Of course, the FJSummit is one of the most family friendly events in the country. We encourage you to bring your family with you to enjoy one of the most beautiful parts of the country.
I know what you are going to say, you’ll be fine! All trails besides Poughkeepsie gultch can easily be driven in a completely stock FJ. If you have 2-Wheel Drive, you might need some assistance in some loose gravel or rocks, but the trail leader is there to help ensure everyone gets up AND down the trail safely.
You NEED to bring yourself, your passengers, money for gas and food, and your truck... that's all you really need.
There are entire forums dedicated to this topic, but for your event the only thing I'd really encourage is a CB Radio. You can find inexpensive and easy to install ones online, check the forum linked above. Other than that, my personal order would be:
One final note, we love our sponsors, they make this event and they bring a TON of product with them. Come stock, talk to the sponsors, see what you like, go home with a trunk full of mods! Most vendors will let you drive their modified FJ's around, so keep that in mind!!!
See our lodging page or check the city of Ouray's website.
Yes, many people bring their dogs. Three rules:
We have had cases of altitude sickness at the event, but so far we've been lucky enough that no one needed treatment at a hospital. We'd like to keep it that way! There are quite a few threads on this topic, and they have a lot of good information. Here is the gist of it.
This is Colorado high in the rockies in the summer, so you can have rain, snow, hot sun, anything. Bring shorts / t-shirts, but also cold weather gear. Always have jackets and gloves in the truck with you at all times. At 12000 feet on the trails, if you are in the shadows it will be cold. When noting the temperatures on weatherbug.com or weather.com please note that 50F at altitude with the sun shining and no humidity is much hotter than you'd expect.
Unfortunately no, we need you to register ahead of time so we can plan for meals, shirts, bags, insurance, etc.
We can refund your registration, minus $10 for expenses, if you request it by May 1st. After May 1st we have already committed the money and can't do any refunds. If you pre-order any sale items, we can't refund that at any time, but we'll ship it to you with your swag bag after the event is over. We do make special cases for our military guests who are being deployed overseas. We will even still ship you your swag bag as a very small token of our appreciation for what you do!
In Ouray, yes, but don't expect 3G / 4G. On the trails, no, unless you are overlooking Ouray or Telluride.
There is no city-wide Wifi, but most hotels have some coverage. If you are around the main staging areas and tent, please don't upload pictures to picture sharing sites on the Best Western wifi, they do not have the bandwidth to cover all attendees doing that and we've had several registration snafu's due to no access! Thanks so much.
The town is fully stocked. One point of note, is that things tend to close early in Ouray, so don't expect to be able to hit the grocery store if you are on a late trail run. See the city website for more info.
That should about cover it, If you have more questions, please check the 2011 FJ Summit forum or email us at contact@fjsummit.org.