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ZUKIWORLD Events and Activities Forum => ZUKIWORLD 'The Fall Classic' => Topic started by: ebewley on August 15, 2016, 09:04:02 PM
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ZUKIWORLD ZUKFARI - Fall Classic 2016 - Bend, OR
November 18 thru 20 [weekend before Thanksgiving (US)]
FINAL INSTRUCTION EMAIL - WITH DETAILS/TIMES/COORDINATES HAS BEEN SENT.
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Hello Adventure Enthusiasts!
Here's a rough itinerary, a couple of requests, and instructions for those that are planning on coming on this year's ZUKIWORLD FALL CLASSIC! The first thing to do would be to read over the previous adventures and see if you're up to being cold and dirty for three days and to see if this trip would be something that would interest you.
Hey I'm new here! What's this all about? http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/zukiworld-adventure-series/welcome-information-on-the-upcoming-'the-fall-classic'-event (http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/zukiworld-adventure-series/welcome-information-on-the-upcoming-'the-fall-classic'-event)!/
2016 Itinerary:
Please note that depending on weather and other conditions, we may not do all of the items listed below.
Thursday: (Unofficial Day)
• 12PM - Meet at the Sunriver Shell Station (Subway Attached) Off HWY97 Exit 153, S. Century Drive
• Head East through & Explore Lava Cast Forest on the way to camp MorningWood.
• Anytime - Arrive at camp and gather wood, setup tents, etc.. Prepare for night ride
• Night ride; may go into Ft. Rock café for dinner?
Friday: November 18th.
We are NOT meeting in LaPine to caravan out. Please continue on to the campground and setup
For those that are at camp, Day trip to Ft. Rock or Hole in the ground.
Camp Improvement Project – Mainly getting wood for the fire and building a wind break,
5PM - Camp and Have a Stew Potluck & Socializer
Optional Night ride
Saturday: November 19th
Wake up EARLY! Adventure (Ft. Rock(bathroom break), Crack in the Ground, CV dunes, Radar Site) Loop
• ZW Geo Cache 43°30'30.62"N 121° 2'58.87"W
• Ft. Rock Geological formation flush toilet available. 43°22'22.1"N 121°03'57.4"W
• Crack In The Ground Hiking Trail 43°20'01.1"N 120°42'26.6"W
• Christmas Valley Dunes 43°19'52.63"N 120°19'0.24"W
• Cold War era Radar installation 43°15'50.6"N 120°24'12.4"W
• Ft Rock Diner/Bar 43°21'22.52"N 121° 3'11.69"W
Optional Night ride.
Sunday: November 20th
Wake up (again) & break camp - Pine Mountain Radio Towers 43°48'39.99"N 120°52'29.90"W
4PM - Get to Bend and Disperse/Disband
Requests / Instructions:
1 - Send and email to me ebewley[at]zukiworld.c0m letting me you're attending (please include a cell number type of vehicle, where you are coming from, and how many will be in your group)
2 - Watch this thread for more information. (A list of attendees will be generated in this thread as verification that we know you're going)
3 - An email will be sent to those that are attending with finalized details including specific meeting locations, times, maps, etc...
4 - It most likely will be very cold. (bring what you need to survive)
5 - Have a 200 mile range with your vehicle.
6 - Bring an arm load of fire wood to help out or means to gather some firewood on our way to camp.
7 - Suzuki mfg vehicle or special guest.
8 - Trailers, motorhomes, & campers are heaviliy discouraged, If you need to haul, consider dropping off in LaPine and driving your adventure rig from there.
9 - If you bring a dog, make sure it is well behaved or you may be asked to camp far, far away from the group.
10 - Have an FM radio that can send and receive on the MURS frequencies. (Hardly anyone has a CB and they don't work well at those distances anyway)
11 - Unlimited number may attend (Let's go wheelin!). First 10 drivers will receive a ZUKIWORLD windshield decal and a chance at a GRAND PRIZE.
12 - Stew Potluck is where each person brings a can of Stew to throw into a big pot. We'll provide the cookin' you bring the chili.
