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Old Oct 20, 2022 | 08:17 PM
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^^^^ That would be a mighty tough sell for me!
 
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Old Oct 21, 2022 | 06:32 AM
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Got the invite but it is a tad far for me.
I did find this video about it, and it says there is an off road course.
Looks fun, but would never be able to convince wife to come.


 
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Old Oct 21, 2022 | 06:39 AM
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I will be there with the Airstream in tow. Hope to see a bunch of us there!
 
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Old Oct 21, 2022 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by NoGaBiker
Sucka… Got me own invite without so much as a kind word said to my dealer.
Indeed I am
 
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Old Oct 21, 2022 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by sarek
I will be there with the Airstream in tow. Hope to see a bunch of us there!
it said RVs, trailers not allowed?
 
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Old Oct 21, 2022 | 06:45 AM
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Didn’t see that. Said somewhere you could buy two camping spots to fit something larger than a tent. Going to be around 30 degrees at night. Be prepared for winter camping.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2022 | 07:03 AM
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Has anyone done one of the full day adventures, like the one in North Carolina? Wondering if its worth it?




 
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Old Oct 21, 2022 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by sblvro
it said RVs, trailers not allowed?
​​​​​​I dont think u can bring an RV, but a travel trailer that fits in your 30ft spot is possible.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2022 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Finlander
Has anyone done one of the full day adventures, like the one in North Carolina? Wondering if its worth it?



It is well worth it. We did it check out our youtube link.
My wife did the course. Very good training on proper driving off road.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2022 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Finlander
Has anyone done one of the full day adventures, like the one in North Carolina? Wondering if its worth it?



I did Asheville last November. I got a free 2-hour course but knew I wanted more so I bought the all-day. Well worth it. I am very experienced at Jeep off-roading, particularly rock-crawling in SE Utah and Southern California and Arizona, but I still learned so much about all the electronic wizardry of the new Defender. In many ways its a very different experience than the manual/mechanical off-roading of the Jeep. In fact, I have an order in on a Grenadier largely because I find I prefer the old way (manual electric lockers, air down to 14 pounds, super-low ratio transfer case, etc.), even though the Defender is very, very good. Probably the same reason I traded a PDK GT3 on a manual GT4 back in 2016. Every single thing about the dual-clutch auto transmission is “better”; I just didn’t like it as much as a clutch and H-pattern 6-speed.
 
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