DC area's Off-Camber Crawlers are putting on their annual off-road skills class for beginner and experienced drivers 18/19 July 09. Come out and join the discussion with some experienced long time wheelers and then hit the trails for some practical exercise in obstacle negotiation, field repairs, complex recovery and more. All wheelers guaranteed to learn some new trick by sharing their experiences. Two day event with no event fee. Held at the Cove Campground near Gore VA (Cove land use and camping fees still apply).

For more info, shoot an e-mail to 101@offcambercrawlers.com

or check out this link: http://www.offcambercrawlers.com/learn4x4/

 

I think this would be a great idea for all the area leaders to try to coordinate. Wheelin newbies could learn from the masters. They would not be grasshoppers anymore.

 

Thanks for the positive response RedneckJeep, that's a big part of the motivation for this event - and some of our wheelin Jedi's have done some awesome work putting together classes that even "newbie's" with several years experience will enjoy and learn from.

I'd also note, while that's the idea behind the 101, a lot of more experienced guys who have been to this event in the past with 2,3,4, even 6 or more years wheeling experience said they picked up a lot from the 201 class. Just a plug that this is not *just* a newbie event. We're splitting into two groups, and we've got a lot of good info for intermediate/experienced drivers as well.

More advance events at past iterations which you are likely to see again:
- setting a bead with ether
- lay over a rig and go through how to right it with multiple winches
- lowered a disabled rig down a hill/obstacle manually (without a winch, using strap and/or come along)
- axle shaft swap
- welding with batteries for field repair
- field repair for a broken radiator

The 201 does not have as "set" of an agenda directly because it depends on the experience of the group who show up, but all have gave great reviews at past iterations.

Hope you can make the drive up from Georgia. That's where I started wheeling, got my Jeep in '98 when I was living in Hinesville near Savannah.

 

Wow! That sounds like a class to attend! If you guys ever come a bit more to the west, keep me posted.

 

Then head down South a bit; I'd love to go to something like this!

 

then head up north a bit!!!!!

 

great idea

 

This would be nice down in the South. I know I have a lot to learn and I'm sure there are many others in my position.