Moab May 2011

I know of a much more important ride going on that weekend

From Mild to Wild!

Big-R wrote:

I know of a much more important ride going on that weekend

Just an alternative for those that are not Orange Ronnie.

Do you have to have SAC to ride MOAB? I wonder what "mild" is? I see those cats crawling and doing some wild stuff.

Big-R wrote:

I know of a much more important ride going on that weekend

Clayboy wrote:

From Mild to Wild!

S wrote:

Big-R wrote:

I know of a much more important ride going on that weekend

Really?????

Big-R wrote:

S wrote:

Big-R wrote:

I know of a much more important ride going on that weekend

Really?????

S wrote:

Big-R wrote:

S wrote:

Big-R wrote:

I know of a much more important ride going on that weekend

Really?????

Do you want your house fixed or not????

Big-R wrote:

S wrote:

Big-R wrote:

S wrote:

Big-R wrote:

I know of a much more important ride going on that weekend

Really?????

Do you want your house fixed or not????

I was a member of a group that planned an atv ride in the Paiute about 6 years ago....they shipped their atv's out on a semi and flew out there via vegas I think.

I didn' t get to go....

Yea,,,, I keep saying that I wanna see Paiute and Moab. I just have to move it higher on the priority list and make it happen!

Clayboy wrote:

Yea,,,, I keep saying that I wanna see Paiute and Moab. I just have to move it higher on the priority list and make it happen!

You know what Clay, that is exactly how to do it. We just have to make it a priority. I would like to do it but a new baby and money make it close to the bottom of the priority list. Who knows maybe 2012......

Then lets start planning now for Moab 2012, find a trailer that would haul about 5 or 6 machines have 2guys drive them out and the others fly out, then on the way back the guys that drove out get to fly back and other 2 guys that flew out can drive back. Ok I have taken care of that now the rest is up to you Big-RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRr

If I remember right, we were supposed to drop our atv fully loaded out at a shipping company in atlanta where they were wrapped in plastic and it was $250 or so for shipping both ways.

The take turns system might work better!


2012. let's go!

$250.00 6 years ago may have been do-able.....but no way with today's fuel prices.

Foxfire wrote:

$250.00 6 years ago may have been do-able.....but no way with today's fuel prices.

That is what I was thinking. What was fuel then.... 1.90??? I can't remember.

Big-R wrote:

Foxfire wrote:

$250.00 6 years ago may have been do-able.....but no way with today's fuel prices.

That is what I was thinking. What was fuel then.... 1.90??? I can't remember.

Some where around there.

you can get a lot more atvs on a semi than sxs too! Lol!

He'll if we could do it for under a grand I would be interested!

How about one of those large shipping containers? We pack it and pay a shipper? We might have to stack them in there but we could pack the tools to do it. ??????????

I went to Paiute in 2008 with TriadTrailblazers (TTB -- www.triadtrailblazers.com). Used a company called TrailTrackers to carry most of the ATV's. Shipping from Winston-Salem to Marysvale was $800 each and we had 16 ATV's on the semi. Flew into Vegas and spent 10 days on the Paiute. Great Trip that ran a little under $2000.

This last Sept TTB went to Taylor Park. This time we opted to drive the 1800 miles. Not a bad drive since we rotated drivers. My truck had 3 ATV's and others had from 2 to 4 depending since we had 2 Rzr's. That trip was cheap -- with food and everything for 7 days it cost under $800 a person. Driving was cheaper than a semi in this case.

I'm not sure if I ever want to go back to Colorado -- way too rocky but did have some great passes. The Pauite in Utah was incredible. I do plan on going there again.

If you decide to look into a semi the SxS's can double stack if you can remove the cages during shipping to reduce height.

2012 might be an option for me. I would have to choose between that or taking the family to Europe.

My best friend that is getting a commander soon (and joining as soon as he gets it) is also a trucker. He is actually buying his own truck within the next month and will have a flatbed trailer. He would be more than happy to cart us out there for just helping with diesel. Only thing is how many sxss can you fit on a 53 foot trailer? Gotta estimate every one 5 ft wide? theres 10 maybe 11 for the non S or non wide rhino folks.

One thing about Moab is that you have to trailer a short distance to the trails each day. Cant ship your machine and do that. Best option is two couples sharing a ride and pulling two machines. Light duty 20 ft utility trailer would be the ticket. At todays prices you would be looking at around $1300 for fuel, or $650 each. Need at least 8 days. Thats another $700 for lodging. It's definately a trip worth spending the money for.