Bored? Stuck inside on a cold day!!

Well... Grab the BIG bag of Doritos...

The Funlands Video is now available for download!

It's 2 hours and 40 minutes... 366MB... A great way to pass the day...

Special thanks to Evan (Ree here on the board) for hosting!!!


http://www.eeaston.com/shipbldr/Funlands.wmv

Bored? Stuck inside on a cold day!!

Well... Grab the BIG bag of Doritos...

The Funlands Video is now available for download!

It's 2 hours and 40 minutes... 366MB... A great way to pass the day...

Special thanks to Evan (Ree here on the board) for hosting!!!


http://www.eeaston.com/shipbldr/Funlands.wmv

Here's the hype!!!

<P align=center><FONT size=6></FONT><FONT size=3>If you ever wanted to go off road in a Hummer, this is your ticket!</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff size=7>Brutal H1 Off Roading </FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=7>at</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff size=7>"THE FUNLANDS"</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff size=7></FONT></P>
<P align=center><U><FONT size=5>Everytime we think the H1's can't get more brutal off road, someone comes along and proves us wrong!!</FONT></U></P>
<P align=center><U><FONT size=5>What is it like to go off road under "no rules" conditions with H1's? It cost us a window, a bumper, and 2 body panels to find out!!! </FONT></U></P>
<P align=center><U><FONT size=3><U>Ride along on this DVD and form your own opinion! This is our most damaging Hummer excursion yet, bar none! </U></FONT></U></P>
<P align=center><FONT size=3>We've got 2 hours and 20 minutes plus of the good stuff waiting for you!</FONT></P>
<P align=center><U><FONT size=3><U>This disk will especially appeal to the hard-core junkie that wants massive amounts of footage!</U></P></FONT></U>


<FONT color=#0000ff>"THE FUNLANDS</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff>"</FONT> is a great and very REAL offroad hummer video, it's not Hollywood fluff! There was no safety net for these guys... 4 H1's, 1 H2, and a Jeep take it on the chin!</P>


<FONT color=#0000ff>"THE FUNLANDS"</FONT> is volume2 of our "ONE PERCENTER" series of videos for the hard core Hummer H1 enthusiast! This a lot offootage... Lots of rock grinding here, and a lot of darn scarey sideways sliding over frozen mud!</P>


<U>If you want to see it ALL... this is your video.</U> We cut down 2 days of footage to make this video...the editing makes ittighter and faster flowing than <FONT color=#0000ff>"STEEL ON STONE"</FONT></P>


About <FONT color=#0000ff>"THE FUNLANDS"...THE FUNLANDS</FONT><FONT color=#000000>are one of the hidden, exclusive, private off road playgroundsyou hear about in whispers and rumors. The kind of place that you only get in to by private invitation. Well, we got an invitation... so we jumped at it! (NO! This DVD will not help you figure out where the Funlands are!! That information has been edited out!!)</FONT></P>


<FONT color=#000000><FONT color=#0000ff>THE FUNLANDS</FONT>are a harecoreH1 playground. Everything there reflects it: the swimming hole ruts, the 5 foot boulders, the 70 degree hill climbs, and the list goes on. To venture in with anything less than an H1 is a little bit nuts. </FONT></P>


<FONT color=#000000><U>Fortunately for you, we are just that crazy!</U> Shipbldr takes his H2, the first H2 to enter T<FONT color=#0000ff>HE FUNLANDS</FONT>, with him on the shoot. And wow, does he pay the price! A lot of ugly things happen, including "big tree meets window..." "tree meets body panel" "bumper moves, tree does not" and more...</FONT></P>


<FONT color=#0000ff>"THE FUNLANDS"... </FONT><FONT color=#000000>includes a lot of winching, recovery, scraping, crawling, sliding, and some downright frightening experiences. Everybody got winched, strapped, or otherwise recovered.</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=5><U>PLUS we have something highly unusual</U>... </FONT></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=5>NIGHT FOOTAGE!! </FONT></FONT></P>


Most wheeling is done at places that don't allow night travel... <FONT color=#0000ff>THE FUNLANDS</FONT> has no such restriction!! See what it's like in the pitch black with only your offroad lights to cut through the dark! It's very different, very uncomfortable... in sort of a Blair Witch kind of way.</P>


This video was shot in high-resolution digital video with stereo sound. You hear the mud splatter, the frames groan, see the tire smoke, the rock shatter, the chainsaw roar, and the trees fall!</P>
<P align=center><U>BONUS!! - Cutting room floor section included after the final credits!</U></P>

Starting to watch it now.

