Post by: Scott F. on August 01, 2019, 12:38:32 PM
We hit the road Friday morning with a 600 mile drive to Bozeman MT.
I will post pics along the way. Should be an epic trip!
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Post by: tcdawg on August 01, 2019, 01:32:09 PM
Looking forward to your pics and thoughts on the trail
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Post by: tcdawg on August 02, 2019, 05:43:45 PM
@tcdawg yes so far our group consists of an LJ on 37s, (us) JKUR on 37s, a stretched CJ 5 on 37s, two broncos, one on 42s and one on 35s.
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Very nice!!!
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Post by: Scott F. on August 03, 2019, 09:25:21 AM
Towing the LJ on a car dolly?
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Yes, their Class C motor home like most only has a 5k hitch rating. With the trailer it was too heavy
Post by: Jeepster1407 on August 03, 2019, 02:02:46 PM
Towing the LJ on a car dolly?
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Yes, their Class C motor home like most only has a 5k hitch rating. With the trailer it was too heavy
Didn’t know that. Good to know.
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Post by: Scott F. on August 03, 2019, 02:42:20 PM
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Post by: thetastelingers on August 05, 2019, 07:12:05 AM
Post by: tjsahara00 on August 05, 2019, 07:26:41 AM
Reminds me of my Moab/Colorado trip 2017.
First time across the country was awesome
my daughter was taking pictures like crazy.
Post by: clark123456 on August 05, 2019, 07:30:48 AM
Love those pictures.......the excitement of it.Lol...it reminds me of hours upon hours of boring travel.
Reminds me of my Moab/Colorado trip 2017.
First time across the country was awesome
my daughter was taking pictures like crazy.
Mixed with some excitement :)
The reward is about to be experienced though, and those boring miles will be a distant memory (until you think about the return trip).
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Post by: jd30005 on August 05, 2019, 08:19:00 AM
Lol...it reminds me of hours upon hours of boring travel.Ah, yes, I remember those as well. The thing that made a big difference IMO was caravaning and having pre-determined stop overs.
Mixed with some excitement :)
The reward is about to be experienced though, and those boring miles will be a distant memory (until you think about the return trip).
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Post by: Scott F. on August 08, 2019, 03:22:14 AM
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Post by: Scott F. on August 08, 2019, 03:25:20 AM
We woke up to rustling bins in the Jeep and thought it was kids trying to steal stuff...turned out to be a black bear about 8ft from us when we got out of the tent.
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Post by: tjsahara00 on August 08, 2019, 03:38:45 AM
Love the picture of the campsite.....
Post by: thetastelingers on August 08, 2019, 07:13:20 AM
If so, do you think it understood your accent? lol
Post by: Raisinhead on August 08, 2019, 07:26:08 AM
Did it tear up the jeep while trying to get in?
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Post by: tcdawg on August 08, 2019, 08:34:56 AM
Not so cool on bear issue though, holy crap.
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Post by: Scott F. on August 10, 2019, 02:55:57 PM
Did you yell at the bear?
If so, do you think it understood your accent? lol
We did yell at he bear, but it was because we heard the bins rustling and thought it was some teenagers that had been around our campsite earlier. We woke up and jumped out of the tent expecting to confront kids and we were 10 feet from the bear which was climbing into the rear door opening biting into the bin. The bear just walked off slow and even looked back at us to give us that “whataya gonna do about it” look. We heard the bear visiting many other campsites that night.
We didn’t have bear spray but I probably wouldn’t have used it if we did. The bear just moved on.
Post by: Scott F. on August 10, 2019, 02:57:36 PM
Pics are awesome! Please keep them coming.
Did it tear up the jeep while trying to get in?
Eric (Jeep owner) was kind of hoping the Jeep would have some marks to go a long with the story. The top and doors were off so the bear had access without having to tear anything open.
Post by: Scott F. on August 10, 2019, 03:10:20 PM
Eric’s JKUR on 37 Coopers (vehicle I was riding in)
Early Bronco with 302/stick/magnum box&NP 205 doubler, D60s F&R and 42 PBRs on H1 rims.
