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TRS 25th Anniversary


Jim Oaks

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2024 will be the 25th anniversary of The Ranger Station. It's not that far away. If you think about it, we only have a little over a year to plan.

In 2019 we celebrated our 20th anniversary. It was kind of a crazy year because I was doing things with the 2019 'Loan Ranger', and I was still living in my camper in an RV park, so I wasn't really settled anywhere.

So I want to put this question to the masses;

What would you like to see us do? Any event, gathering, or trail ride suggestions?

I know I don't want to have the same Ford Ranger. Nothing against it, but it's basically the same Truck that I built in 2005. I have no idea what I'll show up with. It will probably come down to what I can find a deal on and what parts I can come up with.

So the Moderators here and I would like to get some feedback and ideas from everyone one.

Suggestions?
 


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It would probably be good to do something different than normal. Maybe meet up somewhere outside the norm
 

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It would probably be good to do something different than normal. Maybe meet up somewhere outside the norm
Who's Norm and why do we want to meet outside of them?
 

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I think Norm was that big guy on cheers.
 

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It would probably be good to do something different than normal. Maybe meet up somewhere outside the norm
Well... this would be the time to tell us your thoughts.
 

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I think maybe we should try to circulate another banner at a minimum. Perhaps send it to several regions with a more localized gatherings. In the end... it gets sent back to Jim to hang in his shop.
 

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And of course... pictures along the way with groups and individuals and their truck to make a photo album.
 

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I just think it's a good way to get the 2wd membership in on the project.
 

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25th Anniversary is Silver, so need some Silver Rangers showing up :)

US interstate 25 runs North from Las Cruces, New Mexico to Buffalo, Wyoming, lots of places along that route
 

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I can organize some banner events in the southeast - Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida?, Virginias.
 

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I'm in a better place in life than I was when the banner was close to me last, with the last couple years I have NO idea what the next couple will bring...

That said if there's something within a few states I'd probably be up for a road trip...
 

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25th anniversary should be GRAND, and mabey even have the potential to be longer than a couple days.

Let's run the T.A.T.
 

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25th anniversary should be GRAND, and mabey even have the potential to be longer than a couple days.

Let's run the T.A.T.
Yeah, I can't run that far...
 

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Yeah, I can't run that far...
I've seen pictures of those bratwursts you have for fingers, I believe you.

With as much as I smoke, I barely have enough air in me to run from bed to the bathroom at 1am after Taco night..

We can drive our trucks, everyone else can run.
 

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