Sept. Big Dogs run

nice footage

For those running fri what trail did you all want to run. I was think I'm going to hit up the 6s so I can ride with mandy. Then on sat depending how crowded the lines were either high 7s or low 8s. Also I guess I have to see how well the zj does on the shake down run this sun before I comit to the 8's.

well, what is the extreme trail rated that you all went on

that was a 8 but a couple other trails on the 8 list make that look not to bad. Von you would have a good time running 8's, when me and and bobbi did the 8's it definitly gave us a work out. well more so me because of having to build roads for her

I am up for what ever. Was thinking about running 8's on sat but something light on friday would be cool.

I agree 100%. Have a mild run on friday and then let the destruction begin on Saturday. Then again as well as your rig is built i don't think you have much to worry about matt!!

So Friday you are thinking a level 6 or 7? Whatever is fine with me for Friday. I'm not sure if I'll have a chance to test the jeep before that weekend. Sat we will be running the Pennsytuckians trail.
Just put down trail 8 and we'll switch when we get there
Sunday trail 9 if the jeeps are still together. I'm hoping they have Corum (rocky hillside) trial open and we could do that sunday.

That sounds good Bill...I really don't care what we run Friday but Saturday I definetley want to run 8+.

Friday a level 7
Sat Pennsyltuckians trail (rated 8-10 and a lot of fun)
Sun 9 or other depending on what happens. just put 9 and we can always switch

i like it when a plan comes together i will be there fri. night around 7:30

sounds good

8 to 10 trail, After seeing what 8 had to offer I'm not sure if I would be able to keep up with you all on a 8 to 10 trail. what do you think bill, is it worth me trying this trail? On the 8 trail that I was on their were sections that the buggys were not just walking through.

From what they said trail 8 is a winchfeast and takes all day to run. Pennsytuckians trail(PT for now on) is hard and has a tough section in there. We can always just register for something for saturday and if pennsytuckians trail sounds bad for us we could stick with whatever we registered for. He said if we could do trial 8 we could do the PT trail. I think you can hang. we'll as if there are bypasses when we get there. I'm not interested in dumping my jeep in Hell Hole and risk total loss of vehicle. If it is tough and I have to drag it over the rocks with the winch then I'm okay with that. We'll have to see the type of vehicles getting in line and gather info etc. John is pretty flexible but who knows iwth the number of vehicles going that weekend. I'd say go ahead and register and if we get gun shy we could always change but lets all stick together and make the best of it.

I agree Bill. I know you have experience with the area so I was kind of basing my trail selection off of yours. I'm sure we can drag/winch our way through it and a red trail is only a red trail if you run the hard lines. We're well equipped with lockers and winches...bring it on! We can also talk to a few others down there and get their opinions and change lines if we feel it's necessary. I really think that no matter what they are lenient down there and just go with the flow to ensure a good time for everybody!

okay i'm signing up tonight for trail 6's on fri then trail 8 for sat. with the mind set that well be running PT trail. I'm game to do anything but I dont want to piss you all off by slowing you all down when i'm the one that keeps getting hung up on stuff. As for the menu I'll have a copy up in the next couple of days. For sat night its going to be steak night (i got a real good deal on them) so if any one has some extra grills they could bring that would be great. As for beer it will be a Byob that way everybody gets what they want. As for now it looks like nester is backing out so I still have a bed left in the camper if anyone needs it.

Do you have a campsite reserved for our group or are you with others? You probably told me this already but I don't remember.

I have a Coleman camping grille I can bring so rock on with the steaks.

i have a charcoal grill i will bring

I am about to register 7,8,9 and switch if needed. I will be there early friday morning and ride the trials on all 3 days.

Friday: 1st 7B 2nd 7C
Sat: 1st 8
Sun: 1st 9 2nd 7D

Honestly, I pretty much just picked numbers at random. Do you get a confirmation email from bigdogs or just from your paypal receipt? I don't remember from the last event. I was having issues with the first email I sent from my comcast account being blocked by a spam filter but I think it went through from my gmail address.

print a copy of the registration and make sure you have your paypal number with you.

fri 6,5
sat 8,7

I'll be bringing my MIG welder.

Cool i'll leave mine at home. Though i'll have a generator with me plus just about any other tool and parts we could posibly need. For the people comming in on thurs night, what directions and times are you comming in. I would like to meet up with some people on the way to make the whole finding and setting up camp process alot easier. As for food I need a count on who all is chipping in. also as far as junk food, ie chips and stuff what kind do you all like. also what kind of sodas? Ruff draft for the menu is as follows.

thurs night - junk food
fri morning - donuts and jucies/sodas ect.
fri afternoon on the trail - fend for yourself.
fri evening - hamburger and hotdogs on the grill with corn on the cob and chips.
Sat. morning - donuts and jucies/sodas ect.
sat. afternoon on the trail - fend for yourself.
sat. evening - steaks, patatoes, veg.
sun morning - sausage, eggs, ect.
rest of the day is fend for yourself

sound great I am coming down thursday. Not sure what time I am leaving. My boss said I can leave early but didn't say when. but I can leave pretty much any time I want. I haven't looked up directions yet but I will be probbly coming down though towson so if you want to meet up and head down that is fine with me. let me know how much I need to pitch in and if I need to bring anything.