NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds - Rausch Creek PA Wheeling With 5.9L ZJ, TJ Rubicon, Exo-Caged MJ, Lifted XJ

My buddies and I went wheeling over the weekend up at Rausch Creek Off-road Park in Tremont, PA. It's only 1 hour 45 minutes from my house which is nice. This trip had been in the works for a few months. Most of my buddies were spending Friday thru Sunday there. I just went up for the day on Saturday.

Normally I focus on taking photos (Nikon D2x and fun glass), not video, but I wanted to test out my new Canon HD video camera. In this post you'll mostly see photos & videos from me, but some videos and photos are from my buddies who were there as well.

Rig lineup:
-Jeep Wrangler TJ: Rubicon, lockers/geared, 35's, Skyjacker long arm
-Jeep Comanche MJ: 35's, custom exo-cage, bumpers, etc.
-Jeep Cherokee XJ: 35's, front bumper, not a care in the world lol
-Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ: 5.9L, 4.5/4.75" lift, 32" MTZ's, Tomken Rocker guards, FourXDoctor diff guard

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I arrived around 9:30 to see a packed park. I've seen it crowded before, but the line to sign in was out the building, down the ramp, to the parking lot. AKA, insane.

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The first trail we hit did some damage to my doors, even with the rocker guards.

On-board:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDk1nG_3LcY

Exterior:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGT5sM5X5cI

After that was winch hill with the Exo-Caged MJ and the XJ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoH9PF2FULs

We then headed back out on the same trail as before. It's a fun trail in either direction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWQAINPv7u0

Moving on to some other connector trails, mostly blues with some blacks and a black/red:

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Once we got to the red/black hillclimb things got a bit more fun:

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The climb videos...

Crazy nice JK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emPe3Ec_bNA

The XJ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiiU04byJQo

Exo-Caged MJ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrGJU40K_k8

Chevy Blazer almost flipping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3u9CaERshg

After all that excitement we moved on to some more connector trails...

TJ & XJ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ehRHbvZt6A

Hardcore rocks in the XJ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmDQ56fj8g

Another buddy in another XJ who joined us on Sunday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hixc7c8HXuo

Exo-Caged MJ on Yellow Jacket Ridge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTlYMzX30Y

Then we got to the Quarry. It's nothing amazing unless you try "Shoot the Moon".. then it gets a bit serious...

The XJ up on 3 tires:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgZ-BEq2N9k

He broke the ears off his rear driveshaft:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIwlAtT_yoo

Then had to use his FWD to try and get down to a recovery position:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI2Qx11qoYU

Some photos from the Quarry:

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Hill climbs out of the Quarry:
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The Rubicon showing you why lockers are awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EswNq5Rjq2o

Random other photos and videos from the trip:
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Damage report:
-XJ: Broken rear driveshaft ears & broken passenger side axle shaft
-MJ: Nada
-TJ: Nada
-5.9L ZJ: Driver side LCA, tie rod, diff guard, doors:

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More videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/BadAssXJ

& here:
http://www.youtube.com/hairyharry155

All in all, another great Rausch Creek trip. Looking forward to repairing the ZJ, adding some new skids/protection, and heading back out!