JOC 10th Anniversary Summer Camp - Aug 2022 - Event Report

[JimC]

Please post your photos, videos and event reports here.
 

"It's MrsVolant165 here. As you can imagine we have faced challenges securing a suitable site and dates for this year's JOC Summer Camp. In cooperation with John Morgan we have found a location.

It is also our 10th Anniversary as a club!!

 

To celebrate, this year's camp starts mid week on the 17th of August, with two days of exclusive hire of the over 4000 acres available at Walters Arena/Seven Sisters. Wednesday and Thursday we will explore the site.  Friday we are aiming to take in some local Green Lanes, and Saturday/Sunday you are free to explore everything the lovely area has to offer.

 

Walters Arena (Seven Sisters) is often said to be the largest and best off-road site in the UK. As with all of our JOC events, we have exclusively reserved the site for our members.

 

Event Information 

 

Tickets

Advance ticket sales only, and your ticket is for 1 vehicle for the entire event whether you choose to attend one or all days. You must be a member of the club (easy to join). Your ticket includes:

·       2 days access to Walters Arena/ Severn Sister Site

·       4x4 Driver Instruction

·       Winch recovery training

·       Summer Camp T-shirt (one per ticket)

·       Windscreen decal

 

Pricing 

£120 for VIP members 

£130 for Gold members

£140 for Silver members

 

Groups at Walters Arena

We will only be travelling out in groups and based on degree of difficulty. From showroom new to extreme capability there will be a group for you. From Green lane grade trails to rock hard.

 

Vehicles

Road legal Jeeps only please.

 

Equipment

Mobile signal is intermittent at the off roading site so please bring a CB radio.

 

Facilities

Please bring your own snacks, lunch & drinks. Toilet facilities are available.

  

Directions

Latitude 51.769041 Longitude -3.614609

 

From A4067

Take the A4221 Inter Valley Road for approximately 5 miles past the village of Banwen (postcode SA11 5TU) and less than 500 yards on your right hand side will be the entrance to Walters Arena.

 

From A465

Come off the A465 onto the A4109 and carry on for 3 miles until you see the entrance to Walters Arena on your left hand side.

 

Camping

The JOC had reserved 30 spaces at Brecon Beacons Touring Park. The park has toilets and showers. It has normal pitches plus ones with electrical hookups. All on first come first serve basis. Just mention the Jeep Owners Club when booking 07908 399453 you will pay the campsite directly.

There is additional camping at the nearby Dan Yr Ogog campsite https://www.brecon-beacons-camping-and-caravanning.co.uk The site has showers, toilets & washing facilities. Tent or caravan pitches available, electric hook-ups optional. Dogs on leads.

 

Team

Mr Volant165

Mrs Volant165

Brad

Jim C

 

Attendees:

Caroline12

MGomes

Jerryg

46stm

Digger

V

Mike WK2

TiffTaffToff

Raakhee

CarlosRojas

Marcus Durand

Clint

Mikey

Wildjeeper62

Blackhawk ctc

ajsjl

wayneclark68

Lg5489

Lockejk123

otruk

DanD93

matt the sign

CunningJeepersCreepers

MartinR

Steve and the Morrigan

505yak

CandsEvo7

spookie the aardvark 

J33per

Bamcheez

Melh

Cody

Tom3Warren

Amina antonia 

TonyandAneta

Conrad

Killer

kingrolo

 

 

SUMMER CAMP AGENDA

 

 

WEDNESDAY

 

9:00 Arrive and check in 

10:00 Briefing then head out with someone familiar with the site

10:30 4x4 tuition

12:30 Lunch break

14:00 Recovery training

16:00 Site Closes & gates locked

 

THURSDAY

 

9:00 Arrive and check in

10:00 Briefing then head out with someone familiar with the site

10:30 4x4 tuition

12:30 Lunch break

13:00 Charity Raffle

14:00 Recovery Training

16:00 Site Closes & Gates Locked

 

FRIDAY

 

10:00 Optional Green Lanes

 

Explore on your own or meet at Walters entrance road across from where check in was on the previous days.

 

Updates to follow

 

*Please note the site is in use by another group so do not enter the parking lot!

 

[Bamcheez]

We had a blast! The girls had a great time! We made some new friends and can’t wait to meet up again. 

[Steve and the Morrigan]

Thank you for such a wonderful event! Look forward to to next one and wonderful to meet some great people and hopefully new friends

[Lg5489]

Thanks for a great time all, I even managed to get a whopping 12MPG on the 4hr drive home.... ha 

[j33per]

@Bamcheez

 

Thank you posting the photographs. Thoroughly enjoyed wheeling with you, Cody and Conrad! And once again thank you for the little duck given to me by your daughters. It'll take pride of place on my dashboard. Hope to go wheeling with you guys again some time.

