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Post by Captain Morgan on Jun 16, 2012 17:44:07 GMT -5
a big white lifted Ford Expedition. I'm putting the finishing touched on it as my new rig and headed back to B.C this year. Who wants to join me for some outings? (sorry, if you're on dial up you might want to get some coffee while the images load)     1998 Ford Expedition - Tow package - 5.4L - 3'' exhaust 3'' suspension lift, Tinted windows, K&N intake American Racing ATX Crawl 17x8 35x12.5 Toyo Open Country M/T . |
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Richard
Really into this!
Thinking I should be out in the bush ...
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Post by Richard on Jun 16, 2012 21:57:19 GMT -5
Nice setup - what no winch?? ;D
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Post by Captain Morgan on Jun 16, 2012 22:20:16 GMT -5
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Richard
Really into this!
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Post by Richard on Jun 16, 2012 23:21:35 GMT -5
Nice setup!!! Now you're cooking with gas!!
Richard
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billr
Really into this!
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Post by billr on Jun 17, 2012 22:24:37 GMT -5
Really nice rig
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Sheldon
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Post by Sheldon on Jun 20, 2012 23:03:27 GMT -5
You're climbing a mountain somewhere with that thing. Nice
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Post by Captain Morgan on Jul 3, 2012 20:43:29 GMT -5
Hi Folks,
The Expedition is packed for an expedition. I'm leaving before daylight tomorrow and headed to the W side of Lake Harrison. I'll be out of touch with humanity till Friday when I comes back to civilization to meet up with a fellow researcher and take him back to where I sat up camp. We will be there till Sunday afternoon.
Wish me luck! Not only with Sasquatch but for being away from humans and knuckleheads.
I'll check the forum and email over the next couple of hours, if someone wants to join us I'll IM the location.
Cheers
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Post by Jason C. on Jul 12, 2012 20:18:04 GMT -5
Well what happened on your trip?
Anything interesting?
Aloha,
Jason
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Post by Captain Morgan on Jul 13, 2012 11:27:26 GMT -5
Hmm . . I left home at 5:30am, headed to Canada. I heard the occasional unfriendly noise and stopped a couple of times but couldn’t make out what it was. I stopped at a tourist place and bought a map\book and continued on. The Bigfoot Inn wasn’t open yet so I meandered down to the gold course where they have small diner. When I walked in I was SHOCKED. There stood a tall servers named Charlotte who also works at the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel dining room. She’s a super lady and we chatted about Sasquatch a bit and about the community of researchers etc.
I stopped by the Sts’Ailes store and chatted with a fellow there a bit trying to glean any inside information. From there I pressed on in to hazard county.
After X number of miles my Expedition stopped and it took me about 20 minutes to repair. The road was rough enough to shake loose the breather assembly. I always carry a tool kit and wire ties so that was fixed easily.
As I continued up Morris Valley Hwy, the road got worse and I made the mistake of driving some of the off shoots. The noise got worse in 4wd and I was afraid I would going to be stuck up somewhere. So after a couple of paths with huge wash outs etc I decided to stay on the main road and made it to the 20 mile bay area. There was no one there and I backtracked going West down the Mystery Creek? Rd until I could go no further.
At that juncture I pondered a while and thought through my vehicle noise situation. This is Wed night and I was supposed to come back to civilization to get someone Friday night and take them back to camp, then both of us leave that area on Sunday. I just didn’t think I wanted to risk getting broken down out there. So after all that driving and losing auto parts in the back country, I decided to head back to town and stopped by Thomas’s place to chat it over.
It was great to see Tom, but I came back that night and spent the next 2 days with auto repairs that amounted to $770. Yeah . . new rotors, new calipers, new ceramic pads, and a new CV Joint that was making all the wrenching noise.
Somewhere back in there I lost some of the fender flares and mud flaps. The ones left were just hangin on.
So the moral of the story is, don’t take any decent vehicle back in there and if you do, stay on the main road and drive like a granny holding a cup of coffee.
So when are we going out next?
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Post by Jason C. on Jul 13, 2012 15:40:38 GMT -5
Crap! Sorry to hear about those repairs -- that sucks.
I was stuck out in the bush last year with my best friend. So I know what that feels like.
I went camping in the Silver-Skagit this week for 3 days, with my daughter. The road is in the best shape I have ever seen it. They have repaired the washout that you and I found in April -- and sprayed something on the road to kill the dust and aid in compaction. It seems like they went over it with a grader and a roller. It was as smooth as a paved road!
I would like to do a trip soon. Won't be able to until after the 23 some time.
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Richard
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Post by Richard on Jul 13, 2012 16:14:06 GMT -5
damn!!! Glad that you weren't stranded, but what an expensive trip!!
I guess there is something to be said about trailering some Quads up and taking those around - but still - that cost $$$
Glad you're still thinking of a next time!!
Cheers
Richard
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Post by thomassteenburg on Jul 14, 2012 0:06:35 GMT -5
770 bucks! Ouch!
Thomas Steenburg
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billr
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Post by billr on Jul 15, 2012 12:24:04 GMT -5
Well at least you didn't get stuck up there.
Hope you get back out soon
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