Topic: CANVAZ II - California Edition - BIG BEAR!!!! October 26th-28th

[Ghost65]

Good News: I got my internship and i'll be attending on Saturday 

Congrats Justin...I put you back on.  Rattlesnake Canyon correct??

[Ghost65]

Okay guys & gals...Danny/Toro has offered to lead a night run on Saturday evening.  

See his post below.

Shoot Danny/Toro a PM if you have any questions.

Departure times TBD.

[Ghost65]

***UPDATED 9/29/2012***

DATES SET for CANVAZ II California Edition:

October 26th-28th, 2012

Communications:

*** No FRS for this event  ***

Plenty of time to install a CB folks...

CB: Channel 17

Ham Radio Simplex:  146.535

Ham Radio Repeater:  147.330

Lodging:  

Everyone is on their own, tons of campsites/motels/cabin rentals.  Coordinate solo or in groups...you make the call.

Meet spot:

Vons Shopping Center for all trails.

Vons Shopping Center, Big Bear Lake
42170 Big Bear Blvd
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315

Meet Time:  

8:00am meet spot, or 9:00am at trail head.

Show up to meet spot gassed up, food and ice available there.

Confirm your attendance/trail choice with a PM to me and I will list screen names under the selected trail.


Trail Schedule for CANVAZ II - California Edition:



Saturday, October 27th

Green Trail: Rattlesnake Canyon/3N03 Combo

Trail Leader:  GhostX, John

Attendees:  GhostX, RBDuffer, Shi819, knightrider, xterror, kickintires, sdcaKLR, zmey13, LavaPro4X, hardrock, xxSVxx, cdagne, unbreakable, deadpilot, Justin123560


Blue Trail:  Pontiac Sluice

Trail Leader:  SoCalXTerry, Terry

Attendees: SoCalXTerry, HEVAK, Max Power, Superslidestyle, ChrisHaynesUSA, CAWoody, s14slide, Toro


Green Trail:  Clark's Summit This is a Night Xcursion

Trail Leader:  Toro, Danny

Attendees:  HEVAK, s14slide, xxSVxx



Sunday, October 28th

Green Trail: Skyline Drive/Jacoby Canyon

Trail Leader:  RBDuffer, Randy

Attendees:  RBDuffer, Shi819, knightrider, xterror, sdcaKLR, zmey13, RockinX, Pro4XGremlin, kickingtires, hardrock, cdagne, unbreakable, deadpilot


Blue Trail:  Gold Mountain

Trail Leader:  NPGTech, Nick

Attendees:  NPGTech, HEVAK, GhostX, OrangeX, Max Power, Superslidestyle, ChrisHaynesUSA, CAWoody, SoCalXtl11, s14slide, xxSVxx, Toro

[Ghost65]

For those of you running Rattlesnake Canyon on Saturday...we will be doing a bit of geocaching on the trail.

PM me if you have questions about this...or visit the main site here:  Geocaching.com

This run is going to be very family friendly, a perfect day if you have kids...still fun, but a focus on enjoying the day and relaxing.

We will have lunch on the trail, so don't forget to pack a chair for each driver/passenger, shade if you want to, and a cooler with your lunch.  Everyone will be able to ice up at the Vons meet spot in the morning.

We will depart Vons and drive down the 18 Hwy to the junction of the 247 in Lucerne Valley, and then head back up the 247 to the trail head of Rattlesnake Canyon.  

There is a great air down spot just off the road there, and then we will head in to the trail.  

Day time temperatures on the trail should be just about perfect, in the high sixties to low seventies, but bring a light jacket/shell just in case temps dip or we get some cloud cover.  Still pack sunscreen, especially for the kid-o's.

For the stockers on this run with 265's (tire size), airing down to 20 lbs. is safe and recommended.  This will provide you with better traction, but more importantly a much smoother ride over the bumpy surfaces we will be encountering.

For those of you running with RBDuffer/Randy on Sunday for Skyline Drive/Jacoby Canyon, same stuff applies as well.

[Toro]

Clark's Summit will be an abbreviated version. We will not be running the entire loop. We will run from hwy 38 up to Skyline and back down into BigBear. With out any hiccups, this should take no more that 2 hours.
    I did this in my bone stock X before. There are some rock gardens but they are grapefruit sizes rocks, nothing to get excited about.
    I just want to get out at night and still have time to get sh!t faced later.
Hope you guys can make it.

[npgtech]

Literally sitting in a plane at LAX, Gold Mountain trail review is gonna have to wait until I get home on my laptop later this afternoon.

[Ghost65]

Literally sitting in a plane at LAX, Gold Mountain trail review is gonna have to wait until I get home on my laptop later this afternoon.

Cool Nick...thanks.

[s14slide]

Just want to make sure, after seeing todays run, should I stay on the blue trails or is it going to be tougher than what we did today?  If its no more difficult, I'll stay on for sure.

[HEVAK]

Just want to make sure, after seeing todays run, should I stay on the blue trails or is it going to be tougher than what we did today?  If its no more difficult, I'll stay on for sure.

After seeing you drive today Slide, you'll be more than fine on the blue trails. Just stay away from the black trails. They sound scary...

[rawkerstatus]

So pissed IM going to miss this. But hopefully next year.

[Ghost65]

Just want to make sure, after seeing todays run, should I stay on the blue trails or is it going to be tougher than what we did today?  If its no more difficult, I'll stay on for sure.

Just checked out pictures of your Gen 1 in the Welcome Center.

Running Gold Mountain/Pontiac Sluice with your tires could be "interesting.", those trails are a different kind of challenge than Cleghorn.

Make sure you get a tampon for your rear receiver...you might need it.  ORW or 4 Wheel Parts...$35.00.

You will want to for sure remove your step rails...and be prepared for some possible undercarriage/body damage. 

Do you have skids?

[Toro]

Just want to make sure, after seeing todays run, should I stay on the blue trails or is it going to be tougher than what we did today?  If its no more difficult, I'll stay on for sure.

Like John said, very different terrain. Cleghorn has rocks but it's mostly tricky, loose, rutted mogul type terrain. Big Bear has rocks, big ones. You deffenatly want to remove the steps and flaps. They will get ripped off. Swing by Harbor Freight and pick up a hitch hook and a tow strap if you dont already have one. You'll be wheeling with some experienced guys but a relaxed attitude and a good sense of humor will make the day alot enjoyable.

[Ghost65]

Good:

Tow Hook @ HF

Better:

Hitch Clevis @ Amazon

[justin123560]

Just want to make sure, after seeing todays run, should I stay on the blue trails or is it going to be tougher than what we did today?  If its no more difficult, I'll stay on for sure.

I think you should be fine as long as you don't give into peer pressure like you did yesterday

[HEVAK]

I think you should be fine as long as you don't give into peer pressure like you did yesterday

HA HA!!! Yes, do not do that in Big Bear.

In all seriousness, you should never feel pressured into doing anything while wheeling with this group. We're all out there to have fun. As LavaPro4X, so eloquently, said yesterday, there's no room in this game for bravado. It's about having fun and being safe.