[Thorsky]

Lol, tomorrows the big day! Leaving around 4am and hoping to arrive in Gilbert around 7pm.

So far we have a full tool set, all gear, parts, oil change stuff, filters, cleaning solvents, etc...

I also grabbed a new toy for the ride. :hey:
http://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtdItemDetail.jsp?item=29385&section=10461
It's the Delomre PN-40 GPS. I've grabbed all the topo and satelite imagery and downloaded it already. If nothing else it will trace our exact routes for each day we go out.

Anyone think of any last minute gotchas they wish they remembered?

 

[dagirl71]

I was just thinking last night how excited you and the family must be!!

spare tire for the trailer? checked your spare for your vehicle... have your insurance and reg for trailer? and most importantly your hatfield permits??

have a great time, enjoy your vacation with your family!!! cant wait to see the pictures

 

[scuzz]

um...you forgot me.

 

[Thorsky]

Excited, yes! Stressed, HELL YES!

Definitely looking forward to it. Permits are already in the car!

Scuzz, there's still time! Get your ass to RI and we'll give you a ride! :lmao:

 

[kygoat]

have your insurance and reg for trailer? and most importantly your hatfield permits??

Why the trailer paperwork? Going the end of May...

 

[dagirl71]

Why the trailer paperwork? Going the end of May...

I was told WV state troppers love to pull you over to make sure your trailer is reg and insured! Its easy money for them since soo many come through.. dont know how true it is but was worth it to be current and have it... we went through in the middle of the night..so I didnt see any.

 

[Nash04]

Lol, tomorrows the big day! Leaving around 4am and hoping to arrive in Gilbert around 7pm.

So far we have a full tool set, all gear, parts, oil change stuff, filters, cleaning solvents, etc...

I also grabbed a new toy for the ride. :hey:
http://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtdItemDetail.jsp?item=29385&section=10461
It's the Delomre PN-40 GPS. I've grabbed all the topo and satelite imagery and downloaded it already. If nothing else it will trace our exact routes for each day we go out.

Anyone think of any last minute gotchas they wish they remembered?

GoPro and like Scuzz stated: ME

 

[kygoat]

I was told WV state troppers love to pull you over to make sure your trailer is reg and insured! Its easy money for them since soo many come through.. dont know how true it is but was worth it to be current and have it... we went through in the middle of the night..so I didnt see any.

Wow, good to know...Thanks!

 

[700ATP]

i THOUGHT EQUIPMENT...TRAILERS, TRUCKS, 4WHEELERS, ETC.....MUST BE LISCENSED IN THE STATE IN WHICH YOU RESIDE AND ACCORDING TO THE STATE'S LAWS IN WHICH YOU RESIDE....???????/:nuts:

 

[dagirl71]

i THOUGHT EQUIPMENT...TRAILERS, TRUCKS, 4WHEELERS, ETC.....MUST BE LISCENSED IN THE STATE IN WHICH YOU RESIDE AND ACCORDING TO THE STATE'S LAWS IN WHICH YOU RESIDE....???????/:nuts:

thats what I meant to make sure you had it in your vehicle! not WV reg or ins...

 

[700ATP]

Whew,........thanks......i thought i was really out of the loop:yay::yay::yay:

thanks dagirl:yay:

 

[Thorsky]

Found a dam Wifi spot...finally! Not too common around Gilbert...

Having a blast down here. So far we've hit the RockHouse, BearWallow and Pinnacle systems. Today is Buffalo and that may be it. Rains coming in tomorrow. I'm about ready to go home anyway...my 3 year old is missing us, and we are really missing him. I also have a conference in Atlanta Sunday so I'd like to have more than a couple hours to see him before I leave again.

We're already planning out next years trip...this place is AWESOME!!!

 

[Thorsky]

I can also say that going with a group of riders with very disparate skill levels can be...frustrating. It's stop and go for me the whole day as my wife and one of my sons is very slow. They just aren't into flying around the trails... It wears on you at times. Got a chance yesterday to just go for about 30 mins and it was sooo much better. I swear the 700xx is built for this trail system. Even Rockhouse (aptly named) was a breeze for me while my boys got shaken rider syndrome...lol.

 

[Nash04]

LOL! Rockhouse is pretty hard unless you have some real good suspension. They should really like Buffalo. If you go towards where we stayed last year which is posted above, they have WiFi, just park in the parking lot and use their network. Penny won't mind.

Oop's!! Here's the link where we stayed:
http://www.thehatfieldhouse.com/

which is right outside of Gilbert heading towards Tamcliff on route 80

 

[Thorsky]

Thanks for the tip. Found a couple free ones here and there.
Buffalo was awesome...until my accident. I'll post details and pics tonight. Let's just say it's a dam good thing we had a quad with a winch. Gonna need some new parts before I ride again. At least i'm alive.

 

[dagirl71]

oh no... sorry to read this! I hope your not to banged up.

 

[redrider]

yall make it to trail 95 (see profile pic) on the rockhouse system? whew...that trail is a doozie. We spent several hours winching on that climb. hope you guys had a good time, im planning on taking my xx to bufflo mtn on the weekend of may 15th...

 

[Nash04]

Glad to hear that everything is ok except for some damage on the bike, where u on some local trail, sounds like the same incident I had last year.

Can't wait to see the pictures/video and read the story.

 

[Nash04]

OK! Been a week now and we are all desperately waiting to hear and view the video about the trip!! What's up?

 

[Thorsky]

I'm alive! I think....

Business trip to Atlanta back to back with the vaca...dam I'm tired. I'll try to get on here tomorrow and give you guys the details.