June 2016 Meet and Run

SoCals June 2016 Meet and Run ...Destination for this month?

  • Anza-Borrego

    Votes: 9 34.6%

  • Big Bear (NE Area)

    Votes: 13 50.0%

  • Joshua Tree (Mining District)

    Votes: 4 15.4%

  • Johnson Valley

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Meccatopia & Orrocopia Canyons/Mtns.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    26
  • Poll closed .
85straight said:
So your ok with taking your new truck up John Bull? If I had a new truck( really wish I did) you wouldn't catch me on that trail.
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Looks identical to my 3rd gen...huh crazy.
And yes you would if you had it all set up with suspension and tires and a lil armor...come on. That trail driven right done right spotted right and take your time doesn't have to be all that, lots of these guys throttle heavy and slap themselves all over the place on that trail.And there's a lot of sections on that trail you can just go to left or right a lil to get around a lot of the redonkulous boulders.
 
Oneluv13T4R said:
Looks identical to my 3rd gen...huh crazy.
And yes you would if you had it all set up with suspension and tires and a lil armor...come on. That trail driven right done right spotted right and take your time doesn't have to be all that, lots of these guys throttle heavy and slap themselves all over the place on that trail.And there's a lot of sections on that trail you can just go to left or right a lil to get around a lot of the redonkulous boulders.
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Yep, if I had full armor I would run that trail. Wheel smarter not harder
 
Oneluv13T4R said:
Looks identical to my 3rd gen...huh crazy.
And yes you would if you had it all set up with suspension and tires and a lil armor...come on. That trail driven right done right spotted right and take your time doesn't have to be all that, lots of these guys throttle heavy and slap themselves all over the place on that trail.And there's a lot of sections on that trail you can just go to left or right a lil to get around a lot of the redonkulous boulders.
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Are you saying that from first hand experience?? I have heard about the trail and seen videos, but never on it. Is it a lot of boulders or are there some scary off camber descents thrown in the route.

Thanks
 
Damn. When I mentioned JB I was just throwing it out there to attract a wider range of wheeler. No way meant for noobs. JB can be done with just 33s, sliders, and at least a rear locker. A front would definitely help but I got thru without it. However not having one leads to taking lines to avoid the 'redonculus' boulders. Which can lead to body damage($hit!). The best thing about BB is that so many levels of trail are all right next to each other.
Edit: photo credit to T4R member Kevin [MENTION=119761]RedRun85[/MENTION]
 

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Quatre Coureur
Wow, that looks like a pretty advanced area. Can you suggest some moderate trails to practice on for noobs to get good training to sharpen skills for JB.
Great picture by the way!!!

Thanks for the reply
 
Thanks man! That's actually a pic of the easy section between obstacles! :nod:
A couple great trails that I had fun on are White Mtn.(3N17) and Jacoby Cyn.(3N61). Both blue square rated.
Getting past the gatekeeper with E-ROCKER and RedRun85 spotting.
 

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Quatre Coureur said:
Damn. When I mentioned JB I was just throwing it out there to attract a wider range of wheeler. No way meant for noobs. JB can be done with just 33s, sliders, and at least a rear locker. A front would definitely help but I got thru without it. However not having one leads to taking lines to avoid the 'redonculus' boulders. Which can lead to body damage($hit!). The best thing about BB is that so many levels of trail are all right next to each other.
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As Smokey from Friday would say....DDDDAAAAAMMMMMM!!!!!
 
97FR_brad said:
Quatre Coureur
Wow, that looks like a pretty advanced area. Can you suggest some moderate trails to practice on for noobs to get good training to sharpen skills for JB.
Great picture by the way!!!

Thanks for the reply
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If we go to big bear join us! The route I planned has a little bit of everything but seeing a very few are equipped to run JB we try to make the runs fun for everyone. As Quatre said white mountain is a good trail( we ran that last November) and we'll be running Jacoby canyon if we decide to make the run up there at the end of the month

One of the best way to sharpen your skills is to wheel with other people. I learned without anyone to wheel with( not smart don't do that) , but when your with others trucks you can push your limit and learn must faster
 
97FR_brad said:
Quatre Coureur
Wow, that looks like a pretty advanced area. Can you suggest some moderate trails to practice on for noobs to get good training to sharpen skills for JB.
Great picture by the way!!!

Thanks for the reply
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I second to just joining in. I was in your situation about 2 mo's ago and I'm hooked. These group of guys are great and the philosophy of "No Man Left Behind" is taken very seriously. My boys and I felt very safe during the run. We also have camped with some of them and it was good times. They are more than welcome to share their knowledge. The leaders are very knowledgeable and taken in to consideration your rig and experience. SEE YOU THERE!
 
97FR_brad said:
Are you saying that from first hand experience?? I have heard about the trail and seen videos, but never on it. Is it a lot of boulders or are there some scary off camber descents thrown in the route.

Thanks
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Yeah,
And @Quartre Coureur said it perfectly below ....what basic mods it takes and what damages maybe/ but most likely will occur and shows it in his pic what to expect most of time. JB commands respect and a lil patience if you roll out of there unscathed.
 
Oneluv13T4R, MACT4R, 85straight,

Right on, your words of advice seem sound. Patience and respect for starters.
I don't take anything lightly in SoCal, especially Big Bear. I would rather start slow and gain more knowledge about wheeling. It was a fun time last month with the group and a couple of weekends ago with mnray8909. Sounds like a good plan to travel with T4R.

Trying to camp up there also one or two nights.
Enjoy and thanks again.
 
Cant wait for the trail run. And to meet new peeps with 4runners regardless of were we go.
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[MENTION=117408]Oneluv13T4R[/MENTION] you wanna update the first post using sentinels format. Let's nail down a date, time and a roster
 
Does anyone have a suggestion as to where to camp the night before the run? I'm not familiar with the area would love a bit of guidance.

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