Whipsaw 2008 Planning
** Update, July 1/08
This event is over and was a huge success. Check it out.
( Departing Page )
Countdown to departure day:
This page will have as much info as possible regarding "Whipsaw 2008" ( thread on BC4x4 ). The trip is from June 27th to July 1st.
This will be a "family friendly" trip. There will be adults and kids of all ages. Drinking is aloud, but drunken-ness will not be tollerated.
Know your limit and stay within it. We want EVERYBODY to have a good time.
The plan is to drive to Princeton, fuel up, double back about 12km to the start of the trail, and head for Wells Lake. . Round trip should be
around 600-700km, with the off-road portion being about 150km. The trail can get very very slippery, and we are recommending that you
have at least 33" m/t's and atleast one locker. We will be driving at about 5500' to 6000' for quite a while, so caburated vehicles will
run like crap. Camp is about 5 hours from civilization, so come prepaired.
For the drive home, we will continue on to Coalmont, head towards Tulameen, then cut across to the Coquihalla toll booth, and back down to Hope
Minimum requirements are:
front and rear tow
hooks (hitch balls don't
count)
33" m/t tires and
working full size
spare
at least one
locker
CB
radio
key for locking
lug
nuts
tow
strap
all reliability
issues fixed (ie: that funny sounding clunk that you hear when you turn
left)There will be a pig-roast on Saturday night, and will be pot luck, so bring a side dish and enjoy.
Please advise on what side dish you will be bringing.
5
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In Attendance
so far.....
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| User
Name |
Done Trip Before |
Real
Name |
Passenger(s) |
Total
in Vehicle |
Attending | Vehicle,
Tire Size, Locked or Not |
Radio |
Preferred Entrance |
Leaving
Town
|
Departing Camp
|
|
| 1 |
4Lo |
Steve | 1 |
yes |
'03 Dakota |
VHF |
Princeton |
Thursday AM |
Tuesday |
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| 1a |
* heading up early to
"reserve" the cabin * has acces to firewood, can provide my share and load another guy as well * shhh......getting stickers made * bringing potatoes for pig-roast |
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| 2 |
86extra-cab |
Nick |
Robert |
2 |
yes |
'86 Toyota,
35's |
CB |
Friday AM | |||
| 3 |
96 runner |
Hunter |
2 |
yes |
'96 4-Runner |
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| 4 | 99silverado |
yes |
Friday AM |
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| 5 |
alebeda |
no |
1 |
yes |
'87 Samurai,
33's, r/locker |
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| 6 |
Artic Wolf |
3 |
maybe |
'89 F-150,
32's |
|||||||
| 7 |
Bdurig |
Bruno |
1 |
yes |
'84 Chev,
38.5's, locked |
||||||
| 8 |
Beast |
Mike |
1 |
yes |
'07 Ranger,
32's, r/locker |
Princeton |
Thursday AM |
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| 8a |
* will start raiding the warehouse at
work for
"interesting" flammable items |
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| 9 |
Bronco Boy |
no |
Chris |
1 |
yes |
'85 Bronco,
36's, locked |
CB, FRS |
Princeton |
Friday AM |
Tuesday |
|
| * bringing buns for pig-roast |
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| 10 |
Bushpiggy |
yes |
Rob | Malcolm, Owen & Sadye |
4 |
maybe |
Samurai,
34's,
locked |
CB |
Princeton |
Thursday AM |
|
| 10a |
* heading up early to "reserve" the cabin
|
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| 11 |
CanadianWing |
Wayne |
3 |
yes |
'92
Tracker,
31's |
||||||
| 12 |
cjmike67 |
Mike |
Chris |
2 |
yes |
CJ7, 38's,
locked |
|||||
| 13 |
c0nspire |
1 |
maybe |
'08 Ranger,
33's |
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| 14 |
cypress_303 |
Ben |
2 |
yes |
'79 F150,
35's,
locked |
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| 15 |
Daddy Style |
Bob |
3 or 4 |
yes |
'84 BJ60,
33's,
locked |
CB, VHF |
Saturday AM |
Tuesday |
|||
| 15a |
* was level 3 1st aider with fire hall
for 8 years, may
have
forgot a few things but still remember the hymlick * up to date on new cpr |
