If You're Considering Bantam in 2015
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If You're Considering Bantam in 2015
You might want to ask the organizers in advance of registering which of the events are weather-dependent. A brief afternoon thunderstorm on Friday this year was enough to cancel the ride through Moraine State Park and close the on-site trails. Rain is not exactly unheard of in Western PA in mid-June. Refunding a fee paid in advance for a given event is not much compensation for people who have made plans that might include scheduling vacation days, and who may have incurred hotel bills.
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In the organizers defense, i was there on friday also and it was a torrential downpour. Made for fun trails on saturday though. Lol. I see your point but what else can they do besides refund your money. Just my opinion
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I too was there on Friday and my moraine trail ride was cancelled. You have to understand that the moraine trail ride is not part of the camp ground and if we rode through there with all the rain it was going to tear up that place.and they would prob not even consider letting us use the property next year. Also, NONE of the on site trails were closed due to rain. I was able to do ALL of them after the moraine ride was cancelled.
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"Torrential downpour?" Really? Whatever you choose to call the thunderstorm, however, it was very brief -- 15 minutes, tops. My purpose in writing the post was to differentiate this event from normal 4x4 weekends, where mud is not only welcomed, but created in the absence of rain. But then, Bantam isn't run by a 4x4 club, it's run by the Butler PA regional Chamber of Commerce with oversight by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which exercised its authority to close Moraine State Park to vehicle traffic. If you're cool with that, so be it. But I didn't drive all the way to Butler County, PA for $2 discounts off normal catalog prices from an aftermarket retailer.
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I too was there on Friday and my moraine trail ride was cancelled. You have to understand that the moraine trail ride is not part of the camp ground and if we rode through there with all the rain it was going to tear up that place.and they would prob not even consider letting us use the property next year. Also, NONE of the on site trails were closed due to rain. I was able to do ALL of them after the moraine ride was cancelled.
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I guess you should consider staying Friday to Saturday next time you you can enjoy the Invasion downtown Friday night and Saturday activities.
Sorry you didn't have a good time.