HATFIELD & MCCOYS

[Shmudda]

Yes I have a helmet and GPS I was planning on taking them but I did not know I had to get insurance on my ATV is this true?Do I need it for the Hatfield and Mccoys?

Hmmm.....no insurance??? I will tell you that I make the trip down there at least 2 times/year, and every time down we are working to drag someone's machine up over the mountain because they went over the hill. Usually when that happens there's not to much left of the machine as it always smacks a few trees on the way down. I think your $8000.00 Grizzly is worth another $100.00 bucks a year to protect your investment. Try Progressive, they are the cheapest and you can get it over the web.

Other then the basic stuff to ride SAFELY I take the following:
INSURANCE......dont leave home without it.
Winch
Extra tie-rod - Yes I do take one! Ever try to ride a machine with a bent or broken one?? If you have, you will understand where I am coming from.
Good tool kit, with all metric sizes.
Tire repair kit, with a lot of PLUGS. Make sure you slime the tires before going too. Do this especially if you are running stock 2 ply tires. Lots of rocks like to gobble them up, especally at Bear Wallow.
12VDC tire pump & a tie down strap to band the tire if you knock if off the bead.
Tow strap and 100' of rope to retrieve the Grizz when it goes over the hill.
Extra fuel not needed, you can ride into town to get fuel.
Lots of dry clothes, and a boot dryer.
Last but not least....CASH.

Those are the different items that most riders don't take, trust me I have used every one during one trip or another.

Most of all have fun and ride the BLACK trails, they are really challenging! Like someone else said, there's more riding down there off the trail system then on it, and very beautiful too. Just be careful, I have seen at least (3) people get air lifted to the hospital from a helicopter from the hill climbs just up from Gilbert, they are an ambulance magnet!

Craig

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Hmmm.....no insurance???
I think your $8000.00 Grizzly is worth another $100.00 bucks a year to protect your investment.


Extra fuel not needed, you can ride into town to get fuel.

Insurance is a great thing to have on an ATV, riding or not... because it could get stolen also.

He wanted to know if he needed it before he could ride on the trail, and he don't need insurance to ride on the trail....But if decides not to get insurance, then he better take some fuel.

Insurance is required to ride on any state road in WV if he rides into any town.

 

[SuperDuty335]

Get insurance! It's cheap and it paid for my Sportsman when it was stolen.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I have insurance through geico on my motorcycle, ATV & boats.

For a ATV it's really not that much for a year.

Like Shmudda said, $100 a year and its really worth it.

I went through the web with geico and just gave all my info.

On my vehicle insurance, they were higher if i went through them on my ATV and the rest, and they wanted me to bring everything in so they could take pics.

bjess8,

If i was you & traveling with ATVs on a trailer, i would chain them up on the trailer... and also put a lock on the trailer coupler.

Where my dad lives in WV & even here in KY they steal ATVs a lot.... But it's probably going on everywhere.

From where i live, i can be at the Hatfield & McCoy Buffalo Mtn. entry in 40 minutes pulling a trailer.

 

[bjess8]

Thanks for all the info can not wait to go leaving july 23 for the weekend,I think you guys are right and am going to get insurance put on the Grizz.Probably will not try the extreme trails being that it's my first time going down there but I know it won't be my last from what every one is telling me.
Again thanks for all the info.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Thanks for all the info can not wait to go leaving july 23 for the weekend,I think you guys are right and am going to get insurance put on the Grizz.Probably will not try the extreme trails being that it's my first time going down there but I know it won't be my last from what every one is telling me.
Again thanks for all the info.

On the insurance, i would try 'geico' first, and then get a quote from 'progressive'.... I found that geico was cheaper than progressive, but it may be different for your area.

Do you know which entry your going to go through ?

There is some places that you can stay at and be close to an entry gate.

Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[captjack]

The girlfriend and I go down and ride all the time. We stay @ RCH LODGING - Home great place to stay.

Take a first aid kit, you wont need fuel unless you ride the outlaw trails(wagon wheel) even then your close to fuel.

I can get really close to 100 mile on my griz with a full tank of fuel, and mine is full of mods (fuel/exhaust system etc etc)

I am a moderator for Yamaha Grizzly ATV Forum if you need any help with mods on the Griz thats the place !

I have 3k miles on mine and love it - power steering is great for trail riding.

 

[SuperDuty335]

3k miles on the new power steering is a good sign - assuming it has been relatively trouble free. I'm looking at a new Sportsman with power steering. We used to ride the private trails all over southern WV before H&M became popular. Riding up there is my single favorite thing to do above all other hobbies. Our rides started in a little town called Pageton and went all the way around Keystone, through the Wagon Wheel trails and who knows where else. We would easily clock 100+ miles a day and ride from daylight till dark.
Good times.