**OHIO WHEELIN' & MEET-UP THREAD**

I thought they did. I can't find any info listed about them on the website though

 

Who wants to go drive trucks on Sunday? We have a free day.

 

i went this weekend, if you want to watch turn down volume

 

Where is this at?

 

my secret bug out spot, hard to get to because of so much off camber

 

Actually this trail is really cool, a lot of tipsy places, creeks, plenty to see and is super long. We can run just this one trail and call it a day if anyone is interested

mid/end part of the trail. around minute 6 and 7 are some tricky parts but overall it's easy off-camber trail

 

Sounds like a place that one would need a lift for.

 

not at all. Red Mitsubishi Montero Gen3 had no trouble at all and it has open diffs, independent suspension all around, bone stock with bald tires and huge overhand in the back went through everything with easy, just like walmart parking lot

It was his first offroad experience ever, he just bought it few weeks ago

 

im good if you want to go Sunday.

 

looks like a good time

 

@BOPOH & @smithr1730 or anyone else in the Central Ohio area:
I got a text this morning from Russell, the guy with the older Land Cruiser that brought his kids to the Dayton Offroad Show meetup. He got stuck wheeling behind a Walmart at 23/270/71 Great Southern area on the south side of Columbus. He needs help getting out, but I am stuck at work today. If anyone is available to assist I can send you and Russell a text with your phone numbers.

I told him to jump in this thread and post something, but he said he has no data. I know it sounds sketchy, but I googled the area and it really does look like there is an undeveloped area right by the river down there.

 

@BOPOH came through for him.

 

lol it was fun adventure, pictures taken with some progress

 

Damn it Pavel you are one good dude. Props

 

You guys are fantastic. Thanks for posting my SOS call simplehuman, and helping pull me out BOPOH. what a morning

 

That's awesome! Nice work Pavel.

 

Is it like a bum camp back there?

 

Yep. homeless camp central in those woods, but Those guys were amazing. helped us dig, helped us find skids to use as sand ladders, found us plywood to use as a base for my bottle jack when we lifted the front end up onto the skids, guarded the truck when we had to leave to go to work and came out of the tent shouting at us when we rolled up in pavels FJ that they didn't recognize and thought it was someone messing with my truck. Seriously cool homeless dudes. I gave the one guy my hiking boots when I didn't have any food or cash to thank him properly with. I have never met nicer more willing-to-help individuals in my life. Salt of the earth.


* mind you all this good-natured hospitality was at 4 am after my high beams and high revs got them out of whatever it is they call a bed in their duct tape patched tent perched on the side of a hill in late January.

 

Nice. So they didnt care you were there before you got stuck?

 

Nope, they said they dont have much to do being homeless and all, so helping us was the most fun they have had in awhile. From some of my jeep buddies, the owners don't care if people wheel there at all. just go between the buildings at H&R block and kroger/ walmart, at 23 (high st) and 270 and have fun. it is completely undevelopable land,. it abbuts the back of some big box stores, then there is a steep hill, then a creek which runs under a string of AEP power lines....so nobody can really build anything there.