US Southeast NC/SC Brown Mountain OHV Overnight Trip - 04/06/2019

[Graham1298]

It is my firs

Hello All, I wanna introduce myself: I'm Robert Vaessen. This will be my first rally. I checked in with NCTrooper to get an okay to join (wanted to make sure my inexperience wouldn't be a drag on the group). He said: Do it. Great! I'm in. Excited about it. Looking forward to meeting / trailing / hanging with y'all. I'll be at South 21 Matthews a little before 8:00 AM on Saturday morning.

Welcome! This will be my first ride as well and am looking forward to it! I used to drive tanks but I don’t think it’s quite the same thing!!!

 

[Staticline40]

Hello All, I wanna introduce myself: I'm Robert Vaessen. This will be my first rally. I checked in with NCTrooper to get an okay to join (wanted to make sure my inexperience wouldn't be a drag on the group). He said: Do it. Great! I'm in. Excited about it. Looking forward to meeting / trailing / hanging with y'all. I'll be at South 21 Matthews a little before 8:00 AM on Saturday morning.

Welcome!

 

[Jeffrey Dill]

Hope you guys take plenty of pictures/video. Looking forward to hearing about the trip and hoping this is just the first of many trips to come.

 

[JasKolp]

Hope you guys take plenty of pictures/video. Looking forward to hearing about the trip and hoping this is just the first of many trips to come.

I have a dashcam, so I'll at least have some footage from that! Hopefully I'll have some time to take other pictures/video as well.

 

[Sasquatch SC]

Hey all - I’m not going to be able to make this trip w/ the group - but I am REALLY interested in this route for the future with a few buddies. Two questions:
1.) Would you recommend this route for my rig: 2019 Subaru Outback 3.6R Touring, full armor skid plates, 2” lift, 30” Kuhmo AT tires?
2.) Do you have a route map I can check out?

 

[Staticline40]

Hey all - I’m not going to be able to make this trip w/ the group - but I am REALLY interested in this route for the future with a few buddies. Two questions:
1.) Would you recommend this route for my rig: 2019 Subaru Outback 3.6R Touring, full armor skid plates, 2” lift, 30” Kuhmo AT tires?
2.) Do you have a route map I can check out?

Some of the trails can be downloaded in .gpx format from the interwebs or you can look at TRX Trailhead or Gaia

 

[JasKolp]

According to the package tracking, my new bushings should be delivered today! So I should be able to get those replaced tonight.

 

[hlpressley]

Not sure how I just seen this. I’m actually not far at all from the South 21 in Matthews and may be interested in convoying up with the group and just hang out for the day. I don’t think I could make camping work with this short of notice. Let me know if you guys have room for one more rig!

 

[NC-Trooper]

Not sure how I just seen this. I’m actually not far at all from the South 21 in Matthews and may be interested in convoying up with the group and just hang out for the day. I don’t think I could make camping work with this short of notice. Let me know if you guys have room for one more rig!

That’s totally fine. I won’t be camping either with a wife that is due any day I can’t manage to stay away that long [emoji1360]

 

[Staticline40]

According to the package tracking, my new bushings should be delivered today! So I should be able to get those replaced tonight.

sounds fun..

 

[AdventureWithDanan]

I hit going on the response but it won’t take it. But I do plan to attend.

I\'ve had the same issue. I hit the going button but it won\'t take. I also plan to attend.

Hey guys, I've informed HQ that there are issues with confirming for this event.

 

[JasKolp]

sounds fun..

Yeah. The video I watched showing how to change them out looked fairly easy. Hopefully this will fix my front suspension drooping so I can have full clearance tomorrow.

 

[Trevor Atchley]

I'm planning to be at the old Kmart at about 09:45. I have been planning to camp. Is anyone else planning to camp?

 

[Staticline40]

I'm planning to be at the old Kmart at about 09:45. I have been planning to camp. Is anyone else planning to camp?

Most of us are, me...if it’s pouring maybe

 

[JasKolp]

Good news, I got the new bushings in! Hopefully that was the issue with my lift...if it wasn't, then I'm out of ideas and I haven't been able to find anything online about the issue I had. We'll see how it holds up tomorrow! I'll be at the Kmart around...10ish. I need to get the OHV pass from the sports store across the street, and then I should be ready to go.

 

[brianb2]

Have fun group. Sounds like a good turnout. The rain that just came through should make for a fun ride. Don’t forget your muck boots. If you’re planning to camp on trail You might think about leaving a couple of rigs or tents at the big site. Have fun.

 

[NC-Trooper]

ETA for Charlotte group is 10:30

 

[JasKolp]

I had a great time on the trail! Tomorrow I'll work on putting together my dashcam footage from my ML320 (it sometimes cut off, I think because of the bumpy trail, so hopefully there isn't any corrupted footage) and will share with you guys afterwards.

Edit: looks like a lot of footage is corrupted/missing/doesn't play correctly. I'll try to salvage what I can to show you guys. Next trip I think I'll invest in a couple of Gopros, those should hold up much better on the rough road than the dashcam did.

 

[Staticline40]

Some pics, not many...The Mercedes was a beast, only suffered a little battle damage

 

[Jeffrey Dill]

Some pics, not many...The Mercedes was a beast, only suffered a little battle damage

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Awesome! Where did you guys camp at?

Also, which ditch lights and mounts are those on the white Tacoma?