Builds My '78 FJ40 "44" (2 Viewers)

[65swb45]

Oh no!! Please don't tell me we now have a hiking channel!!

You know the majority of people who come to MUD are just voyeurs who will never post.

 

[65swb45]

Danny, I think I see 44 there. The road comes up over the ridge, turns to the right, then disappears behind foreground shrubbery. Then, I see a rectangular shape, partially darkened (shadow?).

We got 3-4 inches of snow yesterday. Now it is raining on top of the snow, which means ice until the snow finally melts and lets the frozen ground start thawing. This all means lots of soupy mud, soupier than what we usually have. I would readily take your cold and wind over what we are facing. Ah, here's where a nice wood stove, with a roaring fire comes in.

Don

Don

We had a good bit of ice and mud where we ended up. Danny got to put his KM2s to work.

 

[65swb45]

Forgot to post the one pic he actually posed for.

 

[handcannon]

That looks almost like me! All bundled up, except I put my stocking caps away a year ago, and now don't know where I put them for safe keeping.

Danny even has a beard, except mine covers a bit more of my face.

Don

 

[Solace in Solitude]

I had a great time too Danny. I'm really glad my family let me play hookie for the day. They didn't end up hiking at all. We met up with the newlyweds after dinner and are still hanging with them now at some upscale eatery with 18 of their closest friends.

It's past my bedtime. What the heck? Your daughter only gets married once.

Today is Mark's chance to really partake of expensive cuisine... Enjoy it, you hiked it off yesterday!!

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Forgot to post the one pic he actually posed for.View attachment 1378986

So everyone knows... I didn't know Mark and certainly didn't KNIW I was hiking with a mountain goat... Or bighorn sheep... He's very adept at picking thru the scree and mapping a route out, in his mind... He also trudges uphill like he's going downhill.

Since I didn't know what to expect (and my motto is "be prepared") I carried quite a bit more than I would ordinarily carry on a day hike. That, along with Chester's water, really wore me down...

I know Mark really wanted to summit the mountain we were last on... But a cold front blew in and started spitting snow... And I was exhausted, so I begged him to carry me back to 44.

Then we drove another 28 miles to the campground, at 6600', with frozen snow on the ground. I had planned to drive on out to US93 (14 miles). But, the road east of the campground is a flash flood zone and we had already seen enough muddy spots... So, I turned around and we went back the way we came.

Anyway, I thought I took more pictures than this... But, here they are... I'm sure that's Sasquatch in the first pic!!

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Four more

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Don

We had a good bit of ice and mud where we ended up. Danny got to put his KM2s to work.

Yep, they performed flawlessly... Except the flying mud. Very pleased with them!!

 

[Solace in Solitude]

That looks almost like me! All bundled up, except I put my stocking caps away a year ago, and now don't know where I put them for safe keeping.

Danny even has a beard, except mine covers a bit more of my face.

Don

Look in your gun safe, Don... That's where I put valuables like my stocking caps for safe keeping.

 

[65swb45]

Danny

It's all a matter of perspective. Amongst the 'city ' hikers I hike with weekly, I AM one of the fastest. With my 'drinkers with a hiking problem ' friends, who are all 50'somethings, I am practically the slowest.

My only real strength is endurance. Another microcosm of life.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Danny

It's all a matter of perspective. Amongst the 'city ' hikers I hike with weekly, I AM one of the fastest. With my 'drinkers with a hiking problem ' friends, who are all 50'somethings, I am practically the slowest.

My only real strength is endurance. Another microcosm of life.

Well, my perspective was primarily from behind and below

 

[65swb45]

Well, my perspective was primarily from behind and below

Makes me a better target!

I've still got that hankering for Fritos! It's all Chester' fault! On the way to Picasso's now. I wonder if there's a 7-11 on the way.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Makes me a better target!

I've still got that hankering for Fritos! It's all Chester' fault! On the way to Picasso's now. I wonder if there's a 7-11 on the way.

I always thought the Fritos smell was from the dog boots, when you remove them.

But, I spoke to my younger daughter last night... She's much more perceptive than me. She says all dogs feet have that Fritos smell... She reminded me that her first Beagle had "Fritos Feet" and he could never even afford shoes.

The smell is simply stronger when the dogs have been wearing shoes for a while.

I love Fritos... I'm just sitting here sniffing Chester's feet... I'll probably have to walk to the Green Valley Grocer and get some Fritos.

Good luck with your search!!

 

[handcannon]

Mmmmm, Frito's! You are making me hungry. I have never noticed any Frito's smell around my dogs. Jasper (male Boxer) has a real bad problem with gas, bad enough to run you out of the room at times. Maybe that it is why I've never noticed a Frito's smell. You are making me hungry. Didn't I just say that? Hmmm, can't remember. I guess I will just have to start walking, only two miles to the closest convenience store. Not sure I remember how to get there. Will I remember how to get back? Oh well, at least I will have something to eat, if I don't forget before I get there. Wait! What was this all about?

Don

 

[65swb45]

Mmmm

Some people keep MREs on hand. I try to keep an emergency bag of Fritos in the office at all times.

I kid you not. I went on a serious backpacking trip across the mountains of Death Valley two years ago and one of the crew had nothing but 3large bags of Fritos, some Power Bars and vitamins for a week long trip. Serious lightweight packer, said he saved stove weight.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

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Some people keep MREs on hand. I try to keep an emergency bag of Fritos in the office at all times.

I kid you not. I went on a serious backpacking trip across the mountains of Death Valley two years ago and one of the crew had nothing but 3large bags of Fritos, some Power Bars and vitamins for a week long trip. Serious lightweight packer, said he saved stove weight.

Mmmmmm

I always camp with a propane 2-burner stove, a skillet, cooking spray, salt and corn tortillas...

Spray them, toast them, salt them, break them up and eat them...

Delicious tortilla chips, healthy, low fat and the perfect snack...

Especially after I remove daBoise boots... Then the chips even smell like Fritos!!

I also carry/eat other food too...

 

[Solace in Solitude]

My old Viair compressor ( duty cycle about 25% at this point ) is wearing out and I'm tired of dragging it out from under the seat, hooking it up, airing up, letting it cool to the touch and packing it back up. So, today, I started installing my new Viair 380, under the hood, in place of my heater blower.

It will be hardwired, but will not initially have an air tank or a pressure switch... It's 100% duty cycle and all I do is air up... No lockers... Not sure where I can install an air tank... So, I'll wire a switch, next to it, for now...

I reserve the right to add an air tank and a pressure switch, as the need arises.

 

[Michael B]

So what will you do for heat Danny?

 

[65swb45]

So what will you do for heat Danny?

From the compressor...or for Danny?!

 

[Solace in Solitude]

So what will you do for heat Danny?

Depends on the time of year...

In the winter, I roll the driver's window most of the way up and all others all the way up... Then I start the engine... 450* headers... Sometimes I have to roll the driver's window back down and kick out my driver's vent.

In the summer, I roll the windows all the way down, open the kick vents and the side pop-outs... Then I start the engine...

Seriously, I've never needed the heater and it simply took too much of my badly needed storage space. I was going to install a shutoff valve, to keep some heat out of th cab.

Then I thought, the heaters need to be refurbished anyway... Why not take it all out... Happy I did! Bigly happy!

I have it all, if my heirs want to put it back in... But, I never will... It may be all they get.