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It’s time to break out your winter camping and wheeling gear. The Annual Shaver Lake Snow Run is coming up in a month. This is one of my favorite trips of the year. It’s always fun and always unique. This year should be a good one. We will have plenty of snow even if it doesn’t snow an inch from today until the trip. Maybe we will get lucky and have some fresh stuff to play with. Either way, it’s trip I suggest you don’t miss.
The trip will take place over Presidents Day weekend (feb 18-20). We will be running the trail Sunday which will be the Bald Mountain Trail we do at this every year and we also have done at the last couple Annuals in October. Most people will be coming up Saturday and camping Saturday and Sunday nights, then heading home Monday. Day trippers are welcome as well. You will just have to meet us Sunday morning at either Camp Edison or near the trail on Rock Creek Rd. The plan will be to leave camp at 9am Sunday, so plan accordingly.
We will be camping at Camp Edison on highway 168 just past the town of Shaver Lake. Campers will need to reserve their own spot. Most spots can accommodate a couple vehicles, so sharing is encouraged. Camp Edison is about as comfortable as you can get for winter camping. They have power hookups incase you want to bring a space heater or an electric blanket. They have heated bathrooms as well and even cable tv hookups for the rvs. It’s as close to glamping as we get for this club, so if you have a spouse or child who is nervous about camping in the snow, this will be as user friendly as it will get, so break them in on this trip.
The trail itself varies greatly year to year. Some years the snow is so deep that we only get a few hundred yards all day. Some years there’s barely any and we just cruise up to the top of the mountain in a few hours. Most years it’s somewhere in between. This is trip is open to all vehicles, but the deeper the snow gets the tougher it is for the closer to stock vehicles. Keep your vehicle light, your tires aired down, and you will give yourself and your vehicle the best chance of success.
Here are some links of some videos montages of previous Annual Shaver Lake Snow Runs to give you a taste of what to expect. Please let me know what you think about the dates and any other questions or concerns you might have.
- SDS, lutz, Mr.BlueSky and 1 other
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I’ll be interested to see this progress.
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As the Rovicon Swag Master (title I just made up) and host of the pod, I figured I needed to get something going. So here we have koozies for Tall Cans since our beer sponsor (East Brother Beer Co) only cans in tall. Guests of the pod will leave with a koozie or two and also anybody who I run into that wants one can have one.
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Ground tents should not leak water. After time you will need to reseal the seams, but the fabric should be totally waterproof. Seam sealant or sealing tape can be bought at most camping supply stores. I use a “footprint” under the tent, but that really just to protect the tent from damage. I use a ground mat for the vestibule area so I can use it as a mini mud room. Most non 4 season tents will require the rain fly to be waterproof. Most 4 seasons do not, but the rain fly keeps its a lot warmer and allows you to vent your tent without compromising the waterproofing. I have 4 tents and use 2 regularly. The 2 I use are 4 season tents. I don’t carry the fly in warmer weather. Makes it a lot easier to fit in the sack without the fly which is an added bonus. I try not to use a tent that is bigger than necessary either. A small area to heat combined with 2 dogs and a rain fly can create a tent that is significantly warmer than outside. I don’t think you need to get too crazy when snow camping. Just get some basic quality gear. Nice 4 season tent, good quality sleeping bag and pad, and some dry clothes to sleep in. I just use a 15 degree down bag and wear long John’s and rarely am uncomfortable. If it gets really cold, like the Shaver snow trip 2 years ago, then I’ll wear my down jacket all night and that combo can handle almost anything. Snow camping is pretty easy, camping in the rain generally sucks imo. I avoid that if I can.
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Uploading the podcast didn’t work. The recording device ran out of batteries during the outro music, maybe that created an issue. I tried to do it my typical way from the SD card through my phone, I’ll try with the desktop tonight, but there’s a chance the episode is lost and will have to be redone. If so, I might try to find time this weekend to do it. If anyone is available and wants to join for the pod, DM me.
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We actually did another pod and n Saturday after the ANARC episode focused on winter camping and wheeling. We did it since Gus and I were both at the studio and planned to release it later. I’ll put it out tonight since it’s a relevant topic on the forum lately
- Hudd130, CRYA and Tyler Mattson
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Keep in mind that it isn’t necessary to have a full sized spare. If it’s close, it’s good enough. Even if it is the same size, it will likely be a little bit off just due to wear. So moving up to a 275 doesn’t mean you can’t use the 265 spare. The 1/2 diameter difference is negligible for spare purposes.
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Sounds like you are trying to keep road worthiness as a priority. Generally that means getting a tire that isn’t real loud, easy to balance, and lasts a while. For that, most of the time an aggressive “all terrain” is the preferred choice over a “mud terrain”. Some of the more popular choices would be a BFG KO2 or a Nitto Ridge Grappler, but anything that is considered an all terrain would generally be a doable option. There are also some “mud terrains” that prioritize road driving that may be a decent option. The downside there is the more aggressive lug design is generally louder. They generally use softer rubber compounds which won’t last as long. They also have larger spaces between the lugs so they sometimes don’t perform as well on pavement due to less rubber meeting the road. The Offroad benefits are they generally clear mud and snow better. Grip better with the softer rubber and have stronger sidewalls and are designed to be aired down. Cooper stt, BFG KM3, Goodyear MTR, etc are some good mud tires that priorize road driving compared to something like a Nitto Mud Grappler, Pitbull Rocker, Maxxis Trep, or what I drive, the Interco Irok. But if you really want to drop the panties, there is only one choice: Interco Thornbird!
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I appreciate the kind words. Being new to this whole thing, Gustav and I blindly hope the podcast is entertaining, informative, and inspiring to fellow club members while not really knowing what we are doing. Our goal is to try to keep everyone in the loop as to what’s going on with the club and keep people interested in the club and our events. It’s hard to tell how it’s going from the eye of the storm, but we really appreciate your feedback and it motivates us to keep it going and to make improvements.
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We put out a new podcast today. Mike McCaig and Brice Fowler join Gustav and me and talk about ANARC. ANARC is a larger Land Rover organization that our club is contemplating joining. They explain the general organization and also their big event coming up this summer to commemorate Land Rovers 75th anniversary.
If you haven’t, also check out our previous episode where Paul and Will join me and recap the AZLRO event and the recent MORG to Lost Coast.
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Just a heads up, those pretty much take all day to heat up. They have small heating elements meant to mostly maintain hot rather than heat up cold water. So start the generator early
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Thanks for coming by Paul! Also thanks to Will for making his second appearance on the pod. If anyone else wants to join in, let me know. Recapping an event is always welcomed from guests, but we can go into any rover related topics.
- lutz, Tyler Mattson, El Chapomint and 2 others
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Also, I do have questions prepared for a Rover Feud game, but we do need some additional people to play. Anybody near San Jose around 1:30 is welcome to come hang out and join us. Dm or call/text me at 408-772-8534
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Paul will be joining the podcast tomorrow and will be recapping his trip to the AZLRO event. If anyone from the Lost Coast would like to join us and do a recap they would be more than welcome. Mario was originally scheduled, but could not make the trip due to COVID. DM, call, or text me at 408-772-8534
- PaulD, El Chapomint and Jethro
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We ended up having a weird technical difficulty. Our podcasting recorder died, or it never woke up. So we have a new machine coming tomorrow via Amazon and are going to to return the old broken machine later. We will reintroduce the concept soon.
- Hudd130, Tyler Mattson and PaulD
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We are doing a podcast today. But it isn’t just any podcast. We are going to try a call in segment today. Gustav and I will be doing some normal pod stuff, but at precisely 4:30 we will be opening the phone lines and allow club members to call in. The podcast will be generally focused on winter. That means winter camping, winter wheeling, and winter projects. Call in at 4:30 to 5 if you’d like to chat about that or anything else. The call in number is 408-772-8534
- Tyler Mattson, PaulD and Hudd130
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Another clean p38 today. This one is stock, but super clean. How many P38’s can I spot today? I’m trying to snap a pic of all of them today.
- drafdog and RobertDingli
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Getting some breakfast behind this P38 equipped with sliders and steel frond bumper, sliders, roof rack, and a canine navigator. My kind of rover
- PaulD and RobertDingli
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Made a new logo for the podcast
- Hudd130, El Chapomint and PaulD
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1 hour ago, Hudd130 said:
My cell is 9168492797. I live in Morgan Hill and there is a very convenient Home Depot/Gas Station/Safeway parking lot for those heading south on 101 to meet up at.
Anyone have a preference of time to be at Hollister by? I’m a newbie so prob best not to let me lead the trail and don’t have comms. Nothing too crazy just want to get out and test the rig.
Baofeng UV-5R Two Way Radio Dual Band 144-148/420-450Mhz Walkie Talkie 1800mAh Li-ion Battery(Black) https://a.co/d/fLA7XZw
pick up one of these. They work great for trails since you don’t need a ton of range. -
The Annual Recap pod is out. Will and Sasha join me along with Sasha’s kids to go over the event. We ran out of time to go over the raffle, but we did hit most of the other things. We also got to play a new game for the pod, Rover Feud!!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nclr-after-dark/id1615586586?i=1000582759412
2023 Annual Shaver Lake Snow Run
in NCLR Scheduled Trips and Event Information
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I have reserved spot #224 at Camp Edison. I suggest everyone reserve theirs as soon as possible as there are only 9 additional spots left. If you’re coming, reserve your spot and then we can figure out sharing if needed, but it would be best if we could grab up all the remaining vacant spots now.