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Being an east coast wheeler ive been looking at planning a trip out west to wheel for years now. Things aslre at a point i can make it happen. I've always had Moab in my bucket list.

The GF is a teacher so September to June is out. I see they say average highs in July are 97ish. Are we going to hate life? It's that hot here in VA but with crazy humidity.

Also id be shipping my wheeler out there so I image id need to find a shop or person to send it to until we flew out.

Fordyce and Rubicon are also on the list.
 
If you are accustomed to the humidity east of Dallas it's probably not going to be near as bad as you think.

I don't know about July in general, but last time I went (May) we had one day that bumped mid 90's. It felt like 82 degrees. My e-friends from WA where about to die and the wife and I thought it was awesome.

BUT-
It cools off there at night (also something the deep south doesn't have) so I don't think you can trust that "average highs 97". Wouldn’t the much lower night temps bring down the average number? Like it's 70 at 2am and 125 at 2pm? :laughing:
 
We went to Moab last year at the end of July. It was 105 during the day. We rented a couple Rubicon with A/C. It was lots of fun, even though you are limited to certain trails with the rental jeeps. Also, not overly crowded, because of the heat. It was great, being the first time to Moab.

Next time we will bring our own rigs and go when it is cooler.
 
First time I came to Moab it was August.
It was in the 100s, until it rained for two days straight and dropped to the 50s.
 
We went to Moab last year at the end of July. It was 105 during the day. We rented a couple Rubicon with A/C. It was lots of fun, even though you are limited to certain trails with the rental jeeps. Also, not overly crowded, because of the heat. It was great, being the first time to Moab.

Next time we will bring our own rigs and go when it is cooler.

The guy at Twisted Jeeps has (or at least used to have) a very small list of trails he wouldn't let you run in his Jeeps and if you went in the off-season and he could tell you weren't retarded and had some legit off-road experience he'd tell you to take it wherever you wanted.
 
July/Aug is going to be miserably hot. Not much humidity, but just scorching desert hot. Worse if there isn’t a breeze. Last time I went during july, it was 107. My wife’s 4runner over heated, and it NEVER gets hot. So the earlier you can get there, the better. Early/mid june isn’t terrible. As stated above, not usually as crowded during those months because of the heat.
Depending on when you make the trip, HMU. Moab is 5 hours from me, and I’m usually up for a road trip.
 
July/Aug is going to be miserably hot. Not much humidity, but just scorching desert hot. Worse if there isn’t a breeze. Last time I went during july, it was 107. My wife’s 4runner over heated, and it NEVER gets hot. So the earlier you can get there, the better. Early/mid june isn’t terrible. As stated above, not usually as crowded during those months because of the heat.
Depending on when you make the trip, HMU. Moab is 5 hours from me, and I’m usually up for a road trip.
June is doable
 
97 is low. I'd expect over 100, unless you get a weird storm. This july it was over 100 all three days we were there, and 104/105 both days In Hurricane.
 
July/Aug is going to be miserably hot. Not much humidity, but just scorching desert hot. Worse if there isn’t a breeze. Last time I went during july, it was 107. My wife’s 4runner over heated, and it NEVER gets hot. So the earlier you can get there, the better. Early/mid june isn’t terrible. As stated above, not usually as crowded during those months because of the heat.
Depending on when you make the trip, HMU. Moab is 5 hours from me, and I’m usually up for a road trip.
I'm 6 hrs away and known to make bad decisions. If you make the trek I could be talked in to it. I try not to go in the summer, but going in summer is better than not going.
 
I'm 6 hrs away and known to make bad decisions. If you make the trek I could be talked in to it. I try not to go in the summer, but going in summer is better than not going.

It's looking like I'm goimg.to.shoot more for mid June. Try and save a few degrees lol

I'll have to figure out logistics with shipping the wheeler out and what not. Where is the best place to fly into? Any hotel recommendations? Any other close-ish wheeling spots? Planning on doing a sat to Sunday deal
 
It's looking like I'm goimg.to.shoot more for mid June. Try and save a few degrees lol

I'll have to figure out logistics with shipping the wheeler out and what not. Where is the best place to fly into? Any hotel recommendations? Any other close-ish wheeling spots? Planning on doing a sat to Sunday deal
IMHO: Rent a Jeep... Plenty of eye candy to enjoy... You don't have to prove anything! Have fun! Keep us posted; might want to join you..... I am local to Sand Hollow and Moab is in my back yard. :smokin::smokin::smokin::smokin:
 
It's looking like I'm goimg.to.shoot more for mid June. Try and save a few degrees lol

I'll have to figure out logistics with shipping the wheeler out and what not. Where is the best place to fly into? Any hotel recommendations? Any other close-ish wheeling spots? Planning on doing a sat to Sunday deal
Sat to Sunday like 9 days, or a weekend?

