BIG BEAR TRAIL RUN 9/18-9/19

I want to do a offroading expedition in Big Bear CA. I havent done any camping this year so i want to do an overnight camping at Holcomb campground or possibly crab flatts. Its a fairly isolated camping area with lots of offroading nearby.

if we get enough people we can do multiple runs or if we get enough 4xs with protection we can do some more difficult trails. maybe a couple night runs.

For day one we can meet in Mentone, drive up to angelas oaks. there is a great 2x friendly trail that goes from angelas oaks to big bear. from there we can split up. prerunners and the faint of heart take easy trails to crab flats, 4xs with sliders and 31" tires or better can go to arrowhead and go up dishpan springs which ends in crab flatts(really cool swimming hole at deep creek at the beginning of dishpan springs). settle into the camp, eat etc.. then we can "explore" at will. theres alot of cool trails and some historical stuff too. maybe if some 4xs are ambitious we can do john bull trail.

Day two we can do holcomb valley trail to jacoby canyon. jacoby canyon ends across from burns canyon trail. we can then take burns canyon to yucca. the 4xs can stop and do tip top mountain trail. we could then go down and take a group picture at giant rock and then disperse from there.

Let me know what you guys think. Itd be pretty cool to get a good size group to do this.


Event canceled due to work conflict...

 

Let see how many people wanna go.. I'm game..

 

i might be in, dependi g on the job stuff

 

sounds like fun
I would def make it for this if i had my sliders. Don't really want any rocker damage yet.

 

Im building sliders for my truck this weekend . Im a little late on the rock damage though lol

 

ya i saw your recent pics....which made me change my mind about this trip hahah

 

i would have cleared with a spotter. I had a couple sidexsides behind me which distracted/ made me rush. i should have taken the turn wider. i didnt come down on a rock a turned into it. sliders would have still saved me. My reg cab is the same wheelbase as the fj iirc, i think its almost the same frame. A AC or DC short bed would def. need sliders and lift and a dclb FORGET IT! lol

 

ttt

 

i'm interested

 

FYI the weekend of the 18th and 19th is the first weekend of Octoberfest in Big Bear : )

 

sounds fun. I don't have sliders but me and my gal are interested in some camping.

 

I think Camping would be fun! I will get to use my truck tent for the first time in CA..

 

Octoberfest sounds fun too sat after some trail running. I here good food and microbrews are in order.

 

Could make this after work sat. Is the area pooch friendly?

 

oh yea! the camping area is pretty remote/ rugged. octoberfest will be at the convention center which would be outside. they have a farmers market at the convention center every tuesday and i bring my pooch. of course my pooch is 4 lbs but ive seen big dogs there

 

hey i'm up for this!..ive been looking for some socal people to go with. I haven't done any tough trails though..My access cab only has a leveling kit too, would i survive??

 

Man I need a Monday-Friday job. I miss all the good stuff on weekends. I would so be down for this. Sounds like a ton of fun, I love camping.

 

Sweet. Ill be checking in w/ the thread over next couple days for updated and prolly pm for an address to plug in the gps

 

depends... how tough of trails you want to do. I have a spacer lift in my reg cab and i got rocker damage. your wheelbase is 18" longer than mine so... some trails are 2x friendly so youd be fine there but as i always say its worth a shot to try...

I havent tried tip top trail but i here that good driver in stock truck can do it...

they also say that its impossible for a tacoma to make it up dishpan without lockers a 33"s and lift. I made it in almost stock form so does that make me an excellent driver?

 

IM IN...sounds like i could learn from you guys ha