Hey folks,
gonna take a bit of a break from things for a while. Gonna head down to the offroad park in Fulton next Saturday and Sunday.
It will not be an OC thing, most parks do not allow firearms. Not so much anti-gun as it is to restrict hunting from the feedback I have gotten from a few. I am not sure about the one in Fulton, nor do I care, just gonna go hit the trails! depending upon the timing MIGHT go shooting as well in Columbia or Jeff city.
For anyone here who might like to join us, at this time there are three 4wd with a 4th maybe. It is a nice park and all of the obstacles have bypass routes so stock jeeps can make it without significant risk of damage. it is just great to be outdoors and having a good time away from it all.
We do have some rules everyone must agree to that wheels with us, most find them acceptable.
1. Everyone goes home. Anyone can break something or make a mistake but no one gets left to fend for themselves, we all leave the park together unless prior arrangements are discussed.
2. Only one spotter per obstacle. If a driver is being spotted you can video, you can watch, you can gasp or you can clap when they get past it but no feedback from the peanut gallery while the spotting is going on. It is hard enough to trust another to guide you through something you are nervous about without ten others telling you something else. Spotting signals are discussed prior to hitting the trail.
3. No trail blazing unless the park has sanctioned it. Stay on trail and tread lightly. We pick up litter as opposed to depositing it, keep your trash in your gear and put it in the proper place.
4. Your rig has to be safe. We do not do inspections but if you have a convertible rig and no roll bar, we are not going to watch you die.
5. Discuss your limitations freely. If you are totally new, we need to know. No one wants a newbie to wheeling to have a bad first experience because his rig has 10" of clearance and there is a 12" rock in the way. Most of us have been doing it for years and we all started off new too. There is no reason to be macho and just try and work through it.
6. It is NOT a race, in fact it can be real freakin slow. There is one moderate trail that is 5.5 miles long, the fastest time through it has been 2 hours, most of the time it is much closer to 4. It has even been walked in front of the rigs before, enjoy and relax is the reason we are there.
7. Have fun. No whining, no gripes, no fussing, just relax and enjoy the woods and leave all that other stuff behind.
Here are some photos:
gonna take a bit of a break from things for a while. Gonna head down to the offroad park in Fulton next Saturday and Sunday.
It will not be an OC thing, most parks do not allow firearms. Not so much anti-gun as it is to restrict hunting from the feedback I have gotten from a few. I am not sure about the one in Fulton, nor do I care, just gonna go hit the trails! depending upon the timing MIGHT go shooting as well in Columbia or Jeff city.
For anyone here who might like to join us, at this time there are three 4wd with a 4th maybe. It is a nice park and all of the obstacles have bypass routes so stock jeeps can make it without significant risk of damage. it is just great to be outdoors and having a good time away from it all.
We do have some rules everyone must agree to that wheels with us, most find them acceptable.
1. Everyone goes home. Anyone can break something or make a mistake but no one gets left to fend for themselves, we all leave the park together unless prior arrangements are discussed.
2. Only one spotter per obstacle. If a driver is being spotted you can video, you can watch, you can gasp or you can clap when they get past it but no feedback from the peanut gallery while the spotting is going on. It is hard enough to trust another to guide you through something you are nervous about without ten others telling you something else. Spotting signals are discussed prior to hitting the trail.
3. No trail blazing unless the park has sanctioned it. Stay on trail and tread lightly. We pick up litter as opposed to depositing it, keep your trash in your gear and put it in the proper place.
4. Your rig has to be safe. We do not do inspections but if you have a convertible rig and no roll bar, we are not going to watch you die.
5. Discuss your limitations freely. If you are totally new, we need to know. No one wants a newbie to wheeling to have a bad first experience because his rig has 10" of clearance and there is a 12" rock in the way. Most of us have been doing it for years and we all started off new too. There is no reason to be macho and just try and work through it.
6. It is NOT a race, in fact it can be real freakin slow. There is one moderate trail that is 5.5 miles long, the fastest time through it has been 2 hours, most of the time it is much closer to 4. It has even been walked in front of the rigs before, enjoy and relax is the reason we are there.
7. Have fun. No whining, no gripes, no fussing, just relax and enjoy the woods and leave all that other stuff behind.
Here are some photos: