Maine

So far, for interest, I have...
* Hammered - still in?
* billyjp2 (not sure if you were interested or just giving ideas?)
* amadeus (same as billyjp2)
* kastein - still interested
* Overland - from the sound of it, was very interested at the time. Saving for a trip west; hope we do this next year too...
* MrSimon - wanted to know timeframe. Still interested?
* bandito - not sure if you're still up for this?
* muduck18 - not sure, still in?
* Mark (Begster) - still in?
* Steve (scully) - still in?
* 98XJSport - still in?
* js_customs - still in?
* XJBeater - still in as of 2 weeks ago?
* PacificEd - still in?
* Jon (nhrocker) - still in?
* TYphoon - still in?
* zr2toxj - still in? With ME4x4?
* Sam (ktm racer 419) - still in?
* jeepindeadhead - good to go anytime, still in?
* chedisme - still in 6 days ago?
* snail - sounds interested, in? Hope you don't sell that rig before this :spin1:
* Shorty - sounded like he might be heading up later this year?
* 4pointoh1998 - interested?
* camarors8992 - in as of half an hour ago...



Times suggested: right after NACfest; week of the 20th of june; spring break (when exactly?)

Places suggested: various offroad parks, Baxter SP area, Allagash area (my personal bias, did an 80 mile canoe trip there in 02), Flagstaff area (Bigelow) - I like this one too, did another trip up there in 01.

First question in my mind - when exactly? I need to request time off, I want to get this set ASAP so I can start planning.

Second question - where? I'm heavily biased towards the Allagash area or Flagstaff area personally, but anywhere seems like a good plan.

If this is after the bugs start coming out, bring a couple cans of the strongest DEET based bug spray you can get your hands on. I'm not kidding, Allagash in June is BRUTAL when it comes to bugs, I had about a dozen horseflies, a hundred noseeums, another hundred mosquitoes and black flies following me at all times. The group I was with was all about environmentally friendly bug spray and stuff, it all went fine except for the citronella bug spray... worthless.

EDIT: for some reason I keep getting redneckboarder and nhrocker confused, not sure I got nhrocker's real name right on the list.
 
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kastein said:
So far, for interest, I have...
* Hammered - still in?
* billyjp2 (not sure if you were interested or just giving ideas?)
* amadeus (same as billyjp2)
* kastein - still interested
* MrSimon - wanted to know timeframe. Still interested?
* bandito - not sure if you're still up for this?
* Mark (Begster) - still in?
* Steve (scully) - still in?
* 98XJSport - still in?
* js_customs - still in?
* XJBeater - still in as of 2 weeks ago?
* PacificEd - still in?
* Jon (nhrocker) - still in?
* TYphoon - still in?
* zr2toxj - still in? With ME4x4?
* Sam (ktm racer 419) - still in?
* jeepindeadhead - good to go anytime, still in?
* chedisme - still in 6 days ago?
* snail - sounds interested, in? Hope you don't sell that rig before this :spin1:
* Shorty - sounded like he might be heading up later this year?
* 4pointoh1998 - definitely in
* camarors8992 - in, as of half an hour ago...



Times suggested: right after NACfest; week of the 20th of june; spring break (when exactly?)

Places suggested: various offroad parks, Baxter SP area, Allagash area (my personal bias, did an 80 mile canoe trip there in 02), Flagstaff area (Bigelow) - I like this one too, did another trip up there in 01.

First question in my mind - when exactly? I need to request time off, I want to get this set ASAP so I can start planning.

Second question - where? I'm heavily biased towards the Allagash area or Flagstaff area personally, but anywhere seems like a good plan.

If this is after the bugs start coming out, bring a couple cans of the strongest DEET based bug spray you can get your hands on. I'm not kidding, Allagash in June is BRUTAL when it comes to bugs, I had about a dozen horseflies, a hundred noseeums, another hundred mosquitoes and black flies following me at all times. The group I was with was all about environmentally friendly bug spray and stuff, it all went fine except for the citronella bug spray... worthless.

EDIT: for some reason I keep getting redneckboarder and nhrocker confused, not sure I got nhrocker's real name right on the list.
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Updated the list. For easy skimming I'm putting those who have said they're going in green, and those who have said they aren't going are off the list. Everyone else - update!

Who's gonna run this thing? I figured Overland would, but it looks like he's got other stuff pushing this out of the budget, and I don't have anywhere near enough experience to plan/organize this. But I really don't want to see nothing come of it.

4pointoh1998 - will do, soon as I consider things somewhat.
 
Around that time will have to be a no-go for me. I'm trying to get to NACfest, it's been way too long since I've been down there. Don't have the time/money for both. I'll be keeping an eye on this though.

