Spring Overland Trip April 5-8

[Sleeter]

Updated 4/3

Hi Everyone! Route is now live to download at Outbound Overland Please scrool down to "Spring T4R.org Overland Trip", click on the link and it will take you to Gaia GPS to download the route.

Pinstripes WILL happen on this trip.

Date: Thursday April 5th - Sunday April 8th.

Weather: https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/pa/state-college?cm_ven=localwx_10day

Location: Pennsylvania

Thursday April 5th:Rally at 40.990, -78.168 at 3pm. We will be parked in the truck area. We will depart this rally point at 3:45pm sharp. From our rally point we will proceed to our campsite 40.98286 -78.02348 for the night. The drive should take about a hour and is muddy, steep in sections, and rocky.

Thursday's campsite: https://goo.gl/maps/XkGEJpeZYpn

Friday: We will depart camp at 8am and proceed to our lunch location. Friday we will stop for lunch at Otto's Pub and Brewery in State College PA, the management has been kind enough to set aside space for us inside the restaurant. We need to be at the restaurant by 11:45am to allow for us to be seated before the lunch rush. Otto's Pub & Brewery | State College Restaurant & Bar

After lunch we will proceed to out camp location for Friday and Saturday night 40.79768, -77.31025. We have three camp areas that are all close to each other but far enough away that if one site is noisy or partying it shouldn't wake up the others.

Friday and Saturday's campsite: https://goo.gl/maps/ZoY3QQ18bzJ2

Saturday we will depart camp at 9am and begin a loop of Bald Eagle State Forest. We will stop for a picnic lunch somewhere in the forest and will return to camp by 5pm.

Sunday everyone is free to do whatever you like.


This trip will have a hard limit of 30 vehicles.



Difficulty: Stock 4Runners will be able to complete the loop without damage assuming running boards have been removed.


Communications: For this trip we will primarily communicate via HAM and secondary on GRMS. All primary comms will take place on HAM and GRMS will be reserved for those who do not have HAM to communicate vital information to the group (bathroom, emergency, Im lost, Antman is lost). Each participant is required to either have a HAM radio or a GRMS radio.

Primary freqency: 146.580 (4WD4)
GMRS freqency: Channel 20 (462.6750)
Talk in (Thursday) repeater: W3GA Downlink: 146.7600 Uplink: 146.1600 Offset: -0.6 MHz Uplink Tone: 146.2 Downlink Tone: 146.2
Talk out (Friday- Sunday) repeater: W3YA Downlink: 146.8500 Uplink: 146.2500 Offset:-0.6 MHz Uplink Tone: 146.2 Downlink Tone: 146.2


Rear facing Amber “dust lights” are highly recommended for all participants.


This is not a guided trip. Everyone must be responsible for their own food, fuel, safety, and attitude.


Purple Lizard maps will be sponsoring a map giveaway! https://www.purplelizard.com/

Gaia GPS has provided 6 one-year premium memberships and other prizes to giveaway. Each evening two winners will be randomly selected.

Route Files have been posted at Outbound Overland

Participants:

[MENTION=153136]Dougthelurk[/MENTION]
[MENTION=178029]redshift83[/MENTION]
[MENTION=174597]gfxcruncher[/MENTION]
[MENTION=112177]4RnR Grl[/MENTION]
[MENTION=168791]Arishtat[/MENTION]
[MENTION=5340]toy4runner[/MENTION]
[MENTION=65614]Antman[/MENTION]
[MENTION=148437]232vzlano[/MENTION]
[MENTION=72984]BMeister[/MENTION]
[MENTION=170362]geocook717[/MENTION] - Tentative
[MENTION=162677]Big_Orange[/MENTION]
[MENTION=142279]Rig002[/MENTION]
[MENTION=3442]Boyds4Runner[/MENTION]

 

[yellowdog]

Tentatively in!

 

[Dougthelurk]

Go ahead and put me in as committed.

 

[carlos.elmotor]

Put me down as a GO and please let me know if you’re headed out for any scouting runs - I’ll try to join you.

