NW WA Meet / BS Thread

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I ordered a new set of Falken Wildpeaks for $604 shipped.

 

What's up Northwesterners... Does anyone know a good shop in the Seattle Area that does custom lighting installation... Rock Lights, Lightbars, Hood Lighting, etc. Thanks.

 

Now it's time for new wheels.

If SCS ever actually had wheels in stock, I'd love a set of F5s. (Actually, it looks like they may actually have them in stock right now...)

I also really like the VTX Rogue (https://vtxwheels.com/collections/garage-sale/products/rogue-set-17x8-5-10-6x139-7-satin-gray)

Or, do I wait for the Fifteen52 Turbomac HD Classic to come out in 17" (https://fifteen52.com/collections/cast-wheels/products/turbomac-hd-classic?variant=12921965707330)

 

Dem VTX verry purdy !

 

On my way home from a big loop that included Horseshoe Lake. It was pretty cool up there
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I think they're my favorite at the moment. Some people accuse VTX of being an SCS rip-off, but I think the Rogue is much better looking than the Ray-10.

 

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since they probably come from the same Chinese factory hard to say.

 

That view...

 

Got a GPS track?

 

DM Me!

 

Rebel or Rogue Bronze. My picks

 

No GPS track, I navigate by Gazetteer, odometer and wife telling me that I missed my turn. The campground is here:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/H...242bfbae4f71c!8m2!3d46.3097627!4d-121.5666175

It's a pretty mellow drive. Coming from the north (Randle) we had to detour due to FR 23 being closed partway down. I later heard that it might not actually be closed, they're replacing culverts under the road and it might be possible to pass through on weekends, depending on where the work crew left off. We were dragging the trailer so opted to follow the detour signs. Takhlakh lake is nearby and popular enough to have reservations for some of the sites. I was surprised at how well signed all of the FR's are in that neck of the woods.

We worked our way back to Packwood via FR21. Again the signage was great, following the roads to Walupt Lake and then to Packwood.

The whole trip was good with a night at Deception Pass, Scenic Beach, Taidnapam, Horseshoe Lake, then two nights at Ohanapecosh in Rainier. We went back to Bellingham via Enumclaw/Auburn and 405 to 5. And honestly, I don't know how you guys deal with that traffic. Holy crap that sucked, and we passed through at 2pm.

 

Rad, thanks for the details. I'm loooking for some out of the way places to shoot star photography and a lake with a mountain reflected in it is a good spot.

 

SCS are Thai made

 

Also, @SalmonTaco was that you I saw near Marysville today? Truck had a little apple sticker on the back window driver side underneath a bed rack with RTT.

 

Ive had some luck at Beaver Lake but the cloud cover is hit and miss. 48.855074, -118.978369


Also Clover Springs. 46.870639, -121.199433

 

My point is just that you can scroll the interwebs and find 6 wheels from 6 different companies and they will all be extremely similar. Fanboy syndrome means whatever your new new is has to be the original.

 

You are right but THAILAND! that’s where Thai sticks come from! So u know the people making ur wheels are sooooooper stoned! I mean, @JDAM help me out here!