2012 Ouray FSJ Invasion - July 18-20, 2012

[grand_wag_85]

Your welcome at 51.. It's a huge site.

I'll have my f350 and trailer but I'm sure we can squeeze a tent and another J10 in somewhere. I intend to set my tent up on the trailer itself. You are definitely Annie approved.
Those pesky wiener dogs are going to be next door so be ready for endless wiener jokes all week long

Thank you! Annie is a good girl. About your tent, wouldn't that qualify as a tent trailer? Well it is 'area 51'

[HOOT]

Well it is 'area 51'

[Hutcho]

OK so I'm sitting here thinking about all the time and money to get my truck ready by Ouray and its not looking to likely...just in case is there somewhere a feller could rent a <gasp>.....baby Jeep?! Would I be shunned from the rest of the group? May have the j10 running but it will be like a Frankenstein version lol

[derf]

They let me tag along in my XJ last time I was there.

There are Jeep rental places in town. Or you can find someone to ride with. I'm sure there will be open seats available.

[will e]

OK so I'm sitting here thinking about all the time and money to get my truck ready by Ouray and its not looking to likely...just in case is there somewhere a feller could rent a <gasp>.....baby Jeep?! Would I be shunned from the rest of the group? May have the j10 running but it will be like a Frankenstein version lol

Yes but it is pretty expensive. Might be better off renting farther away and driving it to Ouray.

[j10jim]

You can setup jeep rental through the KOA I think. Frankenstein is OK, that is what mine is. Someday I will sit down and figure out what years all the parts came off of and write it all down....

[HOOT]

If you rent one from Avis or someone like that check what they have and get one with some offroad capabilities. I rented a Durango last time, made the ride from KY nice but totally lacked the umph to get up those mountain sides in places. Later I find out I should of looked for a different model that had the Low range and other goodies, not just a 4 wheel drive grocery getter.

This year my J10 should be there in one form or another.

A few years ago a guy and his wife from PA drove a wagoneer out and literally wheeled it all over the region. Looking at the wag I would of hesitated to leave the drive with it. The rubber rat on the hood was great.

Then there is Sean............. Hood strapped to the roll bar, top cut off and half the Jeep crushed from a prior wreck with a bear..Not to mention an epic trip to even get there from PA.

So don't worry about the looks just make it as reliable as you can. If not there are alot of bunny trails out there as well. Don't ask me how I know

[jsinajeep]

[quote=HOOT]If you rent one from Avis or someone like that check what they have and get one with some offroad capabilities. I rented a Durango last time, made the ride from KY nice but totally lacked the umph to get up those mountain sides in places. Later I find out I should of looked for a different model that had the Low range and other goodies, not just a 4 wheel drive grocery getter.

This year my J10 should be there in one form or another.

A few years ago a guy and his wife from PA drove a wagoneer out and literally wheeled it all over the region. Looking at the wag I would of hesitated to leave the drive with it. The rubber rat on the hood was great.

Then there is Sean............. Hood strapped to the roll bar, top cut off and half the Jeep crushed from a prior wreck with a bear..Not to mention an epic trip to even get there from PA.

So don't worry about the looks just make it as reliable as you can. If not there are alot of bunny trails out there as well. Don't ask me how I know[/quote

Yes, but Sean is a different breed. I remember him pulling into the camper ground that year. He has and can do the impossible.

[grand_wag_85]

[quote=jsinajeep]

Yes, but Sean is a different breed. I remember him pulling into the camper ground that year.

I don't think that's easily forgettable


I will have an empty seat in the J10 if you'd like to tag along Hutcho

[will e]

what year was that? I think I was there. I remember someone showing up on the last day of my first invasion. Jeep all beat to crap.

[pass45]

stupid job looks like im out for this year my vacation was not aproved any body want site 48

[jsinajeep]

Yes Mike, that was the year. He parked somewhere around campsite 46 when I was talking to him. I was really standing there scratching my head

[Hutcho]

[QUOTE=grand_wag_85]

I don't think that's easily forgettable


I will have an empty seat in the J10 if you'd like to tag along Hutcho

I may take ya up on that! Not sure how I'm gonna make it work yet....even if I get it going I only have 2 seats and that's not enough for the wife and boy....plus parents and little brown coming too, so will probably end up with one of them 4 door "wranglers" (makes my skin crawl thinking of being one of "those guys") and hopefully run the j10 also. We will see gotta get my shop up so I can get back to work. Anyone wanna help build a shop? Jeep? LOL!

[grand_wag_85]

Yes Mike, that was the year. He parked somewhere around campsite 46 when I was talking to him. I was really standing there scratching my head

I can remember looking at your WT camper and being told "NO, you can't have the body!"

[grand_wag_85]

[quote=Hutcho]

I may take ya up on that! Not sure how I'm gonna make it work yet....even if I get it going I only have 2 seats and that's not enough for the wife and boy....plus parents and little brown coming too, so will probably end up with one of them 4 door "wranglers" (makes my skin crawl thinking of being one of "those guys") and hopefully run the j10 also. We will see gotta get my shop up so I can get back to work. Anyone wanna help build a shop? Jeep? LOL!

The 4 door Wranglers are nice for what they are. Might be able to do what HOOT said and rent one elsewhere from Ouray for pretty cheap.