Big Dawg Safari

[zcarczar]

The So-Cal guys are having their annual run at the hammers on Oct 19-21, we would love to have some of the Nor Cal guys come down and see whats its like to wheel the hammers. http://www.thesocalbigdawgs.com/vb/showthread.php?p=3230#post3230

[Burt4x4]

hmmmm
Is there such a ting as "less hard core" at the hammers?
every pic I have seen is perrty knarly down there :unsure:

Do you all perrty much have a base camp and the head out and wheel then back to camp after?
I would like to see the famous Hammers :pimp2:

[Esteban86K5]

There is always a base camp on the lake bed. Then throughout the day different runs head out. Usually the hard core guys leave all day and the not so hard core guys go on a more leisurely run. There is plenty to do out ther for everyone IMO.

[Burt4x4]

Ok cool, thanks!
I probly can't afford it (gas,food,time) but this is on my radar.....

[barbastard]

I’ll have to see how work is going. I’d love to make it down for this trip. IF I can swing getting away from work and my rig is up to it (there’s some immediate issues I need to take care of as a result of the con trip) I think I could make this happen. Are most of the runs on Saturday or is Friday a pretty big day too?

[zcarczar]

the last few years some of us have gotten out there on thursday night to run one of the harder trails on friday. I don't know if I can make it that early this year, I have to see what my job/internship is looking like when it comes closer to the time.

But, if you have rock-sliders and lockers F&R you can EASILY run claw hammer, Esteban, Jason P., Mike Sullivan, and I did it back in '04 on a friday in May, it took a few hours and I was the only person that got body damage on my blazer due to no rock sliders and taking some careless lines with no spotting. There is also a TON of areas to explore and there is a pretty neat trail called Fissure mountain trail that offers some really neat views of the desert. You can do Fissure really easily with just one locker and 33's.

Also most of the gnarly trails allow you to park your rig at the bottom and walk up to see the carnage.

[gr8pumkin]

Two months.................hummmm..... I might be able to swing this :uh oh:

[Ryan B.]

there is a pretty neat trail called Fissure mountain trail that offers some really neat views of the desert. You can do Fissure really easily with just one locker and 33's.
Also most of the gnarly trails allow you to park your rig at the bottom and walk up to see the carnage.

I drove down last year for my birthday, and met up with crewcabroller in bako he waited 4 or 5 hours for me and kevin instead of leaving earlier. This was the weekend after moab so i don't think me or jason even unpacked. :p
We were the only guys representing the Nor Cal club at the annual So Cal Safari.
It was scary how fast the crewcab could fly through the washes and ruts and soak it up. I'd be just crawling over some of these ruts in my truck and jason was hitting em at 40+ mph, with me and kevin cringing.. :p
Everyone in the whole group lined up before we hit the trail and had a drivers meeting. us nor cal guys are much more informal about it.
We all did the easy trail i think it was fissure mountain, then the hardcore guys tried backdoor. I think Jason was the only one to make it up, first shot.
So we saw both extremes.
We saw a couple of big sand dunes there but never really played on em.
i'd like to see some of the other trails out there. i'll have to wait and see as the time comes closer... :beer:

[jays68yak]

I guess I need to learn how to read. I thought it was in 2 weeks. :blink: Im going to play it by ear and see if I get my rig fixed.

[zcarczar]

We will definitely be missing something this year without crewcabroller :( I still can't believe you guys were ok after that roll, that was just insane.

But as far as trails you can expect some of the stuff to be a little easier than little sluice.

My goal this year is to make it up back door, im gonna tear the rear axle out tonight or tomorrow and start cutting brackets off, that stupid lower link bracket gets hung on EVERYTHING, so its getting moved up along with the link mount on the axle.

[k5LS2]

I would like to go also, Need to locate a trailer again :rolleyes: Or break down and buy one. :crazy:

[crawlin89xj]

Kevin you can probly borrow my trailer. i wont be able to make it as im taking the folloing week off for sema.



jeff

[barbastard]

If I can manage to get away from work that Friday I think I'll go. I've got a small list of things that I HAVE to do to my rig before I can take it on the next trip. I could probably get those done in time. If I do go on this trip it'll probably be my last until early spring at the soonest....I've got some "big" things to do my rig after that that will take a while (especially considering how slow I work).