13 - THERE IS AN ATTACHED FILE TO HELP YOU PROGRAM YOUR BAOFENG UV-5R RADIOS. IT HAS THE MURS AND FRS YOU'LL NEED. (coming soon)
Who's In: Updated November 15th. 2016
E. Bewley | Sidekick - Bend, OR
M. Verley | Sidekick - Seaside, OR
G. Faust | Vitara - Newberg, OR
D. Capell | XL7 - Newberg, OR
G. Steffen | Samurai - Springfield, OR
R. Jones | Samurai - Vancouver, WA
B. Brooks | Samurai - Rainier, OR
B&G Bewley | Vitara – Dallas, OR
B. Bagwell | Unknown – Salem, OR
G. Mikkelson | Sidekick – Salem, OR
V. Mueller | FJ Cruiser - Stayton, OR
K. Ellingsworth | Tacoma - Salem, OR
R. Ender | Samurai - Corvallis, OR
S. Vallaincourt | Samurai - Albany, OR
A. Lillienthal | Jeep - Portland, OR
J. Alonzo | Samurai - Marysville, WA
T. Marshall | Jeep - Prineville, OR
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I'm in! Email sent!
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I'm in!
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I'm in as usual! Email sent.
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Two more sign ups today! YAY...
Don't forget to make your choices for things to do in our poll on this thread.
Thanks, Eric
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Last year, we had some really fun extra-curricular activities. Should we do that this year, what would we do?
Rockets?
Catapult challenge...
Cheezewiz chugging challenge?
Tannerite extravoganza?
Cornhole tourney w/prizes...
Does anybody have any suggestions?
Thoughts?
-Eric
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Please add me to the Attendee List: Val M. (FJ Cruiser).
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I like the idea of Tannerite. I enjoy shooting things, maybe a skeet shooting contest?
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Added another... Yay! Don't forget to vote for your favorite activities.
-Eric
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Added a couple people and am starting to plan the weekend. Please speak up if there's something you want to see. The Rim Butte trail project has stalled and is not open yet so that choice is off of the table. It's slated for completion sometime in 2018 so there's something to look forward to for sure!
For those that are going, please make sure and invite a Suzuki buddy along... One of the best rewards is turning someone on to this weekend and sharing the fun.
-Eric
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when is the last day that you can say i will come
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when is the last day that you can say i will come
Hi, What do you mean? I can't figure out your question... sorry. There's no registration or anything.. just letting me know via email so you can get the final instructions before the get together and we can get a head count. Does that make sense?
-Eric
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ya that makes sense ...so when is the latest you need to know if I could make it for your head count and instructions to get there. just because it might be a last minute decision. I don't want to say I will come and then I get disappointed as something comes up like the last couple yrs, so I'm trying a different approach if I leave it to the last minute then karma wont get me lol
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ya that makes sense ...so when is the latest you need to know if I could make it for your head count and instructions to get there. just because it might be a last minute decision. I don't want to say I will come and then I get disappointed as something comes up like the last couple yrs, so I'm trying a different approach if I leave it to the last minute then karma wont get me lol
Oh, no problem. The week before is fine... thanks, Eric
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Making some updates to the itinerary based on votes and conversations... Please take a moment to look at the first post in this thread for details...
Anyone have requests or things they want to see?
Thanks, Eric
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Mark us down as a yes.
We'll be there in the Jeep Cherokee this year.
;)
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We'll be there in the Jeep Cherokee this year.
Don't worry, there will be plenty of samurais and sidekicks out there to help your jeep along when the going gets rough!
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Mark us down as a yes.
We'll be there in the Jeep Cherokee this year.
;)
Yay
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We'll be there in the Jeep Cherokee this year.
Don't worry, there will be plenty of samurais and sidekicks out there to help your jeep along when the going gets rough!
Ugh. I'm not "that guy," aren't I? :p
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All - Val came up with a cool Cold War era radar station to check out close to the dunes, we'll add that to Super Saturday and just jam pack it!
Also attached a programming file for 2-way FM radios. If you have a BaoFeng 5 "whatever" this will load right in using the CHIRP software... If you don't want to go through the hassle, we'll be on MURS 4 which is 154.570Mhz. Reminder, we WILL NOT be using CB radios. I do have a couple of loaner FM radios to lend for the weekend if you need one. Please PM me if you need one.
Thanks, Eric
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Did some recon yesterday and found out that the Ft. Rock gas station is open. Yay! and the 'other' bar & grill is pretty nice and well worth a drop in. Unfortunately, the museum is closed for the winter, sorry Val...
I'm going to finish up the itinerary in the next week so please chime in if you want to influence it.
Thanks, Eric
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Oh yeah... campfire shenanigans, who's up for that? Since the evenings are long, what could we do as a group activity to entertain ourselves? Contests, Themed Party, book club?
thoughts?
