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Brad enticed many of us out to JV on Friday with tales of t-shirts and clear skies, but when we showed up it was 35* and pouring rain. And guess who didn't show up Friday, yep B-rad - and we stayed up drinking till 4am waiting for him to show

The partying was small this year, but what it lacked in participation was easily made up for by the usual IOR antics done on a larger scale. BTW - sorry for all the phone calls, texts, emails, and voice messages we left everyone at 1am each night

[u][b]SATURDAY[/b][/u]

Saturday was cloudy and cool, but no rain, and with Abendx finally joining us, we decided to run Outer Limits. The rocks were very wet and hard to get traction on, but in many ways it made the trail more fun than usual. As usual, we told ourselves that it would be a half-day run, then we would run more trails later - but it turned out to be a 9 hour ordeal .

Roger was having a little bit of engine trouble, but he kept it going and really kicked ass on that trail. Becka did a little driving and showed "full commitment" when she smashed in matt's hood and tweeked the dash. Cliff is an awesome spotter and very entertaining character on the trail. Matt had 3 wheels come apart (yes, you read that right, 3-WHEELS!). The DIY beadlocks experienced total failure, and one tire was pretty much totally off the wheel. Matt didn't bring a spare to JV, so we got Brad's Juggy out of the trail and used one of his wheels to get matt to the end of the trail, while some of us ran back to camp to get a trailer and tools.

I off-roaded my truck and trailer out to the exit for Outer Limits and we got Matt back to camp. Cliff, Becka, and Roger rode back out with me. Roger decided he was going to ride in Matts jeep while it was on my trailer on the way back to camp, but when I stopped to talk to brad for a minute, Roger jumped out to take a piss without letting me know and I drove away leaving him in the middle of the desert at night . Luckily Joey Campbell found Roger and gave him a lift - but he didn't have an extra seat so Roger rode on the bumper

And just when you thought the fun was over, BobbedBurb (Mark) and his gang of crazies dropped by our campsite late at night and invited everyone on a quick late-night run up Chocolate Thunder. That turned in to a 3+ hour adventure. The guys that went on the run were exhausted and went straight to bed, while the remaining few partied to the wee morning hours. There was a little puking and making hats out of Corona boxes involved

[u][b]SUNDAY[/b][/u]

Sunday was sunny and cool, the kind of weather you expect at JV this time of year. We decided we were going to run the rigs up SOS that morning, which is one of the 3 hardest trails in JV. Again, we planned to spend a few hours on that trail, then maybe run something else afterward. That trail beat the hell out of the group. Brad broke a hydro line. I had an electrical issue that Matt helped fix with a zip-tie. Fred busted a rear driveline / yoke / link mount and killed his battery. We got Fred to the end of the trail where we left his buggy for recovery the next day. A LOT of tools/parts recovery gear were used on this run. We started that trail at 10am and didn't get back to camp until 8:00 at night. What a long day on the trail

This was an awesome trip. We ran some challenging trails in the worst of conditions so it was a great test for the Buggies/Juggies/truggies. Other than a small electrical issue that caused a half hour of downtime on SOS, I was very happy with the way my buggy performed. But now I know that I NEED rock lights like Brad's

Video coming soon.

I got some gopro action and a few of you on the cell phone.... Want it for your video?

Not sure of the quality or how much I even got as I have not looked at it, but can upload for you if you like?


Great trip.... I mean how could one not have fun out at the adult disneyland.



But Chris... why a second thread for Goatfest?

Was a awesome time even though there were only a few members there!!

We made the best of it and still had a kick ass time

What a trip, thrills spills and carnage

The jeep did well ran the desert at decent speeds with no issues except rear spring rate is slightly too light.

In the rocks it handled surprisingly well was expecting some unloading or tippy situations due to no sway bars but i guess i did something right no swaybars needed.

The tires would not grip in the wet rocks though was a struggle to hold lines.

About midway through outer limits noticed a tire getting low found had dented the inside of rim. Hammered it straightish and aired up.

Becca hopped in after airing up a second tire. Becca drove like a pro, calm cool and collected.

When the hood first hit a rock Cliff looks back at me and said "you ok with this" i simply replied yup i rolled hers its all good.

Then the hood and cowl proceeded to get mangled at the same time as three flat tires....

Limped it as far as possible for the recovery.

Then got back to camp and gave it a college try at getting the tires back on the rims and hold air, gave that up and had a couple beers.

Sunday morning woke up and Becca convinced me we should go on run as passengers instead of packing up.

Sos was tough, I rode with Rich in his buggy, low slung stickys and tough axles, in the rocks it was amazing....till the lower link ripped off the frame.

Recovering Rich in two wheel drive with 2 winches, straps and tagteaming rigs for fresh batteries and winches was a ton of work.

Once out of the trail loaded up and headed home.

Thanks all for the good times and excitement.

i really enjoyed "outerlimits" in spite of my carb problems (just a clogged fuel filter)
i felt the truggy performed well, considering the caliber of rigs i was rolling with, and as DD pointed out, wet sandy tires changes the game.
sunday morning, i wake up to what some may say is a hangover, but i didn't think i drank that much saturday night.
about an hour into the fiasco on "SOS", i was chummin for rock fish, got uncontrollable chills, and felt dizzy so i walked up to my truck and warmed up a while (maybe an hour-not sure). when i walked back down to the carnage, i found very little progress, and more problems.
i really enjoyed lower sos, but when it turned to "winchfest" it started sucking for me



thanks matt & becks for your hospitality & shelter
thanks cliff, bob, & joey,, you guys can make anything fun
thanks to desert dog, bigfoot, & abendx for all the support



it's now 2:30pm monday and i still feel shitty

hangover? maybe not

[quote="Uncle Cracker"]hangover? maybe not [/quote]

Damn... a hangover would have been better. Hope you feel better soon buddy.

