Author Topic: Message from Greg 3/10/2014 RE:AAT weekend Camping opportunities (Read 37416 times)

Ghost65 · « **Reply #45 on:** March 14, 2014, 10:56:48 AM »

Cool. Have you all selected a day?

ultrapc40 · « **Reply #46 on:** March 14, 2014, 10:59:59 AM »

I have a snatch block if you guys need to use it. Also have 125ft of syn winch cable.

Ghost65 · « **Reply #47 on:** March 14, 2014, 02:16:09 PM »

Spoke with RBDuffer...he and I have Tuesday open next week.

Please post availability for a recon run/day trip next week guys.

Quote from: ultrapc40 on March 14, 2014, 10:59:59 AM

I have a snatch block if you guys need to use it. Also have 125ft of syn winch cable.

Thanks Spencer...will do.

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xxSVxx · « **Reply #48 on:** March 14, 2014, 02:24:57 PM »

Quote from: GhostX on March 14, 2014, 02:16:09 PM

Spoke with RBDuffer...he and I have Tuesday open next week.

Please post availability for a recon run/day trip next week guys.

Thanks Spencer...will do.

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Can I just say....speaking for myself....that it's freaking great to have you active again, good sir.....this club has managed w/out you, but with you we become a force to be reckoned with

Ghost65 · « **Reply #49 on:** March 14, 2014, 06:05:15 PM »

Quote from: xxSVxx on March 14, 2014, 02:24:57 PM

Can I just say....speaking for myself....that it's freaking great to have you active again, good sir.....this club has managed w/out you, but with you we become a force to be reckoned with

Thanks bud.

Things were a little "over active" for me for a while...so I promise to pace myself. Just happy to help you all when I can.

A good group we are all.

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knightrider · « **Reply #50 on:** March 14, 2014, 08:23:17 PM »

I'm in for tuesday

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Ghost65 · « **Reply #51 on:** March 15, 2014, 12:01:02 AM »

Not that I'm trying to "organize" anything here...but so far for Tuesday we have:

RBDuffer
GhostX
knightrider

Anyone else up for a little recon?

knightrider · « **Reply #52 on:** March 15, 2014, 12:57:05 AM »

Just a friendly gathering of like minded individuals... No need to throw around the 4 letter c word. :-)

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Lava · « **Reply #53 on:** March 18, 2014, 12:47:08 PM »

Are we set for today still?

Time or did ypu all punch out already?

RBduffer · « **Reply #54 on:** March 19, 2014, 09:33:27 AM »

Sorry Justin,
John, Jordan and I were on the road at 7am. I didn't think that you had Tuesdays off

Sorry for the confusion.
There's still plenty to do and we definitley need your rig and trailer to do it. Weekdays are still best cuz we never saw a soul on the trail on Tuesday

Ghost65 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 19, 2014, 11:14:13 AM »

Well...8am's more accurate. Then horrendous traffic...so we got to Big Bear/2N02 in about 3 1/2 hours. Off the trail and home by 10pm, long but productive day. Learned a lot about recovery and tensile strength of synthetic winch lines.

Thanks again Randy and Jordan. Pics to follow.

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steve c · « **Reply #56 on:** March 19, 2014, 11:50:26 AM »

Excited to see pics

I still haven't been on the SCCX AAT trail. That needs to happen SOON! Duffer, Ghost, Jordan, Terry, LAVA... I'm looking at you guys

SoCalXTerry · « **Reply #57 on:** March 19, 2014, 01:32:41 PM »

Quote from: GhostX on March 19, 2014, 11:14:13 AM

Well...8am's more accurate. Then horrendous traffic...so we got to Big Bear/2N02 in about 3 1/2 hours. Off the trail and home by 10pm, long but productive day. Learned a lot about recovery and tensile strength of synthetic winch lines.

Thanks again Randy and Jordan. Pics to follow.

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So what did you learn of the tensile strength of synth line? You didn't break one did you?

That one picture looked like you got it within a few feet of the road. True?

Sounds like weekday was great timing for getting what appears to be the heavy lifting done. So what would a time estmate of road blockage be to get it up on the road and load it or drag it to someplace where we could load it without blocking the road any further.

Were there three people on-site? If so, I calculate 45 AAT hours for you guys right?

Ghost65 · « **Reply #58 on:** March 19, 2014, 01:48:03 PM »

Quote from: SoCalXTerry on March 19, 2014, 01:32:41 PM

So what did you learn of the tensile strength of synth line? You didn't break one did you?

That one picture looked like you got it within a few feet of the road. True?

Sounds like weekday was great timing for getting what appears to be the heavy lifting done. So what would a time estmate of road blockage be to get it up on the road and load it or drag it to someplace where we could load it without blocking the road any further.

Were there three people on-site? If so, I calculate 45 AAT hours for you guys right?

We learned that if you scrape it against a rock while recovering, it will eventually break late in the day.

Yes, we got it to within 2 feet of the road, and would have moved it more if Duffer's winch line hadn't snapped.

The weekday recovery was perfect...we didn't encounter one vehicle all day...from noon until 7:30 pm. Zero traffic.

Yes, three people, and 45 hours with drive/work time included.

Thanks Terry.

Ghost65 · « **Reply #59 on:** March 19, 2014, 01:49:05 PM »

Okay, here's a few photos of yesterdays AAT Xcursion.

Approach shot...look closely and you can see the Oldsmobile in the center of this picture...gives you an idea of how far down the slope it crashed. Always wonder when the original crash took place, and what happened to the driver/passengers...unfortunately probably never know.