Conquering Black Mountain with HUMMER's

[HumminNBoatin]

Hey guys I thought I would share some pix of the Black Mountain HUMMER Event I put on a couple weeks go. We had an absolute blast. I think between the 30 trucks we had show up we ran close to 95% of the trails. I cannot wait to go back and break some more stuff! lol

http://thehummerclubinc.com/Media/Images.aspx?I=492

[redcj3a]

Neat pictures.

[KargoMaster]

I like the panic pic of 8 guys trying to stop the red one from rolling... classic.

Some nice shots... some nice rigs... Dude drove from MN, really?

[HumminNBoatin]

That close call roll over was pretty damn scary. lol. I was standing next to the truck by myself holding it at first... I should have a vid of it soon...

We had trucks from MN, WI, VT, MO, FL, MI,.... well lots of people that drove from long distances lol

[tjjeepjeep]

thanks for sharing.... Looks like a great time. Beautiful country there...

[KennyTJ]

Awesome country! looks like ya'all had a good time!

[WrenchMonkey]

Man, those things look a LOT better with some dirt on em...

:beers:

Robert

[boomhauer]

i honsetly can't see hummers running anywhere near 95% of the trails down there unless you are talking about the main trails. if they did then they must be the best built hummers in the country. not trying to be mean or disrespectful but the obstacles down there are tough for even the best built comp. rigs

[jwend]

I would say he was talking about main trails and very moderate stuff. no way they did even railbed or either of the damnations, no less lions den or mason jar. If they did there would be alot more carnage in those pics!

[HumminNBoatin]

2 of the groups ran Mason Jar. My group ran upper Damnnation. Had no problems at all. I think the only areas that everyone stayed away from were Lions Den, and Can opener.

The Extreme group ran Rail Bed. Heard some interesting stories come from that one.

Keep in mind most of the Trucks that belong to HCI guys are built. Front/Rear lockers, winches, lifts, beadlocks etc.. etc... etc...

All three rock gardens where ran by at least one group or another. Let me see what I can dig up for pictures. I have a ton of them. Just need to get them on photobucket.

Keep in mind we can run really crazy terrain but..... not anywhere near as quick as the rock crawlers.

[HumminNBoatin]

Lower Rock Garden
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Upper rock Garden
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White Trails Crawl

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At the top of Trouble
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Headed up Trouble
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Heading back down Trouble!
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[HumminNBoatin]

Lower Damnation
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[tjjeepjeep]

Good times. Thanks for posting, so those of us who web wheel can enjoy as well. ;)

[94Dodge Truggy]

nice pics! what is the last pics trail called?

[HumminNBoatin]

Lower Damnation

[HumminNBoatin]

Running Killin Time
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[carwash]

Could I have come wheel with you guys in my buggy? Just curious...

[HumminNBoatin]

Could I have come wheel with you guys in my buggy? Just curious...

Now that is just hilarious. You would get bored wheeling with us! lol. In that buggy would be able to run all of those trails 10x faster than us! lol.

The answer is you can wheel with me anytime!

[carwash]

I was just curious about your hummer only club... never was fond of brand specific clubs and wondered if you let others join you, or if you snub them off of your planned club rides...

In this time of places closing, trails being shut down, land being taken away... we need to embrace all types of wheelers. I say this to anyone, especially those that might snub the h2's because they aren't what they consider a trail vehicle.

[Nuts]

Thats a completely different world of 4 wheel'n than what I'm used to. You guys have more money in your trail rigs than I do in my tow rig,trailer, buggy and all the tools I used to build it. And My friends step back and laugh at me when I'm about to roll over... But its awesome you actually use them for what they were designed for (or at least marketed for). It'd be just as fun if not more fun to watch you guys on a run than watch a comp buggy walk everything:beers:

[HumminNBoatin]

Well the HUMMER Club is obviously geard towards HUMMER vehicles and getting HUMMER owners to use their vehicles for its intended majority purpose.

Because of insurance reasons our events are supposed to be limited to HUMMER vehicles only. Our insurance policy covers members of the club from beeing sued or sueing others etc....

Also at our events we have technical support from AM General (Semi truck brings 2 H1's and a trailer that is a mobile shop full of parts and tools) And the a local dealer who brings a parts/tools truck in the same fashon. The spare H1's are typically used to go into the trails to bring in spare parts and mechanics to fix trucks on the trail if the group is not able to self sustain or extract. (Most of the time the AM General H1's do not leave the lot). We are very prepaired to service HUMMER vehicles...So we only market our events to HUMMER owners.

HOWEVER........ We have club members who have kids that have Jeeps, buggies etc... And we allow them to bring those 4x4's as well. And if you just happen to be in the woods at the same time and want to wheel with us we are allways willing to accomodate!

