hoping to make this years jambo and some ?

[Pook]

Its funny how the jamboree always lines up with my lease at my warehouse expiring, the last time I was all set and signed up to go I ended up having to move my shop, well its a bit different for this year because I'm moving my shop home so I'm going to be building a shop and don't have to be out of my old shop till the end of May so hopefully I can make it work this year. I have some friends who really want to go and promise to help me get my shop done so its looking good.

How close are the nearest facility's to the lakebed with showers we can use? food stores etc? Gas?

We're poor and will be either tenting or sleeping in the back of trucks. We plan to get there early in the week to get some wheeling in before the jambo so we'll be needing some showers and supplies.

[Jeepskickass]

Yucca Valley is probably your best bet. It's about 20 miles east. Lucerne valley is 25 miles west, but it doesn't have a lot to choose from. Where are you coming from?

[Pook]

Langley, British Columbia, Canada.

[Pook]

Does anyone know were I could find some maps of the hammer trails?

How early in the week prior to the jambo due people usually get there?

[Lemoore-on]

Most start showing up on Thurs, but some some are there all week. I dont think you'll be alone


Heres a pretty good map
http://www.extremewheelers4christ.org/map1.html

[Pook]

Thanks lemoore-on, looking forward to the trip, It looks like I'm going for sure, my buddy's booked the time off work so I better get off this computer and back to work on the rig smile.gif

[Lemoore-on]

Originally posted by Pook:
Thanks lemoore-on, looking forward to the trip, It looks like I'm going for sure, my buddy's booked the time off work so I better get off this computer and back to work on the rig smile.gif Get Busy! graemlins/eyes.gif

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Pook:


How close are the nearest facility's to the lakebed with showers we can use? food stores etc? Gas?

We're poor and will be either tenting or sleeping in the back of trucks. We plan to get there early in the week to get some wheeling in before the jambo so we'll be needing some showers and supplies. The closest that will be available for the odd out of country traveler here and there will be our camp. I have a fairly crude but effective home built shower system using a propane burner for a turkey fryer, a shower tent and a 42 gal water tank in the jeep trailer. We carry 4 of the camp size propane tanks, so there's no chance of using all of that.

As the Jambo nears, get in touch, we'll hook you up with a nice hot shower close to the lakebed, bring your own towels.

[Pook]

mrblaine, that'd be great, the wife has been a little questionable about the idea of being in a desert for 7 days with no shower.

we've been trying to figure a way of rigging up a shower system, figured a 12 volt pump and a drum would get us started...

I'll be in touch Thanks.

[Roxxx]

Those little solar shower things work really well. Fill it up and let it sit in the sun. It warms up quite a bit. Then just rig up something to hang it from and a tarp and you have your own shower! Fill the bag back up and your ready to go for the next day! Tell your wife that babywipes are her friend. And a baseball hat or bandana for her head. The dust will begin to mat up on your hair after a couple of days of not washing it. graemlins/roxy.gif

[Roxxx]

Something like this may work but you will need to REALLY tie it down or it will blow across the lakebed!

http://store.smuoutdoorsupply.com/stcashchte.html

I have one similar to this that I got at Walmart and it works well. And there actually is decent water pressure just from it hanging up
http://www.realgoods.com/shop/shop6.cfm/dp/606/ts/1090416

[Pook]

thanks for the link Roxxx, the happier the wife is the happier I am smile.gif lol... she's easy going though, if I can make it so you can get cleaned up all is good. She really liked moab for the campgrounds with showers, and wouldn't of minded going there again this year but I convinced the hammers will be worth the dirtyness.

[Pook]

Roxxx anything else I shoul dnow about the hammers to help prepare the wife for a good time?
I have read it gets windy...I'll be getting her some goggles, not having windows in the rig will be a new adventure for her.

[Roxxx]

Originally posted by Pook:
Roxxx anything else I shoul dnow about the hammers to help prepare the wife for a good time?
I have read it gets windy...I'll be getting her some goggles, not having windows in the rig will be a new adventure for her. Its gets REALLY windy from time to time. If you are tenting it then make sure everything is REALLY secure before you go our to run a trail or you will come back to no tent! It can be hot in the daytime and she would be able to wear shorts and will need jeans and sweatshirt at night. The dust is the worst thing. If her heair is longer tell her to keep it brushed out in between washing it, because it can get so bad you will feel like you have dreads.

If you get her a little place to shower and have the room to carry it, you might want to get a portable potty. There aren't exactly many bushes and tree's to hind behind out there on the lakebed! LOL

Ig you aren't sure if you are tenting or sleeping in trucks you might wanna check these out.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/horizontal-item.jsp;jsessionid=DBOFJWOHNGX0DTQSNOFSCNOOCJVY2I WE?id=0003781512246a&navCount=0&cmCat=srchdx&cm_ven=srchdx&cm_ite=s rchdx&CM_REF=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cabelas.com%2Fproducts%2FC cat20143.jsp&_requestid=37469 (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/horizontal-item.jsp;jsessionid=DBOFJWOHNGX0DTQSNOFSCNOOCJVY2I WE?id=0003781512246a&navCount=0&cmCat=srchdx&cm_ven=srchdx&cm_ite=srchdx&CM_REF=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cabelas.com%2Fproducts%2FC cat20143.jsp&_requestid=37469)

We we're going to get one of those before we got our free ghetto camper. The nice thing about that one is there is room to stand up and get dressed and undressed and you aren't dragging a bunch of dirt into your bed. You can also put a little porta potty in there for some privacy. Throw one of those thick air mattresses in the bed of the truck and it should be pretty comfy. If we went back to a tent I would do this. I slept in a big tent out there once and it wasn't *too* bad, but you have to make sure you have things parked around you as a wind break.

It isn't that far into town if you need to get more food/ice or if she just needs an escape :D If she has any questions just let us know! Hopefully I'll see you there! If we're there she can pee in my potty if she needs to. :D graemlins/roxy.gif

[mrblaine]

Originally posted by Pook:
Roxxx anything else I shoul dnow about the hammers to help prepare the wife for a good time?
I have read it gets windy...I'll be getting her some goggles, not having windows in the rig will be a new adventure for her. Go to the 99cent store. Buy about 20 cheap washcloths. Wet them, store individually in ziploc bags. Put some in rig, some at camp and some in the tent.

We use them several times a day on hot days to wipe off the dust, upon return to camp in a small pot of warm water on cool days, and first thing in the AM to wash away the sleep.

Neither my wife or myself can stand the smell of baby wipes, so we substitute fresh washcloths instead.

Surprisingly, the green liquid Camp Soap actually does a pretty good job of making your hair clean and rinses out fast and well. For long hair, a spray bottle of some kind of "no more tangles" stuff helps with no creme rinse. There's probably better stuff though.

We have 2 of the truck tents and they are about as good as it gets for truck camping. Lots of room, very easy to set up, sturdy, and rain proof. We've survived 50 mile an hour winds with rain for 30 hours straight 2 years ago at Christmas in one. If it had let up for just a few hours we could have packed up for home, but rode it out instead.

We have a PETT system, 2 large chairs, 3 clothes bags, 2 small tables, a large propane heater, 2 driveshafts, 2 front axleshafts, truck gear bag, and other odds and ends in ours and sleep in a shell on the pick-up. Pick-up is the bedroom, tent is combo changing, living, storage, and potty room. In that instance, WAG bags rule, but some find the price a bit high. We buy them by the case and haul them out with us as they are accepted by landfills.

[Pook]

I'll have to look into a camp potty setup, I'm sure she'd appreciate her own.

What is the typical temperture during april?