AAoA in PA?

I'm in. What time should we plan to meet? It's about 3-3.5 hours from me depending on stopping for gas and traffic, etc. Maybe a 930/10 AM meet time?



Sounds good


I'd say we cap it at 4 trucks, so far it's
Nottoday
blaise_f
Roody (me)

Does everyone have FB? We can start a group chat to stay in contact easier as we approach the date.
 
I agree! 4 is a good limit. If one can't make it, we still have three.

Let's plan to meet there at 9am. If anyone in the Phila/lower Bucks wants to meet up that morning and drive out together, I'm down for that.

Also, depending on the weather, I'll probably be camping in the area. Port Cinton is a small town about a 45 min drive south east of AAOA. There is a state forest with some free spots to camp.

If anyone was interested, we could coordinate that as well.


**Big Things to Remember**

Come prepared! Tow straps, basic tools, Fire Extinguisher, etc!

While we are going to be sticking to the Green Trails, these are live trails and the trail we knew last month may be very different. There is a VERY real chance that you may break something on your truck. Be prepared for worst case scenario and have options available to either get your truck home or to a repair shop. While not the closest, I know a very good shop in Horsham PA. If you have AAA Primer, the 200 mile free tow will get you there.

That said, it is unlikely anything will go wrong as long as we are smart out there.

I'll have multiple tow straps, a whole slew of tools, hi-lift jack, fire ext., and a portable compressor. I carry a ton of tools and such when I ride my quad, so I'll probably just throw it all in the truck. Oh, and if anyone has spare parts for common breakage areas (tie rods / tie rod ends, CV boots, u-joints, etc.), bring what you got.

Does everyone have FB? We can start a group chat to stay in contact easier as we approach the date.

Yup, I'll PM you and blaise_f so we can make this work
 
I unfortunately do not have facebook, I am subscribed to this thread so Ill see everything said here, if everyone has an ig we could do a group chat on there if that makes it easier

also located in the bucks area, langhorne by sesame place so im open to cruise up with anyone

Ill be ordering some stuff some stuff this week to better prepare myself
 
I unfortunately do not have facebook, I am subscribed to this thread so Ill see everything said here, if everyone has an ig we could do a group chat on there if that makes it easier

also located in the bucks area, langhorne by sesame place so im open to cruise up with anyone

Ill be ordering some stuff some stuff this week to better prepare myself

Ok! We can keep the convo here!

I'll be leaving from NE Phila so we could probably head up together.
 
T-Minus 2 WEEKS

Just wanted to check in to see how everyone is doing!

Getting there. Need to work out a few things on the truck before the trip rolls around or...eh, screw it, maybe I'll let them slide and see what happens. Nothing catastrophic, just a few minor annoyances.

I've put probably 2k miles on the truck since buying it in early Jan and things seem to be going well. Was just out in the Poconos this weekend with it so will be doing almost the same drive to AOAA in a couple weeks. Really looking forward to it.

How's everyone else doing?
 
Are you guys still planning on the 25th? I'm on IG more (TacoRunner_) shoot me a DM, I think I am free that weekend and live an hour away
 
Getting there. Need to work out a few things on the truck before the trip rolls around or...eh, screw it, maybe I'll let them slide and see what happens. Nothing catastrophic, just a few minor annoyances.

I've put probably 2k miles on the truck since buying it in early Jan and things seem to be going well. Was just out in the Poconos this weekend with it so will be doing almost the same drive to AOAA in a couple weeks. Really looking forward to it.

How's everyone else doing?


Nice!

This is going to be the first trip with the new suspension/tires. So I am curious how the truck is going to handle.
 
So what do we think about this upcoming trip in light of the snow? I've done some snow wheeling on my quad and it gets real old, real fast. Any idea how much snow they got out in the Shamokin area? Would hate to have everything planned only to get out there and be really limited as to what we can do.
 
I have a reservation for training with Offroad Consulting at AOAA on 4/1. We have a small group. I have trained before on Hummers and BMW X5s, but I've only been offroad on my new '16 4Runner Trail a handful of times. Want to really learn more of what it can do, especially with the new wheels and KO2s I'm getting tomorrow. Happy to report back after.

As an aside, Centralia, PA is only about 20 minutes away and seems worth the visit. It has been a ghost town for decades due to the mines burning below.
 
Can someone take video of the trail?

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I'll try to remember my GoPro and get some footage of the more interesting spots.

Can anyone confirm the trails are in decent shape for next Saturday? Again, don't want to make the trip if there's deep snow covering everything. Off-roading is fun, shoveling snow out from under the trucks to get them un-stuck is not...
 
I'll try to remember my GoPro and get some footage of the more interesting spots.

Can anyone confirm the trails are in decent shape for next Saturday? Again, don't want to make the trip if there's deep snow covering everything. Off-roading is fun, shoveling snow out from under the trucks to get them un-stuck is not...

Ever thought about picking up the phone and dialing the phone number listed on the their webpage? If that doesn't work you could look at a snow-depth map from NOAA.
 
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I'll try to remember my GoPro and get some footage of the more interesting spots.

Can anyone confirm the trails are in decent shape for next Saturday? Again, don't want to make the trip if there's deep snow covering everything. Off-roading is fun, shoveling snow out from under the trucks to get them un-stuck is not...
They posted on front page.

We will reopen Sunday, March 19 @ 9-5. The snow is deep, bring your winch & recovery gear!

*

THANKS,

AOAA STAFF



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I just wanted to post in this thread, even though I'm not going on the trip.


Hope that's OK.:baby:

Have a safe trip.
 

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