Scott - Are you going out early Friday ? If so, maybe you can hold down a spot for me and Nikos, 'cause we won't be there 'til late Fri night...gon2srf wrote: Not too many IFS suspension FJ's have made Doran without some serious stacking and tugging. I'll spin off at the top if I make it out there. Don't want the cleanup guys to have to wipe my paint off the rocks.
2009-03-28: Calico
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear really bright, until they start talking
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
I'm not even sure if I have a hall pass yet Larry, but if I do get out there early I'll see what I can do about saving some room.cruiserlarry wrote:Scott - Are you going out early Friday ? If so, maybe you can hold down a spot for me and Nikos, 'cause we won't be there 'til late Fri night...gon2srf wrote: Not too many IFS suspension FJ's have made Doran without some serious stacking and tugging. I'll spin off at the top if I make it out there. Don't want the cleanup guys to have to wipe my paint off the rocks.
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
We do not do the Gatekeeper but several FJ's have done Doran and Odessa in both directions with no problems. Granted, a lift is necessary and some added belly armor is recommended but outside of that it is very doable. When doing Doran and Odessa last year we went up the Doran waterfall, a few of us without a spot (not wise), with no issue. I did knock my alignment out on a straight section just prior to the Doran waterfall when I hit a rock too hard because I got complacent and was messing with my GPS.gon2srf wrote:aw12345 wrote:Here is the whole MJR thread.
http://www.myjeeprocks.com/forums/showt ... 577&page=2
If you look at the map of the planned clean up route some of you might want to skip the Doran part, might be a bit rough on some of the sheel metal. From what I saw of the planned route it starts at Mule canyon and ends doing the Doran loop. On the plus side they run it going donw the 2 waterfalls not up it is still a bit more challenging than Odessa. Could be wrong of course but it might keep some folks from getting in over their head
Yeah, your being kind. Not too many IFS suspension FJ's have made Doran without some serious stacking and tugging. I'll spin off at the top if I make it out there. Don't want the cleanup guys to have to wipe my paint off the rocks.
That being said... I am not saying that a novice driver should read this and say, "No problem. We can handle it" because that might not be the case.
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
You stole the element of surprise with your bravado.OLLIE wrote:We do not do the Gatekeeper but several FJ's have done Doran and Odessa in both directions with no problems. Granted, a lift is necessary and some added belly armor is recommended but outside of that it is very doable. When doing Doran and Odessa last year we went up the Doran waterfall, a few of us without a spot (not wise), with no issue. I did knock my alignment out on a straight section just prior to the Doran waterfall when I hit a rock too hard because I got complacent and was messing with my GPS.gon2srf wrote:aw12345 wrote:Here is the whole MJR thread.
http://www.myjeeprocks.com/forums/showt ... 577&page=2
If you look at the map of the planned clean up route some of you might want to skip the Doran part, might be a bit rough on some of the sheel metal. From what I saw of the planned route it starts at Mule canyon and ends doing the Doran loop. On the plus side they run it going donw the 2 waterfalls not up it is still a bit more challenging than Odessa. Could be wrong of course but it might keep some folks from getting in over their head
Yeah, your being kind. Not too many IFS suspension FJ's have made Doran without some serious stacking and tugging. I'll spin off at the top if I make it out there. Don't want the cleanup guys to have to wipe my paint off the rocks.
That being said... I am not saying that a novice driver should read this and say, "No problem. We can handle it" because that might not be the case.
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
Did someone move the boulder that was almost blocking Odessa last year? Virtually everyone who ran Odessa at the Mogfest in October came back with some kind of damage getting passed it. It looked like carnage watching the group come back into camp.
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
Doran and Odessa have gotten worse since the middle of last year the doran waterfall as well as gatekeeper had all the fill in rocks washed away. Same goes for Odessa they are do able but not for those that mind a scratch or dent
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
We can also monitor the Table Mtn repeater, which supposedly has exellent coverage of the area:
145.28 (-) PL 131.8
Table Mountain Repeater
Ollie, can you edit your first post with this information?
145.28 (-) PL 131.8
Table Mountain Repeater
Ollie, can you edit your first post with this information?
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
Looks like your wish has been granted...sdnative wrote:We can also monitor the Table Mtn repeater, which supposedly has exellent coverage of the area:
145.28 (-) PL 131.8
Table Mountain Repeater
Ollie, can you edit your first post with this information?
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear really bright, until they start talking
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
Yes... What Larry said. I updated the first post as requested.
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Re: 2009-03-28: Calico
I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Looks like the following people in the SD caravan so far.
Ollie
Sdnative
Stef (Ollie's friend)
Terry (Oliie's friend)
Ollie
Sdnative
Stef (Ollie's friend)
Terry (Oliie's friend)
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Repeater
146.385+ PL: 146.2 Keller Peak (Echolink Equipped)
(K6JYB)
APRS
K6JYB ("BugEater")
K6JYB-7 (VX-8R)
http://www.facebook.com/FJOllie
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