HELP? around Durham, I've been stuck for 3 days

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gmcjimmy88 said:
Is this guy still stuck? Can someone give me an idea of how sloppy it is getting to him. I have been wanting to make a trip to raleigh to go to BJ's (like SAM's Club) and this could be my excuse/gas there. The down side is I am a stock 3/4 ton burb with mild A/T tires and cannot afford to get myself stuck. If noone else is going to help the guy I may have to make the 90 minute trip. P.M. your phone number and we can discuss it. I will want to see some pics before coming all that way to make sure I can stay on solid ground. I do not have a winch though. Let me know and I can see what I can do.
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let me know if you end up going, I'll ride with and bring some tools and a strap and help any way I can. it'll give me a way to get out of the house for a little while. I'd take my Toyota but I don't believe my little hamsters would like that too well. haha.
 
actually, I'll make you a deal: I'll bring my Toyota and pull you out, but if something happens to my truck you're paying for it to be fixed...and then you're getting flamed for having a Toyota pull you out. haha.
 
Well I just got home from pulling him out it took 2 xj's
one with a 9k winch and one with a 8k winch . Also was not asking for any money we just ask that he returns the favor as trail etiquette . Because you never know who you will need to come get you when you are stuck.
 
Nice job Wildman...Never know when you'll get yourself in a bind, regardless of circumstances...now I'll know who to call....:beer:
 
Wwildman said:
Well I just got home from pulling him out it took 2 xj's
one with a 9k winch and one with a 8k winch . Also was not asking for any money we just ask that he returns the favor as trail etiquette . Because you never know who you will need to come get you when you are stuck.
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Good man
Glad to hear he got help...
 
Wwildman said:
Well I just got home from pulling him out it took 2 xj's
one with a 9k winch and one with a 8k winch . Also was not asking for any money we just ask that he returns the favor as trail etiquette . Because you never know who you will need to come get you when you are stuck.
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Cool.
Should have posted my number, you could have picked me up and gone out for a pint.
Stupid jeep not having a motor in it still.
:lol:

(I live right off of Leesville Rd) :D
 
Well I look at it this way .If you really need help then I will help no questions asked with in reason . I honstly think people should not flame on a person who makes a small mistake and just help if they can . I mean hell I my self have ben stuck pretty bad and a total stranger drove out and helped me and some people Iknow talk a big game but when it's time to put up he just don't . I think we should have one thread set up just for people who get stuck.
 
Wwildman said:
Well I look at it this way .If you really need help then I will help no questions asked with in reason . I honstly think people should not flame on a person who makes a small mistake and just help if they can . I mean hell I my self have ben stuck pretty bad and a total stranger drove out and helped me and some people Iknow talk a big game but when it's time to put up he just don't . I think we should have one thread set up just for people who get stuck.
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glad to hear there are a few good people out there
This world is all about helping each other out when you can. The less it happens...the worse the world gets...
 
I live in SC so helping anyone is $50 - $100 in gas just to get there! Glad someone went to get you out. Kudos to the rescue team!
 
millercustomfab said:
Awesome! Thanks a million!Three jeeps and six people, I really was not expecting that. And to top it off they gave the gas money back, and said it was fun. I'm not knocking anybody for not helping, or wanting money to do it. My freinds are crap for the most part, and I didnt have much to work with. Thank you again?
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Take any pics?
Tear anything up?
 
I rarely post, usually just check on the site to see what is going on. What pissed me off about this situation was that people were quick to pull the "flame" trigger. We have all done the exact same thing, wheel somewhere we shouldn't. I can remeber pulling people out of 4 mile loop off of Wendover in Greensboro.(some of you know exactly where that is) Also can remember going to wheel on Poole Rd after CNC club meetings at the jeep dealership, think that it was a legel place then (some members of this board know what I am refering to) guess my point is, yeah the dude was probably not on legal wheeling ground but shit people who wheel usually help each other out.

Quick story, Kevin(blkvoodoo)he may or may not remember helped/changed a water pump out for me 10 years ago in an old CJ that I had. Didn't know me from Adam except that I was a member of CNC4x4, he was a toyota guy, I was a jeep guy. Guess the moral of the story is help eachother out. I have tried to help whoever I could while I was on the trail, not ridicule them. Been in that situation, glad you got out.

Fred

yeah I've drinkin:flipoff2:
 
Wwildman said:
Well I just got home from pulling him out it took 2 xj's
one with a 9k winch and one with a 8k winch . Also was not asking for any money we just ask that he returns the favor as trail etiquette . Because you never know who you will need to come get you when you are stuck.
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Awesome. I've done that in the past and, when I have my buggy back up and going, will continue to do.
 
Wwildman said:
Well I look at it this way .If you really need help then I will help no questions asked with in reason . I honstly think people should not flame on a person who makes a small mistake and just help if they can . I mean hell I my self have ben stuck pretty bad and a total stranger drove out and helped me and some people Iknow talk a big game but when it's time to put up he just don't . I think we should have one thread set up just for people who get stuck.
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props and a :beer: for you dude!
 
I have been waiting to see where this thread was going before I posted up.

