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Hi,
I am looking at Sept. 14, 15 & 16 as the best dates so far. We would meet up at Loon Lake around 0800 Friday morning and come out of the trail on Sunday afternoon.
Thanks and I hope to see ya on the con!
Ron
I'm there, I'll have GSR2007 stickers in hand for all participants.
Can't wait
Where is Rubicon exactly? (what's the nearby town)
Camping out on those days?
Place to park a truck and trailer without it getting broken into??
I'm interested in going.
the end we will be coming out of comes out in a neighborhood like a mile from tahoe at the south end I think. .but that wouldnt help with the trailer.The closest to Loon is what, Georgetown? Is your truck street legal just not comfortable? If it is, I bet you'd be able to find a place in georgetown which is like 15+ miles out. If not, you'd have to park your truck and trailer at loon. I don't know how safe it is out there but people do it all the time.
Last edited by AgitatedPancake; 04-25-2007 at 12:48 AM.
If you park at Loon you'll still have to get back to your truck/trailer after ending trail.(It's not a loop). You'll probably be able to hitch a ride with someone.
I would recomend trying to leave truck/trailer at a Hotel that you stay at or a WalMart parking lot or something. I would hope you can drive to the trailhead from there at least.
My family is in Georgetown... too far from the Con IMO. Id park at Loon, off Ice House Rd. Not Wentworth in Georgetown.
I will probably make this trip but will only go half way as my jeep cant do the return trip from Tahoe anymore... shes just not street friendly.
AW
How hard is it to get back to loon from the tahoe exit?
Ice House road is a good 20-30min drive alone from the Freeway. Not to mention the drive back around from Tahoe stageing area...
Theres not a whole lot past Buck anyway... Cadillac, and Big Sluice I believe, with lots of fire trail like spots... ALL the harder stuff is most of the way till buck and lil sluice.
Gonna try to make it also. If anyone needs a ride back to pick up a tow rig or something no problem I can taxi you back.
Damn just realized that is the same weekend as the WEROCK Grand Nationals in Boyd, Tx.
I was going to try and make it out there for that, so we shall see as it gets a little closer.
The Jeep is street legal, though top speed is about 65mph MAX.
So does the trail take 3 days to do?
Camping anywhere?
I have to be honest it has been a LONG LONG time since I did ANY camping, so i will have to see what kind of gear I still have if any.
So what do you do, run the trail all in 1 day and do it back again?
I'm not sure I understand this Rubicon trail... I was thinking it would take 2 or 3 days to cover the trail.
I'm all about camping. That's pretty much the reason I wheel is to go camping.
I have not done the Con so I am not sure, I am pretty sure it takes 2-3 days and you camp out along the way.
We did it in 3 days, two nights, at that rate its a good leisurely pace that you can stop, chat, break something, etc.
How many people "no shit" are going to be going?
If I go to the Rubicon, I will probably cancel my Moab trip. My brother is going to be flying in from Maine to come.
So if I commit, it's going to cost me time and money, same for my brother. I CANNOT have it Can Xed cause everyone backs out.
I'm down to go this year, my rig is finally all set up (full skids, sliders, winch, f/r lockers) I might just even pick up some new 33" MT/R's in a couple of months or so for this one...
Fred R.
As for "no shit" I would day Ron and me. That's it. Ron had lots of "I'm going's" right till we left last year so you will just have to decide if YOU want to run the Con.
Last year with Ron, Kevin and me it took us one day to get to the park. We hung out Fri night, all Saturday and headed out Sunday morning. It's a easy trail but like always you just never know what might happen. 1 major break can lose a 1/2 day so just plan to go and enjoy the scenery, weather, other GC owners and some camping. Aprils right most of the trail is before the park. So if you decide to head back to Loon lake when the rest head out it won't be a big deal. You will still be with the group for most of the trip.
Yeah. I may end up doing Rubicon and Moab maybe. All depends on the finances and work.
Last edited by nate; 04-26-2007 at 06:09 PM.
Count me in as confirmed.
I spoke to my wife this weekend and she was fine with it. I will put in for that Friday off work this week.
As we get closer I will need to coordinate with the people that are going as to what camping gear I need to bring as I will need to borrow most of it from some friends of ours, but should not be a problem.
Dirk
Right in my backyard! count me in. Those dates are solid?
IMO, if your rig is street friendly, leave truck and trailer at the staging area on the tahoe side ( homewood). I've done it several times. There's usually so many folks in jeeps, toys, quads,etc, around that securty isn't TOO much of a concern.
From Homewood, drive around to loon and when you finish up the trail your tow rig is waitng for ya.
The trail is far from done after you get to the springs. Cadillac can be a real B*&ch depending on the previous winter. and between cadillac and the staging area I've seen plenty of carnage. As with any trail, luck favors the prepared! I've seen guys in buggies run the trail in 6 hours. I always take a day to get to the springs and a day to head out. No need to rush.....it shakes the beer up something awful............
How built does a ZJ need to be to make it through the Rubicon? Can you make it with 4.5in lift, rear locker, and 31's?
31s can do it with more damage.... I ran it on 33" with almost no damage. It gets more technical with smaller tires.
I agree, expect some damage. Yes you will make it through. We wouldn't leave anyone behind. Oh and sliders would be a must with 31's
I would highly recomend 33's as a minimum,
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