Ha - yeah I meant the AZ version, El Camino del Diablo - I haven’t done it in five years.. heard it’s way more popular now. Having great weather here in AZ currently!
US West My Annual Easter Mojave Road trip!!
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I think I’ll have to skip this one . Looks like I need to get some more gear. Maybe next time.
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What other gear do you need that you don't have already? I mean a fridge is preferred, but you can get by with a good ice chest with blocks and maybe a little dry ice on top. PETT portable toilet Is a must in the National Park, but they're not all that expensive and you can have them delivered in a couple of days from Amazon, etc.....A tent or way to sleep inside your truck is easy, and so on. Let me know what your concerns are. For a lot of stuff, I pretty much bring my house with me.......so I have most things!! BBQ, butane And electric stoves, Lava Box, etc.....I can keep going, but I don't have that much time!!
Yeah wrangler & ground tent, he’s nearly there. Needs to buy the toilet. Sleepin bag
I have a winch & recovery stuff that we won’t use
Have Maxtrax that prob won’t bring
I’ll bring a 5gal Jerry can just in case
Can bring a second one if he wants to borrow. Cima Rd should be open by then?
Could even buy a cheap foam cooler just for the trip
I’m jus wondering if it’ll be warm enough for half doors
I have a winch & recovery stuff that we won’t use
Have Maxtrax that prob won’t bring
I’ll bring a 5gal Jerry can just in case
Can bring a second one if he wants to borrow. Cima Rd should be open by then?
Could even buy a cheap foam cooler just for the trip
I’m jus wondering if it’ll be warm enough for half doors
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Yeah, I have a winch on my034runner, but haven't got around to putting a bumper and winch on my134Runner yet. I'd say the only way we'd need a winch on this trip, is if we were dumb enough to try Soda Lake when it's wet!! Obviously, if it's still wet (Lots of Rain in Commiefornia right now!!) then we take the bypass to Razor Road (actually cuts over an hour off of the trip to Afton Canyon!)....other than that, we should be fine. I don't have any maxtrax or treds, but if someone wants to bring them, I'm sure they Might come in handy. I've got an entire box full of recovery gear otherwise.......so no one needs to really bring anything else. I'll also have 20 gallons of gas 30-40 gallons of water stashed everywhere...........Cima Road Should be open by then, although, I have been on short parts of it to get to the cabins. I'll also have my Mr. Buddy heater....just in case! And yeah, you may want your full doors!!!! Lol!
Anyway, hopefully Chet can make it. So Grak (first name?) are you in for sure? If so, go ahead and copy and paste the List and add yourself and please send me your cell#< name, and emergency contact.
P.S. If you do come out, go ahead and bring your maxtrax.......as there May be a possible use for them on Friday when we go up and over the Paiute Pass, as with all of this rain, in case it made the wash out any worse.......they Could come in handy to get past it, as we can lay them over the washout and ride high on the right side. It still shows closed on the NPS site, but it has said that since last year and all of the rain. We took the bypass last year, and I'm not a fan, as it takes you way in the wrong direction and eats up more time.
When we went in September, I decided to up the pass. Me and another truck went up first and left the others down below where if we need to turn them around, we could (no place to turn around up top) and one of the 4Runner's had a trailer......and I Really didn't want to worry about them trying to back down. Turns out, it was plenty passable......although the trailer had to be really careful as it was a few inches wider than the 4Runner, but we made it up, Good times!!
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Ha, nice.. and copy that, I'll bring 'em.. I found an old pic of the crevasse but like you said, who knows what it looks like now, eh
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Looks like I have things sorted... will probably be dropping by an old friend's shop for tires on the way so this will be a fun break-in trip. Would be me +1 in the 4Runner.
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Right on! But that 4Runner in your pic looks alot like a jeep! LOL!! And also, Discount/America's Tire almost always has some type of %0.0 deal going on too! With a great warranty!!! Go ahead and copy and paste and add yourself to the List! And send me your name, cell # and emergency contact info!
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Yeah that was the rig until a few weeks ago haha. Need to get out and get some new shots that aren't Costco or my driveway.
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Hey Ya There Robert! We are planning on doing death valley with some friends this weekend but the weather report still looks cold, I'm on the fence and i know my wife is as well. I'm possibly thinking of maybe postponing the trip, maybe going with yall and then hit up death valley afterwards, just a internal thought
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Just so I can prioritize garage time ahead of the trip, are we sticking with 2m for comms or should I wire up my GMRS too?
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Hey Josh, you're more than welcome to come with us, just let me know and/or copy and paste the List and add yourselves when you're 100% committed to go! It's been way too long since you've been on this trip with us!!
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Hey Andrew, yeah......sticking with 2 m.......I have a couple extra handheld units in case anyone needs to borrow one.
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count us in!
1: Robert and Cleo (dog) Traileader (4Runner)
2: Ryan (Tacoma)
3: Joe (Wrangler)
4: Andrew +1 (4Runner)
5: Joshua & Shelley (04' 4runner)
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1: Robert and Cleo (dog) Traileader (4Runner)
2: Ryan (Tacoma)
3: Joe (Wrangler)
4: Andrew +1 (4Runner)
5: Joshua & Shelley (04' 4runner)
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Right on.....it's The Josh and Shelly show once again!! About time my friends!!! It'll be good hanging out once again like old times!!!
Wonder if we could get Sid Vicious back out again?! On Every trip, I mutter out his famous words from our first trip I think........."Whats the sticks sticking up out of the ground in a circle?"!!!!!!! Lol!!! I use it every trip!!! LOL!
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And if anyone wants to or can bring an extra Big white propane tank, please do as I have banned all firewood from my trips after the last two huge devastating fires out in the Mojave National Preserve!!! I Had been bringing a rather large propane fire pit, but got an upgrade for Christmas with my new Lava Box!! So, we'll still be able to have a pretty huge campfire........but I no longer have to worry about starting a fire and burning down what's left of the park!!!! But I'll be out there for 4 more days After y'all leave on Easter Sunday, so if someone can bring another tank, I'll have plenty to get me through the week!!
Not going to be able to make this event after all.
Hope you all have a good trip.
Will keep a look out for future opportunities.
Hope you all have a good trip.
Will keep a look out for future opportunities.
