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Rubicon Trip v4.0 July 2024

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tobyw
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Rubicon Trip v4.0 July 2024

Postby tobyw » Sat Jul 13, 2024 2:07 pm

"Remember that time we ran the Rubicon, and I drove down in a '22 Bronco but ended driving home in a '24 F-150..." :shock:

Ahhhh the Rubicon. It's been almost exactly 6 years since the last dance, and while I cannot say I'd forgotten how difficult the trail is, I can say that it seemed even harder this time. Granted I personally brought what amounts to a butter knife to a gun fight, but in general terms I think the overall sentiment from the group was the same: the rougher, more "extreme" version of the famed Rubicon of yesteryear seems to be back.

I have hours of video footage and well over a thousand still pictures to sort through, so as in years past I'll drop a few key tidbits here and work toward a full run report in the coming days...

Overall, the trip was everything we didn't want: it was HOT; it was CROWDED; and, we broke. A lot. And when I say broke, I mean like broke O-F-F:

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Now sure, we've all seen a failed Dana 35 but this isn't what it seems, and that picture was actually at the very END of the trail, after multiple other far more catastrophic failures :? But, with all of that said, the trip was EPIC 8) Here are a few pics to try and give a taste:

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More to come... :thu:
Yep, I've wheeled one of those, too...
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Re: Rubicon Trip v4.0 July 2024

Postby OldGreen » Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:32 pm

I'm really tired. :( :mrgreen:

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Re: Rubicon Trip v4.0 July 2024

Postby tobyw » Fri Jul 19, 2024 6:17 am

Here is the run report... I apologize in advance if you watch the whole thing, this is time out of your life you will never get back :lol:



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