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New member from Raleigh. The wife and I like to travel all over the country and ride. We usually make a couple of trips a year out to Moab / Sand Hollow. Mostly to stick to TN & KY parks: Windrock, Harlan, etc.. Been into wheeling for 30+ years. Prefer hardcore wheeling but will ride most anything. Always looking for good folks to ride with and hang out.

Macines: Rtired Ultra 4 buggy on 40s & RZR Turbo on portals & 37s
 

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Pollux said:
I'm a new member living in Fayetteville, but I'll be moving to Boone in a couple months and was looking into maybe getting a jeep somewhere in the future and decided to get into here to hopefully learn a few things about jeeps(or not, we'll see).
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What @Pollux is not saying is that he has been lurking on these forums by looking over my shoulder for years. He's also been to both get togethers.

He's just getting his own account now that he's moving out to college. That, and he doesn't trust my jeep advice :dumbass:
 
Hey Guys and Gals! Last year I was able to rescue a Ford Bronco from the field it had been sitting in for the last18 years and I've got it running and driving again. My plans for it are to get out and enjoy it and mod itas I go.
 
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Hey Guys and Gals! Last year I was able to rescue a Ford Bronco from the field it had been sitting in for the last18 years and I've got it running and driving again. My plans for it are to get out and enjoy it and mod itas I go.
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Welcome. What year Bronco? Which motor does it have!
 
Signed up a while back and just now checking in. Mainly hangout on irate4x4 and thought I would try here. Have an 85 toyota, nothing special. Been to Uwaharrie a few times and want to go to other parks when time allows.
 

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New guy here from just outside Knoxville TN. Spend a lot of time in Western NC exploring figured I would join here as well. Have a 85 CJ7 crawler project DD a 19 Ram1500 and wife has a 17 Forester XT both DDs are set up for forest road explorations. I also own 36 Degrees North Overland, a overland and off road start up currently making molle panels but will continue to expand product offerings as time allows.

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36North said:
New guy here from just outside Knoxville TN. Spend a lot of time in Western NC exploring figured I would join here as well. Have a 85 CJ7 crawler project DD a 19 Ram1500 and wife has a 17 Forester XT both DDs are set up for forest road explorations. I also own 36 Degrees North Overland, a overland and off road start up currently making molle panels but will continue to expand product offerings as time allows.

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welcome aboard the crazy train lol. Nice rig!!
 
God bless, I haven't been on this forum in a hot minute. Pleasantly surprised my account still works. Hope to got an xj going in a few years after the family is ready and join yall again 😁
 
Somewhat New, more like returning after long absence Guy from Asheville dropping by to check things out. Used to play around these parts quite a bit, but then moved to UT for 7 years. Been back in WNC for a few years now, but wound up busy with a drivetrain swap in my FSJ smack in the middle of a major overhaul on my TJ buggy, so I've been out of the game for a bit. Chief's been up and around as my DD for a while now, but the TJ is fresh out of the shop and still doing some engine tuning and general shaking down. Need to get back out and hook up with a good crew though once she's all settled in. Also, anyone know any options for sorting out a rig that are closer than Gulches? Bit of a drive from AVL just to spend a few hours tuning and sorting.

-Barclay

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And an old photo of the TJ, for any who might remember it from way back.

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Mcamish01 said:
Somewhat New, more like returning after long absence Guy from Asheville dropping by to check things out. Used to play around these parts quite a bit, but then moved to UT for 7 years. Been back in WNC for a few years now, but wound up busy with a drivetrain swap in my FSJ smack in the middle of a major overhaul on my TJ buggy, so I've been out of the game for a bit. Chief's been up and around as my DD for a while now, but the TJ is fresh out of the shop and still doing some engine tuning and general shaking down. Need to get back out and hook up with a good crew though once she's all settled in. Also, anyone know any options for sorting out a rig that are closer than Gulches? Bit of a drive from AVL just to spend a few hours tuning and sorting.

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Welcome!

Where is that old shot of the TJ from? Kinda looks like some of the trails outside of El Paso I started out on.
 
It’s in Johnson Valley. Off hand I want to say it’s called “60s and Stickies”, but don’t quote me on that. Kinda fun trail, though there’s only a few tricky spots. That was during KOH though, and it’s clear of the courses so makes for some fun, low key mid-week playing.
 
