Okay so here it is, I know I said I would do this yesterday, but I got preoccupied, sorry. The location will be at Wheelin In The Country in Summertown, TN. I know everyone was up to debating the location, but Shane (Blaze) and I, along with the input from others in attending the last meet and greet, decided it best if we just picked a location. We know WITC isn't convienent for everyone, but no location was. I know Tellico seemed to be a more centralized location, but we decided there was other things to consider beyond location, and came to the conclusion that WITC fit more of our needs. Each year, we will probably move the location around, so those that can't make it to this one, may have one closer next year i.e. Florida last year, Tennessee this year, next year, who knows.

Here is the website to WITC (http://www.wheelininthecountry.com/): here's what I can tell you about them. They have a variety of trails, from really hard to pretty easy. They have real easy trails that will give you access to the harder stuff, so if you just want to watch you can. They have rocks, mud, water crossings, hills to climb, and more. They have a HUGE staging area, which can accommodate hundreds, if not thousands, of people. They have a repair shop that you can use on a donation basis unless the repair takes too long, then they will want to talk to you about an hourly rate. They have a kitchen serving food for breakfast, lunch and dinner at reasonable prices and it's REALLY good, reminded me of how mom used to cook. The staff are some of the nicest people I've ever met. They are very accommodating and friendly. Darren and Angie (the owners) are wheeling enthusiasts and take the profits of WITC and put it back in to keep growing and making it better. When I was there last fall, they had three 6 person cabins for rent, along with basic camping grounds, by the time we go there, they will have eleven cabins, some being 6 person, some being 8. They will also have 12-15 full RV hook-ups. They will also have added a 28X60 eating area (they used to use the shop). So you can see they are dedicated to making this place great. Also, firewood is free. The prices may seem a little steep, but if you figure that it covers, camping, wheeling and firewood. It comes out about what you would pay other places. It is $20 for the first day for the driver and $10 every consecutive day afterwards. It's $5 a day for passangers/spectators. And mind you this is strictly enforced. The 6 person cabins are $60 a night and the 8 person cabins are $100 a night. Anything else you may want to know, ask on this thread or contact Darren or Angie directly.

Here's what we need to decide. What date in July do you all want to go. There are basically three weekends we can set this up for. July 3-4, July 17-18, or July 31-August 1. The Jult 3-4 (and I believe they will be open on the second as well) will be a big event. They estimated last years attendance at 700-900. They will probably have a few events set up that we are welcome to attend and even compete. I'm sure fireworks will not be in short supply (not to say WITC will be providing them). I believe they are planning a big cook out as well. The other two dates will be much smaller with 150-200 in attendance for the weekend. Now that will mean more privacy, but also less events arranged (unless we want to arrange our own, I thought at least we could have a hill climb challenge) and less radical rigs to watch on the tough stuff.

So, we are leaving it up to you all. What would you prefer, busy and crowded but more stuff going on, or more of a private scene. Voting will continue until March 15, then we will lock down the date on the majority vote. So make your voice heard because this will be one that no one will want to miss.

MM

good write up.

At $3/gallon it might be a bit more than I can handle right now. Sounds fun though.

that's a good fourteen hours away from here. the problem has now become getting the trucks down there because both drexelsteve and reptillikus have said they don't want to drive them. i've checked around can't seem to find any place that will rent trailer big enough to tow the trucks. u-haul says a fsbronco is too heavy to carry on its trailers.

any suggestions on towing/trailer rental or how to get the trucks there?

July 17th sounds good , I'll be passing through from my wheeling trip in colorado

that's a good fourteen hours away from here. the problem has now become getting the trucks down there because both drexelsteve and reptillikus have said they don't want to drive them. i've checked around can't seem to find any place that will rent trailer big enough to tow the trucks. u-haul says a fsbronco is too heavy to carry on its trailers.

any suggestions on towing/trailer rental or how to get the trucks there?

I have no idea, I knew U-Haul had a problems with towing a fullsize, I thought someone was looking into getting a truck to tow them down there and back? Or was that just messing around? Beyond that, I'm not sure what to suggest.

I have no idea, I knew U-Haul had a problems with towing a fullsize, I thought someone was looking into getting a truck to tow them down there and back? Or was that just messing around? Beyond that, I'm not sure what to suggest.

i think that was up here in the northeast originally b/c it's almost a bad omen to drive the truck that far for wheeling.

we also looked into the auto train or renting a semi --- something.

that's a good fourteen hours away from here. the problem has now become getting the trucks down there because both drexelsteve and reptillikus have said they don't want to drive them. i've checked around can't seem to find any place that will rent trailer big enough to tow the trucks. u-haul says a fsbronco is too heavy to carry on its trailers.

any suggestions on towing/trailer rental or how to get the trucks there?



That's why you don't tell them what you're towing. ;)

That's why you don't tell them what you're towing. ;)

in theory, you could do that, but it's not safe since it's a tiny trailer. plus, it's easy for the cops to tell that a fullsize truck does not fit on the trailer and they'll pull you over. than you're in s.hitload of trouble!

Kristy, I am waiting for the transport company to call me back with a quote. So don't give up hope yet. Once a date is set, I will know if I can make it. But the later in the summer the better, so I voted for the last weekend. If my vote doesn't count since I'm a yankee, I'll just take my ball and go home :brownbag

I am actually thinking about driving the Bronco to and from, but Tracy isn't too keen on the idea of 14 hours in my truck, not to mention she thinks I would beat the truck too hard to make it home :wacko

Sounds like a hell of alot fun. Thanks for thinking of us over in HELL, that is the West Coast Chapter. heheh.. Be killer to get there and wheel..

Kristy, I am waiting for the transport company to call me back with a quote. So don't give up hope yet. Once a date is set, I will know if I can make it. But the later in the summer the better, so I voted for the last weekend. If my vote doesn't count since I'm a yankee, I'll just take my ball and go home :brownbag

I am actually thinking about driving the Bronco to and from, but Tracy isn't too keen on the idea of 14 hours in my truck, not to mention she thinks I would beat the truck too hard to make it home :wacko

I'm with Tracy on that one. It's bad enough being the car for 14 hours, let alone the truck. Also, to get to TN from here --- we have to drive through WVirginia!!! *shivers* Seeing the movie Wrong Turn makes me want to travel AROUND that state.

Definitely get back to us on that transport company thing. I've gotten a little further with my search, but renting a flatbed doesn't look too feasible.

1. Most places I've found are in the Midwest.
2. They run between 3-600 for the week without the semi to haul them. Then you gotta either pay to rent the semi and pay the driver for the time and gas or you gotta rent the semi, have a CDL and carry Commercial Automobile Liability limits of at least $1,000,000. So we're talking money here!

When my truck broke in holopaw I didn't tell U-haul that my truck was going on it. Told them I was towing a honda civic


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I am with Bobby I had my 79 on a uhaul being pulled by my 91, did fine, the trailers can hold 10000lbs.

i dont wanna go on 4th of july, to many people there. any of the other weekends will work for me. actually if ya'll chose july 4th, i'll still go. just prefer the the other dates.

:thumbup

What about flat towing or a dolly? Can't we just disconnect the driveshaft at the rear axle and go like that? I could be wrong, have been many times before. :shrug Can I do that for 687 miles?

Yeah, you could do it that way, but not too many members on here have a 2nd vehicle to tow a bko with...