-Eric
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And just like that...the Sidekick is back on the road! Decided that I didn't want to wait until the last minute to be ready for the fall classic, so in the last week:
-new transmission
-new clutch, flywheel, pilot and throwout bearings
-new rear control arm bushings with modified sleeves and large diameter bolts
-repaired onboard air system (some jackass of a rodent decided to chew through an air line that required removal of the front bumper to access)
-new belt tensioner
-new idler pulleys
-new alternator
-fluids/filter change
-new wiper blades
-welded in patch panels to complete my twin-stick conversion and added dynamat under the center console to reduce in cabin noise
No last-minute wrenching for me...instead, I'll put off packing until the night before to engineer in the appropriate amount of disaster.
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Sewerzuk - Any pics coming of your twin stick. How is the noise level after the Dynamat?
I have been wanting to make this outing for several years now, and my schedule is still interfering. Even when I was working in Portland or Seattle, I couldn't make it. I had to be on the east coast that week.
Anyone interested in making the trip with me from Galveston to Oregon? It's 2,500 miles, each way.
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Sewerzuk - Any pics coming of your twin stick. How is the noise level after the Dynamat?
I have been wanting to make this outing for several years now, and my schedule is still interfering. Even when I was working in Portland or Seattle, I couldn't make it. I had to be on the east coast that week.
Anyone interested in making the trip with me from Galveston to Oregon? It's 2,500 miles, each way.
Sure; attached is a pic of the twin sticks in my Sidekick. Low Range Off Road sells a kit so that you can use the Trail Gear toyota kit on the Sidekick transfer case. The install involves disassembly of the case to remove an interlock ball; not terribly difficult, but it does take some time. Good time to install lower gears.
The twin sticks take up less space than the stock shifter, and the boot doesn't fully cover the factory opening in the body. So, I had about 10 square inches of opening below my console. A lot of noise was coming through there; I was surprised at how loud it was. I welded in patch panels and added dynamat under the length of the console. Not sure which one reduced noise level more, but the combination made a huge difference. I took it on a test drive last night and the reduction in noise level was significant.
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Sewerzuk - Thanks for the picture and information. I have the same kit to install with a lower gear set.
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And just like that...the Sidekick is back on the road! Decided that I didn't want to wait until the last minute to be ready for the fall classic, so in the last week:
-new transmission
-new clutch, flywheel, pilot and throwout bearings
-new rear control arm bushings with modified sleeves and large diameter bolts
-repaired onboard air system (some jackass of a rodent decided to chew through an air line that required removal of the front bumper to access)
-new belt tensioner
-new idler pulleys
-new alternator
-fluids/filter change
-new wiper blades
-welded in patch panels to complete my twin-stick conversion and added dynamat under the center console to reduce in cabin noise
No last-minute wrenching for me...instead, I'll put off packing until the night before to engineer in the appropriate amount of disaster.
I you feel like you may miss those last-minute wrenching sessions I do have an opportunity for you!
:)
-Eric
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I you feel like you may miss those last-minute wrenching sessions I do have an opportunity for you!
:)
-Eric
Eric - I agree. Wishing I could show up in Portland with my Sidekick; and with my t-case, twin sticks, and new u-joints in a box. Maybe my winch plate and some 7018 rods too.....
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Just emailed my request for attendance. I don't keep in great touch on this forum, but participated years ago (2010) and am excited for the opportunity to get back down there!
Joe
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It's great to have ya, Joe. ..
Eric
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I won't be able to make it, I recently had ankle surgery and it won't be healed in time.
Thanks
Rob J
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I am really enjoying the percentage of Samurais on the list to attend. 50%!!
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Yeah, that is cool.. I'd like to take mine as well but it is not ready... so, the sidekick it is.
-Eric
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Final Instructions email sent out! I think this year's itinerary reflects people's votes pretty darn well... :) Local forecast is for snow so be prepared for some tire spinning fun. Please check your email as soon as possible to make sure you got the email and that I didn't leave any info out that is needed.
Thanks, and see you on the trail!
-Eric
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Does anyone have an extra easy up / pop up they could bring?
Thanks, Eric
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Thanks to all that came out for a fun weekend! Special thanks to Joe A. and Matt V. for photos and video...
here's the story...
http://www2.zukiworld.com/high-desert-overlanding-fall-classic-2016/ (http://www2.zukiworld.com/high-desert-overlanding-fall-classic-2016/)
See you next year!
-Eric