Hey y'all, new to the forums but not to off roading. Been a while since I've been on an actual trail, but looking to get back into it.
Thinking about taking a trip to brown mountain to see where I'm at with the truck, from what I've read it's best to go on a week day, is that still accurate?
 
DeathMouse said:
Hey y'all, new to the forums but not to off roading. Been a while since I've been on an actual trail, but looking to get back into it.
Thinking about taking a trip to brown mountain to see where I'm at with the truck, from what I've read it's best to go on a week day, is that still accurate?
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Where are you located? That’s a long way from Caswell County. Uwharrie is probably a lot closer.
 
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Where are you located? That’s a long way from Caswell County. Uwharrie is probably a lot closer.
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Right where 29 crosses into VA.
Uwharrie is 2 hrs, brown mountain is 3.
I also know Uwharrie is a lot tougher, and I'm just trying to see where I'm at with the truck, and ease my wife into it. Lol
 
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Brown only has 2-3 trails you could fit a truck on if you even remotely care about the body. URE only has 1 trail that's harder than Brown but alot more miles to ride. I promise you'll be happier at URE. Both places are better on a week day, but I wouldn't let that scare you off from either one. URE is definitely more busy but larger.

The main thing is just get out there. Even a bad day wheeling is better than a good day not.
 
DeathMouse said:
Right where 29 crosses into VA.
Uwharrie is 2 hrs, brown mountain is 3.
I also know Uwharrie is a lot tougher, and I'm just trying to see where I'm at with the truck, and ease my wife into it. Lol
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Yeah, like @NCJeeplover said, Uwharrie is a much better place for it. Brown Mountain is centered around dirtbikes/ATVs/UTVs, so if you're in a full size rig up there, you'll be the oddball and be constantly buzzed by small vehicles flying by. Uwharrie also has dirtbike/ATV/UTV traffic, but the trails at Uwharrie are more centered around full-size rigs, the scenery is better, and its closer to you.
 
NCJeeplover said:
Brown only has 2-3 trails you could fit a truck on if you even remotely care about the body. URE only has 1 trail that's harder than Brown but alot more miles to ride. I promise you'll be happier at URE. Both places are better on a week day, but I wouldn't let that scare you off from either one. URE is definitely more busy but larger.

The main thing is just get out there. Even a bad day wheeling is better than a good day not.
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Yeah, like @NCJeeplover said, Uwharrie is a much better place for it. Brown Mountain is centered around dirtbikes/ATVs/UTVs, so if you're in a full size rig up there, you'll be the oddball and be constantly buzzed by small vehicles flying by. Uwharrie also has dirtbike/ATV/UTV traffic, but the trails at Uwharrie are more centered around full-size rigs, the scenery is better, and its closer to you.
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It's definitely something to think about. My thing is, it's just me and the wife, solo rig, taking a weekday out to explore, figured since we're in the area, we'll hit old105 too because I've heard a lot about it.
I've been to URE, but that was years ago, and it was always packed, the vids I see on BM seem a lot more chill, especially on weekdays.
I know it's only one main trail, (technically two but one is a loop on the main) but I'm not looking to go crazy.
Nothing has been set in stone, except for my days off, so, we'll talk it over and see what we're gonna do.
 
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It's definitely something to think about. My thing is, it's just me and the wife, solo rig, taking a weekday out to explore, figured since we're in the area, we'll hit old105 too because I've heard a lot about it.
I've been to URE, but that was years ago, and it was always packed, the vids I see on BM seem a lot more chill, especially on weekdays.
I know it's only one main trail, (technically two but one is a loop on the main) but I'm not looking to go crazy.
Nothing has been set in stone, except for my days off, so, we'll talk it over and see what we're gonna do.
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Old 105 is a great ride and worth the trip. Given that, Brown makes a little more sense, but just barely haha.
 
Alright, so Brown Mountain was a bit of a let down, but, not because of the difficulty or number of trails. But, I guess from the hurricane last year, one of the obstacles washed pretty bad turning it into an 8 foot vertical rock wall. The guys with sxs were turning around, and I knew my long wheelbase wouldn't let me make the entrance dip, or the crest without being hung up.
The trail up until that point was fun, but it sucks not being able to complete it.
We're currently on a site on 105 and this place makes the trip worth it.
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