I appreciate it. I will be sure to do a trip report. We are hoping to have drone footage as well, but we will see lol.
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High Water Mark Trail - April 2017
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I appreciate it. I will be sure to do a trip report. We are hoping to have drone footage as well, but we will see lol.
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Today I took sometime to officially prep for next weekend's trip by doing a mock setup.
Started by taking inventory and surprisingly, the only things I still need to get are new stakes and extra tarps, since there is currently a little rain in the forecast.
Setup the tent (Colman - Montana 8). This was a chore as the winds are north of 20mph and obviously I wasn't staking the corners down.
Inventory of tools was next. Check!
Everything loaded up... fits like a glove.
Last weekend I rewired the lights on the rack for the WJ. The rack was previously on our WK2. This was a little nerve racking since I decided to drill into the roof. But once that drill bit started rotating... no going back!
Lastly, last night my new driveshaft from Carolina Driveline came in. So this morning I put that pretty little thang in.
Ready to roll! I'm grinning from ear to ear with excitement for next weekend.
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Started by taking inventory and surprisingly, the only things I still need to get are new stakes and extra tarps, since there is currently a little rain in the forecast.
Setup the tent (Colman - Montana 8). This was a chore as the winds are north of 20mph and obviously I wasn't staking the corners down.
Inventory of tools was next. Check!
Everything loaded up... fits like a glove.
Last weekend I rewired the lights on the rack for the WJ. The rack was previously on our WK2. This was a little nerve racking since I decided to drill into the roof. But once that drill bit started rotating... no going back!
Lastly, last night my new driveshaft from Carolina Driveline came in. So this morning I put that pretty little thang in.
Ready to roll! I'm grinning from ear to ear with excitement for next weekend.
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How do you like the auxbeams? I just bought a 22 inch cree with the 5d lenses. I'm putting it behind the grill of my Tahoe.Today I took sometime to officially prep for next weekend's trip by doing a mock setup.
Started by taking inventory and surprisingly, the only things I still need to get are new stakes and extra tarps, since there is currently a little rain in the forecast.
Setup the tent (Colman - Montana 8). This was a chore as the winds are north of 20mph and obviously I wasn't staking the corners down.
Inventory of tools was next. Check!
Everything loaded up... fits like a glove.
Last weekend I rewired the lights on the rack for the WJ. The rack was previously on our WK2. This was a little nerve racking since I decided to drill into the roof. But once that drill bit started rotating... no going back!
Lastly, last night my new driveshaft from Carolina Driveline came in. So this morning I put that pretty little thang in.
Ready to roll! I'm grinning from ear to ear with excitement for next weekend.
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Nice. I'm hoping the 22 inch is relativity bright. It says 12k lumens so I'm hoping that's true. Did yours come with the wording harness that has the little click button?
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Yeah, but I didn't use any of it. I wanted different rocker switches and I installed resisters for the front, rear and sides.
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Oh ok. I'm wanting to get rid of the clicker switch because it just looks stupid. So I'm trying to figure out where and what kind of switch I want.Yeah, but I didn't use any of it. I wanted different rocker switches and I installed resisters for the front, rear and sides.
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I have a feeling that today, tomorrow and Wednesday are going to drag... Thursday cannot come soon enough!
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You look like you're ready!
+1 on the Auxbeam lights...been using mine for almost 2 years with no issues!
What kind of bins are those? I need to get some new waterproof ones for my rack and those look pretty "industrial"?
+1 on the Auxbeam lights...been using mine for almost 2 years with no issues!
What kind of bins are those? I need to get some new waterproof ones for my rack and those look pretty "industrial"?
Starting this trail tomorrow! super excited. How was the trails overall condition? how were the water crossings?
The trip was amazing. We just did the southern loop and it was great. Trail conditions were perfect, although there was some mud, so there's that. All of the crossings were easy without second guessing.
I'm working on getting photos, since I didn't take many with my phone, maybe 10 or less.
This was for my bachelor party, it was one for the record books. I'll update with photos soon!
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Glad you guys had a good time!
Great pics too!!
BTW...Those 35" tires look "beastly" on your jeep!
What tires are they and were they easy to balance?
Great pics too!!
BTW...Those 35" tires look "beastly" on your jeep!
What tires are they and were they easy to balance?
Excellent!
I'm originally from Arkansas and would like to do this next time I go "home" to see family.
One question, what boxes are you using on your roof rack?
I'm originally from Arkansas and would like to do this next time I go "home" to see family.
One question, what boxes are you using on your roof rack?
Glad you guys had a great trip. I know this area very well. Please note that the Google Map you shared and used for your trip is an old one and has trails on it that are now closed and illegal to be on. Anytime you find old routes online you MUST compare them to the latest MVU maps the forest service puts out to make sure the trails on the route are actually open.
