apw5746 Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hello to all,Heading to Rye Patch for detector training 5-7 June. I've heard the roads are bad in spots (sharp rocks and trash) which can cause flats. The vehicle I'm driving is a 2008 Subaru Outback with standard passenger tires. What are the roads like and as long as I'm cautious, will I be able to use my vehicle there?Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSB Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 If you can navigate through a huge,crowed parking lot in the city- you will not have any problems.Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvchris Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Long as you stay on the roads your should be fine just √ that spare and get a can or two of flat repair.I don't know where you heard about the "trash" at RP It's just not so. 99.7% of the folks clean up after them selves.Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcollins Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Sounds like you are getting your training from Gerry McMullen, you should get lots of useful information from him and you should get to know your machine very well. As for the roads, if you keep your speed down on the roads you shouldn't get any flats. Most of the people that get flat tires down there are driving fast enough that their front tires flip the sharper rocks up in the air and the rocks stab the back tires. Good Luck at RP.Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Bill and Chris are right. The roads are actually excellant . Even though many of the gravelled county roads can be driven at 50 MPH , staying down to 35 or 40 cuts the chances of a flat way down.----Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apw5746 Posted May 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Sounds like you are getting your training from Gerry McMullen, you should get lots of useful information from him and you should get to know your machine very well. As for the roads, if you keep your speed down on the roads you shouldn't get any flats. Most of the people that get flat tires down there are driving fast enough that their front tires flip the sharper rocks up in the air and the rocks stab the back tires. Good Luck at RP.BillThanks for the information about the roads. I had planned to keep my speed down, but will now ensure I keep it about 30 MPH. You are correct in saying I'm getting my training from Gerry. I have heard the same comments about getting useful information and coming away knowing my machine very well. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apw5746 Posted May 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 Long as you stay on the roads your should be fine just √ that spare and get a can or two of flat repair.I don't know where you heard about the "trash" at RP It's just not so. 99.7% of the folks clean up after them selves.Good luck!I didn't mean trash like people leave at camping sites. Rather the odd nails (large), bolts, broken screwdriver, etc., that often litter unpaved roads. Have a plug kit, extra plugs, and a couple cans of fix a flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apw5746 Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Hello to all,Heading to Rye Patch for detector training 5-7 June. I've heard the roads are bad in spots (sharp rocks and trash) which can cause flats. The vehicle I'm driving is a 2008 Subaru Outback with standard passenger tires. What are the roads like and as long as I'm cautious, will I be able to use my vehicle there?PatThanks to all who viewed my post, and especially to those who replied.I returned to Colorado Springs the middle of last week from Rye Patch and was very surprised at how well the road were. It was about 20 miles from the frontage road turn off to where the camp for training was. I drove 30 mph as advised by those who replied, and even got up to 40 mph and still did very well. Large trucks flew by me doing at least 50 mph, but they had tires that could take punishment. I didn't get any flats (made 4 round trips), and each night when I got back to where I was staying, took a small bladed screw driver and took out the visible small rocks to prevent any damage to the tread in the tires when driving on smooth surfaces. The roads in Rye Patch are mainly dirt covered with gravel and are well traveled and maintained, with most of the big sharp rocks well off to the sides. Some roads are plain dirt and when it rains they tend to turn to big mud puddles. If allowed to cake up and dry the mud causes extreme vibration to the front steering and will cause the tires to get out of balancem which happened to me. In short, traveling the roads is possible with a passenger car, one just has to be careful and drive about 30-35 mph. Again, thanks to those who replied with sound advice.Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvchris Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Hey Pat ,Glad to hear you had a safe trip!How did you like the area and Gerry's training? Anyone score? nvchris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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