Also, if you f-up the axles off-roading, how are you gonna flat tow it back home :shrug

Just wanted to share with ya'll. After I threw up this thread I E-mailed Darron and Angie a link to it so they could see what we had planned. They E-mailed me back the following:

I checked out the website...that was a great write up about our place..couldn't have done it better myself LOL...We are looking forward to your event and just have to wait and see how the voting goes as to which weekend you'll be coming...Together we can make this a great gathering for everyone!! We've got lots of exciting things happening this year and you're just helping us to add to the list...THANKS! Keep in touch and let me know how things are going and if anyone has any questions tell them to feel free to call or email me. Look forward to working with ya'll, Thanks again, Darron & Angie

Like I said, a great bunch of people. Now everyone get on here and vote, I can't believe the original thread that got people thinking about this was 7 pages long, had 132 replies and 1773 views and we only have 13 votes on this. Come on people, everyone was waiting on this, let hear what you have to say. Your input is what's going to make this trail ride great. What would you like to see? What kind (if any) of events would you like to have?

The original thread was also supposed to be an "East Coast FSB Trail Ride" in Tellico not a Dixie and we'll invite the rest type of thing in TN. Either way, I still plan on making it. But the title could be why the decreased interest. I know it added almost 4 hours to my travel time. I'm not trying to be a pain in the ass, but it's not the same thing we've been talking about in the original thread. But as stated above I plan to be there. I'll just be more tired when I arrive. Just my $.02

Steve

p.s. Thanks for taking the ball and running with it Smooth. :thumbup

The mods are more then welcome to change the title of the thread, I had thought this was a dixie run, but I must have been mistaken. It certainly wasn't meant to exclude the rest of FSB, that's why I sent a link of the thread to all the other chapters. Even Canada. In the original thread (as best as I can remember) we were still discussing the location. I like Tellico as much as the next guy, but there were some concerns that had us move it to WITC, I'm not trying to open this up for debate, the reason Shane and I took the ball and ran with it was because we would never a full consesus on the matter. We took the input from a few people we knew would be attending at either location, and based of what we knew, WITC fit. But if the title has anything to do with it, I apologize, I had no intention of excluding anyone. It was titled that way because 1) there was a first annual last year in Fl. and this would be the second run of that kind, 2) it's held in the Dixie chapter area, 3) will be attended more by the dixie chapter then any other, and 4) being organized by dixie chapter members. I honestly never thought the title could make any other chapter feel excluded only because I couldn't imagine ANY FSB run (or Meet and Greet for that matter) that wouldn't allow members from other chapter to attend.

So anyways, all are welcome to attend. :thumbup

I stand corrected, I looked over the original thread and you are right, it was posed as a FSB East Coast trail ride. So, again, I apologize. If a mod would please change the title over to "FSB East Coast Trail Ride" I would be much obligized. Should have reread the original thread before starting this one. :brownbag Shane and I had originally discussed this to be the second annual Dixie chapter run, but I didn't realize it was being change to a full FSB thing; my bad. However, I do stand by our decision for WITC. We sat down and went over both places for over an hour with a lot of input from many people. And mainly out of concern of trail conditions for stockers at Tellico (supposedly worst then they were last June when I was up there, this was reported by a few people who had been there recently) and that more then half in attendance would be driving something close to stock we went with WITC. Though there were more reasons then that, that was a big one. There are a lot of benefits to WITC that you won't find at Tellico. One of the few (if not the only) things going for Tellico was centralized location. But it was believed that anyone willing to drive to Tellico would be willing to make the trek to WITC to attend.

So I hope we get a good attendance, it would be nice to hold the biggest gathering of Fullsize Bronco's ever seen.

It's all good. I'm sure after this ride, my heart will be in PA, but pieces of my Bronco will be in TN :thumbup

note to self: get trailer in a hurry

Hey Jermil01, maybe I'll bring some Tastycakes, and real soft pretzels.

I voted for July 17-18, but could just as easily make it on the later date as well.
I would prefer either of these later dates vs the July 4th date (too much other stuff going on).

Hopefully there will be some others coming from the Memphis area and we can go out together.

Heck ya. I like this place. I prefer the quieter weekends. Either is good. But All I need to know is the time cause(Sorry for yall from up north and FL :enforce ) but it is only a two hour drive for me. :rockon I can definently make it.

note to self: get trailer in a hurry

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steve, maybe i should look into getting a car carrier and make a pit stop in philly? don't have a cdl, though... :banghead

how many could we put together? five or six rigs might make it work.

steve, maybe i should look into getting a car carrier and make a pit stop in philly? don't have a cdl, though... :banghead

how many could we put together? five or six rigs might make it work.

