Moab XIV 17May-21May 2011

[BigSwede]

Sounds good, I expect to be there Sunday.

[off_road_4_me]

I will be there! grey first gen amigo

[pbkid]

sounds great, im still trying to figure out when im gonna be able to get there. i'm starting to think it might be a more normal length trip for me, finances just arent looking to be great.

especially when im trying to get some more body armor put on before moab this year

[BigSwede]

So Jack, have you made a group site reservation yet? I'd like to put the camping info on the Planet.

[pbkid]

No, i have not. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to do this year. I have to request my time off work as well before i pay for anything...

someone else who has already confimed their dates may want to reserve it.

So Jack, have you made a group site reservation yet? I'd like to put the camping info on the Planet.

[mhill]

Made our reservations! I have to work tue 17th so we will be up wed 18th by noon, at least that is the plan. Might have one friend tag along in his FJ. Sue you know about those FJ people...VX wannabees! Just kiddin Dave
See ya all there!

[vt_maverick]

Why do I feel like I've read this before?

[VX KAT]

nah, we'll want to hang on Sunday eve and get all friendly like, so let's do both! Grillin' & chillin'!

[Moncha]

I'm trying to move the thread... It'll be Groundhog Day for a bit.

The other thread is closed

[djvx]

1389mi from home, thats 2778 miles just to and from. Thats insane.I get 12 miles to the gallon so thats 231 gallons of gas x 4 bucks a gallon = $924. Ouch. I should just fly out there and be someone's wingman.

[BigSwede]

12 mpg? That seems low, my old 99 Trooper did a lot better than that with the same drivetrain.

I am driving from Minneapolis, but I get more like 16 mpg, sometimes better.

[Marlin]

1389mi from home, thats 2778 miles just to and from. Thats insane.I get 12 miles to the gallon so thats 231 gallons of gas x 4 bucks a gallon = $924. Ouch. I should just fly out there and be someone's wingman.

12 mpg? That seems low, my old 99 Trooper did a lot better than that with the same drivetrain.

I am driving from Minneapolis, but I get more like 16 mpg, sometimes better.

My VX gets 12ish city and high 13s on freeway with 34s. Bigswede, didyour 99 troop have 4.56 or 4.30s?. My wife's RS definitely gets better mpg than the VX. (maybe the 3.2 has something to do with it?)

We made the trip from charleston, SC to Moab 2 years ago. I towed the VX behind my Expedition. Got somewhere around 10mpg average.

If I was doing it this year, with the diesel F250, it would be somewhere around 1800in fuel. Plus an oil change in that truck costs me about 150 since it holds 4 gallons of oil 1 gal rotella synthetic is 23 bucks, filter is 20 bucks) Just to drive to Moab would cost me well over 2K, that doesn't include all of the hotels and whatnot. That is why we are going to the Bahamas next weekend instead

[BigSwede]

My old 99 Trooper had 4.30 gears, as do all 98+ Troopers. It would get ~17 hwy mpg, give or take 1.

My RS gets around 16 hwy, not bad for a lifted Trooper with 35" balloon tires. Sometimes it does better, I got 20 mpg from Grand Junction to Sterling CO on the way back last year. I always get better mileage going through the mountains for some reason. I think the manual tranny helps some, but I have the EPA est mpg sticker that came with it new, and the EPA hwy estimate is only 17 mpg (in stock configuration of course).

[BigSwede]

I just talked to Portal RV and they don't have any tent sites available at all (group or individual) until May 17th. This disappoints me, as I will be arriving on the 15th.

I really don't want to have to set up camp twice.

I'm kinda sick of Portal screwing with us every year, and I'm thinking of going to Pack Creek Campground. They redid their showers/bathrooms, which removes my only objection to the place. Tent sites are $17.50 for up to 3 adults...anybody wanna share a site (not the tent, just the site) from the 15th to the 22nd?

[ZEUS]

I just added myself to the list of yes's... expect a Jeep and I will expect ignorant comments.