Camp NL 2006 PICS & VIDEO

OK, guys, so Camp NL was fabulous. The onloy bad thing was that on our second trail run we ran into some issues before we even left the pavement, then it showballed from there. Our gunner busted his tie rod when we were at Tim Hortons getting coffee (don't know, don't ask). So we had to wait for a replacement guide to come in to town to meet us. Then we get to the trail, and our guide was told that he had to enter the trail from a different way because trees were down in the usual entrance from a tornado. So, off we go down this road only to discover that it does not, in fact, lead anywhere but back to the highway. We get on the cell and find out the original guide that was supposed to come was actually thinking of a different trail, and we could have entered the trail as usual.

Back we go to the main road, only to discover that we have to wait 1 hr before we can get on the road. There was a rally going on at the same time and they were in the middle of their time trials. So, we sat down for lunch since we had to wait anyway. At this point, one of our trucks was overheating (thermostat), so he needed to be pulled back (45 min drive back to camp). The second guide was pulling him back as soon as the rally was finished, and the rest of us were going to FINALLY get to the trail. But, at this point, we were pretty disheartened and just not in the mood anymore, so we headed back with the two trucks along with our friend Brad in his TJ and made the long trip back to camp that took about 1.5 hrs because we were pulling the overheated Cherokee home.

Soooo... we only got to do one trail run on Friday, which these pics are of. Sunday we were too tired and hungover to do a trail, so we just packed up and headed home. We still had a great time despite all the stuff on Saturday and we're for sure going next year. The best part of this weekend is it is all in support of a local charity for health services in the rural areas in which we offroad, so it is helping to establish a good name for the offroading community as well.

So, with no further stalling...

LINK TO PICS


The videos need to be compressed first, so I'll let you know when I get them up.

omg! those pics are AWESOME! that one of the red jeep all decked out in mud... freaking GREAT!!! hahaahaha i want that for a wallpaper!!!

awesome!!!

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ORIGINAL: Dory

omg! those pics are AWESOME! that one of the red jeep all decked out in mud... freaking GREAT!!! hahaahaha i want that for a wallpaper!!!

That's my friends Jeannette & Dan's Jeep. Their dad is one of the organizers of the weekend. They were our trail guide for the day. I think Jeannette is driving in those pics. He actually broke one of his hubs right before that pic. I'll try to get the video from Jeannette soon. You can hear her in the background while filming Dan coming through it and all you hear is her saying, "What a d**k!" after the crunch. HAHAHA

lol... Is it the same time every year? And is the majority of them Jeeps there or is there other types of vehicles as well?

It's like 99% Jeep products. We had a Suzuki and a Ford F-350 on our trail runs and that's about it. I saw a few Toyotas, no Blazers.

Oops..I forgot to answer you....yes, it is always in August every year.

any vehicle requirments? Ie certian amount of lift? snorkle?

Nope, it runs from stock vehicles to crazy buggies. They have different levels of trails to run, plus they run a "Camp NL College" for beginners to learn basics. We ran 2-3 trails, but they run all the way up to 4++. The 2-3 trails were fairly challenging, but still fun. I saw some stockers going on trails.

all i can say is damnnnnnnnnnnnnn!
and i miss CA. mountains when the snow starts melting.
oh and i loe the pics thanks 4 sharing

Looks like a great time!!!

May just have to schedule my vacation for that time next year

You wouldn't regret it. It is such a great time. When the date gets closer next year, I'll be posting the link for registration, so keep that on mind!

What the cost?

$100/person for the entire weekend (Canadian price). You get Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast & dinner and Sunday breakfast included, plus a trail run per day if you want. Camping is $19/night. It's all for charity, so well worth it.

Here's their website. Click on CampNL for the details for this weekend.

http://www.of4wd.com/

Don't sound to bad. High but like you said it is for a good cause as well. But of course I've never been on a guide trail or very many off roading trails other than trails I have made on my own property or old logging roads.

What type of trails were you mainly going on?

i so wish we had trails like that around my hometown. id love to do something like that. looks like besides the mishapes u folks had a gr8 time anyhow.

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ORIGINAL: ceanern

What type of trails were you mainly going on?

Well, there hasn't been a lot of rain, so the trail we did was fairly dry with little mud (except that huge hole at the end...imagine THAT after a good rain!). We did the middle rated trail (2-3) and we have only a 4" body lift with 33 MTR's. The trail was fairly rocky, with a few sections that were off-camber.

don't sound bad. Hopefully by that time i will either have a 2" body or possibly a 2" suspension and or 4" suspension. just depends on what I can do for funds. :crosses fingers:

Looks like a great time.

That dark haired girl looks like she is trying to grunt one out in one of the pics. lol

Haha, ya that's Kasia. Her boyfriend owns the gold Jeep in the pics. They were doing 4 to 4++ trails.

ya know i wonder how far of a drive that is for me... maybe by next year around this time i'll be ready to do that stuff.... cause i really REALLY like the beefy tires and rims better then the chrome ones. i'd rather be able to go over anything then worry about a pot hole taking out my wheels.... ok someone point me in the right direction.... i wanna start getting prices for it. hahah

I think last time I drive to Staten Island it was 8-9 hrs,so you would add another 2 to that to get to Minden where we were.

Here is another link to some great pics. She's a bit more of a prefessional than I am:

MORE PICS

The password is of4wd

Hey Moonie,
I finally got some time to check out those pics. Looks like some great wheeling. I am envious, you have some great wheeling in your neck of the woods.