Colorado Meeting on March 17, 2012

[OU4x4]

CB is on the way...wahoo.

quick question for you guys with antennas at the rear,
did you run the cable inside the cab to the back or underneath along the frame away from moving parts?
does it matter?

 

[Laubage]

I'll be in Northern Colorado during this time, so I prefer something up north if possible. I will make the drive down south though if I need to.

I was looking at pictures of the Argentine Pass, and that route has my vote if it's passable. Looking at GMRS radios now, do any of you guys use that for offroading? Or is it all CB?

 

[magert54]

CB is on the way...wahoo.

quick question for you guys with antennas at the rear,
did you run the cable inside the cab to the back or underneath along the frame away from moving parts?
does it matter?

Ive seen a lot run the cable in the cab maybe it because it has less chance of damage.
Im sure others will have better advise. -nudge to glen or gerdo-

I'll be in Northern Colorado during this time, so I prefer something up north if possible. I will make the drive down south though if I need to.

I was looking at pictures of the Argentine Pass, and that route has my vote if it's passable. Looking at GMRS radios now, do any of you guys use that for offroading? Or is it all CB?

Sounds good, I voted for anything along the I-70 corridor. CB for me


Remember ladies and gentlemen, we need a vote on what/where you want to trail ride this time. I know its early but we can have a primary and alternate trail if weather and trails are not passable when 17 march comes around.

 

[OU4x4]

Ive seen a lot run the cable in the cab maybe it because it has less chance of damage.
Im sure others will have better advise. -nudge to glen or gerdo-

i was thinking "in cab" was the way to go. at least that way i don't have to cut a big hole in the firewall for the coax to pass through.


and I-70 sounds good to me
if we don't get any appreciable snow between now and then, the trails should be passable. knock on wood.

 

[magert54]

Updated

 

[Weejub]

Family and I will be in Glenwood Springs on the 16th, but gotta be back in KC by evening of the 18th. Other than those little issues, we are "possible" maybe even just to meet/greet on our way through

 

[Footofgod]

Being a rookie still, anyone have thoughts on the Argentine pass area?

TrailDamage.com - Argentine Pass

Someone said something about the I-70 corridor, so I just looked in the area on Trail Damage.

 

[Acidmeld]

Looks like a challenge with any amount of snow...

 

[magert54]

With the amount of snow, I dont mind changing my vote to the Woodland park area trails again

 

[Jester4kicks]

I'm almost a definite-yes at this point.

 

[Ghosty]

Put me down as a maybe. Looking forward to meeting some locals, breaking in my next rig, and taking lots of nice pics. No CB, but I have a set of 2way radios.

 

[OU4x4]

At this point I don't care where we go as long as my runner gets dirty and I get to meet the locals.

 

[Dcjeary]

Hi all,

First off my name is Dave. I am new to Colorado (Denver) and off-road I have a stock 07 4Runner SR5. Thinking that I would love to join up and go but not sure if the rig is ready for that yet?? I also have a ton to learn so I am looking forward to doing some reading and learning about tips, techniques and upgrades for the runner. Looking forward to talking with you all.

Dave

 

[Gerdo]

I'm guessing that we will do a trail that most people can do without any problems. A lot of the trails have hard lines thru obstacles and bypasses.

 

[Acidmeld]

Dave, you would be amazed at what your runner can do bone stock!

 

[magert54]

So, with that said. What trails should we try this time?

 

[OU4x4]

Looks like if snow is a concern then maybe the rainbow falls area is the way to go.
I read up on them at trail damage and it looks like they have some challenging areas without being too much for us beginners or stock rigs.

 

[G.I.G.]

I'm bummed I won't be able to join. I have two snowboard trips planned and several work related trips in March so it would be April at the earliest for me. Have fun though!

RE: CB's, I have to agree with what others have said here. CB's are the standard form of communication for just about every 4-wheel drive club, so you might as well get on board with it. I still believe that hand-held two-way radios are a better solution for multiple reasons but it's not worth belaboring that point. I still use two-way hand-held radios if I'm doing a trail with just a couple of other trucks and/or the people I'm going with don't have CB's. It's never a bad idea to have both.

For me, it wasn't about the cost of a CB, I did not want to hard-wire a CB in my 4Runner. Here is a good compromise for people who don't want to hard-wire a CB in their rig but need a CB radio for trail runs.

Amazon.com: Midland 75-822 40 Channel CB-Way Radio: Electronics

Cobra makes one too.

Amazon.com: Cobra HH 38 WX ST 4-Mile 40-Channel CB Radio: Car Electronics

I bought the Midland handheld CB a couple years ago and it works great. It doesn't have the range of a hard-wired CB might with an external antena, but for trail runs it works perfect. You can also add an external antenna if you wish. I don't mess with the battery pack, I just plug it into my aux power outlet so I'm running at full power all the time. I haven't had any problems with it.

Anyway, hope to catch you guys in April....

 

[magert54]

CB's are not always perm. I just bought my CB from Doozi and a Magnetic bottom-load whip. The CB is DC powered and the cable for the whip runs thru the back door. All is removable after trips, it only takes 3 min to remove

 

[baja1d]

Let's roll

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