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Our club will be hosting the 5th annual week long ride event June 14th thru 22nd. The festivities start with a meet & greet the 14th with day and night rides on local trails throughout the week ending with a trek to Gardendale for some riding on the 21st and 22nd. Everyone and all types of rigs are welcome!!

Link to event flyer & "rules" - http://www.lockitupoffroad.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3674 (http://www.lockitupoffroad.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3674)

Club website for questions - www.lockitupoffroad.net (http://www.lockitupoffroad.net/)

Can we just do a couple days in there?
Sounds like fun.

Can we just do a couple days in there?
Sounds like fun.

I'm with ya boss. I'll be at the m&g and I'm going to try to do the Gardendale trip but I'll miss the rest because most of my vacation time is already commited.

I'll be honest Fred, it would be cool for you to ride but I warn you many of the (local) trails are not friendly to a freshly resto'd K5. I'm not talking about damage, just lots of scratches for the most part.

I'm gonna try and make it to Garbagedale if I get some new tires. My M/T's are just about slicks.:(

Go on and hit the plastic!! :D Hope to see you there!

that sounds like alotta fun...how far are ya'll form baton rouge, la???

We are in Mobile, maybe 3~4 hrs from you I think.

Check out the website, there are picks and a couple of video clips up from this week. The group is headed to Gardendale tomorrow.

From Baton Rouge, might be quicker to take 55 north and 20 across to Gardendale

Gardendale is 10 miles out of Birmingham

mobile or birmingham??? id make the trip if it were mobile but birmingham is 400 miles from here...ive made a 6 hr trip n my truck b4 but dont think i wanna make that right now...not on such short notice anyway...thanks guys...

mobile or birmingham???

Come on now, stay with me... :D

We are in Mobile, maybe 3~4 hrs from you I think.

Check out the website, there are picks and a couple of video clips up from this week. The group is headed to Gardendale tomorrow.


The club is in Mobile. They've been wheeling all week here locally but are now going to head to Gardendale (outside of B'ham) to wheel for the weekend. :wink1:

if u can post me a physical address it would help...id like to make the trip, just not sure...still gotta few things 2 do 2 my truck...what time would ya'll b leaving in am??? id need someones number in case i got lost...is it private land ya'll ride on or what???

So you're wanting to join the convoy going to Gardendale (Birmingham) tomorrow? I don't know who owns the land in Gardendale but it is a very popular wheeling spot.

If you're wanting to wheel here in Mobile, wait a little while. The guys are wheeling right now but will finish up early this afternoon to get ready to go out of town. It'll probably be a couple of weeks before they do anything locally again since they'll most likely be in recovery mode. :doah:

As for the local areas, most trails are on undeveloped county property. Privately owned wheeling land is tough to come by around here. :crazy:

Are you a member of any of the La wheeling boards?

well i was thinking about it but my trucks not runnung now...had MAJOR issues with the tbi so i had it carb'd...it was runnun when i picked it up but after i pulled it(have a tow-bar) home, it wouldnt run...gotta put an in-line fuel pump in (tbi pump pumps 55lbs of fuel) it and take out the in-tank pump...so looks like ill be busy workin on that tomorrow(btm jus fell out here)...also gotta few things to do (line the inside., paint the bumpers n top, a few other misc. items)so dont think ill make the trip...no i dont belong to any clubs or such around here...not home much to join...def give me a shout next time ya'll wheel...if im home id b glad to take a road trip...

I hate to hear about the truck trouble but I'll keep you posted on the rides. If you have time check out the website, sometimes there are rides posted but Ms clubs also.

Beware the Lock It Up group likes to be "pirate-ish" so don't be offended if the board comes across harsh, they're all good folks that have a great time wheeling. :thumb:

How were things in Gardendale?

They had a good time with minimal breakage, 1 driveshaft and 1 bent tie rod. I'll get a link to the pics. :wink1:

Here you go, pics from the whole week - http://www.lockitupoffroad.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3982

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Your rig with drive shaft and tie-rod? Hope not although it'll give ya something to do in all that spare time.

Oh no, the driveshaft was an Explorer (3/4 ton w/ 38's) and the tie rod was a Jeep (1 ton w/ 39's). I wish my junk had been there but I'm still working on it. :crazy: