I have to work tomorrow (thursday, normal day) and then I'm off until Tuesday. I plan to leave later in the evening and take my time. I just read it's supposed to be 10 degrees before daylight friday. I might be sitting in a waffle house for a while.
The last few nights, I've been pulling gear out and building a pile in the garage. Usually when I've loaded up to run up to the local forest, all I need is my tool bag and a small cooler. The woods here are just soft sand and the chances of snapping an axle or contol arm bracket are not great. And if I were to have any serious trouble, I have friends only an hour away. I swap my doors here at home and just run the canvas half doors. If I camp, I often just string a tarp and camp minimal. I took my rear seat out not long after I purchased the jeep, so I don't have any problems with the few things I like to take with me.
This trip is a little different. I planned on trying to bird dog some firewood after I arrive in Alabama, but I'm betting since it's so cold, everybody up there will be looking for wood. So I bought a good size load of oak and hickory here in town. If I see someone selling split wood up there, I might get some more. But at least now I know I can get a fire going friday while I wait for the headliners to show up. And since this is a lot farther away, I'm going to leave my full doors on for the interstate and swap them when I get to the site. And since the trail rides appear to be a little tougher....and because it's gonna be colder that an polar bear's ass, I have all this stuff piled up in the garage that I think I "might" like to have with me. I don't think I can get it all in the jeep....
I'm putting the beer and the fire wood in first, and then whatever else fits is what I'm bringing.
Topic: Morris Mountain January 16-18th 2009 Discussion (Read 71862 times)
