Community Tour

[Eagle Scout]

Another vote for PA - we're up here in northwest PA, hard on Lake Erie, where you can't hardly find a 2WD vehicle (if you wanted one....). We're mostly bracing for winter presently, but there's a very strong off-road contingent here in the PA/ NY/ OH tri-state area, & "mud season" will be here before you know it.... Jeeps & Broncos are pretty popular here (we have a very strong Jeep club - Erie Jeep People - but they're very inclusive of other marques), so the interest is definitely here. It's also easy to get here - I-90, I-79, & I-86 all converge in Erie County, PA, so we tend to draw well from the surrounding areas, both rural & metropolitan (Pittsburgh, Buffalo, & Cleveland are all within about 2 hours of us), as well as Canada, if you're looking at that market.

Don't hesitate to let me know if there's anything I can do to help generate some interest for you guys in the area.

Thanks-
Randy

 

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Hey @[email protected], excited to see Scout Motors making the effort to connect with local groups and owners. I know someone already made the pitch for an east-coast visit and I just wanted to double-down on that. There is a small but dedicated group of Scout owners up here that have been lacking the community aspect of ownership that many in other areas enjoy. Your presence in the New England area would go a long way in developing the northeastern Scout community. I'm happy to help in any way that I can if you do decide to make it up this way. Thanks!

Hey @AGuyAndHisDog, thanks for reaching out! What area of the NE are you in? Did a quick one-day trip to NYC for some media visits, but planning to head back there sometime soon. Would love to hit a few more areas up there when I do!

Side note, I split time between Miami and DC (when not on the road the other 80% of the time ), so east coast visits are pretty easy for me to make as well.

 

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Another vote for PA - we're up here in northwest PA, hard on Lake Erie, where you can't hardly find a 2WD vehicle (if you wanted one....). We're mostly bracing for winter presently, but there's a very strong off-road contingent here in the PA/ NY/ OH tri-state area, & "mud season" will be here before you know it.... Jeeps & Broncos are pretty popular here (we have a very strong Jeep club - Erie Jeep People - but they're very inclusive of other marques), so the interest is definitely here. It's also easy to get here - I-90, I-79, & I-86 all converge in Erie County, PA, so we tend to draw well from the surrounding areas, both rural & metropolitan (Pittsburgh, Buffalo, & Cleveland are all within about 2 hours of us), as well as Canada, if you're looking at that market.

Don't hesitate to let me know if there's anything I can do to help generate some interest for you guys in the area.

Thanks-
Randy

Super cool, would love to hit NW PA. Gonna sit down early next week and hash out a road tour that Jamie and I can tag team here.

Side note for the storm, if you guys are out enjoying the snow in your rigs, feel free to submit photos! Would love to see some cool shots of Scouts out in the elements having some fun and share them with the team here.

Chris

 

[J Alynn]

I’m in the Lancaster/Harrisburg area so maybe the PA folks can list a general area they are each located and maybe you can find a central location that makes sense in your next tour. Just a thought. I’d love to meet up and talk design but getting to NW PA is a haul. I’d be curious for any meets in northern MD and/or DE as well as Philly if you plan on getting to any of those areas.
Thanks

 

[AGuyAndHisDog]

Hey @AGuyAndHisDog, thanks for reaching out! What area of the NE are you in? Did a quick one-day trip to NYC for some media visits, but planning to head back there sometime soon. Would love to hit a few more areas up there when I do!

Side note, I split time between Miami and DC (when not on the road the other 80% of the time ), so east coast visits are pretty easy for me to make as well.

I'm up in the Burlington, VT area. I know there are a handful of other Scout owners/enthusiasts up here as well, and even more if you open the aperture to include New Hampshire and Maine. I know it's a challenge to find a central location that is reasonable for most people in a place like this. It's easy to forget how geographically spread-out everything is up here; Burlington, VT to the northern parts of Maine is a 10 hour drive.

With that being said, it's well-worth the trek up here. May-October you can't beat the scenery (did someone say fall foliage photoshoot in the Green Mountains?). Like I said before, if you do make it up this far north, I'd be happy to help coordinate in any way I can. I'd recommend waiting until spring though, when the salt has washed off the roads and people bring their rigs out of winter hibernation.

 

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As I'm flushing out the tour dates and stops over the next week, just want to pop in and say for anyone in the VA, MD, DC area, I'll be over at Katie's Cars and Coffee in Great Falls tomorrow morning. For any Scout community members in the area, swing on by and say hey!

 

[Fins160]

@[email protected], Save the date for the Arizona IH Rendezvous, April 14-16 in Wickenberg, AZ! https://www.sonoradesertscouts.com/rendezvous.html

 

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I'll add that to the list! Are you down in Arizona? Have it on the list to swing through, so would be up to get some insight as to some strong areas to hit.

 

[Fins160]

I'll add that to the list! Are you down in Arizona? Have it on the list to swing through, so would be up to get some insight as to some strong areas to hit.

I am in the Phoenix area, and am a member of Sonora Desert Scouts. We have meetings the 2nd Tuesday of every month in Tempe, and our big annual event is the one I listed in Wickenberg. We also have a group in Tucson. PM me if you're heading this way!

 

[BeeMoe]

If you find your way to the Baltimore/DC area, there are a number of folks we can rally (I'm closer to Baltimore, but DC isn't that far). Old Line State Binders, Triple Diamond Fourwheelers, and some others in the area. Speaking of TDF, if you find your way to the Carlisle Truck show Aug 4-6, TDF hosts the Scout show within the show, and wheeling in NJ Pine Barrens the weekend after Mother's Day and the weekend before Halloween. Not uncommon to find a few Scouts and other old IH trucks at the Burtonsville, MD cruise-in every Sunday morning (when salt isn't on the roads).

 

[Rallye]

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Are there any plans to add a few Canadian stops to the tour?

 

[lni]

There's a fairly sizeable 6G Bronco group up in the PNW, Seattle area. I currently own one as well, a '22 2 Door Badlands Sasquatch. By 2026, I'd think that most/many of us, would be looking at the next best thing.

I started out with a '70 Scout 800 as my first vehicle and am definitely keeping an eye on your progress. If up in the area, I could help put a meet together. I'm sure we'd all love to find out more.

 

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@[email protected]

Are there any plans to add a few Canadian stops to the tour?

At the moment, not quite. However, I do like making my way up to Canada from time to time and would totally be up to meeting some Canadian Scout groups when I am. What area are you in?

 

[hifixenthusiast]

What about Central Texas? Austin or San Antonio in the cards?

 

[OleScout]

@[email protected] since you're in the are (Maryland, DC, Virginia) check out Overland East in the fall. This is not a Scout event, but may give you a feel of the target audience for the overlanding, adventure, camping, type.