Moab - Spring '08 [Archive] - Hummer Forums by Elcova

RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 12:16 AM

Spring in Moab! Easter Jeep Safari and the following week. Temps were in the 70's all week, great conditions for wheeling.

Many are still there (and some just got there last night), I just got back.

I ran Moab Rim, Kane Creek, Strike Ravine, and Steel Bender.

Bebe, Sewie, Neo, and Rox ran Golden Spike the day we did Kane Creek. A Jeeper buddy and I had our families with us until Monday and they were leaving the morning of Golden Spike.

Anyway, here are some pics of Moab Rim.

RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 12:22 AM

These are all on the way up, right out of the parking lot, right next to the cliff.

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8500lbs

03-28-2008, 12:32 AM

You guys make me jealous and Proud!!!! I am happy to see the name Hummer out there. I have had many guys here say H2's should stay at the soccer games and the mall. Many of them quickly shut up after I show them pics and Vids on here.

Thanks
B

RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 12:35 AM

The Z-turn.

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RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 12:45 AM

Moab at Easter Jeep Safari......

The crowd was watching another Jeeper roll his rig coming up on the Z turn when we were coming down from the top.

By the way.......that was it for that guy, he turned around and went down after that. :clapping:

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RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 01:19 AM

Here are a couple more from Steel Bender.

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RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 02:00 AM

On the "wall", Witch's steps, and a few from Kane Creek.

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RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 02:10 AM

Ever wondered where "BFE" is exactly? It's south of Moab, and it's a bitch. :cool:

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Hmmm2

03-28-2008, 02:11 AM

AWESOME photos! What a backdrop for Hummer off roading!
:perfect10s: :perfect10s: :perfect10s:

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:21 AM

I'm tagging along so we don;t have a bunch of threads.

...a few of us members on Hells.

RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 02:23 AM

The more the merrier Tim. Those GOBI rigs were sweet!

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:24 AM

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:25 AM

hells before Escalator

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:25 AM

again. It's a little steep.

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:26 AM

more of that same spot. Your seatbelt digs in and holds you from falling into your dash. :popcorn:

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:28 AM

. We stayed at Red Cliff Lodge. This place was great!!!!! This pic was put of the back of my room. On the Colorado River.

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:28 AM

. One more from the room

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:29 AM

.. My H2.

Metallic Red

03-28-2008, 02:30 AM

:iagree: WOW those are awesome pics!!:clapping:

I wish we had something that cool on the east coast, well around
PA anyways :(

Looks like a blast!:perfect10s:

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:30 AM

...and for those that couldn;t go this trip. :fdance:

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:33 AM

On a side note, it was good to see everyone:

Beebs and family
Neo
Nav
Sewie
Rugged H2 and family
Rox and family
Theresa
Mandy

HUMMER

I wish I could have spent more time with you all. Those hours at the show kicked my rear!!!! ...going back in May!!!

timgco

03-28-2008, 02:36 AM

JEff, the H2 looked killer with the new meats!!!!!!!

I'm putting those on my "project."

mikejr

03-28-2008, 02:42 AM

great pics guys and gals!

MikeXML320

03-28-2008, 02:53 AM

Nice pics.....need more:popcorn:

lvs

03-28-2008, 03:55 AM

Where are some pictures of Hummers on Escalator??

timgco

03-28-2008, 04:05 AM

Where are some pictures of Hummers on Escalator??

There was a line of every vehicle under the sun waiting to do escalator.

HUMMER did it with the H3 and H3T. We didn't.

frenzy1

03-28-2008, 03:32 PM

:perfect10s: One day, I'll try to come over from Belgium and participate !!!

Marcmedic

03-28-2008, 11:08 PM

Where are all the pics of the superior wheeler Tower?

BigPoppa1411

03-28-2008, 11:10 PM

Awesome Pics!
Man, Ive been away for awhile, need to read up on this Tower person.:popcorn:

RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 11:35 PM

Tower?

That was an interesting situation. I only saw him once for a few minutes. That dude does not possess a single clue. It would be sad, except that he's such an ass-hole, and he seems to think that is everyone else's fault. After Rox had to straighten him out, nobody paid any more attention to him (at least by the time I left).

RuggedH2

03-28-2008, 11:57 PM

My friend broke a (soft) brake line at the top of the Rim, and I had to put a safety strap on him in case his brakes completey failed coming down (he had lost a lot of fluid). We had it fixed in about an hour the next day.

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RuggedH2

03-29-2008, 12:30 AM

Check out the looks on the faces of those in the Broncos group (watching Neo). They said it was the first time they had seen Hummers on the Rim.

