Expo East 2018

[Ian McAdorey]

Yeah that’s the challenge I mentioned previously. Everyone’s schedule is different. I like to roll in to camp at expo on Thursday but let me know either way.

Well, my thought is if I leave from work on Wednesday, I can make it to Flag Pole in about 6 hours or so. It will be a late arrival, but the Roof Top Tent sets up quick and we can wake up Thursday and take off from there. I have definitely operated on less sleep

Yeah I know about the last one and responded to your post in MtnRoo Northeast. Glad to hear it man.

AHHHH yes! Thank you. I really appreciate it! Starting tomorrow, so I am pretty amped

 

[Nomadik Nova]

Question..... for those coming from/caravaning from other areas of our region , how is everyone going to mark their camp sites? Or will they?

I’ll be traveling down from VA/DC with a couple guys and I wanted to camp near other OB members if possible.

 

[outwardbound]

Last year another guy and I got there early and we put up a base camp flag real high. This year is a new venue though so we will have to see what the rules and challenges are regarding saving campsite area. Last year was easy.

 

[Wawa Skittletits]

Hopefully it’s easy again this year like @outwardbound said but keep your eyes peeled @NovaBound.

 

[Nomadik Nova]

Last year another guy and I got there early and we put up a base camp flag real high. This year is a new venue though so we will have to see what the rules and challenges are regarding saving campsite area. Last year was easy.

Sounds good!

 

[Nomadik Nova]

Hopefully it’s easy again this year like @outwardbound said but keep your eyes peeled @NovaBound.

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Will do @Wawa Skittletits! Thanks.

We are planning on Thursday, but not sure on timing. I’ll probably drive down just on Thursday. Others are thinking about breaking up he drive and heading down Wednesday evening (part way).

 

[Hank Outdoors]

Early plans would be to leave Wednesday morning and maybe camp on flagpole or somewhere in that neck of the woods that night. Finish the drive in on Thursday.

I am 3 hours North of you. What time did you want to roll out on Wed morning?

 

[Wawa Skittletits]

I am 3 hours North of you. What time did you want to roll out on Wed morning?

I honestly haven't settled on a time. Partially because I'm not sure if I'm going alone yet but its a straight through 6-7 hour drive to Flagpole for me. If we were rolling down together I could certainly be accommodating to the 3 hour jump that you need.

I'm hoping that we'll be able to interest a few more members into doing the same thing by the time November rolls around. It would be cool to meet and camp and then roll into Expo together.

 

[Hank Outdoors]

I honestly haven't settled on a time. Partially because I'm not sure if I'm going alone yet but its a straight through 6-7 hour drive to Flagpole for me. If we were rolling down together I could certainly be accommodating to the 3 hour jump that you need.

I'm hoping that we'll be able to interest a few more members into doing the same thing by the time November rolls around. It would be cool to meet and camp and then roll into Expo together.

It would be cool to roll in as a group! I could roll out around 5am and reach you by 8ish if that would work. We can fine tune it as we get closer.

 

[Wawa Skittletits]

It would be cool to roll in as a group! I could roll out around 5am and reach you by 8ish if that would work. We can fine tune it as we get closer.

I'm sure that could work! Once @Ian McAdorey joins us that'll make 3... so what do you think @dziner @CFTAdventures @outwardbound?

 

[outwardbound]

I'm sure that could work! Once @Ian McAdorey joins us that'll make 3... so what do you think @dziner @CFTAdventures @outwardbound?

I'd be up for that if we could solidify link up point somewhere in GNFW or enroute to the expo. Remember, I moved to southern IL this summer, so I've got a 9 hr drive down I-64 from here, so I can do a map recon tonight and see what a potential overlap to your route would be.

 

[Ian McAdorey]

First day at the new job today kind of put a damper on these plans for me. I was banking up PTO from my previous job in order to utilize it to take some extra days off (Monday and Tuesday after Expo East) but I lost that PTO when I lost my job (thankfully I did get paid back the 70+ hours I banked up). New job only leaves me with 45 hours from now until the end of the year. If I am going, I may have to take it unpaid which doesn't let me take off the extra days. I have to weigh some options and get back to you guys

 

[outwardbound]

So based on my projected route from Belleville,IL, I'll be on I-24/40 the whole way thru Tennesee and pick up I 26 in Asheville. Depending on how you guys come down, we could link up at the I40/ I81 interchange, or in Asheville, and drive into Hendersonville together.