Funny Story
A couple years ago at our Windrock event there was a guy who just happend to be at the same hotel we had our event based out of. He had an old Trooper that was pretty well built. He towed it on a car Hauler with an H2. Naturally we had to give him hell over only using his H2 as the tow rig. He quickly rebuted and said his trooper will go way more places his H2 did. So as the night wore on he got a lil cocky and stated that he would bet a round of drinks for the whole club that his trooper would out wheel any H2 we had at the event. So we invited him to go out with the "Hard" group of H1's and
H2's to put the bet into play.

Needless to say his Trooper (wich was a nice offroader had a ton of upgrades mods etc....) Had to be strapped over the very first obstacle that Stock H2's were able to get over.... Apparently this was actually the theme of the day but the HCI boys stuck with him and did not leave him behind.

His bar bill at the Hotel was pretty hefty that night. lol

So yeah if you just "Happen to be around" when a HCI event is going on and want to join, we always welcome other wheelers. But if you break it....Your kind of well, on your own....

So we try to embrace all wheelers. In fact HCI is very active with supporting/funding Tread Lightly, The Blue Ribbon Coalition, and Friends of the Rubicon amongst other "sport wide" off-road groups

[HumminNBoatin]

Thats a completely different world of 4 wheel'n than what I'm used to. You guys have more money in your trail rigs than I do in my tow rig,trailer, buggy and all the tools I used to build it. And My friends step back and laugh at me when I'm about to roll over... But its awesome you actually use them for what they were designed for (or at least marketed for). It'd be just as fun if not more fun to watch you guys on a run than watch a comp buggy walk everything:beers:

I totally agree with you. It's a totally different kind of wheeling. If you think about it, there is something to be said for a guy who is willing to take his
$40+K new H3, $60+K new H2, or $150K+H1 (unforunatly all things of the past :mad: ) up the same trail as a comp buggy, jeep, trail only rig....etc.. And come out with no body or mechanical damage.

Yup it might take longer, takes alot more finnes, but one thing remains the same...The thrill of the sport!:beers:

[Flxratd]

I like Hummers

on the wrong site again :eek: i hate when that happens :evilgrin:

[tjjeepjeep]

Ain't nuthin' sexxier than an black H1....even in a parking lot.

[tinbeater]

I totally agree with you. It's a totally different kind of wheeling. If you think about it, there is something to be said for a guy who is willing to take his
$40+K new H3, $60+K new H2, or $150K+H1 (unforunatly all things of the past :mad: ) up the same trail as a comp buggy, jeep, trail only rig....etc.. And come out with no body or mechanical damage.

Yup it might take longer, takes alot more finnes, but one thing remains the same...The thrill of the sport!:beers:

We got behind a group of Hummers a few years ago and if it wasnt for them stopping every 20 feet to take a pic. they would of made good time. :beers:

[carwash]

We got behind a group of Hummers a few years ago and if it wasnt for them stopping every 20 feet to take a pic. they would of made good time. :beers:
now THAT's funny.

[yellowjacket]

so your saying that when YOU organize a trail ride, AM general supports you with a semi full of tools and parts? you must be a vip.....

whats the scoop on the insurance you mentioned thats only good for hummers in the club?....i dont understand .....

[carwash]

yeah, im blown away at the factory support that you receive on a trail run... seems insane.

[HumminNBoatin]

The factory support that AM General offers is second to none.

To answer you quesiton YES. When THCI puts on an full blown event we get a Semi and all the goodies.....

However they are starting to cut back. We used to get 12 events a year with them. Now we get 1/2 that.

AM General CSR is so good that not even Ferrari can compete with them...
If you have an H1. And your dealer does not have an H1 Certified tech. AM General will send a tech/engineer to your dealer to work on your truck. All at no extra charge to the owner.

AM General had 4 guys that do nothing but travel the world to service H1's full time. Now they are down to 2. kind of a bummer. But when was the last time you ever heard of Ferrari or Laborgini sending Mario from Italy to work on a car in the states?

At AM General its an everyday thing to send guys oversees to work on H1's. Pretty Crazy huh???

[WrenchMonkey]

...when was the last time you ever heard of Ferrari or Laborgini sending Mario from Italy to work on a car in the states?


Hell, every time my Enzo needs an oil change, they send a guy to my house...

Robert

[carwash]

To answer you quesiton YES. When THCI puts on an full blown event we get a Semi and all the goodies.....

photos please of said semi and this support crew... please.

[HumminNBoatin]

I dont have any pix of what you are looking for. But seeing is believing. I do believe Scott Armstong has been to an HCI event and can confirm the suport AM General has.

Also see the link
http://thehummerclubinc.com/Events/EventDetail.aspx?I=86

[tjjeepjeep]

Love how the gallery on your site works. The MidAtlantic Wrenching Party pics are fun. Kudos to your website person...