Starting a thread for the many photos and videos. One thing I can say is this is a EXTREMELY technical trail. 33s, armor and rear locker at a bare minimum. Talked to a few of the guys and they said it's harder than the Rubicon but not as difficult as Fordyce.
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Barrett Lake 2015
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Barrett Lake 2015
by MuddyWJ » Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:23 am
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Re: Barrett Lake 2015
by Sherrysway » Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:37 pm
Thanks for the report
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Re: Barrett Lake 2015
by MuddyWJ » Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:06 pm
The rigs.Mine:2004 WJ with a 4.0, 4.5" and long arms ,4.56, 33s, rear locker and every skid plate imaginable.
Gerry's:2004 WJ HO V8, 6.5" and long arms,3.73,35s,open/open and lots of armor.
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Re: Barrett Lake 2015
by MuddyWJ » Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:08 pm
YouTube video is uploading. Its an hour long. Not real savvy on the editing yet. More pictures to come. I've got a bunch of videos on my camera but I gotta figure out how to up/down/around load them.....
We started off with a cinnamon bear running in front of us. When we got to the trail head the first thing we saw was a Toyota and Jeep both very trail worthy and broken within the first 50 feet(seriously). Needless to say I was a bit nervous with my little WJ but I went for it anyway.
The video only shows the first half of the trail. Both my batteries died before we made it to the REAL hairy stuff. Starts at a hill filled with Volkswagen sized boulders and ends on some granite slabs but is relentless and never eases up. The last half mile I was completely toast and just wanted camp to be around the next corner. The trail just keeps coming at you. We arrived at camp about 7 hours after starting making a few stops for photo ops and trail stuff like stacking rocks, winching that sort of thing. We made camp and had some steak and bacon for dinner.
Day 2 was much better as it was downhill and much easier as I had tackled all the obstacles and knew what was ahead of me. Ill keep posting pictures as I get them from my buddies.
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We started off with a cinnamon bear running in front of us. When we got to the trail head the first thing we saw was a Toyota and Jeep both very trail worthy and broken within the first 50 feet(seriously). Needless to say I was a bit nervous with my little WJ but I went for it anyway.
The video only shows the first half of the trail. Both my batteries died before we made it to the REAL hairy stuff. Starts at a hill filled with Volkswagen sized boulders and ends on some granite slabs but is relentless and never eases up. The last half mile I was completely toast and just wanted camp to be around the next corner. The trail just keeps coming at you. We arrived at camp about 7 hours after starting making a few stops for photo ops and trail stuff like stacking rocks, winching that sort of thing. We made camp and had some steak and bacon for dinner.
Day 2 was much better as it was downhill and much easier as I had tackled all the obstacles and knew what was ahead of me. Ill keep posting pictures as I get them from my buddies.
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Re: Barrett Lake 2015
by flyinion » Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:19 pm
Looking forward to the video. LOL @ the keeps coming at you. That's how I felt about Slickrock this year. Well, I thought the same 2 years ago too, but I was new then. Slickrock adapted itself!
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Max Tow | LSD | M/T | Connectivity | Infinity | Hard Top | Ace rails | MC 2.5" lift + front TB & CA's | JCR Crusader rear bumper + Shield tire carrier | Quadratec 9500is Stealth Edition | JCR Transmission Crossmember | Quadratec Hardrock 17x8.5 | Nitto Ridge Grappler 285/75r17 | Rubi rails | JCR C gussets & LCA skids
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Re: Barrett Lake 2015
by MuddyWJ » Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:28 pm
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Re: Barrett Lake 2015
by Burlbook48 » Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:47 am
You have to start somewhere to get to the middle of nowhere. Some call it Trial by Fire--- We call it Trial by Trail.
Jeep mods include axles, armor, some bolt-on stuff, a growing list of DIY stuff, and lots of precision guesswork...
Jeep mods include axles, armor, some bolt-on stuff, a growing list of DIY stuff, and lots of precision guesswork...
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Re: Barrett Lake 2015
by MuddyWJ » Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:38 am
Toyota had a sheared steering box and the wrangler had a broken driveshaft. Yota was stuck on a tree and spotters were on the opposite side. Wrangler had a brand new DS so they thought it was a cheap Chinese made yoke.
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Re: Barrett Lake 2015
by MuddyWJ » Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:09 am
YouTube won't process my video right now.
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Re: Barrett Lake 2015
by MuddyWJ » Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:14 am
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ODz-kHOSY
Here it is!!!! The two rigs in the beginning are the busted ones. First video so it didn't get music. Enjoy.
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Here it is!!!! The two rigs in the beginning are the busted ones. First video so it didn't get music. Enjoy.
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