 

[Wawa Skittletits]

Remember, I moved to southern IL this summer

My bad man. I thought you moved but then I saw that it still says Columbia under your name there.

So based on my projected route from Belleville,IL, I'll be on I-24/40 the whole way thru Tennesee and pick up I 26 in Asheville. Depending on how you guys come down, we could link up at the I40/ I81 interchange, or in Asheville, and drive into Hendersonville together.

I'd imagine we'd be coming down 26 since the ride to 40 on 81 takes an additional 45+ minutes. There are an endless number of unique places we could link up, grab a bite, an adult beverage, or whatever south of the 26/40 confluence. Depending on how we drive out of Flagpole its probably a 7.5 hour drive to that point from there

First day at the new job today kind of put a damper on these plans for me. I was banking up PTO from my previous job in order to utilize it to take some extra days off (Monday and Tuesday after Expo East) but I lost that PTO when I lost my job (thankfully I did get paid back the 70+ hours I banked up). New job only leaves me with 45 hours from now until the end of the year. If I am going, I may have to take it unpaid which doesn't let me take off the extra days. I have to weigh some options and get back to you guys

It is what it is man. I hope you can make it but we all understand if you can't.

 

[outwardbound]

My bad man. I thought you moved but then I saw that it still says Columbia under your name there.



I'd imagine we'd be coming down 26 since the ride to 40 on 81 takes an additional 45+ minutes. There are an endless number of unique places we could link up, grab a bite, an adult beverage, or whatever south of the 26/40 confluence. Depending on how we drive out of Flagpole its probably a 7.5 hour drive to that point from there



It is what it is man. I hope you can make it but we all understand if you can't.

I'll have to update my signal and info. Somewhere in Ashevill sounds good. As we get closer we can identify a time and place.

 

[outwardbound]

Info updated (I think). So, reviewing the OXE site, Overland Experience, and Weekend Pass (With Camping) attendees can arrive and check in between 10am and 6pm Thursday. Having worked check in and parking last year, and not knowing the new venue this year, I think we need to ensure we are checked in before 6pm on Thursday as they'll close the check in desk and we could risk getting stuck outside the campground area or off the premises for the night.

The confluence of I-40, and I-26 (southwest of the city center/I-240) is 39 min (29 miles) away from REEB Ranch. Assuming we want to link up and grab a dinner and a beer, we'll need to link up around 3 or 4 pm at the latest, so we don't have to rush. And by that time of year, remember, it's after Daylight Savings Time, which means a 5-6PM nightfall. Down I-26, headed to Hendersonville, there are two decent restaurants, Stone Ridge Tavern, and Papas Beer and Mexican. They're just outside (South) of Asheville Outlets on Brevard Road.


Open to Suggestions.

 

[Wawa Skittletits]

Info updated (I think). So, reviewing the OXE site, Overland Experience, and Weekend Pass (With Camping) attendees can arrive and check in between 10am and 6pm Thursday. Having worked check in and parking last year, and not knowing the new venue this year, I think we need to ensure we are checked in before 6pm on Thursday as they'll close the check in desk and we could risk getting stuck outside the campground area or off the premises for the night.

The confluence of I-40, and I-26 (southwest of the city center/I-240) is 39 min (29 miles) away from REEB Ranch. Assuming we want to link up and grab a dinner and a beer, we'll need to link up around 3 or 4 pm at the latest, so we don't have to rush. And by that time of year, remember, it's after Daylight Savings Time, which means a 5-6PM nightfall. Down I-26, headed to Hendersonville, there are two decent restaurants, Stone Ridge Tavern, and Papas Beer and Mexican. They're just outside (South) of Asheville Outlets on Brevard Road.


Open to Suggestions.

No lie... I was going to mention Papa's Beer and Mexican and based our travel time to their front door haha. I'd say we have a decent tentative plan.

 

[B^2]

I'm also heading down with the wife from the Boston area. May stop and visit some friends along the way but open to caravanning back.

 

[Cpol]

Just bought my tickets will be heading down the blue ridge trail and the sky line rd from pa, any one interested in linking up.

 

[Wawa Skittletits]

Just bought my tickets will be heading down the blue ridge trail and the sky line rd from pa, any one interested in linking up.

If you're leaving Wednesday and you'd like to play on dirt instead of asphalt you're more than welcome to join us on the opposite side of 81.