NW WA Meet / BS Thread

fucking rapage considering the paper ones were $1 a month ago.

 

Spotted

 

Ahh this is me! I was digging on your runner too!

 

Give me a shout when you hit Spokane. Maybe we can catch a beer, or if you come to my house, dogs can get out for a little run offleash

 

I was going to...right till I heard what a shit show it is going to be down there. Actually called a company down there and they said its already starting to have more traffic than normal.

GF and I are headed to the Olympics instead. But Im in the "if i see it cool, if i dont...meh whatever" boat.

 

So check this
My bro in law is coming up from Texas with wife and my nephew. They were going to Portland then found out a subcompact rental car was $750/ day!
Instead they are staying with us,,and a friend is going to FLY them down to Salem for the eclipse!
Nice!
I have to work.

 

Knew you had to be on here. Good looking rig. Pelican case up top?

 

Plano! I couldn't stomach the price of Pelican. The Plano is maybe a little but flimsier than a Pelican but I am not opening and closing it all the time so is doesn't matter. The runner looks good with the Prinsu and SCS wheels.

 

They have them everywhere. QFC in bothell has them for 2 bucks a pair. I can grab some if you truly want them. I was just there yesterday so im sure they still have them.

 

What would you guys go with (both are rated for about 340 lbs of extra weight in the bed over stock in their basic configurations):

1. Dakar Leaf Pack

2. Deaver U402 Pack

 

Dakar runs stiff and handles weightvery well. I haven't had experience with deaver, but I've heard they flex better than Dakar. What are you looking for more, flex or stiffness?

 

Not rock crawling so probably looking more to support more weight in the back than anything (overland type build).

 

OBDR Day 4: Flying Debris Ahead
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We slept soundly through the calm night and woke up just as the sun was painting the sky the next morning. Well rested, we were excited for the coming day of travel - the plan was to reach Seneca, the town where we'd set off on what turned out to be Mission Impossible: OBDR, back in May.

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Interns carry gear and get coffee. Oh, that reminds me, tell @AWilson013 what you want from starbucks.

 

I have been very happy with my Dakars. They worked great with my expo rack, and fully loaded with tent and gear as well. No that I'm between setups (no rack), it is rough. But I am still very happy with them and will be adding weight to the rear again.
I would estimate my rack at over 200lbs. A 140lb tent and easily well over 120 lb of gear, water, and spare fuel.

 

Venti, extra hot, sugar free, half caff, Carmel macchiato with one raw sugar packet, 17 chocolate sprinkles and only half full.

 

Hey, its me ur friend

 

If he gets it wrong, make sure you yell at him in front of the entire crew.

 

All jokes aside, @AWilson013 came over and helped me install my UCAs finally and I was really surprised at how much it smoothed out the ride. Definitely needs an alignment but even still, the difference is huge.

 

No problem. I have tons of experience yelling at apprentices.