5th Annual SoCal / TW SUPERSTITION Trip Jan 9th-11th 2015

I think it's more the raffles and sponsorships than anything usually you have to get permits and such for those events

 

any 2wd people here going? =D
or any 1 here willing to keep pulling me out if i keep getting stuck.if i go? lol

 

I'm 2wd hard to get stuck out there unless you actually hit the dunes but superstition is a mix of both hard pack and soft stuff so it's good for the whole family

 

Correct, with a raffle where money is collected for tickets and when corporate sponsors are providing items it will require a commercial permit which costs a few hundred dollars. To get that permit it requires insurance for the event. The policy that SD 4 wheelers gets each year for their Superstition event costs $10,000+ and requires all participants to meet minimum safety requirements. If those are not met then the event insurance would be in jeopardy.

If we do have a come if you want, no organized event I will still bring food for a dinner at the event as it would be gratis to anyone that wants it.

We just don't want to put ourselves in a position where we could be fined or held liable for anyones bad decisions in the desert. Every year something has happened, so we are just trying to cover our own asses.

Again if anyone is interested in stepping up and helping plan events in the future reach out to me or @LilManny

 

I say we just set up a big ass meet out there and whoever want to come comes out and enjoys them selves no raffle or anything and every man for himself for food and insurance and what not that can't be illegal

 

Yeah, the Rangers may still see it as an organized event if there are tons of people attending. Just a grey area, I'm planning another event out there and was told by the BLM office that they are cracking down this year due to endangered species protection (horned lizard) that is primarily in that area.

The blue lines below mark the only "approved routes" in the open areas due to the the lizard.

 

i might make the drive, hear its a good trip.

 

A couple large camps right next to eachother? And they are getting people in trouble for getting off the main trails? I thought this was the desert wtf don't go in restricted areas and your good

 

we can be very disorganized if that helps.... just call the thread and date for trail riding BYO stuff. overthinking this is the hold up.

 

If you guys are waiting on Manny or I to pick a date don't. Go ahead and start a thread Sam don't let us hold you back

 

Agreed, lets just do a meetup, everyone bring your own food/beverages, we can do a couple of big camps since im sure there will be a group of people wanting to stay up and party and a group of people wanting to sleep and wake up early. If any ranger asks we can just tell them the truth, that someone posted on a forum that they are going to ocotillo wells and we saw the post and decided to meet up.

I would be down to do a meet, I dont know any of you guys personally but im sure it would be a fun trip, I need more friends with prerunners

 

MLK 2016 Weeekend! I'll be there!

 

< never tenting it again. Might have a new rv by january, if not I'm tenting. Fuck dirt.

 

Badass!! I want/need one like this!!!

 

dont make someone that has never been there before start the thread.....



ill do it if i have to...

start the dam thread!!!!

 

I'll start one when I get to my computer tonight

 

thank you

 

Getting to be about that time.

 

Looking forward to this trip, even though the truck is still not ready. Should have some goods for the raffle built up.

 

I'm in for sure. When the new thread is started, can the new link be added here?