I honestly do not think the flaming was so bad when he asked for help getting out. Actually I think everyone on here offered to help him out, except me I don't know where anything is nor is my jeep up to wheel anything except a paved road. The biggest problem he had was that he was on land that is considered illegal to wheel so a lot of people don't want to risk getting busted and having to pay the fine, and, if they got caught it would be just another ahole wheeler tearing up the land. This would just give the tree huggers more ammo to use making everyone with a modified SUV out to be some sort of monster.

When I was in SD a friend of mine called on me to help him and a guy he knew off a "legal" trail; I went out there and spent a good 6 hours getting them off the trail. On the way out he was being towed by a bronco that was out there and ended up rolling his truck over on his top. Needless to say he wasn't going anywhere after that. He was going to get it off the trail the next day but before he even had the chance it made front page news with a giant picture of his truck on it's top at the very end of the trail. I got chastised for this just because I knew him and helped him out and it was way worse than what was said in this forum, because the media basically blamed all wheelers for the incident saying we just didn't care about the land. So that just proves that even one person getting caught in an illegal place can get everyone in trouble.

Did he deserve the flaming? Yup, he sure did and so should everyone else that gets stuck in a place they shouldn't be. Once we have done so then we work on how to get him out of there before he gets caught so it doesn't make big/bad news for the rest of us.
To combat this I personally organized a clean up of a popular shooting/off-road area (Forest Service took all the credit)

here is the link.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/blackhills/news/2005/05/11berettavolunteers.shtml

and the article, my jeep club is highlighted.

2005| 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001
[Image]: Forest Service Shield.
News Release
USDA Forest Service
Black Hills National Forest
Contact: Jeni Lawver or Eugene Bolka (605) 343-1567, or email us at r2 blackhills webinfo@fs.fed.us
THANK YOU TO BERETTA ROAD VOLUNTEERS
RAPID CITY, SD: MAY 11, 2005

Cold weather couldn’t keep volunteers from cleaning up Beretta Road shooting areas on April 30 and Forest officials are grateful.
Volunteers removed trash and appliances that had been dumped along the road and in the forest. The Off Road Riders, Black Hills Jeeps, Dakota Cruisers, Ellsworth AFB, Tau Beta Phi (SDSM&T), S.D. Gun Owners, Rapid City Rifle Club, and many others pitched in to clean the area. A group of work release volunteers, provided by the Pennington County Sheriff, also worked on the project.
The Rapid City Landfill accepted trash from six fully loaded dump trucks and two one-ton pick-ups and one truckload of tires free of charge.

The Forest Service sincerely appreciates the contributions of this highly motivated group of volunteers in cleaning up an area that had become an eyesore for residents and visitors to the beautiful Black Hills.

Officials are reminding the public to keep the area clean and if they pack it in, please pack it out.
If you observe anyone dumping items on public lands, please contact the Mystic Ranger District at 343-1567. Violators can be fined $250 and billed for the clean up costs. The maximum fine that can be imposed for this offense is $5,000 and/or six months in jail.

I guess the point of this big post is that it takes so much hard work from everyone in the off-road community to fix even the smallest infraction made by one person. So I'm glad he got help to get out and just hope this type of thing doesn't happen to much more often.
 
True!

Amen brother Fred! :beer:

A lot of folks on here have BTDT when it comes to stupid stuff in life. Going offroad on illegal trails falls into the stupid stuff category. Hopefully we all get older and wiser. Speaking for myself, I think I'm getting there slowly.

Kudos to the folks who helped out. My stock Cherokee on street tires wouldn't be much use or I'd have volunteered.

tjfreddy said:
I rarely post, usually just check on the site to see what is going on. What pissed me off about this situation was that people were quick to pull the "flame" trigger. We have all done the exact same thing, wheel somewhere we shouldn't. I can remeber pulling people out of 4 mile loop off of Wendover in Greensboro.(some of you know exactly where that is) Also can remember going to wheel on Poole Rd after CNC club meetings at the jeep dealership, think that it was a legel place then (some members of this board know what I am refering to) guess my point is, yeah the dude was probably not on legal wheeling ground but shit people who wheel usually help each other out.
Quick story, Kevin(blkvoodoo)he may or may not remember helped/changed a water pump out for me 10 years ago in an old CJ that I had. Didn't know me from Adam except that I was a member of CNC4x4, he was a toyota guy, I was a jeep guy. Guess the moral of the story is help eachother out. I have tried to help whoever I could while I was on the trail, not ridicule them. Been in that situation, glad you got out.
Fred
yeah I've drinkin:flipoff2:
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oh my god you are all a bunch of :gay:!
 
j-cooper said:
oh my god you are all a bunch of :gay:!
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Ahh, so in other words, you are a proponent of illegal trespassing?

And for the record, I have NEVER been wheeling in even a slightly questionably legal spot. I started going to Uwharrie when i was 16, as soon as I got my license. I just don't understand how some people can get offended when you tell them they should be respecting the personally property rights of others, let alone the law. Especially a law which when broken, hurts us ALL, not just the offender, like so many other laws.
 
The fella is out, he has been flamed plenty.


This needs to end.
 
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