Labour Day Long Weekend - 2009

[Granite Grinder]

Steve @ EBI has good deals on rims FYI.

 

[SquamSquatch]

Looks like I'm stuck working this weekend....

 

[Scalp]

Here's a couple of pics from our Cabin Lake trip. I'm going out of town for a week, so this is all I can do at the moment. Mat will do the write up. The second pic is a full moon in the dark over the lake. ;p

 

[Scalp]

Yes, I use PAM...do you have a problem with that?

 

[Scalp]

Two more. Question: is Gary drinking a beer or taking a picture?

 

[Scalp]

Spud gun and happy camper

 

[canucksafari]

Nice hand winch. I want details. Brand? $$$? Ty it on anything difficult?

 

[steverb]

me mike and lance braved the cold and stayed until Monday. woke up to almost an inch of snow. here some of are pics.
Cabin Lake - a set on Flickr

 

[Fantom]

I thought that might get some interest.
I have finally returned, since Marcin and I were the last remaining in the field I can actually write something up now on the trip. First, the winch: ARB Magnum:
Hand Winches
turns out there isn't an actual "kit" that comes with everything so you have to order the stuff individually, like the cable spool, the winch and even the handle, and it doesn't come with a bag. As for cost, talk to your local ARB distributor. Yes it works, and really well too.

 

[Enigma]

Doesn't look like you were that chilly beside the CAST IRON WOOD STOVE!

Did you haul that along with you?

 

[tjflex]

Only Steve's crew used the stove. They were building it as we left camp on Sunday. They were staying there after we left for the next destination.

 

[Enigma]

http://www.cascadedistributors.com/Catalogues/D1 - Material Handling Equipment.pdf

Not sure how much, but these are generally referred to as a 'tirfor' in construction. Possibly cheaper than an ARB model.


Tirfor is apparently a brand name.
http://www.honeybros.com/gbu0-catshow/TirforWinches.html

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

Merritt accident on my way home

I left Matt, Sopel, Marcin at Merritt at 12:30 and hit this traffic delay 12 km south of Merrit about 1:00 pm Monday . The car was cut into 2 pieces heading north. Quite a horrific scene - unbelievable that no was killed.


CTV British Columbia- Multi-vehicle crash closes Coquihalla Highway - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

http://www.cascadedistributors.com/Catalogues/D1 - Material Handling Equipment.pdf

Not sure how much, but these are generally referred to as a 'tirfor' in construction. Possibly cheaper than an ARB model.


Tirfor is apparently a brand name.
Tirfor Winches

From experience they work very well righting a vehicle after a flop, since you generally need a lateral pull. Using a front winch requires lateral rigging which can be more work. The one Matt has pulls on both strokes so it has a 100% duty cycle.

 

[steverb]

I was wondering why there was so much traffic on cold water road. i new the cok was closed but did not know why.

the stove was already up there. and yes it was warm.

I left Matt, Sopel, Marcin at Merritt at 12:30 and hit this traffic delay 12 km south of Merrit about 1:00 pm Monday . The car was cut into 2 pieces heading north. Quite a horrific scene - unbelievable that no was killed.


CTV British Columbia- Multi-vehicle crash closes Coquihalla Highway - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television

 

[explorer]

Ya Steverb I passed you on the way down ,i was in the ford explorer. That is crazy it snowed out on sunday night eh. I like your set up the trailer is sweet!