daddytall
07-05-2006, 08:36 PM
Just got back from a three day trip on the con and I'm hooked! currently looking for a "rig" so i can join the fun. i thought i would share a few observations from a first timer and you guys can laugh at me.
Its crazy what these rigs can do. i would not have thought it was possible for half the lines people were taking. finally a motor sport that's not about bling or $$$$$. there seems to be a pride in DIY and how much of a rig you can build for the fewest $. i love the ingenuity and can do attitude of almost everyone I saw. the comoderty of everyone i ran across. We broke a front axle on our 44 and many people offered to help, make sure we were ok, and gave us advice where on the trail we could get a replacement. (as it was we continued on in 3 wheel drive) WOW, more drunks in one place actually doing something. i'm not a big drinker, but it was an impressive site.
the bad: well i didn't see anything terrible like driving off trail or straight littering but seeing a no rollbar or weak rollbar with no doors and no seatbelt did make me a little nervous. i"m not one to tell others what to do but i much rather help someone with a broken rig "goin for it" than helping someone with a broken head doin the same. Maybe someone can direct me to a thread about how to go about the safety issues when building a rig.
I also heard that there is some kinda "jeep thing" and that all jeepers are aholes and they wont give you the time of day if your not driving a jeep. well i did not run across that (yet) but im sure i will and im sure it will be kinda funny. Ive seen aholes in every walk of life. The jeepers that I did meet were cool and if we cant take some ribbin about what we do or don't drive than we should stay in our house always because its a scary world out there.
well that's my opinion at this early stage, lets see what some miles, some $$$, and some wrenching do to my opinion in a year.
biggest surprise, the fine, fine, girls of the Rubicon i saw!!!!!
let the comments fly!
Its crazy what these rigs can do. i would not have thought it was possible for half the lines people were taking. finally a motor sport that's not about bling or $$$$$. there seems to be a pride in DIY and how much of a rig you can build for the fewest $. i love the ingenuity and can do attitude of almost everyone I saw. the comoderty of everyone i ran across. We broke a front axle on our 44 and many people offered to help, make sure we were ok, and gave us advice where on the trail we could get a replacement. (as it was we continued on in 3 wheel drive) WOW, more drunks in one place actually doing something. i'm not a big drinker, but it was an impressive site.
the bad: well i didn't see anything terrible like driving off trail or straight littering but seeing a no rollbar or weak rollbar with no doors and no seatbelt did make me a little nervous. i"m not one to tell others what to do but i much rather help someone with a broken rig "goin for it" than helping someone with a broken head doin the same. Maybe someone can direct me to a thread about how to go about the safety issues when building a rig.
I also heard that there is some kinda "jeep thing" and that all jeepers are aholes and they wont give you the time of day if your not driving a jeep. well i did not run across that (yet) but im sure i will and im sure it will be kinda funny. Ive seen aholes in every walk of life. The jeepers that I did meet were cool and if we cant take some ribbin about what we do or don't drive than we should stay in our house always because its a scary world out there.
well that's my opinion at this early stage, lets see what some miles, some $$$, and some wrenching do to my opinion in a year.
biggest surprise, the fine, fine, girls of the Rubicon i saw!!!!!
let the comments fly!