Dave, no CDL here either. (Drexel)Steve would be interested too. Kev just bought a trailer, so I'm not sure about him or the others. Depending on $$ it sounds like a good idea.

Cool man, get me some butterscotch Krimpets and some softpretzels from Federal..See if you can grab me a hoagie from Primos, and maybe a cheesesteak, wiz with, while you're at it. :thumbup

I'm hoping I can make it, but I'm like many of you, I don't necessarily have the resources to trailer my rig up there..I don't think the Crown Vic could pull my Bronco, so I'm thinking just driving the Bronco and hoping for the best. It looks like right at a 10 hour drive from Jax, and that's going through Atlanta, maybe some of the GA, FLA folks could caravan.

QUOTE=bnkrtstk]It's all good. I'm sure after this ride, my heart will be in PA, but pieces of my Bronco will be in TN :thumbup

note to self: get trailer in a hurry

Hey Jermil01, maybe I'll bring some Tastycakes, and real soft pretzels.[/QUOTE]

Cool man, get me some butterscotch Krimpets and some softpretzels from Federal..See if you can grab me a hoagie from Primos, and maybe a cheesesteak, wiz with, while you're at it. :thumbup

I'm hoping I can make it, but I'm like many of you, I don't necessarily have the resources to trailer my rig up there..I don't think the Crown Vic could pull my Bronco, so I'm thinking just driving the Bronco and hoping for the best. It looks like right at a 10 hour drive from Jax, and that's going through Atlanta, maybe some of the GA, FLA folks could caravan.

QUOTE=bnkrtstk]It's all good. I'm sure after this ride, my heart will be in PA, but pieces of my Bronco will be in TN :thumbup

note to self: get trailer in a hurry

Hey Jermil01, maybe I'll bring some Tastycakes, and real soft pretzels.[/QUOTE]

Can do, Jer. As far as the cheese steak, I'll bring the makings and whip some up there, might be too soggy after the ride. I used to work down a few blocks from the pretzels place on Federal. Never been to Primos, but a hoagie from Joanne's at 2nd and Federal should make you feel at home. :thumbup

Hijack over. Sorry

i havent voted yet cuz im torn as to what to do.
to be honest, i was really hoping to go to tellico, and no we're not. i dont want to turn it into a debate, the decision is final and thats that. But ive never heard of WITC before, and dont know anything about it whatsoever, which is why i havent voted yet.
What kind of trails are we looking at here? I skimmed through their photo gallery, and saw pics of many different jeeps on one particular trail, and a huge muddy field. I hope theres more to it than that!

I voted for the 17th-18th, but the 31st-1st is cool with me....i just don't really wanna be there the weekend of the 4th....

But y'all know i'll be there regardless :thumbup

Reptillikus, basically, there is almost every kind of trail. Most of it is just dirt, tree and rock trails. They have some rocks, and some water, and some mud. There are a lot of off camber crawling up and down trails. The really tuff stuff (that I saw) included trails cutting threw gullies inbetween hills (I saw a EB put on it's side trying one spot) and there are some high angle hill climbs as well. Some that include almost all rock faces. I'll see if I can find some pics from the trip 2 big broncos took for the Fall Stampede.

