Jethro Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 There’s a lot of places to camp near the Loon Lake entrance, so if COVID doesn’t cooperate with our UTC plans then we will just improvise a spot. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkWe’ll push those details out via here and email too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RoverMack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elherbinator Posted July 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2020 Just a reminder that in order to participate in this years Rovicon, you will need to be registered through the site. We have 4 driver spots left and they will get filled. After that, we will no longer be allowing additional registrants. This is not an event to procrastinate on or expect to be able to just show up to. Not how it works. Any specific questions can be DM’d directly to me, Don, or Greg or posted on this thread. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Jethro, RobertDingli and lutz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted July 31, 2020 Report Share Posted July 31, 2020 If anyone is towing their rig .I called Ice house resort and they are open for truck and trailer storage. I used them last year and plan to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklistedrovers Posted August 1, 2020 Report Share Posted August 1, 2020 I still haven't figured out where to camp Wednesday and Thursday... Probably gonna be last minute. Good news is the on board welder should be here Monday!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 I still haven't figured out where to camp Wednesday and Thursday... Probably gonna be last minute. Good news is the on board welder should be here Monday!!If there is space North Shore campground at loon lake is right next to trailhead. Last year we camped on trail right before gatekeeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elherbinator Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Hello fellow Rovicon 2 registrant. The time is finally upon us. The Rovicon 2 event is this Friday. I want to go over some of the trip details with you because we have had to make some slight pivots on our plans due to some COVID related issues. First thing I want to go over is the Thursday camping situation. Many of us will be showing up on Thursday to camp and hangout. If you can swing Thursday, I would suggest it. It just makes Friday a lot easier and its always good to hang out and meet some of the other drivers before you hit the trail. We were originally going to camping at Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Due to COVID they will be closed. So we are going to be camping at the beginning of the trail just past the Loon Lake staging area. We will have a NCLR canopy up, so it will be hard to miss. If you end up showing up before anybody else, just hang out at the beginning of the trail or the staging area and wait for Rovers to show up. If you see a Land Rover, they are with us. We will be heading out in groups of 4 or 5 with the first group heading out around 8. The first group will be lead by Don and will be a small group used to get to that nights camping area early and claim a spot. This will not be a group that any early riser will be able to join. It will be small and relatively fast moving group. We will then be sending out groups every 45 minutes to an hour. Groups will be chosen and sent out by the committee, but you can make any requests there or email me ahead of time. We will accommodate everyone as best as we can. We tend to have a lot people wanting to leave in the early groups, but unfortunately we wont be able to send everyone out early. Some will have to be in the later groups. Friday is a relatively short trail day, so it isn’t a big deal. I will be leading the last group and expect to leave around noon. We have moved Friday nights camping location from Buck Island to the trail fork at the start of Little Sluice. The group trail leaders will know where this is, so don’t worry about understanding the location. If you show up late on Friday and miss my last group, you wont be able to run the trail and miss us. This camping location should be roughly 3 miles and 4 hours from the beginning of the trail. This area is much less occupied compared to Buck Island, so it should allow us all to camp in the same general spot. We will basically be heading out the same way on Saturday. Groups can be mixed up, but we will be heading out at a similar time and with a similar spread. Saturday’s run will be about 4 miles and probably take 6 hours. This will be the most challenging day and end at Rubicon Springs where we have reserved camping. Sunday will the last leg of the trip. We will be heading out the Tahoe side and our major challenge will be Cadillac Hill. It is roughly 4 miles of challenging trail and some easier trail to get out to the Tahoe side staging area. I would estimate that being about 5 hours. Of course this is rock crawling, and in groups, so these time estimates can easily become meaningless very fast. Trail repairs and recovery will happen and will add time. We will be held up by repairs and recoveries by other people running the trail too. Just the nature of running the most famous trail in the world on the weekend. So come prepared and have your rig in the best condition you can have it. We will try and group the same vehicle models together if possible. That helps with lines and also with any repairs. We will be using HAM radios on trail. Our standard frequency is 146.460. If you don’t have a radio, either try to get a handheld on amazon or something or myself and others will have some extra handhelds people can borrow. That pretty sums up what we have planned. In addition to the wheeling, we will be having free beer donated to us by East Brothers Beer Company (member owned). You will be getting a patch, shirt, and mask included with your registration. We will also have additional shirts, patches, and hats available for purchase. Email me or message me on the forum if you have any questions or concerns or whatever. This should be a really fun event and we are all excited to see its growth from last year. We look forward to seeing you out there and being part of the most challenging Land Rover event running! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RoverMack, lutz, Jethro and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elherbinator Posted August 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Also, if people can bring some wood and ice to donate to the jockey box, that would be good. Don and I only have so much room for stuff. We don’t need a ton of wood since we will all likely share a community fire, but we will need more than 2 trucks can haul. So grab a buncdleIf you can. Same with ice. Andrew was kind enough to let us use half of his dual zone fridge for ice, but we will likely need double that. Thanks guys Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk lutz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.BlueSky Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 We will see you up there Thursday night - probably roll in around 9 or 10pm. I'll pack an extra bundle of firewood. Andrew Wood, Jethro and Elherbinator 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklistedrovers Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) I'm happy to bring a bunch of firewood that I'll pick up near the area along with my solo stove - I'm guessing there aren't fire rings and bald MTN fire was too small for everyone to fit around so I'm sure we'll need more than one. I can also bring ice but I don't have much room for it. I'll do what I can. Edited August 10, 2020 by badfysh Jethro and Elherbinator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotgabe Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 See you guys on Thursday, I won’t be running the trail (late model LR) but will hang for the night. Also, if you need a runner for last minute items or whatever, my schedule is wide open and I’m available to help out. I’ll be in the Tonga Green LR3 if anyone needs anything. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Andrew Wood, Jethro and blacklistedrovers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 Also, if people can bring some wood and ice to donate to the jockey box, that would be good. Don and I only have so much room for stuff. We don’t need a ton of wood since we will all likely share a community fire, but we will need more than 2 trucks can haul. So grab a buncdleIf you can. Same with ice. Andrew was kind enough to let us use half of his dual zone fridge for ice, but we will likely need double that. Thanks guys Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkAre they going to let us have a fire at Rubicon springs? Both eldorado and Tahoe national forest have fire restrictions in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Mattson Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 Are they going to let us have a fire at Rubicon springs? Both eldorado and Tahoe national forest have fire restrictions in place my buddy and I ran it on July 4th weekend and when we got to the springs they gave us a speech on fire safety and as long as we had our fire permit they were ok with an open camp fire. lutz and Jethro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted August 10, 2020 Report Share Posted August 10, 2020 With RS being on private property I don't think there is any worry about fire restrictions. The rest of the trail.....well, that's a different story. I'm 100% sure there will be many campfires on the trail this weekend. Will they actually be legal is another thing entirely. I'm planning to leave the house by noon Thursday and should be to Loon by 2. I'll roll out a bit earlier if I can. I'm bringing our new 10x10 pop-up canopy and will try to set it up in a conspicuous area to help people find their way in, but as Eric already said basically just start rolling down the trail any you'll run into us in a couple minutes. Since it's open area we can't reserve a space but we'll likely end up near where we were last year. See everybody there! Jethro, lutz, pilotgabe and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklistedrovers Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 I don't know if you have ever tried this, but if you buy a SMALL amount of dry ice, smash it into smaller bits, then wrap in plastic or something to separate and place at the bottom of your cooler. It will add days to your ice life. Pro tip: DO NOT expect that adding more will make it last longer. It will freeze everything in the cooler. Don't ask how I know that. Jethro and RobertDingli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elherbinator Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 So here is your all star crew of trail leaders for Friday. Don will taking off for a scouting run to grab a camp around 8 with one or two other folks. Mike will leading the first regular group around 9, Lutzi at 10, Luke at 11, and myself about noon. We will figure out who goes with each group up there (I already have too many requests to be in the first group so be prepared to be disappointed if that’s your hope). Note that these are departure times, so you want to be aired down and ready to roll. Friday’s trail run is relatively short (3 miles), so don’t stress about leaving early. There will be plenty of camping spots to use and plenty of day to get there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Jethro, DHappel, Mr.BlueSky and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elherbinator Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Here is our new NCLR ez-up. Look for this on Thursday and Friday when you roll past the Loon Lake staging area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk lutz, foster, RobertDingli and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motobrewer Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Grabbed a bunch of SWAG today from the brewery and will be picking up the beer tomorrow on my way out. There will be two tin tackers, one for the furthest driven Rovicon truck and the other for the best documented “hold my beer†moment... What’s on tap? - Bo Pils: Bohemian Pilsner, 5%- Pre-Prohibition Lager, Heritage CA malt, 5.2%- Red IPA: malt forward IPA, 6.5% For the Thursday night crowd, something from my archive of releases might show up . I’ll have some bags of ice and a bundle of firewood. Traveling light since my hall pass is only good for a night. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Look for the “LAGER†LR4. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Mr.BlueSky, Elherbinator, RedRover and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Grabbed a bunch of SWAG today from the brewery and will be picking up the beer tomorrow on my way out. There will be two tin tackers, one for the furthest driven Rovicon truck and the other for the best documented “hold my beer†moment... What’s on tap? - Bo Pils: Bohemian Pilsner, 5%- Pre-Prohibition Lager, Heritage CA malt, 5.2%- Red IPA: malt forward IPA, 6.5% For the Thursday night crowd, something from my archive of releases might show up . I’ll have some bags of ice and a bundle of firewood. Traveling light since my hall pass is only good for a night. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Look for the “LAGER†LR4. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI'm stoked!!!Any DIPA or hazy you can sneak in?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RobertDingli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 I'm packed other than putting some drinks in the fridge. Just have to send out a few last emails then I'm hitting the road about 10. I'm planning to hit Loon around 12:30 - will see you guys there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Wood Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 I am thinking about camping at the loon lake campground closest to the dam. I should arrive about 1:00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotgabe Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 Hi all, I grouped up with Don but he had a cooling fan issue and he needs to run back to town. I have the pop-up and will be setting up in the circled area in the attached photo. If it’s not available, I’ll try and be visible. I have a sat phone up so feel free to call/message me if needed. 1.321.210.7660 See you up there. Gabriel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk RobertDingli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotgabe Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 Was a blast seeing everyone off and being able to hang for the night. Looking forward to the annual! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Motobrewer, Elherbinator, Jethro and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elherbinator Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Rovicon 2 was a success! All trucks made it through. We had more trucks, less breaks, more beer, better camping, less crowds, and warmer water this year! We will get a photo album and a decent write up going soon. Thanks for coming out everybody. We really could not have hoped for a better event this year. Already looking forward to next year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk DHappel, Jethro, RedRover and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.BlueSky Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 For all you folks with stellar photos - please add them here! https://photos.app.goo.gl/Yo6ntrdqQakTDKXb8 DHappel, Jethro and RobertDingli 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHappel Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Working on a write-up but will take me a while. Also uploading pics and vids but my internet is not playing nice with both Michele and I trying to work from home today blacklistedrovers and RobertDingli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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