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RuggedH2

03-29-2008, 12:32 AM

Most of the rigs up there, looked something like this.

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RuggedH2

03-29-2008, 12:36 AM

;)

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RuggedH2

03-29-2008, 12:42 AM

Rox's rig made that obstacle look mid sized (it's actually called the "wall")

DRTY did I mention she gave me the keys and let me drive it the day before we ran Steel Bender. ;)

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RuggedH2

03-29-2008, 12:48 AM

On the "Fall" there is a large, soft drop-off to the passenger side......if you were to go down there....it would really suck. :D

My front center cap had already seen better days. A few other plastic pieces are now MIA.

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RuggedH2

03-29-2008, 01:02 AM

Kane Creek is an outstanding trail....tore the hell out of my paint, but was a great trail. I didn't get too many pics because we didn't have anyone along to take them....that's why we have the broken windshield shots. :o

My Heeper buddy and I ran it alone but a couple other Heepers that were scared to death ended up following us out. The dude in the Green JK attempted to kill himself on the cliff ledges on the way out. He was open diffs and kept trying to skinny pedal his way up......not good on a soft shoulder 500 feet above a cliff. My friend hooked a strap to him and dragged his ass up. The dudes wife was shaking so bad I felt sorry for her.

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timgco

03-29-2008, 01:08 AM

OH FAWK!!!!!!!:crying:

missing mudflap
crack in teh windshield
center caps falling off

Ohhhhhhh the horor.

RuggedH2

03-29-2008, 01:09 AM

Bad photo, but you get the idea of what it looks like down the canyon. There is what's left of a Jeep down there.

It gets steep, with big rocky ledges around the corner from where I took this.

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RuggedH2

03-29-2008, 01:11 AM

OH FAWK!!!!!!!:crying:

missing mudflap
crack in teh windshield
center caps falling off

Ohhhhhhh the horor.

Wanna see the metal? :D

Big Dad

03-29-2008, 03:50 AM

Man that looks awesome!

No doubt a good time had by all!

Well, maybe not for the wife lady.

I'd like to have filmed all of that!

It would have been a blast flying down and playing camera beyotch!

:beerchug:

RuggedH2

03-29-2008, 07:07 PM

Took the skid plate off this morning and bought a big ass mallet to try to pound out the dents.

Bent this front drop bracket back into the bushing....that sucker bent back almost 3/4 of an inch. :eek:

It's amazing what this heavy beast can bend when slammed into rock ledges several feet high. It's almost completely unavoidable too, when wheeling alone with no spotter through massive boulder fields.

I ended up winching my Jeeper friend off a boulder (on Strike Ravine) that was at least 600 pounds, that had worked it's way up until it was laying on his front drive shaft only a few inches from his oil and tranny pans. We put some big rocks behind his front tires and I winched him backwards up onto them until the boulder fell free of his rig. Made me appreciate the undercarriage protection on my rig.....damn thing had disaster written all over it.

Good times......:giggling:

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DRTYFN

03-29-2008, 08:09 PM

...and for those that couldn;t go this trip. :fdance:
*right click + save* :fdance:

DRTYFN

03-29-2008, 08:10 PM

Excellent pictures. Looks like you guys had a great time.
Sounds like the Launch Pad was super dangerous.:giggling: :giggling: :giggling: :jump: :jump: :jump:

ROX

03-30-2008, 03:03 PM

Nice Pictures Rugged! What a fun trip! Your truck is way cool with the new KM2's on it. Looks awesome!

I'm on the Gonzo 'puter so I'll try and get some pics up later.

Tim, great to see you two again!

uh oh, adam busted me.

blindzebra

03-30-2008, 04:15 PM

man I am so jealous. I really need to make it out there sometime. Beautiful pics though

Sewie

04-01-2008, 01:38 AM

I'm on the Gonzo 'puter so I'll try and get some pics up later.

When you heading home Rox? How's the 'burban treating you? You should take it wheeling. :D I saw your rig up in SLC. :(

Boss Hoss

04-01-2008, 07:44 PM

Awesome pictures...one day ill make it there!

Albie

04-02-2008, 05:09 AM

...and for those that couldn;t go this trip. :fdance:

Hey timmie...Didn't know you were baning Rockstars... Nice Rig...

