2nd Annual PRS Norcal Summer Camping Trip June 23-26

Gold lake and Deer lake trails are rated moderated but I was bored with my stock FJ at the time. There are great views but nothing technical. Snake lake on the other hand will be a issue for those without a locker if going up. Strawberry is a great trail with great views and some " Holy crap" moments but not many. Have not wheeled Hell Hole but from the looks of it, some caution will have to be taken. I am looking forward to wheeling this summer, PC and Hollister just don't cut it.

 

Count me in for this! Looking forward to meeting everyone.

 

Sweet.. Updated.

 

Okay after talking with sierrahsky we are on the same page we will be camping expedition style at a different spot every day. the first spot on Thursday & Friday night we will camp at the or near the signal peak trail head the same trail head as Eagle lakes. And maybe do some night wheelin Friday & Saturday night . Saturday night is TBD on the run we plan on doing Sunday morning we will go camp in that area.

I'm just going to through it out there I think we should hit Strawberry pass on Sunday.
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Seth if you could update the OP that the group camping with sierrahsky will be doing a expedition camping trip so everyone packs light.

 

I also wanted to post up that if any one is looking to get a decent small camp stove I have a 2x1-burner stove by campchef. It has 2 10K btu burners + a 8K grill for bbq'n. I am trying to get $70 for it. I have a carry case also and a propane tank adapter. Its great for trips like this and is super lightweight.

 

As a follow up here is a picture of the stove open.


Here is a picture all packed up.


Here is the carry case and the stove all packed up.


The stove includes everything you see and also the grill plates. These are super important because they properly disperse heat over the plate on the pan or pot that you use. This also helps cook time and keep from burning food. It also includes the pot raisers and the additional hook up for a full propane tank instead of using 1lb bottles.

The stove cost me 80+ the propane hook up + the carry case = $125 . I am asking for $70

 

^ nice stove but I prefer 60,000 BTU's

 

I had the expedition version of the stove you had and we added the side trays and wind screen and a handful of others.... It was a great stove and crazy powerful. But it did not fit our needs. We wanted something small and easy to set up and break down, and also the weight was a huge issue for us since we are trying to keep it as light as possible. Plus during the winter time it was a pita to cook during snow storms and we kept getting stuck using our jetboil for making dinner. In the end we shrunk down to a bad azz little single burner and will never look back.

 

Stove is now spoken for.

 

Okay guys for the expedition camping group sierrahsky, myself & a few other guys are meeting in boca 10min out of Truckee on Thursday evening eating dinner and hitting some trails in that area Thursday night (Night Wheelin) then heading down to the Eagle Lakes trail head to set up camp for the night. We will be there and ready in the morning at 10am when all the other guys get there for the eagle Lakes run Friday morning. Friday night we will be at the same spot Eagle Lakes trail head same spot as Signal peak trail head we were thinking of doing some night wheelin on Friday night around Eagle Lakes there is lots of trails in the area to hit. Saturday night is still up in the air depending on what we are doing Sunday before we head home.

So let me or sierrahsky know if you want to run with us on Thursday night and if your planing on camping with us. I'm looking forward to this trip it's going to be a blast!

 

Dana and I will be there with you guys.

 

Yeah i got you guys down.

 

I am going to be pretty flexible and will probably be out there fairly early on thursday. We will be running the dogs and getting in some hiking and stuff. I also have a firewood cache up @ the lake already so dont worry about it.

 

Yeah i took the whole day off Thursday so I'll be heading up early as well I will probably be in the area around lunch time.

 

Cool. I will pm the guys who are coming up with my phone number.

 

I have it already so you don't need to send it to me.

 

Also a good thing to point out is.... Boca although it looks easy, currently has many technical obstacles and pits due to the massive snow we have had this year. This is a good example of a pit. 5 feet before this was hard packed parking area, I simply made an attempt to just TURN around and get on the highway and in about 5 feet this happened.


Luckily the roads are fairly clear but there may be some obstacles. Just please make sure your ready for anything that comes your way, snow, mud, rocks, sand, trees, animals, and everything you can think of.

 

Looks like I might have to bring my muck boots

 

YUP.

You cant see from the picture but on the passenger side it was roughly 4 feet deep. We had to stack boulders then add a wood plank to just get on that side.

I am still cleaning mud out. Luckily over by the peak and the harder trails there is no mud holes. But the challenge there is tons of wet ground covered in pine needles and tight turns up steep grades with hidden boulders. It is going to be awesome especially when you add in the night part!

 

Sounds fun