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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: jbbouknight on April 02, 2013, 12:50:57 PM

Title: New to forum want suggestions on places to go camping and wheelin
Post by: jbbouknight on April 02, 2013, 12:50:57 PM: Hey group, lot of great information on this site, Thank You. I'm Brent and live in Canton. I've had 4x4 trucks since I was 16 and my current is a Chevrolet Z71. I've done a good bit of off road riding but my trucks have always been nice and my daily drivers so I've not been active on the serious off roading.

I just got my first Jeep, 97 TJ 4.0 5 speed with 6" lift and 35's, and want to get out and enjoy what North Georgia has to offer. I wish I could join the ride this coming weekend but I am in the middle of a project on my Jeep and it won't be ready by this weekend.

I'm looking for some recommendations for some good trails and camping for a family trip. Wife and 3 kids (9,7, & 5) want to get out, camp and do some off roading. Since the kids will be with me, nothing too serious but I want to get an idea of what this Jeep is capable of. My neighbor that has new stock JK wants to go to with is kids.

Thanks,
Brent Bouknight
Brentbouknight@gmail.com
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Post by: DOUG on April 02, 2013, 12:57:33 PM: Welcome!

Check out all of the places to ride here:

http://www.gatrailriders.com/GTRForums/index.php?topic=3649.0

Forest Service roads have a lot of places to camp near streams.
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Post by: cru9 on April 02, 2013, 01:03:19 PM: Welcome! I am moving to Canton in about 2 weeks
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Post by: tcdawg on April 02, 2013, 04:22:17 PM: Welcome!
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Post by: cudruln on April 02, 2013, 05:04:35 PM: Welcome

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Post by: Skandalous on April 02, 2013, 07:04:07 PM: Welcome to Gatr
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Post by: jbbouknight on April 03, 2013, 12:04:04 PM: Thanks for the welcome notes and trail information. Look forward to making a ride with the group soon
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Post by: ACGiddens on April 03, 2013, 02:47:52 PM: Let's see the jeep!

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Post by: jbbouknight on April 03, 2013, 11:30:19 PM: I thought I had put a picture in my signature but I guess not. Here is one with the soft top on that wont be on it tomorrow. Tomorrow the bikini top, body armor 1/2 doors, and the Smittybuilt CArgo Restraint System get put on. Will post updated pic tomorrow after the conversion.

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Post by: cudruln on April 03, 2013, 11:56:22 PM: Like them white TJs 8)

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Post by: jbbouknight on April 09, 2013, 09:12:52 PM: Just wanted to post some updated pictures from last weekend's project. (Spilled over to today). Took out interior painted and put back in with new seat covers. Installed cargo restraint system, new stereo, new 35" BFG Mud Terrains, new brakes calipers / rotorsrs / pads and hoses. Put on cargo rack, new flow master muffler, and got all my lights working. It's in the shop now getting the body lift and spring spacers taken out and a 4" rough country lift put on along with 4.53 (I think but can't remember for sure) gears put in. Also putting on a winch.

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Post by: Skandalous on April 09, 2013, 09:35:02 PM: Nice looking Tj. What kind of Mesh top is that? I think it looks pretty sweet.
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Post by: jbbouknight on April 10, 2013, 07:04:38 AM: It's the smittybuilt and I couldn't be happier with it.
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Post by: jgerhard on April 10, 2013, 08:11:35 AM: Nice Jeep, we just completed a ride at Gulches that for my family was what you are talking about. Gulches, Adventure Offroad Park, and Choccolocco parks all have camping.
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Post by: Matt on April 10, 2013, 09:34:22 AM: Jeep looks good. What kind of seat covers?
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Post by: jbbouknight on April 10, 2013, 01:42:43 PM: The seat covers are also Smittybuilt Neoprean Seat covers. They were on sale, but the fronts and get the rear seat free.

Thanks for the offroading / camping park suggestions. We're going this weekend and we settled on camping on my friends land in Blue Ridge (has a cabin for the ladies while the boys get to sleep in tents and eat meat cooked over a fire and go 3 days without a shower ) and riding the service roads and parks in the area. We're going to ride trails found on the Chattahoochee-Oconee motor vehicle use map found on this forum. Thank You.