Depending where you're flying from, 2 legging it in to Grand Junction would probably be affordable and easy enough to ship the jeep to. Denver is a 6 hr drive. SLC is probably 4 but may cost more to ship to. You can fly direct to Moab from Denver and I think SLC, but I would think shipping there would be pricy but would save a ton of headache if it's reasonable.
 
Id probably be in as well, depending on timing around my work schedule and assuming I can finish a 4 link in the next 8 months. :laughing:


Edit- I'm south of Denver and have a 2 rig trailer available to me (as long as your rig isn't too tubby :flipoff2:) and could probably store your junk for a bit on either end of a transport. I'm a bit of a poke from Moab, but a hell of a lot closer than the east Coast.
 
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Honestly, as much as I enjoyed running Rusty Nail and some of the most difficult trails, I can do 95% or more of moab in our stock badlands bronco and have just as much if not more fun.

Fly out, rent a jeep. If you want a day to go hit something really difficult, rent a sxs for one of the days.
 
I'm in! Depending on the timing and lead time. The thing about Moab in the summer is you have to wheel at night. The temps are a lot cooler, and you can't see the cliff you are about to fall off of:lmao:

June would be ideal for OP. It's not too hot yet, and there are even sometimes some afternoon rains that come thru.
July/Aug is going to be miserably hot. Not much humidity, but just scorching desert hot. Worse if there isn’t a breeze. Last time I went during july, it was 107. My wife’s 4runner over heated, and it NEVER gets hot. So the earlier you can get there, the better. Early/mid june isn’t terrible. As stated above, not usually as crowded during those months because of the heat.
Depending on when you make the trip, HMU. Moab is 5 hours from me, and I’m usually up for a road trip.

I'm 6 hrs away and known to make bad decisions. If you make the trek I could be talked in to it. I try not to go in the summer, but going in summer is better than not going.

It's looking like I'm goimg.to.shoot more for mid June. Try and save a few degrees lol

I'll have to figure out logistics with shipping the wheeler out and what not. Where is the best place to fly into? Any hotel recommendations? Any other close-ish wheeling spots? Planning on doing a sat to Sunday deal
 
Honestly, as much as I enjoyed running Rusty Nail and some of the most difficult trails, I can do 95% or more of moab in our stock badlands bronco and have just as much if not more fun.

Fly out, rent a jeep. If you want a day to go hit something really difficult, rent a sxs for one of the days.
Yup. The easy to moderate trails is where all the scenery is, the hard stuff is usually down in canyon. Plus the average hard trail on the East Coast is probably harder than the hardest Moab trails, well minus the 1500ft fall to the bottom canyon:laughing:
 
Yup. The easy to moderate trails is where all the scenery is, the hard stuff is usually down in canyon. Plus the average hard trail on the East Coast is probably harder than the hardest Moab trails, well minus the 1500ft fall to the bottom canyon:laughing:

That's why I still put Rusty Nail as my favorite. You get all the difficulty of the canyons combined with looking out your drivers side window at your pending demise, with amazing scenery in your rear view mirror.
 
I've been there During the "hot" months a couple of times - me and my friends refer to them as Oven Runs. Late June 2006 it was 118 on Hell's Revenge at about 3:00 p.m. and close to that the next day on Pritchett. On 4th of July, 2006 ( the fireworks show was fucking awesome :smokin:) it was 106 at mid-day.
 
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its a dry heat :flipoff2:
you don't feel the need to take a shower after you shower
 
I want to hit some of the harder trails. Most likely be a once in a lifetime trip. I plan on seeing if I can get a group together out there off the ibb.
What are you considering hard trails? Buggy types, or hard for full bodied rig?
 
What are you considering hard trails? Buggy types, or hard for full bodied rig?
I’ll second this? What are you wheeling? A stock jk or a buggy? Summer in Moab is scorching hot. Buggy you are gonna be sweating out some liquid. Take plenty of water with you.
 
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