"INVITE ONLY BOGGS"

[Thumper]

      I'm beginning to agree with the "invite only" boggs. People kind enough to allow fellow boggers on their land want people to come play, enjoy themselves and have a good time with their families, just like it has been for many years now.
      Unfortunately, I'm hearing more and more how the massive amounts of spectators are creating issues with the continuation of "EVERYONE IS INVITED" boggs. The unexpectedly huge number of spectators and disrespectful "DRUNK SPECTATORS" are causing the invite only boggs to become more and more the norm. The over abundance of spectators use up parking areas designated for boggers, block haulers in, throw their trash around and some drink way too much, disrespect the owners and everone else especially our families. I've heard more and more about how fights are breaking out at "FAMILY BOGG EVENTS", and the hosts are not wanting to put up with it anymore. A once, COME ONE, COME ALL event is gearing up to become apart of the past because of a few inconsiderate people.
      It really sucks because I am fairly new (2 yrs.) to the best and dirtiest site on the net. I do not know very many got mudders because there is so many of us. I rely on the postings to know where i can take my family and boggers to enjoy a day of fun.
       I have been personnally involved in two incidents where we almost came to blows trying to get a drunk spectator to move his truck so we could load. Fortunately, both times my fellow boggers were there to out number his buddies and nothing happened.
       My family (wife, 2 boys, brother and 3 girls) love to bogg, over 20 yrs. now, and fear our boggin will become less and less because invite only will grow because of a few jerk offs, but I understand completely how hosts feel. I have three boggers and just want to play and have fun. We go all over the state to play and hope that we can be one of the few that gets an invite.

[MORGZILLA!]

i agree. i've been to wayy too many bogs where people have been drunk out of their minds, hit somebody, or started fights.. it's ridiculous. if you're going to be drunk, go to a bar, or stay home. don't let drunk people ruin bogs for everybody.
ive been to some invite only bogs that were great, because only people who were trusted enough by the host could come..
i think they should have some FAMILY FRIENDLY ALCHOHOL FREE BOGS, and have the whoever the heck wants to come and get messed up part should be limited.

[J.C.]

well worded!!!

[MUD KING]

True but unfortunate. The guys that cause the problems are allways the ones with no truck. Just a hobby to come get blasted at a bog for some people.

[CMUDFLY]

 

[Bigdaddy]

True but unfortunate. The guys that cause the problems are allways the ones with no truck. Just a hobby to come get blasted at a bog for some people.

not sure what the answer is... i dont drink & dont care if others drink, as long as its responcable
i leave when i see things getting outta hand, ussally about 5-6 oclock, when I see stock trucks start hittin the pit, time for me to load my stuff up & leave
Every bog has alcohol, i choose to leave when the beer is flowing well & read about the fights the next day...

I pick & choose what bog I go to....
If its a drunkfest, I choose to stay away...
if I wanted to hang out with a bunch of DRUNKS, Id go to local bar! JMO

[Bowtie972]

well worded!!!

x2
 
I love my Bud Light as much as the next guy, but honestly I dont drink when I go to bogs.  To me its not worth the risk towing my bogger  home after Ive been drinking.     

[CBakes]

All great points guys and gals, I hope that I'll be part of the "Invite Only" Crowd as myself and very close friends respect the people and property of our fellow wegotmudders! Knowing that we are hauling our boggers to and from the event, we are not getting hammered and causing a rucus!

[bubba]

when i used to hold bogs at my house they started to get out of control, thumper & O.C can attest to that!!! i found it was generaly the people without trucks causing most of the problems, so i went to the invite only theory and i would tell people that unless the invite came from MY TWO LIPS u were not invited and i would turn trucks away sorry if u had to haul a long way or not i didnt invite u and didnt care if a friend of a friend said it was cool to come i stuck to my plan and it worked out well  

[CMUDFLY]

then it should be boggers only and family

[damn_ford]

the theory that everyone will behave is what brings trouble and then people are suprised when happens

if youve got more than 30 people getting together for anything there needs to be some sort of security.
a designated person or group of people to handle "situations" and escort people out. bad stuff happens, idiots
cause it to happen.

if youve got property and are gonna have a large bog, you go thru the trouble to get a tractor or wrecker there for
recovery, you prep your pit, charge admition (sorry donations), cook a pig, whatever else you do to prepare
then protect your investment! and your property designate a couple big guys to watch over things. givem bright orange shirts and point them out to people. give them the authority to remove people without roughing them up unless it comes to that.

maybe someone should assemble a bog security team and rent them out to landowners.. 