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| 16 |
Damaged |
Doug |
Cole, Mitch |
3 |
yes |
'64 404.1, 39.5's, locked | CB |
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| 17 |
dOubledown |
yes |
Sonny |
4 or 5 |
yes |
'97 Cruiser |
Friday AM |
||||
| 17a |
* can bring an RV toilet if needed * might play the "token asian guy with big camera on the side of each obstacle" role |
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| 18 |
gavman |
yes |
Danny |
4 |
yes |
CB, VHF, FRS |
|||||
| 18a |
* organizing the truck line dancing
* will bring the disco ball * won't go unless he gets a name tag with a silver star |
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| 19 |
Greg (not on
forum) |
Greg |
1 |
maybe |
Liberty,
245's,
r/locker |
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| 20 |
Heep |
1 |
maybe |
'91 XJ, 33's | |||||||
| 21 |
HMFI |
Sheldon |
2 |
maybe |
'06 Power
Wagon,
37's, locked |
||||||
| 22 |
japerry |
Jakob |
3 |
yes |
4Runner,
37's,
locked |
CB, VHF |
Princeton |
Friday AM |
|||
| 23 | jeepxj89 |
1 |
maybe |
'91 XJ, 36's,
locked |
|||||||
| 24 |
KingBlazer84 |
1 |
yes |
'86 Blazer,
36's, r/locker |
|||||||
| 25 |
ld50 |
James |
2 |
yes |
'93 Explorer,
35's, locked |
CB |
|||||
| 26 |
Lone Ranger |
Matt |
1 |
yes |
'93 Ranger,
31's, locked |
Coalmont |
|||||
| 27 |
Maelthhra |
Cody |
1 |
maybe |
'84 Dodge |
VHF (maybe) |
|||||
| 27a |
* can bring a bunch of firewood |
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| 28 |
medicguy |
Chris |
1 |
maybe |
'07 JK, 32's |
||||||
| 29 |
MR
Bumblebeetuna |
1 |
yes |
Princeton |
Friday AM |
||||||
| 30 |
nstg8tr |
Trevor |
2 |
maybe |
YJ, 35's |
||||||
| 31 |
PellizzariBros |
Derek |
1 |
maybe |
'90
Toyota,
33's, r/locker |
||||||
| 32 |
PellizzariBros | Jason |
1 |
maybe |
'83
Toyota,
35's, r/locker |
||||||
| 33 |
polvoson |
Paul |
1 |
yes |
'87 MB Unimog |
||||||
| 34 |
POSTOY |
2 |
yes |
'85 Toyota,
36's, locked |
CB |
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| 35 |
porterhouse |
Dave |
2 |
yes |
'95 Pathfinder |
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| 36 |
Reaper |
1 |
maybe |
'89 Bronco |
|||||||
| 37 |
rez |
Reza |
1 |
yes |
'94 Sidekick,
31's, r/locker |
Princeton |
Saturday AM |
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| 38 |
_Rick_ |
Rick |
1 |
yes |
'02 F350,
38's,
no lockers |
CB |
Princeton | Thursday AM |
|||
| 39 |
ryanmacneil8448 |
Ryan |
2 |
yes |
'63 Unimog |
CB |
Princeton |
Friday AM | |||
| 40 |
slappy |
Steve | Scott |
2 |
yes |
'85 CJ-7,
35's,
locked |
CB |
Princeton |
Friday AM | ||
| 41 |
snacks |
1 |
maybe |
||||||||
| 42 |
South |
Chris |
Natalina |
2 |
yes |
4-Runner,
35's,
r/locker |
Princeton |
Friday AM | |||
| 43 |
Spruza |
1 |
yes |
'88 4-Runner,
35's, locked |
|||||||
| 44 |
Tim
Thorbjornsen |
Tim |
1 |
yes |
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| 45 |
Tmax |
yes |
Sass |
Bruce |
yes |
Unimog |
CB, VHF |
Princeton | Friday AM |
||
| 46 |
Vantage |
Luke |
2 |
yes |
'02 Tacoma,
33's, r/locker |
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| 46a |
* certified Level 3 first aider * can bring level 3 first aid kit, level 2 if needed |
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| 47 |
Zuk Rider |
Gita |
Amanda |
2 |
yes |
Samurai | CB |
Princeton |
Friday PM |
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| Total Trucks --> 47 |
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Here are some pictures of the terrain of the Whipsaw......
from 4WDarren, taken May 2008:
from POSTOY, taken in 2007:
from POSTOY, taken in 2006:
from Heep, taken in September 2007:
from Tmax, (the so called "easy way"), taken in 2007 :
posted by jeepxj89, from 2007:
posted by Tim Thorbjornsen, from 2007:
Doubledown almost killing his camera
Video of Bushpiggy and POSTOY from 2007
BFG and the Whipsaw Trail, 2007 (by Lars)
BFG's Outstanding Trails, 2007
Whipsaw, BFG, Rover-Landers and the 4WDABC, 2007 (by Lars)
Whipsaw 2005 (by Lars)
H.O.T at Whipsaw, 2004 (by Gord)
H.O.T. at Whipsaw, 2004 (by Wes)
Extreme Bends at Whipsaw, 2004
Greg does Whipsaw, 1997
Jeff Steiger does Whipsaw, 2000