BTW... the video is good.

Hong wouldn't let me touch the camera.

MUD! ROCKS! TREES! DARK! MORE MUD!

That looked like a very tough and mentaly draining day!

I think you'd enjoy Moab! It is the complete oposite!

Thank you

I'm about half way through...I want an H1

Any damage to the hood from you walking on it?

Yeah, I know.

The damn thing has me out pricing H1's too...

This could get expensive....

Not that I've found yet...

yet...

Nice work!

If the server hosting the video is too busy... you can fill a few minutes watching the teaser...

Here's a link to the teaser for the video...

http://www.siegeengine.com/auctions/...lands_clip.wmv

Great Wheelin Charles!! and the Video is great also!
I just finished watchin it, looks like you guys had a blast!
Sucks about the window but that was worth a window IMO!!

Hello Dan,

You are so right! It was worth the window... George, Lenn, Jason, and Bill were really cool to go wheeling with...

I'm still smiling!

Charles

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Painful to watch you wheel man.

Sorry to say but H2 representation was not there.

-You seemed like you already quit before you even started.

-You were definitely relying on the H1s to pull you out. Thus your lack of agressivness.

-Tires. And did you air down at all?

-Dipstick white H1 NEVER gaves you enough room out of the ruts leaving you no choice but to get stuck.

-Sackless wheelin.

-Sackless wheelin.

-Sackless wheelin.

-Upgrading to an H1 won't make a difference if you're a sackless driver.

-I guess we were all beginners at one time but this one was beyond you NOT YOUR H2.

VERY.....EXTREMELY painful to watch a bunch of seasoned vets let an inexperienced driver tag along.

I didn't see anything in that video that would have stopped an H2 and a capable driver (One who accepts the reality of carnage 100% which you did not and the H1s did).

Painful to watch. Painful. I'll not be saving this video. Your actions almost seem INTENTIONAL if not sackless.

The video editing was great BTW. The 70s porn music could have used some work.

<span class="ev_code_RED">It's crap like this that make us behave more and more irrational with every trip to Moab.</span>

Don't take it personal buddy. It needed to be said. And don't think of upgading. The H2 can do pretty much the same as the H1.



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You really don't think the extra ground clearance of the H1 made a difference here? You are putting it all on the driver? I thought that the extra clearance of the H1 kept it from getting hung up in the muck. I do agree on the tires, and that shipbldr approached the big mud hole (where he got delayed bigtime) a little slow but not sure it would have made a difference.

These are honest questions, I am definitely a rookie and want to learn from others.

Dennis,

There's a big difference between sackless and reckless.

I don't need to wreck my truck to feel like a man or prove who I am.

Actually I'm pretty proud of the fact that I think my way through things, work along, and am not too proud to accept a tow (or winch out) as I explore the limits of my truck.

I clearly do not accept the possibility of 100% carnage. Never said I did.

When you have a 250 mile drive home and no trailer... why risk transmission loss.. When you know you can get a tug of you need it?

I not not here to impress you or live up to your standards. I am here to enjoy my truck.

What exactly is it that you have to prove by dumping on me?

You are clearly insecure and trying to prove yourself by crapping on others.

You might have an great truck.
You might be willing to wreck it on the trail.
You might have a lot of experience.

But in the end, your willingness to dump on me and other here at the board proves 1 thing

On the inside you are an INSECURE PUSSY that constantly worries about how he comepares to others.

Go F*** yourself. I am not here to live up to your standards. Neither is anyone else on the board.

This is about having fun, and you are not helping.

You are exactly what most of the newbies on this board need to try to avoid.

Go back to the mall.

Great question!

I could have (and should have) hit the mudhole faster... but still would have hung up.

I looked at it, knew I was going to snag up any which way it went, and decided I would rather get high centered gently. The factory protection is good... but by no means bullet proof.

Dennis is just in a bad mood. (He'll be in a worse mood when he reads my reply...)

Don't let the airbags on the board push you around... Take your time, enjoy your truck on your own terms, and do what you are comfortable with.

I'm having a blast!

E-BALLS

Charles

You did a great job handling your truck on the various obstacles at the funlands and don't listen to the negative comments that are coming from individuals who have never been to the Funlands. I extend an open invitation to anyone who would like to bring their H2 to the funlands and prove any conceived illusions they may have.
I guarantee you won't perform much better.
Yes, Charles could definitely use a little more clearance and some better aggressive tires, however, again, he performed well and earned the respect of each and every H1 driver that was there.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hummog:
Charles
I extend an open invitation to anyone who would like to bring their H2 to the funlands and prove any conceived illusions they may have.
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not that I would ask where exactly this is on the open forum, but what city, state is this near? What about invites for the H3 owners?