Here is a link to Dr. Lewis's website. I don't think he'll mind me linking it. He's a great guy with a sweet Early Bronco. Here as a few links to different trips he made to Wheelin in the Country. There are some good pics so you can see the variety of stuff they have.

http://rblewis.net/personal/bronco/

i'm cool with this place pretty much any date. thats why i didnt vote. didnt wanna make a commitment to any one weekend. i'll go when ever everybody else is.

jer, i could meet ya in tally or there abouts. if jafo goes and anybody else from down here, it would be a good idea to ride together. could meet up with shane and jon and the other south ga. folks too. have about 20 broncos rolling down the highway at once. :thumbup



note to self: get my pig running!!!

i'm hopin we can get that last weekend in july, otherwise not certain i can go. this looks like a lot of fun and a chance to meet alot of the people here. can't wait.

that's a good fourteen hours away from here. the problem has now become getting the trucks down there because both drexelsteve and reptillikus have said they don't want to drive them. i've checked around can't seem to find any place that will rent trailer big enough to tow the trucks. u-haul says a fsbronco is too heavy to carry on its trailers.

any suggestions on towing/trailer rental or how to get the trucks there?

I just pulled a 93 FSBronco from atlanta to Oklahoma City on a trailer I rented from Ryder/Budget... make sure you get the heavy duty one... they offer two different car carriers with about 1500lb difference in payload ratings... also, you will need to put stock sized tires on the Bronc to get it on the trailer...

hope this is helpful...

Tom

Finally a wheeling trip that's not 16-20 hours away. Count me in!! I will have my 74 raring to go by then. :chili: :chili: :chili:

I just pulled a 93 FSBronco from atlanta to Oklahoma City on a trailer I rented from Ryder/Budget... make sure you get the heavy duty one... they offer two different car carriers with about 1500lb difference in payload ratings... also, you will need to put stock sized tires on the Bronc to get it on the trailer...

hope this is helpful...

Tom

HEY TOM!!! How was the trip? Everything go okay? Hows the Bronk doing?

(The man hyjacks his own thread)

I'm like some of the others, not too big on huge croweds so I voted for July 31 - Aug 1. I think it may be me and HWY_APOSTLE coming down. I don't know if I'll be doing any of the hard stuff so if anyone would have an extra seat I would appreciate it.

Yep :stupid Since my rig is stock she will probably be sitting.

Ya'll need to get this stock concept outta your heads. I can understand if you don't want to do any damage to your rig. But I took mine with only 32's, and that's it, through twister 1,2, and 3, a few hill climbs (one I didn't make because of A/T tires and no ground clearance) and on a tour around the whole park (all of this was at WITC). Sure there was stuff I couldn't do, but there was stuff I could. Aside from that one hill climb I couldn't conquer, I got hung up once in a ditch because of my approach angle. Finese and a little throttle can go a long way. But if you want to ride I totally understand. I just don't want anyone to feel stockers can't do anything. Either way we'll be glad to see you there.

I'm not stocked anymore!!! :rockon :rockon Just got my front extended brake lines on this weekend. Should have my new Pro Comp MT's and Eagle 589's on today or tomorrow. Pics to come of course!!! :chili: :chili:

I have to agree with Smooth, I wheeled my 88 in it's stock form almost has hard as I drive my 79, and suffered no trail damage. In fact the only dent on the truck was from street driving. No tree scratches were another thing, but they'll buff out. We made a believer out of Jackhart at the last NE run to Paragon. :thumbup

Here is a link to Dr. Lewis's website. I don't think he'll mind me linking it. He's a great guy with a sweet Early Bronco. Here as a few links to different trips he made to Wheelin in the Country. There are some good pics so you can see the variety of stuff they have.

http://rblewis.net/personal/bronco/
thanks for that link, i see there is tons of stuff! :rockon
Im gonna have to vote for the last weekend in july, i think itd be less crowded, and thats always a plus in my book :thumbup

I voted for the last weekend on July. Less crowd :toothless if I get my rig running right and a few other little things fixed (oh and my wife gives the ok :brownbag :whip ) I would love to go and if anyone is going through Alabama maybe we could hook up and heat up the high way together or maybe i could meet up with ya'll in GA. :thumbup

Hope to make it

By this time I pray my pos is done, and I should have a spare seat. I will ride with all of the fla people so I dont get lost. Didnt vote cause I dont need to take the time off, I have everyday work optional.

