Hmmm, no activity in a few days, looks like everybody is getting dialed in.
Reminder of the day: Before a long trip
.....get your hair cut.
Reminder of the day: Before a long trip
.....get your hair cut.
Alaska Cruiser Trek 2008 (1 Viewer)
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Hmmm, no activity in a few days, looks like everybody is getting dialed in.
Reminder of the day: Before a long trip
Got my haircut. Leaving in the morning!
Our shedule:
July 4 Saskatoon to Edmonton 524KM
July 5 Edmonton to Fort St John 665KM
July 6 Fort St John to Laird 683KM
July 7 Laird to Whitehorse 650km
July 8 Whitehorse to Tok 622km
July 9 Tok to Anchorage 510km
Putts around anchorage for a day or two and then head up to make the Cruise to Tok with Mark and the gang...
July 12 on trail
July 18 off trail
head to danali and then down to Seward
Home August 5th.
July 4 Saskatoon to Edmonton 524KM
July 5 Edmonton to Fort St John 665KM
July 6 Fort St John to Laird 683KM
July 7 Laird to Whitehorse 650km
July 8 Whitehorse to Tok 622km
July 9 Tok to Anchorage 510km
Putts around anchorage for a day or two and then head up to make the Cruise to Tok with Mark and the gang...
July 12 on trail
July 18 off trail
head to danali and then down to Seward
Home August 5th.
Hope everyone has a great time. Can't wait to see pics and read about it. I've been out on medical leave and won't be able to make it this year.
Hey Dean,
I'm going to be in Ft. Nelson July 28 - Aug 2. I'll send you a PM.
Chad
Hey Dean,
I'm going to be in Ft. Nelson July 28 - Aug 2. I'll send you a PM.
Chad
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Greetings from the End Of The Trail - Paxson
Weighing in here after a long absence.
I hope all Trekkers have a terrific time on the trail here, and that you have the opportunity to stop by once exiting. Although we are absolutely full/No Vacancy on the 18th - if it's too late to head on down the road to Anchorage - as many as care to can camp out in our Communal Activity Center. Darrell (JacobyWest) and friends stayed there on a pre-trip sortie last week and can give you a review of its fine sofas...
On the not so terrific side, the rains that held off for so long have come; we have not had a lot of precipitation but there WILL be a bit more mud now than there was when Darrell last was on this end of the trail. I keep the NWS weather records here and can get you absolute precip data if anyone really wants it...
Cheers again -
Ranger
Weighing in here after a long absence.
I hope all Trekkers have a terrific time on the trail here, and that you have the opportunity to stop by once exiting. Although we are absolutely full/No Vacancy on the 18th - if it's too late to head on down the road to Anchorage - as many as care to can camp out in our Communal Activity Center. Darrell (JacobyWest) and friends stayed there on a pre-trip sortie last week and can give you a review of its fine sofas...
On the not so terrific side, the rains that held off for so long have come; we have not had a lot of precipitation but there WILL be a bit more mud now than there was when Darrell last was on this end of the trail. I keep the NWS weather records here and can get you absolute precip data if anyone really wants it...
Cheers again -
Ranger
Hey Ranger, thanks again for the hospitality last weekend.
We're keeping an eye on the Gakona river water level via this NOAA website. For now, still looks OK.
Exit via Gakona/Paxson is a possibility but not fully proven. It would be great to land at your place if the last day gets loooong - thanks for the offer.
-Darrell
We're keeping an eye on the Gakona river water level via this NOAA website. For now, still looks OK.
Exit via Gakona/Paxson is a possibility but not fully proven. It would be great to land at your place if the last day gets loooong - thanks for the offer.
-Darrell
matt.mcinnes
2F-ETI
I'm with duck here, have a great trip lets have plenty of pic's and all been well 2010 will see an all Oz crew
Matt
I'm with duck here, have a great trip lets have plenty of pic's and all been well 2010 will see an all Oz crew
Matt
Matt
You can ship your rig(s) to me so you can drive it up there. Or you can take one of mine.
I will be going to ACT2010 in one of my rigs.
matt.mcinnes
2F-ETI
I have a lot to look into, shipping is the easy part. Getting all the nessercery papers to drive with insurance on the roads in the US and Canada will be more fun.
The 2009 comp season may also take its toll. 2010 may seem an age away but it's not.
The planning starts now
Tks for the offer too
We are getting closer, completed repairs and modifications to the rigs, loaded them out with all the gear, loaded everything on the trailer and went to the scales last night to check weight distribution on trailer, looks good. Only issue remaining is the sagging rear springs on Todd's cruiser, I have a good selection of FJ-40 spring , but we realized that when the shop modified his cruiser a few years ago, they put FJ-55 springs under the rear. We will get something worked out and will be leaving Tennessee on July 5.
Good job, Roger - a loaded test run 5 days before ya'll leave! Can't wait 'til this all begins.
-Darrell
-Darrell
I think i have almost everything done. Just waiting for my rear tailgate storage from www.wagongear.com to show up. Hopefully on Wednesday.
it's getting hot here, 35* C today.
Can't wait to meet you all.
it's getting hot here, 35* C today.
Can't wait to meet you all.
Pork Chop Holler
HERE'S A FEW SHOTS FROM THE WEEKENDS LOAD OUT...A LOT OF CHOPIN, CUSSIN, AND CRAMIN AT ROGERS OLD PORK CHOP FARM...
CLUTCHEE BEGINS THE TWO DAY CAN CRADLE FABRICATION...
ARCHIE & BOB'S 40 GETS NEW RED DOORS THANKS TO ROGER'S 40...
