Beau
you should definetly come out to this outing. There will be runs for all levels of vehicles and drivers. It is all about the camping also! Good times to be had!

 

It's one of our biggest runs of the year and you and your friends are invited. Here is the quick post put up at TTORA.
Don't be shy. We will have trails for everyone. DeMello Off-Road will be having a BBQ for everyone and Marlin him self from Marlin Crawler will be there. The rest if covered below!

OK boys and girls. It's that time of year again and the SoCal Big Bear run is gonna be just around the corner.

This year should be a really big event! There is going to be the raffle, runs for all types a trucks from Prerunners to SASed Rock Crawlers, big BBQ, and special guests such as Marlin himself from Marlin Crawler with the possibilities of others as well.

Clear your calendars for August 18-20 for this event. You don't want to miss it.

Here is a link to all the info so no excuses for missing it.

http://www.ttora-socal.com/index.ph...page&PAGE_id=22

Everyone is invited. Norcal, don't wanna miss ya, AZ, you need to show up, Nevada, time to wheel in the shade, and all the rest, if you can make it, we'd love to see you.

Here is a link to the TTORA board thread. http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38935

 

That first link doesn't work - I'd love to go! I went to Big Bear 3 times this past winter to snowboard, so I definately know they way!

 

Lance,
So what is the deal with the adventure pass? Will I need one on the Ex while camping or is it just for rigs hitting the trail?

Thanks!

 

Adventure Pass is required by anyone that enters the park and stays there. If you are just simply "passing thru" there's really no need for the adv pass. This means that anyone camping on site should get one. It's not that expensive and since I get two (family combo) I'll work this out w/ you so you don't have to incur the dang pass fee. (it's on me).

we'll touch base on this when we get closer to the event.

 

I'll be there with cameras in hand!

If anyone wants to caravan from AZ let me know!

 

Looking forward to this event.

 

Should I go? I really don't want to scratch up the powder coating on my Demello sliders or get my car too dirty.

 

Yes we will absolutely cover your costs while in our back yard!!!!! Don't worry about food the pass or anything else for that matter.

Please be our guest and we will show you that not all Californians are rude stuck up snobby bastages. Although we have our share LOL!

 

Yo go! You need to be there! We need someone to laugh at!

No really this run is geared for everyone! We don't have super hard trails but we do have fun trails for everyone! Besides what else are you going to do in the middle of August?

 

Hmmmm sounds interesting
Subscribing to see what's going on.

 

Awesome,
Thanks Lance and Eric!! I'll at least have a few cold ones for you two and I'll have plenty of propane as well

 

Looks like I'll be making this trip...... I'll bring my video camera as well and give you the tape after the run.....

 

This event is getting closer so we'll need to all decide on a camping location. I contacted the discovery center to get the exact rules on the adventure pass and they told me that any vehicle that has purchased a camp site is exempt from purchasing the adventure pass since you already paid a fee. the adventure pass is only needed if you park your vehicle out on the trails and leave it unattended. since we will not be leaving our vehicles unattended on the open trails there is no need for any of us to purchase the adventure pass.

I'm open for any camp site but I'm thinking Hanna Flats might be a good one to try if we have a large enough group. I've never been there but I do know where it is.

Hanna Flat
2-1/2 miles NW of Fawnskin on Forest Road 3N14
Elevation: 7,000 / Spaces: 88/ Water: yes / Spur Length: 40'
Season: May 15th to October 18th / Fee: $20.00 / night

Cool perks:
2nd vehicle fee $5.00 per night
Flush toilets
Pit toilets

If showers are a must then we can do:

Serrano
N Shore Lane off Hwy. 38, about 2 miles E of Fawnskin
Elevation: 6,800 / Spaces: 132 / Water: yes / Spur Length: 55'
Season: April 1st to November 30th / Fee: single $24.00 / double $52 / RV $34

Cool Perks:
Handicap facilities
2nd vehicle fee $5.00 per night
Dump station
Flush toilets
Showers
Electric hook-ups

 

Now Bruce I told the TTORA guys you would behaive yourself. LOL

Are we still interested in doing this jointly with TTORA? Let me get in touch with them again and see how they are coming with planning. If it gets too complicated to coordinate we can just do our own thing. No big deal Big Bear is... well it is Big and there is room enough for both seperately.

I do know that Jason Demelo and a few other are bringing new FJ's out to the runs. Could be something to see.

 

From what I read on ttora's site it looks like camping is all on our own so... thus the post I made. If they are coordinating everything then hopefully they'll update their info.

 

Yeah I just read that also. We should just do our own thing maybe and if we happen to coordinate a run together great. If not oh well.

Thanks for looking into the Pass info for us all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I will try to attend....depends when my new baby boy comes. If I do go it may just be for the day on Sat. I will bring my daughter along.

 

I second the idea of us putting together our own run. The TTORA guys are cool but man their groups are huge and they are a little on the slow side. Not to say that I do not like running with them but if we put our own agenda together i'm sure it would run a lot smoother and not take up the whole day out there. Just my 02 cents. Hey Eric when were you thinking of heading up, I know it's still pretty far ahead but any idea?

 

Ideally speaking I wouldn't mind doing a joint adventure with the ttora guys. The only thing I'd like to ensure is having small groups as a large group will cause a big bottleneck at key highlights. Having groups of 10 or less per run would be perfect but that all comes down to how many want to lead each group. If there are more than 1 group going down one trail, staggering it 30-45 minutes will greatly help to keep the flow moving on the trails. Since we're not the only ones that'll be on the trail we'll want to make sure not to inconvenience others there (every time I've gone, I've run into people so I'm just thinking out loud).

Since it's too early to tell what the group sizing will be like, I'd say we stay very flexible and see how their event unfolds. If it looks like it's going to be a large scale group action, maybe we can request for a smaller group with many leaders leading each group. This should help ease the chaos and keep everyone happy.

Interacting with various groups will help bring the offroading community closer so try to coordinate something together. Hopefully Eric can get some communications between both groups and figure this out without them just planning and leading everything.