Charles,
I really do think some MT's could have helped and airing down the tires and front locker. by looking at the video, it didn't look as hard as I'm sure it was. I'm sure it was like slime out there and that always makes the trails way harder... esp. with H1 ruts.

BTW- WTH was on the roof of you GOBI rack, or maybe a better questions would have been- what wasn't?

You had a comment about the factory UC protection not being bullet proof. You are so dead on with that statement. If you are going to keep wheeling you may want to go with the Rubber duck UC protection and HD tie rod kit. With all that wheel spinning, you are going to break tie rods soon enough. Trail Duty (Phil D) can get you all that stuff too. I saw that a couple of the H1's were running Rubber Duck protection for the rock rails. That IS bulletproof.
Good luck with your repairs and cleaning that beast back up.
Tim.

Hey Tim,

I'll tell you that the Funlands are in western PA... beyond that, its up to George to show you the secret handshake....

Some mud tires will certainly help, and so dis airing down... and of course front locker... and lift.. etc... All good things come in due time

The Gobi rack is sporting two pelican cases, a 60" hi-lift jack, an on board air system and tank, tire, and some other doodads... It great! I love it because now I have room inside the truck again.

I carry a spare tire rod as of last Tuesday when it arrived ... and the rubber duck is coming, probably in January... just so much going on right now... 1000's of little things.

I'm sure you know how it goes.

BTW... I really like the H3 racks you guys made... you got the dimensions spot on for curb appeal. Very nice!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Not once has he posted anything positive on anyone else's video or photo threads. Maybe I am wrong, but I looked through his post history and it seems to be all about him.
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Really? Did someone delete all my comments about Ken's new truck?
Did someone delete my comments about H2-Copilots foyer?
Someone delete my detailed posts in answer to tech questions?

Why do you get off of stirring up trouble?

Nothing else to give? Parasite?

I only have 300 or so posts... If I was an attenion whore... I figure I would have at least 6000 non-sensical posts that had non-hummer crap in them...

Oh my... look at Alex's last 6000 posts....

The boring comment I can handle

And if you don't want to watch... I can handle that too

I daggers in the ass stuff that bothers me.

BTW I am sorry I got you name wrong... and I'm glad we've found a level we can coomunicate on

Rock on!

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hummog:
Charles

You did a great job handling your truck on the various obstacles at the funlands and don't listen to the negative comments that are coming from individuals who have never been to the Funlands<span class="ev_code_RED">.Not negative. FACT. The video was usless. What the fawk did it show other than Mr Moron getting stuck???</span>

I extend an open invitation to anyone who would like to bring their H2 to the funlands and prove any conceived illusions they may have. <span class="ev_code_RED">Concieved illusions? Buddy, Charles is not the H2 end all. Just a very stupid representation of the vehicle. A joke. </span>


I guarantee you won't perform much better. <span class="ev_code_RED">I guarenteed most of us could (And put some of you to shame) and mabye not even need to do any wreckless tree falling.</span>


Yes, Charles could definitely use a little more clearance and some better aggressive tires <span class="ev_code_RED">DUH And mabye a set of functioning nuts</span>

, however, again, he performed well <span class="ev_code_RED">Are you a fawking idiot?</span>

and earned the respect of each and every H1 driver that was there. <span class="ev_code_RED">He must give good head. All I saw was 100% ZERO ability. If you guys respect that, then I know it was a setup.</span>
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Again, PAINFUL to watch. Did nothing to represent the H2 Community. That's what happens, some get big heads when they get behind the wheel of these rigs and expect it to compensate for their zero abilities. It happens. Funny when they realize there's no built in auto-pilot and <span class="ev_code_RED">BLAME OTHER FACTORS and not the obvious.</span>



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So when you coming to the Funlands Mr. Bigmouth!

Come on out and show us how it's done!

Put up or shut-up.

LMAO!!!!

Mabye we can meet somewhere in teh middle?

Utah looks good. H2 Dominated Country.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hummog:
So when you coming to the Funlands Mr. Bigmouth!

Come on out and show us how it's done!

Put up or shut-up. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


RAARRR!!!111
IBENRAGED

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by shipbldr:
Bored? <span class="ev_code_RED">Yes</span>
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Shipbldr, Loved the video. I can sit and watch Hummers all day long.
In mud if you don't get stuck you haven't tried hard enough or gone far enough.

Thanks for posting. Some have nothing better to do than criticize.

Yeah... there's a little excess video in there...

It could use some tightening up.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll go get the ax!!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by shipbldr:
Yeah... there's a little excess video in there...

It could use some tightening up.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll go get the ax!!

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Ever hear of a novel editing technique called "cropping"? Holy f*cking Christ, that was a looooong as "movie". And that bitch, Connie Chung, wouldn't even give me the $5 Viet Cong wang rub during it. She fell asleep. Well, so did my shriveled old pecker. Oh well.

Take that axe and sit on it.

Hey ship i enjoyed the whole video! Had nothing else going on here at the station so they crew on my engine watched it. we all enjoyed it. and sorry about your window. dont mlet the nay sayers get you down
Jay

Cool video of H1s .

Eventhough instead of finessing the terrain they would cut down the obstacle.

What do you expect? Everyone to brown nose?

TOTALLY sucked. That is all.

I think the man has a point about the image thing... and cutting down trees. I must will admit it's not something I really thought of too much.

I guess all of us have our own point of view.

Let's be fair to Dennis. He thinks (& I agree he's right) that my H2 probably could have been pushed harder than it was. I choose not to. He probably would have choose otherwise. His call, his wish.

He's got a lot more experience and knowlege than I do in these things apparently. It seems a greater tolerance for damage.

I'm comfortable with that.

We just see the world differently. And that is OK.

I just don't live up to his standards of what a hummer driver should be. I'm comfortable with that too. I'm just having fun on my own terms. I hope he enjoys the same.

You can rest assured that I will not sit in judgement of his driving skills. I just don't feel the need to measure myself against him or anyone else.

Back the tree thing...

I see the whole tree thing from a different angle too.

I guess I got jaded about the whole chainsaws and trees cut down thing.

I must have become "tree insensitive" at work... you see... a couple of twigs at the Funlands aren't the first to die for my Hummer...

Here's picture from "the yard" at "work"

so... let the whining about dead trees roll in!

I think it took about 310 acres of clear cut trees to pay for my Hummer....

And yes... now that you mention it I probably could have winched off of somethings, but no we didn't care to waste the time.

But it is a point taken, and will be in the back of my mind.

My main thought about trees is that they "grow back".

Different world views I guess.

Live well

Folks out there are really that nuts about the trails?

Every once in a while we get a person (or an e-mail from a person) who acts like every tree is sacred... and in the case of some old growth areas.. I can agree with them.

Otherwise, generally the reaction we get here is "Thanks for the jobs."

I always hear stories about tree nuts... spikes and that sort of crap. We generally don't have to deal with that part of things. It's interesting to hear from someone who deals with them on the front lines. Seems thay are pretty extreme.

Sounds like you have a heck of a battle on your hands. I wonder if the tree nuts ever take into account that wheeling helps keep the trails open and passable... which is a big help when the next forest fire rips through and you're a hurry to save the 99.99% of the land that's not on the trail. But I degress.

We generally operate with the attitude that the earth was put here to be used and enjoyed. Yes, we do plant behind... but the small tree "junk wood" carnage is stunning if you've never seen it before. Those twigs get mowed down, not driven around.

I can see you point about the nuts trying to using the trees them "to make hay" about destruction. Oh well, preaching to the choir...

Thanks. It helps me understand a lot better where you're coming from.

Alright.....I can't take much more of this. what seemed like just a friendly posting of a video for pleasure viewing, has become the most ridiculous on-going dialogue imaginable.
Regardless of what those guys did, it's what they chose and doesn't require the blessing or acceptance of anyone......particularly some numb-nuts who honestly believe their H2 is as capable as an H1. Get over it guys....The salesman at the dealer convinced you that you were buying a "real" hummer and you went for it.
I'm sure he told you it had the same capabilities as an H1, however don't you still question why it costs half the price as an H1.
I'm not knocking the H2, however you have to be realistic and stop living in a fantasy world where you think you have one of the worlds most capable off-roading machines.
How about showing us some of you guy's videos depicting some of the "hard-core" trail riding you guys are such experts at.....And I don't mean the same stuff that stock jeeps and samarui's are running.
Get a life and move on.

[sniffle] Can't we all just get along [sniffle, sniffle]

I was at the mall to tonight...

I saw the most massive speed bump!

Fortunatley I had the video camera...



I agree. I'm ready to move on. I think that Dennis and Alec have some points.

And I have listened.

I don't agree with everything that have to say.

But I certainly agree they have something to say.