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crud · 08-01-2008, 11:47 AM

I have owned a few RC cars over the years, but never really got too into it. Now at 37 years old I've discovered these rock-crawlers. I went out and bought a AX-10 kit. Now this little thing has consumed ALL of my free time, and money! I am absolutely addicted to tinkering with this thing. I am constantly tearing into it, making changes, and checking for performance gains...usually for the better, thanks to this awesome website and its members! I lay in bed at night thinking of how to improve my 4 link set-up, or how to get more sidewall support from my tires, etc.. I have converted part of our bedroom into a workstation. My chick thinks I'm nuts...and I'm starting to believe her. I don't care though, I am enjoying the hell out of this! I already want to build a scale rig from scratch, so I can have a comp rig, and a scale rig. With two of these things, I may not get any sleep at all!

I would like to thank RCCRAWLER.com and its members!!!!!
"My name is Crud, and I am a crawlaholic"

slowngreen · 08-01-2008, 11:55 AM

i know exactly how you feel, all i think about is my crawler and if youre a nut for loving this then there are alot of nuts here lol.

Grizzly4x4 · 08-01-2008, 12:37 PM

Consider us you support group, we're in the same boat. Eat, sleep, breathe, rc crawling.

Welcome man.

Venturestein · 08-01-2008, 12:46 PM

yeah bro I may aswell have typed that post, good for you, and good for all of us.

jbrentd · 08-01-2008, 12:52 PM

I'm right there with you. And I thought I spent a lot on my original purchase. Now, if I can just keep myself out of the Berg sub-forum.

sweli · 08-01-2008, 01:00 PM

Diddo here. My wife gets pretty mad at me if I spend more then two nights in the basement working on my 2.2.
Ever since I found crawling, I am aaaaaaaaaaaaaadicted!

Already thinking of where I could put some rocks in my backyard for a 10x30 area to crawl.

West Mich does not have a lot of natural rock areas and I actually get really jealous of the pics from people in westV and out west of the great places they get to crawl in.

It's a powerful drug, this crawling thing is.

MCSCOTT · 08-01-2008, 01:04 PM

I know exactly how you feel. I bought my first AX10 back when they were Preorder, and it was several months before I got it. Then I put it together and didn't even buy the electronics before I lost interest in it. Somewhere in the middle of all that I had signed up on here and found out Kamikaze lives here where I live, and ended up going by his house to check out some of his stuff. Right after that I finished mine up and have now built two more and getting ready to try to figure out a Berg build. The day I met Jeff we were talking about where we worked, and I mentioned how most of the time I don't do much here but sit and read offroad forums all day, and he said if he had a job like that he would be on RCC all day. At that point I didn't really realize how addictive these little things could be, but once I finally drove mine I was hooked, and now I sit on RCC all day.

Robbob · 08-01-2008, 01:12 PM

Quote:

"My name is Crud, and I am a crawlaholic"

Now, didnt that feel good getting that out in the open.

wife scheduled a psyche eval for me after i asked her one night to pass the shock oil at dinner. of course she wasn't to happy when i built a track with my potatoes and used my corn as gate markers.

Cheatin · 08-01-2008, 01:35 PM

Just don't turn into one of the sheep that has to buy the next new thing of the week. Get your truck built how you like it, and drive it.

J Mann · 08-01-2008, 09:48 PM

You " know what they say " If this is wrong I don't want to be right."

parker88 · 08-01-2008, 10:15 PM

Im still waiting on my first crawler and im allready addicted....lol

NeXt559 · 08-02-2008, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crud

I have owned a few RC cars over the years, but never really got too into it. Now at 37 years old I've discovered these rock-crawlers. I went out and bought a AX-10 kit. Now this little thing has consumed ALL of my free time, and money! I am absolutely addicted to tinkering with this thing. I am constantly tearing into it, making changes, and checking for performance gains...usually for the better, thanks to this awesome website and its members! I lay in bed at night thinking of how to improve my 4 link set-up, or how to get more sidewall support from my tires, etc.. I have converted part of our bedroom into a workstation. My chick thinks I'm nuts...and I'm starting to believe her. I don't care though, I am enjoying the hell out of this! I already want to build a scale rig from scratch, so I can have a comp rig, and a scale rig. With two of these things, I may not get any sleep at all!

I would like to thank RCCRAWLER.com and its members!!!!!
"My name is Crud, and I am a crawlaholic"

preaching to the choir brah!

i actually had a nightmare the other night in where i was competing in an international comp, in the dream it was being covered by espn8 "the ocho" (probably because i was watching dogeball before i went to sleep), and for some reason my rig would randomly flip over onto its back the second the front tire touched a rock.

i actually woke up in a cold sweat

probabbly one of the weirdest dreams i ever had.

Rockcrawler · 08-02-2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grizzly4x4

Consider us you support group, we're in the same boat. Eat, sleep, breathe, rc crawling.

Welcome man.

X2 Welcome to the club man.

Notice he said support group......not rehabilitation.

4 years and running here.

CrawlinginKY · 08-02-2008, 07:26 AM

I couldn't find a better time to make my first post than now. I'm glad I'm not the only one spending all their time eating, thinking, dreaming rockcrawling...lol. I spend all of my downtime figuring out ways to my my Scorpion stick better. Rock on Rockaholics!

RCHuffer · 08-03-2008, 12:54 AM

Newbie, with AX10, just got it up and crawling for the first time and I'm hooked.

