Carolina Toyota Offroad Club/Group

[crapper1979]

It seems as though there are several of you out there in NC/SC that own Toyotas. Not only do you own one or two but you enjoy using them offroad. I recently joined a Facebook group called Carolina Trail Stalkers looking for like minded individuals that enjoyed offroading and camping. It is over ran by Jeep Owners and was curious if there is an interest out there to have a Toyota Club, with our own name and graphics and such to proudly display on our vehicles. Not that I dislike the Jeep guys, but their events and get-togethers are Jeep gatherings. We could start our own Facebook page to have a place to capture everyone that wants to actively participate and get together for events (T4R.org has pretty slow movement on the Carolina pages and it only captures 4-runners). Let's get this thread going to see what interest gets generated and go form there. I think in order to form a collective group we should have at least 5 founding members. Once we have at least 5 we can vote on a name and come up with an ethos or mission/purpose statement. The next step I believe would be to come up with some graphics and then form a facebook page to generate more interest and seek more members.

John (Pikeville, NC)

 

[crapper1979]

Screw it. I'm going to do it anyway. If you build it they will come. Or so I've heard. I have a group of 3-4 guys I work with that are interested too. So before I create a Facebook page we need a name. Suggestions?

 

[hurt4x]

I'd be in.

 

[jstim]

I would be in too.

 

[Jack19]

Interested.

 

[ralatkins]

yeah, me too. don't wheel yet, but working towards that goal

 

[st8rocks]

I came from the Landcrusher crowd, they have a great NC group that I try to stay up with. They maintain trails at URE and have lots of planned/annual trips. I wish the 4runner group was as organized... Hmmmm who is going to take the lead here.

 

[tre9er]

Hey, I may be moving to Asheville/Hickory/Charlotte area, so you guys need to get this together!!

 

[kpd1999]

I'm in if this comes together.

 

[HHIslandT4]

Hilton Head Island, SC....98 LTD 4x4 white interested

 

[ralatkins]

Screw it. I'm going to do it anyway. If you build it they will come. Or so I've heard. I have a group of 3-4 guys I work with that are interested too. So before I create a Facebook page we need a name. Suggestions?

SO??? what happened here?

 

[DirtDobber]

I would be very interested in this. I have a buddy with a vinyl cutter for decals later on as well if needed. I am looking at getting a roof top tent next spring and look forward to camping in the Carolinas and surrounding states as well.

what about the ones who responded interested in this thread plan a meet and great camping trip and trail ride, maybe at Gulches, Uwharrie, etc...

 

[st8rocks]

I'm headed to URE Nov 15-16th. Wheeling with Scott Field's class Saturday then URE trails Sunday. Mtb, camping, the usual nonsense.

 

[MARINE_HMLA]

I'm in, in hickory area

 

[Pir8hippo]

I'm in, let's do this... How soon can we get this started fellas? Who would be interested in being founding members, and starting a meet up, at least once a quarter to start, but would love once a month if possible... Let's go... Time is a wasting!

 

[CplTurner]

I would definitely be interested!

 

[crapper1979]

Sorry, I haven't been very active recently. I got tasked to join a new unit to prepare for a deployment and ending up out of state for a couple months prior to leaving. I've been gone for a few months now and things are starting to settle down a little bit so maybe I can direct a little of my time here. Well, it sounds like there is a little more interest then when I initally polled. I'm willing to do what ever is necessary to get this off the ground but I wont be a very effective "head" until I return stateside, hopefully within the next 3-4 months. After chatting with the few guys I worked with they were all talk as far as forming a club but would rather just tag along on trips and camp. A mission statement should be easy to come up with, something relatively generic for offraod clubs. I will work on one over the next week or so but we really can't go anywhere without a name to go by. I'm not creative enough to come up with that by myself. Do we want it to be a 4runner club? Toyota? 4x4? I prefer it be open to all Toyota, nothing against Jeeps but they have enough of thier own clubs. I can say this because I own a 79 CJ. Still looking for suggestions...

A little info about myself;

My name is John and I am a member of the USAF. I am currently stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC. Been in for just over 16yrs. I graduated high school in AZ where I got into offroading, mostly desert/dune riding out there. I got stationed in SoCal where I was able to continue my offroad hobbies riding dirtbikes and I bought what I could afford at the time a 4wd Geo Tracker, man that thing was a beast with 285's on it. After that I got really big into quads/atv's. My YFZ450 became my passion, riding in the dunes, trails, and tracks. In AZ is where I met my wife that was raised on toyotas, myself a chevy man. She converted me when we bought out first 2000 4-runner, it was unstoppable and never went to the shop even after we abused the hell out of it. I ended up trading that in for a new 2005 Tacoma later because I wanted a little more power and that new motor was just what I was looking for. Now we have a 2013 4-runner and a 81 Toyota Pickup. I also have a 79 CJ being restored slowly by my father in AZ. Haven't decided to bring it out here yet, that's a long drive. I've been in NC for just over a year and haven't really done as much offroading as I would like, hence the reason for wanting to create this group and make some friends that share the same passion for being outdoors and on the trails.

 

[kpd1999]

Whoever voted to be founder, you've got my vote. Now lets get this moving forward!

 

[TN22Corps]

Following along.. I'm in Jacksonville with an 06 with HTs and a spacer lift. I just need a reason to change all of that.

 

[crapper1979]

Mission Statement:

This club is a family oriented club for Toyota off-road enthusiasts to unite owners who seek to use, protect, and preserve public trails for the sport of motorized off-roading. Although incorporated in the state of North Carolina, this club shall be open to all Toyota enthusiasts willing to meet the requirements of membership. This club is committed to safe, responsible four wheeling and adherence to the principals of Tread Lightly! This organization is a Non-Profit Corporation and as such, is organized for the purpose of social, recreational and educational activities designed to foster the enjoyment of off-road vehicles.

Not all my original work. Kind of a cut and paste of other organizations out there. Figured there is no need to re-invent the wheel here.

I'd be willing to front the incorporation fees when I get back stateside but we definitely need a good name. Let me know what you all think about the mission statement. Simple membership requirements; attend at least one club event/meet and greet annually. Sound fair/legit?