Garden (she did better than me)
9) I was more tickled to spot Calvin (my 11 YO son) through Lower Rock Garden...twice!! Helped him conquer some fears since he was in my XJ when it rolled at the Crawl in '06 he'sbeen a nervous nellie.
 
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I really didn't wobble. But I tried.

Dirk can make a guy feel bad for a few minutes for playing music too loud, but then tells the truth that he never heard a thing.

Harlan is an every year thing now. SEC is a great bunch of people to welcome so many of us MWC peps with open arms.
 
1. Towing your junk to and from is most definitely the way to go.

2. "Drunken marsh mellows" are delicious.

3. When sharing a cabin with Flex, make sure to sleep on the complete opposite side of the cabin, so as to avoid hearing him sawing logs all night long.

4. Having someone with a NASCAR hauler as a trailer makes it easy for anybody to work on their junk or tow rig should there be a break down.

5. The MWC has some cool swag and has given me some ideas on expanding the SEC's.

6. NAXJA guys clean up nicely when told they're having dinner at an event center.

7. 1-ton steering isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

8. Apparently you can reserve a cabin a year in advance.

9. All the locals still look at you like you've got a third eye when you walk into the grocery store.

10. The SEC, MWC, and NAC folks rock and have given me incentive to try harder to make it to a winterfest.
 
Buy Tim earplugs

Tim will give you a hard time about snoring and forget he has earplugs in his truck

Wheeler almost cries when he sees his old rig

I might be slightly jealous of those who had tow rigs

Cages make the possibility of rolling not seem so bad

MWC, SEC and NAC guys are all awesome

You don't have to have a NASCAR to have a pit crew

Some interesting facts about goats on cliffs
 
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-NAXJA guys will get you to Harlan no matter what
-A 2-3 ledge can be done in a longbed MJ without dragging the bed
-There is a radio tower cable on the trail to Lions Den that can screw your mirror
-NAXJA wheels better than rigs 3x the cost
-Big booms are more fun when Lee Greenwood is singing
-You are not allowed to bring a Jeep and not wheel it
-It is possible for Andy to attend a crawl
-Gin and Juice makes the girls dance
-Optima batteries will die with no warning
-Both driveshafts can let go at once
-Sport quads are scary fun
-Bacon really is the best dish
-The crawl gets better every year
 
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