COOL! Now we're taking off.
I called the park and found out that #6, can have as many tents as we need, as long as we don't go over 16 people, and so far it's just my small family of 3. And that we can have more than two vehicles there, as long as we don't block the roads.
Fee's for the trails and mud are $5 a day, or $30 for a year. And where we're camping, we're just 5 or so minutes away.
As long as our "Toy's" are licensed, and insured we can drive them through the park.

 

Party at Bob's camp site! Woot!

Sweet. It's coming together.

We can configure everything to work out best for the group but it looks like we should have enough space to spread out. Maybe keep one of the sites set up as the welcome area, food prep/eating, gathering, parking and gear spot.

Since we're right on the lake I'll bring some fishing gear to share.

I'll also bring a bunch of tarps and rope in case it rains. We can build a tarp city.

I'm planning on sleeping in my truck so there will be four tent spots open on 9 & 11

Fingers crossed the weather shows us kindness.

 

I need to get my tent out so it can air out, and get that water repellent on there. That tent hasn't seen day light in two years.
I'm bringing fishing poles, and tackle box's. We have a couple of propane lanterns, several cast iron pieces for cooking, and my camping kitchen.
Smoker, and hide in some Hickory wood. And I have a couple bags of charcoal in the shed.

 

I need to get the winch fixed on the TJ and find out where the noise in the front end is coming from. Suspect it's a wheel bearing, just haven't taken the time to look at it.

 

Nice little map here:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_...prd3846252.pdf

We're staying at 94. The Lower Loop Campground.

Trail head just down the road. Probably looking at parking or entering at 89 Wolf Den.

Also the range is right down the road as well.

Make sure you have a license to fish if you plan on fishing.

I'm pretty sure Josh said he was going to run section 390.

 

Cool map, and I'm going fishing, and will have my NC license before we go.

 

What's wrong with the winch?

 

Don't know. It came from a friend without any controls. So I wired up a home-made one that worked for years. But about a year ago I came across an F-150 that these guys were trying to push up a hill to a gas station, so I hooked up and pulled it with the little jeep. I rushed, didn't use low range, and tried to use the winch to wind it up. Hasn't worked since. Don't know if it's my wiring, or if I burned up one of the solenoids. There are 4 Ford like solenoids across the top. I can get it to click but doesn't rotate the drum. I'll get the jeep up on ramps and check it out one weekend. If I end up replacing it, I'm going with a Harbor Freight special. I liked the warn for all the winching it did, but I can't justify spending a grand on one, when there are so many other things that I need to do this year.

 

I sent you a link. Hopefully it's nothing catastrophic and can be fixed easily.

 

Current Role call is:

James, Dustin, Bob, Shari, *****, Marty and myself right?

Bob are you bringing Tim?

I'll be bringing a friend Mike and his wife and three kids

We're up to 13. When cooking bbq, I like to do a lb per person, but that will fit on either grill we bring, mine or Bob's, I think Ribs would be a bit pricey but burgers and dogs are still a possibility. Hand made burgers with diced bacon and cheddar rolled in.. Those never go wrong.

If anyone has any good local hookups for the meat let me know. I can hit Mae Farms again at the fair grounds, though i'm probably going to try the new butcher here in FV first this time.
Did we figure out if the range has any fees?

 

So far it'll be me Shari, and Tim unless something changes with either of them.

 

Total Count is 14. Sweet.

 

Oh and I believe the winch is a Warn XD9000i I'll look to see if I can find troubleshooting steps for it online.

 

I've invited a few friends but no one has committed yet. My wife may come. Depends on the kids schedules.

 

Does anyone know if the campground is gated? If so, what time do they lock and unlock.
I can't find anything on their site.
If anyone has received their conformation email it should be listed on the rules page.