[Rhoda]

On 19/08/2022 at 06:15, Steve and the Morrigan said:

Thank you for such a wonderful event! Look forward to to next one and wonderful to meet some great people and hopefully new friends

Great pics . Hope Ellie is feeling better

[Steve and the Morrigan]

@505yakthank you and yes plus she has a new hot water bottle now too - thank you for asking, great weekend and fab meeting you et al

[Caroline12]

Thank you to everyone for an amazing event, especially to the JOC management and Mr and Mrs @Volant165 

 

an fantastic time, camping, off-roading and Greenlaning, it pushed Daisy and me to new heights in what we could do, I’m still stunning. A big thank you to @V@JimC @digger Chris V8 Hemi @spookie the aardvark @MGomes @Raakhee Steve Middleton 

 

can’t wait for next Summer Camp 🏕

[V]

I had a great time at the event. I enjoyed the driving and the conversations. I managed to satisfy my rock crawling urge soon after leaving the car park.  Got some minor damage to front prop shaft grease seal which I bodged a temporary repair with friends in the evening. Thanks to all that helped. I also managed to lose a ‘spacer’ securing my tyre carrier. I am already looking forward to next year.

[Wildjeeper62]

I also had a great time and met new friends.

 

Big thank you to Mr and Mrs Olexa also Jim's daughters and Jim C and Brad for doing the hard work for us.

 

Looking forward to meeting you all again at next event. 

[Raakhee]

What an amazing 4 days. Thank you Mr and Mrs @Volant165, Brad, Terry Bonner, Simon ( @CandsEvo7) and Claire Miskelly, @digger, @MGomes, @spookie the aardvark, @Caroline12. 

 

Huge thanks to Simon for giving me the courage to rock climb and do some challenging off camber trails.

Never thought I could do Strata Florida but my stock Rubicon soldiered through.

Definitely pushed me outside my comfort zone. I've learned and experienced so much these past 4 days. 

Some of the photos... probably be posting for days after

 

PS When doing the bomb hole my Jeep registered a 35° pitch. I was screaming . Somewhere along the trail I got a 22° roll.

 

 

Edited August 21, 2022 by Raakhee

[Volant165]

5 hours ago, V said:

I had a great time at the event. I enjoyed the driving and the conversations. I managed to satisfy my rock crawling urge soon after leaving the car park.  Got some minor damage to front prop shaft grease seal which I bodged a temporary repair with friends in the evening. Thanks to all that helped. I also managed to lose a ‘spacer’ securing my tyre carrier. I am already looking forward to next year.

Thanks for all of your mounds of help planning and leading groups. Much appreciated! 

[doodle]

Looks like i missed another great event- unfortunately it just didnt fall right for me this time. Next year- hopefully at least 1 off the Heaps will be up and ready! 

[MGomes]

18 hours ago, Raakhee said:

What an amazing 4 days. Thank you Mr and Mrs @Volant165, Brad, Terry Bonner, Simon ( @CandsEvo7) and Claire Miskelly, @digger, @MGomes, @spookie the aardvark, @Caroline12. 

 

Huge thanks to Simon for giving me the courage to rock climb and do some challenging off camber trails.

Never thought I could do Strata Florida but my stock Rubicon soldiered through.

Definitely pushed me outside my comfort zone. I've learned and experienced so much these past 4 days. 

Some of the photos... probably be posting for days after

 

PS When doing the bomb hole my Jeep registered a 35° pitch. I was screaming . Somewhere along the trail I got a 22° roll.

 

 

Late to the party - might upload some videos once i get to work on these

[MynameisCarlos]

Great two days off-roading, many thanks to JOC. Here just a couple of  pictures I did. Looking forward for the next event in October.

[MGomes]

On 21/08/2022 at 10:50, Caroline12 said:

Thank you to everyone for an amazing event, especially to the JOC management and Mr and Mrs @Volant165 

 

an fantastic time, camping, off-roading and Greenlaning, it pushed Daisy and me to new heights in what we could do, I’m still stunning. A big thank you to @V@JimC @digger Chris V8 Hemi @spookie the aardvark @MGomes @Raakhee Steve Middleton 

 

can’t wait for next Summer Camp 🏕

Amazing pics!!!

[Mike WK2]

Thanks to all at JOC for organising such a great event, also big thanks to Steve for leading the way. Great few days on all counts. 

[Mike WK2]

[Mike WK2]

[Mike WK2]

[MGomes]

First rough attempt to a video (day 1) - not incredibly happy, but a couple good shots

[digger]

Many thanks to all the organisers for putting on a brilliant camp in difficult circumstances. 

Please don't close this post yet. I arrived back last night totally wacked and haven't sorted my pics yet!

[digger]

 

 

At last, I've managed to get a few pics together!!!

1st, Brechfa, Camp and Walter's

 

[spookie the aardvark]

Great pictures Digger and great memories, even if Aardvark left bits in Brechfa Forest

[digger]

2nd, 'Sarn Helen'