Big Bear 8-18-2007

[Seanz0rz]

Everyone post up your pictures!


i had a great time!!! Videos are down below. didnt get any pictures really worth posting besides these 2:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/DSC02104.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/DSC02101.jpg

i have to say, i couldnt have done anything out there with out your guy's help with spotting and especially bruce for tugging me through some of those places. THANKS, it really does mean the world to me.

Damage sustained: scraped skids, frame rails, cross members, rear axle. and one dent in my left wing of my rear bumper. plus the usual california pin stripes. i did it basically stock, no sliders, and no locker, just a lift and AT tires.

y'all were wonderful! mikey's carne asada was spectacular, as was marc's 7layer. i want some more sooo bad. guess ill have to wait until next time.

mikey, next time ill have a skynyrd cd to go with yours.

[Matt]

Wish I could have made it. Thanks for the offer of riding along and camping space. As usual work sucked me back in even though I had the day off. Can't wait tyo see the pics.

[Marc P]

Another great So Cal run!! had perfect weather, a great group, So Cals best trails, and topped it off with a Carne Asada fest.

Had 9 rigs to start with, but Deathrunner met an early death with a broken front shock. Everything from Mike (blacksheeps) Taco on 40's to Sean's almost stock 3rd gen 4runner. Fartruk suprised Mikey with its new "mountain goat" abilities, Blacksheep wowed the crouds at the end of Holcomb Creek. Bruce tried all the hard lines he could find and used his armor. Sean drove great, listened to his spotter, and made it through some tough trails without a scratch.

Ran John Bull and Holcomb Creek back to back. Saw a lot of rigs, and managed to help a broken Rubicon on the way...actually it was in our way, so we had to help fix it.

Only took a few pics...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pf8a1891039a2fd4b22e9d29b0781c273/e810734f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p06ba5128953401ac5073b6ceb189427a/e8107334.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p11fc1178071e0f2e0526cdded61a0a66/e8107317.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p768241886d7203d6337b960f6bcb6304/e81072fb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p99e8768885f5f9f75fbb3c85e9e68e95/e81072df.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p7cabce71a3ad508fc4a8817b463657e6/e81072c0.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pe8a2f215cbce65ecc3cbbffc8b53721a/e81072a2.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p74d7011906d45fc8c08e87cb8654e536/e8107289.jpg

end of the run poser shot
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pa4f0418c10dae79c8266dba1eea3bf36/e810726f.jpg

[BruceTS]

A last minute decision took me to Big Bear instead of June Lake, but it was well worth it. I got to give my new rear suspension a good test and it worked flawlessly. The Carne Asada was excellent and I finally got to meet some more of the forum members. Sean did a great job in getting his unlocked 4Runner up the trails, I'd like to see a VW Touareg make it up the same trails..... On JohnBull we ran into a Jeep Rubicon that bent his tierod, so he had some serious toe in. Using Sean's bottle jack and my winch we got it straighten out well enough for him to drive it off the trail and hopefully home safely. The only carnage I sustained was snagging my hiLift jack on a tree, bending it.

http://bruce.calrockx.com/4runner/bb/DSC06065.jpg
http://bruce.calrockx.com/4runner/bb/DSC06078.jpg
http://bruce.calrockx.com/4runner/bb/DSC06080.jpg
http://bruce.calrockx.com/4runner/bb/DSC06083.jpg

[ecchamberlin]

Okay just got all un packed and the Runner all cleaned up.

Great run. Awesome group of people. Nicest thing about our group is that everyone watches out for each others kids. This time it was everyone watching out for my son Gabe and I really appreciate it guys... And to Nina,,, Thank you for spending that time with him and letting him hit on you. LOL Seriously though thank you!

Not a bunch of time to take pics but this is what I got:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/sean.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/rampsgoodone.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/mikeysean.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/mikeyonlog.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/mikeyflexin.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/mikeplayin2.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/mikeplayin.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/meposin.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/meflexinbig.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/marcflexinbig.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/gabepond.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/gabeinrunner.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/ecchamberlin/bruce2.jpg

[Seanz0rz]

New post for the videos.