And the name is Rob, by the way. :wave:
 
OK, cool, hopefully I'll remember that :dunce:

List:
* Hammered - still in?
* billyjp2 (not sure if you were interested or just giving ideas?)
* amadeus (same as billyjp2)
* kastein - still interested
* MrSimon - wanted to know timeframe. Still interested?
* bandito - not sure if you're still up for this?
* Mark (Begster) - still in?
* Steve (scully) - still in?
* 98XJSport - still in?
* XJBeater - still in as of 2 weeks ago?
* PacificEd - still in?
* zr2toxj - still in? With ME4x4?
* Sam (ktm racer 419) - still in?
* jeepindeadhead - good to go anytime, still in?
* chedisme - still in 6 days ago?
* snail - sounds interested, in? Hope you don't sell that rig before this :spin1:
* Shorty - sounded like he might be heading up later this year?
* 4pointoh1998 - definitely in
* camarors8992 - in, as of half an hour ago...
 
Flagstaff sounds cool...ghost town under the water and everything.
any divers here? we could bring our gear and check it out.


edit: found this-

[QUOTE. The town was dismantled prior to flooding. When the water was lowered thirty years ago, scavengers took pretty much anything that had been left. Foundations filled with sand remain.
2. The ranger's son has dived it, and claims that the water is alway chocolate brown with almost zero vis due to the fluctuating water levels.
3. Water level at the maximum depth is possibly twelve feet, and drops enough from time to time that you can walk around the area.][/QUOTE]
 
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ken id be in for this if i had a road worthy jeep. so when the time comes closer ill let you know i just needa try and get new driveshafts and a few other odds and ends to get her inspectable
 
scully said:
Flagstaff sounds cool...ghost town under the water and everything.
any divers here? we could bring our gear and check it out.


edit: found this-

The town was dismantled prior to flooding. When the water was lowered thirty years ago, scavengers took pretty much anything that had been left. Foundations filled with sand remain.
2. The ranger's son has dived it, and claims that the water is alway chocolate brown with almost zero vis due to the fluctuating water levels.
3. Water level at the maximum depth is possibly twelve feet, and drops enough from time to time that you can walk around the area.
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yeah - the only thing we saw was a bunch of foundations with some cool boilers, steam systems, etc. Specifically there was a boiler about the size of Colin's truck that I explored (either the end or the top cap were open, I forget which.) The water is fairly disgusting due to silt. We had about 20 people so we split up and did a canoe trip from one end to the other while the other team hiked the trails along the ridge, including Bigelow, then a day or two in met up and camped in the same spot at the far end, switched off, and came back. One of the islands in the lake was connected to the shore by a several thousand foot wide stretch of exposed lakebed due to a drought, complete with 2 to 3 foot deep rotten bark and wood and thousands upon thousands of bleached tree stumps from when they clearcut the area the lake would cover. This was not on our map and resulted in much head scratching and then a loop around the other side of the island in the canoes.

redneckboarder said:
ken id be in for this if i had a road worthy jeep. so when the time comes closer ill let you know i just needa try and get new driveshafts and a few other odds and ends to get her inspectable
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OK, let me know - I have a manual front driveshaft sitting in my back hall for you as of last night.

I'll put both of you on the list as tentative and hope for the best.

List:
* Hammered - still in?
* billyjp2 (not sure if you were interested or just giving ideas?)
* amadeus (same as billyjp2)
* kastein - still interested
* MrSimon - wanted to know timeframe. Still interested?
* bandito - not sure if you're still up for this?
* Mark (Begster) - still in?
* Steve (scully) - still in, tentatively
* 98XJSport - still in?
* XJBeater - still in as of 2 weeks ago?
* PacificEd - still in?
* zr2toxj - still in - With ME4x4
* Sam (ktm racer 419) - still in?
* jeepindeadhead - good to go anytime, still in?
* chedisme - still in 6 days ago?
* snail - sounds interested, in? Hope you don't sell that rig before this :spin1:
* Shorty - sounded like he might be heading up later this year?
* 4pointoh1998 - definitely in
* camarors8992 - in, as of half an hour ago...
* Jon (redneckboarder) - in if he can get his jeep road-legal

EDIT2: Jon, also, I have a front DS CV joint and a slip collar + U-joint you can have if you want to rebuild your existing shaft. The CV joint comes with everything plus a few inches of driveshaft tubing, the slip collar + U-joint is everything from the slip spline socket to the U-joint. Got em free with various axles/transfer cases I have purchased.
 
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redneckboarder said:
ken id be in for this if i had a road worthy jeep. so when the time comes closer ill let you know i just needa try and get new driveshafts and a few other odds and ends to get her inspectable
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if ya need a rear, gimme a measurement and next time im over my friends house, ill see what i got. i have about 4-5 , different length shafts there.
 
im probly gonna go tom woods for the rear cuz im puttin in a 241 rock track case. but once i get it in ill give you some measurements cuz i might be able to use a front shaft from something
 
kas, i'm out this year. Utah is calling me...

If theres anything i can do to assist i'd be happy to, start googling the plane wreck, the abandoned trains etc for ideas of things to see. Some of the younger guys might like to hike the summit of Katahdin and the AT's end.
 
still interested for sure as long as the jeep cooperates.. the allagash is great, canoed it a few years back, up around the moose river area is nice country also
 
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