Still a go. Just a simple meet and greet, don't know of any trails in the area but there is a mall nearby 
. I put out a rally point on here but I have yet to post a facebook invite. I'll do that this morning. I have a dual swing rear that I need to weld up and install but it will have to wait till spring.
. I put out a rally point on here but I have yet to post a facebook invite. I'll do that this morning. I have a dual swing rear that I need to weld up and install but it will have to wait till spring.
Just posted on Overland Bound Midwest as well as Midwest Overlanders Facebook. Fair warning,be prepared for lots of questions on Ham radios (only yourself to blame by putting your HAM call on your signature). Comms out of cell range is pretty high up on my list this year,along with finally putting in the time to really learn to use Gaia.
Sure, I don't have a fancy mobile setup yet. I only own a cheap UV5R radio so far. Most of my hobbies tend to get expensive, and I have managed to keep this one cheap so far. I'd like to put on on my rig soon though. I even have the mounts on my ARB bar for it now.
Question for you guys. How #EXPOAF are we going with the rigs? Mine is in winter mode, no fridge installed, no gear, not tire or jerry can swings on my bumper, wimpy looking winter tires/wheels on... etc. (Heck I daily drive my G35 most of the winter to save miles and keep the rust away on the LR4! garage queen!)
Should I load up some gear? How interested are folks in checking out rigs vs just getting to know each other? Like... talking and all that social interaction stuff.
Should I load up some gear? How interested are folks in checking out rigs vs just getting to know each other? Like... talking and all that social interaction stuff.
If you get that on, we can find a spot to spool your line. You can attach to my LR4 if you want a big heavy anchor. ;)
I don't think there's really a need to load out your rig just for show and tell if you don't want to. That being said ,it is interesting seeing peoples storage solutions and what they carry. For me,socializing is the theme of the night. We (that is to say myself,wife and kids) usually travel solo but it would be nice to have others to call on. I should ask if anyone is planning on bringing kids? We were leaving our kids at home but if anyone else is bringing theirs then we would reconsider that.
Hope everyone made it home safely. It was nice meeting you all. Lessons learned. Make future meet and greets earlier in the day. Nice job on everyones part on quickly changing venues because my dumb ass didn't account for Valentine's Day. I think earlier in the day wouldn't be as loud as well. It was difficult to hear people on the other end of the table. I'm going to be getting together with Cindy Pope over on Midwest Overlanders and see if we can put together a weekend this spring to tackle her obstacle course, run some trails and do some lake front dispersed camping in Nicolet NF right around Lakewood , WI. I'll post up a new thread when I have afew more details.
Had a good time. The drive wasn't bad. Here is the one picture I managed to get
mine is blury because i chose my focus point in the foreground to get the light right. oh well.
