We're heading back out to Evan's Creek on Saturday the 23rd of August. The plan is to have breakfast at the 410 cafe in Buckle at 8:00am then head to the trail after breakfast, leaving the 410 at 9:00. Trail choices will be moderate. Black diamond trails will be hit but we've got at least 1 daily driver 4Runner coming who needs to drive to work on Monday so we won't run stuff that's too hard.

Gibby

I'd like people to RSVP on trips to make sure that we have enough experienced people to lead the group. I like to have at least one experience driver with a very capable rig, for every 4-5 trucks. If you wanna go, please let me know.

 

I'll be there! I am also looking for people who want to come wheeling 2 saturdays after that, Sept 6th and 7th, with camping overnight on saturday. (see my post Sept6/7 wheelin for more info) BTW I have a locker and winch, and no fear for body damage, so ill be able to help out a bit.

 

That makes 5 rigs so far, 4 Toys and a 1948 Willy's. This isn't a body damage trip for anyone else interested. Matt just spend most of the summer redoing his Willy's with Teraflex revolvers, 33" swampers, brake upgrades, transmission rebuild, etc.

I just finished redoing my rear suspension and steering. It's a moderate trail run. 311 for sure since it's a nice popuplar trail to start with, then either 520 or 197. For the not so faint of heart we'll possible run 102 at the end. It's a double black diamond trail and one that beat Matt and the Bronco last time he went to Evan's Creek.

102 will be a good trail for some to park and ride with others to see what off-road rigs can really do. 102 will depend on how everyone is holding up and how late it's getting. I'll have my 2 year old son with me as well.

 

Trailing with me will be an '85 Pickup, 4" Superlift with 34" TSL's. He's not locked, but it'll be fun pulling him out anyways!!! ALSO Still looking for pople to go wheeling Sept 6 and 7 at Evans!!! See my post about it in this forum area.

 

For those interested. This is a moderate to more difficult run. The only hard core trail will be at the end and optional. It's a good time for some who are not wanting to put their rigs through the test to ride along and see what some of the built rigs can really do. It looks like we have 3-4 rigs that are capable of running the double diamond section of 102. I run part of this trail but had to turn back when Matt's wide body Bronco couldn't fit.

This trail is mostly very tight turns and some off camber situations. It's a very short trail but has a LOT of switch backs. requiring multipoint turns in tight conditions. I got through scrape and damage free. One nice thing about Evan's Creek is that a well driven 4x4 with a moderate lift, good tires and some TAD's can get through without damage.

The first two trails we take will be doable by just about everyone on this list. We took a completely stock 2nd gen 4Runer through 311 last year with only some spotting support. As dry as it is, mud and poor traction is not likely to be a problem so the tougher trails will be much easier than they'd be in the late fall to early spring.

Vehicle recommendations for most of this trip will be good offroad tires, AT tires not recommended. You'll need to air down for traction and the AT tire sidewalls are generally not strong enough for low pressure, off-camber situations. A single TAD is HIGHLY recommended but not required. If you're not lifted with big tires, sliders and good bumpers will be highly recommended as well.

For those not familiar with Evan's Creek, rocks are not the major issue for body damage, it's the tightness of the trees and roots sticking out the side of the ruts that like to greet your side panels and knock the itres off the rims. Most tough spots have bypasses. These trails are not as tight as Elbe but tighter than Tahuya. If you're run any of the new trails at Tahuya (Riffraff) you'll have a good idea of what Evan's Creek trails are like.

We'll be running 2 of the trails that Big Rock productions did in their Northwest Trails series. Each of the spots that they showed extesively (because of their difficulty) have bypasses.

If you have questions about the run, the trails, should or shouldn't you go, etc, let me know. We like to have a lot of fun on our runs. We'll find spots where the built rigs and experienced wheelers can challenge their rig and thier abilities, but we also like to help the beginner along.

While we can't guarantee that something won' break or damage won't happen, you can trust us to help you with good advice. We won't tell you to do something you or your rig won't or shouldn't do.

Our runs are always open to everyone. We have 7 rigs so far, if Matt get's his Heep done on time,

 

Can anyone tell me where the 410 cafe is? Is it on the 410 highway? and which side??

 

the cafe is on the west side of 410 at the intersection where yiou turn to head towards evans creek . hope that helps.

 

Looks like 8-10 rigs that I know of. Just the right size but we could fit in a couple more if anyone's intrested.

 

8 rigs made the trip with only one problem, wicked runner's clutch line blew a leak. We tried patching it but the repair didn't hold. He was able to get home safely but had to take off early by himself.

We ran both the upper and lower sections of 311, 519 and 198.

I'll have the trip report up later today.

 

The report is up. www.faithwheelers.com/082303.htm

 

those are some good pics,but what we all need is some rain to make the trails more fun . its just to dry and dusty.did anyone get any body damage.Only thing i read was someone loosing a clutch.I'd like to go out wheelin with some one that is worried about body damage, the guys i wheel with could care less so the just trash there stuff.Yea i drive a trail rig bout like to try and keep damage to minimum.

 

We had only a couple of very minor dings and typical Cascade pinstiping. I have a trail rig that I drive on the road. If you chose to go on runs with us, you'll find that I am very sensitive to those that are concerned about body damage. We got every rig through each of these trails without any significant body damage. The Jeep Cherokee did have some damage to his left front fender and flare but we think this was pre-existing damage that was tweaked a little. He tried to follow my lines (not always the smartest thing to do) which put him through some tight spots that required skill and precision. His bald tires and stock gearing resulted in damage that I was able to avoid.

If you talk with others that went on this trip you'll find that as a trail leader I was very conscious of everyone's comfort level on th trail and gave everyone advise about lines to take. I don't mind telling people NOT to try something.

Wet conditions would make these trails very different and a little dinging minor dents would have been more likely, but not unavoidable. BTW, I'm the guy that went out and purchased completed magnetic body condoms to protect from paint scratches at one time.

If you decide to join a Faithwheelers run, you'll be given a real explanation of what to expect. We have mild to hard core runs. Keep an eye on our forum for upcoming events. We try to rotate between mild, to medium to wild once per quarter.

The next trip will probably be to Tahuya for a milder run, or up to Government Meadows for a stockish run.

Feel free to join us if you want to run with people who care about body damage. We can't always avoid it, but we do care about it.