[Nosmog73]

there’s some immediate issues I need to take care of as a result of the con trip)

Well stop running over the dam refrigerator size rocks and getting hung up...lol :flipoff2:

[CMN2GTU]

Ok cool, thanks!
I probly can't afford it (gas,food,time) but this is on my radar.....
You and I should probably get together and see if we couldn't go sorta Dutch on this Steve; I looked around the BLM website and it looks like I could at least drive myself to the base camp area and maybe even do a bit of wheeling on my limited suspension, but I think I would be fairly inclined to help put at least two of your three obstacles to sleep in exchange for the passenger seat for some of the real wheeling...not alot I can do about time, I'm in the same boat as you with that one...


'...there's too many things to get done, and I'm running out of days...'

[Burt4x4]

Sure Ray! It would be cool to squeese this one in before winter...I'll have to put this in the ole mixer and see what I can make..... :unsure:

[bggrnchvy]

I'd really like to go if I can finish some stuff up, we'll have to see as it gets closer. Need to my ARB wiring situation pinned down so I can use it like its supposed to be :unsure:

[CaptainInsano]

I would like to go also, Need to locate a trailer again :rolleyes: Or break down and buy one. :crazy:

gooseneck :beer:

[CaptainInsano]

If my shit is back together by then I will go. Need to get my steering rigged back up with the new valve and shit.

[zcarczar]

Well my samurai was ready to go, then i cut the rear suspension out and decided to redo it, gotta get it finished before the end of the month :rolleyes:
I really wish I would have thought the rear suspension out better when I did the cage, I could have built it a lot better looking at it now.

I still need to replace my front springs and redo my front spring shackle hanger too so it doesnt hang down as low. I guess I better get busy cause I expect to be wheeling with some of you!

[Burt4x4]

WEll I'm out :argue: :chaz:
No way I can pull this off so Hella G ifn' yer going use my trailer :2thumbs:

[jays68yak]

My truck no go either. Dont have the fundage to tow down there. May hitch a ride but Im still iffy on that too.

[barbastard]

I’m most likely out (about 5% chance I’ll make it) too. Way to busy with work so I don’t think I can spare to take the 19th off. Plus, I haven’t spent anytime on the rig since before the Con. But I am shooting for a Hammers trip sometime in Jan or Feb though.

[k5LS2]

Im prolly 95% going. Nate I think you should go too.

Burt, it will be to easy to use your trailer, thanks :thumb:

Hopefully RB still wants to go

[CaptainInsano]

I'm out, hopefully hammers and moon rocks after the new year. :beer:

[bggrnchvy]

My trucks still in peices, we'll see if I get it together and happily tuned. Classes and work are kicking my butt.

[zcarczar]

Shoot, I better get my crap together then, I destroyed it this past weekend when my frame decided to rip apart and take out a ton of stuff.

[k5LS2]

Is anyone going to this? :uh oh:

[bggrnchvy]

My truck won't be done and I'll be out of town, not going to work out for me.

[Cracker]

Is anyone going to this? :uh oh:

Yes.

[zcarczar]

Yes, a lot of guys from so cal are making it out, and I have something to wheel with, just gotta finish rebuilding the shocks. :crazy:

[Ryan B.]

I'm out.



:uh oh:

[Hoss]

Is anyone going to this? :uh oh:

are you ?

[Cracker]

I'm sure I'm the only one.

[zcarczar]

Kevin sent me a PM a few weeks ago saying he was going, so maybe he will make it out there. I actually got a truck to wheel with this weekend so I will definitely be out there with lots of things that go boom. :beer:

[jays68yak]

I think he was up in the air as no one else from norcal is going. I was going to go with him, but I guess not now. All good maybe Ill get my junk down there in jan. I do need to pay my truck reg this weekend anyways.

[barbastard]

All good maybe Ill get my junk down there in jan.

Ditto for me....I'm going to do my best to make it down there after the first of the year. I'll have more time as my two projects will be done and I'll have vacation time to play with.

I'm so busy at work right now it's not even funny.... :(

I need a vacation......... :crazy:

[Cracker]

I'm loaded and should be leaving in a few hours. Getting dinner with Mel first.

[zcarczar]

Cool, just post up when your going and I will try to make it out there, I gotta fix the samurai first though

[Cracker]

Cool, just post up when your going and I will try to make it out there, I gotta fix the samurai first though

WTF? :unsure:

Post in the wrong spot?

[zcarczar]

No, they are coming out after the first of the year so they need to let me know so i can go out there and put on the circus side show :flipoff2:

[PaloAltoK5]

No, they are coming out after the first of the year so they need to let me know so i can go out there and put on the circus side show :flipoff2:

<----confuse-ed I is..... :unsure: