Pics from So.Cal HUMMER group's March 22nd Silverado trip - Page 2

Steve R · #21 03-23-2003, 04:32 AM

and over the into the steepest part

Steve R · #22 03-23-2003, 04:33 AM

So I'm about to go get my H2...when Subman follows suit and comes on down too

Steve R · #23 03-23-2003, 04:34 AM

Suban (Alan) quickly finds a line and puts himself atop the rocky-point

OLE YLLR · #24 03-23-2003, 04:37 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Steve R:
Surrinder's rig<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hey Steve sorry but that's Craig's rig. Surrinder's was nice to but Craig has all the lights and nice rims.

Steve R · #25 03-23-2003, 04:37 AM

Craig looks for someway to out-do Subman...IMPORTANT/INTERESTING please notice how the pic looking down shows what appears to be a shallow rock to get upto Subman...watch and see just how steep and big that rock is! That will give you an idea just how deceiving pics can be (in looking tame and mellow)

[This message was edited by Steve R on March 22, 2003 at 11:03 PM.]

Steve R · #26 03-23-2003, 04:38 AM

...and finds it: now check this out

Steve R · #27 03-23-2003, 04:38 AM

take a good look at his door....he's about 5 feet from the ground!

Steve R · #28 03-23-2003, 04:39 AM

progresses

Steve R · #29 03-23-2003, 04:39 AM

...and progresses (who needs Moab when you can stay local?)

Steve R · #30 03-23-2003, 04:41 AM

almost there

Steve R · #31 03-23-2003, 04:42 AM

and makes it! (look easy)

Steve R · #32 03-23-2003, 04:48 AM

We played around these rocks and then moved back into the hills. At one point we had to go through a farmers property (just barely) and we moved with stealth graceness....

We then came to the big climb....Craigs inclinometer almost got buried into the 45-degrees mark!!!

Be sure to check out the red Hummer at the very very very top of the hill climb....even pics can't steal the steepness of this climb. It was a lot steeper then the pics shows you!

As Ole Yellr pointed out: just behind us was the freeway.....you could actually see a big traffic slow-down (from 70mph to maybe 30mph) and everybody slowing down big-time to watch our Hummer-pack work our way up this nasty hill.

Steve R · #33 03-23-2003, 04:53 AM

Here's Peter cresting the top of this trail: 4Lo-locked, rear locker engaged, height-control on to reduce bottoming-out due to abrupt change in terrain (40-degrees to flat)

Steve R · #34 03-23-2003, 04:54 AM

quick shot of me on the trail

Steve R · #35 03-23-2003, 04:55 AM

then, miles later, we came to challenging area: Subman decided to unleash the monster!

Steve R · #36 03-23-2003, 04:55 AM

....and

Steve R · #37 03-23-2003, 04:56 AM

...and makes it (okay....I missed the final shot...but he catapulted up there too quickly)

And btw...yes, I tried to do this...but my bumper would have taken a beating and I'd have bottomed out even with height-control on. Bottom line: this is where the line is drawn between H1 and H2: (deal with it)

[This message was edited by Steve R on March 22, 2003 at 11:05 PM.]

Steve R · #38 03-23-2003, 04:58 AM

Craig, with his dual-lockers easily makes it up....and then turns around and comes back down.

Steve R · #39 03-23-2003, 04:59 AM

moving out

Steve R · #40 03-23-2003, 05:10 AM

On an honest side-note, we did have a bit of a problem. An H1 encountered a broken rear A-arm on one of the very first obstacles...big-time bummer!!!

Dana and his lovely wife Wendy just bought this incredible rig and were taking it out for the first time. One of the wheels got a bit of air and...well....you know. They are the nicest couple and we all wish them a quick recovery and hopefully will join us soon!

Here is the hill where it happened (shown with an H1 coming down it)l The very top has a HUGE rut where one of his tires was way up in the air and we figure the TT4 grabbed it and tore the rear apart.

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