the permit is a blanket permit. We only need one permit and that covers every person in out group no matter the size or number of people in the group. I will be stopping by the ranger station on my way up there. I'll be meeting you all at the damn.

 

keith dont forget to ask the rangers just to be sure on that fire permit...and man if i would have known you were staying longer i would have gotten at least one more day off man.


and its 2 runners coming from san jose afterall .. well be meeting chris and 87-runner ( Jairo)in fremont then head on up .. i cant leave until 6:00pm though .. something came up . so a total of 4 runners from the bay area

 

looks like youll be just a head of us a bit. cant leave untill 6:00 myself

 

Thought most everyone knew my group was staying for the whole week. Oh well. There will be next year man. I am guessing next year will turn out to be even bigger then this year.

 

i must have missed that page ill be camping for a week in sept myself ,actually the week of the 17th (opening day deer season ) up at the ranch with some friends ...look out bears and deer here we come

laters keith

 

mybe. i just found out i may have to stay at work 1 1/2 hrs longer which will have me leave at 630. but i will still be their friday.

 

soo...received my 4 ball joints in the mail today and swapped the driver's side out. unfortunately this did not resolve the clunking noise i've been hearing when coming to a stop. now i'm thinking it's the 19yr old control arm bushings that are worn out and causing the sloppy connection, clunk sound that i hear when coming to/from a stop and when going over bumps in the road.

i dunno what to do now. think i'll be ok on the trail if i leave it for now? i've been driving the truck to work this past week and my wheel hasn't fallen off when hitting a janky section of the freeway at 70mph. i guess if it came down to it i could try to massage the my Cruiser through Squaw with some good spotting...

 

the truck should be fine.. Stockwell is taking his rig and his steering/alignment is totally skewed.

 

yeah seems alot of truck are having last minute problems this trip

 

might not have a CB...

tonight got the old cb "ghetto wired" and wouldnt you know it, the damn thing is shot... all the lights come on, but there is no sound or no channel lights, etc... SMH... if i can get a new one before the trip, i might be doing some wiring at the campground the night before the wheeling starts...

if anyone wants to work some wiring magic, and maybe has some wiring utensils (crimpers, strippers, cutters, spade clips) because id dont have them and my wiring skills are ZERO... gah... i dont wanna go wheeling deaf!

 

ive got some ill throw them in my truck today

 

I'm bringing the SWR meter and some electrical equipment as well... I dont see how the CB could be "blown". Where did you get it?

on another note. I'm all packed up and ready to go! except for clothes and coolers. Oil Change, Air filter and car wash today. then Im gonna try and take my spare tire carrier out from underneath the truck. and also see how much an upper intake hose is. ( mine cracked, so bull crap )

 

thank god everything is going to plan on my end. LOL. Sorry to hear about all the issues other are having so close to the dead line.

 

you guys rock...

 

tomorrow is the day guys. everybody ready?

 

Im ready trucks washed, oil change and air filter, and all my stuff is by the door ready to be put in the truck tomorrow morning

 

i hate all of you. i better see some good pics and videos after this weekend!

 

think with all the cameras the whole trip will be covered on still shot or video so we have you covered there

see you all tomorrow

 

So stoked, been waiting for this for 5 months. See you all tomorrow, Troy text me tomorrow before you leave

 

4Runners Packed and ready to go for the most part. Just need to pack clothes, buy foods and pack the ice cooler.

On a side note, apparently I should have invested in the 14" Zuk coils, the 12" are letting me down now that she's loaded up. Oh well, still above the bumpstops (unlike last time) so I can't complain.

See you all Saturday morning!!!