California NorCal Jeep adventures!

Playing tourist on the way home on U.S. 101
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bobthetj03 said:
Glad you missed all the fire drama on your journey. How'd the RTT perform?
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We didn't miss the fire drama......was getting home Friday just when it started. Went through Hwy 20 with flames right at the edge of the Hwy. I was surprised it wasn't shut down, but very very happy it wasn't! Saturday, hosing everything down around the house for the fire coming into Lakeport.
 
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Oh I see how it is! Slick Rock wasn't good enough for you? Lol! Glad you got out there and banged around thru the rocks a bit. You could manage the whole trail on your setup, but you'd want friends along to drag you thru some of the sportier stuff, and lots of under armor. I ran the trail on 32's, but had to stack rocks a few times, and pull cable once.
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Well, Loon Lake is a bit closer than Slick Rock :D Running stuff like that on 31's definitely solidified my desire for a higher clearance skid. That low hanging turd was constantly banging and getting hung up. I actually got hung up once on a rear ca bracket while trying to back up for another wheeler. He gave me a quick tug and we were on our way.
 
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I think I’ve read this somewhere before but did you fab your trailer yourself or buy one of the kits? Looks exactly like I want, might look into storage units sometime I could store a trailer in...
 
tomtaylz said:
I think I’ve read this somewhere before but did you fab your trailer yourself or buy one of the kits? Looks exactly like I want, might look into storage units sometime I could store a trailer in...
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If you're talking about my trailer, I bought it several years ago. Its a "Pack Mule" Jeep trailer. They were made for about 5 or 6 years in Marysville California back in the 80s. They are getting harder and harder to find. I did a lot of work to it fixing it up. New axle, top, paint, wheels and tires. It looked like this when I bought it.
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bobthetj03 said:
We are safe. Camped out in the RV in dunnigan. No internet, so won't on here much till we can get home
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Glad you guys are ok. I keep checking on the fire map thinking how close you are to it. Be safe. Let us know if you need anything.
 
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Glad you guys missed the fires. I was supposed to spend the weekend wheeling in the High Lakes area above Chico, but was evacuated Thursday night in the Carr Fire. I still have a house but nearly all of my neighbors don't, including the houses on either side of me and all but 3 houses on the street behind me.

To keep this jeep related, here's a shot from the jeep as I was evacuating. We had 5 minutes notice. Hopefully the evacuation orders will be rescinded by the end of the week and I can return home. I was able to hike in Friday morning to see if my house was still there before the National Guard arrived. The area is sealed off now.

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And a shot from my back yard the morning after:

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Mr. Bills said:
Glad you guys missed the fires. I was supposed to spend the weekend wheeling in the High Lakes area above Chico, but was evacuated Thursday night in the Carr Fire. I still have a house but nearly all of my neighbors don't, including the houses on either side of me and all but 3 houses on the street behind me.

To keep this jeep related, here's a shot from the jeep as I was evacuating. We had 5 minutes notice. Hopefully the evacuation orders will be rescinded by the end of the week and I can return home. I was able to hike in Friday morning to see if my house was still there before the National Guard arrived. The area is sealed off now.

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And a shot from my back yard the morning after:

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Wow man! That’s crazy how hit and miss the fire was. I’m down in Orland if you need anything
 
Mr. Bills said:
Glad you guys missed the fires. I was supposed to spend the weekend wheeling in the High Lakes area above Chico, but was evacuated Thursday night in the Carr Fire. I still have a house but nearly all of my neighbors don't, including the houses on either side of me and all but 3 houses on the street behind me.

To keep this jeep related, here's a shot from the jeep as I was evacuating. We had 5 minutes notice. Hopefully the evacuation orders will be rescinded by the end of the week and I can return home. I was able to hike in Friday morning to see if my house was still there before the National Guard arrived. The area is sealed off now.

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And a shot from my back yard the morning after:

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Stay safe.
 
Wow I've been watching the news over here about the fires etc......Hope everyone is ok and you have properties to come back too.
 
Mr. Bills said:
Glad you guys missed the fires. I was supposed to spend the weekend wheeling in the High Lakes area above Chico, but was evacuated Thursday night in the Carr Fire. I still have a house but nearly all of my neighbors don't, including the houses on either side of me and all but 3 houses on the street behind me.

To keep this jeep related, here's a shot from the jeep as I was evacuating. We had 5 minutes notice. Hopefully the evacuation orders will be rescinded by the end of the week and I can return home. I was able to hike in Friday morning to see if my house was still there before the National Guard arrived. The area is sealed off now.

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And a shot from my back yard the morning after:

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Wow, that was close and am hoping the worst is over.
 
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