Richland 3/3 anyone?

crogers6569 wrote:

oh and if anyone has a gas can they can bring with with them Ill fill it up if i can use it. My tank only holds about 12 gallons now.

Chad, are you just looking for a plastic gas can? If so I have a 5 gallon one I would be more than willing to bring.

Hey Brian can you bring along a 3" lift some 33"-35" tires, some sliders and some skid plates for me and i'll go! JK

Hoping to get this off the ground so i go wheeling with you guys soon but right now I do not think I can make it out

bigdogdewey2 wrote:

not a problem..im gonna be gone (in texas) at the
end of the week..gone for 10 days...i wanna get richland rd run together
for the 11th of march..havent been and wanna go up there pretty
bad..

I thought the 17th?

Darklight wrote:

Hey Brian can you bring along a 3" lift some 33"-35" tires, some sliders and some skid plates for me and i'll go! JK

Hoping to get this off the ground so i go wheeling with you guys soon but right now I do not think I can make it out

You don't need to be lifted to get through Richland (unless you follow Larry). There are spots that you definitely should be lifted, but you can drive around those. I can't think of any spots that require a lift that you can't go around. I think there's a video out there of a guy running through it with a stock Pathfinder with no problem.

Thanks for the heads up MadToy. I think I can get through no problem I just want to be able and do the really fun stuff

I might not be able to make it this run but I am thinking about the next time around though. I will keep an eye on this thread in case something changes. Itching to hit some trails right now

Darklight wrote:

Hey Brian can you bring along a 3" lift some 33"-35" tires, some sliders and some skid plates for me and i'll go!

I will bring these, all attached to my FJ. Seriously though you are welcome to use my spare on your lowest corner.

I will pay more attention to the trail with a focus towards a stock 4-runner. I am pretty sure the main part of the trail is passable, but still tricky enough to be fun. I will try to give you more feedback so you can maybe go next time.

Brian wrote:

Darklight wrote:

Hey Brian can you bring along a 3" lift some 33"-35" tires, some sliders and some skid plates for me and i'll go!

I will bring these, all attached to my FJ. Seriously though you are welcome to use my spare on your lowest corner.

Ill donate my spare as well! lol

Brian wrote:

I will pay more attention to the trail with a focus towards a stock 4-runner. I am pretty sure the main part of the trail is passable, but still tricky enough to be fun. I will try to give you more feedback so you can maybe go next time.

I think you should bring a GoPro and video the entire ride

Gotta keep an eye on the weather up there for this weekend too. Although rain can make it more fun, we don't want to get trapped between a couple of flooded out bridges....

The FJs in the videos are NC forum members. I think the biggest fear would be on the Lenoir side. So we should be able to recognize before we enter the trail. I think in this video they were just running the first part and came back to find the bridge flooding. After the first few creek crossings I don't recall any real low lying bridge areas, but I have only been there once and could easily be mistaken.

Might better bring reserve camping gear!

And food....

I don't recall seeing any wildlife in them woods - maybe there's some sort of Bigfoot out there eating everything.......

stock 4runner can make it no problem... I know

Yeah any gas can would be apreciated mine all leak badly and I will not make it from gas station to gas station without having to worry on a trip like this.

Alright I will put it out to bring.

I cant get an answer out of the co-pilot, so if I show, I'm planning on being at the Sheetz at 0900. Should know if I'm coming by tomorrow evening.

So has the impending rain changed anyones minds? Just trying to start planning for the weekend The below people mentioned possibly going (I might have missed someone, let me know). Anyone still in?

1. Me
   
2. MadToy
   
3. AutoSolutions
   
4. NCFJ Driver
   
5. XXXBlackoutXXX
   
6. CRoger
   

I may or may not be going. I might have to come into work on saturday unfortunately.

Looks like they're expecting almost an inch of rain overnight Friday, ending in the morning Saturday. It will certainly be slick out there. I'm good either way. If you still want to go, I'll go. If you want to push it off and try for the 17th instead, I'm good with that too....

I would say if we have 4 vehicles let's do it. If there isn't that many people wanting to go, plan for later. Post up if you are in.

hope you guys have a blast...take pics...im hoping that i will be able to go on the 17th...

About how far from my shop would this be? Im supposed to be meeting someone there in the morning but it should only take like 15 minutes hopefully..

Auto Solutions wrote:

About how far from my shop would this be? Im supposed to be meeting someone there in the morning but it should only take like 15 minutes hopefully..

hour and 40 minutes

I have some good news and some bad news.

Bad news I will not be making it out this weekend.

Good news. I am planning on making it out on the 17th

Have fun and get some pic's! I would like to know what the water level is on some of the creek crossings.

When we went last time it was right after the snow/rain. The parts you had to cross were maybe 12 inches. Some of the parts we chose to play in, were a little deeper.

Doesn't seem like we have the interest for this one. I will try to see if my wife will let me go on the 17th