NW WA Meet / BS Thread

I believe that's right at the beginning.

I think you are overcompensating. Need to run BFG g-Force Rivals.

 

Hey Ben, is this the location?

http://www.nwjeepn.com/Tahuya.html

 

I'll see if I can talk the wife into letting me come.

 

I haven't been, but everything I have heard is that Tahuya is good for stock trucks, so bring the Taco, and have the wife bring the coolers full of beer in her FJ.

BTW, I am coming in my truck which is only equipped with LCA skids, so basically no armor.

 

Looks like it from the pics. Actual location is kind of down around Tacoma just starting to come up the peninsula.

Just tell her that your presence has been formally requested that day, and the only way you can make it is with the truck. If that doesn't work, then tell her that this is the last real chance you have to see me before I move away forever. Maybe I will bring brownies or cookies for you...

 

Yup, that's it! If you want to see MOAR PICS to get an idea of the area...

...here's a thread from our trip there in 2012:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/north-west/219895-tahuya-5-12-picture-thread.html

...and some pics from another recent trip (I didn't make it to this one):
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/north-west/224544-nw-wa-meet-thread-61.html#post6309990

.....and yet another from the Gitout crew:
http://gitout.com/showthread.php?975-Washington-Tahuya-Adventure-March-9-2013

 

Like I was telling Zach, the first time I went there with about 6 other rigs, and one of them was a completely stock reg.cab, 4cyl., stick (sportsguy - Duane) and he was able to make it through just fine.

Sliders are not needed, but I will say that people have gotten damage up there from just being careless and not paying attention to trees etc. If there's a sticky situation, just ask for a spot.

On some other trips, I have paid the price by being careless or too hasty/confident and not asking for a spotter

Doooo Eeet!

 

I always like having a non-Taco in the group. It adds some variety and shows the differences in capability between the rigs.

For example, Mike and I went on the FJForums Naches trip, and there was one hillclimb all the FJs were scurrred of, and struggled with. Mike and I crawled up (well more of a rev-limited throttle-stomping ascent for me) in our Tacos like champs...it made me feel

 

Stallone is in too...and he had a great idea:

First one to put it in 4HI (or LO) buys dinner

WHEN: Sunday, 1/26
WHERE: Tahuya
MEETING AREA: Safeway - Belfair @ 9:00am, on the road by 9:30am
PASS REQUIRED: Discover Pass required* - can be purchased online, or at the Belfair Ranger's Station
RECOMMENDED GEAR: Any recovery gear you have, tow-points, CB (or at least 2-Way radios), lunch, camera.
ATTENDEES:
Smar969905 (Zach)
Benson X (Ben)
Chickenmunga (Mike)
Beavis0076 (Beavis) + Wifey in the FJ
55chevy05taco (Tallon)
GSPRunner (Joe)

JeffRoyJenkins (Jeff) - maybe
uncleART (Arty) - maybe
romeo (luis) - maybe
13greysled (Matt) - maybe
Haselfre (Brady) - maybe

 

You can count me in. I'll probably just put my muds back on and not be so lazy. Long ass drive for me. Anyone in the N Seattle area want to caravan?

 

If i can get out of work im down to caravan, but well see what happens.

 

Doesn't count if the stock trucks all work together in 2wd to pull each other through because it is still not 4hi or lo.

Watch out for when I pick your rear wheels off the ground Ben...

I would say yes, but I have a stop in Fife on the way down. Check with UncleArt, 13greysled, and JeffRoy Jenkins.

 

1. You bastard. I am jealous.
2. Talk to Mike Chickenmunga. I thought I read somewhere that he knows a bit on how to do that.

 

Did you see my "Hidden CB" write-up? Tearing apart the lowered dash and center console is not bad at all, haven't done the upper/center portion though. If you are interested, I could give you a hand sometime.

 

Yep I'm in!
I'm gonna see if my crazy Indian friend will come too, he drives a heep Cherokee, but I've done extensive work on it so it's exceptional.... And I'll have my trusty jeep leash.
So who's in for a Lil competition, first one to go 4x picks up the first round! Any takers??

 

That's exactly where mine is... but my phone is smashed to shit right now so I have no camera...

 

This gives some a very unfair advantage over me. I am still on my dunflop at20 factory tires that are well abused. Sounds like an interesting challenge though.
What the hell, game on. I take the foolish bet Tallon.

 

You typically bring the first round with you anyway

 

Gotcha. That is definitely possible, as Stallone said.. I was looking to mount my SAR radio in the same spot, but I was lazy. Plus, I don't own the radio so I didn't want to hack up the plastic to make it work. If/when I get my own personal HAM or 2M unit, I might put it in the same spot.

 

Anyone ever put the cb radio in the glovebox?

Im planning on having a radio set up before TSF this year.

Also any recomondations for somewhere to calibrate it?