Gerr
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- Location
- River Drive Norco Ca 92860
Any idea on what runs there will be yet?
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- Thread starter GSequoia
- Start date
JohnX
Sarge
- Location
- Williams AZ
Runs are never decided until Saturday morning. 
Gerr
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- River Drive Norco Ca 92860
Ya I know what I wana run and what ill be told I can run will be differnt too. I'm kinda tired of being told my rig can't keep up.
- Location
- San Diego, CA
QUOTE=JohnX;244910431]Runs are never decided until Saturday morning. [/QUOTE]
That's to avoid the whole "event with permits and craptons of paperwork & additional costs" scenario.
We'll be trying to offer as wide of a variety of runs as possible, covering all build levels.
If you're wanting to try a run that you are told requires more build than you have, you can always try talking to the run leader & state your case--it's pretty much their final call, and there may be extenuating circumstances. But if it's still "no", please take it gracefully, and enjoy the heck out of whatever you run instead.
If there are build requirements, we just have to remember that it's for the good of all involved... If you have 20 rigs run John Bull and it takes all day because one rig that wasn't built up enough for it went, and broke something and/or got stuck & winched repeatedly, that's really not fair to the other 19 folk on that run.
If you snap an axle shaft because you did a hard run on a Dana 35 with 35" tires (or any number of other combinations), you just made a poor choice and inflicted that choice on everyone on that trail with you :twak:.
Breakage and carnage can happen to the best built rigs (even ones that are way overbuilt for what they're running), due to accumulated wear and tear, or inattention. We're just trying to avoid the avoidable, so everyone has the best time possible!
There are many many runs I'm not built up enough for, and I just sigh, curse my bank account, and enjoy doing what my rig is capable of. Or I grab shotgun and go along for the ride. I always have fun anyway!
I'd say that's my 2 cents worth, but it's long enough that maybe it's my 2 dollars worth!
Carol
[/QUOTE]That's to avoid the whole "event with permits and craptons of paperwork & additional costs" scenario.
We'll be trying to offer as wide of a variety of runs as possible, covering all build levels.
If you're wanting to try a run that you are told requires more build than you have, you can always try talking to the run leader & state your case--it's pretty much their final call, and there may be extenuating circumstances. But if it's still "no", please take it gracefully, and enjoy the heck out of whatever you run instead.
If there are build requirements, we just have to remember that it's for the good of all involved... If you have 20 rigs run John Bull and it takes all day because one rig that wasn't built up enough for it went, and broke something and/or got stuck & winched repeatedly, that's really not fair to the other 19 folk on that run.
If you snap an axle shaft because you did a hard run on a Dana 35 with 35" tires (or any number of other combinations), you just made a poor choice and inflicted that choice on everyone on that trail with you :twak:.
Breakage and carnage can happen to the best built rigs (even ones that are way overbuilt for what they're running), due to accumulated wear and tear, or inattention. We're just trying to avoid the avoidable, so everyone has the best time possible!
There are many many runs I'm not built up enough for, and I just sigh, curse my bank account, and enjoy doing what my rig is capable of. Or I grab shotgun and go along for the ride. I always have fun anyway!
I'd say that's my 2 cents worth, but it's long enough that maybe it's my 2 dollars worth!
Carol
Gerr
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- River Drive Norco Ca 92860
Looks like thunderstorms on monday but we should have good weather for the event weather dot com has 65 and 66 as the highs and lows mid 30's good times
- Location
- Mission Viejo
brrr its gonna be COLD!
Skwerly
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ash Fork, AZ (Freedom)
Couple years ago it was 19 degrees at night. I can handle low 30s. 
- Location
- San Diego, CA
It'll be "brisk"!!
Couple years ago it was 19 degrees at night. I can handle low 30s.
I remember that year and I slept in a freakin' tent.
- Location
- Torrance, CA
I'm bringing two, gotta have a spare!
- Location
- San Diego, CA
I'll simmer a pot of water in the Egg... rather than an Egg in a pot of water =)
WebDog
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Center City, MN
What kind of heaters do you guys have?
- Location
- San Diego, CA
I know Karen has a Coleman Tent Heater. You're not supposed to leave it on when you're sleeping, but it'll take the chill off before you jump into your sleeping bag.
I'll just pile on the sleeping bags Thurs, and make a daughter or 2 sleep next to me Friday & Saturday =).
I'll just pile on the sleeping bags Thurs, and make a daughter or 2 sleep next to me Friday & Saturday =).
- Location
- Torrance, CA
COleman tent heaters here as well. I tend to fire it up a little while before I plan to go to bed so the tent gets warm, get in my bag and then turn it off, and then turn it on in the morning to warm up the tent before I venture out of my bag.
Skwerly
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ash Fork, AZ (Freedom)
GrimmJeeper
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Gardena, CA
me too, that was the year I brought my kids up and they played with the damn tent all day and broke the zipper. i slept in a tent with NO DOOR and it was windy as all hell. thank god the wife n kids could all fit in the jeep together, but i slept on the ground with an emergency blanket covering me in an open tent all night. not fun lol
Skwerly
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ash Fork, AZ (Freedom)
What a hero.
Gerr
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- River Drive Norco Ca 92860
Next year ill upgrade from jeep to tent and heater combo
