PLANNING/feeler: TECORE VII - Summer 2012 TECORE

[Trail X]

I have heard of the Caspirus trail in Western PA, near Connellsville. Never been though, and it sounds like it's an out-and-back type trail.

[bigezzyk]

I know there are a ton of cool abandoned places in Pennsylvania but, as far as trails go...nothing above a grade one...to my knowledge. Does anyone in the Northern part of the state know of any trails? Pennsylvania is too big to not have something. :p

the places i go in pa r tuff we go to the offroad park that closed paragon it is tuff i bearly make it up some of the trails here is a link to the one place we go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H_DdRd5raE

here is some pics http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 316&type=3

[bigezzyk]

here is another link with more pics i rate this trail a 2.5 to a 3
http://coalregion4x4.webs.com/apps/phot ... d=12548898

[Trail X]

You mean to say that the Paragon park is still open, just under a different name/management? There are a lot of people around me that believe it to be closed entirely.

Your facebook link must be private, and the coalregion4x4 site requires login. Post up your trail rides on ORTB too, if you can!

[snipe]

I wanna come out to this as long a its not to far from me! I should get an 8.6 and g80 in by then

[bartonmd]

Janesy has an 8.6 with a real locker in it for, for sale...

8.6" rear axle (3.42's) w/ Powertrax No-Slip rear locker - 450 (LOCAL PICKUP)

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2903&start=20

[navigator]

Jamie it doesn't take much time, only $$$
I expect Mark can have you a lift/wheel spacer at your door before the middle of next week.
Mike can get you on the list for skids and you should be ready in plenty of time.
All it takes is $$$.
If you need any help installing a lift, I'm just a little over an hour from you.

[snipe]

Janesy has an 8.6 with a real locker in it for, for sale...

8.6" rear axle (3.42's) w/ Powertrax No-Slip rear locker - 450 (LOCAL PICKUP)

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2903&start=20

I saw that one but MA is a little too much of a drive from ohio or I'd be all over it!

[bartonmd]

Janesy has an 8.6 with a real locker in it for, for sale...

8.6" rear axle (3.42's) w/ Powertrax No-Slip rear locker - 450 (LOCAL PICKUP)

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2903&start=20

I saw that one but MA is a little too much of a drive from ohio or I'd be all over it!

Take a weekend and a buddy and drive out there. get the skids and axle from him, and what you save on the 3 will more than double pay for your gas... I'm just sayin'... Been there, done that (similar, anyway)...

Mike

[HARDTRAILZ]

Agree

[janesy86]

I saw that one but MA is a little too much of a drive from ohio or I'd be all over it!

Take a weekend and a buddy and drive out there. get the skids and axle from him, and what you save on the 3 will more than double pay for your gas... I'm just sayin'... Been there, done that (similar, anyway)...

Mike

Thanks Mike, for trying get me a sale! I can always meet up in SW CT if that helps any!

Also bumper is pretty much definitely going up for sale soon as well!

[snipe]

Good call mike I'm doin it! Count me in. now to try not to burn up all my leave!

[bigezzyk]

You mean to say that the Paragon park is still open, just under a different name/management? There are a lot of people around me that believe it to be closed entirely.

Your facebook link must be private, and the coalregion4x4 site requires login. Post up your trail rides on ORTB too, if you can!

yes the park is closed the owner is in jail it is posted but every body still uses it the cops here cant get you for tresspassing only the game commission can when the cops stop us they just check and make shore we havent been drinking and that we are sober to drive and the other parts we go to r public r try to put some pics on

[bigezzyk]

add me as a friend on facebook and you can see more pics at joe ezzyk on facebook

[Trail X]

The images above are a public area? Is that considered drivable terrain? I wish I knew more about the PA forests, but they don't seem to cater to off-roaders. Maybe they do but I just don't know the right places to explore.

I've found some decent looking maps of Rothrock and Moshannon state forests that seem to imply some fair land to explore. But nothing definitive.

[dvanbramer88]

The images above are a public area? Is that considered drivable terrain? I wish I knew more about the PA forests, but they don't seem to cater to off-roaders. Maybe they do but I just don't know the right places to explore.

I've found some decent looking maps of Rothrock and Moshannon state forests that seem to imply some fair land to explore. But nothing definitive.

Pa has a completely different view point on off-roading than other states in the South and even New Jersey. In Pa, most public land, state forests, parks, game lands etc have basically the same rules. Most don't even allow ATV's for hunting purposes. Most places I am able to wheel is because there is a little gray area like bigezzeck mentioned, The most they can do is ask you to leave. Now in New Jersey, they cater to offroading. The state forests such as Wharton have maps of the roads/trails and even provide the service of leaving an itinerary at the ranger station for off roaders. And beyond that, every little piece of public land and power line get wheeled in/on in NJ.

[bigezzyk]

The images above are a public area? Is that considered drivable terrain? I wish I knew more about the PA forests, but they don't seem to cater to off-roaders. Maybe they do but I just don't know the right places to explore.

I've found some decent looking maps of Rothrock and Moshannon state forests that seem to imply some fair land to explore. But nothing definitive.

the pics r of paragon park it is closed but they cant do any thing to you but ask you to leave unless your drunk then they can get you but other places we go r public

[Trail X]

Gotcha Joe. Understood.

Where are the other places? I'd like to do my research with some vehicle use maps before I head up there.

[bartonmd]

FWIW, I'm not all about wheeling and camping in a place that we're not supposed to be, even though they can't really do anything to us, legally, for being there... Doing that stuff locally is one thing, but I'm not driving halfway across the country to do it, when I can do it 3 miles from my house...

Mike

[dvanbramer88]

FWIW, I'm not all about wheeling and camping in a place that we're not supposed to be, even though they can't really do anything to us, legally, for being there... Doing that stuff locally is one thing, but I'm not driving halfway across the country to do it, when I can do it 3 miles from my house...

Mike

GWNF still gets my vote. It's like the official unofficial TECORE location. Almost like a pilgrimage.