VOLUME 08.04.10 THE HUMMER CLUB, INC. ® RUBBERDUCK 4X4 BLUEHUMMER OUTFITTERS H1 LED Announces Wireless Hour Meter Front Turn Signals BlueHummer Outfitters Keep accurate track of maintenance intervals. A RubberDuck 4x4 Exclusive! Vibration activated hour meter requires no external power or electrical connection. It can Convert your H1 Front Turn Signals to true LED! be mounted almost anywhere on or in your Four LED’s illuminate for parking lights and all Hummer vehicle. Total hours, up to 99,999.9, 14 LED’s flash for turn signal. The LED boards are always shown on the LCD display. This install in your existing Turn Signal Housings sealed, highly shock resistant meter features with no modification. Simply plug them in! reliable solid state electronics with quartz crystal The LED Boards can be purchased in accuracy and an internal battery. Mounting three options: bracket is included. $39 1. LED Boards Only, just install the board in For more information: your existing lamps - $165.00 Pair www.bluehummer.com 2. LED Boards and New Turn Signal Housings, or call 303-798-5518 why put your new LEDs in old scratched or dull housings. Replace them with new factory housings - $285.00 Pair 3. LED Boards, New Housings, and New Mounting Brackets. Replace your entire turn signal with New Housings, Brackets and LED Boards. - $310.00 Pair PREDATOR SEARCH & RESCUE View these and other LED options at: REAR BUMPER www.RubberDuck4x4.com or give us a call at 513-RU-DUCKD Our new S&R Rear Bumper for the H1 Hummer is the Heavy Duty solution for the offroader! The bumper is approximately 2” higher off the ground then the stock bumper as well raised corners for some serious departure angle. The entire construction is manufactured from formed 1/4” thick steel with a boxed and internally reinforced design for an almost indestructible design. Unlike the original tow hitch that looks like an after thought, our two hitch is built into the Predator Bumper and fully reinforced to retain the stock tow rating. Also includes two low profile LED License Plate Bolt Lights which adds to the clean look and function of the bumper and allows you to choose license plate location. Contact: Predator Motorsports 1-87-PREDATOR www.predatorinc.com All Hummer Club members receive an EXCLUSIVE 10% off the S&R Rear Bumper and Options! CONTENTS FALL 2010 Features WINDROCK 06 The Beautiful Tennessee Mountains THE HUMMER ADVENTURES 12 Another Year Has Come and Gone! DRUMMOND ISLAND 16 A Journey That Began Four Years Ago MOAB XV 20 The People DREAMS COME TRUE! 22 Travel To Moab Departments PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 05 Event Participation MEMBER TECH TIP 28 Vacuum Pump Troubleshoot and Replacement TECH TIP 30 Chassis Lube OOPS! 32 Sometimes Things Don’t Go As Planned! COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY LARRY COPLIN Photo: Chris Blood AZIMUTH 1 Club Directors Marshall Henderson Glen Peck Director – President Director – CFO/Membership/HOPE 289 Rolling Hill Road 2722 Lury Lane Mooresville, NC 28117 Annapolis, MD 21401 [email protected] [email protected] 704-663-6510 (home) 410-268-8820 (office) 704-309-9427 (cellular) 410-279-0262 (cellular) Rick Grucz Eric Sitterle Director Director – Events Planning 2845 Jewell Road 1802 Ridgewood Circle Howell, MI 48843 Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 [email protected] [email protected] 517-223-4885 (home) 513-226-5823 (cellular) 248-505-6532 (cellular) Kevin Cusimano Dave Breggin Director Director 7155 Sunset Ridge Parkway 4604 W. Ponds Circle Indianapolis, IN 46259 Littleton, CO 80123 [email protected] [email protected] 317-862-8652 (home) 303-929-1020 (cell) 317-209-6631 (work) 303-798-5518 (office) Marc Balocco Director 2063 Yavapai Drive Sedona, AZ 86336 [email protected] [email protected] 928-204-2555 (work) 928-606-4455 (cellular) 2 AZIMUTH The HUMMER Club, Inc. is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation organized under the California Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law. We are a national organization dedicated to promoting the safe use of the HUMMER in a family oriented atmosphere. We emphasize responsi- ble four-wheeling and are serious about safety and environmentally correct off-roading. We encourage our members to be active in land use advocacy and community service and to use both vehicles and land resources safely along the guide- lines set forth by Tread Lightly! and the United Four Wheel Drive Association. Both regional and national events run by member volunteers are sponsored throughout the year where members can drive trails with levels of difficulty ranging from moderate to extreme. These events, our website and the publication