But what is this.... Caliber of rigs?!?! Your junk rocks! You have a very nice buggy Roger, don't knock it. I think it works really well actually. Now tell me.... were you the one that had a multitude of breaks, one after the other that caused us to sit on the trail for several extra hours? I don't remember it being you... I do remember it being a well placing KOH car that did.

Anyways.... run was bad ass. BRC motherfuckers!

And.... my stickies are on the way. Not sure if I'll have the time or back to mount them myself on Friday, but maybe, as my tire guy will not be free until next week. I also have one more axle seal here... if I can't fix it, maybe my tire guy can figure it out.

[quote="abendx"]But what is this.... Caliber of rigs?!?! Your junk rocks! You have a very nice buggy Roger, don't knock it. I think it works really well actually. Now tell me.... were you the one that had a multitude of breaks, one after the other that caused us to sit on the trail for several extra hours? I don't remember it being you... I do remember it being a well placing KOH car that did.[/quote]
THIS ^^^^

Roger, I saw you walk some of the lines on outer limits that the stickies were struggling on.

Shhh dont tell matt what I did to his rig

[quote="Beck*A*Poo"]Shhh dont tell matt what I did to his rig[/quote]
I'm sure he has some paint left over from two weeks ago, no worries.

[quote="Dirt Mover"][quote="Beck*A*Poo"]Shhh dont tell matt what I did to his rig[/quote]
I'm sure he has some paint left over from two weeks ago, no worries.[/quote]


Lol he sure does but hes getting a lighter hood anyways so its no biggie lol

this video is not us, but it's the same waterfall.
the big boulder that lie dead center of the waterfall now,
is up on the right side of the canyon.
there must have been a lot of rain fall to wash that sucker
into the canyon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7HilnbLZmM

Video of the run. I didn't get much good action because I was busy driving, and bigfoot is a shitty camera man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe3G5lH7dx0

This was the most time consuming editing job I ever had to do. I basically had to edit out about 3 hours of tire spinning

Enjoy the vid....(and look for the usual bonus footage at the end)

JK, TJ, JK, TJ, JK, TJ, JK, TJ....

Have to say....best part was the flap.

Thanks Chris.

P.S. I did want to go all KOH on that "dick getting stuck" thing.

Looks like I might have grenaded a locker tugging that guy on SOS.

[quote="abendx"]Looks like I might have grenaded a locker tugging that guy on SOS. [/quote]
Ask Becka....I was sitting in my rig saying "Don't do it Brad, you are going to break something".

In the end, where we left him was no better than where he broke down, and all of that tugging and winching were for nothing. But what do I know

[quote="Desert Dog"][quote="abendx"]Looks like I might have grenaded a locker tugging that guy on SOS. [/quote]
Ask Becka....I was sitting in my rig saying "Don't do it Brad, you are going to break something".

In the end, where we left him was no better than where he broke down, and all of that tugging and winching were for nothing. But what do I know [/quote]

100% for nothing and apparently no one but Curtis heard him say he was good where he broke and he'd get parts and people the next day to recover.

Anyways.... when I pulled the rig off the trailer and drove it around the corner to park in the back, it refused to unlock. I'm not 100% it's blown, but seems so.

[quote="Desert Dog"][quote="abendx"]Looks like I might have grenaded a locker tugging that guy on SOS. [/quote]
Ask Becka....I was sitting in my rig saying "Don't do it Brad, you are going to break something".

In the end, where we left him was no better than where he broke down, and all of that tugging and winching were for nothing. But what do I know [/quote]


True true and all that time wasted when he could have just left it

5:45 in the video.....

Listen to Cliff...

"you're really a good driver"

Cool video. Best I didn't go or we would of left my rig up there too. Went for a shake down run yesterday and the factory welds on the lower control mounts ripped off.

[quote="abendx"]5:45 in the video.....

Listen to Cliff... [/quote]
Cliff was funny as fuck on that trip. I love wheeling with that dude

I learned of magical rocks and lacking the commitment to climb an obstacle.

[quote="Desert Dog"][quote="abendx"]5:45 in the video.....

Listen to Cliff... [/quote]
Cliff was funny as fuck on that trip. I love wheeling with that dude

I learned of magical rocks and lacking the commitment to climb an obstacle. [/quote]

Yeah... I think many of my best wheeling and camping trips have been the ones where he was there.

And as Roger says... his laugh is INFECTIOUS!

Looked fun!!!! My Burb would have made those trails look like a dirt road!!!

Looked fun!!!! My Burb would have made those trails look like a dirt road!!!

[quote="munepit"]Looked fun!!!! My Burb would have made those trails look like a dirt road!!! [/quote]

BobbedBurb drove up Sexual Chocolate as if it were a dirt road... end result, not too good. lol.

Hope I didn't damage your rig Brad, nothing broke on mine except a steering pump belt.