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  1. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    Since we didn't start the Dempster until 5ish, we stayed at Eagle Plains on the way up. and continued the next day to Inuvik. On the way down though we did it all in one go in some crazy weather. The way up took 12 hours driving over the two days, but the way back took 10.5 hours driving in...
  2. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    Couple more
  3. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    Arctic Circle Pics Happiness is.... A man, his dog, his girl his country and his truck. Geeze I didn't mean that to sound rednecky.
  4. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    OK, this will be my last apology for the delay. Not because I won't be delayed again, but because you're probably as tired of reading my apologies as I am of writing them. So without further ado, Part 11b: After stopping briefly to wonder at the Continental Divide, we continued North on...
  5. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    Yukon Mountains
  6. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    The dempster! PART 11: This was to be by far my favourite part of the trip. This "highway" was to be our last leg on the Northward journey. The complete and utter solitude is amazing and makes it seem very weird when you do see another vehicle. But worry not, cuz it's rare. That being...
  7. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    Sorry for the delay again. Life's busy. PART 10: So we were on the road by 11, but immediately stopped before we had even hit the highway. On the way out, one of the houses is the location for "Mom's" a small backporch bakery and coffee shop. Since it was breakfast time we indulged in a...
  8. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    more pics Lake Laberge-Immortalized by Robert Service in his poem "The Cremation of Sam Magee". This lake was major portion of the Goldrush journey from Whitehorse to Dawson City. Some luxuries- Some Organic Fair Trade Coffee we brought with us from Vic along with our little inverter and...
  9. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    PART 9b: OK, where were we. Ah yes, the ALCAN. The junction at the end of the Stewart-Cassiar as I mentioned is nothing but one road ending in a T junction. You're in the Yukon now, and have been for a bit. 22km to the right is Watson Lake, home of the signpost forest, and 135km to the left...
  10. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    Maybe the fist thing to get caught up on is the numbers. When we left Smither's we filled up and the truck read 362159.Keeping in mind the odo is only recording 85% of the km's since 360k. Gas wasn't too bad in Smither's, and it wasn't untill our next gasup 345 km further north that gas...
  11. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    Sorry for the delay My apologies to anyone who I managed to get sucked into my truck tale and then seemingly abandon. I've had a bit of unfortunate family circumstances that naturally take priority over such things. However, I am back and in a position where I can finally sit down and...
  12. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    more pics
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    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    Thanks. If you're talking about the gerry can on the back, Canadian Tire. Since I'm assuming you're talking about the air tank, I actually traded it for my old 13 gal compressor tank I had kicking around. Since the trade was free I went that way. Ask at any trucking parts/repair shop...
  14. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    few more pics, one of the mounts for the rear bumper, tying into the frame plate.
  15. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    Sorry for the delay. Coming back from vacation unfortunately means having to do a bit of work on the side so I can afford a bit more summer before the new career starts. By the way, not that anything is too groundbreaking or anything, but if anyone has any questions or wants any pics, I'm glad...
  16. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    few more
  17. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    "The word unblowupable is thrown around a lot these days" Homer Simpson said it first, and I fully endorse the spirit if not the letter of the statement. I've sort of lost a bit of track on what order everything happened in. Partly because it was a few months back now, and partly because...
  18. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    PART 5: OK, so jumping ahead a bit to May and we've got the beginnings of a bumper on the front and rear. The winch is as yet unwired and the rear swingout was almost there. A few gauges got thrown into the dash and, after moving a couple of the rear window switches from the center...
  19. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    It's an awful lot of remembering to do at once, so I'll continue part 5 later with the final 2 month push to the finish line. Few more pics till then
  20. hobiesbestfriend

    Victoria, BC to Inuvik, NWT- An Epic tale of...something

    So you can sortof get a look at the front axle. IFS Calipers/LC Rotors/Extended Brake Lines/Dual Diaphragm Booster w/Large Bore MC/Front Armor/Complete Rebuild/Sitting on Custom Springs. About the springs. They started out as a really good set of 79-83 rears as the main leafs. Then used...
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