VA Meet & Greet

[shaggywaggy88]

I like where this is heading! Im in for a wheeling/camping/m&g. The more aspects of the FSJ hobby we can bring together the more appealing it will be to all who plan on attending. Is everyone happy with april? If so, now we need a weekend! Any weekends not work in april? keep the ideas coming guys, looks like we are making some good progress on this. Thanks for all the input

[shaggywaggy88]

Lets keep this going! Is anyone else interested????

[chris_N_NC]

I'm interested. April sounds good. May even be able to convince the wife to let me take the boys for a "man" weekend. I'm just south of the VA border in currituck so wherever it is I'll be driving a bit. Nothing like the anxiety and excitement of a road trip
,Chris

[shaggywaggy88]

April 2012 is the time slot for the meet and greet. Im going to nail that down now because it seems like april works for the majority. April holds a few holidays depending on your religious preference so there are only a couple weekends to play with. Im assuming that Saturday works best for most and because of holidays in the first part of the month the last 2 weekends are looking the best. So how does everyone feel about 4/21 or 4/28?

[Chris R]

I vote for 4-28...

[paddyp]

Date isn't too important to me, but later in April is preferred, we will be in FL the first week of April.

[resqjeep]

Sign me up, I hope to be off for whatever weekend is planned.

[shaggywaggy88]

Anyone put any thought into what weekend in April would be best for the VA FSJ Meet and Greet? Throw out some dates folks, we need to set this in stone so everyone can plan accordingly. Just give it some thought...

[thatguy]

its still a little too far out for me to plan. My wife works every other weekend and we have a one year old so it takes some planning. I hope that we get something together & that its on a weekend I can come! Its cool that 16 people voted in the poll if we could get 10+ of them together it would make for a cool parking lot scene! By the way Shaggy, saw your rig parked in the upper lot at the college. Lookin good! Like that grill. I just sold off my rhino, sigh, just decided I wanted to find one of the black pignose from a J truck or a cheesegrater for my finished look.

[paddyp]

My input for date would be the last weekend in April or in early May. I will be in Florida the first weekend, and will headed to Uwharrie probably in the second week when the trails open. But if it doesn't work for everyone else, no big deal. I'll try to make it if I can.

[shaggywaggy88]

The last weekend in April seems to be a favorable date, Lets Make the plans for April 28 2012. Im excited to have it narrowed down to specific day but we still need to decide about location. Im like the idea of a trail ride/wheeling Meet and Greet at shoe creek but I want to know what you guys are looking for. Do you want to have a parking lot M&G or take 10 FSJs for a trail ride in the National forest?? Lets hear what yall have to say......

[paddyp]

Jeeps were made to go off-road That's my input

[shaggywaggy88]

Jeeps were made to go off-road That's my input

I agree, if we can get some positive feedback about a wheeling/camping trip at shoe creek, I say we go for it. But i want the majority to be pleased and a good turnout.

The option to camp would be nice for people traveling from various parts of VA and would open the event to saturday and sunday allowing the campers to wheel both days and people who couldnt come on sat. would be able to make it on sun.The folks that dont camp can just link up with us on the trail for the day and head home when they are done. again feedback is key...... lets hear it

[Cory]

I could make the sunday of that weekend. Working night shift and rotating schedules every quarter, I believe I will have off sun, mon, tues for that time frame... so y'all could wheel saturday, and have a grill'n greet on sunday, wherever it is. The wife and baby wouldn't do too well camping just yet anyway. The baby won't even be a year old by then.

I'd be a "tentative yes" to this.

[thatguy]

Hey Shaggy, can you still run shoe creek from the top side down from crabtree falls? If so, there is plenty of camping there. Even have cabins for rent. I dont see any stock rigs making that trip though, but its been a long time since Ive been through it. I just want to see some other FSJs!