RedBird SRA Dugger, IN Nov.12th

HaleYes

HaleYes

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A few of the MWC members (at least 4) will be at RedBird SRA in Dugger, IN on Sat. Nov. 12th.
All are welcome, as this is an open invitation. It is requested that you have all of the NAXJA required equipment which is:
Required Equipment List
  1. Visibly charged fire extinguisher (BC or ABC)
  2. First aid kit
  3. Adequate spare tire, jack and lug wrench
  4. Safety belts for driver and any current passenger
  5. Adequate attachment points in the front and rear of the vehicle:
    1. Acceptable forms of attachment points: (All Items must be mounted in a manner to provide adequate strength and integrity)
    2. Tow hooks of OEM or greater integrity
    3. D-Rings
    4. Shackle/Clevis
  6. 20ft 10,000lb snatch strap without any metal hooks
  7. Secured battery (no bungee cords)
It is not in the required equip. list, but a CB radio is very highly suggested.



We would like to have a good turnout for this un-official run.
Post up if your interested, or have any questions. We plan on wheeling all day Sat.
It should be a good time.
 
Pat said:
am i one of those 4?
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Yes sir.
Gene said you'd make it. Right?
 
Camping also?

Might be a good excuse to try the new tow rig.
 
Dirk Pitt said:
Camping also?

Might be a good excuse to try the new tow rig.
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Be glad to hav eyou Adam. I'll round up some Red Bull and Orange.....O, nevermind......

Camping, There is no camping at RedBird.
http://www.redbirdsra.com/lodging.htm

Here is the link from to their logding page. Looks like the closest is south of Dugger about 10 miles, Green Sullivan State Forest.
I looked at a map and Linton is around 10 miles or so too. There they have a hotel.

Sorry, I'm not too current on the lodging stuf for RedBird. It's close enough for me that we just drive it.

Hope to see you there Adam!:wave:
 
Haleyes said:
Be glad to hav eyou Adam. I'll round up some Red Bull and Orange.....O, nevermind......

Camping, There is no camping at RedBird.
http://www.redbirdsra.com/lodging.htm

Here is the link from to their logding page. Looks like the closest is south of Dugger about 10 miles, Green Sullivan State Forest.
I looked at a map and Linton is around 10 miles or so too. There they have a hotel.

Sorry, I'm not too current on the lodging stuf for RedBird. It's close enough for me that we just drive it.

Hope to see you there Adam!:wave:
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You guys have any pictures from last year?

Sounds like lots of mud. Anything else?

We'll try and make it.
 
Dirk Pitt said:
You guys have any pictures from last year?

Sounds like lots of mud. Anything else?

We'll try and make it.
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When we were there last time, there wasn't much mud at all Adam. There was some but not that bad, I didn't think. Here's a link to when Jim and I went last time. They had alot of rain the week before too, IIRC. We ended up running with some CJ guys that happened to be from just down the road from us. They had never been there before either, so we just put the biggest guy in front and followed him. I don' t think we ran any trail start to finish. We would run one till it ran into something else and so on. It was a good time, think I only took a strap twice. I was by far the smallest fish that day. We did run across some local yocals playing around in a zippy hole, and another that took a FS shevy into the pond.

RedBird Pics May 05'
 
When you mean secured battery( i know what you mean...but how?) what do you mean exactly?
I haven't been to Redbird in like 3 years and that was a different rig. I'm on 35's, NO LOCKERS and stock gearing(auto). Towpoints of course. Is that okay for Redbird these days? I don't want to hold people up with an unlockered rig. What's the terrain like these days or can you recommend some sites that have write ups? I haven't wheeled since May in Turkey Bay, I'm getting the itch again and this is closer than KY.
 
IndyXJ said:
When you mean secured battery( i know what you mean...but how?) what do you mean exactly?
I haven't been to Redbird in like 3 years and that was a different rig. I'm on 35's, NO LOCKERS and stock gearing(auto). Towpoints of course. Is that okay for Redbird these days? I don't want to hold people up with an unlockered rig. What's the terrain like these days or can you recommend some sites that have write ups? I haven't wheeled since May in Turkey Bay, I'm getting the itch again and this is closer than KY.
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I just copied and pasted the NAXJA guidelines. I think the point is just to have a secured battery without using bungees. Bungees give and they want batterys anchored solid.

FWIW, I ran Redbird last time open in the front and the factory L/S in the rear on 30's. Yeah, I took a strap a couple of times, but wasn't that bad. A lot of that was probably just lack of wheeling experience on my part. Show up and wheel, you'll have a good time.

There is one hill that really pissed me off. Couldn't get up that thing for anything. I'm locked in the front now, gonna have to give it another shot.:guitar:
 
I go to Redbird a couple of times a month. I have locked full sized axles front & rear with 36's, but a couple of my friends are open on both & 33's and they dont have any real problems.
 
xj8_8 said:
I go to Redbird a couple of times a month. I have locked full sized axles front & rear with 36's, but a couple of my friends are open on both & 33's and they dont have any real problems.
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Cool, thanks for the info. I was there Spring or Summer of 02 when it was still being considered by the DNR for official business. It was DNR day or something and we all parked in one big grassy field. I hear it's been cleaned up real nice,etc. I remember doing something like a powerline trail that was a little off camber and then a ways down, I **think** a FS Blazer went on it's side or something. I also remember 3 distinct mudholes with a peak at each one with about 3-4 feet of dirt. So imagine mudhole, peak, mudhole, peak mudhole than normal ground. There was no go around for it and you just had to hope for the best. My ex at the time make it thru stunningly without assistance and a little luck.
What's the latest on who might be able to make this? I'm still a maybe.
 
So far:

Haleyes
ILLXJ
GeneMJ
Pat
DirkPitt(maybe)

Possibably some of the CJ guys we ran into last time we were there. I haven't heard for sure from them.
Hope we get a few more.

Come on and join us Indy, be glad to have you there.

xj8_8 it would be great if you could make it. Be nice to have someone who knows the place well.
 
I'll be there just let me know what time, the gate opens at 9:00a.m. I might be able to bring some friends.
 
xj8_8 said:
I'll be there just let me know what time, the gate opens at 9:00a.m. I might be able to bring some friends.
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9:00am it is.
We had to wait for them to open the gates last time.


Hear that everybody!!

9:00am
11/12/05
 
OK I'm ready to meet some of you. I'm in, I will be towing my rig, is there a place to leave trailers and tow rigs?
 
sweet.

I was looking at Redbirds website, as long as the jeep is registered its all good right? What about entrance fees?
 
BRIANHO13 said:
sweet.

I was looking at Redbirds website, as long as the jeep is registered its all good right? What about entrance fees?
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As long as there are legal plates on it, your good to go.

IIRC, it was $10/vehicle per day.
 
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