I made it home about 7:00. I had to drop the truck off, then take the trailer to it's home and come back.
Awesome trip as usual. Tom's peppered tri-tip was great, whoever made the pasta salad with tuna in it...that was really good too. It was good to see DWD and his shenanigans which are just multiplied by 90ranajo.
Burns, it was good to meet you and I hope you had a good time while you were out here.
The story about the Ranger Patrol Officer...
We were stopped there watching a few guys head up a trail that ended up being a dead end and they turned back. Out of nowhere, (all 3 of us in the car never saw him) there was an officer standing at the passenger window asking my friend Matt (who had an open beer in hand), "Are you allowed to have an open container in a vehicle sir?" Matt said, "No, I'm sorry". The officer walked over to my side to make sure I didn't have one as well and that's when the skilled photographer got the pic.
The officer was really cool about the whole thing and apologized for taking up our time, but Matt new he was in the wrong and welcomed the ticket he was issued (open container), as long as I didn't get any citations. The officer also wanted to make sure that we all knew the rules of where we could drive. Things have changed out there for sure. I can't wait to see them handle things at TDS.
I didn't get any pics since leaving the camera in the van all weekend will lead to that.
My friend Matt got a few and a bunch of video. I should have all of that this week and will edit and upload it all asap.
CJ Hill kicked my ass the first 4 attempts but after pcola in his xtra cab ranger with 33" A/Ts climbed it, then two more people made it up (including DB_1) I had to try it again. The second attempt this time I made it up. Can't wait for pics and vid of that!
I had a few ideas going through my head this weekend about the truck, so I'm not sure if it's still for sale
One last thing until I can get pics and vid....Any trail rig I ever have from now on will be getting TSL SXs. I was super impressed with these things in the Truck Haven dirt. When it came to the more rocky climbs, I was even more impressed. I was spinning at one point and let off the throttle to give them a chance to grab the rock. They did and pulled me right up. I don't think I'll need to trim anymore since the tires clearanced(sp?) themselves. They only got about 1/4" of the rear part of the front fender, so I'm just going to bend that out of the way.
They look hugified in this pic.
