Author Topic: Have you heard of the term "Rock Crawler" or "Rock Crawling" prior to 1994? (Read 16079 times)

BigMike · « **on:** Jan 25, 2008, 03:57:27 PM »

What the subject says..

Anyone?

topar · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 25, 2008, 04:05:47 PM »

iNfErNaL · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 25, 2008, 04:14:21 PM »

"Not I" says The Infernal Guy...I had heard trail truck though.So what do we win?

Lady Di · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 25, 2008, 05:25:44 PM »

Quote from: BigMike on Jan 25, 2008, 03:57:27 PM

What the subject says..

Anyone?

I don't know about the actual term, but I know the activity was in place.

abnormaltoy · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 25, 2008, 05:39:51 PM »

Yes...I have, back in the 70's.

Now, how do you prove me wrong?

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 25, 2008, 07:43:09 PM »

Quote from: abnormaltoy on Jan 25, 2008, 05:39:51 PM

Yes...I have, back in the 70's.

Now, how do you prove me wrong?

you old

not me mike

abnormaltoy · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 25, 2008, 07:58:43 PM »

I'm not old, I'm...a good vintage!

jimbo74 · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 25, 2008, 07:59:20 PM »

1994... i was 12

ajordan1975 · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 25, 2008, 08:10:57 PM »

i was 19. and no i never heard off it ether.

brainlessfool · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 25, 2008, 08:49:21 PM »

no, and I still have not. want to clue me in?

46&2 · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 26, 2008, 02:16:03 AM »

No. though I did actually have a clue to the concept. I was 8 years old in 1994, but as a child I was into cars and in my matchbox/hot wheels/toy collection I had several lifted trucks including a samurai, a land cruiser and a couple jeeps that I still have. I had a couple of lifted RC trucks that I beat till they broke as well. My uncle also had a lifted FJ40 with a 350 that i got to ride in a few times though I didnt realize how cool it was until 10 years later. So I had somewhat of a clue about offroading, but the term "rock crawling" was not anything I knew until high school in about 2000.

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 26, 2008, 03:36:31 PM »

Quote from: fortysixandtwo on Jan 26, 2008, 02:16:03 AM

No. though I did actually have a clue to the concept. I was 8 years old in 1994, but as a child I was into cars and in my matchbox/hot wheels/toy collection I had several lifted trucks including a samurai, a land cruiser and a couple jeeps that I still have. I had a couple of lifted RC trucks that I beat till they broke as well. My uncle also had a lifted FJ40 with a 350 that i got to ride in a few times though I didnt realize how cool it was until 10 years later. So I had somewhat of a clue about offroading, but the term "rock crawling" was not anything I knew until high school in about 2000.

i didnt realize you was such a yungin

46&2 · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 26, 2008, 06:17:16 PM »

Quote from: 79coyotefrg on Jan 26, 2008, 03:36:31 PM

i didnt realize you was such a yungin

Haha yup

I just turned 22 one week from today (the 19th)

skipnrocks · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 26, 2008, 08:00:39 PM »

chute I was rock crawlin back when I was in diapers! Just didnt involve a motorized rig!

*FFC* · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 28, 2008, 02:27:36 PM »

Mike, is this like a bi-annual post for you?

MiniSimp · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 28, 2008, 02:44:17 PM »

Rock Hopping, Stump Jumping, Muddin, Rallying....

That's about all I can remember from before 1994...

red · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 28, 2008, 06:04:33 PM »

i was 7 back in 94, hadnt heard of it then

Lady Di · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 28, 2008, 06:07:56 PM »

Quote from: FordFreakChik on Jan 28, 2008, 02:27:36 PM

Mike, is this like a bi-annual post for you?

So are you saying Mike is bi?

abnormaltoy · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 28, 2008, 06:13:48 PM »

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on Jan 28, 2008, 06:07:56 PM

So are you saying Mike is bi?

and anal?

werty · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 28, 2008, 06:33:25 PM »

What happend in 94??? Is that when Marlin started?

46&2 · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 28, 2008, 08:10:39 PM »

Quote from: werty on Jan 28, 2008, 06:33:25 PM

What happend in 94??? Is that when Marlin started?

I believe that was when they opened up their shop.

*FFC* · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 30, 2008, 08:55:29 AM »

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on Jan 28, 2008, 06:07:56 PM

So are you saying Mike is bi?

No, I wasn't saying that

DanS · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 30, 2008, 09:16:31 AM »

In 1979 I owned a 72 Mustang notchback and put it on the rocks, does that count?

MiniSimp · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 30, 2008, 11:07:16 AM »

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Grylloblattodea is a small order of extremophile and wingless insects that live in the cold on top of mountains, consisting of a single family, Grylloblattidae. They are commonly called grylloblattids, but are also sometimes called rock crawlers or icebugs. Their appearance evidently puzzled the scientist who discovered them; the first species named was Grylloblatta campodeiformis, which means "It looks like a cricket, a cockroach, and a Campodea" (a kind of two-pronged bristletail). Most are nocturnal and appear to feed on detritus. They have long antennae (23-45 segments) and long cerci (5-8 segments), but no wings. Their closest living relatives are the phasmids and the recently-discovered order Mantophasmatodea (Cameron et al., 2006).

This order includes a single family with 5 genera and 25 species.

ZukIzzy · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 30, 2008, 11:57:25 AM »

Yes in 87 I was 18 and had a 75 chevy on huge 35s that I wheeled in azusa canyon once in a while. My freinds and I knew the term and made fun of the guys who did it. Time do change. I think Petersens had an article referncing Rock Crawling around 88 too. It centerd around a beat up FJ40 IIRC.

Wayne

Jud · « **Reply #25 on:** Jul 17, 2009, 05:28:18 PM »

I was raised with the term "wheelin" since I was born. I honestly don't like the term "crawling". To me it's kind of a bro term. People who are ignorant to wheelin call in "Crawlin" too.

kneedownnate · « **Reply #26 on:** Jul 17, 2009, 06:54:59 PM »

Rarely is an old thread dug up that has any validity. Good job

skipnrocks · « **Reply #27 on:** Jul 18, 2009, 06:29:04 PM »

I think of wheelin and crawlin differantly... I go wheelin if I went to some place all rocks I would probably go crawlin, but generally I go wheelin and sometimes while Im wheelin i find a place to go crawlin...

Larryb · « **Reply #28 on:** Jul 18, 2009, 06:47:31 PM »

My uncle was a avid jeeper during the 80's. I made first trip across the dusy around the mid 80's in a CJ5 with 33's although i do not recall if the term rock crawling was used. More than likely it was just referred to as a "jeep trail"

KYOTA · « **Reply #29 on:** Jul 18, 2009, 07:16:22 PM »

I heard the term used on December 31st 1993, so before 94 yes

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