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2020 NorCal Camping, Wheeling, & Shenanigans

Discussion in 'Northern California' started by Twizted, Dec 19, 2019.

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How many trips have you gone on in 2020?

  1. None, 2020 has been a real shit-show!

    15.8%
  2. 1

    8.9%
  3. 2-5

    33.7%
  4. 6-10

    22.8%
  5. 11-20

    8.9%
  6. 21-30

    2.0%
  7. 31-50

    1.0%
  8. 50+

    1.0%
  9. What's the biggest tire I can fit on my 3rd gen without a lift?

    5.9%
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  1. Jan 24, 2020 at 6:39 AM
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    Twizted

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  2. Jan 24, 2020 at 7:48 AM
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    betterbuckleup

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    Were you planning on just a day trip up there?
     
  3. Jan 24, 2020 at 8:09 AM
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    snozberries

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  4. Jan 24, 2020 at 8:16 AM
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    FZJ80 37’s locked blah blah 1st gen taco dual case d44 crawler
    thinking a Sunday trip but open to camp as well Saturday/Sunday.

    I haven’t seen any posting on how wrights lake is at the moment, being so high it might be buried so that’s why I’m thinking iron mountain.
     
  5. Jan 24, 2020 at 8:24 AM
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    I was wondering the same thing about Wrights. I'm currently open-open until my ECGS diffs show up, so snow wheeling might be arduous.

    Where is Iron mountain?
     
  6. Jan 24, 2020 at 8:48 AM
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    Might wanna check man. I remember going there one year and it had just opened up around July. I got yelled at by a ranger for hanging my shit on a tree that had a nail in it....eeek
     
  7. Jan 24, 2020 at 9:12 AM
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    Wrights or iron mtn?
     
  8. Jan 24, 2020 at 9:39 AM
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    Looking at current snow depths on USFS, looks like the Wrights Lake area has about 3'-4' of snow.

    I'd be interested in a Sunday run.
     
  9. Jan 24, 2020 at 10:06 AM
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    Wrights lake near ice house?
     
  10. Jan 24, 2020 at 10:09 AM
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  11. Jan 24, 2020 at 10:20 AM
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    FZJ80 37’s locked blah blah 1st gen taco dual case d44 crawler
    I just remember wrights last year. It was deep in December.

    Sunday sounds good. Good meet up time and location?

    Taking ice house up to wrights?
     
  12. Jan 24, 2020 at 10:21 AM
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    Ice house will be clear as far as the road goes. Idk about wrights lake. Pretty sure its closed, i could be wrong
     
  13. Jan 24, 2020 at 12:13 PM
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    I’ll wait for someone to rant about what’s closed in a few hours.
     
  14. Jan 24, 2020 at 12:57 PM
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    I gotta put my truck back together and swap out the lady tires for the mud terrains and get out to the snow.

    Edit: I mean put the camper back together and take all the tools that have been living in the cab.
     
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  15. Jan 24, 2020 at 2:10 PM
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    :boink:

    :D
     
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  16. Jan 24, 2020 at 2:44 PM
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    Just picked up a fresh batch of fire extinguishers, anyone wanna PEW PEW this weekend?:infantry:
     
  17. Jan 24, 2020 at 6:50 PM
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    I'm not sure weather or snow is gonna get people rilled up. Not like a gate closure "because" will.
     
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  18. Jan 24, 2020 at 7:08 PM
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    Well then this is all a sham!
     
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  19. Jan 24, 2020 at 11:45 PM
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    FZJ80 37’s locked blah blah 1st gen taco dual case d44 crawler
    Well sorry fellas but no go for me this weekend. My elocker actuator just took a dump. Looking into the cable conversion, this is the second time already.
     
  20. Jan 25, 2020 at 10:02 AM
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