Cool man, get me some butterscotch Krimpets and some softpretzels from Federal..See if you can grab me a hoagie from Primos, and maybe a cheesesteak, wiz with, while you're at it. :thumbup

I'm hoping I can make it, but I'm like many of you, I don't necessarily have the resources to trailer my rig up there..I don't think the Crown Vic could pull my Bronco, so I'm thinking just driving the Bronco and hoping for the best. It looks like right at a 10 hour drive from Jax, and that's going through Atlanta, maybe some of the GA, FLA folks could caravan.

QUOTE=bnkrtstk]It's all good. I'm sure after this ride, my heart will be in PA, but pieces of my Bronco will be in TN :thumbup

note to self: get trailer in a hurry

Hey Jermil01, maybe I'll bring some Tastycakes, and real soft pretzels.[/QUOTE]



Just to let you know looking at mapquest for you, plus having drivin from Huntsville, AL to Atlanta, you will go out of your way. What I think would be better is run 10 to Hurlburt Field and Edglin area in Ft. Walton Beach. Then run 331 up to Montgomery then 65. And 65 is a straight shot to Nashville. Which is close to Summertown. I run the 65 route between Montgomery and Nashville alot. Good place to let the pedal down. Or if you dont want to run 331 you could run 10 to Mobile and ht 65 but that will add some time to the trip. So just a friendly suggestion if you want to make it a little easier. But if you are intent on driving up that awful 75 hitting Atlanta I recomend hitting 20W to Birmingham then 65.

i voted last week in july. it's a hell of a drive down there from here and like my girl says, it's probalby not a good idea. I've got a trailer at home, not sure the payload but i'll check. I can rent a truck from work to tow er with, maybe a nav. but i'll have to check the towing capacity on that one. one way or another i'll be there. :thumbup

I voted end of July simply because there's a few trips trying to be planned all around that month! Summertime is always busy.

A Navigator would be so much easier to do a fourteen hour trip - no less love for the Bronco though.

Any date works for me. Smooth, we need to get together and hammer out a few more details...I'll call you this week-end, it looks like I'll finaly be able to take a day off...:thumbup

Yep :stupid Since my rig is stock she will probably be sitting.
You guys would be suprised at what a stock truck could do. Ask Jackhart.

This sounds like a good trip. I was hoping for Telico, cause my bro lives in Fayetteville, coulda stayed at his place. Oh well, I might be down for this one.

Losing my job screwed me up, I was gonna buy a lift for the 90 with my next paycheck. Bring that one wheelin for once, I could probably have it ready in stock form by then.

I'm sorry it won't be at Tellico, but I think you (and everyone) will really like WITC.

I'm sorry it won't be at Tellico, but I think you (and everyone) will really like WITC.

Don't apologize, it's only 4 more hours driving time :goodfinge

Besides, Tellico will be there next time. Once this trip is done, we need to get you Dixie Boys up here to PAP. :thumbup

Alright, snapperhead, I checked your drive, it's 2 hours more. :goodfinge THough, I bet you could shave more time then Mapquest is suggesting, their route seems more "around your a55 to get to your elbow" type thing.


http://www.mapquest.com/mqproxy/40521ac4-00027-033df-400c3311


This is what would be recommended for a run to Tellico.

http://www.mapquest.com/mqproxy/40521b2f-00097-06fde-cdbcf36d

Crazy northerners, always exaggerating.

With a wife and two kids making pee pee stops, it will be 4 hours.

But it's all good.

Looking at that map, it looks like mapquest is purposefully avoiding West Virginia....
"Yuu sur doo got a purdy mouth"

"Yuu sur doo got a purdy mouth"
:histerica YEEHAW! :toothless

:thumbup Me and mine will be there!!!! :rockon
Cant wait

I stand corrected, I looked over the original thread and you are right, it was posed as a FSB East Coast trail ride. So, again, I apologize. If a mod would please change the title over to "FSB East Coast Trail Ride" I would be much obligized.
:thumbup