RuggedH2

04-02-2008, 07:46 PM

Post those pics people. :crying:

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RuggedH2

04-02-2008, 07:55 PM

:)

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RuggedH2

04-02-2008, 08:03 PM

:p

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RuggedH2

04-02-2008, 08:06 PM

;)

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HummBebe

04-02-2008, 09:41 PM

H3T
http://lh4.google.com/bebehumr/R_MJylBqh7I/AAAAAAAAAE4/KtN6HknR91A/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20055.jpg?imgmax=512

http://lh3.google.com/bebehumr/R_MJyVBqh5I/AAAAAAAAAEo/oc6YFoDsX4A/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20052.jpg?imgmax=512

Lifted H3 with V-8

http://lh5.google.com/bebehumr/R_MLE1BqiDI/AAAAAAAAAF8/3WG3wAWDzm0/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20065.jpg?imgmax=512

http://lh4.google.com/bebehumr/R_MXAlBqjVI/AAAAAAAAAQo/8kUFk9SL1G0/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20332.jpg?imgmax=512

Moi!

http://lh4.google.com/bebehumr/R_MJQlBqhyI/AAAAAAAAADs/5TaxwiTir7g/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20045.jpg?imgmax=512

Z-Turn

http://lh3.google.com/bebehumr/R_MP7VBqimI/AAAAAAAAAKg/cS1wKRwSHgk/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20186.jpg?imgmax=512

http://lh6.google.com/bebehumr/R_MTWFBqi4I/AAAAAAAAAM4/k_p29TDuqqs/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20239.jpg?imgmax=512

http://lh5.google.com/bebehumr/R_MZa1BqjkI/AAAAAAAAASo/YpBP7nM-ScQ/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20434.jpg?imgmax=512

HummBebe

04-02-2008, 09:52 PM

Sewie

http://lh5.google.com/bebehumr/R_MSJ1BqiyI/AAAAAAAAAME/cTuv-gSRsZ8/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20224.jpg?imgmax=512

http://lh6.google.com/bebehumr/R_MU7FBqjDI/AAAAAAAAAOU/th-Bd9X9UAI/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20275.jpg?imgmax=512

http://lh5.google.com/bebehumr/R_MWQ1BqjMI/AAAAAAAAAPg/CUg4784v-aw/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20311.jpg?imgmax=512

Neo on Crack

http://lh4.google.com/bebehumr/R_MWRlBqjQI/AAAAAAAAAQA/AYG1-giZxeI/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20321.jpg?imgmax=512

Scenery

http://lh5.google.com/bebehumr/R_MTW1Bqi7I/AAAAAAAAANQ/PEGpKs_86EY/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20245.jpg?imgmax=512

And my Golden-Stair-Victory-Dance on the Roof of my Rig:fdance:

http://lh5.google.com/bebehumr/R_MW_1BqjSI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/mkABjrEfN-E/WebiltSnow-JessicaProm-Moab08%20323.jpg?imgmax=512

DRTYFN

04-02-2008, 10:23 PM

Nice pictures.

And my Golden-Stair-Victory-Dance on the Roof of my Rig:fdance:

I guess that's a big accomplishment for 3bies. :fdance: :jump:

HummBebe

04-02-2008, 10:25 PM

:fdance: It's all about the spotter :fdance:

RuggedH2

04-03-2008, 04:13 PM

Nice pics Beebs. Glad you posted the victory (vindication) dance pics!

I went down to 4 Wheel Parts today to pickup the new center cap. I got into a conversation with the Manager, He informed me about how the H2 was originally designed as a" Grocery Getter". :giggling:

He told me about his last trip to Moab in his (heavily modded) Jeep; how they ran Golden Spike, Cliff Hanger, Moab Rim.......;)

I just laughed.....I've heard that from so many Jeepers.....They all act so shocked when the H2 goes right up.

When we coming down from the top of Moab Rim and had to wait for the rolled Jeep mess coming up.......the Jeepers all looked shocked to see the H2 up there. Many of them asked my Jeeper buddy, "how did they get that H2 up there?" My friend said, "He just walked it right up." :clapping:

timgco

04-03-2008, 05:24 PM

Geraldo

04-03-2008, 10:15 PM

I want to thank you all for the time you gave me for interviews. I know it's difficult for anyone to turn down face time with me, the great Geraldo, so you can thank me later for making you famous.

The story should run in a couple of weeks.