[Hammerlane]

Our club does the "invite only" for that very reason..
we have been ridiculed for being "snobish" because of it
we have no problem if you wanna have a beer or two but..
show up to one of our events and act the fool.. We WILL remove you, by force if necessary!
I've only had to do that once in the last couple of years, (yep, damn drunk)
ALL of our club members are considered "Security"

but it's the best way to prevent "STUPIDITY IN ACTION"

[chico]

i like going to mud bogs and i dont drink at all so to those who like to go get blasted and only think about themselves they should be thrown out or just banned from attending other ones bogs...too bad some have to ruin things for others.  like to hang out also and watch the other trucks do there thing JMO

[Crazymays77]

I have to agree with everything said on here. I love to go bogging and I respect the land and everyone there. I dont drink and I kinda dont like to be around it but its part of the game i guess. I do what bd does when it looks like its getting out of hand I'm outta there. I also hope I am part of the invite only people. If I had the land to hold bogs it would be invite only and no alcohol period but thats just me. hope we all can work together and have some great bogs without the hassles.

[Bigdaddy]

x2 well said

I have to agree with everything said on here. I love to go bogging and I respect the land and everyone there. I dont drink and I kinda dont like to be around it but its part of the game i guess. I do what bd does when it looks like its getting out of hand I'm outta there. I also hope I am part of the invite only people. If I had the land to hold bogs it would be invite only and no alcohol period but thats just me. hope we all can work together and have some great bogs without the hassles.

[Bigdaddy]

thats why I stopped by

thats why my bogs are invite only, friends, no drinkin, no drama

[Crazymays77]

thats why I stopped by

thats why my bogs are invite only, friends, no drinkin, no drama

i'll try to stop in next time trent. just didnt have the tracker done for the last one.
thanks again, hope to have more of them, and for more of my buddies to show up

[just one more]

what about guys like me that don't know very many of you guys?
so if i don't know you i can't get an invite?
even though my views are pretty much the same as yours.
and i do show up to bogs with truck on trailer.
i do drink beer at bogs, but i don't get rowdy and i always have a d.d.
so pretty much it pays to know people if you wanna bog your chit.

[CowboyUp]

what about guys like me that don't know very many of you guys?
so if i don't know you i can't get an invite?
even though my views are pretty much the same as yours.
and i do show up to bogs with truck on trailer.
i do drink beer at bogs, but i don't get rowdy and i always have a d.d.
so pretty it pays to know people if you wanna bog your chit.

I agree totally, just because you drink doesnt mean you get rowdy. And as for me, right now Im without a bogger. Ive been tight on funds this year. I thought Id have the money this spring to pick up a turn key or good project, but unfortunately, it didnt happen for me. So if things go to invite only bogs, I wont know anyone to get an invite when I do get a bogger. As for now, I love to watch bogs and I dont want to see things go to family only or invite only, I dont want to miss out on bogs because I cant afford something to wheel.

[Runinhott]

I agree I have twin 2 year olds and a 4 year old my wife and sometimes other members of my family come to bogs with me and they also bring there kids. My kids love my bogger and love to play around at bogs I keep a very close eye on them. That is our FAMILY TIME. We have had a couple times where I feared for my kids safety because of some Stupid Fing drunks either fighting or driving there boggers around and I have left early. I think that is so stupid I like to drink as well but I dont at bogs I may have one or two but I use my head unlike those idiots. I hope this doesnt end my Family Time because of morons. I hope to get those invites as well but I only know a few of the people on here so my bogs are getting slim. JMO