US Southeast Keowee-Toxaway Camping Trip

[Staticline40]

Anyone bringing a chainsaw if we are doing Musterground? I’ve got the winch

 

[Sasquatch SC]

Anyone bringing a chainsaw if we are doing Musterground? I’ve got the winch

Chainsaw with a SHARPENED chain. If I come I'll bring mine with a fresh chain, but it all depends on how that James River trip goes.

 

[Jeffrey Dill]

if I can make it out saturday morning at what time will you be arriving at musterground? also is the plan to camp dispersed on saturday night at one of the campsites along the FS roads?

We'll either be doing Gorges or Musterground (potentially portions of both if the gate at the SC/NC border between the two areas is open) and we'll do a start time of 10am. I'll let everyone know a few days ahead of time which one we'll start at so anyone who's not camping Friday night can meet up with us.

As for camping, we'll be at Keowee-Toxaway campground for both Friday and Saturday night.

 

[Jeffrey Dill]

Chainsaw with a SHARPENED chain. If I come I'll bring mine with a fresh chain, but it all depends on how that James River trip goes.

Haha, for real. We might have done better by taking the chain off and hacking at the trees with the bare bar.

 

[Sasquatch SC]

Haha, for real. We might have done better by hacking at the trees with the bare bar.

It would have been a much shorter trip if we had to hack that stuff with handsaws and hatchets. I'm even going to drop the saw off to be serviced at the end of the month and I'm going to get it tuned up. I'll get all of my chains sharpened at the same time so they will be fresh and hungry. I put a new chain on a week or two ago when I had to cut up a dead fall near my fence line and it went through a 20" diameter oak like hot butter.

 

[Jeffrey Dill]

It would have been a much shorter trip if we had to hack that stuff with handsaws and hatchets. I'm even going to drop the saw off to be serviced at the end of the month and I'm going to get it tuned up. I'll get all of my chains sharpened at the same time so they will be fresh and hungry. I put a new chain on a week or two ago when I had to cut up a dead fall near my fence line and it went through a 20" diameter oak like hot butter.

That sounds like a trip confirmation to me.

 

[Staticline40]

That sounds like a trip confirmation to me.

Horse Pasture is an option also, the gate at the top will be open while we are in the area

 

[Sasquatch SC]

That sounds like a trip confirmation to me.

If there was a "Definitely Maybe" option I would choose that one. If I do come at this point I'll have to piggyback someone else's spot or go on down the road to Burrell's or somewhere. I'm playing it loose.

It's time for the saw to be serviced anyway. I've gotta have it ready to go so I don't have trees clogging ditches or blocking the driveway.


I ain't got no fancy HOA or maintenance crews like you city folk!

 

[Jeffrey Dill]

Horse Pasture is an option also, the gate at the top will be open while we are in the area

Definitely. The view at Jumping Off Rock is awesome.

Shooting Tree Ridge that branches off of Horse Pasture should be open as well and it's a neat trail that snakes down through the powerlines up there.

 

[Jeffrey Dill]

If there was a "Definitely Maybe" option I would choose that one. If I do come at this point I'll have to piggyback someone else's spot or go on down the road to Burrell's or somewhere. I'm playing it loose.

It's time for the saw to be serviced anyway. I've gotta have it ready to go so I don't have trees clogging ditches or blocking the driveway.


I ain't got no fancy HOA or maintenance crews like you city folk!
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Don't forget to trim the bushes.

 

[Sasquatch SC]

Don't forget to trim the bushes.

Actually this isn't that far off! I run the bush hog on the tractor in the raised position and back up to the sides of the hedges!

 

[JasKolp]

I dunno that I'll make the trip. Didn't get the new job and now my ML is in the shop due to a shut off issue when stopped for a minute after being run for awhile. Might be something with the fuel system or a sensor. It's at my mechanic and I should know what it is next week, but I dunno how much it'll cost.

Money is hella tight thanks to not getting any higher paying ranger job this year, so I'm leaning towards not going because it'll probably take me at minimum a couple months to pay the repair off...

 

[JButtress]

no problem, we can make it work

It was tight but doable if one has a RTT and one has a ground tent. The toughest thing was being stuck in a campsite with @Staticline40 lol :)

 

[AlphaJD]

It was tight but doable if one has a RTT and one has a ground tent. The toughest thing was being stuck in a campsite with @Staticline40 lol :)

I'll probably end up crashing in the Jeep vs using the ground tent, but I'll play it by ear w/ regards to space.

 

[johnniac57]

Thanks for the invite @Jeffrey Dill. I'll be there. Even bringing a new chainsaw in case @Sasquatch SC needs backup.

 

[Jeffrey Dill]

Thanks for the invite @Jeffrey Dill. I'll be there. Even bringing a new chainsaw in case @Sasquatch SC needs backup.

Awesome! Looking forward to it.

 

[Staticline40]

Thanks for the invite @Jeffrey Dill. I'll be there. Even bringing a new chainsaw in case @Sasquatch SC needs backup.

If @Sasquatch SC is running that dull chain again he made need back-up

 

[Sasquatch SC]

If @Sasquatch SC is running that dull chain again he made need back-up

I haven't hit the trails without a fresh chain installed and a backup in the box since that trip. I learned my lesson! I replaced the bar recently and it ran hard a few weeks ago. I am taking it for service next week. Getting the chain oil jet cleaned, new plug and wire, carb rebuilt, so it should be ready to do it's duty.

 

[Staticline40]

I haven't hit the trails without a fresh chain installed and a backup in the box since that trip. I learned my lesson! I replaced the bar recently and it ran hard a few weeks ago. I am taking it for service next week. Getting the chain oil jet cleaned, new plug and wire, carb rebuilt, so it should be ready to do it's duty.

Hopefully we won't need to use it this time!

 

[Jeffrey Dill]

I haven't hit the trails without a fresh chain installed and a backup in the box since that trip. I learned my lesson! I replaced the bar recently and it ran hard a few weeks ago. I am taking it for service next week. Getting the chain oil jet cleaned, new plug and wire, carb rebuilt, so it should be ready to do it's duty.

Again, all I'm hearing here is confirmation that you'll be joining us.