Hump N Bump Rolls Back In Town

By VERNON ROBISON

The Progress

Hundreds of people gathered at the Clark County Fairgrounds last weekend for the 41st annual Hump N Bump event, presented by Vegas Valley 4-Wheelers Club (VV4W). A total of 265 off-road vehicles registered for the event.

The Hump N Bump, which features gravity-defying rock crawls and adrenaline-pumping vertical climbs over the red rocks of the Logandale Trails area, draws off-road enthusiasts from far and wide to the renowned trail system.

“We are excited about this year’s turnout,” said event organizer Kevin Bailey. “Our attendance has jumped 5 percent since last year. We have sold out all the fairground RV spaces with 112 RVs. We have 56 tent campers in the grass. And we have another 15 “boondockers:” people who are just willing to park their rigs anywhere they can without water or power connections.”

Furthermore, Bailey said he was aware that the North Shore Inn in Overton had sold out for the weekend and that there were many last-minute registrants who were staying the night at hotels in Mesquite and coming to the Hump N Bump event during the day.
“It is a great year!” Bailey added.

A new facet has been added to this year’s event. For the first time, the Hump N Bump allowed side-by-side vehicles to register and join in the trail rides.
“We had nine of them register this year to go out on guided trail rides with us,” Bailey said. “That is an area where we are looking to expand. We welcome the side-by-side community to come out and have fun with us.”

Hump N Bump action started at first light on Friday morning. Rock crawlers, buggies and custom Jeeps lined up early in the Fairgrounds parking lot to get a start on one of the half-dozen or so trails in the event. Then the drivers set out in groups at 15-30 minute intervals to tackle their chosen trails.

To remind participants to tread lightly, VV4W installed more than 30 signs encouraging drivers to respect plant life and stay on the trails.

The Logandale Trails System has been the home of Hump N Bump since the early 2000s. And VV4W officials are intent on returning year after year. The trail system and the Moapa Valley community is at the very heart of the Hump N Bump, Bailey said.

“We are committed to the Logandale Trails System,” Bailey added. “We will be back. We love the trails and we love the community. We love to support the community and its businesses as much as we can. And we appreciate the community welcoming us with open arms each year.”

Bailey said that the VV4W members makes a point of patronizing local business as much as possible. In addition to the big weekend, volunteers from the club make trips out to Logandale Trails every weekend for about two months before the event to scout out the trails.

“While we are here we eat a local restaurants, visit local shops and spend our money here,” Bailey said. “It brings a bit of economic boost to the community, I’m sure, and we are glad to do it.”

Local food trucks served up good food at the fairgrounds throughout the weekend. These included Papa Gyro, Tacos and Salsa, White Boys Tacos and others.
“They have done a great job,” Bailey said. “And made it so we don’t have to cook.”

The Hump N Bump event will be back again next year, only a bit earlier in the season. The 2023 event will run from Oct. 19-22.
“We have heard from our participants, especially those sleeping in tents, that it is just a little too cold,” Bailey said. “So we are planning just a little earlier.”