2017 SoCal Summer Rally Aug, 4-6 Big Bear California San Bernardino Mtns. camping

[FASTNOVA]

I wasn't saying we should eat speedy! Ha ha ha! He doesn't have enough meat for everyone anyway. Ha ha. Have you ever taken him camping? He'd probably love all that space to chase balls

You had me worried there for a bit Now that you mention it I don't take him with me cause he is so small he can get lost real easy and being black he is even harder to find. Since we're on the topic of canines, we will be taking Molly so that Norris has a friend to chase around.

 

[BnaditCorps]

It always seems like I am unavailable for these things! I have to remember that we do this the first week of August generally. Off to the East Coast of MTB Nationals July 5th and won't be back til the 5th or 6th of August.

On the flip side I don't have an MV so I guess it would be better to wait until I get one.

 

[Cycletek]

Big Bear's on Fire, to the East of our camp ground, headed east near Tanglewood Campgrounds......

 

[True Knight]

Big Bear's on Fire, to the East of our camp ground, headed east near Tanglewood Campgrounds......

Yeah, hopefully they can keep it from spreading farther west...

 

[BnaditCorps]

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5256/

USFS information page on the fire.

Seems they are expecting more growth with a Type 2 Incident Management team taking over today as well as more units arriving. If I could get into ROSS I could give a more firm update, but I can't.

 

[FASTNOVA]

Well you have to see it this way, at least we'll have a big bonfire.

 

[Torisco]

Shout out to Blendmaster and Prospector.

Multiple issues needed attention from me in 2015, 2016, and early 2017. Finally able to get back to a little O.D. madness after July 4.

After being M.I.A. for two years I finally get to go to the Big Bear event. Two pals from the Central Coast Convoy are eager to come along. Minimum one GPW jeep and one M35A2C deuce. Maximum One GPW Jeep, one M35A2C deuce and one M43 ambulance. "The Three Man Brigade" (Bob, Gary and Gordon definitely attending) Dark Army (Anthony is a maybe).

Keep us posted on the fire status should it create a problem.

 

[hillbilly willy]

Me and my 2 boys are kicking it around. Sounds like a lot of fun. If anything I'll cruze up for the day.

 

[True Knight]

Luckily the fire is still quite a way away from our campsite area.

 

[Blendmaster2002]

I agree with True Knight, I have also been monitoring the fire, it is away from our camp.

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[Prospector GM]

Shout out to Blendmaster and Prospector.

Multiple issues needed attention from me in 2015, 2016, and early 2017. Finally able to get back to a little O.D. madness after July 4.

After being M.I.A. for two years I finally get to go to the Big Bear event. Two pals from the Central Coast Convoy are eager to come along. Minimum one GPW jeep and one M35A2C deuce. Maximum One GPW Jeep, one M35A2C deuce and one M43 ambulance. "The Three Man Brigade" (Bob, Gary and Gordon definitely attending) Dark Army (Anthony is a maybe).

Keep us posted on the fire status should it create a problem.

It is always a pleasure to see you , your brother ,Dark Army and your friends . Looking forward to seeing your completed 1943 GPW Jeep, last time I saw your Jeep was when my wife and I stopped by your place in Bishop about a year and a half ago .

 

[NovacaineFix]

I'm sure they will get that fire under control, we got well over a month to go.
Besides, all the major fuel burned up last year when we were coming down the mountain.


I remember this all too well. If it were a day or 2 earlier, I would've had no way home. It burned both sides of the freeway and then some

 

[True Knight]

As of Saturday, June 24th the fire is 90% contained. So it seems like our camping area is safe. Well from this particular fire at least...

 

[BnaditCorps]

I'm sure they will get that fire under control, we got well over a month to go.
Besides, all the major fuel burned up last year when we were coming down the mountain.
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I remember this all too well. If it were a day or 2 earlier, I would've had no way home. It burned both sides of the freeway and then some
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I remember in 2015 we were one of the last non fire vehicles to come down Hwy16/Hwy20 as one of the fires (Rocky Fire I think) advanced up to the road. My dad thought it was really funny since we saw 2 strike teams from our area, and 2 of the units were from the city he works in and another was from the volunteer department we're in. Gave them a wave and toot of the horn as we went by. Looked like they were setting up for a burn operation, there had to of been at least 30 engines per 3-5 miles on the road.

Of course we got home and my dad went back up there on another strike team. He came back and said how one night it was just his strike team out on the fire (in the waning stage of the fire) and he was essentially in command of the fire since the Ops Chief and IC were off at night since there wasn't much going on after they got containment. He drove from one end of the fire to other several times that night to keep in contact with his units since the repeaters had a hard time reaching some of them due to the terrain.

Story time over for now, sorry for the rant.

 

[Torisco]

It is firmed up. Bob and Gary will attend with their neat command tent (like the picture attached), and pretty sure our pilot R.J. (picture of his plane attached) will tag along driving the M35 to the site while I drive the jeep. (Pictures attached).

So...Blendmaster2002, tell me where, when and how to pony up the $$$$ for four of us. Could I send it to a PayPal account?

 

[Blendmaster2002]

Just bring cash and pay at the event, it will be easier if everyone does.

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[saltydeuce]

Looks like I'll be driving a new girl out to this event picked up a m817 this weekend and the deuce will be mad when she finds out ahes not going. Would towba r it but that road is a little to small for that see you guys up their

 

[Blendmaster2002]

Awesome salty!

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[Another Ahab]

Looks like I'll be driving a new girl out to this event picked up a m817 this weekend and the deuce will be mad when she finds out ahes not going. Would towba r it but that road is a little to small for that see you guys up their

Nice. Is that going to be a working truck for you?

 

[MAdams]

I plan on going and bringing my 5 ton and M105 to sleep in. Any plans on shooting at the range?

Salty, if you want to caravan together, I am at where the 210 and 57 meet.