Alaska Cruiser Trek 2010

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Grench said:
I did not mean to imply that anyone organizing or on this trek would have through intention or omission have resulted in any negative consequence. More curiosity than anything. If someone does get a recovery thread going, I would love to read your insights on it. Enough on that topic.

When I was trying to put together joining this trip with my truck, the hardest part was figuring out how to get my truck there and back. Before I could get two additional drivers and the needed 3 weeks vacation time lined up, the trek was full. 3500 miles at 10mpg at $3.25 per gallon premium (supercharged) ~ $1200 in fuel costs each way ~$2400 plus 2 oil changes plus motels plus food plus...

Booked out in advance round trip flights to Anchorage are @$500 or so per person. So, the concept of flying out and driving a built rental 80 series on a trip like this has a lot of appeal to it.

I'm looking forward to the article in Trails - and to the information for next year's trek. Thanks!
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For an 80 you hit the nail on the head. A little over 2800 dollars in gas alone when all said and done. I kept a separate CC for the gas just to see the cost. If like me you camp and sight see all the way there and back the cost's are really the gas and food. I did do other things while there so those came out of a separate fund that I would have spent regardless of how I got there. While mentioning gas you have to keep in mind that gas in Canada isn't cheap. It was more like 4 bucks a gallon. And to my surprise Alaska wasn't cheap either. I am supercharged by the way so I had to run Premium. In Canada you really want to watch where you get the gas or keep putting in Octane Boost cause there were a few places that caused the girl to detonate and I am from Colorado so I was surprised running into that.
 
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Mark W said:
I *think* that the '80s and '100 stayed pretty dry inside. But Darrell routinely gets some water in his. Around the door seals IIRC. Have to wait for him to wander through Mud and answer for himself I guess. :)


Mark...
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Nice and dry inside. Windows fogged up a couple times :grinpimp:
 
That was because of the water coming in the cowl vents when the windshield went under. ;)

One thing that most people do not think about inthe '80s and '100s is that the streamlined (relatively) grill and hood results in water washing over the hood and up the windshield more than it does in a similar height rig of earlier vintage w/ boxier lines.

There were a number of times when some of the Trekkers were pushing a bit faster through the water than I consider ideal... just because of the amount of water that was displaced... But it was working for everyone, so I saw no reason to suggest slowing down.
Every rig was snorkeled, and while it was not a requirement for the trek this year, I probably should have been. No question in my mind but that at least a couple of the rigs would have had problems if not for the snorkels. As it was, between the number of diesels that we had participating this year and the effective water proofing of ignitions in the gassers, we only had one runnability problem due to the water crossings... a wet distributor in one of the '80s... dried it out and all was well.

And we did not have a single rig drown out in a crossing either. While we did not have any really deep water to cross, we had a LOT of moderately deep. and a lot of current to watch out for. The Trekkers handled it like pros, even those (most) who had never captained a rig in these conditions before. :)


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Mark W said:
I have found that soaking a strap in swamp muck.... you have to have the right ratio of peat and decaying animal matter... and storing it in pure glacial ice until needed... increases it strength by a factor of 17.593


Mark...
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:lol: Um, Mark... they say long term usage of 100% deet causes neurological damage. You might want to look into that. :flipoff2:;)
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What it wrong with Deet? It tastes great. Especially over strawberries. ;)


Mark...
 
Uploading everything at the moment. Picasa links to follow.

Low quality rainbow shot for now:
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1. Darrell telling the group that the evenings' keg had only that much left in it.

2. Group reaction to the news.
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Vuprop, Thanks for the pics.

Can you tell me the lift and tire size your running?

Btw what happened to get you a ride on the tow truck? Tranny fluid?

Thanks, Justin
 
jonb96150 said:
1. Darrell telling the group that the evenings' keg had only that much left in it.

2. Group reaction to the news.
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Jon....Thanks for not taking the picture of me crying when I heard the news. That would have been quite embarrassing. I get very emotional when I hear news like this.
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I would post up some pics but my Alaska tour is not quite over. I won't be home for a few more weeks. :)
 
I had an absolute blast riding with Roget T. on this adventure! Mark's entire crew was great and I hope to be able to return with one of my own rigs some day soon! Here are a few of my pics:

John L. crossing Tok River
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Dan with a small issue
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Curious Caribou
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