Outdoor Adventure USA

We have set the official dates for this trip for April 22-29. The trip will start on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 and we will return on (or about) Wednesday April 29, 2009. This thread will serve as the official sign up and planning location.



Attending:

1. DaveK
2. notamog (Bruce)
3. diverbob (Bob)
4. YOUKON Steve (Steve)
5. hmfigueroa (Hector)
6. TomS

Dave,

I'm interested in going!

Do those dates include travel to and from Southern California? It will take a whole day to drive my rig to St George since I only average about 45 to 50mph including stops. Going that far I'd like to trailer it up if I can make arrangements for a trailer and a tow.

I would be interested if there is room

diverbob wrote:I would be interested if there is room

Welcome Bob. You're in!

NotAMog wrote:Dave,

I'm interested in going!

Do those dates include travel to and from Southern California? It will take a whole day to drive my rig to St George since I only average about 45 to 50mph including stops. Going that far I'd like to trailer it up if I can make arrangements for a trailer and a tow.

Bruce:

You're in. Yes, the dates include travel time and given the distance, we may just have to add a day or two. We'll see.

We will figure a way to work around your speed limit. No worries!

When I travel with a group I don't try to caravan on Freeways since the Pinzgauer is happier running at 55 for long periods of time. I will do 65 on 2 lane roads to avoid holding up traffic but that is generally for less than an hour. It will even hit 70 going down hill when necessary like merging onto I-15 South from the 138.

I usually meet the group where they go off road or turn on to twisty mountain roads. In the hills I've actually been known to pass 4 cylinder CJs . It just doesn't have the sustained high speed on open road to keep up. With a Pinzgauer you definitely need to use the philosophy that it's not the destination but the journey.

It could be worse, I could be driving a stock Mog 404 .

NotAMog wrote:When I travel with a group I don't try to caravan on Freeways since the Pinzgauer is happier running at 55 for long periods of time. I will do 65 on 2 lane roads to avoid holding up traffic but that is generally for less than an hour. It will even hit 70 going down hill when necessary like merging onto I-15 South from the 138.

I usually meet the group where they go off road or turn on to twisty mountain roads. In the hills I've actually been known to pass 4 cylinder CJs . It just doesn't have the sustained high speed on open road to keep up. With a Pinzgauer you definitely need to use the philosophy that it's not the destination but the journey.

It could be worse, I could be driving a stock Mog 404 .

Bruce:

We will make it work. Glad to have you join us.

I am also interested in going, I have never been and wanted to go for a long time, looking at pics on the net it looks fun,

Ralphie:

Welcome. You're in.

My wife's birthday, my marriage anniversary and my birthday all fall in or dangerously close to these dates so I won't make it but I do wish you all a happy safe adventure!