Spring run at DBNF?

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:25 pm

Have to see what the weather may be like, I like to camp as well but if it would be like it is here today......forget it I am at the Hotel!
Well got to get busy , lots of stuff to do before that time!

modular · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:18 pm

Ummmm, no camping this trip for me. Yes, I am a self-proclaimed cold wienie. I did just get 3 skid plates on the truck. Feel better about that.

jerbacher · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:23 pm

tommudd wrote:

Have to see what the weather may be like, I like to camp as well but if it would be like it is here today......forget it I am at the Hotel!

Agreed. I did plenty of camping in the 0-20 degrees range in my Boy Scout days, but I dont have a huge desire to put myself through that if theres no patch involved! :lol:

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:47 pm

Hey if thats all it takes is a patch to get you sleep outside I am sure we can make you up a L.O.S.T. COLD **** Patch of some kind :wink:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:38 pm

Is this for Livingston or the other place you all found on the last run?

meh_kick · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:18 am

I'm pretty flexible on route preference. It probably depends on how many rigs show up, and whether or not they're modded.

The new run was pretty easy for stock vehicles (stock tires, supsension, etc), and there's a lot more to the trail that we didn't finish.

The regular Livingston route (starting at the 49er) obviously requires skid plates, tow points, and would recommend rock rails and a lift. I've seen each of the rigs on the list thus far, and know that they can make it through. I also like the WOW factor that comes along with running that route - "I didn't think my Liberty could do that"... I've said it a million times on that trail.

Obviously, if there is enough interest in staying for a night, we can easiily do both runs.

Oh, and technically, I think the last run we found is actually closer to the town of Livingston than the 49er is.

modular · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:07 am

Verified that we might stay over and that is ok. We are taking that friday off to make a long weekend of it. Do we plan on caravaning? We got ourselves a convoy...

How many wives are going?

WoodysKJ · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:39 pm

Okay,

so when is this?

modular · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:20 pm

WoodysKJ wrote:

Okay,

so when is this?

Over Presidents weekend (Feb. 15-18th). This is for a pre-run for the big spring get-together to see what has changed and what is still open. The dates are not totally firmed up yet, right?

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:27 pm

Dont think exact day some may be going earlier like Friday some early Saturday, some staying overnight some maybe two days????

but to answer WOODYSKJ it will be over Presidents Day weekend with main run on Saturday I would assume and secondary on Sunday unless we get a lot of people going then??

meh_kick · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:46 am

tommudd wrote:

...I would assume and secondary on Sunday unless we get a lot of people going then??

Is there any opposition to the following?

Saturday, 2/16 meet at 49er (Exit #49, I-75 in Kentucky) @ 9 am, trail at 9:30.
Sunday, 2/17 meet again at 49er @ 9 am and roll out to the other (Sheltowee Trace?) trail?

There are plenty of other Forestry roads and Unimproved roads that we can play on if we finish either trail early too.

jerbacher · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:54 am

meh_kick wrote:

tommudd wrote:

...I would assume and secondary on Sunday unless we get a lot of people going then??

Is there any opposition to the following?

Saturday, 2/16 meet at 49er (Exit #49, I-75 in Kentucky) @ 9 am, trail at 9:30.
Sunday, 2/17 meet again at 49er @ 9 am and roll out to the other (Sheltowee Trace?) trail?

There are plenty of other Forestry roads and Unimproved roads that we can play on if we finish either trail early too.

sounds good!

do you remember how to get to the 2nd trail? We went through so many circles trying to find it Sat. night last time, I got really confused.

meh_kick · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:34 am

If I look at a map of the area again I would. Didn't you plot any waypoints in that GPS of yours??

jerbacher · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:37 am

meh_kick wrote:

Didn't you plot any waypoints in that GPS of yours??

Yeah... that would have been a good idea... But I forgot to turn on the tracking at the beginning of the day. :roll:

Would have been pretty helpful to track the new route huh? Oh well, we'll get it done this time.

WoodysKJ · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:22 am

jerbacher wrote:

do you remember how to get to the 2nd trail? We went through so many circles trying to find it Sat. night last time, I got really confused.

GREAT!!!! I'll bring the bread crumbs. Does anybody have those little ID kits the use on kids?

moose · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:21 pm

Some other jeeps are going to harlen, ky that weekend. we could join them...

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:49 pm

moose wrote:

Some other jeeps are going to harlen, ky that weekend. we could join them...

Whos going to Harlan ? ...Muddy Buddys? I would like to check that place out some time, but i will bet it will be really busy that weekend! Its big enough though to get away, but then another hour or so driving time :cry:

meduncan · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:47 pm

Count me in for the 16th. I've just bought a '98 Wrangler and want to give it a go on the trails. Since I've never driven a manual transmission or a Wrangler on the trails you probably should consider me a newbie. Hopefully I'll have some rocker panel protection on by then but the Wrangler does have a 2" lift and skids.

Been a while since I've been on a LOST run so it will be good to get back into the swing of things and see some new faces too.

dloc_jeep_KJ · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:26 pm

ok so im almost sure i can go that is if i can find this place. ~4hr drive for me. also we should really do Harlan sometime thats closer :wink:

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:25 pm

dloc_jeep_KJ wrote:

ok so im almost sure i can go that is if i can find this place. ~4hr drive for me. also we should really do Harlan sometime thats closer :wink:

4 hour drive, heck youre right there close then !! I have 345 miles about 5.5 hours, you can sleep in, then have breakfast and still beat me there! :wink:

Harlan would be real close for you, just up over a couple of hills! By the way have you ever been over and done the Dragon?

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