- City
- Colorado Springs
- State
- CO
Tell her you've changed the plans and you guys are going to "Mt Aire Vinyard" instead. Grab a couple bottles of screw cap swill and call it a success. 
SOA National Scramble: June 20-23, 2013 -- Harlan, KY
- Thread starter bigwalton
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- City
- Cobourg, Ontario, Cana
- State
- da
Tell her you've changed the plans and you guys are going to "Mt Aire Vinyard" instead. Grab a couple bottles of screw cap swill and call it a success.
dont you mean boxes?
- City
- Hampstead
- State
- NC
Will this be a "4 month old baby - friendly" event!?!? 
On second thought, I better not and chalk one up in the "bonus points with the wife" column. 
On second thought, I better not and chalk one up in the "bonus points with the wife" column. 
- City
- Cincinnati
- State
- Oh
We are most definitely a family friendly event. There are always a bunch of kids & grandkids in attendance. I am unaware of ANY wild crazy goings on at any of our previous events. Yes, a beer or two around the camp fire, but no shenanigans. Of course, we stay in a motel, so what do I know?Will this be a "4 month old baby - friendly" event!?!?
- City
- Ashburn
- State
- VA
Will this be a "4 month old baby - friendly" event!?!?
Will that beautiful beast of a Jeep be ready by then? It did look well on it's way, but putting things together can be tedious. Especially with a newborn around. By the way, get the exhaust on, through a milk crate in there, put on se shades and drive around the neighborhood. Your neighbors will love it. I did that in my GTO once and got lots of ugly dis-approving looks. ;-)
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- Cobourg, Ontario, Cana
- State
- da
Just hope they let it through Canada...
We'll let you through. I'll put in a call to Bob. He runs customs, everybody knows Bob... eh?
- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
HOLY %$#&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I go away from daily forum checks for a while and all of a sudden there's a Lost Alaskan Postal set to show up!!!???!!!
That is AWESOME! I can't wait for the pictures and seeing you again with that thing at the National!
I go away from daily forum checks for a while and all of a sudden there's a Lost Alaskan Postal set to show up!!!???!!!
That is AWESOME! I can't wait for the pictures and seeing you again with that thing at the National!
I'm trying to get things together to attend with the Postal....Yes Eric I will post photos soon!
Just hope they let it through Canada...
- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
Dain and Luke, keep in mind that you're really not just missing this one year, you're likely missing it for 3 years because it rotates east-west-central. So unless you're into really long road trips, you won't have a realistic chance to be there with your Scrambler until it rotates back east in 2016!!!
I know family plans are tough to make, but while many things can be rescheduled for other weekends, this is a once-in-three-years deal and it is just TOO COOL to miss for anything less than divorce-causing reasons.
So it's an exceedingly family friendly event (Luke, might I suggest a nearby vacation for the wife/baby or something on the way down/back?) and Dain, I'm pretty sure Martha's Vinyard will be there for the entire three plus years between now and the next eastern national
Just sayin'
I know family plans are tough to make, but while many things can be rescheduled for other weekends, this is a once-in-three-years deal and it is just TOO COOL to miss for anything less than divorce-causing reasons.
So it's an exceedingly family friendly event (Luke, might I suggest a nearby vacation for the wife/baby or something on the way down/back?) and Dain, I'm pretty sure Martha's Vinyard will be there for the entire three plus years between now and the next eastern national
Just sayin'
- City
- Dillsboro
- State
- IN
My wife just informed me that we have plans in Martha's vineyard that weekend. Crap. So I won't be able to make solid plans until the vineyard trip falls apart. Notice how I am staying positive there?
There is only 1 10TH Annual National Scramble!
- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
Ok, on lodging options and for other general information, I made this map in Google with most of the main places I could think of that were important.
The placemarks are color coded with the two trailheads being red, hotels blue, food green, etc. I added some labels/descriptions to some of the things.
http://goo.gl/maps/6WZP7
The committee and the board are still working on plans, but one thing we have seen in our visits is that, unlike many other nationals, there's not going to be one campground/hotel that's central and large enough for everyone. We will have a pavilion at the Evarts trailhead for the duration of the event where we will meet in the mornings.
Harlan is on the west end of the mountain ridge that the park is on and has most of the "real" motels/hotels and food.
Putney is a campground on the north side of the mountain with access to the trails through a trailhead that's easy when dry and slightly challenging when wet (how much depends on who you ask about it). It's the most modern and nicest of the campgrounds available.
Evarts has the main office/trailhead/pavilion and two nearby RV lots that are basically gravel lots with hookups and older/lower-end bath houses. There are rental cabins nearby that Kevin mentioned, they're small and look rustic, but I didn't go inside one.