I got video of some of you, i have sorted it out by person, not specific to either trail.

Eric, and Mike/Nina, your videos will be up tomorrow, im having to cut them down because they are too long for me to upload.

Andy:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/th_Andy.jpg (http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/?action=view&current=Andy.flv)

Mikey:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/th_Mikey.jpg (http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/?action=view&current=Mikey.flv)

Bruce:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/th_Bruce-1.jpg (http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/?action=view&current=Bruce-1.flv)

also, first post updated, take a read.

[DEATHRUNNER]

Looks like fun. :( Maybe next time my truck will hold together.

[blacksheep]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/Big-Bear-2007.jpg
Link to all pics thanks to my wife.
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2088435219&code=29548813&mode=invite&DCMP=isc-email-AlbumInvite

Video will be up in an hour.

Here are all the other albums I have if anyone is interested in other trails. Sidewinder and Bronco Peak are in there too.

http://www.imagestation.com/mypictures/index.html?view=all

[blacksheep]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/th_P8180200.jpg (http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/?action=view&current=P8180200.flv)
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/th_P8180240.jpg (http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/?action=view&current=P8180240.flv)
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/th_P8180253.jpg (http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/?action=view&current=P8180253.flv)
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/th_P8180255.jpg (http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/?action=view&current=P8180255.flv)
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/th_P8180269.jpg (http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/?action=view&current=P8180269.flv)

[Seanz0rz]

here are the last of the videos.

eric i managed to cut you down to something i could upload. i have one of Nina driving, and then one of mike showing off. , i seemed to get alot of you. so that is it for video. i think marc pops up in one of the videos for a quick second.

Mike:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/th_Mike1.jpg (http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/?action=view&current=Mike1.flv)

Mike's lovely significant other (great posole btw!!!)
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/th_Nina.jpg (http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/?action=view&current=Nina.flv)

and last but certainly not least, eric:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/th_Eric1.jpg (http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m141/hamiltoncomputers/Big%20Bear%208-18-07/?action=view&current=Eric1.flv)

[xonetruthcrewx]

Good times for sure. Looks like i missed out. Definitely next time.

[blacksheep]

Thanks Sean for the video. If there is any originals anyone needs from my pics, please let me know.

[Marc P]

Cool pics and video.....

Not many of me :( thats the problem with leading :flipoff:

[ecchamberlin]

Hell yeah Sean Nice video. I think that is the most I have ever seen of my rig being wheeled. Mucho Appreciato!

[Phalanx]

I'll post more as they're uploaded.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vEqzdDApNLI

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BRV9ZgKeVmQ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0ugEdL97F7g

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MUDBIlROqK8

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wi-oipD_l88

[randver]

looks like you guys had a blast. i cant wait to get my 4runner fixed up

[Seanz0rz]

you should have come with us. i did it with just the lift and tires. you could have totally made it!

[blacksheep]

Yea, I mean I am bone stock, and you could have made it!

[ecchamberlin]

nice Mike!

[randver]

lol. i dont know your little taco looks kind of low to the ground there blacksheep. you sure you did not lower it any from stock

[wifesaysimadumbass]

alright here are my pics
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p3e04f56e7f7377267aa99216318d5f43/e80da7ec.jpg
Jody look how dirty your husband let your son get
http://[http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pbebdf523a3e1c3d0b497c8e4ffcac4b3/e80da650.jpg/img]
[img]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pbb49e174c0bde1da4e01b4b28588a2e7/e80da5f1.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p769f8274b086bc11878646cb40fc2f02/e80da590.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p54a1c68555f05cf2fcb617edf38cb83b/e80da52a.jpg
yeah it flexs now
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pe55a916c92120bd2e4f2631b877364d6/e80da4d5.jpg

[RobT2K]

Looks like you guys had a good run, was it just Saturday or did you do any trails on Sunday?
Who drank the most limoronas?

[Seanz0rz]

we all ran saturday, then sunday some went fishing, others, like me, went home and took a shower. man it was dusty up there, and mikey got the brunt of it saturday morning on the way to the trail, being in back on a very very dusty road.

[ecchamberlin]

Mikey that picture of Gabe is a red X.

[Seanz0rz]

eric, using my |337 h4x0r skillz i picked up when i was a teenager:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/pbebdf523a3e1c3d0b497c8e4ffcac4b3/e80da650.jpg

edit: damn hes a cute kid!

edit again: Mike's tire is bigger than he is!!! thats a great pic!

[blacksheep]

Haha that is a nice comparison. Yes, cute he is.

[Seanz0rz]

oh mike, did you ever figure out what your brother in law fixed/replaced on his engine that had a similar problem to mine? i was looking around at sensors for the transmission and the only thing i could find was the transmission speed sensor.

[blacksheep]

This is his profile on TTORA, ask him.
http://www.ttora.com/forum/member.php?u=18021

[wifesaysimadumbass]

notable quotes from the weekend:
Sean "please tell me that is as tough as that trail gets?" Bruce to Sean "we're not even on the real trail yet"
blacksheep after climbing a near vertical slab of granite and after many attempts to raise him on the radio "oh sorry i had the a/c and stereo on"
Luke to Andy "should i throw rocks at them daddy?" Andy to Luke "umm well umm.......no"
Gabe to Nina " wanna go in the tent?"
Marc to Mikey "dont take me over the hard line!"

[ecchamberlin]

More quotes

Sean: "my hands are numb from this trail" Eric " dude your not supposed to have a death grip on the steering wheel "

Mikey "on the next trail I want to be in front, I can't breath or see"

Seth "my rig is broke man"

FJC guy from other group "OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH" (like a little girl though, when he lifted a tire) SD Crew "Your fine"

Curran "Can I have more meat"

[slosurfer]

Looks like you guys had a fun trip :thumbup: I would love to make the next BB trip. Jack needs to meet more little wheelers. :D

[blacksheep]

Pics from Dispan Springs, we should have ran it Fri Evening, Oh well next time.
http://www.adventure4x4.net/waiting/showthread.php?t=1701
http://www.adventure4x4.net/waiting/showthread.php?t=1692

[Seanz0rz]

Sean: "my hands are numb from this trail" Eric " dude your not supposed to have a death grip on the steering wheel "

i actually have a valid explanation for that one. my AC was on, and anyone with a 3rd gen ac knows, your hands freeze. hehehe.

[freejake3]

Wow, what a killer report you guys put together. I don't think I've
ever seen so many vid clips from one trail ride. I've been displaced
from my home due to pest control tenting since my arrival from BB on
Sunday night and am now just getting back and situated. Still have
to unpack the camping gear.

Awesome trip boys. I appreciate all the help out there and enjoy
learning with every trip out. Thank god for my sliders. Great group
that came out to play. I didn't take any pics on the trip but did
snap this one after I cleaned her up. Hooray for my first real
rock rash. That Saturday night BBQ is freakin awesome. Thanks to
everyone for making it happen.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/affinis/wheelin/Sheep001.jpg

[Seanz0rz]

that is indeed some nasty rash there.

this is by far the best group ive ever wheeld with, and look forward to next time!

[Marc P]

Look at what TTORA did to Mike's trip report.....

http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?p=971335&posted=1#post971335

And they wonder why they dont have any new people going on runs with them :flipoff:

[Seanz0rz]

hence why i refuse to be a member. which is very sad.

[ecchamberlin]

Wow. Yup I am done there to. Just cannot post anything without it turning into that. This site does a really good job at keeping that crap at a minimum.

What really gets me is that Mike of all the people could have a huge ego with Blacksheep being such a monster but he is one of nicest, down to earth guys out on the trails. They just don't get us at all. Too much of a click over there. Waste of e-space!


Here and Adventure 4x4 are the only 2 sites I visit anymore.

[freejake3]

That's OK, we get to keep the Blacksheep all to ourselves.

[blacksheep]

Dude!, I just read all that crap. Im not saying anything else on TTORA. Its re-cock-ulios what they type about. I have not checked that thread in one day, and I can't believe how much popcorn time there is on there now.

