Outdoor Adventure USA

Howdy folks. My name is Scott. I came across OAUSA by a link advertising Borrego Fest. I won’t be able to make it to this one because I’ve got a little one due that week. I wheel a bit in Big Bear and some in Johnson Valley too. But as the winter starts to cool off the desert I would like to explore Borrego some more. I dig that this site has so many Hams because I’ll have some questions. The 2m radio in my Jeep is a new piece of gear for me. The first time I realized that I was lacking for not having a Ham radio was last July. A friend and I were planning on doing a night run in Big Bear after a long day of Adopt-A-Trail work. We were eating dinner with SteeevO and he told us that if we got in trouble just give him a call on the Ham. I was ill-equipped so we had to rely on our cell phones. That night we ended up limping off the trail with a few missing teeth on my ring gear. Now I am set up and I can hit the Keller Peak repeater from my driveway in Oceanside. I hope so catch you guys on the net on Thursdays.

-Scott
KJ6COB

Welcome to OAUSA, Scott. Nice Wrangler - tell us a little about it...

It is amazing how fast a bad trail day will motivate you to get your ham ticket...

See you on the trails soon...

Hey Scott;

Great to have you join us. Tell Steeevo to come by an say hi. We missed him at the Meet & Greet this last weekend.

Congratulations on your soon-to-be arrival. Tell us what you think of the nets.

Welcome aboard!

Welcome aboard, Scott! Congrats on the newcomer and your entry into the world of amateur radio!
Looking forward to seeing ya on the trail!

Welcome to OAUSA, Scott! Its good to see another YJ onboard.

Keep an eye on the trip planning threads, as there'll sure to be many trips out to Anza-Borrego this fall and winter.

Welcome to the site!

cruiserlarry wrote:Welcome to OAUSA, Scott. Nice Wrangler - tell us a little about it...

It is amazing how fast a bad trail day will motivate you to get your ham ticket...

See you on the trails soon...

Thank you for the welcome fellas.

My Wrangler was new to me about 9 months ago. Before I had a Toyota pickup that was just too nice to drag across the rocks. I think I have been under the YJ every weekend since I have had it but I forget most of the things I have fixed. It came with a ratty soft top and no radio. Now I have a hard op and full doors that make the hwy much more enjoyable. I have a HP Dana30 in the front and a Ford 8.8 in the back. They have 4.10:1 gears. I just got done rebuilding the 8.8 after I lost a tooth of the ring gear. I rebuilt it with an open carrier instead of the Trac-Loc carrier that came with it. So hopefully there will be a lunchbox locker in my future. I have a York in my garage waiting for me to build a bracket. My cargo nets are hand tied from cheapie harbor freight rope.

And this was the second trail I ever did in my YJ. I was still getting to know my Jeep.



This one had some pucker..

What trails are these?

This is bullfrog trail. It is near Johnson Valley. Camprock Rd. and HWY 241.