The black bronco with a 351w/C4 or C6/ Dana 20/ D44 from and factory Bronco 9” rear with D44 outers for rear steer, 35 “ BFG krawlers.
A CJ5 with a Chevy 350/stick/Dana 20, Scout D44s F&R, 35” pro comps
Older JKU with Ultimate D60s and 40” Patagonia’s. All other drivetrain was stock, 3.8/stick/non rubi tcase. This rig was loaded down! 4 people plus tons of camping gear.
Tan-ish LJ Rubicon with all factory rubicon drivetrain, long arm lift and 37” BFG KM2’s.
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Post by: Scott F. on August 10, 2019, 03:47:11 PM
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Post by: Scott F. on August 10, 2019, 05:16:03 PM
Is that the one they poured concrete in? Overall do you think the rubicon by itself is worth the trip from Georgia?
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I couldn’t tell that concrete was poured in but maybe. It had a bunch of smaller boulders that had been added to fill in between the big rocks.
The Rubicon trail was worth the trip from GA in my opinion. If I go back I will spend 3 days/2 nights on the trail instead of the 2 days/1 night we did. It felt rushed on the trail for 2 days. The trail is not hard but there are optional obstacles and beautiful camping that I would have liked to have had more time to enjoy. Some things I would like to run both directions. We did the Old Sluice downhill but it would be fun and challenging to turn around and do it uphill (there is a bypass that you can use to not have to go on it in the same direction twice).
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Post by: Scott F. on August 11, 2019, 09:55:37 PM
Awesome pics Scott. You guys still hitting foredyce? I heard ,can’t remember where it was from though, that they went through and blew up a bunch of the bigger rocks to fill in the little sluice. I don’t know how true it is.
We did Fordyce. We only spent one day though and it deserves two. I’ll get the Fordyce pics up when I have time.
Post by: Scott F. on August 11, 2019, 09:58:18 PM
Awesome Pics Scott! looks like a blast. Whats up with the helicopter dragging that UTV around in the sky? is that how the forrest service people get around? or was that UTV broken?
They were doing work at the loon lake dam and using helos to sling load there tools and equipment in and out.
There were also helicopters bringing in supplies for the upcoming Jamboree the weekend after we left.
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Gets me geared up for 2021
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Anything you wished you had brought but didn’t?
His new buggy!
Post by: Scott F. on August 13, 2019, 09:31:47 AM
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Post by: Scott F. on August 14, 2019, 09:33:19 PM
I did discover after our trip that we ran the same sequence as the UA2016, so this writeup is very accurate to what we experienced.
https://junglefenderflares.com/blog/ultimate-adventure-2016-part-2-running-the-rubicon-and-fordyce-ua2016/
Post by: Scott F. on August 21, 2019, 02:37:47 PM
What are the temps like during the day and at night? Anything you wished you had brought but didn’t? Anything that you brought and thought you would need but that you could have done without?
Temps can vary out there, but for us it was perfect. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the 50s at night. 25% humidity! I didn’t sweat profusely like I do summer wheeling in the southeast.
As far as the items to take, there isn’t anything that came to mind that we didn’t have but needed. The biggest thing is you have to pack light bc you are wheeling the trail with all of your supplies and camping gear. The point A to B aspect of this trip adds an extra level of adventure. It forces you to be resourceful and know your rig. No running back to the parking lot to get something off the trailer.
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Post by: tjsahara00 on August 22, 2019, 03:33:57 AM
Really hate not having my TJ and being a mall crawler now.
Post by: Scott F. on September 29, 2019, 09:23:12 AM
Not our trip, but good drone and scenery shots in this video that I came across.
Post by: Bjk77 on September 29, 2019, 10:40:27 AM
Post by: Big Dave on September 29, 2019, 04:08:06 PM
Haha I watched this one last night. Does have a lot of scenic shots. Water is deep in this too..Agree. I saw it Friday.
BTW, your CORE membership has expired.
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Post by: Big Dave on September 29, 2019, 05:21:42 PM
Mine?Yes. But you are good now.
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