Whats funny about the whole BB situation from last year is, is that know even knows why it got shut down but a few people. I could so go out and point to one member on that thread, and because of that person, is why SBNF shut the event down last year. It had nothing to do with the groups being there at the same time.

IM DONE WITH TTORA. I should just close my account and say my goodbye.

I will admit, the first post stirred the turds up, but I just thought there were done and it was a funny comment, but they get so butt hurt about everything over there.

And this thread was not even started by me, look at the date
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=597605

Funny shit right there.

[wifesaysimadumbass]

i find it so funny that people post stuff they would never say to your face!!!

[ecchamberlin]

Mikey you are so right. It is so comman online now that there is even a term for it.

:rofl:INTERNET RAMBO :gay:

[wifesaysimadumbass]

you find it on the freeway too... people think that since their insulated from face to face contact that they can pull all kinds of asshole manuevers... they know damn well that if they tried that shit in line at the grocery store they'd get their ass kicked... bunch of internet jackoffs!!!!

[DEATHRUNNER]

Why don't you back it up Mikey? :tongueout: :rofl: If you have a beef with my mom ******* tell her, bro. You're always hiding behind the internet. ***

[Seanz0rz]

hey deathrunner, whats the status on the shock?

[DEATHRUNNER]

Broken

[Matt]

Seth,

I saw you yesterday on the 15N. I was along side honking at you with the whimpy Toyota horn but you didn't look over. or maybe you didn't want to acknowledge some poser in an FJ! :P

Later!

[DEATHRUNNER]

Dude, were you honking? I though about it later. I was day dreaming about this hot ******* chick with these big tits........... Anyway, yeah. My mind tends to wander. Are you sure it wasn't another 4runner that looked like mine?

Just Kidding. I saw the "4x yota" license plate and I was thinking I had seen that before. I was checking out the FJ when you were in front of me. Very cool. I didn't realize it was someone I knew. hahaha

There is no way I was gonna hear that horn over my Justin Timberlake cd, I crank that mofo hard.

[freejake3]

"my Justin Timberlake cd, I crank that mofo hard.


This is the mofo to crank.......some of JT's best work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmVU08zVpA

[wifesaysimadumbass]

i gave my girlfriend the popcorn trick once we almost broke up!!!

[blacksheep]

http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78781

:rofl:

[freejake3]

Are all those pics from Holcolm Cr. trail?

[ecchamberlin]

Andy I guess some are from Dishpan. Looks kinda hard.

[DEATHRUNNER]

Someone should go give TTORA thier dick in a box.

[wifesaysimadumbass]

didn't we go to big bear? i guess we are not as cool those guys so we don't count

[blacksheep]

Doh! My rear ran away, does this mean I have no *******?
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/blacksheep312/14b1.jpg
More info here:
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=2325.0

[Marc P]

The "real" Big Bear has some footage that some may consider NOT treading lightly

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v75/5986s/TTORAbb07/?action=view&current=TTORAbb82507046.flv

Plus Blacksheep would have walked all over Wyatt's / Demello's ride.

[wifesaysimadumbass]

please tell your not just using your hi lift to lift that beast??!!

[Marc P]

Looks like he has jackstands too. :argue:

[blacksheep]

The "real" Big Bear has some footage that some may consider NOT treading lightly

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v75/5986s/TTORAbb07/?action=view&current=TTORAbb82507046.flv
Dude and some of those lines that guy was trying to take where retarded.
Plus Blacksheep would have walked all over Wyatt's / Demello's ride.

[blacksheep]

please tell your not just using your hi lift to lift that beast??!!

Haha, no, I got 2 12 ton jacks under there. Needed 12 ton jacks cause there the only ones that go high enough to hold the rig up.

[Marc P]

Check this out.....Marlin "walks" his crawler on Holcomb Creek.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JFk9yVwVLrE

[blacksheep]

Thats totally cool to have that much gear ratio.

[freejake3]

That video is freakin' awesome.

[04 Rocko Taco]

thats pretty awesome. Such a nice rig.