MowStock 2025 - April 5-6, Church Point, LA

ArduRover Rover 4.6
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Rover/Mower/Drone Folks!

You are invited to the 3rd annual MowStock. All interested in autonomous Mowers/Rovers/Boats/Drones, etc. are invited. The main goals being to meet, compare ideas/best practices and share experiences with putting these autonomous contraptions together.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their own autonomous vehicle (running or project). We have ~100 acres of hay fields to play with so room to roam, fly and explore is not an issue. Will have our on-site RTK (via NTRIP) active and available for use by all. (Also have a small pond on the property for any floating Rovers).

Several folks from the Ardupilot Forums and YouTube fame will attend including Yuri Rage (https://www.youtube.com/@YurisHomebrewDIY) and Kenny Trussel (https://www.youtube.com/@KennyTrussell)).

Logistics:
Church Point is a small town about 20 miles NW of Lafayette, LA with no motels. However, Lafayette is a large metropolitan area about 30 minutes away with many motels and a large airport served by American, Delta and United and all major rental car companies.

We have a 2400’ grass airstrip onsite (71LA) and folks are welcome to fly-in. Please call before launching to confirm expected strip conditions. Bring your own tie-downs. KOPL and KLFT are both excellent hard surface options if we get serious rain.

RV’s are welcome onsite but please call for details.

If attending, please contact me so we can plan accordingly!

Physical Address – 1529 Beaugh St, Church Point, LA 70525
Contact: Steve Webre – "swebre@hotmail.com” or 337-349-8365

Onward!

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OMG, I would absolutely love to go and meet all of you and nerd out. If you show off some of your achievements, please take some videos. Here is my work in progress, https://youtube.com/shorts/XBVs-bLQMFM?si=DTi0-oGEuURa7nmv

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So buy a ticket. :slightly_smiling_face: Several major airlines fly into Lafayette and hotels abound. Good luck!

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I will be attending the meeting this year and bring my mower. It’s just a a mower that does a lot of mowing every year and i have made a few improvements since last year, including the ability to drive the mower manually with the original drive handles and with the flip of a switch go back to full auto.

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I’ll be there with mower in tow, working or not! :slight_smile:

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Looking forward to seeing the mods!

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Just giving this thread a bump for those possibly considering as it’s a month away. Looking forward to seeing new rovers!

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Another bump from me! I’m half the world away, but attending something like that would be absolutely great. I’ve never dabbled in mowers, but i love the idea since they combine both a fun hobby and a real world need.
Looking forward to seeing some vids of the meet! Have a great time!

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I was hoping to come but probably won’t be able to due to work schedule. I have mower pulled apart and in the conversion process so will at least post pictures on the forum for feedback. Would love to see pictures from the event!

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My schedule freed up as I’d hoped, and I should be able to make it for the first time since # 1.

Had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with the fellas in Church Point yesterday as well. Hope the mower tweaks were successful!

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And they were. Still have a few oddities to work out but certainly getting better Yuri!

If anyone has or is considering building a rover, you really should consider making this event. Expect a gaggle of interesting machines and lots of experience on hand to work thru issues and get you going. Onward!

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Countdown has begun so make your plans to attend! Bring your rover or just come hang out and see how others have done on their projects. You will learn something and have a blast. Onward!