G

RuggedH2

04-03-2008, 11:30 PM

Sewie hasn't posted pics yet, but he has time to put Bebe's dance into an animated GIF for his avatar. :popcorn:

Sewie

04-03-2008, 11:32 PM

Sewie hasn't posted pics yet, but he has time to put Bebe's dance into an animated GIF for his avatar. :popcorn:

Priorities. :D :D

DRTYFN

04-04-2008, 01:12 AM

Sewie hasn't posted pics yet, but he has time to put Bebe's dance into an animated GIF for his avatar. :popcorn:
It's making me LOL.:jump:

Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:00 AM

Sewie hasn't posted pics yet

:fdance:

Moab Rim

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:01 AM

more Moab Rim

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:02 AM

Golden Spike :cool:

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:05 AM

The engineers/techs trucks.:clapping: The Colorado is basically all H3 except the body. The white H3 has a Rancho lift with a custom SOA in the back. Both have the cast iron front diffs and e-lockers F/R. :cool:

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:06 AM

more Golden Spike

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:08 AM

Ha-Beeb going through Body Snatcher

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:09 AM

SteelBender

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:11 AM

more SteelBender

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:13 AM

more SteelBender

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:15 AM

Seven Mile Rim

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:16 AM

Seven Mile Rim

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:19 AM

Some pics from the Hummer Display in town.

Rod Hall's race H3

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:21 AM

The H3T

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:24 AM

The SEMA Safari H2

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And a shot that kind of shows the whole display.

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:26 AM

We also went and checked out the Xtreme Rock Racing one day.

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:27 AM

Catching some air. :cool:

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Sewie

04-10-2008, 07:30 AM

Heading back to the finish. They had to run the course in both directions and had a 6 minute time limit to qualify.

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Also saw this beast cruising around the spectator/vendor area. :eek: 49" Iroks on 20" rims.

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RuggedH2

04-10-2008, 03:56 PM

Right on Sewie, good pics.........it's about time. :fdance:

Adam in CO

04-10-2008, 04:47 PM

Right on Sewie, good pics.........it's about time. :fdance:

X2

RuggedH2

04-10-2008, 06:33 PM

Where is CO Hummer with his new rig shakedown run pics?

;)

RuggedH2

04-10-2008, 08:22 PM

Rox and sisters?

;)

CO Hummer

04-11-2008, 08:03 PM

Where is CO Hummer with his new rig shakedown run pics?

;)

Here ya go.

http://atkinsweb.com/shared/JEEP/03_Trips/2008/Moab_03_Mar/7mile_04.JPG

http://atkinsweb.com/shared/JEEP/03_Trips/2008/Moab_03_Mar/BTR_05.JPG

http://atkinsweb.com/shared/JEEP/03_Trips/2008/Moab_03_Mar/GS_01.JPG

http://atkinsweb.com/shared/JEEP/03_Trips/2008/Moab_03_Mar/awMoab_011.jpg

http://atkinsweb.com/shared/JEEP/03_Trips/2008/Moab_03_Mar/awMoab_040.jpg

http://atkinsweb.com/shared/JEEP/03_Trips/2008/Moab_03_Mar/awMoab_057.jpg

http://atkinsweb.com/shared/JEEP/03_Trips/2008/Moab_03_Mar/awMoab_058.jpg

http://atkinsweb.com/shared/JEEP/03_Trips/2008/Moab_03_Mar/awMoab_060.jpg

http://atkinsweb.com/shared/JEEP/03_Trips/2008/Moab_03_Mar/awMoab_079.jpg

ROX

04-11-2008, 11:34 PM

I tried this earlier and kept getting booted out, so here are a few finally!

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Always bring a spare rig to Moab.
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Ryan Graham

04-12-2008, 10:31 PM

Great pics guys (and gals) I think I saw all those rigs down there. Maybe one of these days I wont be such a wuss and I'll come along. Well, as long as my paint wont get those brush stripes in it :)

Sewie

04-19-2008, 07:18 AM

Got a couple videos done. :clapping: :popcorn:

http://www.h3adventures.com/coppermine/albums/uploads/vids/thumb_MoabRim2008.jpg (http://www.h3adventures.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=50&pos=1) http://www.h3adventures.com/coppermine/albums/uploads/vids/thumb_GS2008.jpg (http://www.h3adventures.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=50&pos=0)

RuggedH2

04-19-2008, 05:05 PM

Great job on the video's Sewie!

:cool:

Sewie

05-15-2008, 07:00 AM

Finally found some time to work on the rest of the videos. :D

http://www.h3adventures.com/coppermine/albums/uploads/vids/thumb_steelbender2008.jpg (http://www.h3adventures.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=50&pos=2)

Still have to do Seven Mile Rim.

ROX

06-03-2008, 08:55 PM

:rant: I'm having technical difficulties with the videos. I got a new Mac and I can't figure out how to view them. Can't I save it like I used to?:mad:

I'm sure they're awesome! I'd really love to see one! OOOOOoooooO!