Utah TJ Fest 2022

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rasband said:
I'm aiming for twice a year, once we get a camper it'll be easier, but we have a kid that is doing organized sports and I want to be there for all of them.
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I drove White Rim Road in October. I'd totally recommend it if you can get a permit - the views were unreal. Not super technical but wow.
 
lBasket said:
I drove White Rim Road in October. I'd totally recommend it if you can get a permit - the views were unreal. Not super technical but wow.
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I did it September of a year ago - we camped at the Midway point (Murphy camping spots). It really was impressive, and got better toward the end (clockwise).

Ours was exceptionally fun because a random guy rented a Ford escape and went full send on the tough climb before Murphy hill. The next morning as we were driving we started seeing more and more oil spots on the trail and eventually found him.

Since it was a rental I refused to patch the oil pan, but we did give him a ride out to the ranger station. He got a $1700 towing bill and some crazy fine for being out on the trail overnight without a permit... I never heard what the rental place charged.
 
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rasband said:
I did it September of a year ago - we camped at the Midway point (Murphy camping spots). It really was impressive, and got better toward the end (clockwise).

Ours was exceptionally fun because a random guy rented a Ford escape and went full send on the tough climb before Murphy hill. The next morning as we were driving we started seeing more and more oil spots on the trail and eventually found him.

Since it was a rental I refused to patch the oil pan, but we did give him a ride out to the ranger station. He got a $1700 towing bill and some crazy fine for being out on the trail overnight without a permit... I never heard what the rental place charged.
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Ah okay! It's a fun drive. That poor guy, that sucks but I guess you get what you ask for lol. I stayed at Airport and Labrynth since I was "sag wagon" for my friends on mountain bikes. They seemed a lot more miserable than me at the end of the day!

I saw a guy at the top of hardscrabble in a Colorado with the offroad package he was crapping his pants. Said it was the scariest thing he had ever done
 
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lBasket said:
Yes... I'm still rocking the same duct tape I put on at the KOA! I really should finally fix it, I have all the crap for it


Ah makes sense. Well I'll be sure to not go quite that low, then...
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Just take the hard top off this trip and put a bikini top on, there inexpensive.
 
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Crud. I'm going with friends and my brother the week before. I thought I would miss it like last year due to plant testing on the same week, but they moved the tests this year.
 
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Dino - KX6D said:
A word of caution from Grampa's Garage about lockers and slickrock...

"Be sure to turn your lockers off before turning on slickrock! We see a lot of broken lockers, axles, and especially joints due to the excellent traction."

So, use them on the straight climbs, but turn them off as soon as you don't NEED them! And bring an extra set of joints, just in case.

On a separate issue, if people have radio questions or need programming I'm here to help. I recommend everyone have their own copy of RT Systems software and cable! I'll send last years file to anyone who wants it. Email dino.kx6d at the Gmail place.

I bought two of these for last year and loaned them out. They are still a great deal at this price. Send them to me and I'll program them or buy the RT Systems software AND cable and I'll send you the file!! These radios do race radio ham, frs, and gmrs. When they break, use them to chock your tires.

Baofeng UV-5R

Have fun this year!!

Dino - KX6D
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I’ll take some education on the gmrs radio! I bought 2 UV-9G baofeng gmrs radios in December that I’ll be bringing but I’m still learning how to use them.
JMT said:
I need to figure out a way to mount my handheld GMRS. There has to be a way. It can be annoying with it in the cupholder or wedged between the seat and console.

I already tore out my CB stuff a couple weeks ago when I did the BedRug. Good riddance. I had more problems with that than I did graduating from the university.
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I made a handheld mount out of a piece of galvanized corner brace I found at Home Depot for my UV-9G. I’ll post a picture up this evening when my wife brings my Jeep back…. She conned me into letting her drive it to work today….
I based it off of this guys design
Fancy handheld mount
 
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LarryTJ said:
Just take the hard top off this trip and put a bikini top on, there inexpensive.
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I do have a soft top I got over the winter I plan on bringing this time. If it's as windy as last time though I wouldn't have unzipped it and it'd just ripped anyways
 
I get an error on the registration site when trying to make a donation.
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I think there’s an issue with the attendees list, I registered yesterday and I don’t see my name showing up and the total of people registered hasn’t changed from 7 that it was yesterday. I’m sure atleast one more aside from myself has registered since then
 
LJtheunicorn said:
I think there’s an issue with the attendees list, I registered yesterday and I don’t see my name showing up and the total of people registered hasn’t changed from 7 that it was yesterday. I’m sure atleast one more aside from myself has registered since then
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I think Chris may have to approve them before they show up
 
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