of a quarterly mag- azine also offer an opportunity for exchange of information to develop a better understanding of the Photo from “Dreams Come True! Travel To Moab” Article on Page 22 HUMMER vehicle and its safe use. As the only recognized national HUMMER orga- nization, the Club enjoys excellent relationships with AM General and HUMMER/General Motors Corporation and frequently has factory technicians and parts support at major events. The Club welcomes all HUMMER vehicles. It is a strong, established organization that will only get better with your help. Join in, support the HUMMER Club. With your participation, the Club will continue to grow for the benefit of HUMMER owners. H ©Copyright 2010 - The HUMMER Club Inc. All Rights Reserved for all original material herein. HUMMER trademarks used with the written permission of General Motors. For membership information visit www.thehummerclubinc.com For Advertising information contact [email protected] Azimuth is designed by: Paul Jones 1904 South Kellogg Place Kennewick, WA 99338 Contact Paul at [email protected] For permissions and reprints of this magazine, contact: [email protected] AZIMUTH 3 Photo by Manny MacMillan 4 AZIMUTH CLUB NEWS teach is spotting. It is really helpful while Ask another HUMMER owner if they ever on the trails to have good spotters and off road and or would like to. Tell them fellow drivers with good techniques. It is about the Club and encourage them to try amazing how much you learn about getting it out. You know how much fun we have, your truck through a challenge by closely don’t be stingy about sharing the passion. watching others go through. Not all trail We no longer have dealers selling leaders are good at explaining techniques HUMMERS and selling the Club so we have and some don’t have the patience, but we to find new members on our own. Use your have many skilled enthusiasts who are Ambassadors and use copies of Azimuth willing to help. to help in recruiting new enthusiasts. Or At the Club annual meeting we announced follow George Yankay’s example at three new directors with Eric Sitterle Windrock and bring a friend out to try electing to continue his position on the their hand at it. board. New to the board are Dave Breggin If you have ideas for events, if you can of bluehummer.com, Marc Balocco of help a bit with Azimuth, if you can help Sedona Off-road Adventures and Kevin maintain the web site, if you are good PRESIDENT’S Cusimano from Indianapolis. Please join at Facebook or Tweet regularly we me in welcoming these volunteers who are need your help. If you are coming to an MESSAGE stepping up to help out with our Club. event and would be willing to help with Retiring from active board duties are registration, name tags, dinner, etc., we P. Marshall Henderson Hal Dilworth, Bob DeVore and Manny need your help. You don’t have to spend MacMillan. All three contributed tirelessly Glen Peck type hours, just contribute what you can. We need your help. Everyone needs to get out to an event next and their efforts are greatly appreciated. year. In fact, go to several events. This We still know how to get hold of them and I would like to wrap up with a HUGE thank is what the Club is all about. Wheeling we aren’t afraid to ask for help. When you you to Glen Peck. You may not know it but together, hanging out by the fire in the see these three out and about be sure to this man pours his heart into our Club. He parking lot, planning our next trips, say thanks. works tirelessly and even made meetings comparing accessories, sharing parts One topic discussed at the meeting was battling health issues. He does the work suppliers and repair techniques. There is getting more people to help. You don’t of any three other directors and never always a buzz around the trucks where have to serve as a director, but getting turns down a request. Thank you Glen, people check out what is new or different. involved is a big help to us. We are your work and your commitment mean the world to me and to this Club of ours. We are going to get a better way to list going to get back to a committee method Be safe everyone (especially you Curt), upcoming events on our website so you can of doing things. We will set up a trail I will see you on the trails.Take care, be make plans to join us as often as possible. committee under Eric. More people to safe and I will see you on the trails, If you plan a local event, let us know and contact event coordinators collect event details and all around help with planning we will promote the event on our website. Marshall Of course we want pictures and a write up our event schedule. We need an Azimuth after, we love hearing about how people committee.