SLEEPER SEAT INSTALLED FOR THE 4 DAYS OF 20 HOUR DRIVING EACH OF THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO DO...
HERE'S SOME OF THE CRAMIN RESULTS...
WE'RE GONNA NEED THAT ROOF RACK!
LARRY, CURLY, AND MOE COME UP WITH THE ULTIMATE SPACE SAVING SOLUTION...
CLUTCHEE FINISHES THE CAN CARRIER IN ONLY 24 HOURS FLAT!
HERE'S A FEW SHOTS FROM THE WEEKENDS LOAD OUT...A LOT OF CHOPIN, CUSSIN, AND CRAMIN AT ROGERS OLD PORK CHOP FARM...
CLUTCHEE BEGINS THE TWO DAY CAN CRADLE FABRICATION...
ARCHIE & BOB'S 40 GETS NEW RED DOORS THANKS TO ROGER'S 40...
SLEEPER SEAT INSTALLED FOR THE 4 DAYS OF 20 HOUR DRIVING EACH OF THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO DO...
HERE'S SOME OF THE CRAMIN RESULTS...
WE'RE GONNA NEED THAT ROOF RACK!
LARRY, CURLY, AND MOE COME UP WITH THE ULTIMATE SPACE SAVING SOLUTION...
CLUTCHEE FINISHES THE CAN CARRIER IN ONLY 24 HOURS FLAT!
Those pics of the load-out are getting me itching to get out. Baltimore is oppressing the hell out of me.
I am so damn excited I can hardly contain myself. A big thanks to Clutchee for handling my logistics. See you all soon.
Andy--ChattFJ40's brother and passenger
I am so damn excited I can hardly contain myself. A big thanks to Clutchee for handling my logistics. See you all soon.
Andy--ChattFJ40's brother and passenger
Oh dowgies, those 40's look good! We're gonna have us some good ol' fashioned wheelin' wit dem boys from Tenn.
Hey look, half doors It'll be like a theme park ride.....you miiiight get wet.
Thanks for posting pics of the crew, nice to see what's headed up the Highway. Ya'll are gonna do great.
-Darrell
Hey look, half doors
It'll be like a theme park ride.....you miiiight get wet. Thanks for posting pics of the crew, nice to see what's headed up the Highway. Ya'll are gonna do great.
-Darrell
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Looking good gentleman!! We hope to see you on the road! i hope my heavy 61 can keep up with those 40s 
We are getting excited and I think that I have almost everything crossed off list! We tried out the new compressor tonight and boy, does it get hot! We might have to do some modifications to my air line...
my loading gear shot, trying to figure out where to hide 16L of various oils??
We are getting excited and I think that I have almost everything crossed off list! We tried out the new compressor tonight and boy, does it get hot! We might have to do some modifications to my air line...
my loading gear shot, trying to figure out where to hide 16L of various oils??
Well boys, it's getting close!! We are heading out in the morning. See you all in Alaska!!
Ratpuke
SILVER Star
Happy travels!
If anyone travelling from AK through FSJ happens to have extra room for a bottle (or more) of 3 Blind Moose Pinot Grigio and/or Chardonnay s/he will be handsomly rewarded for their troubles. 
3 Blind Moose - wine - pinot grigio
If anyone travelling from AK through FSJ happens to have extra room for a bottle (or more) of 3 Blind Moose Pinot Grigio and/or Chardonnay s/he will be handsomly rewarded for their troubles.
3 Blind Moose - wine - pinot grigio
It sounds like all of you coming up the ALCAN will be staying the night in Tok so you'll find eachother by Friday evening. The Alaska Cruiser Crew will be driving up from Anchorage/Palmer/Wasilla area on Friday. I'll cruise into Tok Friday evening and track ya'll down, see if you have any needs before we hit the trail. Keep our phone numbers handy in case you need repair parts or whatever from Anchorage on Friday.
-Darrell
-Darrell
Well, here are some pics from the spring adjustments we had to do on my rear end tuesday afternoon...after it was mostly loaded.
We added and 2.5" lift OME add-a-leaf that was designed for the front when carrying a heavy winch/bumper...Thanks to Bob a TPI for helping us out!
At this point, I still have no idea what springs those are. When I bought them, I was told they were flipped/drilled 40 springs that came as a part of the SOA in a box that I got from Rascal. But these measure 2.75" wide, 45.5 eye to eye, and they're offset, so not 55 rears...They are aftermarket, but not sure whose??
As you can see, the first pics demonstrate that the springs that started out flat, had inverted. Then a few pics of the spring off and then with the new leaf, they sit just about where they were with the cruiser empty.
And Finally...almost fully loaded...minus the fuel...For those paying attention earlier, the small ARB is riding in the big truck up to Tok, and we'll move it to my Cruiser there...
See ya'll soon!!
We added and 2.5" lift OME add-a-leaf that was designed for the front when carrying a heavy winch/bumper...Thanks to Bob a TPI for helping us out! At this point, I still have no idea what springs those are. When I bought them, I was told they were flipped/drilled 40 springs that came as a part of the SOA in a box that I got from Rascal. But these measure 2.75" wide, 45.5 eye to eye, and they're offset, so not 55 rears...They are aftermarket, but not sure whose??
As you can see, the first pics demonstrate that the springs that started out flat, had inverted. Then a few pics of the spring off and then with the new leaf, they sit just about where they were with the cruiser empty.
And Finally...almost fully loaded...minus the fuel...For those paying attention earlier, the small ARB is riding in the big truck up to Tok, and we'll move it to my Cruiser there...
See ya'll soon!!
