Let’s go wheeling.
David
David
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One Piece at a Time: My 1985 Diesel Suburban
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All that cavernous space of a burban and still need a trailer?
Moody Bricker
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It was hard to change the calendar this week to may,you have a great truck
Service parts from Vintage Air, 2.5lbs of R134a, and we’re back to cycling between 42F and 48F.
Doesn’t fix the back sweat, but ‘tis the season.
David
Doesn’t fix the back sweat, but ‘tis the season.
David
Good air conditioning is worth every penny.
You need some cooled seats out of a late model Tahoe/burb or escalade. No mo back sweat...
When I lived in Norfolk, I wasn't too proud to rock one of these in the K5. Haha!
Is that what those are for? Not just for taxi identification huh.
Taxi drivers are on to something.
Totally right. I didn’t prioritize it during the spring since the weather was so nice, but I have a few longer drives coming up and it’s plenty warm already.
David
July is the month for hiking, and the suburban takes me there. Enjoy some selected bits from a 4 day backcountry trip into some fine public land in northern New Mexico.
Final ascent weight was 61.9lbs, and that includes some luxury items, as well as the heavy but essential sidearm.
Next up is a 60mi thru hike, so I’m chucking the luxury items like that chair, and getting down to the essentials, which does include good coffee.
David
Final ascent weight was 61.9lbs, and that includes some luxury items, as well as the heavy but essential sidearm.
Next up is a 60mi thru hike, so I’m chucking the luxury items like that chair, and getting down to the essentials, which does include good coffee.
David
How many days to complete your 60mi hike?
Should be 3-4 days if he's a hiker. If this is new to him 5-6 days
It’s a 10 day trek through Philmont. I just dragged my flat lander lungs up here a week early to acclimate, and bag a couple of peaks I’ve been looking at for a while.
This is a good bit slower. There are programs for the boys at each camp, so we’re not knocking down 10+ moving hours each day; more like 4-6. It’s one of the milder treks, and I’m just fine with that. These last few trips, I’ve taken to enjoying a cup of afternoon coffee and sketching in my trail book.
David
Oh so this is a boys trip not hard core backpacking.
We do that with the kids, 4-6 max and not even more than a couple of days in a row.
60 miles with boys is pretty good. Let us know how they do
Took me a while but finally finished reading through the whole thread. I have followed you on IG and have seen the PowerStop videos before getting here so I already was a believer!
My only question is beings that your rig is on the heavier side and you obviously wheel it have you ever been concerned about body flex? I would imagine the sliders help some but in my admittedly very limited wheeling experience I always see guys wanting to stiffen the frame/body. I have seen Stephen Watson recommend installing cages to keep these frames/bodies alive. I spoke with him for a bit about it at EJS this year and he said the Killer k30 is 95% stock c channel with just a small amount of boxing under the cab IIRC. However he testifies that the extensive tube work keeps it straight and after seeing it up close I do not doubt it.
I was a Boy Scout and we did a 10 day 62 mile trek through Philmont as well. They have a scale for the boys to weigh there packs as you exit base camp and mine weighed in at 57 lbs. That terrain is beautiful and I would love to go back someday. Enjoy the trek!
My only question is beings that your rig is on the heavier side and you obviously wheel it have you ever been concerned about body flex? I would imagine the sliders help some but in my admittedly very limited wheeling experience I always see guys wanting to stiffen the frame/body. I have seen Stephen Watson recommend installing cages to keep these frames/bodies alive. I spoke with him for a bit about it at EJS this year and he said the Killer k30 is 95% stock c channel with just a small amount of boxing under the cab IIRC. However he testifies that the extensive tube work keeps it straight and after seeing it up close I do not doubt it.
I was a Boy Scout and we did a 10 day 62 mile trek through Philmont as well. They have a scale for the boys to weigh there packs as you exit base camp and mine weighed in at 57 lbs. That terrain is beautiful and I would love to go back someday. Enjoy the trek!
vandelay industries
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That's some lovely scenery.
i think the best landscapes i've seen so far were along Highway (Route?) 12 in Washington and Idaho, beginning along the Columbia River (don't remember the exact route i took from Portland, but ended up on 12.)
Also Bighorn National Park.
i would recommend both, if you haven't been.
When i say best, i don't mean that all other places suck, i just mean from what i've seen, i feel these are the best. Although the east coast does kind of suck......
i think the best landscapes i've seen so far were along Highway (Route?) 12 in Washington and Idaho, beginning along the Columbia River (don't remember the exact route i took from Portland, but ended up on 12.)
Also Bighorn National Park.
i would recommend both, if you haven't been.
When i say best, i don't mean that all other places suck, i just mean from what i've seen, i feel these are the best. Although the east coast does kind of suck......
vandelay industries
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P.S. The most important lesson i learned along the Highway 12 trip:
i wanted to go in the lakes along highway 12, but i didn't have any swim wear and i felt a little uncomfortable about someone possibly seeing me in my underwear. (if i had hurried, the chances of someone seeing me would not have been THAT likely). i mean if you've seen the lakes, the water is crystal clear, out of one of those 60's Disney nature documentaries.....
i figured i would come back soon with appropriate swimwear.
It's been 13 years and still haven't been back.
The takeaway here is:
Don't hesitate.
Don't rush into things, but DON'T HESITATE.
i wanted to go in the lakes along highway 12, but i didn't have any swim wear and i felt a little uncomfortable about someone possibly seeing me in my underwear. (if i had hurried, the chances of someone seeing me would not have been THAT likely). i mean if you've seen the lakes, the water is crystal clear, out of one of those 60's Disney nature documentaries.....
i figured i would come back soon with appropriate swimwear.
It's been 13 years and still haven't been back.
The takeaway here is:
Don't hesitate.
Don't rush into things, but DON'T HESITATE.
I've been known to skinny dip (chunky dunk?) From time to time...
