This sounds like a lot of fun. I'm new to hammocking and am still working on a DIY hammock but would love to learn more in person how everyone else does it. Not sure if I can go but I'm going to try and make it happen.
This sounds like a lot of fun. I'm new to hammocking and am still working on a DIY hammock but would love to learn more in person how everyone else does it. Not sure if I can go but I'm going to try and make it happen.
I will update the lists afetr weekend, still can't believe this is going so well!
I told you so.....
IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME....
"Field of Dreams"
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We're still doing a potluck on Saturday? I'll bring a homemade dessert.
Looking forward to it!
Michael (SoCal Mike)
OK, I have been studying the link attached, for directions, just to save me form any Embarrassing moments, could someone be more Definitive on Directions... ?
I plan to be there Friday, w/ the Advance Recon Squad, lol...
Never the less, this is an operational GO...! (FTX) Field Training Exercise !
Check post #44 click the link Blue Jay campground, lat/long click add your address also look at the map sites 36/38/39 with pictures. This is where I plan to be or wherever has claimed sites.
I plan to bring appetizers and sausages.Originally Posted by SoCal Mike
BBQ! Carne Asada's maybe...
Still a go for this weekend for me. We will be driving in Saturday hopefully before lunch.
Planning on Peruvian Ceviche
READ THIS BEFORE LEAVING YOUR HOUSE TO COME UP
Looks like this is actually happening!
Dates: Friday, March 15th through Sunday March 17th with most attendees arriving Saturday
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Items to bring:
1) Hammock Rig
2) Cash for camping fees (I would suggest $30 or so)
3) Drinking Water!!! The campground is listed as having potable water but my buddy and I got sick from it last time.
4) At least one bundle of firewood, per person for each night staying. I'm bringing two to be safe. I love a fire.
5) Potluck Dish of some sort for Saturday dinner
6) Toilet paper. There are supplied vault toilets but it is better to be safe than rely on the forestry service.
7) Other Camping Gear you think others would benefit by seeing.
Obvious stuff like food/water/clothes, etc...
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People arriving Friday:
From what I saw, It looks like we should try to make our main "base of operations" at sites 37, 38, and 39. They are close together, have (relatively) a good amount of trees, and are back in their own corner. If they are available when you get there, snag them!
Adjacent to that area are sites 21-25 (we stayed at 24 this weekend) which may be a good backup plan (25 might be a good "base of operations" as well).
Worst case scenario is that we might have to spread out. But the campground is small enough that we could surely just walk to eachother's sites to check them out.
Reservations are not allowed so a lot of this will depend on who gets there on Friday. Whoever gets there should park at the different sites we want and set up at least one person per site on Friday night to lay claim to them. There is an area near site 39 (behind the cattle gate) where cell phone service works. I would think whoever sets up on Friday should use that access to post the sites we will meet at here.
The site only allows two vehicles per site, so anybody that wants to carpool would be helping us all out. If people want to meet at my place on Saturday morning and leave vehicles there to carpool, that would be fine with me. I live in Lake Elsinore in a safe neighborhood (at the bottom of the hill where the campsite is).
Sites are $20 per night, attendees will reimburse those that were there to lay claim to the sites on Friday. If there are issues with this I will cover the difference.
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Weather and Warmth:
The campground is at 3,400 feet elevation.
I was there a month ago and it was warm during the day and got down to about 35 at night. We stayed up until 1, burned through 4 bundles of wood (2 hard and two soft) and had enough for breakfast the next day. I would think people that stay up late will need around 5-6 bundles of soft wood per fire ring (like most of what you buy at the store).
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Directions:
GPS: 33.652778, -117.449722
From the 15:
Take Exit 77 to get on to Highway 74
Head West (Towards the lake)
Right on Collier (light)
Left on Riverside Dr (light)
Pass the lake
Riverside Drive curves to the left and becomes Grand
Turn Rght on Ortega Highway 74 up the mountain
Go up the hill to just a mile or two past the crest
Get off the highway by making a right at No. Main Divide road
No. Main Divide road is just before a campground on the right
Take the paved road in the middle (DO NOT GO TO THE SITE RIGHT BY THE HIGHWAY)
You will go about 15 minutes back and likely feel like you have gone too far.
Look for potholes and narrow roads.
Follow Signs to Blue Jay
From the 5:
Take Exit 82 to get on to Highway 74
Head East (Into the Mountains) for about 23 miles
Make a left on to No. Main Divide road just after the fire station (on the right)
No. Main Divide road is just after a campground on the left
Take the paved road in the middle (DO NOT GO TO THE SITE RIGHT BY THE HIGHWAY)
You will go about 15 minutes back and likely feel like you have gone too far.
Look for potholes and narrow roads.
Follow Signs to Blue Jay
Please let me know if I should change anything:
(Haven't heard any follow-up on Bush Crafters... Perhaps there is a Brazilian Waxing convention this weekend?)
Confirmed:
WillieCash
medicmikep (+1 Gal)
chetter72
Ripcurlksm
SoCal Mike
Boots13
arczeneb
yavol
GI-JOE 077 (+1 Son)
twestered
mangus7175 (+2 Kids)
Possible:
georgemaung
UrbanWild
Alpine
Mudman
Triggerhpy
Jester
VagrantSalt
Desert Reprobate
1thathikes
Friday Afternoon:
arczeneb
medicmikep
chetter72 - Maybe
Boots13 - Maybe
Mudman - Maybe
Jester - Maybe
GI-JOE 077 (+1 Son) - Maybe
Attendee list subject to change
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