I cannot believe it is already here! This is an event that is on my bucket list and once again I can’t make it this year. Looking like we are going to be moving again soon but thankfully staying in the good ole’ South. I will have to enjoy it through your photos along the way there and at the event.

I wish I was closer to Maine.

I wish I could go. This is (was...?) my annual ski trip weekend to Sugarbush/Mad River and to add insult to injury I’ll be only 4.5 hours away from Benton, with my Disco no less!!! This is her maiden voyage more than about an hour from home so a beat down in the high country 9 hours from home probably wouldn’t be the smartest thing I could do this weekend. So far the first 3.5 hours to New Haven CT went as smoothly as I could have hoped, and it wasn’t until I got there that a coworker from back in PA told me he was going to the Winter Romp. He and his brother-in-law will be there in a D1. They did Muddy Chef last July and I figured this ski trip would be a good shakedown for the next MC this July. Best wishes at the Romp, it looks like a blast and I’ll add that to the 2020 event list.

About 3 hours out from Winter Romp, in a hotel for the night before the final push to Waterville. Shaping up to be a fantastic year.

Up and ready to hit the road. Quick stop for some coffee and breakfast and down the road we go!

What? No pic of coffee cup on hood of LR3? UNACCEPTABLE :disco:

Have fun. Get as many pics as you can.

I’m diggin the pictures. More please! :popcorn:

The D5 is a pretty polarizing truck. You either love it or hate it. I love the truck but the license plate drives me nuts and makes the trailer hitch seem off center to.

Would I still drive one? Yes I would.

Had a great group dinner with a great bunch of folks from NELRC tonight. Pretty sure an entire lobster colony was wiped out for our dinner but it was crazy good.

Tomorrow we are starting Romp right with a stop for breakfast at Big G’s

I can’t wait to get another truck just to take to this event each year.

Seeing the pics makes me think the trails are great for riding. Doesn’t look like a ton of snow but enough to be fun. Hopefully you spend quality time riding all day and not winching.

There are several companies that make drive on or bolt on versions of tracks. Mattracks(sp) make versions from utv to 1 ton truck that bolt on in place of your rims that are amazing in snow and marshes. They don’t do as well in rocky terrain.

It was worth the drive just for Big G’s!

So the trails were awesome today had a blast out there so many awesome Rovers, and a great time catching up with old friends. Also made a few dozen new ones. The Rover community is awesome on forums like this but in person you realize this only scratches the surface of the family that is Land Rover.

It was fantastic on Saturday morning the snow had a bit of layered ice on top that made some sections pretty special. It did make for some really good wheeling. The Saturday night bar crawl was really good but unfortunately really signals the end of Romp for me as I have to start the trek home.

I have seen a tracked series rove most every year but didn’t see him out and about this year.

My google assistant apparently got bored while I was driving home and took it upon itself to make a video of some of my photos and clips so here you go the instagram users.


And the YouTube users

Winter Romp

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Once again it was an amazing event. It was probably one of the best Romp’s I have been to in years. The trails were all marked and labeled there was mapping you could view along with directions of travel. So the typical log jams were avoided and it showed in the wheeling.

Bruce Fowler has been the man putting this on for the community since 1987 and is a pillar of the rover community. A big thank you to him and his family probably the most gracious hosts in the free world.

The Waterville Grand Hotel’s staff really shined and the added bonus of a complimentary hot breakfast was amazing. I know all hotels offer that, but not what they are offering for accommodations and eats for $55 a night.

The limo to take us around to bars on Saturday night was fantastic and made sure we got around safely.

The amount of money raised for Habitat for Humanity was sizeable the fun and comradary could not be matched. My hotel reservation is already made for next year and a dinner reservation for 15. Romp 2020!

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It appears that you need 2+ inches of lift and good tires to navigate the trails. The white D2 @5:40 has a good setup. Hits the tree lol.

There was a white D1 no lift with chains that did fantastic. Owner was super friendly as well

Would a simple air locker have prevented some of these folks from getting stuck or was is just super slick and winching is inevitable.

Armyrover, your truck looks great! What size tires do you have on there? Airbags or spring conversion?

haha my bad 😅 , figured that was your LR. But it sounds like your setup is even better!

The weather aside from the bit of rain on Friday was phenomenal. You should make the trek at least once if your a Rover owner. Waterville is a must experience.