Spring trip to Hidden Falls - April 3: pictures and video inside!

[Chocolate Thunder]

@Chocolate Thunder - you still thinking about grilling? We can bring stuff, just tell me what.

No, doubt it. It’d take too much time and effort.

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[Chocolate Thunder]

So how many 100% certain that they will be there Saturday? Meet time is 10:00 Saturday 4/3 at Area B parking near store/food truck/pavilion (you can’t miss it). Also, list any particular trails you’d like to run. We won’t run every trail in a day, but I’m down to do the ones that the most people have an interest in. If you have a GMRS radio bring it. If you want to exchange phone numbers PM me. Copy/paste below and add yourself so we can recognize one another.

1. Jeremy - dirty Ocean Blue JLUR/2.5” lift/37s - North Pole, Baby Back, Bronco Buster (never run it), FM TRO (run lower half only).

 

[BDinTX]

No, doubt it. It’d take too much time and effort.

I hear that. Sammiches it is!

 

[BDinTX]

2. Brad - Sting Grey JLUR/2.5” lift/35s
Any trail that doesn’t bust my ride home

 

[B_AIRS]

3. Brian - Sting Gray JLUR/stock suspension, stock tires.
I have only been once before and don't know any trails by name so along with Brad, "any trail that won't bust my ride home".

 

[Jeep4Win]

Should get these tomorrow
https://www.amazon.com/GXT1000VP4-C...child=1&keywords=T71VP3&qid=1616891900&sr=8-3

I’d like to know how you like these. I may just have to order some!

 

[BDinTX]

I’d like to know how you like these. I may just have to order some!

The fit/finish seems pretty good, and the price isn’t significantly more than the FRS ones. The FCC license requirement surprised me but that’s only $70 for 10 years and I got the call sign back the next day. If I’d done a few minutes research I would’t have been surprised.

I found the fcc.gov to be hard to navigate and not very intuitive. The GMRS license application is found under the CORES database and coded as “ZA”. Like they ran out of Gx codes or something... This is probably to be expected from a government website though.

To be honest, we probably won’t be far enough to test range. As long as it works and doesn’t have miserable battery life I don’t know enough about other radios to compare or review.

The Jeep Jamboree website shows they transitioned to GMRS (and got sponsored by Midland) this year so figured these were a relatively cheap way to dip my toes in the water.

 

[Chocolate Thunder]

I’d like to know how you like these. I may just have to order some!

I’ve got those. They’re kind of a standard of inexpensive handheld GMRS radios. They’re great. You can get them at Best Buy or Walmart. Walmart is $68. Range is good for what they are, depending on terrain they work from a mile or so to maybe up to almost 5 best case scenario.

 

[DaddyEngineer]

1. Jeremy - dirty Ocean Blue JLUR/2.5” lift/37s - North Pole, Baby Back, Bronco Buster (never run it), FM TRO (run lower half only).

2. Brad - Sting Grey JLUR/2.5” lift/35s
Any trail that doesn’t bust my ride home.

3. Brian - Sting Gray JLUR/stock suspension, stock tires.
I have only been once before and don't know any trails by name so along with Brad, "any trail that won't bust my ride home".

4. Scott - Billet JLUR - 2” Mopar lift with metric 35s. Got my GMRS semi mounted and I’ll bring my hand helds too. No winch. I’ll try most anything if someone goes first.

 

[Chocolate Thunder]

4. Scott - Billet JLUR - 2” Mopar lift with metric 35s. Got my GMRS semi mounted and I’ll bring my hand helds too. No winch. I’ll try most anything if someone goes first.

Oh, Scotty. That’s what I said my first time in prison and it got me into some trouble that haunts me still to this day. Sounds like you’re going to have a fun day! Lol. But seriously, I encountered a number of stock Jeeps on some of the 4 diamond trails. I discovered that they tend to have bypasses on the obstacles that make them have a 4 diamond rating. Any of your crew tagging along in the TJ or JK?

 

[MRH512]

I was really looking forward to this but won't be able to make this trip. I'd love to see another group outing soon!

 

[Centurion07]

1. Jeremy - dirty Ocean Blue JLUR/2.5” lift/37s - North Pole, Baby Back, Bronco Buster (never run it), FM TRO (run lower half only).

2. Brad - Sting Grey JLUR/2.5” lift/35s
Any trail that doesn’t bust my ride home.

3. Brian - Sting Gray JLUR/stock suspension, stock tires.
I have only been once before and don't know any trails by name so along with Brad, "any trail that won't bust my ride home".

4. Scott - Billet JLUR - 2” Mopar lift with metric 35s. Got my GMRS semi mounted and I’ll bring my hand helds too. No winch. I’ll try most anything if someone goes first.

5. Mark - Sting Gray JLR /4.5" lift/37s. I've only been once, so don't know trails by name. I don't mind challenges, but have no desire to break my DD. I do have GMRS.

 

[texasrugby911]

Well I guess I'm going to be the little guy here ):
Justin - Ocean Blue 2DR spt, Rubi lift, 33s. Gotta get Sancho home and to work Monday.

 

[DaddyEngineer]

Oh, Scotty. That’s what I said my first time in prison and it got me into some trouble that haunts me still to this day. Sounds like you’re going to have a fun day! Lol. But seriously, I encountered a number of stock Jeeps on some of the 4 diamond trails. I discovered that they tend to have bypasses on the obstacles that make them have a 4 diamond rating. Any of your crew tagging along in the TJ or JK?

Not this trip. Just me! They don’t like the idea of that much travel.

Scott

 

[DaddyEngineer]

I thought about a Sting Grey, but decided to get the same color as my Jk.

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