Hope this helps folks get a better idea of things at/around the area. Hope it works!
The placemarks are color coded with the two trailheads being red, hotels blue, food green, etc. I added some labels/descriptions to some of the things.
http://goo.gl/maps/6WZP7
The committee and the board are still working on plans, but one thing we have seen in our visits is that, unlike many other nationals, there's not going to be one campground/hotel that's central and large enough for everyone. We will have a pavilion at the Evarts trailhead for the duration of the event where we will meet in the mornings.
Harlan is on the west end of the mountain ridge that the park is on and has most of the "real" motels/hotels and food.
Putney is a campground on the north side of the mountain with access to the trails through a trailhead that's easy when dry and slightly challenging when wet (how much depends on who you ask about it). It's the most modern and nicest of the campgrounds available.
Evarts has the main office/trailhead/pavilion and two nearby RV lots that are basically gravel lots with hookups and older/lower-end bath houses. There are rental cabins nearby that Kevin mentioned, they're small and look rustic, but I didn't go inside one.
Hope this helps folks get a better idea of things at/around the area. Hope it works!
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- City
- Hampstead
- State
- NC
Dain and Luke, keep in mind that you're really not just missing this one year, you're likely missing it for 3 years because it rotates east-west-central. So unless you're into really long road trips, you won't have a realistic chance to be there with your Scrambler until it rotates back east in 2016!!!
I know family plans are tough to make, but while many things can be rescheduled for other weekends, this is a once-in-three-years deal and it is just TOO COOL to miss for anything less than divorce-causing reasons.
So it's an exceedingly family friendly event (Luke, might I suggest a nearby vacation for the wife/baby or something on the way down/back?) and Dain, I'm pretty sure Martha's Vinyard will be there for the entire three plus years between now and the next eastern national
Just sayin'
Ahhh. More pressure
I guess when I said "4 month old friendly" I wasn't questioning weather Scrambler owners would be going streaking through the quad so much as, would a very understanding Wife with 4 month old baby be able to be entertained for a couple days? This is the first one for us(Baby and Scramble
), I know he will be too little to even ride in the Jeep so she would follow in the family truckster to KY. Would any veteran parents have some pearls of wisdom for such a predicament!?!? Bring a grand-parent with?Dain! It should be ready. Exhaust goes on next week as well as seats and hopefully the first test drive
Then I just need to decide on a top(1/2 hard, Nutmeg Bikini, or Nutmeg Safari) and put the hard doors back together. Before the Scramble would come the axles and gears/locker. I hope I can get it all done by spring.
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- Dexter
- State
- MI
would a very understanding Wife with 4 month old baby be able to be entertained for a couple days? This is the first one for us(Baby and Scramble
Is she into the outdoors? There's a TON of National forest and parks where she could drive and walk with the baby during the day. If I were her, I'd spend a day just eating pie at Charlotte's Hoagie Shop in Cumberland!!!
A grandparent or friend to hang out with too wouldn't be bad either. There's also her staying somewhere along the way down, maybe meet friends/family somewhere?We do scenic rides too that should be fine for the baby in the back seat (were you setting up with back seat?), no "trail riding" or rough stuff. I actually did that two days this past National to keep the wife and daughter happy. We only rode trails one day.
oldyellowcj
Legacy Registered User
- City
- Sharpsburg
- State
- GA
I took my daughter on her first trail ride when she was 4 months old,strapped her in her car seat in the back of the CJ7. My wife was a little nervous so we kept it on light trails. It didn't seem to bother her at all, she slept thru most of it!
I bet there would be a few wives there that would like to love up on that little baby!!
I bet there would be a few wives there that would like to love up on that little baby!!
- City
- Ashburn
- State
- VA
You are killing me Eric. I really want to go. I can either wait for the Martha's vineyard trip to not happen (as has been the case for the last 10 years) or bring it up and have lots of conversations between then and now. I will have to think about that one. And I do realize that it will be a loooong time before it is an east coast event again.
- City
- Cincinnati
- State
- Oh
- City
- Hampstead
- State
- NC
Is she into the outdoors? There's a TON of National forest and parks where she could drive and walk with the baby during the day. If I were her, I'd spend a day just eating pie at Charlotte's Hoagie Shop in Cumberland!!!
We do scenic rides too that should be fine for the baby in the back seat (were you setting up with back seat?), no "trail riding" or rough stuff. I actually did that two days this past National to keep the wife and daughter happy. We only rode trails one day.
Well you convinced me. I talked to her, she is into it(she does everything for me). At least I was able to make reservations at the Mt. Aire Motel just in case. Looks like this train is at least leaving the station.!!!!!!
- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
My work here is done.
- City
- Colorado Springs
- State
- CO
- City
- Ashburn
- State
- VA