It’s funny to think that last year having to cap the trip at 30 vehicles never crossed our minds...

Already looking forward to it!

 

[Sleeter]

Put me down as a GO and please let me know if you’re headed out for any scouting runs - I’ll try to join you.

It’s funny to think that last year having to cap the trip at 30 vehicles never crossed our minds...

Already looking forward to it!

Log into band you bum! All the scouting hijinks is located in the group.

Definitely blown away by last years turn out. I’m also not cross posting this on any other forum so that should help.

 

[techno]

I'm in.

 

[gfxcruncher]

Put me down as in.

After this weekend with [MENTION=141503]carlos.elmotor[/MENTION] and gang on the "winter wonderland" trip, I'm hopelessly hooked on this sport... Yes, I know it's not technically a "sport" but it sounds better than "really freakin expensive hobby"

The only things that would hold me up is getting everything in line to be self sustaining (read hobby budget) or some other catastrophic work/life incident. But, after this weekend, you can be guaranteed I will do everything in my power to be there on the trails with you all!

Thanks!

 

[4RnR Grl]

Hi Everyone! We are in the very early stages of planning the Spring Overland trip and we wanted to post here so people can take some time and begin thinking about and planning for the trip themselves.



Date: Thursday April 5th - Sunday April 8th.



Location: Pennsylvania- We are currently scouting routes and mapping campsites, as the route solidifies we keep everyone updated.



This trip will have a hard limit of 30 vehicles.



Difficulty: Stock 4Runners will be able to complete the loop without damage assuming running boards have been removed.



Participants will not be able to meet up with the group after Friday AM (8am) this is because camp locations and routes could change based on conditions.



This is not a guided trip. Everyone must be responsible for their own food, fuel, safety, and attitude.



Route Files will be posted at outboundoverland.com prior to the trip.

Participants:
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2. [MENTION=153136]Dougthelurk[/MENTION]
3. [MENTION=141503]carlos.elmotor[/MENTION]
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Do I get to choose which number I am? Lol. You know I'm in.

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[Boyds4Runner]

[MENTION=137555]Sleeter[/MENTION]

I would like to be in on this trip!

I was joking with [MENTION=141503]carlos.elmotor[/MENTION] yesterday at the end of the Canaan Valley GWNF Winter trip yesterday that it needs to be scheduled away from any of my daughter's lacrosse tournaments.

I see the dates are already up for this trip.

Now I have to just hold my breath and hope there are no tournaments that weekend!

Of-course I will let you know as soon as I get the schedules so that if I have to bow out you will have time to refill the slot.

 

[08runnertjb]

I'm in!

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[Arishtat]

+1 4Runner, looking forward to it!

 

[Hank Mardukas]

Count me in.

 

[RDOOGZ89]

Put me down as in.

 

[Sleeter]

First post updated with additional participants and the recommendation for rear facing dust lights. As many of you experienced last spring the dust can be blinding and rear facing amber lights significantly improve safety.

 

[toy4runner]

I am in

 

[Antman]

Okay, OKAY.

If I can get off work I'm in, hopefully with one of my brats.

Miss you guys!:crybaby:

 

[232vzlano]

Tom Im def IN. Cant wait

 

[BMeister]

Put me down as in. Had a blast last year even though I didn't get a chance to camp out. This year the rig should be done for a couple of nights.

 

[geocook717]

Please put me down for tentative. I would love to be able to make this trip, and being in PA, I am excited to see how it pans out. With that said, I've got a long way to go to be ready for an extended overland/offroad trip. What better way to get ready than to have a trip planned!

 

[Sleeter]

WOW half full and were 3 months out! Crazy!

Over the last year I have learned a bunch about communications and I have become more and more frustrated with CB radios. Frankly they are garbage. I know many of you spent $ buying CBs for last years trip but the limitations of the technology was apparent with a group of this size. For this trip we will primarily communicate via HAM and secondary on GRMS. All primary comms will take place on HAM and GRMS will be reserved for those who do not have HAM to communicate vital information to the group (bathroom, emergency, Im lost, Antman is lost).