Annual OR/WA TSF Camping and Wheeling Shindig

If all goes well... should head out of the eugene/Albany area around 8. So... I should arrive between 10-11 depending on traffic. I'll do my best to get big spot plus a neighbor spot or two. But if not, ill pay up for whatever spots I can find.

@Chickenmunga if you're out this weekend up there, check your secret spot for access and such. I plan on trialering again, so jist a heads up.

Edit: if I remember we can overflow in day use next to us. For parking rigs overnight, not camping in.

 

Spent all of Monday, then Tues through Thurs evenings fixing my taco for this trip. Some asshole stole my back up rigid duallys, which had connection plugs, but they decided to yank and cut all of the wiring in the bed to get them.
Lots of electrical/wireloom/light upgrades later, I am ready for a night run and super exciting for this upcoming weekend!

 

night runs We did one where gurrrrryyyy ran with no lights the whole trail hahaha.

 

Night run is a must

 

@Synergy001 had backed out, two open spots now

 

So this is what happens when your tool bag falls into a dirtbike muffler and covers the exhaust hole. I think I only lista tire spoon, which I was able to backtrack and find. I only got through Rogers road and Firefox before it happened, and spent a good set of time riding Ben Smith road from the start of Ample & Alluring all the way to the highway at 5mph making sure I searched the road and didn't jostle anything off.

I haven't opened the bag yet to see what the extent is, but I know the voltmeter is melted and the hand sanitizer is all over the tip of the exhaust.

 

... I guess I should also do a bit of a ride report:
Rogers is now not overgrown with brush. Slight uphill climb, soft dirt with lots of shale like rocks. Slippery on a bike (I fell two or three times), but easy on 4 wheels. I'd say it's a really great green trail, maybe blue in the wet.
Firefox feels different from wherever I was last time.. weird. It's got about one stump obstacle and some switchbacks, making it again a hard green to easy blue. I fell some more here due to the loose rocks.

Overall impression? Great for a night run or beginners, also makes Stick in the Nose better since you can add on two more trails, but it's still quite a jaunt to get down there

 

Any trails that are black still? Or are they mostly easier

 

Firebreak Five upper section is pretty good, especially if it's a little wet and there is mud. Saddle Up had some fun sections and Rocky Uphill was fun, just make sure you do it up hill. With your 40s it might not be nearly the challenge it was for me but even the Jeeps I was with on 37s didn't walk straight through those ones. I also really enjoyed Bates Road, not super challenging but it was steep enough there was some good pucker factor.

 

If you want hard stuff, we can get you there. Lol

waterfall, airplane, the upper crushers loop (lower is basically truggy only) and a few more.

 

How wet is it?

 

Well if it stays like this I’m out..

 

Super dry where I was. I ended up getting dehydrated as well, which sucked. All the hangover without the alcohol.

 

Those tube doors cant handle a half in of possible rain? heh heh

 

Those that have been there before...is this weather going to severely restrict the harder blue/black trails and put a damper on the weekend?

 

Is it gonna be raining? Sad face

 

It can make things a little more interesting in some spots. But hasn't stopped us before. We could potentially skip certain parts but doesn't happen often.



To anyone camping, of you have a pop-up bring it. I have one, and k know a few others will bring there's. Also, wood for the fire. I've got some, but not these the amount I brought last year.

 

I've only had to call it quits when the snow turns too slick, and I don't think we'll get there, lol. Worst case is it makes the difficulty go up and the easy trails get good

 

aight, I just didnt want another miserable camping experience due to rain. ( I just had one last weekend and didnt wonna go "back to backish" in those conditions).

Can anyone bring a chainsaw? I have wood in stump form (about 17" long, but full round) that is too large for an ax. I can def bring them if someone can bring a chainsaw to cut them up. I will also have an ax and hatchet for split the cut pieces smaller.

 

Hey I was just wondering for Sunday do you 4wheel all day never been to this event before and as far for the rain sounds like fun.