Do you guys check out landscaping on you way to work too? Now I'm looking for any cool landscapes with rocks and hills. Does this qualify me as an addict, if so My Names RCHuffer.

on my hands and knees searching for a piece of rock...

suzuki_yota · 08-03-2008, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parker88

Im still waiting on my first crawler and im allready addicted....lol

So am I. I'm trying to decide what I want. However, addiction to the hobby as an entire, has taken me over.

mockknight · 08-03-2008, 01:33 AM

I think crawling should be right up there with crack cocaine...

TheHeadHunter · 08-03-2008, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crud

My chick thinks I'm nuts...

Just dump her

,its too late for me I was already married when I discovered this :-(...

suzuki_yota · 08-03-2008, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mockknight

I think crawling should be right up there with crack cocaine...

Haha. I hear ya. This stuff is extremely addicting. Just looking at the pictures is addiciting. LOL.

saturnpainter · 08-03-2008, 09:45 PM

My wife calls this website RC Porn. Said she wouldn't be as jealous if I was looking at girls.

08-01-2008, 11:47 AM	#1
crud Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: all over Posts: 10	I'm Sooo Addicted!! I have owned a few RC cars over the years, but never really got too into it. Now at 37 years old I've discovered these rock-crawlers. I went out and bought a AX-10 kit. Now this little thing has consumed ALL of my free time, and money! I am absolutely addicted to tinkering with this thing. I am constantly tearing into it, making changes, and checking for performance gains...usually for the better, thanks to this awesome website and its members! I lay in bed at night thinking of how to improve my 4 link set-up, or how to get more sidewall support from my tires, etc.. I have converted part of our bedroom into a workstation. My chick thinks I'm nuts...and I'm starting to believe her. I don't care though, I am enjoying the hell out of this! I already want to build a scale rig from scratch, so I can have a comp rig, and a scale rig. With two of these things, I may not get any sleep at all! I would like to thank RCCRAWLER.com and its members!!!!! "My name is Crud, and I am a crawlaholic"

08-01-2008, 01:00 PM	#6
sweli RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lake Michigan Posts: 1,898	aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadicted! Diddo here. My wife gets pretty mad at me if I spend more then two nights in the basement working on my 2.2. Ever since I found crawling, I am aaaaaaaaaaaaaadicted! Already thinking of where I could put some rocks in my backyard for a 10x30 area to crawl. West Mich does not have a lot of natural rock areas and I actually get really jealous of the pics from people in westV and out west of the great places they get to crawl in. It's a powerful drug, this crawling thing is.

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08-01-2008, 11:55 AM	#2
slowngreen RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Nunya Idaho... Posts: 1,559	i know exactly how you feel, all i think about is my crawler and if youre a nut for loving this then there are alot of nuts here lol.

08-01-2008, 12:37 PM	#3
Grizzly4x4 PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler Posts: 13,137	Consider us you support group, we're in the same boat. Eat, sleep, breathe, rc crawling. Welcome man.

08-01-2008, 12:46 PM	#4
Venturestein Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: dedmonton Posts: 39	yeah bro I may aswell have typed that post, good for you, and good for all of us.

08-01-2008, 12:52 PM	#5
jbrentd Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 134	I'm right there with you. And I thought I spent a lot on my original purchase. Now, if I can just keep myself out of the Berg sub-forum.

08-01-2008, 01:04 PM	#7
MCSCOTT Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbia, TN Posts: 813	I know exactly how you feel. I bought my first AX10 back when they were Preorder, and it was several months before I got it. Then I put it together and didn't even buy the electronics before I lost interest in it. Somewhere in the middle of all that I had signed up on here and found out Kamikaze lives here where I live, and ended up going by his house to check out some of his stuff. Right after that I finished mine up and have now built two more and getting ready to try to figure out a Berg build. The day I met Jeff we were talking about where we worked, and I mentioned how most of the time I don't do much here but sit and read offroad forums all day, and he said if he had a job like that he would be on RCC all day. At that point I didn't really realize how addictive these little things could be, but once I finally drove mine I was hooked, and now I sit on RCC all day.

08-01-2008, 01:35 PM	#9
Cheatin Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: No Cajones en El Cajones Posts: 495	Just don't turn into one of the sheep that has to buy the next new thing of the week. Get your truck built how you like it, and drive it.

08-01-2008, 09:48 PM	#10
J Mann Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In a state of eternal chaos Posts: 178	You " know what they say " If this is wrong I don't want to be right."

08-01-2008, 10:15 PM	#11
parker88 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawton Posts: 441	Im still waiting on my first crawler and im allready addicted....lol

08-02-2008, 07:26 AM	#14
CrawlinginKY Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dawson Springs Posts: 1	I couldn't find a better time to make my first post than now. I'm glad I'm not the only one spending all their time eating, thinking, dreaming rockcrawling...lol. I spend all of my downtime figuring out ways to my my Scorpion stick better. Rock on Rockaholics!

08-03-2008, 12:54 AM	#15
RCHuffer Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Marcos, CA Posts: 729	Newbie, with AX10, just got it up and crawling for the first time and I'm hooked. Do you guys check out landscaping on you way to work too? Now I'm looking for any cool landscapes with rocks and hills. Does this qualify me as an addict, if so My Names RCHuffer. on my hands and knees searching for a piece of rock...

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08-03-2008, 01:33 AM	#17
mockknight Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bellevue Posts: 182	I think crawling should be right up there with crack cocaine...

08-03-2008, 09:45 PM	#20
saturnpainter Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brooksville Posts: 36	My wife calls this website RC Porn. Said she wouldn't be as jealous if I was looking at girls.

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