October 6-9 Arkansas hunt for the toothbrush inventor

[Taco Loco]

Dallas area folks... IF I was to leave here Wednesday after work what would be a good place to camp up in that area? Don't really want to hotel it with the truck all loaded out.. at the same time if the wife isn't getting home until 6:30 PM it will make for a late night. Flip-side is that if I leave Thursday morning its a 9+ hour drive to Long Pool Rec area, pulling a trailer and navigating I35 traffic is NOT something I am looking forward to... plus I am not setting any land speed records. Just came back from Fort Smith area and at 90MPH in the wifes ride it was a long trip... I am gonna hate it at 65 mph in the truck pulling the trailer. I'm thinking of getting a jump on the journey.. might have to just suck it up and leave at 4AM and "hopefully" be on the north side of Dallas before morning commuters plug up the highway. Thoughts?

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Oh and don't drive through the big D

Trust me. 35 to 31 to 19. two lanes, not much traffic at all, very scenic the best route to avoid the D

 

[Silverback]

Good idea.. I'll look into that.

 

[Silverback]

Dallas peeps.. thoughts on this route.

 

[tx_shooter]

Probably get better MPG due to staying on the highway with that route. I drove 75 a few months ago and the small towns every 20-30 miles really kill the cruise control. Only warning is I-30 in Arkansas is a boring ass drive. Very boring.

 

[Silverback]

I know... did I-30 twice last month! At least its only a couple hours worth of I-30 there. Agree on 75, just did that over the 4th of July week... I will say the truck drivers on 75 have way better road manners than the fucktards on I-30. They actually stay in the right lane and if they pass they pass quickly.. not the mouth breathers that pull over in front of you to pass the other truck doing 67 as they pass going 67.001. Damn near wore out my middle finger!

 

[Taco Loco]

I'll leave early and/or midweek.
Texas 130, 35, 31, 19, 30 to New Boston.
AR 41, 71, 250, 80 to 27, very nice AR country, mostly through Ouachita NF.

I still plan on doing this trip, employment status is totally unknown based off the Fed budget that needs to be passed by Oct 1st.

I need to replace front calipers and lines, new U joints and mid bearing, battery isolator and additional winch wiring/cable, find bolts to skid plates, wish list snorkel, 2nd AGM battery.

 

[Taco Loco]

I think the finer details of times, routes, campsites should be its own BR thread.

 

[Silverback]

I don't know if we will have a campsites other than Thursday night. After that I believe its unknown as it will be dependent on how far we travel each day.

I'll leave early and/or midweek.
Texas 130, 35, 31, 19, 30 to New Boston.
AR 41, 71, 250, 80 to 27, very nice AR country, mostly through Ouachita NF.

I still plan on doing this trip, employment status is totally unknown based off the Fed budget that needs to be passed by Oct 1st.

I need to replace front calipers and lines, new U joints and mid bearing, battery isolator and additional winch wiring/cable, find bolts to skid plates, wish list snorkel, 2nd AGM battery.

I'm sold on that route.

 

[tx_shooter]

That route is fine with me. It is less miles than I-30 and goes through some real pretty country.

 

[Taco Loco]

I don't know if we will have a campsites other than Thursday night. After that I believe its unknown as it will be dependent on how far we travel each day.


I'm sold on that route.

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I'll probably go up before Thursday, oldest boy
more likely to have sports and wife will be working, probably take my youngest boy, hit the crystal mine on Thursday and meet up with you guys later that evening if you like.

 

[Taco Loco]

This is a must stop for me, dieters feel free to skip.

 

[Silverback]

Sounds good.. I'd love to be able to leave early Wednesday but its doubtful at this point. I'll run it past the wife and see if we can head out Wednesday around noon and camp somewhere like this http://www.lakeforkranchresort.com/ That would cut down my drive time by close to 4 hours. Leave Thursday morning and meet up with @tex, @tx_shooter and whomever else is rolling out of the Big D.

 

[tex]

I'm open to that route that heads north from New Boston. I can meet in sulphur springs where you catch 30

 

[Silverback]

Sounds good. TOLD the wife (don't tell I wrote that ) that we needed to leave Wednesday around noon-1:00.

 

[Taco Loco]

Sounds good. TOLD the wife (don't tell I wrote that ) that we needed to leave Wednesday around noon-1:00.

I just kick the laundry basket and tell her I'm leaving on xyz date and time.

 

[tex]

I just kick the laundry basket and tell her I'm leaving on xyz date and time.

This. I have not taken any days off for myself this year and won't till this trip so she knows not to mess with me on it.

 

[Silverback]

@tex are you bringing the family with you?

 

[tex]

negative on the family coming

 

[tx_shooter]

I talked about the new route up there with my sammich maker. She said she is looking forward to the scenery.

 

[tex]

If anyone going wants to stay a day or 2 later or go up early let me know. I should have a little more time and want to hit Whitaker point or do some fishing in the buffalo river.