On Apr 2, 2008, at 5:45 AM, Wester Potter wrote:
> I've been invited to go along on a Jeep ride over the Rubicon Trail by
> my brother-in-law. He's a hard core rock crawler and did the Rubicon
> last year for his first time.
>
> Does anyone have first hand experience with the trip as to what to
> take and what not to take? I want to take my old 35 mm SLR camera
> case. It's dustproof, waterproof and should be fine for the trip.
> Anything else will go in a soft duffle bag and be carried in a carrier
> on top of the roll cage.
>
> My only personal experience with the Lake Tahoe area was many years
> ago, on ski trips, where we rented a house and filled every bit of
> floor and deck space with sleeping bags. I don't plan on digging the
> Jeep out of four feet of snow like my last experience up there. On
> another winter trip in the 1960's driving in an Oldsmobile Toronado,
> the authorities made us put chains on the tires before we could go
> over I-80 between Reno and Sacramento. When we started to put them on
> the front wheels we were informed by the laughing official that they
> went on the rear. We chained up the rears and happily made it over
> the pass with no problems.
>
> Any Rubicon tips would be welcome. It sounds like a great three day
> trip.
Only tip I can give. Bring extra socks. I ALWAYS get my feet wet when
I go up country. Also, where you coming from? You might want to take
50 and take IceHouse down to the rubicon trail, it's quite scenic. (I
live about a half hour below the head of the rubicon trail)
Other than that, chains go on the driven wheels (front for FWD, rear
for RWD, or just drive a 4x4 with M&S tires and don't need chains)
Are you going on the Jeepers Jamboree? They turn main street into a
party for the weekend before they go. It's great.
I've never actually gone up the rubicon. Been as far as the river
crossing. Camp up there a lot. Drive all OVER. If you want to see
forever, make sure to take a trip up to the Bald Mountain overlook.
It's off Wentworth Springs road, well before you get to stumpy
meadows. You can see the entire sacramento valley. Very cool.
~Jon
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