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I had a friend asked me what goes on at the Hummer Happening’s… and I was writing him an e-mail about it when I thought about the forum here. I decided to do a post instead since I am sure there are probably a lot of folks that are curious about what goes on at these events… so here it is:
Yesterday I went to Anderson Hummer’s Hummer Happening in Whitehall, Maryland. The event was only open to Hummer Owners who bought their H1/H2/H3 at Anderson. They really went all out to make it a day to remember. They succeeded. It was an absolute blast to take the truck off road and start to explore some of the capabilities of my H2.
The event was held at a farm in the northern part of Maryland, close to the state line. The dealership did an absolutely great job of organizing and holding the event. It was pretty obvious that they had invested a lot of time and effort into holding the event. I want to give them a very big and very public “THANK YOU” !!
Anderson Hummer has been a great dealership to work with. I was very careful to select my dealership based on the service other owners in the area have experienced as well as price (of course). So far they have backed up my purchase with immediate, cheerful, surprisingly inexpensive, and competent service on my H2.
For the $40 it cost me to attend the Anderson Hummer Happening… Here’s what I got:
Side steps removed, stored, and re-installed. –While I sit in the shiny, bright new owners lounge with wireless internet access.
Attendance for myself and two others
Catered lunch at the farm
A free carnival mid-way
Service to-the-table, and staff everywhere for everything. I never had to go get my own drink…
And of course the off-road part… Here’s my story:
We arrived at the farm in White Hall, Maryland. It’s a green area with lot’s of really big hills. It was one of the first really hot summer days we’ve had this year. Two days ago we had a ton of rain. Just looking at the hills as we approached the event, I knew this was going to be fun. And very muddy ?
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06-06-2005, 03:19 PM
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On the way back to the hospitality tent we work through some smaller obstacles and generally bounce our way along. A very good time was had by all.
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06-06-2005, 02:51 PM
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Then I got a bit of a surprise. After starting my truck the shift interlock would not unlock and shift out of park. Of all the times and places to get a glitch… Anderson had a technician at the event and they jumped right on it. They disconnected the solenoid for the shift interlock and I jumped in on the back end of the delta group.
Delta group was made up of three yellow hummers and one stealth gray one. Looking ahead of me all I could see was yellow hummers. Being in a white hummer I sort of felt out of place… We headed down a road on the farm about ½ mile. Running down the road the trees and brush got progressively more and more dense and the hills steeper. It was very apparent that they spend several weeks cutting trails from the brush for us to run on.
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06-06-2005, 03:16 PM
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The engine is roaring as the truck claws it way through the mud and we very nearly make it to the top. Very nearly but not all the way. I consider backing down to take another run at it, but the next truck is already setting up behind me for his run. We take the tow strap and get help climbing up the last part of the muddy spot… At this point we have a lot of but everywhere, inside, outside… this is fun.
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06-06-2005, 03:11 PM
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We watch the H1 make it up the hill with a struggle. We have heard that the H2’s were making it earlier but now the mud on the hill is soupy and the ruts are a foot deep.
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06-06-2005, 03:13 PM
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We execute a three point turn. During just the turn we nearly need a help just to get turned.
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06-06-2005, 03:04 PM
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The second stream entrance was much more interesting. We had to make a 90 degree left turn while going downhill and climbing over a 3 foot mud bump on the drivers side. We did this with about 6 inches of clearance on the driver side. With a little airborne action and a heavy throttle foot we jumped the bump and came down hard but gracefully on a giant mud puddle. This was to be the first major mud spray of the day into the passenger cabin. You see that as we cut the turn left, the passenger side wheel came out of the wheel well. Spinning wheel exits wheel well, hits mud puddle, and seeks open window.
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06-06-2005, 03:06 PM
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Most people would be smart enough to close the windows at this point and use the AC. We however, are not.
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06-06-2005, 02:54 PM
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Getting into the stream was interesting. It required we make a three point turn and then go down a 24 inch embankment. There was more sliding and a lot of wheel spinning required to get the truck to slide and scrape its was down into the water. Once in the water we saw places where the water was 6 inches deep and others where it was a couple feet deep. You would creep forward, jump your way over rocks, and then discover how deep it was on the other side of the rock. Once in a while it was too deep on the other side of the rock and you needed to back up before it got too deep and then go more right or more left. Watching the truck in front of us (S&S Towing’s yellow H2) was very helpful.
We worked out way down the stream. At one point we went over a rock and when we came down it was VERY deep on the passenger side. My H2 rolled hard right and came down very hard on the right side rock bar. To be more precise… There was a horrible and hideous noise as the truck careened to the right. We were rolled so far over we put a two foot scrape into the OUTSIDE of the rock bar in the 2 o’clock position. We also saved the heavy plastic trim (above!) the rock bar. Props to hummer for the trim design. The plastic trim was heavy enough that it took the abuse and saved the sheet metal. The rock bar was scraped down to the bare metal.
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06-06-2005, 03:24 PM
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I more happy then ever with my H2. Right now, very much because of Anderson Hummer. I paid a premium to buy my H2 because I wanted not just the truck, but also to get in on events like the hummer happening. That they took the time to do this for us AFTER we purchased and owned the truck for so long speaks volumes. Hong and Johna will remember this for years. So will I.
Not only are Hummers like nothing else, so is my dealer. I got exactly what I was after when I bought the truck –The Fun!! Thank you Anderson & staff. ?
A very happy owner.
Charles
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06-06-2005, 03:17 PM
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After a quick pull from the top for the last few feet, we park the truck and watch the last couple truck attempt the hill. Nobody makes it through the deeply rutted hill without a tow for the last couple of feet.
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06-06-2005, 10:15 PM
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GREAT STORY! We appreciate the effort, and look forward to the next! Congrats on the beautiful bride-to-be too.. 
I bet the pics do NO justice to the terrain. Well, that's Hummer's for you. It takes extra effort to make the terrain look as tough/fun/challenging in photos with Hummers in it.
Doc, I went to a HH by Cerritos Hummer even though I did not buy mine there. No prob. I do all my services there though? |
06-06-2005, 02:48 PM
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I had a friend asked me what goes on at the Hummer Happening’s… and I was writing him an e-mail about it when I thought about the forum here. I decided to do a post instead since I am sure there are probably a lot of folks that are curious about what goes on at these events… so here it is:
Yesterday I went to Anderson Hummer’s Hummer Happening in Whitehall, Maryland. The event was only open to Hummer Owners who bought their H1/H2/H3 at Anderson. They really went all out to make it a day to remember. They succeeded. It was an absolute blast to take the truck off road and start to explore some of the capabilities of my H2.
The event was held at a farm in the northern part of Maryland, close to the state line. The dealership did an absolutely great job of organizing and holding the event. It was pretty obvious that they had invested a lot of time and effort into holding the event. I want to give them a very big and very public “THANK YOU” !!
Anderson Hummer has been a great dealership to work with. I was very careful to select my dealership based on the service other owners in the area have experienced as well as price (of course). So far they have backed up my purchase with immediate, cheerful, surprisingly inexpensive, and competent service on my H2.
For the $40 it cost me to attend the Anderson Hummer Happening… Here’s what I got:
Side steps removed, stored, and re-installed. –While I sit in the shiny, bright new owners lounge with wireless internet access.
Attendance for myself and two others
Catered lunch at the farm
A free carnival mid-way
Service to-the-table, and staff everywhere for everything. I never had to go get my own drink…
And of course the off-road part… Here’s my story:
We arrived at the farm in White Hall, Maryland. It’s a green area with lot’s of really big hills. It was one of the first really hot summer days we’ve had this year. Two days ago we had a ton of rain. Just looking at the hills as we approached the event, I knew this was going to be fun. And very muddy ?
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\"I\'ll worry about the splinter in my eye when you worry about the plank in your\'s\"
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06-06-2005, 04:56 PM
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Great write-up and congrats on your engagement! Unfortunately, I bought my H2 used, so no dealer wants to let me in on their hummer events. My cousin will try to get me into his....but we'll have to wait and see how that turns out... thanks for the write-up!
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06-06-2005, 03:23 PM
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Today I stopped by the dealership where they washed and de-mudded my truck for my. They also re-installed the side steps.
All-in-all the event was massively fun. Anderson Hummer did a great job of setting things up for us, treated us like royalty, and made some real memories that we will carry with us for a long time
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06-06-2005, 02:52 PM
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After getting into the woods and through a handful of squeezes… I was happy to find that they left a lot of rough edges on the trail. It rapidly became obvious to me that if I wasn’t careful I was going to do some serious damage to the truck. There were stumps, logs, and rocks in trail to deal with. There were also a lot of trees leaning over to reach out redecorate the sheet metal on the sides of the truck. We shifted to low range and went forward.
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06-06-2005, 03:00 PM
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About this time we started to notice that the trucks ahead of our group were coming back very, very muddy. This was starting to look even more interesting. More than one came back coated… but several had rather interesting splatter patterns.
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06-06-2005, 02:58 PM
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We crept forward and righted the truck. Then we continued to the exit point from the stream. It was a muddy four foot knoll that offered a lot of tire spinning fun. We dug our way out of the stream and then ran about a half mile of trails on our way out. There were a handful of hills (10’ bumps?) that were really cool to go charging up. It was neat to feel the traction control kick in and take over the throttle when we started to slip. The truck did great and we really enjoyed the ride.
We bounced our way back to the start point and took a break for about a half hour. During the break we got to hang out and talk. It was helpful to listen to some of the more experienced guys who had advice on controlling the truck. I learned a lot about what to do and what needed to happen to cross the second trail of the day.
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06-06-2005, 03:12 PM
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Jim comes over and tells me to take a running start at the hill, place me foot all the way down, and rely on the traction control system. We decide to trust Jim.
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06-07-2005, 04:22 AM
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Unfortunately, I live about 2-3 hrs from the nearest hummer dealership, so it really isn't cost effective to take it there for service. I'm hoping my cousin will be able to get me into his... we'll have to see though... Sure would love to attend one...
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