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Rick and Char having a pucker moment on Potato Salad Hill, Moab 2000
mrboyle on Steelbender, Moab 2003
Diff Whack Daddy on the Launch Pad, Moab 2003
Jefe gets a little IFS air in the Wedgie, Moab 2002
Brother of Jefe wishes for a little more wheelbase at White Knuckle Hill, Moab 2004
GJarrett & AshliX spending their honeymoon Behind the Rocks, Moab 2004
offroad_69_me on Poison Spider Mesa, Moab 2002
hvac man on Moab Rim, Moab EJS 2005
JTX tries to roll over Behind the Rocks, Moab 2004
This year we'll be going to Moab the weekend after Memorial Day, June 3-5, 2005. Since most of us have already been to Moab, I'll keep this year's signup simple. If you have not attended before, you can ask any questions you want to in the Moab chitchat thread at http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126513 and get all the help you need to find out about hotels/etc.
If you are planning on attending, please reply to this thread with the following info:
- number in your party
- your estimated arrival and departure time/dates
- where do you plan on staying?
- trailrun wishlist
- will you attend a group dinner on Saturday at the Branding Iron; and if so, how many will be attending?
- there is the possibility of an additional trailrun immediately after the main event; probably a full extra day through Lockhart Basin or either a two-day excursion to the Hole in the Rock trail or the Canyonlands Maze. Hole in the Rock is a 4-rated trail and would be a two-day run beginning Monday with camping that night on the remote trail - the trailhead is 150 miles from Moab, it is a 60 mile trail, and 2drs should probably pack extra fuel. Would you be interested and available to do this run if it happens?
Once you reply to this thread I'll edit you into the list in the next post in order to keep the info at the top and easy to find. Finally, PM me with your real name and phone number and let me know if you are willing to let the others on the run have it. Before the run I plan to PM a list of phone numbers to the participants willing to share each other's numbers so we can call each other if we want to. The phone number list will be kept private and off of this public board.
This year's thread is being kept simple since most of us are veterans. If you think it needs additional info, let me know
Let's get this started!
MOAB INFO
Preparation:
The following items are required to participate on this trip and are taken from the "Trail Equipment" article's "Required" list. It is suggested that you read the entire article if you have not already done so. Many other items are suggested and necessary besides the ones on this list. If this is your first time to run Moab, get ready for the fourwheeling trip of your life! Do not shortchange yourself and encumber others by coming unprepared. In addition to this list, if you have a stocker, make very sure you have skidplates installed before even thinking of showing up for Moab (hint
).Required:
> Water, 1 gallon per person per day minimum.
> Card kept on your person with emergency contact info and medication allergies
> Personal supplies for at least twice the time you plan on being out:
If you are going on a morning trip, pack a lunch and trail snacks, beef jerky, fruits, dry/canned food, etc. If you are going on an afternoon or all day trip, assume you may spend the night in the vehicle and pack accordingly: medications, flashlight, batteries, matches/lighter, and blankets & gear appropriate to the environment, area, and season.
> CB: do not even think of showing up without one!
> Fire Extinguisher
> First Aid Kit
> Spare Eyeglasses (if needed)
> Spare Key! kept on your person
> Towstrap, at least 20', bare with no metal hooks/brackets attached
> Full Size Spare Tire, lug wrench
> Standard Bottle Jack with 12" square wooden platform for use in soft ground
> Basic Tool Kit
> Fix-A-Flat and/or Tire Plug kit and air compressor (12 volt plug-in or other)
> Trash bag, for your own as well as other's trash
> Towpoints front and rear, frame mounted
Radio frequencies:
Once in town, these will be our frequencies. If you can tolerate it, we suggest you do not squelch your CB in order to maximize reception.
CB: channel 1
2M Ham: 146.520 Simplex
Lodging and Moab Information: Support this site by linking through the main page "Explorer Bookstore" to 4x4 books and/or Amazon.com and purchase Charles Wells "Guide to Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails". It is an absolutely invaluable resource for the trip and a "must-buy".
http://www.moab-utah.com/
http://www.4x4now.com/mu4wd.htm
TRAIL RATINGS (Moab trails are rated thusly; example trails within category are listed with each rating)
1 All weather road; 4WD not needed. (Sand Flats Road)
1.5 Graded road; 4WD may be needed in poor weather. (Onion Creek)
2 Unimproved or rarely graded road. 4WD or extra clearance needed at times, with no special driving skills required. (Chicken Corners)
2.5 Road rarely maintained, 4WD, good clearance, low gears (4LO) often needed, with some extra care and a bit of driving experience useful. (Gemini Bridges, Secret Spire)
3 Road in difficult terrain, rarely maintained, 4WD, good clearance and low gears essential, with some driving skill and daring required. (Top of the World)
3.5 Road in difficult terrain, probably maintained only by occasional users. Excellent stock truck or utility vehicle required, with considerable driving skill and daring needed. (Steelbender, Elephant Hill, Fins & Things)
4 Trail either never bladed or badly eroded. Stock vehicles are in jeopardy (read: be prepared to accept body damage). Modifications for improved off-road performance and top driving skills needed. (Metal Masher, Poison Spider Mesa, Hells Revenge)
4+ Trails reserved for those not much concerned with vehicle durability or personal safety. It is common to have 10% or more of the vehicles experience major mechanical failures on these trails. (Golden Spike, Cliffhanger, Moab Rim)
5 Relatively new category reserved for only the most extreme of trails. Don?t even think of running one without a winch, 35? tires, lots of lift, both axles locked, and willing to take major body damage. (Pritchett Canyon)
EXPLORER VEHICLE CATEGORIES
Stock: self explanatory, 4wd with low range - up to 3 rated trails
SuperStock: 1.5" lift; 31" tires, skidplates, LSD (limited slip differential) in rear - up to 3+ rated trails
Modified: 2.5" lift, 32" tires, LSD front and rear OR one locker - up to 4 rated trails
Big Dawg: 4" lift, 33" tires, LSD in one axle AND one locker in the other - 4+ rated trails
Extreme: 5.5+ lift, 35" tires, both axles locked, winch, willing to take major body damage - bring it awn, any trail
