Another spindle failure...Backcountry DV

Agreed.

 

Did you remember the keys? Haha.

 

Tuning in from really far away.

 

That was one of the issues this morning. I made it to Kramer junction before I realized I forgot them.

 

Oh man! Good catch.

I only mentioned it because I did one time forget the keys. Wasn't like I broke down but I left it at a friends house. Next morning I got dropped off and reached into my pockets to find them empty. Felt like an idiot. haha.

 

Found it... Thanks.

Sorry to see this @tetten .... at least it was DV in the winter/spring... Could have been a lot worst out there. Good luck. Curious to see where this discussion goes. sub'd

 

Yeah, I don't do DV in the summer, don't want to end up like those missing Germans from years ago

 

I bet you will hear from them in the morning.

 

Since Bishop was the last known location has anyone tried to contact Bishop or Big Pine authorities for possible accident along the 395 stretch? Or road closure one the 395? Seems odd they never showed at 1pm in Big Pine.

 

No, if there was an accident it would have to have taken out both trucks and severely injured both drivers for there to be no contact.

 

oh i thought @tetten was far behind on the 395. Bishop is further up the 395 than Big Pine

 

Bishop is about 40min North of Big Pine, voth are on the 395

 

Ok I spoke with Shane's wife and she was under the assumption they were going to the truck first. Last time she spoke with him was when they were eating breakfast. She knows they are in Death Valley via tracking. They are very well supplied. I would assume they got detoured and are staying the night with the truck.

 

now it is time for the op to find a way out to his truck and i bet he will find them there fixing it or that is the hope

 

well, shit

 

I thought there is a Jeep group in Bishop that does rescues. Anyone?

 

I'll get a hotel if they don't show up

 

I'd hold off on the rescues until tomorrow morning

 

Pretty sure she was going to bed as they have little ones. I didn't want to press the issue.

 

Spoke to Bishop Police, CHP, and the sheriffs dept. All said no reports of an accident on the 395 involving 1 or 2 toyota tacomas along the 395 between Bishop and Big Pine.

Thats good news!