2022 NorCal Wheeling, Camping, and Fuckery Thread

ohhhhhhh

 

A bunch of the 4x4 In Motion guys and gals were talking about that section when we were up there clearing NRT this weekend.


I definately could be wrong about the actuals, but I know there is a new(er) section, that sounded diferent/harder than the old section.

I know @nDub knows a lot more of those details on that than I do. He's been through there.

 

ohhhh..
when are you planning on going? I might want to take my jeep threw it. I also want to try and do the rubicon couple times this summer

 

I'm thinking

NRT - this month
Slick Rock in July - How bad is Slick Rock on 4th of July weekend? lol
Rubicon for my Birthday weekend (August 13th)

Loop up to Oregon, Washington, and a slice of Idaho in September.

 

slick rock on 4th

I might be down to do the CON on your birthday.

we might be going to Moab early sept before my kid goes back to school

 

(Slick Rock) LMAO... Ya, I was totally thinking "Oh, ya, I can just make my 3 day in to a 4 (or 5) day, and save a day off."

And then I was.... Oh, wait.... lol

 

you'll want to run south to north. The reroute section at the north end was pretty rutted out and pretty difficult. @Fernando tried to climb it and almost made it but it wasn't pretty. I've gone down it once, but that was when it first opened and wasn't rutted out.

I think for your first time, best to run south to north, get to the reroute obstacle, turn around, make camp, and then wheel back to the south end on day 2. This way, you can try check out the reroute and decide if you want to try it. Would suck to go north to south just to discover its too difficult to go down the reroute which is basically at the start of the trail and then have to drive back down 4 to the south end.

but im in. Lets Go!

 

Gotta say, Oregon would be a sweet trip.

 

I feel like they should do periodic enforcement, especially the more popular spots. Just to let people know they're watching.

 

I was thinking about you brotha, when I typed that.

 

The truck needs to earn more flags.




Sucks, cause I was in 25 States last year. But, the truck didn't earn any, cause I was in a rental car.

 

I'll run slick rock in July

 

fwiw, that section has gotten easier I think. The rocks at the bottom are a bit more filled in. I ran it solo last time going up and made it up no problem. Albeit not the hard line at the very top with the squeeze between the rocks. Didn't wanna cave in any doors. Just go the bypass to the left of that part.

 

ooh nice. i may wanna try it this time. When I went down when it first opened, i took that same bypass. I imagine the bypass isn't bad but that lower section + the hard left (when going up) to get to the bypass was the part i was most worried about. Guess we gotta try it before it gets rutted out at the end of the season.

 

yea, that turn is the hardest part of the whole thing imo. if you have a long DCLB with a buncha weight up high I'd imagine it would be even more fun

 

How many days is a good amount of days to do Rubicon?

To do the actual trail. I can tack a travel day on to the beginning and the end.

 

you can get threw it in two days depending on the traffic..